So I'm trying to find a new flat and all I can see online are advertisements from agencies who like to charge £400 for the 'Application' whatever that means, plus another £300 in ambiguous fees and then on top of that they siphon off 10-30% of the rent!
I was hoping to go straight to the apartment buildings and asking the building manager if they could forward me to some of the property owners who are looking to rent out, is this common/a thing? To me it seems like a good idea because we get to cut out the middleman and it makes no difference overall to the building manager/owner.