Need to find a 'cheap' London flat? Beware the agents asking for upfront fees

By offering to 'relocate' you, rather than letting you a property, companies get round the rules their rivals must stick to. Emma Lunn reports Housing experts are warning tenants to think twice before using "relocation" or "appointment-making" agents who charge tenants an upfront cash fee just to look around budget flats in prime postcodes in London. Relocation agents who deal with wealthy clients have been around for years, typically sourcing properties for cash-rich, time-poor executives reloc...