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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Steve Gunn on August 16, 2011, 02:37:45 pm

Title: Letting Agents
Post by: Steve Gunn on August 16, 2011, 02:37:45 pm: Just been asked to clean staircase for letting agent took the bill in and drop the keys off,"this cannot be right"she pipes up "£50 for stairs and a hallway"

Her regular guy charges £25 for a 2 bedroom flat including stairs,when I asked why she didn't get him to do this job her reply "he's not very good and he cleaned those stairs last week"

If he cleaned those last week I'd ask for my money back "he only charged us a tenner hardly worth bothering about"

::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Letting Agents
Post by: derek west on August 16, 2011, 03:13:31 pm: says it all really. when will they learn that choosing a decent price equates to a decent job. and therefore just as cheap in the long run, if not cheaper.
Title: Re: Letting Agents
Post by: robert meldrum on August 16, 2011, 03:52:25 pm: One of the reasons I found it easy to quit letting agents
Title: Re: Letting Agents
Post by: Warren Aldridge on August 16, 2011, 04:14:31 pm: Lowest price for product is a good way to do business but lowest price for service isn't.
I have to laugh at the guy who lives on the corner of our street who did his wall a few months back. It's almost falling down. The bricks are held in by what looks like hard mud.

Obviously went for the cheapest tradesman. Idiot
Title: Re: Letting Agents
Post by: steven Banks on August 16, 2011, 05:08:49 pm: Quote from: Topgunn Cleaning Services on August 16, 2011, 02:37:45 pm

Her regular guy charges £25 for a 2 bedroom flat including stairs.

He cant be making a profit! I also would hazard a quess that he is not legit, nor insured. :o
Title: Re: Letting Agents
Post by: The Great One on August 16, 2011, 05:27:26 pm: Hi

just goes to show what i say to clients is true:

Pay cheap, pay twice

Martin 8)
Title: Re: Letting Agents
Post by: clinton on August 16, 2011, 06:03:06 pm: Sounds a mad business set up to work for that money.

Thankfully i dont need work from the agents as its all down to price in most cases
Title: Re: Letting Agents
Post by: Paul Redden Countryfresh on August 16, 2011, 06:41:44 pm: I have a c/c mate, lovely guy, but he now sends me he's old custys cos he's too
busy ::) trouble is they think I'm too dear as he does the whole house for £50!

OMG
Title: Re: Letting Agents
Post by: Ferenc G. on August 16, 2011, 07:21:53 pm: If you deal with the tenants and not the agents you don't have such a problem.
Title: Re: Letting Agents
Post by: Aquakleen Restoration Services on August 17, 2011, 12:39:19 pm: I have two letting agents on the books now. Had four jobs in a week off my new one (£150, £200, £200 and £260). Never moaned about the price once as they know they are getting a top job! Mind you they have all been student lets so not easy ones to do but the difference was astonishing!

John
Title: Re: Letting Agents
Post by: garyfindlay on August 17, 2011, 01:12:50 pm: Using some "enterprize" you could get 2 flights of stairs done for £10. ;D
Title: Re: Letting Agents
Post by: Johnny Czarnota on August 19, 2011, 06:29:42 pm: they always say they have someone cheaper and they are never on time with both appointment and payment