Letting Agent Questions

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No contract with letting agency by jack2020 Started by jack2020, 23-02-2022, 15:09 PM	13 responses 189 views 0 likes	Last Post by theartfullodger 23-02-2022, 19:35 PM
Letting Agent taking 20% by Piffy Started by Piffy, 17-02-2022, 18:21 PM	5 responses 189 views 0 likes	Last Post by jpkeates 20-02-2022, 10:25 AM
Closing account with agent: unreasonable documents request by Domyue Started by Domyue, 14-02-2022, 10:43 AM	8 responses 270 views 0 likes	Last Post by theartfullodger 18-02-2022, 11:21 AM
Advice Needed by Mcbugle007 Started by Mcbugle007, 11-02-2022, 22:20 PM	3 responses 103 views 1 like	Last Post by jpkeates 12-02-2022, 12:05 PM
Deposit help by Nottslandlady Started by Nottslandlady, 11-02-2022, 22:15 PM	1 response 66 views 0 likes	Last Post by jpkeates 12-02-2022, 12:04 PM
How many days for agent to process rent and transfer? by markek Started by markek, 10-02-2022, 21:25 PM	2 responses 155 views 0 likes	Last Post by Lawcruncher 11-02-2022, 09:11 AM
Letting agent (managed) refuses to return deposit to me the landlord by Muttley72 Started by Muttley72, 03-02-2022, 09:57 AM	4 responses 136 views 0 likes	Last Post by Muttley72 03-02-2022, 11:10 AM
New Terms of Business and Unreasonable Increase in Managed Service Fees by Harry Smiles Started by Harry Smiles, 01-02-2022, 17:01 PM	3 responses 123 views 0 likes	Last Post by Hudson01 01-02-2022, 18:09 PM
No Rent received from Agent by racer69 Started by racer69, 21-12-2021, 20:47 PM	3 responses 233 views 0 likes	Last Post by Piffy 29-01-2022, 14:22 PM
Vague behavior from letting agent after being acquired by Ven Started by Ven, 27-01-2022, 11:18 AM	4 responses 157 views 0 likes	Last Post by jpkeates 28-01-2022, 10:44 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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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