Letting Agent "administration" fees

[ricoeliso]

Hi All,

i just wanted get some general feedback on the appropriate cost for letting agent "administration" fees and what these are actually suppose to include?

I have just come to relist my property after my last tenant left, and i have been advised that the letting...

[ario]

My letting agent informed me yesterday (Monday) after 5pm via email that the landlord was planning to expand the house (two story expansion on the side of the house) since 2018 and finally the plans have been finalised so the workers are planning on coming on Wednesday to start working on the foundation....

[ricoeliso]

Hi

I was wondering if someone on this forum might be able to give advice on the course of action to take related to a rogue letting agent.

Last year a letting agent I had used to rent out my property had, without my consent, allowed my tenant to leave mid-term and replaced...

[Dewitt]

I've recently encountered a situation whereas letting agents I've been renting previously with have asked me to pay an admin fee for providing me a reference. That reference was required by my prospective letting agent after I have paid the booking deposit and my offer had been accepted. I am now aware...

[Cleo140]

Hi all,

I'm a tenant who has been living in a property for almost 2 years now, due to lack of options when renewal time came around.

The tenancy was for another year after this, but our letting agent has been so incompetent (ignoring minor repairs, not turning up for inspections...

[Rain]

I am a postgraduate university student, and my partner and I were looking for a place to live for the duration of our masters degree. Eventually we settled on a flat after meeting with a letting agent and having a viewing.

We both signed a tenancy agreement and paid deposits to the tune...

[vandamme]

Ok, so I'm no fan of our Letting Agents.

Back in July 2016 I paid a £25 renewal fee for the 4th year long AST for the house I rent. No documents were sent, some emails to and fro saying they had sent it both in the post and via email and me saying I haven't received it. Then nothing....

[Tennant1234]

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice please? I've been renting a first floor flat with side garden for 8 months now. A couple of months ago the land lady decided to get rid of all the grass and put stones down so her son could put his caravan there! They didn't even ask if they...

[doingtherightthing]

Looking for some advice please.

My managing Letting Agent did not complete an adequate check out - they did not note any damage/filth or remove all the belongings from the tenants.

They deny the objects were there, but have paid for removal even though they claim they must...

[BrianCharles]

Hello LandlordZONE readers!
Basically, this is my first time private renting and I am worrying (probably excessively) about potential scams etc.

So I have two questions:
1 - Would you rent with an agent that had only been in existence for a year, and was not on any voluntary...

[Curious_1]

Hi there,

I have won a case in the Small Claims Court against my former landlord, who has been ordered to refund me £400.

Unfortunately, the landlord resides in the USA, and the local London letting agent refuses to disclose the name of the bank ( I am not asking for...

[CJBJohnston]

The agents have got the start date to our tenancy and the end date to the current tenancy overlapping by a day. I was under the impression that I would have the Sunday, and Monday (took off work) to accept delivery of furniture (unfurnished property) and move in before I go back to work. Now the agent...

[Geord359]

Hi,

After years of managing the letting of our property me and my family are considering using a letting agent. This is mainly because we want to properly vet our prospective tenants and partly because my parents are getting too old to be as hands on as they used to be. However, seen...

[rob0035]

Hi all,

I have two tenants who paid their deposits to the letting agent mid last year. He told me he had deposited them. I've now discovered they have not been deposited having searched in the schemes websites. The LA has closed his office and I have no address for him. He rang me recently...

[swandancer]

I would be grateful for any help or advice.

My partner and I are coming to the end of a fixed term 12 month tenancy agreement at the end of March for a flat rented though a letting agent. We have been on touch to let them know that we wish to remain tenants at the property -(we love the...