How long should I wait to hear back for a letting offer?
Hello, this is our first time renting in the UK, and we're trying to navigate the process.
How long do you typically wait to hear back after you make your initial offer for a rental? We put it in last Thursday evening. I've seen that if you haven't heard back in 24-48 hours, you're likely not going to be chosen. I'm thinking of waiting until Tuesday and then removing our offer. The only reason I don't want to continue to wait afterward is because this agency we've put the offer through has a large hold of the rental market in our area, so there's not many other agencies to put offers through at the same time while we wait. We've only got another 25 days or so until we're supposed to be moved out, and I don't want to wait for weeks to hear back and not be able to put an offer on a different place through this agency.
Any other tidbits you have about renting in general would be greatly appreciated. This process feels so long and complicated, and it's quite nerve-wracking to not have anywhere secured when we need to move so soon. How can we look for desirable to the landlords when we put offers forward?
Thank you!