I think your views about the advert probably reflect your experiences with your LL rather than the reality of what a good LL can say on an OR listing…
Why not? Property developers advertise houses and what they will look like before they are even built dont they? There’s absolutely no reason a LL cant advertise how a property will be (when rented) before actually making the changes. They are advertising how it will be. So long as they deliver that it’s fine, isnt it? So if they are advertising a 3rd bedroom and convert lounge to a 3rd bedroom before new tenants move in, what’s the issue with an advert saying thats what they will get?
-Just like if they take photos and remove any of your personal belongings from the photo using photoshop to make it less cluttered and to avoid needing your permission for use of the photos. It makes the place look more attractive even if it’s not 100% the reality.
-just like the rent for an improved place or allowing more tenants will be higher than it is currently
-just like the rent advertised may differ from current if market rate has gone up more than rent increases for existing tenants
If it will be a 3 bed and thats what the ad says thats fine isnt it? If they dont make clear when people enquire (or in the ad) that its a share as you are in one of the rooms already they will waste a lot of their time as well as people viewing. But it’s their ad, not yours. You might think its in a dodgy area. They will describe the place as light and airy.
And totally ok for agents to place adverts on Openrent on behalf of a LL, why wouldnt that be ok? They are more expert (or claim to be). Just like you wouldnt say a LL has to do the check out cleaning, the viewings or anything else - it’s the LL’s right to subcontract. If you find you are dealing with an agent and only want to deal directly with a LL you have a simple choice, look at different properties.
Openrent have previously indicated they may allow it and dont have a problem
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Hi Giorgio,
OpenRent is a platform for private landlords, and users have to confirm they are the landlord of the property when listing with us.
However, some landlords do choose to use high street agents to help with viewings and other services, so this may explain what happened in this case. This isn’t a problem from our perspective
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Obviously you still have to check who the LL is and make sure agents are acting for them, not scammers. There’s advice from nrla
Source: NRLA Landlord Scams & Fraud | Avoiding House Renting Scam | NRLA
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