1.   Once the hammer has fallen, the successful bidder for a house must exchange contracts immediately and pay a deposit.

2.   The Center has helped several poor families pay the deposit on a better apartment.

3.   The tenant paid the deposit and moved in.

4.   You should also ask clients whether they have paid a deposit to the estate agent.

5.   And deposit was paid was it.

6.   Deposit was paid my Lord.

7.   But now many of those who paid deposits say they no longer want the car.

8.   Consumers who have paid deposits are likely to lose out, receivers have warned.