₦airaland Forum

Tjra:
BTW, why you dey call your fiancée Banny? Sounds disrespectful. Or maybe na me be old school

You are not oldschool. I scrolled straight to the comments after sighting that word in the second paragraph. Him alone knows where he learnt it and it is so off-putting. But then, he got himself a banny - as expected.

kheny12:
Searching for house is not a child's play. Person will encounter different circumstances. And the Agents will be behaving like a demi-god. My concern is that the government should build affordable housing unit in every states in the country. So people's will be comfortable with life.

Government will never build houses cos its not their Biz. Government can build Infrastructures and put in place Robust tenant landlord laws.

pocohantas:
You are not oldschool. I scrolled straight to the comments after sighting that word in the second paragraph. Him alone knows where he learnt that word and it is so off-putting. But then, he got himself a banny - as expected.

Its an English term for your sweetheart. Its widely used by English people.

Hemanwel:
But, I just don't understand why the government hasn't done anything or come up with a legislation that will curb the excesses of these agents. Things like these that have direct impact on the citizens, the government won't do shit; as if they are not concerned about what the citizens are going through.

This is the more reason I can't wait for Babatunde Fashola to become the president of Nigeria.

Baba Fash wey Electricity come be rocket science for? Abeg leave fashola joor.

erico2k2:
Its an English term for your sweetheart. Its widely used by English people.

Indeed...

Naija agents na your mate

Tjra:
House/Land Agents in Nigeria are demons. Those guys reap for a living. It's all about the 3k visitation fees for them if they notice your desperation.

You need to stay rugged, give them specifications and let them know upfront you won't pay a single dime if they take you to any apartment that doesn't meet your predefined preferences.

BTW, why you dey call your fiancée Banny? Sounds disrespectful. Or maybe na me be old school

Na normal slang for this side. Might be disrespectful where you come from. But here,it's not. Everybody uses it

pocohantas:
Indeed...

yes as we say in Nigeria, we call your woman your Chic,is she a chicken

What about if they send fake photos and videos of the building. Physical visitation is better pls.

Nemesis0147:
request for videos and pictures

Caleycash:
Go ask your bastard, failure president Tinubu and Fed. Govt. that rubbish question!... the one dem dey pay you where you dey work you don use am pass Elon Musk?, una think say agents na slaves abi?... it'll get more tougher this year!

Guy from the way you're talking,it's clear you're a very bad and evil person

You go still desire person help or service in another area/field.

The way you treat others. Naso Dem to treat you

Hopez456:
@Op, sorry for your ordeals.
Agents' excesses really need to be curtailed, most of them charge higher than the amount the house owner intend to give out his house, not to talk of agency fees and the intention to use their service fee. It's worrisome.

U r right, it's a work I do want to add sef, u don't need any certification or any training than know a willing buyer or willing seller, and for rent a vacancy and someone who is looking for a house. Because many house agent aren't train, they believe they can sweet talk you into accepting anything they can have rather than try to satisfy what u want. And about the charges part, though its a chain business yet they will want to make so much money to settle their home need. They won't want to reduce their service charge but rather will want the landlord to reduce his own fee.

In all it's something I want to start but mine will come with sincerity and empathy. Rather than trying smooth talking bs

Berankis:
I believe your intensity to get a house made them treat you as such. You don't approach Agents (or Nigerians) with desperation written all over your face. When you do, their intention will automatically switch from rendering a service to ripping you off. To them, dem don see opportunity to chop this one.
Na how to collect the small kish wey dey ya hand them go dey look for.
The way we behave for this country they always make me vex. Me I don't wonder why Nigeria is bad because I know why but what I don't like is how Nigerians will try to pin it on someone's head somewhere while exonerating themselves of any wrong doing.
Na Nigerians go carry dirts from their house go throway for road or inside gutter.
Even you wey be Keke rider sef, you follow for the misbehaviour wey dey happen daily for this country. Keke Driver wey fit cause accident because of one passenger wey him wan carry/drop. Them no get Bus Stop, they stop at any point, they don't care about others or even their own safety sef.
I know the pepper wey una dey show car drivers for road but now you dey complain of agents. Shey you no think say the madness na general madness?
For this country to get better, we will all have to do better. It's very simple! With the way we all currently behave, Nigeria will keep going down and things will continue to get worse.
I just read now, that retired Army Generals are responsible for the ILLEGAL MINING going on in the country. Can you imagine that? And I want to believe that the ones still in service too go dey involved.
I know of a woman who is just a wife to an Army Officer who is not even a General. If you see the kind of lush edifice (eatery, event center, pharmacy etc) this woman built with like 4 to 5 gigantic buildings inside the premises, you will wonder if she was into hard drugs business or any other crime. Na now I know one of the sources of income for them

