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Letting agent gone with my deposit?

ben bedlam · 2011-08-10 09:45:27

Hi, I went to Dublin last week looking at a nice apartment with a letting agent. After being impressed with the property, I put a €700 deposit down. The agent wrote me a receipt for my deposit. However, I later online found better accomodation for me, and the following day I tried to contact the letting agent for the…

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#32 30-09-2011 6:16pm
Victor

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Zamboni, play nice.

While it OK to point out that a decision or action was imprudent or foolish, calling someone and idiot isn't acceptable.

You are also expected to post constructively.

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#33 30-09-2011 8:32pm
Zamboni

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Fair play Victor, I was having a cranky day.

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#34 30-09-2011 8:46pm
Icepick

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Penguino wrote: »

Also maybe contact the ad agency (DAFT) and ask for the details of who paid for the ad. You have to pay for each ad posted by credtit card so they should have his full details

They won't give you any details, and definitely not card details.

This has to go through the Guards.

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