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Tips For Using Letting Agents

With so many rogue letting agents operating around the country it is extremely easy for landlords to get swindled into a bad deal. In this section I have put together a list of useful tips and advice on how to deal with letting agents, and more importantly, how to differentiate the good from the ugly.

Use Letting Agents With A ‘Safe Agent’ Mark

14 Sep 2011 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 2 Comments

As bucket loads of letting agents are continuing to crash and burn at the mercy of the turbulent economic climate, left in-front of the closed door remains a trial disgruntled [...]

Do ‘Tenant References’ Provided By Letting Agents Actually Mean Anything?

22 Mar 2011 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 21 Comments

Over the years I’ve received several letting agents contact me to get references for either current or previous tenants of mine. You know, just so they can make sure their [...]

How To Make A Complaint Against A Letting Agent

17 Aug 2010 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 33 Comments

Yes, I have a degree in art. And no, I don’t want to talk about it. Are you dealing with a shitty letting agent? Do you feel they have provided [...]

Would You Manage Your Properties If You Had A BTL Empire, Or Would You Employ A Monkey Letting Agent?

13 Aug 2010 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 7 Comments

Most of you are probably blissfully unaware, but last week I released my very first eBook. It’s called “Death of The Agent“; it’s a detailed guide on how to find [...]

Is Your Letting Agent Holding Deposits Or Failing To Pass On Rent?

30 Nov 2009 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 67 Comments

Before you get bent out of shape and start raging at your tenant for failing to pass on rent, it’s probably best to make sure your tenant is the actual [...]

Guide On Picking The Right Letting Agent

23 Aug 2009 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 4 Comments

I’ve had experiences with about 4 or 5 different letting agents, so I know how important it is to pick the best out of a rotten bunch. The consequences of [...]

Letting Agent Or Landlord Responsible For Securing Deposit Into A Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme?

16 Jul 2009 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 1 Comment

Is it the Landlord’s responsibility to put the security deposit into a Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme, or the Letting Agents? For those Landlords out there that are using Letting Agents, [...]

Only Use Letting Agents That Are Members Of Regulatory Bodies

06 Jul 2009 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 8 Comments

Being urged to inflict pain upon a letting agent isn’t an unfamiliar feeling to me. My hate has been real, and its been fueled by God awful customer service and [...]

7 Mistakes Made By The Letting Agent

06 Apr 2009 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 11 Comments

Over the last few days I’ve been openly bitching about a letting agent I’ve been dealing with. Here are the posts for a recap: I Just Encountered A Rude Cock-Face [...]

10 Reasons Why You Should Use Letting Agents

28 Jan 2009 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 6 Comments

A few days ago I posted a list of Reasons Why I Don’t Use Letting Agents to find or manage any of my buy-to-let properties. I expected a mixed bag [...]

Letting Agent Isn’t Passing On Rent To Landlord

11 Feb 2008 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 9 Comments

I received an email earlier that virtually got my blood boiling. While reading the email I started to grit my teeth and develop mental images of certain snakes in cheap [...]

Letting Agents Tenancy Renewal Fees

12 Jan 2008 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 123 Comments

What is a Tenancy Renewal Fee? If you’ve used a letting agent to source a tenant, the chances are you’re going to be inflicted with a tenancy renewal fee if [...]

Tips For Landlords That Use Letting Agencies

01 Feb 2007 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 19 Comments

These are a few things Landlords should consider when dealing with Letting Agencies. Choosing the right Letting Agency Unfortunately, a large portion of letting agents are clueless cowboys that carry [...]