{"id":102150,"date":"2018-12-10T14:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/can-i-refuse-to-allow-a-letting-agent-to-take-photos-of-my-flat\/"},"modified":"2018-12-10T14:18:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T07:18:16","slug":"can-i-refuse-to-allow-a-letting-agent-to-take-photos-of-my-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/can-i-refuse-to-allow-a-letting-agent-to-take-photos-of-my-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I refuse to allow a letting agent to take photos of my flat?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI\u2019m not comfortable having photos of my home and possessions on the internetQ I currently live in a rented flat but I am buying a house. I have given notice to my letting agent and my tenancy is due to end in a month. The letting agent wants to come to my flat and take photos of it so they can put these photos on the internet and market the property. I am not comfortable with photos of my home and possessions being published on the internet. Can I refuse their request?I moved into the flat two-and-a-half years ago and the flat was marketed by the same letting agent. I suggested that they use the photos of the flat that were taken before, as it has not changed since then. However, they said they cannot find these photos. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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