Topic ID 6427
We have to leave our flat by April and are looking for another to rent but don't want to use estate agents. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where we could search whether it be on the net or elsewhere. This info would be most welcome. Thanks
Reply ID 86346
We use JW Lettings, June, to rent OUT our house and are very happy with her. It's a family business and she only does lettings. Her number is 01279-792246. Then there's always the mercury http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Classifieds/Property/
Reply ID 86347
May I ask why you don't want to use an agent? Is it the fees?
Reply ID 86348
gumtree is a good bet just go in with your eyes wide open and dont fall for any naughty con tricks..
Reply ID 86350
Kitty Kat - isnt the answer pretty obvious? Agents serve no purpose these days, and add no value to the transaction. They only work for themselves - not for the renter or the rentee. It's the same with recruitment agents. So avoiding them where possible is just good economic sense.
Reply ID 86351
Not totally true. They serve a purpose in advertising property, ensuring all legal requirements are met by the landlord to protect the tenant. Reference tenants to protect the landlord also Not all agents or agencies are the same, some of us try to ensure the best outcome for all parties
Reply ID 86352
Appreciate you may not want to use agents but I'd recommend Sage Ward in Parliament Square. http://www.sageward.co.uk
Reply ID 86358
quote:Ahah........perhaps I have finally worked out who you are!
Originally posted by Kitty Kat
Not totally true. They serve a purpose in advertising property, ensuring all legal requirements are met by the landlord to protect the tenant. Reference tenants to protect the landlord also Not all agents or agencies are the same, some of us try to ensure the best outcome for all parties
Reply ID 86359
Has the penny dropped at last?!
Reply ID 86369
Thank you Joe I'll try her. Kitty Kat we haven't rules out estate agents. Our land lord left us in a position as such to not be able to afford the fees, I won't go into detail and yes estate agents are suppose to be there to protect the tenant but they washed there hands of us the minute we moved in and when there were problems there was no one to help us. Just put it this way things were said which weren't stuck too. Thanks for your help everyone.
Reply ID 86376
Hi, have sent you a message - give me a call, would be happy to help you
Reply ID 86377
Sorry Kitty Kat haven't got your message. Try this email address [email protected]
Reply ID 86597
Does anyone know anything about Campfield Road in Hertford? What's the area like? We spoke to one or two long term residents there and one answer we got was "there are a few yobbos around but it's all right" and it's the "nicer end of the estate". We were hoping for a little something more than this as we have seen a nice house to rent. Any help would be appreciated.
Reply ID 86598
Campfield is fine - know many people who live there who are happy. Yes, occasionally you may get a few teenagers around (as you would in most places, but they do not cause noise or problems so definately would not call them 'yobbos'
Reply ID 86599
Thank you Minnie. We've been discussing this house all weekend, you're response has helped. Any other comments are more than welcome...........before we decide to pay the deposit![:)]
Reply ID 86602
Just a normal street really. Mix of families and older people, roughly ten minutes to station/town/school. Go for it! :)
Reply ID 86609
The teenagers tend to hang around at the basketball court at the end of the road anyway. It all depends on where the house you're interested in is situated on the road. If it's on the side of the train track, the teenagers are going to be the least of your worries in terms of noise. We used to live on top of the hill on Mount Road at the far end and you could still hear the trains (although not very much and only when the wind was in the wrong direction), so god knows how loud it will be on Campfield. And then you have the A414 to contend with at the bottom of the the hill. There's a reason why the 1st house has been up for sale for 18 months (other than the rediculously high asking price for an ex-local authority property). We lived in the estate for 6 years and had no problems at all.
Reply ID 86611
Further up the road you can't hear the A414 at all. Yes you can hear the trains but it honestly isn't that bad. Would imagine the bottom of the road with both road and trains would be noisy though. If it's the house I think it is, then it'll be fine.