Re: Letting Agent Reference Fees

On 26 May, 15:08, Willy <bbapwil...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 26 May, 13:37, Mike_B <use...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

No. More akin to going into a shop, paying for an item and then being
told they only had one of that item, have taken payment from 20 people,
have sold it to one of them and are keeping everyone else's money.

Have you ever been introduced to an estate agent?

That
the customer has the ability not to get involved could be used as an
argument for any scam or unfair contract. It simply doesn't wash on its
own.

But the referencing is a seperate contract to that of the SHTA,
therefore, your above example is irrelvant

OK...let's try it this way. I'm paying a company to check my
references and prepare a lease, as part of an application for a
property. From my point of view, the only possible use of that
reference check is to allow me to move into a property - there is
absolutely no point to it otherwise. From the agents point of view,
they only need one successful reference in order to fill the property.

If I fail that check, I won't be offered the property anyway - fair
enough. If I pass the check, there is no longer any valid reason why I
should not get the property. Since the agent only needs one successful
application, there is no purpose to processing multiple application
simultaneously.

Here's the closest analogy my slightly inebriated mind can think up
right now: Suppose you visit a pub and order a drink. You pay for your
drink, which the bartender pours, but before giving you the drink, he
asks for proof of age. You show your driving license, which shows you
are indeed old enough, and is listed on the wall as an acceptable form
of ID. However, the bartender still refuses to give you the drink.

Do you feel that you should be refunded for that drink?

.

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