₦airaland Forum

lloydtruth:
These funny governors. They want to make it appear as if the high rents or cost of housing is the fault of the agents, when they the governors have refuse to invest in housing schemes.

As a matter of fact, this agent stuff is what is feeding majority of the youths these governors rendered jobless.

BATified2023:
no b when him collect inspection fee n u go use idea snap am as e dey carry u go there

Don't b surprised even agents will start reporting themselves

pocohantas:
It is not even like we don't want to pay agency fees, given Nigeria doesn't have a robust automated system for house-seeking.

But which one is 400k agency fee on a 1m flat?
Almost 50% of the annual rent.

Lukuluku69:
If it is your Property, he can't dictate what his earnings or commission is, you give him what you feel like (if at all you want to give). There is no Law that says you must pay anyone that brings a Tenant to your property.

King2305:
This ain't no jokes. I stayed in Ebonyi when I was doing my 1 year mandatory internship in one of the federal hospitals there and I can tell beat my chest and say, this is a big welcome development.

Back then in 2022, I wanted to rent house with one yeye agent. This man took me to a very dangerous deteriorating and dilapidated house. Omoh, the house was literally smelling. Luckily, I saw a colleague there and he made an eye contact mk a fashie the house.

I say mk I play with the agent small. I went to the landlord behind the agent and asked him how much for the rent, he told me 90k. And he will fix tolielt, bathroom and blah blah. I said ok no wahala.

I want agent and asked him how much for the house, the wretched smelling idiot told me 210k. I open my mouth and shouted Jesussss. I told him, I want to go and ask the landlord and he told plainly that I have no business with landlord and I must go with his price.

I said ok. No walms. Mk he kukuma drop me along the road with his Keke. I paid him 2k for showing me the house and blocked his stupid ass.

Meanwhile this is a state whose population is not up to 2 million. Throughout my 1 year stay there, I have never experienced traffic, not even on there busiest capital. Very minute population.

So many empty shops in there international market. Very few sellers and buyers compared to states I have been to.

Ebonyi mall closes by 6pm as at 2023. They claim they are owing EEDC and there general power plant spoilt.

So many empty shops in the mall.

Well I believe by now things has changed a lot there shaa

Bullfallo:
Agent billing is what’s give landlord moral to increase rents imagine agent getting 300k landlords will add his own since the agent is making it more than the landlord. Agent has zero capital investment. Property seekers will pay consultation fee and still pays for transportation. Even if they use the agent car they will buy fuel 20k and above.

Zero capital investment and yet making it more than landlord. This act is causing landlords to increase their rents. If people can pay agent 500k than they can pay 1.5m rent.

I don’t think they can ban agent because people still need their help in search of a property. Majority of people cant search house themselves. Agents have contacts. And Landlord do call to inform them of available property and the type of person they want. Agent is always needed for a middle man.
In as much as agent is causing rent increases they are still needed

BucketHat:
This matter to me enh,deh simple oh🤔

For this computer age weh we deh so,government suppose create online portar weh all landlords go register their houses,of which anybody fit go online to search for house of im choice location.

Just like the way people deh order stuff online🤔

Somebody weh no mould block wan claim anoda person house for im pocket.

Nah just my opinion be this oh.

Morbeta11:
https://x.com/chude__/status/1963303123394482469?t=yP7hKN_Pm0zYJOnsqDOIKQ&s=08[/quote]Governor Monday Okpebholo are you there? Edo state and Delta including Lagos n Abuja need to follow suits these house agents and property lawyers are criminals I remember asking a lawyer to be managing my sisters house the guy was concerned about increasing the rent so his percentage can be big, it’s all greed

Tayorshd87:
It's easier said than done and besides how will someone looking for house to rent get information about them and location of not for agents 🤔

Well I think they should just make sure the 10% fees on commission on whatever they want to rent can be sticked to is the only answer here .


Even in Lagos state sanwo olu announced the 10% but yet only few adhered to it and they haven't arrested anyone yet of such act and it's still going on.


Government can only say words as cheap as anything but for them to manifest it effectively is the biggest problem 😡

VEE2010:
It's not entirely fair for the state to prohibit a legal livelihood simply because it wants to identify with the masses.
This is clearly creating a problem to solve an existing one. I would have preferred the government to regulate and enforce rents and agency fees. It would be more of a pricing system aimed at protecting the population from unfair exploitation.
Citizens invest their time and resources in developing the real estate sector, which invariably adds value to the state.
This is a political intervention, not a purely economic solution.

BucketHat:
This matter to me enh,deh simple oh🤔

For this computer age weh we deh so,government suppose create online portar weh all landlords go register their houses,of which anybody fit go online to search for house of im choice location.

Just like the way people deh order stuff online🤔

Somebody weh no mould block wan claim anoda person house for im pocket.

Nah just my opinion be this oh.

Bahamas95:
Another issue with these greedy landlords is that they also ask tenants to pay caution fee.

The annoying thing is that they don't ever refund your money when you're moving outta the apartment and you didn't damage anything. They must look for one senseless excuse to make you part with the caution fee.

DiarisGodoo:
U mentioned US/UK, see below.
In Nigeria they have become a big Mafia and the only initial solution is to BAN them!

boxypane:
It's about time. Wike should do same in Abuja. Their excesses is too much.

lloydtruth:
These funny governors. They want to make it appear as if the high rents or cost of housing is the fault of the agents, when they the governors have refuse to invest in housing schemes.

As a matter of fact, this agent stuff is what is feeding majority of the youths these governors rendered jobless.

pocohantas:
It is not even like we don't want to pay agency fees, given Nigeria doesn't have a robust automated system for house-seeking.

But which one is 400k agency fee on a 1m flat?
Almost 50% of the annual rent.

boxypane:
It's about time. Wike should do same in Abuja. Their excesses is too much.

Jakarta:
Good one, Delta and Edo should follow suit please. Imagine an agent charging 500k for a rent of 1.6M as if Na me and him papa gather build my house.

Morbeta11:
https://x.com/chude__/status/1963303123394482469?t=yP7hKN_Pm0zYJOnsqDOIKQ&s=08[/quote]Solution governor should queue in. Solution is not a guy name.