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What A Joke - Estate Admin Fees

byronwells
byronwells Posts: 124 Forumite
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in House buying, renting & selling
Alright guys

Me & my partner need to move very soon because our current landlord wants the property back to give to her daughter.. So we are basically be forced to move..

While looking for the next property to move in and rent we are finding a lot these days that are now with estate agents and they want to charge £150, upwards per person for admin fees and then I have just found one that wants a contract signing fee on top of £75.

So now we have got to worry about deposit + admin fee + contract signing...

Is this the way it's gone? We haven't had to move for about 8 years
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  • Oakdene
    Oakdene Posts: 2,560 Forumite
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    What does your tenancy agreement say about termination of contract>
    Dwy galon, un dyhead,
    Dwy dafod ond un iaith,
    Dwy raff yn cydio’n ddolen,
    Dau enaid ond un taith.
  • byronwells
    byronwells Posts: 124 Forumite
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    Oakdene wrote: »
    What does your tenancy agreement say about termination of contract>


    That doesn't really matter now.. The only concern is to move out
  • csgohan4
    csgohan4 Posts: 10,600 Forumite
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    you think that is cheap, try 200+ per person in London. They are being looked at at the present time, but still under the consultation period
    "It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"

    G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP
  • byronwells
    byronwells Posts: 124 Forumite
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    csgohan4 wrote: »
    you think that is cheap, try 200+ per person in London. They are being looked at at the present time, but still under the consultation period

    I never said it was cheap at all... I am moaning about how much the blasted estate agents want no matter where in the country you are based
  • Guest101
    Guest101 Posts: 15,764 Forumite
    Why are you complaining?


    If you don't like it, don't use the service
  • Surrey_EA
    Surrey_EA Posts: 2,048 Forumite
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    byronwells wrote: »
    I never said it was cheap at all... I am moaning about how much the blasted [STRIKE]estate agents [/STRIKE]letting agents want no matter where in the country you are based

    /Pedant mode off
  • Fireflyaway
    Fireflyaway Posts: 2,766 Forumite
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    The same thing just happened to us! Yes its ridiculous. We had to pay £240 for referencing fees, £300 for ' tenancy set up' , 2 months rent as we have a cat, + another months rent in advance. £30 for them to contact the previous landlord, £250 'reservation fee'.... All in it cost around £4k. That's not including removal costs and the like.
    Whilst normal now, I believe there is legislation coming soon to prevent such high fees. Its stuff like this that could easily see someone made homeless.
  • byronwells
    byronwells Posts: 124 Forumite
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    Surrey_EA wrote: »
    /Pedant mode off

    Sorry was using the wrong terminology :)
  • tomatta
    tomatta Posts: 30 Forumite
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    byronwells wrote: »
    That doesn't really matter now.. The only concern is to move out

    If you're not legally obliged to leave and your landlord wants to end your agreement early, have him pay the fees.
  • byronwells
    byronwells Posts: 124 Forumite
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    Fireflyaway wrote: »
    The same thing just happened to us! Yes its ridiculous. We had to pay £240 for referencing fees, £300 for ' tenancy set up' , 2 months rent as we have a cat, + another months rent in advance. £30 for them to contact the previous landlord, £250 'reservation fee'.... All in it cost around £4k. That's not including removal costs and the like.
    Whilst normal now, I believe there is legislation coming soon to prevent such high fees. Its stuff like this that could easily see someone made homeless.


    Exactly :)
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