Don't you just love estate agents!?

I'd like to tell them to bugger off but I am away with work for weeks on end can do without the hassle of being asked to leave with a month or two notice.

I know I could probably investigate this more but don't have time.

 

Ask them for a rolling contract

 

Then I could be kicked on in two months, but then I think I could be anyway after 6 months of my 12 months?

Renting sucks in this country.

 

pretty normal

 

Its a pure joke! I got hit with a hefty admin fee the last time I moved. I'm planning on moving again, the house I like is through the same agent and I will be refusing to contribute to them as they are a complete shambles to deal with.

 

Yes and no it depends on your agent, my rolling contracts are based on 6 months agreements so both tenants and myself are secure, and tbh we ain't had a problem yet, but £99 for signing a bit of paper takes the pìss lets be fair

Can't you try to renegotiate your contract with them, if your happy there that is.

 

Don't know if it's a Scotland only thing but these fees were stopped and you can claim them back as well. We are waiting to claim back from our agent just as soon as we leave them (don't want to rock the boat while still here!)

 

Sounds like a rip off to me anyway.

Les

 

If you and the landlord are both happy then go direct, cut out the middleman. That's what I do with my, now 5 year, tenant.

 

You want to see what the jokers want to charge a Landlord to renew...

I got an invoice a couple of years ago for £1200 + Vat, for the 10 minutes work getting a tenant to renew his contract for another 12 months.

 

Tell them to swivel!!

Good info here;

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/....php?t=3862421

 

It'll cost them alot more than £99 to find a new tenant!

Might be worth reminding them of this before you sign/pay ;-)

 

It doesn't go to the Landlord! If anything the agent is hoping tenants do NOT renew as they can charge a whole lot of commission for finding a new tenant.

 

I have never charged such a fee on the property I lease directly. And if I found out that the agency running my other property even considered doing such a thing I would pretty soon kick them into touch. Am considering booting them anyway, they do bugger all for their money really.