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Offers on rent prices
bendix
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I'm moving back to the UK (London, in fact) after many years overseas. This forum has been a huge help to me in that process.
This might sound naieve, but I'm going to be renting in London for a while. In today's market, is it 'appropriate' to counter-offer on the quoted rent? Does anyone have any thoughts on that? If, for example, I see a place I like for GBP330, what would be a suitable offer to make?
This might sound naieve, but I'm going to be renting in London for a while. In today's market, is it 'appropriate' to counter-offer on the quoted rent? Does anyone have any thoughts on that? If, for example, I see a place I like for GBP330, what would be a suitable offer to make?
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If you can rent in London for £330p/m you would want to snap their arm off
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dannymccann wrote: »If you can rent in London for £330p/m you would want to snap their arm off
I suspect he means per week, would be £1,430/month0 -
Well look at it this way you do not get without asking. To ask is but a moments shame, not to ask is a lifelong shame. Mind that rent sounds cheap anyway.:staradmin5k - 00:27:46:staradmin 10k - 00:57.03:staradminHalf - 02:01:15:staradmin5M - 00:44:07:staradmin0
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Try £300 and they may accept it. But if there is huge demand in the area then very unlikely.0
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We have always offered less than the advertised rent. Albeit with estate agencies not directly with the landlords IYSWIM. On £1430 pcm then an offer of £1200 or £1300 tops. Depends on how long the property has been empty, how long you are willing to commit for, and how short a gap the landlord will have between tenants. In my area (SW london) rental properties are sitting empty for months. Last year these places were being snapped up in days. Good luck !!!0
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In some areas there's an oversupply of rented properties and landlords are having to take much less than their asking. We had a property last week that was on for £1,500 PCM and went for £1,0000
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