When a property is rented a number of payments must be made after the landlord has approved of you as the tenant and before the tenancy agreement is signed:

Rent

• On the first day of the calendar month, you pay the entire month’s rental.
• Between the first and the 14th day of the month, you pay the total number of days in the current month.
• From the 15th day onwards, you pay the days in the current month as well as the following month.

Deposit

This is specified beforehand, but is usually one month’s rent. (an amount equal to one month’s rent)