According to industry insiders, the "thunderbolt" of long-term rental apartment platform appeared as early as 20 19. The platform quickly seizes the market with the mode of "high income and low rent", but it also faces the redemption risk after the capital chain breaks, so it has been controversial in the industry and even called Ponzi scheme in the name of renting a house.
New Ponzi scheme?
On August 3 1 day, Ms. Wu, who just got off work, dragged her tired body and chatted with the landlord for nearly an hour.
On May 2 this year, Ms. Wu, who works in Hangzhou, rented a small apartment in Binjiang District through Hangzhou Shi Xiang Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shi Xiang").
"The market price of the same apartment in this lot is more than 2,000 yuan per month. The agent said that if it is decided as soon as possible to pay the rent annually, the rent can be reduced to 1600 yuan per month. It is really attractive to calculate that the rent is 30% cheaper than the market price. " Ms. Wu recalled. So she made up a year's rent 19200 yuan and paid it to enjoy it in one lump sum. I didn't expect to live for less than three months, and something happened.
"When I brushed Weibo two days ago, I saw that there was a long-term rental apartment' running the road' in Chengdu, so I quickly contacted the landlord to verify, only to know that the intermediary had an accident." Ms. Wu said.
It turned out that Enjoy rented the landlord's house for 2,500 yuan per month a few months ago, which was about 30% higher than the market price. Through online search and contacting QQ rights group, Ms. Wu realized that "AG low price" is a routine used by many long-term rental apartment platforms.
According to Tianyancha's industrial and commercial data and the national enterprise credit information publicity system, the legal representative of enjoyment is Chen Ting and the legal representative of history is Huang Dakun. According to 1℃, the reporter learned from the insiders of Anxiang Company, "We also asked, Chen is indeed a' scapegoat'. I heard that he spent hundreds of thousands as a legal representative to take care of affairs, but the real person in charge is Huang Dakun. " Tianyuecha's industrial and commercial change records show that on August 24th this year, the legal representative of the company changed, Huang Dakun withdrew and Chen Ting entered.
Also caught in the trap of long-term rental apartments is Mr. Lin.
In April this year, Mr. Lin entrusted his 88 square meters house in Yuhang District to Hangzhou Chaoke Yu Jia Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Chaoke Yu Jia") for rent. According to the contract, the monthly rent agreed by both parties is 3 100 yuan. In the first few months, Chaoke paid the rent regularly when he saw his family, but since August, Mr. Lin has not received the rent from the company. "I only recently learned that Chaoke ran away when he met his family."
According to industrial and commercial data, Shuxiang and Woke Meet Home are different names of the same company in different periods.
According to the investigation, the company was established in June of 20 18 with a registered capital of100000 yuan. It was renamed several times less than two years ago. The company was formerly known as Hangzhou Chaoke Real Estate Agency Co., Ltd., and it was renamed as Chaoke Yu Jia in July 20 19, and it will be enjoyed until March 2020.
In other words, before Chaoke signed a contract with Mr. Lin in April this year, the company was renamed Enjoyment. But the salesman still uses the old contract in the past, and the name of the signing object is still the nest guest meets the family.
According to Mr. Wang, a tenant in Hangzhou, his housing agency Hangzhou Haima Network Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Haima") may also "run away".
According to the contract, Mr. Wang signed a contract with Haima in early August, agreeing to rent a house in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, with a rent of 3,500 yuan/month. "The house is in a good location and the rent is cheap." At the request of Haima, Mr. Wang paid a year's rent and deposit, totaling 45,500 yuan. Unexpectedly, after living for less than a month, the intermediary lost contact.
At present, many Haima tenants have set up rights protection WeChat group in order to realize information sharing.
According to the screenshot of the chat record sent by the tenant of Haima to the reporter at 1℃, the salesman of Haima said, "The company has been sealed up, the boss has lost contact, and it is very likely that it has closed down." The salesman said that Wang Xiaoyu was the general manager of the company and attached his phone number. 1℃ The reporter called the phone several times and it showed that it was turned off.
