Renting a home · Home and routines
letting agent
rental broker
A person or company that helps people rent properties.
This vs that
The letting agent arranged the viewing.
The landlord owns the flat.
Hear it in real life
Who do I contact if the boiler breaks?
The letting agent gave us an emergency number.
The letting agent showed us three flats before we found one we liked.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Letting agent' is the normal British term; the stiff version sounds like legal or business writing.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I found the flat by a letting agent.
Say: I found the flat through a letting agent.
Use 'through' to show who helped arrange the rental.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
through a letting agent
We found the house through a letting agent.
You can arrange a viewing through a letting agent.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about renting a home.
view a property
We’re viewing a property near the station tomorrow.
sign a tenancy agreement
We signed a tenancy agreement for twelve months.
Renting a home words
Home and routines · Renting a home: the words around “letting agent”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
The letting agent arranged a viewing for us.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
letting agent
rental broker
“The letting agent showed us three flats before we found one we liked.”
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