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Thank you all for replying. The landlord is an Accountant, so I think cash payments more likely has to do with tax. On another note, do you think 825pcm is a good price for a 1 bed flat in bounds green? It's close to the tube, relatively new establishment, gated entrance to the block,ground floor, quiet neighborhood, nearby shopping center in wood green. GMap location if significant http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=N22+7as,+United+Kingdom&aq=&sll=51.58786,-0.169381&sspn=0.043835,0.154324&g=N2+7as,+United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=London+N22+7AS,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.601186,-0.121043&spn=0.005478,0.01929&z=16 appreciate your thoughts.

Hi All, I arrived to London about 10 days ago on a permanent role, have been looking for flats since and found one that i like (via an agent) but landlord is really strict, he requires 1. 12 Month contract with a no break clause (for reasons which he mentioned including that if i break after 6 month he'll have to repay the agent a new fee to look for another tenant) 2 . He requires payment in cash (claims that he had bad experience with bank transfers...he has a couple of properties and some tenants misuse bank transfers as an excuse for delaying payments. For example, he tells me that one tenant would tell him that the money is transferred and blames the bank for the delay, while it's actually not) 3. 2 month in advance and 1 month deposit I like the flat...What do you think? And If I decide I want to leave before 12 months, would this be possible? (for example, In case i change work and want to look for something closer, or for some reason I'm unable to pay the rent) Can I leave if I left the LL the deposit? many thanks.