absolutely 100%. As if letting agents are going to swallow the costs themselves - meaningless fees are how they afford all those Mini Coopers they drive around in.
One issue to remember is that Housing Benefit cannot be used to pay for upfront fees.
Silver lining
Shares in Foxtons and the like have promptly plummeted 
couldnât believe the cost of lettings agent fees when I was living down in oxford.
they were like âaye just give us ÂŁ300 so we can check your referencesâ actually laughed in the face of the first agent and told them to get fucked, only to then realise every single one in the area do the same thing. absolute craziness.
Aye, loads of them are absolute bastards trying to take advantage of anyone they can. Tenants rights in general are a bit fucked.
Right, so Iâm getting taxed less, then?
Literally the opposite of what I asked for. Fuck off, Hammond.
about ÂŁ100 better off
http://apps.enformant.com/taxcalc2016/2016_1_independent/
this always happens
Iâll be about ÂŁ300 better off. Ffs.
I see the government are now going to blame their repeated failure to meet targets on Brexit, and a lot of people are happy to swallow that.
I suppose at least they have a new line after years of âthe mess that the previous government left usâ
it is uuuuuunbelievable. I recently surrendered a tenancy and they charged a âsurrender feeâ of 1 monthâs rent + VAT. When I challenged them and asked what it was for, they said âIt is the cost of remarketing the property and other stuffâ. Literally that vague. Then when I saw the ad theyâd put up on Rightmove theyâd just used the old photos that they had from before we let it. Jokers.
Utterly delusional
I really enjoyed having to pay for an inventory on an unfurnished property.
Yeah yeah, fixtures, fittings, paint etc. But still. Mildly amusing. Mildly disheartening.
From the BBC story on letting agent fees:
But Julie Turner, who is a landlord, says the extra costs faced by landlords will lead to higher rents.
âWe do not make a profit on our property we rent out because there is the service charge and insurance and mortgage, and there is a new tax law coming in,â she says.
Imagine what a massive idiot youâd have to be to be a landlord who fails to make money on renting a property. Why donât you sell up you fucking spanner?
No mention of the Jo Cox stuff eitherâŠ
We got charged a cleaning fee by our letting agents because they deemed it wasnât clean enough. It was absolutely spotless. Fucking cunts.
Sheâs just providing a much-needed service, bless her heart.