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Tenant insists they have paid rent - they haven't
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It is not uncommon for tenants to lie, but you need to exhaust the show and tell options before assuming the worst.
What a ridiculous comment! It's also common for Landlords to lie, for Banks to make mistakes and for there to be errors in the banking system.My home is usually the House Buying, Renting and Selling Forum where I can be found trying to (sometimes unsucessfully) prove that not all Estate Agents are crooks. With 20 years experience of Sales/Lettings and having bought and sold many of my own properties I've usually got something to say
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It is not uncommon for tenants to lie, but you need to exhaust the show and tell options before assuming the worst.
And it's not unknown for banks to mess up.
A friend spent months chasing a cheque he'd paid in to his account to find it had been miskeyed in to someone elses (but only after investigations by the people who had sent him the cheque )
The bank still deny it was their fault.0 -
Which is why missile said to exhaust the other options before assuming the worst.MissMotivation wrote: »What a ridiculous comment! It's also common for Landlords to lie, for Banks to make mistakes and for there to be errors in the banking system.Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0 -
DVardysShadow wrote: »Which is why missile said to exhaust the other options before assuming the worst.
It's the way they implied that it must be the Tenants fault as "Tenants lie" that I was objecting to.My home is usually the House Buying, Renting and Selling Forum where I can be found trying to (sometimes unsucessfully) prove that not all Estate Agents are crooks. With 20 years experience of Sales/Lettings and having bought and sold many of my own properties I've usually got something to say
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VERY TRUE, BUT THAT DOES NOT MAKE MY COMMENT RIDULOUS :mad:MissMotivation wrote: »What a ridiculous comment! It's also common for Landlords to lie, for Banks to make mistakes and for there to be errors in the banking system.
AS I SAIDbut you need to exhaust the show and tell options before assuming the worst
Do not lay your false assumptions on me. :A
In my experience not ALL Estate Agents are crooks, but I have never met one who will admit their mistakes <LOL>"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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VERY TRUE, BUT THAT DOES NOT MAKE MY COMMENT RIDULOUS :mad:
AS I SAID
Do not lay your false assumptions on me. :A
In my experience not ALL Estate Agents are crooks, but I have never met one who will admit their mistakes <LOL>
What false assumptions did I make? Was it not you that said "Tenants Lie"
Great comeback at the end there :T:T:TMy home is usually the House Buying, Renting and Selling Forum where I can be found trying to (sometimes unsucessfully) prove that not all Estate Agents are crooks. With 20 years experience of Sales/Lettings and having bought and sold many of my own properties I've usually got something to say
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MissMotivation wrote: »Was it not you that said "Tenants Lie"
No. He said....It is not uncommon for tenants to lie........
That's not the same thing. Think interpretation has a part to play here.Herman - MP for all!
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Stop assuming the worst - this is the first payment so could easily go wrong.
One digit wrong on sortcode/account number and the payment will go astray. Tenant genuinely believes it's gone but you don't get it.
Or payment may be slow - BACS? 3-4 working days?
Be friendly/understanding rather than threatening at this stage as it's probobly an innocent mistake.
Ask for date sent.
Copy of transfer / statement (blank out other transactions)
Confirmation of destination sort/account (NOT just where she thinks it went, but where the bank actually sent it!)
Once this 4th lost payment is found you'll find future payments go through like clockwork.
The other thing to do is to give it back to the tenants to sort out between them, as they are all jointly liable for the rent. If they don't want to give the info to the landlord, they can work it out between them. There's also a good chance that someone was late paying but doesn't want to admit it.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
No. He said....
That's not the same thing. Think interpretation has a part to play here.
Yes, I interpreted the post to mean that it must be the Tenants lying because "it's not uncommon for Tenant to lie"
It's also not uncommon for Landlords to lie either.........My home is usually the House Buying, Renting and Selling Forum where I can be found trying to (sometimes unsucessfully) prove that not all Estate Agents are crooks. With 20 years experience of Sales/Lettings and having bought and sold many of my own properties I've usually got something to say
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