Basically Ive just signed a contract with a mate for a 2 bed flat that was advertised as £300 pw, but Ive just noticed (I know, silly me!) that per month the rent is £1300 instead of £1200. Have I been stupid and ended up being tricked by the estate agent, or is there some extra charge that comes with a flat that I dont know about?
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- 02-08-2009 20:37
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- 02-08-2009 20:40
Proably because there an extra couple of days in a month.
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- 02-08-2009 20:42
Times 300 by 52 and then divide by 12 and you get £1300. Simple as that.
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- 02-08-2009 20:42
4 weeks is not equal to one month.
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- 02-08-2009 20:43
(Original post by EDCE88)
Basically Ive just signed a contract with a mate for a 2 bed flat that was advertised as £300 pw, but Ive just noticed (I know, silly me!) that per month the rent is £1300 instead of £1200. Have I been stupid and ended up being tricked by the estate agent, or is there some extra charge that comes with a flat that I dont know about? -
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- 02-08-2009 20:51
basically what they said, you haven't been conned at all.
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- 02-08-2009 20:54
ahhh!!! Thanks for the replies!!! I feel sooo dumb, and to think I've done A level maths and scored over 90% in one of my modules at uni that was maths related
And I was going to call them up tomo... phew, saved me the embarrassment!!!! -
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- 03-08-2009 16:20
There is not 4 weeks in a month.
4 weeks x 12 months = 48 weeks. There are 52 weeks in a year though! So that is where the extra comes from! -
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- 07-08-2009 12:05
£300pw??? is it me or does that seem like a lot? even for the 2 of you. im gonna be paying just over £60pw and that includes gas, electricity and water rates.
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- 07-08-2009 16:49
You are a fool, why are you paying 650 quid a month? are you mad? or very rich?
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- 10-08-2009 21:58
(Original post by dances_with_lamposts)
£300pw??? is it me or does that seem like a lot? even for the 2 of you. im gonna be paying just over £60pw and that includes gas, electricity and water rates. -
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- 13-08-2009 16:49
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Completely depends what uni she's at. For a London uni for example, that's pretty normal. -
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You are a fool, why are you paying 650 quid a month? are you mad? or very rich? -
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- 13-08-2009 21:22
(Original post by EDCE88)
Hmm... I wouldnt say rich, but my parents offered to pay for my rent, and it was within their budget. Also the location is great -
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- 15-08-2009 02:18
I opened this thread because I thought I must have misunderstood the title.
HOLY ****.
I knew property in London was expensive but oh. My. God.
Now I need to lie down.
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