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Rented house advertised with wrong pics

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  • 11-11-2013 10:48pm
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    Far Q Boss
    Registered Users Posts: 89 ✭✭


    I saw a house advertised on daft and I liked what I saw so I arranged a viewing. Viewed the house this morning and it's not the house that's in the pictures. The landlord said it was for security reasons as he didn't want his actual vacant property up on daft probably in case it was broken in to!!
    What do ye reckon?

    Also it has now caused a row coz the other half says im overreacting due to it not being the same house as advertised. Now, don't get me wrong, it's still a nice house, but not as nice, so im annoyed. Id liken it to seeing a 07 black Passat with alloys on donedeal only to view a 05 Silver passat with no alloys...

    Am I over reacting??


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    Media999
    Registered Users Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭Media999


    Depends on the gaff. How would we know without seeing it?


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    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,953 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    why bother putting pictures up at all if they are not the ones of the house?
    I would leave the house alone,not sure if I would want him as a landlord.


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    wirelessdude01
    Registered Users Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭wirelessdude01


    You could kind of understand where the LL is coming from but the easy way around that would be to not put up a picture of the outside, just internal photographs.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,415 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    There is a 'report' button on each listing page on daft.ie.

    I imagine it is really because they don't want to pay the advertising fee.


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    wirelessdude01
    Registered Users Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭wirelessdude01


    Victor wrote: »
    There is a 'report' button on each listing page on daft.ie.

    I imagine it is really because they don't want to pay the advertising fee.

    How are they doing that? Advertising is free unless you want some of the value add ons anyway.


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    djimi
    Registered Users Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    I would leave the house alone,not sure if I would want him as a landlord.

    I would echo this sentiment. The house might be fine, but the landlord sounds like someone who you probably dont need the hassle of dealing with. See this as a warning sign and run a mile!


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