There is a certain leverl of trust when renting a home from a privated individual , i always check they own the house online records etc to see im not being scammed, just ,y luck to get there and nohouse for me ...lolbut wouldnt ask them questions directly, just something i check, if i couldnt find it out myself or got conflicting information then i would ask, nothing wrong with the other questions.
Did u find somewhere nice to stay now???? hope so xx