What should I pay attention to when renting a house from an intermediary?

Nowadays, more and more "renters" rely on intermediary companies, but tenants often encounter various problems when dealing with intermediaries. Yesterday, an industry insider told reporters that renting a house from an intermediary should pay attention to the following matters:

1. Check whether the other party has business license and qualification certificate of real estate agency. The business license must have the business project of "property agency", and the above two certificates must also have the seal of "passing the annual inspection".

2. The company working in the intermediary pays the deposit and keeps the receipt.

3. Three parties must be present before signing the contract (tenant, intermediary and landlord). Check the landlord's ID card and real estate license carefully (to prevent fake landlords).

4. At present, many intermediary companies adopt the payment method of "three payments for a certain amount of money", but the contract is generally signed for one year and the rent is paid in three quarters, and all require the renter to pay the rent one month in advance, which actually means that the renter pays a two-month deposit in advance.