“According to my research, Davis Tate are gouging tenants even ......”
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Sep 24,2013
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'infuriated'
Sep 24,2013
Branch: Henley on Thames, 46 Bell Street
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG9
Branch: Henley on Thames, 46 Bell Street
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: RG9
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According to my research, Davis Tate are gouging tenants even more than their competitors. They are now charging 36% of a month's rent as an administration fee. Surely I'm not the only person who thinks this is egregious? For a start, we all know by now that (a) agents charge landlords a fortune for their 'services', too (b) there's precious little work involved in this 'administration' and agents mark up the hard costs like the credit check a ton. What make this all the more shocking for me is that you obviously have to pay Davis Tate more in absolute terms, the higher the cost of your rental and yet, there is absolutely no more work involved for them in letting a £2500 pcm property than a £1000 pcm property. What's more, they cut you no slack whatsoever even if you're an existing reliable Davis Tate client. If you want to move, they'll charge you the full whack all over again. I can't wait until 1 November when all agents will have to include their fees in their ads. Also, I'm about to become a landlord myself and won't consider Davis Tate or have anything good to say about them to others because it's such a disgrace that they charge tenants in this way.
What agent could do to change your mind?
I don't think there's anything they can do at this point. Any company that behaves this way has no scruples or decency. Why on earth would I want to do business with a company like that?
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