Can I pay deposit to secure a place but not get keys, move in or pay rent for 2 weeks

loveofliving

Hi Guys,

Just have a quick question. We found a place we like the look of and if we like it when we view it next week we will pay the deposit to secure it. the problem is we've just paid our last months rent on our current place so we don't get paid and won't be in a position to pay first months rent on new place for about 2.5 weeks. Is this possible? If we pay the deposit on Monday do you think they would secure it and then just not hand over the keys for about 2 weeks till we've paid? Surely if we pay the deposit that's enough reassurance. Not like we can access it without keys. I'm guessing the contract signing and paperwork might take a couple of days anyway.

Thanks in advance!

Sleepy

All you can do is ask. Depending on demand I can't see why a landlord wouldn't go for it if there's no other suitable tennant prepared to move in earlier...

loveofliving

Hopefully so! We're ideal tenants so hopefully they see that and are willing to wait a couple of weeks to hand over the keys! Cheers

Santa Cruz

Can't see a problem unless he is very anxious to let.

Ray Palmer

loveofliving wrote: »

Hopefully so! We're ideal tenants so hopefully they see that and are willing to wait a couple of weeks to hand over the keys! Cheers

Ideal tenants would have the money

ShaShaBear

Most places I have come across will have no problem waiting a few weeks before the rent is handed over, because they know not everyone is in a position to move straight away due to other commitments.

Plenty of people have to give one month's notice in their current residence before leaving, but might have found a place they want to secure for when they move out. Estate Agents and landlords know this, and will generally keep the place with a security deposit for one month, at least this is the case for all four places I have rented.

Just tell them that you have the deposit and will hand over the first month's rent in exchange for the keys in three weeks when your lease is up in your current accommodation, if you look good on paper as tenants, they won't have a problem. And make sure you get a receipt for the deposit.

lycan238

When i moved in to my first accommodation i paid one weeks rent then the other three weeks at a fiver a week on top of my weekly rent.
In saying that the landlord knew me personally and trusted me. When I moved house from there to my next rental property my first landlord paid my second landlord the deposit and then i got a receipt for it off the second landlord.

My point being that unless a property has a number of people interested it will cost the landlord more to not let it that take money over a few weeks or in my case months.

Chattastrophe!

We did this moving house about a month ago, they were happy to hold the place for us for about three weeks.

It's (obviously) entirely up to the landlord, all you can do is ask. We had copies of both landlord and employment references with us to give them when we viewed the house, I think that helped.