Bit of a strange one that I hope someone on here has some experience of.
My short term lease is up this week and I've been looking for permanent accommodation closer to the office.
I visited a flat today that checked all the boxes - tenant moved out recently, flat is in good nick, great location, etc.
However I realised that the person I arranged the viewing with and the person I met were two different people - one is the landlord and the other is the 'second landlord' in his own words.
He explained that the person I met is the landlord, and he rents out the apartment to him as the second landlord as a company. He then sublets it out to tenants, for tax reasons.
In the UK I would be backing away slowly at this arrangement, but is this a normal thing in HK? My alarm bells are ringing but I simply do not have the legal know-how to explain why. I don't mind if it's uncommon but OK, I just want to know if it's safe to proceed and if anyone has any experiences with this kind of arrangement in HK previously.