Sky

Aug 20, 2024

Very strange referencing agency, Landlords AVOID

Very strange referencing agency. Provided an offer of £8,400+ Deposit to rent a tenancy (6 Months upfront) while looking to buy my own and received an email back advising they refused me for tenancy due to being unable to provide evidence of income. This was on the back of me explaining that I had a new bank account however, I did provide them proof of my company profit/loss and they could see what I earned/profited. In summary they required me to verify my income despite me offering the entire 6 months tenancy upfront along with security deposit (sure this is probably rare). Common sense by real people is seriously lacking here. Finally, I actually also had already emailed Aberdeen Considine the evening before explaining I wanted my deposit back prior to RightMove emailing me about there decision due to how long the process was taking also. Viewed on 10th, offered entire 6 months upfront with security deposit etc on the 10th also and didn’t hear a thing from RM until 19th August despite me putting down my Move in Date as preferably the 13th. I can never quite get my head around why people take so long to make decisions, make the decision and get on with it the processes are lengthy. We have decided that we won’t be using any rental agency that use this company for our own properties in the future. Just lost a landlord over £8,000+ and a very reliable tenant. Strange.