Goochie Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 A quick one for someone with experience of these things........ Is it possible to pay a rental bond and agents fee etc. on a credit card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Ive never known an agent accept a credit card,most i have come across want the bond / deposit in cash. Its worth asking as every agent is different but have a back up plan incase they say no. Cal x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fashionably Late Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I don't think ours would. The only option we were given was cash or bank transfer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noworriesmate Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 We are able to accept Credit cards for deposits in the UK however we did have a real difficulty getting the provider to agree. The issue was the extended liability as technically if you pay by credit card and then you stay in the property for three years and then for whatever reason the agent doesn't return your deposit, the CC company might have to cough up the money. I'm not sure how the Aussie letting agents deal with that here. NWM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joob joobs Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 We asked about CC but our agent only accepted cash or direct bank transfer. We were able to pay it in two installments though if I recall correctly. We paid half up front then once my company had reimbursed me for our relocation costs I made another direct bank transfer for the other half about a week or 2 later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JK2510 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Our agent only accepted a bankers draft for the deposit...we had to hand a personal cheque for the 1 weeks deposit. No cash allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochie Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 Just to update this threa dnow we're here and have paid our rental deposit (bond). As stated by others above, no agents will take a bond payment on a credit card. However, if you get yourself a credit card sorted before you arrive (Commonwealth Bank + Job + 176 visa) they can write a cheque for you over the counter and put the balance on your credit card. The interest rate is high though so you'll need to pay it off ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkwater Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Our agent only accepted a bankers draft for the deposit...we had to hand a personal cheque for the 1 weeks deposit. No cash allowed. Hi Jodie, how much did your agent charge? And did you have to pay 1 week's rent upfront along with the deposit? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lindsay Reynolds Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Hi there, Do you normally have to pay the Bond plus a months rent or do you just pay the bond and then start paying the rent on a weekly basis? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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