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Tenancy application asking about all credit cards etc
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I would walk away to start with the fees are way over the top. Secondly the questions are not standard. If you do rent this house you may get more issues with the landlord who is clearly worried about renting his property.
I paid around £200 in fees (I would need to double check) and the referencing agency who checked my details only contacted my work, and public records, they didn't ask for previous landlords details although I would have given them that information if asked. Any other information I would have walked away it isn't any of their business.0 -
The L is lending you a house.
The mortgage co is lending you a house.
What is the difference?
They're very different.
The landlord is renting you a house, they have the right to go to court and kick you out after 6 months for no reason whatsoever, or sooner if you don't pay the rent. Its not a long term commitment.
A mortgage lender never owns your house. They lend you a large sum of money secured on your house and you enter a contract to pay that money back, plus interest, usually over a few decades.
Not comparable at all, except for the fact that houses are involved.0 -
Red-Squirrel wrote: »They're very different.
The landlord is renting you a house, they have the right to go to court and kick you out after 6 months for no reason whatsoever, or sooner if you don't pay the rent. Its not a long term commitment.
A mortgage lender never owns your house. They lend you a large sum of money secured on your house and you enter a contract to pay that money back, plus interest, usually over a few decades.
Not comparable at all, except for the fact that houses are involved.
Too right, the fact is a landlord/LA is not supplying you any form of credit.0
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