1/31/2024 0 Comments Please tell me why do we worry![]() ![]() My friend really hated the idea of all the neighbours, delivery people, visitors and strangers wandering close by our windows, but beggars can’t be choosers.Īs the people viewing the flat before us left, we overheard the letting agent telling them how much interest they’ve had in this property and that they wouldn’t be able to offer a second viewing until the following week – not that they expected it to still be on the market. It’s not in an area we like or know well, there’s parking for one car only (we are both required to drive for our jobs), and the grounds are wholly communal. ![]() We arrived at an uninspiring ground-floor two-bed in a bland tower block. After two weeks of phoning around and clicking links, we found a property with a cancellation and were able to view it the following day, both begging our bosses for a single hour out of the office so we could find somewhere to live. The 5pm slot for viewings is always the first to go, closely followed by anything at lunchtime. Understandable, but not helpful to those of us employed full-time, and especially stressful now that each renter is competing with 20 others just to view a property. Letting agents tend to keep office hours and aren’t flexible with times. But the agents proved unwilling to consider that they might be misapplying the regulations and denying people housing based on a misconception. My local authority doesn’t require private landlords to be licensed until there are four or more tenants sharing one property. They claimed this was because of licensing regulations but that’s not true. Most of the letting agents we found weren’t willing to give a viewing to two professional sharers. ![]()
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