Those big men in the army ehn. I've known since. The guns that kidnappers get are from army men na. There is no patriotism in Nigeria again. The last General who brought out a fantastic plan to end terrorism on Nigeria's soil was killed in a mysterious plane crash. There are still good soldiers but the bad ones have choked them. Nigeria needs serious restructuring from top to bottom. Everywhere is polluted even the religious centers.

Mom007:
You are a small boy. So you think the saying " behind every successful man, there is a woman" was coined for nothing? Abi the one in the bible that says "he that finds a wife, finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord ' was written by mistake? Truth is, there are some heights of growth and depth and maturity a man simply will not attain without a good woman by his side, emphasis on 'good'. Men will strive for more, plant roots, stop doing jaiye jaiye and begin to try to plan to build and leave legacies for his children after he gets married. It's just a shame sha that very few of what qualifies now as women are actually wife materials with whom a man can build legacies with. The ones outside now just want to buy human hair.

Oga OP, if you have found a good woman and she is pushing you to be a better version of yourself than you currently are, it is very good. Just have patience. Drop your location here as well as where you would like to rent. It's possible someone here on this forum can lend a hand. After all, that's what nairaland used to be about before small children took over.

Na woman go always make this kin comment.
Through out the whole house hunting ordeal, you will never see where she assisted financially.
You people will not work for your money and give advice/support to yourselves. Always looking for some men who are finding their feet to attach to.
This is 2025, no more freeloading. Na only few men still dey like this OP.

Love800:
What about if they send fake photos and videos of the building. Physical visitation is better pls.

if they send you fake pictures
Then you will not have to pay them for their inspection fee na

Mom007:
You are a small boy. So you think the saying " behind every successful man, there is a woman" was coined for nothing? Abi the one in the bible that says "he that finds a wife, finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord ' was written by mistake? Truth is, there are some heights of growth and depth and maturity a man simply will not attain without a good woman by his side, emphasis on 'good'. Men will strive for more, plant roots, stop doing jaiye jaiye and begin to try to plan to build and leave legacies for his children after he gets married. It's just a shame sha that very few of what qualifies now as women are actually wife materials with whom a man can build legacies with. The ones outside now just want to buy human hair.

Oga OP, if you have found a good woman and she is pushing you to be a better version of yourself than you currently are, it is very good. Just have patience. Drop your location here as well as where you would like to rent. It's possible someone here on this forum can lend a hand. After all, that's what nairaland used to be about before small children took over.

Na the woman dey follow am Hussle?.... rubbish statement


Okay now that she pressured him to look for a house,a house he'll most definitely be paying 100% bills ,why she nor try to remove some of the stress from him body by doing the house hunting herself?.

She wants to move to a big house when she nor get 1kobo .Yet she cannot help in looking for the house ...this one na entitled,lazy,leech.

This one is not a wife ,na knife. If you marry that type of person,you nor marry GOOD THING, na slow poison you carry enter house. She go use stress finish you.

erico2k2:
yes as we say in Nigeria, we call your woman your Chic,is she a chicken

You and who be WE? You dey call your wife BANNY? Abeg to each his own. I no get strength for talk.

Okay.
Thanks so much.

Nemesis0147:
if they send you fake pictures
Then you will not have to pay them for their inspection fee na

humberjade:
The same thing happens in most countries of the world. They ensure you cough out thousands before they can help you secure an apartment.

Except you are just fortunate to know a house owner directly, and he's willing to do you that favour of direct rent. Otherwise, you go sweat

haha. So you mean in developed countries like the UK you have to pay the agents thousands to get you a house? 🙄

[quote author=Sonnobax15 post=133852156][/quote]well educated and riding Keke tueh!!

You can do better bro even if there is dignity in labour. You pass this level nah.

diamond68:
listen every house must have gateman, I tell agents that I don't need you to go with me, just call the gateman and ask him to show me the house, if I like it I will rent it and you will get your ten percent. This what I do when I was looking to rent a house for office. Na mumu dey give agent 5000. And eventually they agree and call the gateman and they give me the address and I go and the gateman will show me the property. All that one that agent follows you just to collect 5000 na scam.

