I'm currently renting a flat but hoping to buy a house later this year. DP and I have been registering with estate agents near us and have viewed a couple of houses. We haven't spoken to our landlord about our intention to buy a house and wouldn't do so until we are ready to give notice on our tenancy (in accordance with our tenancy agreement of course) as we have no idea how long it could take us to find somewhere- it may not be for another year.
I've just opened up a letter, addressed to 'The owner' which I opened up without looking properly, thinking it said 'The occupier'. If it makes any difference DP and I are the first people to have lived in the flat so we don't ever get post for previous tenants, hence me not looking too carefully at the envelope.
Anyway the letter is from one of the estate agents that we have recently registered with and says "We have received a visit from your tenants looking for a new home, and therefore assume that the property will shortly be vacant and generating no income". Then it's blah blah blah, do you want to rent your property through us etc.
AIBU to be furious that the estate agent have invaded my privacy in this way and written to my landlord, suggesting that I will soon be moving out? I don't think it's their place to be contacting my landlord, or anyone else for that matter, about the fact that I am house hunting. WIBU to contact the estate agent and tell them that I think their behaviour is completely inappropriate?
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To be annoyed that estate agent has written to tell my landlord I'm house hunting
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TheThingsWeDo · 05/02/2014 19:12
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