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Agent asking me to show prospective tenants the property?

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  • Pincher
    Pincher Posts: 6,552 Forumite
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    Just look in your rental agreement.


    You are supposed to allow reasonable access in the final month or so. How reasonable is up to you.
  • Guest101
    Guest101 Posts: 15,764 Forumite
    Pincher wrote: »
    Just look in your rental agreement.


    You are supposed to allow reasonable access in the final month or so. How reasonable is up to you.

    You can see the OPs agreement from where you are? Impressive
  • ghostfinder
    ghostfinder Posts: 175 Forumite
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    edited 30 May 2015 at 5:27PM
    We are doing this at the min.

    Had a nice couple over last night to look at the house.

    We leave on 27th June from our rented.

    We prefer doing the viewings ourselves.

    No nosey estate agents going around the house and you get to start the viewings with

    "Im gonna give you a totally honest look around the house and tell you everything i no - it makes no difference to me if you buy it or not"
  • Pincher
    Pincher Posts: 6,552 Forumite
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    edited 30 May 2015 at 5:35PM
    Guest101 wrote: »
    You can see the OPs agreement from where you are? Impressive

    I have seen enough standard rental agreements from multiple agents.


    In the end, if the OP wants to object, the Rental Agreement is the starting point, not some personal sense of right and wrong.
  • King_Slayer
    King_Slayer Posts: 262 Forumite
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    OP, I will be the same, I'll feel obligated to do a full clean, if I was having strangers walking around. :o

    However I definitely won't be escorting their visit. Will allocate days that the property will be available for the agent to do what they're being paid for. Or I can do it for a fee! :D
  • Guest101
    Guest101 Posts: 15,764 Forumite
    Pincher wrote: »
    I have seen enough standard rental agreements from multiple agents.


    In the end, if the OP wants to object, the Rental Agreement is the starting point, not some personal sense of right and wrong.

    How many 'standard' agreements have you seen?

    Where can I get a 'standard' agreement? Who set this standard?
  • ViolaLass
    ViolaLass Posts: 5,764 Forumite
    King_Slayer wrote: »
    OP, I will be the same, I'll feel obligated to do a full clean, if I was having strangers walking around. :o

    However I definitely won't be escorting their visit. Will allocate days that the property will be available for the agent to do what they're being paid for. Or I can do it for a fee! :D

    You would be happy having strangers walk around your house without you there but not if it were untidy?!
  • dodger1
    dodger1 Posts: 4,579 Forumite
    oli_ro wrote: »
    Sorry, but this is wishful thinking. My experience is that EA/Landlords have no problem whatsoever claiming as much deposit as they can, no matter how flexible you are and how much you help with viewings.

    And my experience is totally different. In all my rentals and rentals by other family members and friends there has only ever been one case of a LL attempting to claim for something. On every other occasion the full deposit has been returned without any hassle.
    It's someone else's fault.
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