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Advice about battling with letting agency and giving notice
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stardust09 wrote: »Exactly. It's not exactly a billionaire's mansion with high class fixtures and fittings. But that's the way letting agencies are around here and rental property is in high demand. To be honest, if I was my housemates, I would subside the cost to encourage someone to move in - it's cheaper than covering the rent for an empty room for months. So unfair though. Letting agencies always change the rules to suit themselves - and their pockets - because they know they have the monopoly and have people over a barrel if they want to move into a specific property.
If I was in this situation I'd just move someone into the spare room, not tell the letting agents, and deal with the fallout if/when it comes. At the end of the day, the agents will do what they can to get the extra fee, but will they really risk their main income stream for it? That's a gamble I'd be willing to take. Roll on the day that letting fees become illegal.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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