SCAM!!!
The address was changed to Ladbroke grove last minute with request to talk away from AirBnb. played change as an upgrade due to a double booking. Victoria met another man called Mike onsite showed us the flat and it seemed to be ok at this point, not quite an upgrade but we werent fussy. Then it went all weird. Victoria dropped £300 deposit was needed with contract signing, showing me some basic contracts from other tenants but advising they don't have any left so it will have to be written down instead, I simply questioned this asking why all this wasn't mentioned sooner to then be given a sob story followed by being shown a load of pics off a flat all messy, the man then joined for the first time bartering with the deposit costs knocking it down to £200, After saying the only way I would pay was by credit card to ensure I was insured, as soon as I did that they acted like I was causing a problem and said by cash or bank transfer only. Once they realised i wasnt falling for it, host paniced saying they need to meet the next check in guest. I requested they cancel the booking in front of me but they was unable to and instead ran off leaving the man there on his own in the flat with us, it was all very strange, Victoria came across very nice during all the communiactions and is very believable, luckily I could see through it as all the actions were getting more and more suspect.