The salesman of Haima Technology mentioned above said that if someone goes to collect the house and can't communicate, it is recommended to call the police directly. On September 1 day, Mr. Wang reported the case to Pengbu Police Station in the jurisdiction where Haima Technology Company was registered.
The relevant duty officer of Pengbu police station confirmed to the reporter at 1℃, "At present, the boss of Haima Technology Company has run away, and the public security organ went to the company office to seal it up. The specific situation is under investigation. At present, there are many reporters reporting on long-term rental apartments. It is recommended to report materials directly through the online platform. "
In fact, not only Hangzhou, but also Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu and other places have also exposed the news that the long-term rental apartment platform has lost its connection and closed down. A tenant in Guangzhou said that he had just moved in after paying the rent in advance for one year on the long-term rental apartment platform, and the intermediary suddenly closed.
Recently, in Shenzhen, a group of tenants who signed a lease contract with Shenzhen Zhiyi Property Management Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shenzhen Zhiyi") are also very anxious. They paid the rent for a year, and now Shenzhen Zhiyi has closed down, facing the risk that it is difficult to recover the rent and the house will be taken back by the owner. At present, this group of tenants has spontaneously formed a WeChat group called "Meaning Rights Protection". 1℃ The reporter learned that this group of tenants involves at least hundreds of people, and most of them pay annual rent and deposit ranging from 20,000 yuan to 90,000 yuan to Shenzhen.
On August 2 1, the Chengdu Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau issued the Notice on the Violation of Regulations of 4 Enterprises, including Chaoke Yu Jia, saying that after investigation, Chaoke Yu Jia (Chengdu) Technology Co., Ltd. and other companies failed to submit the opening information to the housing and construction department, which was out of supervision and failed to pay the rent to the landlord as agreed in the contract.
On August 24th, a long-term rental apartment platform named Youke was put on file by Jinjiang District People's Court in Chengdu.
According to an industry insider, most of these platforms adopt the model of "AG preferential low price", that is, they get the housing from the landlord at a rent higher than the market price, and then rent it to the tenant at a rent lower than the market price. The landlord induces the tenant to pay the rent and deposit for one year or at least half a year at a time by paying the rent monthly or quarterly to obtain huge cash flow. The reason why this model is adopted is that some companies originally want to grab customers at low prices, and some companies want to get cash flow from the beginning. This is a typical Ponzi scheme.
"abnormal movement" platform
1℃ By combing the public information, the reporter found that a series of "unusual" actions had appeared on some platforms before Thunder, but landlords and tenants were still falling into traps everywhere.
On September 1 day, a receptionist of Jianggan Branch of Hangzhou Public Security Bureau told an anonymous reporter at 1℃ that there were many landlords and tenants who reported the case recently, and most of them involved two platforms: bloggers (having meetings at home to entertain themselves) and friends.
On June 5 this year, someone posted on the Hangzhou housing rental supervision service platform, saying that "there are many online complaints and disputes, and there are many negative information, so I am worried about problems." In this regard, on June 8, the "Handling Opinions" replied by the platform stated that at present, the company has not set up a special fund account and has not paid the risk prevention and control fund in the special account. "It is recommended that tenants pay the rent to the enterprise for no more than 3 months. If you need to refund the deposit, you need to negotiate with the enterprise yourself. If negotiation fails, it is recommended to safeguard your rights and interests through judicial channels. "
In the long-term rental apartment market in Hangzhou, Hangzhou Youke Real Estate Agency Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Youke") is a recruit. According to the survey of Tianyan, Youke was established in June of 20 19 with a registered capital of100000 yuan. On April 20th this year, Youke Ningbo Branch was established; Then, in June, Youke Chengdu Branch was established; In July, Youke Gongshu Branch, Binjiang Branch and Yuhang Branch were established.
In Baidu's "Ningbo Post Bar", a user named "Youke Apartment Renting" posted in July 15 that Youke Company is controlled by state-owned enterprises and wants to rent a house in Ningbo for a long time, with a term of two years, and promised that "as long as the house is suitable and the price is not a problem, it can be added to your satisfaction", and repeatedly stressed: "We are not liars, not liars!"
