Re: RANT: Letting Agents - What part of "No agents please" do these guys not understa
In fairness, I let a property a while ago & got several of these calls. They tend to indicate they have a specific person, wheras in reality, they just wanted to get a key so they could show it if they had someone arrive on their doorstep & put up an advert in their window.
I always said I would meet with them & the prospective tenant (if they had one!!) & if their client took the place, I would pay them their commission. The property would have been at the higher end of the market (not exactly typical Daft material).
An agent got us a fantastic tenant (really did have someone who was suitable) who rented the place for a year & left the place in perfect condition. I rarely use agents & would never let them completely lose on any of my property, but I managed to keep some control on the situation & also vet the tenant.
Long & the short of it, you may not want to completely write them off, especially in such tough times - just don't hand over the keys to them!!