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Is it just me or landlords want viewing on the day you contacted them?

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  • 09-12-2020 8:09pm
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    I Corps
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭


    I contacted two landlords this morning and they replied, but both want me to do the viewing today. I work night shift and I don't drive to get me to the address quickly, so I told one landlord I can't make it tonight and to arrange it another day. He said to forget it instead.



    The second landlord I contacted by email wants me to meet in the afternoon, which was couple of hours ago, but I was asleep. I emailed him to reschedule but he didn't reply.


    It's my first time prospecting places to rent so I am unfamiliar with the norms, but do landlords want you to meet them on the same day that you contacted them? That's very inconsiderate given that people have very different circumstances. Like, the second landlord wants to arrange a viewing in the afternoon but did he not consider that most people don't finish work at 5 or just simply won't be available before then?!


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    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,295 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    I Corps wrote: »
    It's my first time prospecting places to rent so I am unfamiliar with the norms, but do landlords want you to meet them on the same day that you contacted them? That's very inconsiderate given that people have very different circumstances. Like, the second landlord wants to arrange a viewing in the afternoon but did he not consider that most people don't finish work at 5 or just simply won't be able to be available before then?!
    Depending on where they are, they may be let quickly. Thus pointless making an appointment next week, when the place may be gone by then?


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    I Corps
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭I Corps


    the_syco wrote: »
    Depending on where they are, they may be let quickly. Thus pointless making an appointment next week, when the place may be gone by then?


    That's fair enough.


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    Daragh1980
    Closed Accounts Posts: 118 ✭✭Daragh1980


    They are the lords of the land.


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    I Corps
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭I Corps


    Daragh1980 wrote: »
    They are the lords of the land.


    And stupid and greedy ones at that.


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    DubCount
    Registered Users Posts: 1,065 ✭✭✭DubCount


    I Corps wrote: »
    And stupid and greedy ones at that.

    Not that you would generalise :rolleyes:


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    robo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,790 ✭✭✭robo


    I Corps wrote: »
    And stupid and greedy ones at that.

    All of them or just the ones that you have met?


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    Browney7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,098 ✭✭✭Browney7


    Are these for outright property rental or renting a room in a houseshare?


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    I Corps
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭I Corps


    DubCount wrote: »

    Not that you would generalise :rolleyes:


    Didn't mean to generalise, I'm just frustrated with the housing market because of past experience with me and my family. Fair play to some landlords but the one I had before kicked us out by saying the property is "collateral" for a mortgage. Our previous house was rented weeks later. So now we have to suffer with increased rent on a new home we've been living in for five years.

    Browney7 wrote: »
    Are these for outright property rental or renting a room in a houseshare?


    Both are renting a room in houseshare. The second place I referred to is an apartment that is cheap for me to move out to, close to my work and is located in the city centre. The landlord emailed to, as of this writing, did not respond back so I think I lost out on this dream accommodation.


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    Pkiernan
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    Last time I listed a property for rent in Dublin I had 125 emails in less than 12 hours enquiring about it.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Pkiernan wrote: »
    Last time I listed a property for rent in Dublin I had 125 emails in less than 12 hours enquiring about it.

    Before I sold up, I rented it out for a number of years. The last time I placed an ad, I got 5 emails requesting viewings before I got the confirmation email from Daft to tell me the ad was up.


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    Dav010
    Registered Users Posts: 14,005 ✭✭✭✭Dav010


    Same, took down a Daft ad for apartment in Docklands 24hrs after it went up, already had over a hundred requests.


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    Curious1002
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Curious1002


    I Corps wrote: »
    ... the one I had before kicked us out by saying the property is "collateral" for a mortgage. Our previous house was rented weeks later. So now we have to suffer with increased rent on a new home we've been living in for five years.

    Hi, if I understood correctly, you got a termination letter for what reason exactly? A sale? If your place was rented out a few weeks later then i strongly recommend you to open RTB dispute against the unlawful eviction. You had a Part 4 Tenancy security for 6 years.


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    JimmyVik
    Registered Users Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭JimmyVik


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Before I sold up, I rented it out for a number of years. The last time I placed an ad, I got 5 emails requesting viewings before I got the confirmation email from Daft to tell me the ad was up.


    Ive a friend who uses a burner email address when he advertises his rentals.
    He wont use a phone or his own email because of the volume of calls.
    When he has them let he just logs out of the email account never to return.
    Only thing is he never bothers taking down ads after that.
    People could be emailing him for months after and they wouldnt know its gone.


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    Curious1002
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Curious1002


    JimmyVik wrote: »
    Ive a friend who uses a burner email address when he advertises his rentals.
    He wont use a phone or his own email because of the volume of calls.
    When he has them let he just logs out of the email account never to return.
    Only thing is he never bothers taking down ads after that.
    People could be emailing him for months after and they wouldnt know its gone.

    You have some ignorant friend then. I get the idea of creating a fake email address and so on but to keep the ad up on the website for months while knowing the place is long gone is not only rude but actually cruel. How long it takes to click "deactivate the add"? Thanks to ballsless goofballs like that the government thinks there are thousands of properties available on the market and that we have no housing problems!


