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How to avoid pitfalls intermediaries

With the hot Shanghai rentals market, how to avoid bad renters intermediary trap it, the city built in Yao Yuan Law Firm lawyers gave renters to avoid the trap of responses:

Trap one: unlicensed operation

Such agency rent a room, put a phone call, played on the opening operation of the ad. Can lie to lie, cheat do not go, the one place to another and then lied. Consumer acceptance of this service not only rent rooms, are also unable to pay the full cost recovery.

Solution: in the choice of intermediary companies must see if they have the approval of the business sector and the real estate business license issued by the department qualification certificates. The size of the company, with or without a fixed place of business, financial strength and status, prestige, etc. must have some understanding how.

Trap two: information to be false

Such intermediaries distributing flyers everywhere, according to ad renters find the door, the company clerk with renters Qukan Fang. To the scene and saw written on advertising decoration, furniture, nothing, salesman said it is renters had misunderstood. The essence of the agency false advertising to attract customers while throwing bait.

Solution: Do not believe the business staff made verbal commitments and seductive sounds of various words. In the field house before, do not blindly sign an agreement or pay a deposit. Intermediary for publishing false information can go to the business administration department report.

Trap three: random charges

Such agency for renters any request a promise, any room, facilities, commitment can be met, but before showings showings required renters to deliver a fee, also promised to visit the agency fee charges deducted, the results Renters house looked different sets found do not meet their own requirements, but was refused showings fee refunded.

Solution: According to the provisions of the city, the agency shall not charge "showings fee", "information fee" renters of these charges can be rejected. Inter mediation fee for the standard were renters and landlords pay half the rent, higher than this standard can also refuse to pay.

Trap four: Text deception

Such intermediary companies use deception renters agreement, such agreement on the provisions prohibiting private renters and landlords contact, or as a breach of contract. But business people but deliberately said: "I have reached an agreement with the landlord, I'll give you contact phone number, please contact." Or in front of the landlord's face lied in a hurry, an excuse to leave, but afterwards they shifted the blame to renters. " earlier breach of contract "as an excuse to cheat the commission fee.

Solution: In the signed agreements, payment, be sure to look carefully all the terms of the agreement clearly the content of some of the key terms of the agreement, there are questions or ambiguous, be sure to really figure out before signing in , payment. If you need to add some provisions must be implemented in letter and requested it on top seal of the company, in order to avoid a dispute that is not clear, so well documented.Hope you can choose the good Shanghai rentals.