Bloody estate agents

[Glaucus]

Why do people renew,just let it go to a rolling month. Never understood the obsession with renewing it makes no sense. If you are a good tenant landlords aren't going to kick you out, about the only time you would be served notice is if they decide to sell and that's rare.

 

[UTmaniac]

I don't see the problem. They have to pay staff wages, utilities, and lease on their address so need to make money.

I do see a problem, the problem is that letting a tenancy become periodic is absolutely free and within the rights of the tenants.

Conning tenants into parting with money they don't have to part with is wrong.

If the estate agents cannot pay their bills without conning people, they need to go the way of the Dodo.

 

[VincentHanna]

Why do people renew,just let it go to a rolling month. Never understood the inversion with renewing it makes no sense. If you are a good tenant landlords aren't going to kick you out, about the only time you would be served notice is if they decide to sale and that's rare.

Yeah, I've been on a rolling month with my landlord since 2014

 

[shadow_boxer]

Don't see a problem with charging the tenant but the fee in this case does seem excessive. Certainly shouldn't be used as a cash-cow for letting agencies. A nominal fee of £30 should be suffice imo.

 

[Skillmister]

Does the profession attract scum or does it slowly turn decent people into manipulative money grabbers?

Its commission based so what do you think?

 

[Skillmister]

So to summarise, your tenancy is up so you need to sign a new contact but are throwing a wobbly because they're charging you to sign a new contract?

His tenancy isn't "up". Do you really think it is appropriate to be charged £420 for what is 30 seconds work?

I have a client who for the last 5 years has requested that I do a new tenancy agreement for him and his tenants every 6 months. I've pointed out a number of times that they could just a) deal with it direct or b) let it go to a periodic tenancy but they both like the security of it being done by someone in the legal profession. I charge £50 for the pleasure which is just about the least I can get away with charging to make it worth my while printing off a new agreement, preparing 2 letters and an invoice and posting it out.

 

[Semple]

I thought they were doing away with these charges for tenants - or is that yet to come into effect.

But more to the point, and echoing everyone else, just tell them you're letting the agreement move to a rolling one. Unless your landlord wants you out, the rolling tenancy is in the best interest of both parties.

 

[Mercenary Keyboard Warrior]

I am just waiting on a response from my neighbors rental agent as to whether they want a copy of the land registry deeds or not.

They contacted me end of last week to say the person who owns the neighboring property has checked their deeds and the fence that came down due to Eleanor is shared. I know thats not the case, its their fence. I have the site plans and the TP1 with it clearly marked as such. I went back to say no its theirs and said I could provide a copy of the plans for a sensible fee.

They came back and said yes please but I haven't yet done so, so I mailed earlier to see if they still need the plans. If they do come back now and say yes I will be replying with "please send me a copy of your lease charging structure so I can work out a fee based on what you would charge me if the roles were reversed".

I dont believe they will want to pay, but why i should go to the hastle of helping them when I know they would charge a fee if it was reversed

 

[Delvis]

His tenancy isn't "up". Do you really think it is appropriate to be charged £420 for what is 30 seconds work?

I have a client who for the last 5 years has requested that I do a new tenancy agreement for him and his tenants every 6 months. I've pointed out a number of times that they could just a) deal with it direct or b) let it go to a periodic tenancy but they both like the security of it being done by someone in the legal profession. I charge £50 for the pleasure which is just about the least I can get away with charging to make it worth my while printing off a new agreement, preparing 2 letters and an invoice and posting it out.

Fair enough.

Either way, don't like it, move.

 

[something daft already!!]

I very much doubt I would buy or rent anything from anyone who was covered in blood. I would be very concerned as to where it came from or if it was animal or human blood.

 

[Mercenary Keyboard Warrior]

I very much doubt I would buy or rent anything from anyone who was covered in blood. I would be very concerned as to where it came from or if it was animal or human blood.

They only bathe in the babies and cute fluffy animals blood at night.

During the days they are "smartly dressed" and wafting too much perfume/aftershave

 

[something daft already!!]

They only bathe in the babies and cute fluffy animals blood at night.

During the days they are "smartly dressed" and wafting too much perfume/aftershave

Ah that makes more sense thanks!

 

[AHarvey]

If they do this every year you should have created the document first with date changes, emailed the estate agent and the landlord with an invoice for £420, with half payable to you and half to the landlord

 

[dirtychinchilla]

Last year when they renewed mine, they didn't even change the date on the contract - they charged me like £150 for the same piece of paper they provided me the year before.. scum bags.

I'm tempted to actually totally refuse to pay this time around, literally see how far I can get - I'm fed up of them taking money for absolutely nothing at all, something that's literally almost about to be banned.

Well you definitely don't sound like a pushover...hopefully they won't be upset.

 

[Ayahuasca]

Its commission based so what do you think?

Plenty of roles are commission based it just seems in this profession it’s on another level.

 

[Jono8]

Could always go to the Landlord and suggest doing it direct?

I rent directly off mine.

This. I called him up and said that the renewal fee was stupid (for both of us) so he agreed and i just went on to a rolling agreement.

 

[Scam]

I don't see the problem. They have to pay staff wages, utilities, and lease on their address so need to make money.

And the percentage they get of his rent doesn't count towards that?

I'm confused - What's the problem with this statement?

Sorry. I didn't think anyone would admit to being mates with a letting agent.

I thought they were doing away with these charges for tenants - or is that yet to come into effect

They were, but the government is full of landlords so they're dragging their heels. It's gone suspiciously quiet.

 

[Rifte]

They were, but the government is full of landlords so they're dragging their heels. It's gone suspiciously quiet.

What if I told you that most landlords would also like to get rid of these fees. Unless I am mistaken.....by slamming landlords you seem to be under the impression that we profit from these renewal fees?!!

 

[Scam]

What if I told you that most landlords would also like to get rid of these fees. Unless I am mistaken.....by slamming landlords you seem to be under the impression that we profit from these renewal fees?!!

I may be remembering wrong but I thought it was part of a bunch of stuff they were doing to improve the private rental sector.

 

[muon]

Unless they give you notice to leave, it will automatically go into a roling tenancy.

When I was renting always did this, told the estate agent they can do the former if they want, but I ain't paying no fees. Rent increases every 12 months were fine by me as long as they have the relevant notice.

For the £84 fee it was each time, they realised convincing the landlord to evict me over that would be impossible.

They also usually tried to convince me to sign a rolling tenancy contract which I never did as there is no need. I assume they wanted that to justify fees they were charging the landlord.