howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#1
just been chatting with my neighbour who recounted that a young fellow that works for him is looking to move from a 1 bedroomed flat into a 2 bedroomed house due to getting married and having 2 children aged 3 months and 15 months.
he has looked into the prices and has no problem there but has been told that he would have to stump up in advance an administration charge of £.750.
this is a new one on me.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#2
I thought we had news on these pages a little while ago of a local estate agent who was hot-to-trot to make renting so much easier?
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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#3
I suggest he tries another agency. My grandson in Plymouth recently moved and he had a similar experience with one property he was looking at, needless to say he went to another agent.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#4
you're right tom i have passed on their name, the problem jan is that his english is not that good so i think people will try to pull the wool over his eyes.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#5
I remember that Tom - it was Steve Davies of the Accommodation Shop. I think there still is an adminstration fee, but £750 is a bit OTT.
My brother has to move out of his flat soon as the owner wants to sell it, he has to find this admin. fee too, but not that much.
Roger
Guest 782- Registered: 4 Oct 2012
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#6
£750 would be outrageous, but if this figure is the admin fee and deposit then perhaps that would be ok. I know that some of the chains charge high fees which make mine and Steve's look paltry! It is not uncommon to pay a contribution towards a professionally prepared inventory and for the checkout upfront, but if your neighbour is quoting only Fees to you Howard then something is very very wrong.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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#7
For heavens sake man you're on holiday in Canada, does the fragrant Lady Terson know what you're up to?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#8
thanks for info simon i will pass it on.
enjoy your holiday.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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#9
Howard, I doubt the person is having any wool pulled over his eyes on account of his English not being that good.
Administration fees and deposits, and advance payment of rent (usually1 month in advance) are all clearly defined in the contract, and I do not believe any estate agency is trying to rip him off!
Prices are what they are, and that goes for all of us, there is no preferential treatment for some and there is no "discrimination" going on either. Absence of preferential treatment is not equal to discrimination.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#11
alex
re; 9
my neighbour rang up the estate agent to check and it was just administration, upon making further phone calls he found other agents that charged a fraction of that so he is now dealing with others.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#12
Readers ask, readers answer...
"My friend and I are fed up with paying the letting agent's endless fees every time we rent a flat. I've read that it is possible to haggle them away, but how? If I have to pay one more £200 tenancy admin fee I think I'll scream. How do others avoid this rip-off?"
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