I ended up borrowing from my dad for the rental deposit.

The mayor expects most loans to be about 1,500 to 2,000 in line with the average rental deposit, covering six weeks' rent.

Moving house four times in five years, rental deposits and childcare costs boosted the debt to £25,000.

Violet has no identification or credit card for her rental deposit, so she persuades him to take $50 cash, which he puts in an envelope under his antique cash register.

Shelter, the housing charity, says that it has seen a big increase in the number of letting agents running off with landlords' and tenants' money and rental deposits.