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Letting agents

Sep 21, 2009 19:54

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ghostsmut September 21 2009, 19:18:31 UTC

Alba are the worst letting agents in the world.

That is all.

diarytypething September 21 2009, 19:47:09 UTC

Seconded.

I once tried to view a flat that ELS were letting, and they did not make a good impression (the guy was late, sleazy, and didn't even have the right keys).

lay_lay September 21 2009, 19:58:33 UTC

I second ELS, we're letting through them at the moment and they're absolutely hopeless. I wouldn't even know where to start telling you the problems we've had with them.

snowcanwait September 21 2009, 20:19:55 UTC

Sorry you are having problems, but thanks for sharing the info so I can stay clear of them. :)

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psi September 21 2009, 19:24:19 UTC

Stay away from EPM. Useless, charge £175 'admin fees', don't check references and are incredibly unhelpful.

In fact, i'd stay away from agencies in general if you can. Look on http://edinburgh.gumtree.com for private lets.

snowcanwait September 21 2009, 20:17:43 UTC

Thanks for the info. :)

cup_o_beans September 21 2009, 19:25:51 UTC

My own personal opinion is to steer clear of any letting agency. If you must though I'm sure there are comprehensive posts and guides in the memories section...saves the usual mega letting agency horror story threads.

snowcanwait September 21 2009, 20:14:27 UTC

Thanks for your input. :)

I did look through the memories section, but it wasn't very helpful I'm afraid as the tagged entries section wasn't very comprehensive for this type of stuff, IMO. :/

sharmaya September 22 2009, 05:33:26 UTC

To that end, don't suppose you could tag this entry, could you? ;) It'll help the next person out....

cristobel September 21 2009, 19:32:24 UTC

A while ago I let a flat from Ryden lettings, and they were ok.

snowcanwait September 21 2009, 20:15:12 UTC

Thanks for the info. :)

xora September 21 2009, 21:49:27 UTC

Im in a Ryden flat and just had the bathroom totally retiled when it went all wrong. They did all the sorting out and all I had to do was make the guy a cuppa. Also when I first moved in oven was only sort of working. So I had a new one 2 days later. So they seem to keep on top of repairs ok.

blearyboy September 21 2009, 20:08:15 UTC

Probably find loads of stuff about this in the Memories section because it comes up all the time.

For my tuppence worth: I'm three months into my second lease with A Flat In Town and haven't had a single thing to complain about.

snowcanwait September 21 2009, 20:16:29 UTC

I did check the memories section, but didn't find it that helpful as I think many of these posts haven't been tagged. :/

Thanks for the info. I'll have a look at their website and see what they've got going atm. :)