A tenant is stunned after receiving an ‘abusive’ email from a real estate agent while looking for a home.
Gavin was looking for accommodation in Sydney when he received the unexpected email.
The 30-year-old has lived in the city for some time and is no stranger to the difficulties of finding a place to live.
Slavko Skender (pictured) appeared to be planning to forward an email to his office, but instead replied to the sender, whom he called a “clown”
Gavin revealed that nothing could have prepared him for the rude email he received while looking for a place in the inner-western suburbs in 2020.
He said he received the message from Allan Dale real estate agent Slavko Skender and thought it was accidentally sent to him instead of one of his colleagues.
“Could you please register this clown,” the email read.
Gavin said he was “outraged” and contacted the brokerage firm seeking an explanation and an apology.
“I immediately called ADRE’s front office, registered my complaint, which was never resolved in the end,” he said. news.com.au.
Gavin also emailed ADRE to say he expected to get a call from a manager about what happened.
A reply from a receptionist said they were ‘sorry’ for the email sent to him.
“Please don’t take this personally,” the email read. “My manager will contact you.”
A manager did call him, but Gavin said his complaint was never acted upon and he was awaiting a formal apology.
Daily Mail Australia contacted Mr Skender and received an automatic reply that he was on long-term leave.
His profile page at Allan Dale Real Estate was still online early Wednesday morning, but was later removed.
The agency said Mr Skender has not worked for them for some time.
A shocked renter has said it’s hard enough to find a rental without being offended (pictured) by the real estate agent who’s supposed to help you
Gavin has a long list of complaints about his experiences in the rental market over the years.
Mold and rents rising well above market rates are among his biggest complaints.
“Agents and landlords have consistently made conscientious claims against my bonds and there is a serious lack of care once tenants are in a property,” said Gavin.
He received a wave of support when he posted the screenshot of Mr Skender’s email to a Facebook group for tenants.
“Calling someone a clown is very offensive and I would definitely take it personally,” said one commenter.
“Unreal, heaven forbid he is ever a renter,” wrote another.
Gavin and his experience are the latest illustration of the difficult difficulties facing renters across the country.
The rental crisis is expected to get much worse as the number of new homes being built unexpectedly crashes in every state and territory.
A decline in the number of new homes being built would exacerbate the country’s housing shortage and drive up rents as more renters desperately search for a place to live.
Declining housing permits are bad news for renters as low vacancy rates, which make it seem impossible to find a new home, are likely to worsen
The first quarter of 2023 was the weakest quarter for building approvals nationwide since 2012, a result many experts didn’t see coming.
In NSW, total building approvals for March were down 34.1 per cent from a year ago, while in Victoria they were down 26.6 per cent.
In the Australian Capital Territory, the drop was a whopping 35.3 percent, while in the Northern Territory they fell 19.1 percent.
Approvals also fell in Western Australia by 14.9 percent, Tasmania by 10.8 percent and South Australia by 5.7 percent.
Queensland was the only Australian state or territory to see growth in building approvals.
Nationwide, building approvals for units are lower than at any time since 2012.
The number of approved detached houses was 15 percent lower than in the same period in 2022.