Tenants do make the weirdest requests..7th November 2012

Oxfordshire lettings agents, Finders Keepers have seen and heard it all. Over the years, some tenants’ questions have even managed to raise the eyebrows of the firm’s experienced professionals as they are truly beyond the pale. As part of a recent survey to celebrate Finders Keepers’s 40th anniversary, the agent compiled this top ten list of unusual requests:

• “Please can we have a reduction in rent. We’re going away on holiday for a few weeks?”
• “I’m at the airport. I’ve forgotten my passport so can you go to the flat and get it couriered to me?”
• “Can you rush round to my apartment and shut off my computer? My girlfriend is on her way and the computer has a dating website up.”
• “Do you know I just love those drapes. Can I make them into a pretty dress?
• “Can you send in a pest controller to tackle a ladybird invasion? We’ve seen six.”
• “I’ve run out of my prescription. Can you go to my doctor to collect and post it to me urgently abroad?”
• “It snowed heavily last night. Can you come round and clear the drive immediately?”
• “I’ve forgotten my PIN number. Do you know what it is?”
• “How big are the chunks of gravel in the front of the house”?
• “How do you cook spaghetti?”

Dan Channer, Commercial Director of Finders Keepers said: “We try to keep all our tenants and landlords happy but unfortunately, we can’t meet every request. I guess it is a testament to our efforts that tenants feel they can ask the extraordinary of us.”