Letting Agent Questions

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£80 for a credit check by garymdscook Started by garymdscook, 03-07-2009, 18:05 PM	29 responses 7,091 views 0 likes	Last Post by Moderator2 29-05-2012, 09:00 AM
agent question by bertha Started by bertha, 21-05-2012, 12:34 PM	12 responses 1,127 views 0 likes	Last Post by bertha 28-05-2012, 20:08 PM
Help needed - dispute with landlord... by c-lets Started by c-lets, 16-05-2012, 09:58 AM	3 responses 1,134 views 0 likes	Last Post by Snorkerz 27-05-2012, 21:09 PM
Renewal fees again! by technician Started by technician, 24-01-2011, 21:39 PM	3 responses 1,509 views 0 likes	Last Post by Perplexed 27-05-2012, 11:53 AM
Letting Agent Negligence by Lara Started by Lara, 21-05-2012, 13:20 PM	2 responses 1,019 views 0 likes	Last Post by Lara 22-05-2012, 14:02 PM
Letting Agency Packages by definition Started by definition, 04-11-2011, 20:42 PM	5 responses 2,360 views 0 likes	Last Post by oaktree 22-05-2012, 12:10 PM
Agent recommendation - Bournemouth area by philc27 Started by philc27, 15-05-2012, 12:04 PM	9 responses 976 views 0 likes	Last Post by Petetong 18-05-2012, 14:43 PM
LA receiving rent from two tenants at same property; how long to return money? by miffed_ex-tenant Started by miffed_ex-tenant, 13-05-2012, 20:40 PM	8 responses 1,331 views 0 likes	Last Post by thesaint 16-05-2012, 16:20 PM
Who to complain to? by conchita 63 Started by conchita 63, 09-05-2012, 10:33 AM	4 responses 1,041 views 0 likes	Last Post by PaulF 14-05-2012, 14:17 PM
Agent has taken fees from Deposit + new deposit legislation by Demon_114 Started by Demon_114, 02-05-2012, 13:21 PM	17 responses 2,813 views 0 likes	Last Post by Lawcruncher 14-05-2012, 09:17 AM

Reply to Agency ownership change

by jpucng62

When my agency was bought out I refused to sign their contract and when they made some basic errors told them I was unhappy and was leaving and going elsewhere. Seemed to work for me.
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04-08-2022, 08:04 AM
Agency ownership change

by jayesh1956

My current letting agent has been bought by another agency that I had a dispute with in the past and now find myself back with them with no choice...
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15-07-2022, 19:43 PM
Reply to Fees for tenant introduction service only - one off cost only or on going?

by Beswick

Red flag right there. You should only have to ask them to do something once, maybe twice....
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03-08-2022, 05:30 AM
Fees for tenant introduction service only - one off cost only or on going?

by CraigWB

Hello, I’ve taken on an agent on the basis that they will find me a tenant, reference them, prepare the contract, do check in inventory, register deposit etc etc and once all completed hand me the reigns to collect rent and manage the property myself

Initially we discussed a one off...
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05-07-2022, 16:43 PM
Reply to Fees for tenant introduction service only - one off cost only or on going?

by Beswick

Friend of a friend worked at a letting agents. She said they tried to steer the better looking prospects towards the properties they managed themselves.

A tenant of mine told me that, during the viewing, the agent said that the property was managed by the landlord, in a way that made it...
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03-08-2022, 05:29 AM
Reply to Fees for tenant introduction service only - one off cost only or on going?

by Lawcruncher

Absolutely! Too many people roll over after being told that some provision is standard....
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02-08-2022, 22:58 PM
Reply to Fees for tenant introduction service only - one off cost only or on going?

by SouthernDave

its worth reading, especially if you are a limited company. Atleast as an individual you are protected by ‘unfair clauses’...
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02-08-2022, 21:47 PM
Reply to Fees for tenant introduction service only - one off cost only or on going?

by CraigWB

Thanks for your replies. After asking 3 or 4 times the agent finally removed all references to continued commission after the initial finders fee for the first 12 months

I don’t know whether the contract was particularly nasty or whether there was just nothing to distinguish between managed,...
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02-08-2022, 19:22 PM
Reply to Agency ownership change

by jpkeates

As per @Lawcruncher's post above, it depends on what was purchased.

If you have an agreement with company x and company y purchases it entirely, the chances are that your contract is still with company x, which is now entirely owned by company y.

If company y didn't completely...
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26-07-2022, 14:10 PM
Reply to Agency ownership change

by MariaB

My estate agent has been bought and taken over by another agent in which I havent a contract with them. Can i get out of clause with my full management with the old agents as i feel they dont seem to be much help {old agents}after my house flooded. i was notified the day the new agent took over...
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26-07-2022, 11:04 AM

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