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Anyone with experience of Northwood Property Lettings?
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Hiya,
Been to see a flat, good price, good to location, perfect for our needs. Only hesitation in proceeding is whether these letting agents will rip us off. Every other property I've rented (and I've been renting for 6 years) has been through a private landlords and not really had any problems. A red flag went up when they were saying about administration fees and guarantor bonds (non refundable) as well as the relatively inflexible periodic tenancy (you have to say yes/no to extend for 6 months, 2 months prior to expiry of tenancy period).
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Me
Been to see a flat, good price, good to location, perfect for our needs. Only hesitation in proceeding is whether these letting agents will rip us off. Every other property I've rented (and I've been renting for 6 years) has been through a private landlords and not really had any problems. A red flag went up when they were saying about administration fees and guarantor bonds (non refundable) as well as the relatively inflexible periodic tenancy (you have to say yes/no to extend for 6 months, 2 months prior to expiry of tenancy period).
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Fees are expensive but I've always found it better to go through a lettings agent rather than privately in terms of getting things fixed quickly/problems being sorted out.
Not sure about this specific lettings agency, but I thought you might find this page from Shelter helpful - http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/finding_a_place_to_live/renting_privately/letting_agencies
They outline some of the 'kite marks' to look out for when deciding on a lettings agency and also some questions to ask them (try to get their answers in writing, e.g. email).
Also, have you tried doing a quick Internet search?
Good luck with the flat hunt. :thumb: