Even though I knew that it was a common practice for tenants to “accidentally” give false credit card details to prevent exactly what happened to me from happening…
I must admit I'm quite curious about how that works...
The prospective tenant gives the agent false details
The agent tries to take a holding deposit of a couple of hundred quid.
The card details come up as bogus
The agent shrugs and hands over the keys of a quarter million pound property anyway?