AIBU to be gobsmacked at this advert in our local magazine?

[QueenArseClangers]

Flicking through the local business guide/directory this two page spread caught my eye.

Please note the Letting Agent’s boast of ‘no scroats (sic)’.

wth! Who okayed that?

Yuck. Isn't that scrotum. As in "you hairless scrote?". Classy agent there.

How about giving them a call as a prospective landlord and seeing who falls under their definition of ‘scroat’?

They seem like scrotes. Ironic.

Well at least they’re making it very easy for decent landlords and tenant to avoid them. I wish more people were as upfront about their attitudes. Would make life a lot easier.

Reminds me of Fawlty Towers ...

"No riff-raff"

Outrageous. Especially as it's spelled scrotes

Oh God. I don’t think it’s going to be very successful.

You don't think it could be like this misunderstanding?
Still makes me laugh after 30 years.

This is hilarious.

I can only begin to imagine the calibre of landlord signing up to that agency.

I wonder what scroats could be a misprint for? goats? Square oats?

Only a small leap from the 'no HB, no pet, no children, -no irish- ' that seem to be completely acceptable.

On the plus side, this advert tells you straight away how repulsive they are

Wow - how repulsive the agency is, I mean!

seems :(

Yanbu

It's spelt 'scrotes' ! 😃

Is it bad that the first thing I noticed was the random capitalisation of some words?

And happy to advertise they probably act illegally too - exactly what does "zero tolerance on arrears" translate to I wonder?!

The random capitalisation and the spelling of scroats is most distressing.

Maybe they meant 'stoats'. They might be weaselists.

Is it bad that the first thing I noticed was the random capitalisation of some words?

Exactly what I was thinking

That's disgusting. If you're on Twitter / FB etc, has anyone else called them out on it yet?

I wouldn't use them.

I buy cheap properties in dodgy areas and look to rent them to scrotes.

I don’t think being a scrote is a protected characteristic (though I do suspect that they may be using it as code for things which are protected characteristics - and “working class” which isn’t).

It’s the flip side of all those rental adverts offering to let your house to tenants who are “professionals”

@NotAllTimsWearCapes - I suppose it could be goats
I thought maybe smokers as I cannot believe that anywhere would use the other...

I wouldn't use them.

I buy cheap properties in dodgy areas and look to rent them to scrotes.

'higher than average rents achieved' I see, so they're in to massively ripping people off as well as having a ban on children/pets/HB/the working class/anyone with a tattoo. 'high quality tenants'? - Jesus Christ.

What a bunch of scrotes.