From: Crystal .
Hello everyone,
One of my tenants (single mum) finds it extremely difficult to pay her rent on time each week. She has asked my property manager to sign up with CentrePay so that her rent can be directly debited from her Centrelink payments. This service costs $0.92 per transaction.
My property manager didn't want to sign up with Centrepay because it costs for every transaction and promised a new direct debit system that would be free.
I've now been informed that the system is BPay which means the tenant still has to go to the trouble of paying their rent.
Obviously, the best scenario is to have weekly rent deducted automatically so that the tenant doesn't need to "remember" to pay the rent and doesn't get a chance to spend the rent.
Does anyone utilise a direct debit system for their tenants?
I know the banks charge for direct debits, are there any other options?
Otherwise, I will definitely need to encourage my property manager to sign the contract with CentrePay.
Your help is appreciated,
Regards,
Crystal
Hello everyone,
One of my tenants (single mum) finds it extremely difficult to pay her rent on time each week. She has asked my property manager to sign up with CentrePay so that her rent can be directly debited from her Centrelink payments. This service costs $0.92 per transaction.
My property manager didn't want to sign up with Centrepay because it costs for every transaction and promised a new direct debit system that would be free.
I've now been informed that the system is BPay which means the tenant still has to go to the trouble of paying their rent.
Obviously, the best scenario is to have weekly rent deducted automatically so that the tenant doesn't need to "remember" to pay the rent and doesn't get a chance to spend the rent.
Does anyone utilise a direct debit system for their tenants?
I know the banks charge for direct debits, are there any other options?
Otherwise, I will definitely need to encourage my property manager to sign the contract with CentrePay.
Your help is appreciated,
Regards,
Crystal
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