rent receipts.

[2uk]

My landlord had not provided me with a printed receipt for my monthly rent. Am I supposed to get a printed receipt for my rent ?. The payment is via a Banker’s Draft – not cash.

The way the rent works is: There is an agency , accommodationlondon.com , they advertise the flats. The landlords/owners then go and collect the rent each month. ( They collect banker’s drafts , not cash )

On the back of the rent contract there is a list with the monthly payments schedule. On my request for a receipt , he just signed the schedule for the month. Is this list and their signature enough If I want to claim accommodation expenses later on?

[Bagpuss]

consider the lillies

[EqualOpportunities]

consider the lillies

We know that they neither toil nor spin, but how does that help him?

[dmini]

I don't see that receipts have to be printed - I followed the following
Payment out - in my case was by company cheque
Receipt saying
Recieved from dmini_co, one months rent at £265. And signed, and dated.
Accountant hasn't queried it.
Check that their signature is on what was paid - if they write recieved with thanks, and a signature, and preferably a date, that should be enough. It can be backed up by the money trail if ever requested - ie - contract says payment - can see money going out of account , signature.

Its just reminded me that I need to get a receipt for my parking rental though!

[Bagpuss]

We know that they neither toil nor spin, but how does that help him?

but ahhhhh

[2uk]

I don't see that receipts have to be printed - I followed the following
Payment out - in my case was by company cheque
Receipt saying
Recieved from dmini_co, one months rent at £265. And signed, and dated.
Accountant hasn't queried it.
Check that their signature is on what was paid - if they write recieved with thanks, and a signature, and preferably a date, that should be enough. It can be backed up by the money trail if ever requested - ie - contract says payment - can see money going out of account , signature.

Its just reminded me that I need to get a receipt for my parking rental though!

I see. So a printed receipt is not necessarily necessary to back expense claims.

The other paranoiac thought I had , was about them collecting money and not accounting for it ( obviously to skip some tax ).

[2uk]

but ahhhhh

I don't have a single idea of what you two are talking about

[EqualOpportunities]

I don't have a single idea of what you two are talking about

It's probably for the best...

[2uk]

It's probably for the best...

for the best for whom ?

[dmini]

The other paranoiac thought I had , was about them collecting money and not accounting for it ( obviously to skip some tax ).

That, thankfully - is not your problem. They don't pay tax - they get chased direct
The paper trail that you need to worry about is yours. You have a contract, a schedule of payments, can prove money is going out of the account at the relevant moments - via statements etc, and have a receipt for payments. You are doing everything above board. If they choose to fiddle it there are a multitude of paths for doing so.