Lol so you didn't pay a dime

Bigboytinz:
haha. So you mean in developed countries like the UK you have to pay the agents thousands to get you a house? 🙄

Yes if you meet a very fraudulent agent!
They are just better than in Nigeria because they are very regulated,but there are still bad eggs.

Shawarmagirl:
OP if you think you've seen it all, relocate to Asaba. E go sure for you. Agents there are agents of doom. While in Nigeria years back, Asaba agent shown me pro max.

LoL

Bigboytinz:
haha. So you mean in developed countries like the UK you have to pay the agents thousands to get you a house? 🙄

I don't know what obtains in the UK first hand, but based on what I heard, it is like that. But in Germany, the biggest economy in Europe, it is like that. It is smooth for locals, but for foreigners ... 😅

Minjim:
Two things I hate doing
1. Searching for a job.
2. Searching for a house

Lol same here those two don show me shege pro max 2 🤣

kheny12:
Searching for house is not a child's play. Person will encounter different circumstances. And the Agents will be behaving like a demi-god. My concern is that the government should build affordable housing unit in every states in the country. So people's will be comfortable with life.

The government must not do everything.
Some States get world Bank funds for housing

Bigboytinz:
haha. So you mean in developed countries like the UK you have to pay the agents thousands to get you a house? 🙄

There are housing agencies, regulated and registered.
A landlord may decide to handover his/her house management to the agency. That way, the agency pays the landlord while ensuring the house is maintained.
As a tenant, you have contact with the agency etc.
Such policy should also be in Nigeria, so only registered Housing agencies or landlords can rent houses

Iseoluwani:
u called your fiancee BANNY as if she is a who.re yet you claimed that you wil take her to the altar.

shee e wa okay sir?

He has to impress his bosses with whom he has been deriding naija girls naa. 😂

He needs to sound very aware of his situationship with his woman, so they don’t call him a s*mp.

The other day an Agent called me to tell me of a single room of 8k per month with Agent fee of 50k then then money for kola and Lawyer of 100k just for one room in a flat. I didn't even try calling him back.

Wealthoptulent:
Me wey agent requested for 3M loan after I got a House through her, paid her 20k bonus , later found out she ripped me 50k because na another amount landlord (based in Uk) gave house out... she said she has land as collateral . I used street OT take find house that kind T-shirt and shorts appearance but way I take no price house, take chance the lady we inspected the house together , I requested for aza asap and transfered n even add 20k tip..
What happened initially was that I was to inspect earlier than the other lady but the agent lady she was up n down, so finally I rang her and she said she dey the Estate already.... na xo I went n she came as if the lady was her friend so she has inspected finish bfr I showed n I went in to inspect on our way out they tried walking faster as echo guy I been near dem to eaves drop , I codedly heard her asking agent werin she go do for am on price say she na mother of One. Me wey Don sleep hotel 1month n half I used speed call am that we never talk na is that how house inspection is done? After she delayed me and I canceled my appointments..
As I packed in n she saw stuffs, cars then her game changed n next friendly messages from WA, married woman with 3 kids or so (cos wen I went to pick up keys it was her home, then she saw my First car) n knew na street OT i take appear bfr.
Hmm! You no fit LEAVE 3M for Fine GIRL go last am

Wtf bro? Did you seize your breath while writing this? 🤦‍♂️
I almost had migraine reading this

Omo, I'm not here to criticize but try to write well and punctuate better next time, stay blessed!

Justrite007:
Lol so you didn't pay a dime

never paid a dime to any agent. And I dey go look house on a constant. Once dey bring up that 5000 fee I let them know upfront that they should stay where they are ( because they say the money is for travel etc ) and I will go by myself, just tell the gateman to show it to me. You have to understand that the house owners never give the agents the house keys. The house keys is always with the gateman of the house. So just collect the address and tell him if you like it and rent it then you can give him whatever . This is how you separate serious agents from fraudsters

Very soon, I believe something great will come. Me and my team are working to build a platform that will connect prospective renters and properties owners directly, bypassing activities of those agents.

[quote author=Sonnobax15 post=133852156][/quote]Those ones (house Agents) are heartless, for Asaba na their Modus Operandi be that.... They're only interested in the visitation fees

But na me be my own house Agent now, I nor go pay anybody shishi