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Getting an agency to deal with the whole letting process

by Luke

I am the LL to a three bedroom property in London and I currently have tenants staying there and they are due to move out at the end of this month .
The problem is that I am stuck abroad and I will have difficulties returning to the UK to find new tenants , and then I will not be able to return...
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22-07-2021, 13:09 PM
Reply to Getting an agency to deal with the whole letting process

by AndrewDod

That's why we have the word "likely" - on average that is what they will do (on average). There is always a spread around the average....
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24-07-2021, 14:02 PM
Reply to Getting an agency to deal with the whole letting process

by jpucng62

I disagree. There are some very decent agents out there....
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24-07-2021, 13:11 PM
Reply to Getting an agency to deal with the whole letting process

by AndrewDod

Bear in mind they will likely find you the worst possible tenants. The tenants that are likely to be reliable and low risk they will reserve for properties they either own themselves or which they will have to manage going forward. You would be far better to find a friend to deal with viewings (and...
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22-07-2021, 19:16 PM
Reply to Getting an agency to deal with the whole letting process

by theartfullodger

Perhaps beware that to be a lettings agent in England requires no qualifications, no training, no criminal records check. You could, literally, be dealing with early release persons from Wandsworth prison from their GBH & fraud sentences.

Other countries do things better....
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22-07-2021, 15:44 PM
Reply to Getting an agency to deal with the whole letting process

by ash72

Yes, you just need someone here in the UK to be able to hand over the keys to the agent, also you will need to instruct them for checking out the current T's, and then process then the tenancy from that point onwards. Make sure you give them the criteria on what type of T's you are looking for, as otherwise...
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22-07-2021, 14:11 PM
Reply to Getting an agency to deal with the whole letting process

by jpkeates

Lots of people don't work like that, but I basically do just that.
It's more than possible, it's quite common.

The "trick" is finding the right agent.
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22-07-2021, 13:14 PM
Reply to Openrent snaffle - opinions please

by royw

Openrent will do what they like regardless of what you think. Every time I place an ad I ask them how I can opt out of advertising on gumtree. I get a sympathetic reply but nothing ever happens. My nearest gumtree city is miles away so I get many, many requests from people who have no idea where the...
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21-07-2021, 12:49 PM
Openrent snaffle - opinions please

by AndrewDod

[Note: I am aware that we do not use this forum to criticise named companies under most circumstances. I am not doing that - Openrent is a generally good portal which I imagine is used by many landlords here and I am simply asking for opinions on one aspect of their procedure - which I think is fine...
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20-07-2021, 17:55 PM
Reply to Openrent snaffle - opinions please

by AndrewDod

Beswick,

Well now you can apparently. Their only response was "Tenants can place a holding deposit although are only encouraged to do so where the landlord has asked them." - and this is even if the Rent-Now arrangement is not even entered into by the landlord (though why anyone...
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21-07-2021, 12:15 PM

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