how to bypass agent?

munchmv SG

i have been searching for a place to rent. there is this place which i am agreeable to rent. however i dislike the housing agent a lot. he is very pushy, keeps chasing me to close the deal, and a bit manipulative. i really want to fire this agent. how do i rent the place without dealing with this agent ?

OceanHeaven SG

Is he your agent or the landlord's agent? If he is your agent you can always fire him, but if he is hired by the landlord then I guess you can't do anything about it, since the landlord apparently likes him ;-)

munchmv SG

he is my agent. however whether he is the landlord's agent, i am not sure. the last time i heard fm the landlord, he (landlord) is co-broking himself as agent.

OceanHeaven SG

well in that case you can approach the landlord directly then .. if landlord is agreeable then you can engage someone else to handle the tenancy :-)

Just_do_it_lah SG

Red card the agent.... !! . Some landlords give exclusive rights to agents.... !

munchmv SG

i also think of approaching the landlord. i really pissed at the agent and don't want to talk to him. but i don't hv the landlord's tel nbr, so that means i go knock on his door directly... ?

OceanHeaven SG

well if you do not have his contact details then that's the best you can do i suppose

munchmv SG

thanks for the replies.

i have one question for the moderators - how come my title is changed without consulting me ? this is unethical and i don't think you should judge for me what i should type in the title as i may have a reason why i choose to use one word over the other. so please change back to its original title "how to bypass this person".