Hi. I'm trying to book a villa abroad that I've found through Hometogo. On this particular property the owner has asked me to pay the deposit directly to their bank account as they were told when they set up the listing that's what they would need to do. They've confirmed the price with me and that there are no extras, but I've said I would prefer to go through the site with this if possible. We can then pay the rest when we arrive. She's going to contact Hometogo herself tomorrow to clarify this, but if she comes back saying that it needs to be paid directly to her would you risk it? The property definitely exists, I've found it on Google maps, and it's been rented in previous years but on a different site. She's not been at all pushy for me to book, so I'm leaning towards booking, however I'm concerned that I'll then be worrying about it until we actually arrive. Any advice appreciated.