Favourite hobby is taking/losing money from landlord and tenant
They accidentally sent us the previous tenants check out report with some unreasonable charges to the previous tenant and some reasonable.
What they charged for was not fixed and was conveniently left those broken things out of our inventory.
Broken back which was ignored.
Will significantly increase your rent every year (even when it does not meet with market rate). We were told the landlord could not afford to charge less, but when we left they signifcantly dropped the price of the property by £150 (and considering the next increase would have been £50) theyve basically lost the landlord a significant amount per month.
Rude and unprofessional emails when they want you to do something. E.g. asking to inspect the property, rather than asking politely it jumps straight into its your contractual obligation to provide us with this we are coming on date and time. No, if you are going to be rude you are going to find very quickly that I will be in charge of when you can and cant come and it will be out of office hours.
Spent 2 days cleaning the house and yet they still try to charge cleaning fees for a fluff piece and leaf on the floor (which im convinced came from their shoes, as its not present in the photos i took of the place before i left), some rust on the oven hinge, and finger print smear marks on the stove (which again wasnt present in the photos i took right before i leave).
Estate agents do suck. If you have to use them, dont let them bully you, be well aware of your rights as a tenant, be prepared to dispute unreasonable deposit deductions, be pedantic with adding photos of damage and the slightest bit of dirt to your inventory and pedantic about taking photos before leaving the property.
Also remember, just because something is in your contract doesnt mean its legally allowed by law. Research your tenant rights, dont let them bully you. Use citizens advice and shelter.
And re deposit disputes. The service only holds onto the amount disputed, and will refund any undisputed amount. Feel free to call up the deposit scheme, they are super helpful and will tell you when welet are taking the piss.








