Raymanoff wrote:miltiades, join the club... i had same story twice but with a bunch of Romanians. Never rent a flat without a deposit, 1 month delayed = come and change locks. Cocksuckers.
This last guy gave my son in law a cock and bull story that his pay cheque was stolen and that until a new come he could not pay the deposit , in the meantime as weeks went by more sob stories , his wife left him , he was incidentally living with a Russian woman half his age !! and that he was in receipt of state benefits that somehow got delayed . Eventually after being pressed to pay his rent he promised to do so on December 3oth. My son in law went to collect arrears only to find apartment vacated !!
I'm sure he will do the same to someone else right this minute he must be conning someone else.
Amongst the tenants I had was a Scottish couple who were excellent , a Russian couple who also were excellent , a Polish couple who paid their rent on time but destroyed the flat and the furniture too , they were always on the piss , allowed their little 5 year old girl to use the living room and bedrooms as a toilet , they themselves lived like pigs , the entire flat had to be re furbished , floors changed , new bedding and furniture.
I also had 2 couples of Romanians sharing , they too did a runner ....