Tianyancha shows that at present, the shareholders of Youke are Zhejiang Zhonglan Industrial Development Co., Ltd. (holding 70%) and Chen Juhua (holding 30%).
Also in July, Youke experienced the "Great Retreat" of former managers. According to Tianyancha, Ceng Ying, the former shareholder, chief financial officer, legal representative, executive director and general manager of Youke, withdrew during this period and was replaced by Chen Juhua and others.
In August, Youke Ningbo No.3 Branch, Ningbo No.2 Branch, Ningbo Haishu Branch and Guangzhou Branch were established one after another.
On August 28th, the Market Supervision Bureau of Jianggan District of Hangzhou listed Youke on the list of business anomalies on the grounds that it could not be contacted through the place of registration or business premises.
1℃ The reporter found that in addition to Nester, Youke and other platforms, there are also some small-scale long-term rental apartment platforms in Hangzhou, such as Haima, which have also exploded to varying degrees.
According to the survey, the current shareholders of Haima are Zhejiang Zhonglian Town Development Planning Co., Ltd. (holding 70%, hereinafter referred to as "Zhejiang Zhonglian") and Wang Xiaoyu (the company's supervisor) holding 30%.
According to the reporter's verification at 1℃, hippocampus had a relationship with Youke. Tianyan survey shows that the historical shareholder of Youke is Haima Company, and the change record shows that Haima appeared on the list of Youke shareholders on May 25th, 2020, but withdrew on June 4th a few days later.
Recently, some tenants who like to meet guests at home found the personal information of Huang Dakun, but no one could contact the 29-year-old young man.
"Someone went to Huang Dakun's hometown in Suzhou to find him, but he didn't find it." An insider of Yishou Company told 1℃ that the company's financial funds had always been in the hands of Huang Dakun, but this time they suddenly lost contact and disappeared.
It is striking that Huang Dakun has registered a number of enterprises in Shenzhen, Zhengzhou, Xuzhou and other places across the country, and served as legal representative. For example, the meaning of Shenzhen also appears in the list of "Thunderstorms".
According to the information provided by several tenants, the headquarters office of Shenzhen Deyi Company has been sealed up by the public security organs. On-site photos show that the glass door of the company is closed and has been stamped with the seal of Shenzhen Gonghenggang Police Station.
1℃ The reporter called Huang Dakun from several tenants many times, but he couldn't get through.
It is difficult for tenants to go home.
In the past few days, Mr. Lin, Ms. Wu and Ms. Li have contacted many times and finally added QQ group and WeChat group suitable for scientific and technological rights protection. "Contact these rights organizations, let's get together to get warm and enjoy information."
The reporter of 1℃ found that the QQ group of 500 people named "Hikers Meet to Go Home to Defend Rights" is full, while another QQ group named "Hikers Defend Rights" is close to the upper limit and will soon be full. There are many such rights groups on the Internet. For example, in a WeChat group named "Guangzhou Youke Salesman Tenant Owner Rights Protection Group 1", the number of group members is close to the upper limit of 500. "It's all tenants and owners (landlords)."
At present, it is still difficult to find out how many long-term rental apartment platforms have "exploded positions" all over the country, and the number of tenants and landlords who have suffered losses is even unknown. Only 1℃ reporter got a statistical table of housing information from a tenant rights group, which registered the source information of tens of thousands of suites in detail, basically in the rental state, with contract number, city, property address, contract signing date and landlord's mobile phone number and other information.
Recently, Ms. Li and Mr. Lin reported the case to the local public security organs respectively. On the day they went to report the case, they learned from the police that hundreds of landlords and tenants reported the case every day these days.
"(the person who reported the case to the police station) is similar to me. It is estimated that there are hundreds of people, and most of them have been cheated by tens of thousands. " Ms. Li introduced.
Many landlords and tenants are beginning to worry. The landlord is worried that if the house is delayed, he will not get the follow-up rent. Tenants who have been cheated of rent and deposit for one year will face the embarrassment of asking for rent or even family difficulties when the platform company runs away.
In the end, the staff of the street in the jurisdiction rushed to the scene that night. After telephone communication, the landlord opened the door and let Ms. Liu enter the "home" where she rented a house.