an unbeatable and highly visible location on Kensington High Street.
An Indian lady took my details and brought up a few possibles on her PC, and rang the ladylady of one I liked the look of to arrange a viewing. Then she pushed her standard contract across the desk. Turns out that Zone 1 Flats are an 'introductions agency', for the trifling sum of £109, Zone 1 would provide me with three months worth of introductions to landlords.
In other words, if I didn't like the flat to which Z1 'introduced' me, I would walk away with nothing, and they would walk away with my £109. Hmmmm ...
I declined, and walked away.
Is this common practice down here? I've no problem with paying an agency that successfully finds me a place, but once they have my ca$h, I see no incentive for an introductions agency to do anything further....
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