I fucking hate #English landlords/letting agencies. I haven't had a single positive/neutral experience in this fucking country when renting a place.
The renting system is already broken in the #UK in which you are almost guaranteed to lose part of your deposit but as an #immigrant it's about 10x worse. You have two options, either pay 6-12 months upfront or have a **UK-based** guarantor that will pay in case you don't. So as immigrants we are basically forced to pay a whole year in advance... so f-ing #unfair.
Finally find a place I can afford to pay for a year then you get into this shit:
Me: okay, so we'll need you to send us the key by mail.
Agency: we can't do that since we need to do a right to rent check (in person) before we give you the keys.
Me: sends links from government website showing that you *can* do right to rent checks online, for free using the own government website.
Agency: we'll still need you to come in person to collect the keys.
@zpartacoos Socialism has many benefits such as never fixing problems in society. They do help you feel special by arguably being the most competent person in the land.