OK so I've given this post the title, 'Property Tycoon'. I'm not actually a property tycoon but I do own a two bedroomed flat which is rented out. Maybe I could put on my CV that I'm a property manager or a property developer or a property landlord??!!
Oh and while I'm on the subject of CV's - I don't have one. I don't actually think I've ever had one. I don't see the point of them. I've never had a problem getting a job. Think I might have a bit of a CV rant at a later date!!!!
Anyway to get back to my 'property tycooning'.
I've just had my rental statement in for my flat. The letting agent has spent £564.14 of my money on......................... I don't know what??!!
£9 - keys cut - why am I paying to get keys cut when the letting agent has had my property on it's books for almost 5 years and I gave them four sets of keys????
£48 - EPC - What on earth does EPC stand for?
£134.52 - Various works? Surely as a letting agent they should be itemising what 'various works' are???
I have not authorised any of these things.
In all fairness, the agreement I have with the letting agent is that anything that costs under £100 they just do, anything over £100 I need to be consulted.
I was consulted, about a month ago, about replacing the shower curtain rail in the bathroom. They said it was rusty. I accepted that; said get a new one. But £73.14 for a shower curtain rail?????!!!!! Bit excessive don't you think?
They also said the toilet wasn't flushing properly so I authorised someone to repair that. £118.80??!! I probably could have got a new toilet put in for that.
And just don't get me started on mattresses. I have been having an on going saga with them about mattresses which I really can't be bothered to mention in this blog. After all does anyone, apart from me, really care what is happening about the mattresses in my rented flat??!!
Sometimes being a 'property tycoon' is hard work!!!!!!!
Needless to say I fired off a very long email to the letting agents as soon as I read my statement!!!!
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