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    JimmyVik
    Registered Users Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭JimmyVik


    Curious1002 wrote: »
    You have some ignorant friend then. I get the idea of creating a fake email address and so on but to keep the ad up on the website for months while knowing the place is long gone is not only rude but actually cruel. How long it takes to click "deactivate the add"? Thanks to ballsless goofballs like that the government thinks there are thousands of properties available on the market and that we have no housing problems!


    True. Ive told him many times. He says its not uncommon among his peers. Plus if anything goes wrong before the new tenant moves in then he just goes back and picks the most recent replies and starts again.


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    Pkiernan
    Registered Users Posts: 4,315 ✭✭✭Pkiernan


    JimmyVik wrote: »
    True. Ive told him many times. He says its not uncommon among his peers. Plus if anything goes wrong before the new tenant moves in then he just goes back and picks the most recent replies and starts again.

    How many of his peers are landlords?


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    JimmyVik
    Registered Users Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭JimmyVik


    Pkiernan wrote: »
    How many of his peers are landlords?


    Could be a fair few

    Maybe 4 or 5 who I know personally. Pretty sure he knows a few more who I dont know. Hes been investing in property for around 20 years or so and has a good amount of properties, including commercial and multi unit. Its been his main income for some time now. So id say he has a big network in property.


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    sleepyman
    Registered Users Posts: 444 ✭✭sleepyman


    I Corps wrote: »
    I contacted two landlords this morning and they replied, but both want me to do the viewing today. I work night shift and I don't drive to get me to the address quickly, so I told one landlord I can't make it tonight and to arrange it another day. He said to forget it instead.



    The second landlord I contacted by email wants me to meet in the afternoon, which was couple of hours ago, but I was asleep. I emailed him to reschedule but he didn't reply.


    It's my first time prospecting places to rent so I am unfamiliar with the norms, but do landlords want you to meet them on the same day that you contacted them? That's very inconsiderate given that people have very different circumstances. Like, the second landlord wants to arrange a viewing in the afternoon but did he not consider that most people don't finish work at 5 or just simply won't be available before then?!

    I would echo what some posters mentioned-pick up the phone first if there's a number there.Tell them you're available to move in immediately and can provide bank statements,wage slips,employer/landlord ref and if your job is permanent/unaffected by Covid state that also.Have all those documents(copies)available when viewing.I find that generally works pretty well.Unfortunately slot of letting agencies/landlords request all those supporting docs.
    Understandable if you're renting to a stranger I guess.


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    Claw Hammer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,160 ✭✭✭Claw Hammer


    JimmyVik wrote: »
    Ive a friend who uses a burner email address when he advertises his rentals.
    He wont use a phone or his own email because of the volume of calls.
    When he has them let he just logs out of the email account never to return.
    Only thing is he never bothers taking down ads after that.
    People could be emailing him for months after and they wouldnt know its gone.

    Daft drops the ads if they are not renewed within 7 days. There is a charge to keep ads going. Your "friend" is telling porkies!


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    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    JimmyVik wrote: »
    True. Ive told him many times. He says its not uncommon among his peers. Plus if anything goes wrong before the new tenant moves in then he just goes back and picks the most recent replies and starts again.

    Adverts is plagued with dead ads. As it's pretty common everyone not just landlords. The websites should remove ads if there's no response from a seller in 5 days. Because it damages the reputation of the website. If the same machine keeps doing it. Block them.


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    I Corps
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭I Corps


    Curious1002 wrote: »
    Hi, if I understood correctly, you got a termination letter for what reason exactly? A sale? If your place was rented out a few weeks later then i strongly recommend you to open RTB dispute against the unlawful eviction. You had a Part 4 Tenancy security for 6 years.


    It is my parents who deal with landlords of any house we move into, so I don't have an inkling of what the termination letter was exactly. I should ask them about this and maybe we can open a dispute. Although, it has been more than five years now since we moved out from that place so even trying to open a dispute case could be tricky.


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    meijin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭meijin


    I Corps wrote: »
    Although, it has been more than five years now since we moved out from that place so even trying to open a dispute case could be tricky.

    I was told by RTB, that the statute of limitations is 6 years. So maybe you still have some time to do it.


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    JimmyVik
    Registered Users Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭JimmyVik


    Claw Hammer wrote: »
    Daft drops the ads if they are not renewed within 7 days. There is a charge to keep ads going. Your "friend" is telling porkies!


    No it doesnt.
    I have an ad on Daft that I put up for a room in my sisters house for her.
    Its been up for a month now. I just checked. Its still there.
    I dont see the room getting taken any time soon either, so lets see how long before I have to renew it.


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    JimmyVik
    Registered Users Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭JimmyVik


    beauf wrote: »
    Adverts is plagued with dead ads. As it's pretty common everyone not just landlords. The websites should remove ads if there's no response from a seller in 5 days. Because it damages the reputation of the website. If the same machine keeps doing it. Block them.


    I agree. Some here would have you believe that they are removed after a week and there are no ads still up for already taken properties.


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    Claw Hammer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,160 ✭✭✭Claw Hammer


    JimmyVik wrote: »
    No it doesnt.
    I have an ad on Daft that I put up for a room in my sisters house for her.
    Its been up for a month now. I just checked. Its still there.
    I dont see the room getting taken any time soon either, so lets see how long before I have to renew it.

    IS that a sharing ad?


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