Can they do this?

[allycat06]

I meant do this once the laptops had been repossessed and the debt collectors are after the rest, I wasn't suggesting to do this to keep them.

My partner lived in a share house before we got married. The 2 other guys worked full time and he was at uni full time living off centrelink. Once or twice when rent was due he would be strapped so the agents would only get 2/3 of the rent then DH's 1/3 a couple of weeks later when he had the cash. He would always go up and explain himself a few days before rent was due and they said it was fine. The landlord didn't get his money until the end of the month so as long as DH payed them before then they didn't mind. Maybe his estate agent was just really nice who knows.

All I'm saying is it wouldn't hurt to ask.....but only if you know you can definitely give them the rest in a week or 2. I doubt the estate agents would even tell the landlord. I know with my parents investment property they get their money once a month from the agents, they have no idea whether it comes in one lot or not.