Well, yeah, fair enough, they may have been doing a favour for a friend, or may just have cocked up, as their were two agents involved.
What I would really like to know, as much for future reference, is what is the accepted/ legal norm in these situations.
Is it acceptable to offer above the asking? It is something I would do if I liked the place, but also as we have a baby, as some have pointed out here, that could be held against us.
The other point was the aggressive ( and somewhat arrogant) reaction of the agent when I questioned it.
I received a phone call from the twenty something agent telling me (the 50 year old fart) that perhaps I hadn't rented for sometime (??), and didn't understand how things work.
It transpires that falling out with this particular agent is something of a badge of honor round here. Ho hum.
What I would really like to know, as much for future reference, is what is the accepted/ legal norm in these situations.
Is it acceptable to offer above the asking? It is something I would do if I liked the place, but also as we have a baby, as some have pointed out here, that could be held against us.
The other point was the aggressive ( and somewhat arrogant) reaction of the agent when I questioned it.
I received a phone call from the twenty something agent telling me (the 50 year old fart) that perhaps I hadn't rented for sometime (??), and didn't understand how things work.
It transpires that falling out with this particular agent is something of a badge of honor round here. Ho hum.