I tried to haggle, and was told it's not the done thing, and like it or lump it!
Letting Agent Fees (Bristol)
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I tried to haggle, and was told it's not the done thing, and like it or lump it!
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The fee covers all the admin, viewings, faff, etc etc, rightly or wrongly.
A system similar to selling your own house wouldn't work because primarily that cost saving is due to owners conducting their own viewings. Who's going to do the viewings on a residential let? The owner may not have the time, may not live locally, or may have a number of properties all for let at the same time.
Add that to the fact that the 'customer' - that is the owner of the property - doesn't give too tosses about how much an agent charges tenants so long as their own costs are low, and you have, well, what we have now...
A system similar to selling your own house wouldn't work because primarily that cost saving is due to owners conducting their own viewings. Who's going to do the viewings on a residential let? The owner may not have the time, may not live locally, or may have a number of properties all for let at the same time.
Add that to the fact that the 'customer' - that is the owner of the property - doesn't give too tosses about how much an agent charges tenants so long as their own costs are low, and you have, well, what we have now...
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The most I paid was £380 to agent. Then 6 weeks rent and first month up front. Had to take out 2k loan at the time.
Because uneducated people with no job prospects found out they can charge money for doing nothing....... we're all the fools here im afraid
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Isn't that what the landlord pays XX%/month for?
The landlord only pays a monthly amount if the property is managed, and then that's to cover all the admin, time, faff and costs of doing that.
I'm in Bristol, and went through this a few months ago.
One to avoid, CJ Hole.
In the end, we used these guys - http://www.homexpertsuk.com/ - Fairly painless and upfront. There is also no renewal fees after your initial contract... just rolling with Landlord.
I should probably add, for £850/month we paid around £375 for the fees
One to avoid, CJ Hole.
In the end, we used these guys - http://www.homexpertsuk.com/ - Fairly painless and upfront. There is also no renewal fees after your initial contract... just rolling with Landlord.
I should probably add, for £850/month we paid around £375 for the fees
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Because it's not generally the type of transaction you can just walk away from if you feel that a supplier is being unreasonable.
I would find it very difficult to condemn anyone who put the windows through on their offices if they were likely to be affected by that sort of cash grab.
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Yeah, this is what we're doing at the moment, but there's not a lot of choice! Might end up just having to bite the bullet, but the thought of paying that much for nothing leaves a very sour taste in the mouth! Will certainly be making sure to get our money's worth!
They can't charge tenants in Scotland this type of signing up fees and as your location says Aberdeen that'll be why you just had your deposit. Likewise for me, Edinburgh = no fees!
The English system seems such a harsh con with some agencies.