Called to find out how much the fees are they charge when letting out a property.
Did not want to tell me .
The young lady said " well how much do you earn"
I asked what relevance this has to me asking what the fees are . She said she can't tell me without knowing how much I earn . I said I feel that is a very personal question and I'm not willing to answer that .
Then I was told she can't tell me the fees in case they feel I need a guarantor.
If I was renting a property out with these people I'd expect a long wait to get it rented out with cryptic approach I got.
Training NEEDED!
Absolutely lost a tenant here.
Own business
references waiting
And cash ready .
Reply from agent
Dear Mr Dixon. Thank you for offering feedback. Our member of staff was trying to capture as much information as possible from you in order that you were best advised. We, pride ourselves on offering a full, personal service to our Landlord clients and Tenants. We ask a series of questions in order that you can be pre-qualified and given the correct answers as to your affordability for renting a property. Also to find out if there will be any additional costs for say a Guarantor, pet fees etc.
You were advised as to the fees for you to rent a property based on the assumption that you could afford it, at your insistence, however in order to move forward with any viewings we would require an indication of your earnings and whether they are from employment, self-employment or independent means.
We thank you for your feedback once more, however we will not be responding further to this matter on this forum.
If you wish to discuss the matter further, please do call me, Peter Huane, Director, and I will be happy to chat through things with you.