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Question for landlords/agents
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Enfieldian wrote: »I saw a lovely Porsche for sale this weekend for about £20,000.
I could do with it being reduced to £5,000 to make it affordable.
Oh hang on, I can't afford a Porsche......
I know how you feel cause I can't afford a Porsche either.
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the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »When negotiating, do you just come out & say "are you willing to lower the rental"?
I would phone the agent, book a viewing and make an offer for the house at what you can afford.
Ask the agent is rents are generally negotiable, tell them what you want to find and leave it down to him - if he shows you the house its worth his time, if not it would bea waste and hence no negotiating.0 -
Offer what you like. The more reasonable you are the more likely you are to get it. If it is not enough, you will get a no and not have lost anything except a few minutes. We got a property cheaper than advertised previously, at the same price as our current one, when we asked about a lower price on this (cheeky offer) we did not get it because it was already competitive (which we knew, but landlord may have needed a tenant sooner more than the extra £). No loss.0
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