Last ever 'inspection'

sebadee

Just had our last experience of someone from the letting agency walking round our home with a folder doing a rental inspection, and thank god its the last, we are finally exchanged on our own home.

I understand its a needed thing, but it just feels so intrusive and like you're being judged (one of them seems really snooty with my wife, and we can't work out why). I feel for those, who like us, are stuck in renting while trying to get the pennies together to get your own home with prices as high are they are.

No more inspections, no more rent rises, with no improvements made, and no more having no choice but to fund someone else's pension pot / life style. Instead it will go towards my families future.

:T:T:beer::beer::T:T

highjewelgreen

I feel for you, we have just bought our new house and I am about to tell the letting agency.

We have looked after the house but I am dreading the last inspection!

sebadee

Our place was a mess when we moved in, but luckily the guy doing the inventory was really good, and he wrote down everything in detail. Since then however the people who knew what a shabby state the place was in, have moved to the other jobs, so the new lot now see it as us being the ones that messed the place. They won't have a much to stand on, as its all covered in the inventory, but still you can tell they are judging and expecting it to be spotless, but honestly considering what is was like and with us having two under five years olds, its not going to be like a show home.

Still, all done now. Good fricking riddance to renting. I can see it works for some really well, such as those staying someone temporary or singles unsure early in a career, but for a young family who are trying to build a home, its a far from ideal situation to be in.

moneyistooshorttomention

Yay!

...and good luck for the future (ie when you will be free of all that malarkey).:T

burnoutbabe

You say "last time ever" but we're in rented as our flat is having work done and we have been moved out whilst it was being done (sole bathroom being replaced)

and yes, the hell of rental agents and the worry about "inspections" and will i get my deposit back.

and also the hell of them wanting to do constant viewings and not understanding why you want to be there and not have strangers in your house when you are not there! (they have accepted we want this but even so, we have to put up with it a few times every single week!)

Roll on back to own place!

thesaint

Why should rent rises be inconjunction with improvements?
It certainly doesn't happen with mortgage rate or house price rises.

Also, unless you are paying cash for your property, it is almost certainly funding someones pension.

sebadee

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Yay!

...and good luck for the future (ie when you will be free of all that malarkey).:T

Thanks, its been a long hard slog to get there, but worth it. Collect the keys this week if all goes to plan.

PasturesNew

I had to adopt a particular mindset for those inspections and tried to "give an air of the upper hand". I'd let him in and guide him round while stating:

"You're just to see it's still standing! As you can see, no cannabis farm, bedroom's not sublet to 6 immigrants in bunkbeds, I've not painted the whole interior black, the kitchen's still intact ..... and I've no repairs or anything that needs noting to the Landlord. OK?"

I kind of gave him some amusement, while wrong-footing him out of the potential to be snooty.

franklee

sebadee, Contrats on exhanging on your home.

I like your style PasturesNew.

I was lucky as it was a small letting agent so I could ask for the same person each inspection. I asked for the friendlier senior one, then my tactic was to let her into the main reception room and be friendly and chatty. I'd keep the conversation going for as long as possible, at least 20mins plus and then she'd eventually say better have a look round and whizz round in a rush. My aim was to build rapport with the agent whist wasting as much of her time as possible. I also made sure the banisters were dusted and kitchen sink clean and so it looked at a glance that the place was cleaner than it probably was. Sometimes she didn't even bother looking round saying she knew we kept the house well. Now I'm in my own house I've found out to my horror that I'm a lazy slob when it comes to housework! Wonders if the agent would come round here to keep me in line

sofarbehind

sebadee wrote: »

Just had our last experience of someone from the letting agency walking round our home with a folder doing a rental inspection, and thank god its the last, we are finally exchanged on our own home.
:T:T:beer::beer::T:T

Ah, congratulations! :T It must be wonderful to have that nightmare behind you. I'm sure it will make you appreciate your own home even more. I hope you and your family are very happy.