chennai real estate agents

theubiquitousmick · Aug 19th, 2007, 22:10

howzit?
anyone got contact info for decent real estate agents in chennai?
looking for a 1bd on the southern edges, near the beach, ie kottivakkam, valkmi nagar, besant nagar, adyar, etc.
in school in velacheri until april, so don't want to commute too far every day. also want to be near the beach to unwind from the madness.
cheers,
liam.
btw: budget about R7000 pm

Nick-H · Aug 19th, 2007, 23:01

The Hindu Property Section, Saturdays.

Adyar Times, weekly, don't know what day.

theubiquitousmick · Aug 21st, 2007, 18:46

anyone know of any reliable real estate agents?
looking for a one bedroom apartment on the coast,south of the city: ie east of velacheri, around thyruvanmirrur (?)
willing to pay around R7000 but pulling my hair out with the insanity of getting something.
i hear an agent demands a month's rent as a finder's fee, so if anone knows one i'd be VERY grateful...
frustratingly,
liam.

Nick-H · Aug 21st, 2007, 19:31

Mod note... moved your almost identical post here. Please stick to one thread per subject!
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Agents charge at least a month's rent. Then there's the ten months deposit. Etc.

No... Im not joking. Sorry!

The property market in Chennai, both buying and renting is known for its unscrupulous practitioners, rank amateurs out to make a quick buck, etc etc etc.

Best thing you can do is find a private ad in a newspaper and deal direct. But you'll still have to pay that deposit, although you might negotiate it down a bit.

icetea · Aug 21st, 2007, 19:38

Agents might even charge you a few Rs. for taking you around and showing you places. Yes and they do take a month's rent as fee.

Follow Nick's advice or try websites like www.99acres.com (and there are many such websites).

capt_mahajan · Aug 21st, 2007, 19:43

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Originally Posted by icetea

Agents might even charge you a few Rs. for taking you around and showing you places.

Dunno Chennai practices, but that is unusual in most cities.

Other websites are indiaproperties.com and magicbricks.com , but I would try Nick's newspaper ad suggestion first.

Be aware that rents asked over the internet are sometimes upto 20% over market rate.

ISN · Aug 22nd, 2007, 02:19

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Originally Posted by theubiquitousmick

howzit?
anyone got contact info for decent real estate agents in chennai?
looking for a 1bd on the southern edges, near the beach, ie kottivakkam, valkmi nagar, besant nagar, adyar, etc.
in school in velacheri until april, so don't want to commute too far every day. also want to be near the beach to unwind from the madness.
cheers,
liam.
btw: budget about R7000 pm

India real estate portal

nmehta009 · Sep 8th, 2007, 00:10

Does anyone know of any corporate apartments in Chennai? The only thing that I could find was Star City Hotels.

Nick-H · Sep 8th, 2007, 02:06

Please define corporate apartment?

GoanCanuck · Sep 8th, 2007, 02:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Please define corporate apartment?

Think it means serviced apartments.

nmehta009 · Sep 8th, 2007, 04:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Please define corporate apartment?

Fully furnished 2 bedroom/2 bath flat -- American/Western style, AC, etc. Serviced apartment.

If you check out starcityhotel.com -- thats the kind of thing that I'm talking about. My company is just starting a new venture in Chennai -- and we don't have the resources of a MNC. So we are trying to figure alot of this stuff out now.

Looking at around Rs. 40,000 per month. Any thoughts?

mairangi_vice · Sep 8th, 2007, 11:27

I thought the Star City apartments were meant for short term (ie 6 month) leases? maybe not. But for that sort of money you could easily rent a 'normal' apartment and pay a maid to service it for you.

Cruzer · Sep 18th, 2007, 03:45

I stayed in Star City Santhome. It's a reasonable place to stay, although cost Rs.65,000 pcm. A clean modern and comfortable place to stay. It's possible to buy wired internet access too. A restaurant down there does good food but not 24 hrs a day. I'm coming back soon so let me know what you find!

