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Saving money on agency fees

VoucherGrinder
VoucherGrinder Posts: 13 Forumite
in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
Hey, i'm due to move out in a month but I can't afford the deposit / agency fees for a new place... so I'm a bit stuck.

Is there any way to get out of them / pay them at a later date?

Any ideas :/

Comments

  • CatfishAndTheBottlemen
    CatfishAndTheBottlemen Posts: 10 Forumite
    A few suggestions:

    1- Ask the agency to delay payment (unlikely though)
    2- Plead with your landlord to get your current deposit back faster, and take out a loan or something to bridge it. (not ideal)
    3- There are a few 0 deposit schemes out there that let you pay a monthly fee instead. Zero Deposits is one, just google it.
    4- I know that there's a thing called Movem Passport coming out that'll save you like £80, I don't know if it's actually out yet though.
    5- If you don't need a guarantor you might save a little bit.


    Good luck!
  • VoucherGrinder
    VoucherGrinder Posts: 13 Forumite
    That was a quick reply, cheers I'll check them out. Don't want to do a loan though....
  • VoucherGrinder
    VoucherGrinder Posts: 13 Forumite
    edited 1 July 2017 at 11:34AM
    Oh, I just noticed that there's actually a forum for household renting / selling, so it'd probably be better there. Sorry guys.
  • dj1471
    dj1471 Posts: 1,969 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Home Insurance Hacker!
    Why are you moving? Can you not delay until you have enough for a deposit?
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