1. advantages first. Most first-time renters will choose an intermediary. There are a lot of comprehensive housing information, and someone will take it out to help recommend the housing, saving time and effort.
The disadvantage of renting an intermediary house is that it is expensive. The agency fee is usually half a month's rent, and the house you see online may be gone. Intermediary rental houses are generally rented as a whole. It is not easy to find a roommate with the right time and personality if several people do not agree to share the room together.
# Matters needing attention for intermediary renting:
1, looking for a big intermediary. If it is a small intermediary, first judge whether it is a black intermediary.
2. If the intermediary is eager to sell the house when looking at the house, please be sure to pay attention to whether the house has poor sound insulation and poor surrounding environment.
3. The company working in the intermediary pays the deposit and keeps the receipt.
Before signing the contract, three parties must be present (tenant, intermediary and landlord). Check the landlord's ID card and real estate license carefully (to prevent fake landlords).
5. Read the terms of the contract carefully, mainly including:
1) The maximum number of people in a house is generally 2.
2) Refund details of the landlord's early repossession during the lease period and compensation measures for breach of contract (whether the remaining rent of the current month and next month can be refunded, whether the deposit can be refunded and how to refund the health fee, management fee and water, electricity and gas fee).
3) The compensation method for the lessee to unilaterally terminate the contract during the contract period, whether it can be sublet, the charging terms of sublease, who will bear the heating costs of water, electricity and gas, and the maintenance methods of damaged houses and furniture.
4) Please check whether the rent is paid one month in advance (if paid one month in advance, it is equivalent to paying an extra month's deposit). Please check whose stamp is on the contract.
6. Take photos of the damaged furniture. If the furniture is damaged before check-in, please be sure to take photos and keep them, and it is best to have an intermediary salesman at the side.
7. Say hello to the landlord/agent in advance before hanging photos and hooks for the room. Write the application materials and ask them to sign and stamp.
8. Maintain contract and receipt awareness. Please put the contract in a hidden place and collect the receipt every time you pay. These things don't need to be used if the intermediary doesn't hack your money. Hacking your money is the most important evidence.
9. change the lock. After moving in, you must change the lock of the room. Prevent intermediaries from entering and leaving the house at will, which will affect property safety and infringe on personal privacy.
# Beware of false listing information traps
Publishing false housing advertisements in newspapers, street flyers or some websites is the most common fraudulent means of black intermediaries. The form of expression is to introduce some houses with good lots and conditions in advertisements, but the rent is very low, attracting renters. Once the renter expresses his willingness to rent a house, the black intermediary will say that the announced house has been rented out, and then recommend a house with poor conditions and high rent to defraud the room fee, information fee or force the tenant to submit.
Solution: You can know the market price in the following ways and be immune to false quotation.
Method 1: Consult a formal intermediary company.
Formal intermediary companies will not engage in such deceptive tricks, and they are also very transparent in housing rents. Moreover, shop assistants and brokers have received professional training and know the market very well, so they can accurately estimate the rent of the house you need, or visit large websites, such as Fangtianxia, to inquire about the rent in relevant areas.
Method 2: Ask someone who has rental experience.
If it is the first time to rent a house, it is normal to be confused about the market. At this time, if you ask your classmates and colleagues who have rented a house, you can also get a general idea of the rental price in the areas they are familiar with.
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