The accidental landlord

Victoria Whitlock may already have let her south London flat, but that doesn't stop agents trying to grab a slice of her business
26 February 2016

By rights, I should be feeling immensely popular this week as my mobile hasn't stopped ringing; sadly almost all the calls are from letting agents trying to persuade me to let them market my flat. They all say they've got lots of tenants looking to rent in my part of south London but not enough properties, so is the market really picking up or are the agents just getting desperate? I suspect it's the latter as some of the agents are very persistent.

'They've got me over a barrel... they know that I'll have to sign the contract, otherwise I'll lose the tenant'

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