D

mckay25 · Sep 26th, 2007, 16:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by theubiquitousmick

anyone know of any reliable real estate agents?
looking for a one bedroom apartment on the coast,south of the city: ie east of velacheri, around thyruvanmirrur (?)
willing to pay around R7000 but pulling my hair out with the insanity of getting something.
i hear an agent demands a month's rent as a finder's fee, so if anone knows one i'd be VERY grateful...
frustratingly,
liam.

I've got a friend here in Chennai who is a real estate agent and seems reliable as far as I know. I'll PM you some contact details.

Rs 7000 might be low for a decent 1-bdrm (I assume unfurnished) in many areas of the city, but I haven't sampled the market extensively. I know enough to know I'm not going to look forward to hunting myself in a few months!

I can echo though that it definitely is normal practice of 1 month rent to the agent and 10 months deposit. Draconian and rediculous, but I've never heard any way around it. At least with a local agent you may be able to avoid the massive foreigner mark-up.

As for those looking for and paying Rs 40,000-65,000 for apartments. Wow. Different leagues altogether.

Cruzer · Sep 26th, 2007, 17:00

McKay - Does your friend in Chennai have appartments for rent in Chennai ranging up to RS.65,000 pcm?

As mentioned previously, the only option I have is Star City which is good. Wondering what like for like alternatives there are...

Aug 19th, 2007, 22:10	#1
theubiquitousmick Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: beautiful fragrant chennai Posts: 22	chennai real estate agents howzit? anyone got contact info for decent real estate agents in chennai? looking for a 1bd on the southern edges, near the beach, ie kottivakkam, valkmi nagar, besant nagar, adyar, etc. in school in velacheri until april, so don't want to commute too far every day. also want to be near the beach to unwind from the madness. cheers, liam. btw: budget about R7000 pm

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theubiquitousmick Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: beautiful fragrant chennai Posts: 22	chennai real estate agents anyone know of any reliable real estate agents? looking for a one bedroom apartment on the coast,south of the city: ie east of velacheri, around thyruvanmirrur (?) willing to pay around R7000 but pulling my hair out with the insanity of getting something. i hear an agent demands a month's rent as a finder's fee, so if anone knows one i'd be VERY grateful... frustratingly, liam.

Sep 8th, 2007, 00:10	#8
nmehta009 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington DC Posts: 4	Corporate Apartments Does anyone know of any corporate apartments in Chennai? The only thing that I could find was Star City Hotels.

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Aug 21st, 2007, 19:31	#4
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,773	Mod note... moved your almost identical post here. Please stick to one thread per subject! ----------------------------------------- Agents charge at least a month's rent. Then there's the ten months deposit. Etc. No... Im not joking. Sorry! The property market in Chennai, both buying and renting is known for its unscrupulous practitioners, rank amateurs out to make a quick buck, etc etc etc. Best thing you can do is find a private ad in a newspaper and deal direct. But you'll still have to pay that deposit, although you might negotiate it down a bit.

Aug 21st, 2007, 19:38	#5
icetea 'sort of hate India' club member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chennai, via Romania Posts: 917	Agents might even charge you a few Rs. for taking you around and showing you places. Yes and they do take a month's rent as fee. Follow Nick's advice or try websites like www.99acres.com (and there are many such websites).

Sep 8th, 2007, 02:06	#9
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,773	Please define corporate apartment?

Sep 8th, 2007, 11:27	#12
mairangi_vice Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 284	I thought the Star City apartments were meant for short term (ie 6 month) leases? maybe not. But for that sort of money you could easily rent a 'normal' apartment and pay a maid to service it for you.

Sep 18th, 2007, 03:45	#13
Cruzer Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London / Chennai Posts: 14	I stayed in Star City Santhome. It's a reasonable place to stay, although cost Rs.65,000 pcm. A clean modern and comfortable place to stay. It's possible to buy wired internet access too. A restaurant down there does good food but not 24 hrs a day. I'm coming back soon so let me know what you find! D

Sep 26th, 2007, 17:00	#15
Cruzer Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London / Chennai Posts: 14	McKay - Does your friend in Chennai have appartments for rent in Chennai ranging up to RS.65,000 pcm? As mentioned previously, the only option I have is Star City which is good. Wondering what like for like alternatives there are...

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