Turned out to be a scam..
Feel kinda embarrassed having to post this as I feel it was part my own fault as I certainly did not do enough to ensure this guy was legit, but this was my first time staking someone and didn't have any experience.
I was regularly in contact with him regarding updates, but last friday 22/08 I messaged him without getting any answer. I also contacted him on skype where he was online, but also here I did not recieve any answer.
Found him on facebook which I'm happy to share as his name will now be outed as a cheap scam,
https://www.facebook.com/JonPMa?fref=ts
If you ever see him request for a stake again I would recommend not taking it unless this situation gets sorted out with a good explanation from his side.