in tears,. just want to move out

clutton_2

pay up and grin and bear it and enjoy your new place - you certainly deserve it. the tears will stop as soon as you move on.... best wishes

wendy_ann1983

thanks again all, finally the tears have stopped and im now planning what to get for the new place as its unfurnished, left our leather recliner in OHs brothers garage but i got a sinking feeling its gonna be a bit damp and smelly by now, but even that isne gonna upset me, in fact im off to go and do a bit of packing

timtaylor

Corrupt Estate agents

polomint_2

A letting agent should give you a list of fees when you take on a property so that you are aware of all fees. What did your contract say when you signed it about fees? It should have outlined everything in it to safe guard agents imposing fees.

It sounds like you may be better off paying the money to get yourself out of there but you should aske for a receipt stating what the money is for.

I would also ask the agent for a list of their fees so you can see if it is indeed on the list.

If they have nothing that says this i would try and get the money back from them after you have moved. CAB may be able to help.

This is only from my persnonal experience of renting myself.

Hope this helps.

wendy_ann1983

cant find anything in the contract about it and when i spoke to someone in the office she said that its not int he contract but there is a list of fees online, here it is

Tenant Charges from 1st December 2005

Renting with Lenwell

Charge

Administration fee for 1st tenant (individuals)

£100

Administration fee for each additional tenant (individuals)

£50

Administration for company let

£150

Discount for previous tenants of Lenwell

50% of

standard charge

Receiving Payments

Surcharge for making payment by credit card (% of amount paid)

2.5%

Surcharge for making payment by direct debit

£1

Renewing a tenancy and moving out

Renewal of tenancy agreement

Free of Charge

Preparation of Inventory and Video

Free of Charge

Moveout Inspection Report

Free of Charge

Arranging for dilapidations to be rectified up to £50

Free of Charge

Arranging for dilapidations to be rectified over £50 (per hour) …

£60

Changing a tenant during the tenancy ……

£235

Providing a reference

£30

Breach of Tenancy

If a cheque is returned unpaid.

£25

Failed payments (where a reminder letter is sent)

£25

Preparation of file prior to issuing court proceedings

£120

Preparation of documents for court hearing

£120

Court attendance (per hour)

£60

Attendance with bailiff (per hour)

£60

Solicitors letter before action

£25

Copy Documents

Copy of tenancy agreement

Free of Charge

Copy of references

Free of Charge

Copy of Inventory Video on CD-ROM

£25

Copy of Moveout Video on CD-ROM

£25

Copy of key set………

£15

… Minimum charge of £60
…… Includes the costs of obtaining references, preparing tenancy agreement, liaising with landlord and all associated costs in relation to any inventory changes.
……… Plus the costs of keys cut


ive paid now, just waiting for the referencing agency for the new place to finish with rest of them and fingers crossed we can start moving at end of week

wendy_ann1983

i tried to see if the refs people would contact last agents as they were great (Becketts in Finchley very proffessional and friendly) but they werent allowed and asked if they would accept the copy of refs from when we moved in (free apparently) but no to that as well.

polomint_2

yep it says it there in black and white im afraid.

Move and put it all behind.

Enjoy your new place. :hello:

SquatNow

I assume it's one of those flats above Charlie Browns then.

I did wonder who on earth would buy them... BTL Hamsters apparently.

If it makes you feel better there is such a glut of rental properties in Luton you should be able to find a great place and negotiate 25% off the asking rent.

(The reason for the glut is Luton has a large proportion of Asian origin residents, and they all decided that BTL looked like easy money. I'm not sure how they will explain losing their "investment" and their family homes when they go to Mosque, as Muslims are barred from taking/giving loans that incur interest... the immans allow people to get a mortgage to buy their family a place to live, but they'll be none to impressed when they find out how many people have borrowed money to join the BTL hamsters.)