[Carpet Dawg]

David.

Is that the worse picture you had of that EOT??

Bring it on I say. That carpet cleas up real easy, the skirting boards look dusty as f**k but a brush or vaccing would sort that out no bother.

Would have made for good before and after pics aswell as potentialy a good regular suplly of work.

To the OP.

Yeah tell them to stick it dude!!    I had one like that not long ago. They took 10% off from two jobs. They said I agreed with it which I didn't as they had not mentined it. I didn't like thier sneeky way of doing it otherwise I would of kept them and just made the ticket higher in future.

But like everyone said, just stick on 20% on to the invoice from now on if you want to keep them.

[The Great One]

I only had one LA that charged 10%

But I found out last year that as well as charging me 10%, they were also charging the tenant £35 per contractor and they were charging £100 per person to clean the property, paying me around £180.00, giving he landlord a back hander and pocketing the rest and on a 5 bed HMO they were earning a fortune, one month I did 66 jobs for them.

I'm trying to get away from LA's now, one minute your the mutts nuts, the next they don't know your name and if you count on them it can leave you in the proverbial.

Martin 

[Birchdalecleaning]

Cc porn hahaha! Love it. I've been getting worse than that from this lettings agent. I had one today a living room. Left the airflex in the van presprayed with a microsplitter agitated with oreck black bristle the used a micro fibre pad to bonnet. 25 mins £45.00. And that's after the 20%. If u can't beat them join them is my new philosophy.

[Mark Blazey]

We work for letting companies, we cleaned 50 properties last summer, we don't pay commission.

I know some that add to your invoice when passing onto their clients but not deduct from the invoice.
Have you signed a contract agreeing to it?

[Birchdalecleaning]

Haven't signed anything. Apparently they charge all there contractors 20% + vat. My referrals and repeat work are increasing slowly but surely. When the time is right I will cut ties with these crooks. Means to an ends!

[Griffus]

It'll be in their T&C's.

It is the norm from my experience, taken off our price rather than added on. As mentioned earlier we just price higher.

When it comes to paying the invoice on the books just show it as a discount.

[david@zap-clean]

David.

Is that the worse picture you had of that EOT??

Bring it on I say. That carpet cleas up real easy, the skirting boards look dusty as f**k but a brush or vaccing would sort that out no bother.

Would have made for good before and after pics aswell as potentialy a good regular suplly of work.

To the OP.

Yeah tell them to stick it dude!!    I had one like that not long ago. They took 10% off from two jobs. They said I agreed with it which I didn't as they had not mentined it. I didn't like thier sneeky way of doing it otherwise I would of kept them and just made the ticket higher in future.

But like everyone said, just stick on 20% on to the invoice from now on if you want to keep them.

Worst pic...It's the only EOT pic I have. I went in with a low enough quote - thinking that other work would follow.  I just wish I knew who took it on, and for how much.

I'll just have to make do with the other sources of work 

[Phil @ Extreme Clean]

ive got a right minger when they've painted said i'l do 2 beds and H-S-L the lounge is fckd but i said i will give it a go to get the job i'l take some pics when i go to do it absolute rank but a good way to learn and test.

[garry22]

Add 20% to your invoice.

Itemise the bill.

Clearly label it "Landlord's agent commission"

[qginsburg]

Hi
Guys I have four Letting agents in my town feeding me work , so far so good with no hidden fees.
Although I am in talks with one guy who has mentioned 10% at this moment in time I would take it.

[Mark_Jubb]

I had an agency who I've done sporadic work for over a number of years query a cost the other week.
She said "is that after our 10% or before".    what 10% ? I replied.
"Are you not in our scheme then" she said. "No, but your in my scheme" I replied."
"What scheme is that?" she says.   "I give you a fair price, to do a good job, you say "yay or nay" if you say yay, then that's what you pay, if you say nay, you find someone else to do the job" It's quite simple really.