AIBU to think its a bit effing cheeky for a random estate agent to write to the property I'm living in...

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... basically inciting my landlord to put up my rent!

I'll admit that I may be a bit touchy about this today having spent another evening trawling Rightmove to be reminded that this year has priced me off the property ladder, but my lord this letter has got my back up!

I mean really, is it good manners to be sending a letter to someone's home basically saying "hey, rental market is on fire, your landlord could charge up to an extra £250 a month provided they were willing to kick you, a perfectly reasonable tenant who always pays their rent on time, out of their property"? (caveat: This is paraphrased and the extra £250 is based on an average rental price not the actual extra rental our tiny flat, in need of some serious maintenance, could achieve.)

I probably am being unreasonable, its a capitalist market after all. But its just served as a really sobering reminder that the cost of living is going to increase yet again for those of us trying to scrimp and save to get a home of our own while we pay off our landlords mortgage (who's costs wont have increased). Sigh.

Nothing to worry about. I used to work in admin for an EA and every now and then I would be told we were going to do a ‘mail drop’ of such letters … ‘houses in your area are at a premium for sale/rent’ etc … they have no idea which houses are rented. Bin it and forget about it. We rarely got any interest anyway!

Estate agents are a strange breed when the market is rising. I had one come to my house and ring the doorbell when I’d just got my baby to sleep and then he was surprised I wasn’t instantly available to hear his pitch for why I should sell my house through him. “I’ve travelled a long way” he said as if I was being difficult.