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We felt we had no choice but to take the place and carry on searching for a better property once we had somewhere to stay. There will always be more people who need a home. Neither of us felt comfortable making such a large financial commitment off the cuff like that, but the pressure to say yes was palpable. They asked point blank if we were taking the property. Through the window we could see other viewers loitering hopefully. The agent said we were welcome to, but it would have to be elsewhere as the next appointment was already waiting. We asked for a few minutes so we could talk privately. They couldn’t confirm if it was being let furnished or not, despite the advert clearly stating it would be. The viewing took a total of four minutes. They did take pains to point out how many viewings they’d had in such a short time. The implication was clear: if you don’t take it now, someone else will.Īt our viewing, the agent could offer no information about council tax bands, utility costs, the building’s waste collection – you know, the kinds of things everyone asks. 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.

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Most of the letting agents we found weren’t willing to give a viewing to two professional sharers.