100% sales valuation accuracy
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92% lettings valuation accuracy
87% lettings fee satisfaction
Oct 19,2014
Oct 19,2014
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I moved in when the property was managed and let by Galliard. When I moved out, things were managed by Life Residential. They merged roughly one year ago. From a tenant's perspective, I feel that I got robbed when I moved out. The inventory check-in and -out were tricky and people should be aware of this before renting with Life Residential.
For check-in, it was done less than 20 minutes by an inventory clerk who did not check appliances but reported they were in working order. I did ask him on site whether or not they need to be checked. The answer was "I did not come to cook for you". In the report, things were roughly assessed e.g. in good condition or in working order. At the end, I had to add more info into the report to protect myself and gave it to Galliard.
For check-out, it took more than one hour by a different clerk that Life Residential chose but it was me who had to pay for this check-out inventory job. It seems to me that the flat was assessed quite differently compared to the check-in. What I mean by this is that these two inventory checks reported details of different parts of the flat as if they tried to make it hard for people to compare the condition of the flat at two different time points.
In terms of the assessment on cleaning condition, no matter how poor the flat was cleaned at the check-in time, Life Residential will simply ignore this baseline condition. What they did was to try to charge me based on some dust behind unmovable furniture which had been there since I moved in. I doubt that Life will clean those dust for the next tenant even though they claimed that they had to charge me for the professional cleaning for the "second time". Also, Life Residential also tried to charge me for some missing items that did not even exist in the first place. I don't quite understand what kind of integrity this company has. It is ridiculous to me.
Besides, Life Residential tried to avoid the additional info I gave to Galliard for my check-in. This is useful for my check-out. A Life's property manager said that Galliard's stuff happened long time ago and Life did not keep it.
Although what I described here is just some parts of what I actually experienced with Life, my point here is that I am not going pay for anything that I am not responsible for.
BE CAREFUL if you choose to rent properties with Life Residential.
Lastly, thanks Josh and Caroline, in particular, for everything during my move-in (Galliard) but Life Residential is simply worth avoiding.
For check-in, it was done less than 20 minutes by an inventory clerk who did not check appliances but reported they were in working order. I did ask him on site whether or not they need to be checked. The answer was "I did not come to cook for you". In the report, things were roughly assessed e.g. in good condition or in working order. At the end, I had to add more info into the report to protect myself and gave it to Galliard.
For check-out, it took more than one hour by a different clerk that Life Residential chose but it was me who had to pay for this check-out inventory job. It seems to me that the flat was assessed quite differently compared to the check-in. What I mean by this is that these two inventory checks reported details of different parts of the flat as if they tried to make it hard for people to compare the condition of the flat at two different time points.
In terms of the assessment on cleaning condition, no matter how poor the flat was cleaned at the check-in time, Life Residential will simply ignore this baseline condition. What they did was to try to charge me based on some dust behind unmovable furniture which had been there since I moved in. I doubt that Life will clean those dust for the next tenant even though they claimed that they had to charge me for the professional cleaning for the "second time". Also, Life Residential also tried to charge me for some missing items that did not even exist in the first place. I don't quite understand what kind of integrity this company has. It is ridiculous to me.
Besides, Life Residential tried to avoid the additional info I gave to Galliard for my check-in. This is useful for my check-out. A Life's property manager said that Galliard's stuff happened long time ago and Life did not keep it.
Although what I described here is just some parts of what I actually experienced with Life, my point here is that I am not going pay for anything that I am not responsible for.
BE CAREFUL if you choose to rent properties with Life Residential.
Lastly, thanks Josh and Caroline, in particular, for everything during my move-in (Galliard) but Life Residential is simply worth avoiding.
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Unit 4, 71b Drayton Park
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| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 100% | 100% | £392,160 | £570,000 |
| Lettings | 92% | 87% | £550 | £3,200 |
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| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | Other | |||||
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| 11 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Darcey Nicholls has provided outstanding service as my property manager. She is always very polite, friendly, calm and efficient in her work. She is smart and uses her initiative. She is the main reason why I am still with Life....
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It is my immense pleasure to recommend both Gogoro Nwinia & William Smith of Life Residential as a real estate agent for any individual or family searching for the ideal home for their unique situation.
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Have had a very positive experience with Life Residential - a seamless viewing experience with Stephen, who then assisted in us securing our property very quickly....
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The marketing agents did get me a tenant within a reasonable period. However, the rental achieved was below expectations. But I still accepted as I did not wish to have a void period whilst I waited for a better yield.
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Hardly ever had a conversation with the same person, had to complain up to director level because of charges for work that were never done and to finish in style they just stopped communicating during the check out process.
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Sep 03,2019
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We've used Life Residential for the management of our rented property in Drayton Park for many years. They are thoroughly professional, quick to react and thorough in everything they do. And their charges are reasonable. Special mention to Bernard McGeever who managed a recent problem ...
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Worst experience I ever had with a real estate agency. The guys never appeared in the viewing we had arranged. When I called them the next day, they just told me it was unacceptable from their side and to rearrange....
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I have never dealt with such an unprofessional group of people; from the day we sent over our deposit until now (wrestling to get it back) dealing with Life Residential has been a nightmare. We had several property managers relocate (aka mysteriously disappear leaving e-mails ...
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Hello guys, same here. I am now in a dispute with them for my deposit and almost all of their evidences are demonstrable and shameless lies. After I have received my deposit back, I am considering all possible legal actions as this dispute reflects either gross incompetence by the agency or, worse, a case of blatant perjury. The more of us, the more it is possible to show that they do the same to everyone! ...
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Extremely poor driving skills!! The person who I just came into contact with drives extremely dangerously and needs to go have some more lessons instead riding round thinking there real cool...
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Nov 29,2016
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We rented a flat in Drayton Park. After 1 month we did not received the inventory yet.
As soon as we arrived we found a mouse coming from an hole in the wall. I have asked many times to come to fix the hole and the ...
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Oct 09,2015
Oct 09,2015
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Stephen Hobbs / Kenneth Wu property manager *at Drayton Park branch, very nice to deal with. Service good - prompt and friendly....
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Apr 10,2015
Apr 10,2015
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Stephen was very helpful with every aspect of my move - from forms I need to fill out to finding my parking space and repairing a lock - which all went very smoothly and he even checked I had settled in well before the long ...
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There is a small tenant register fee and the usual 6 week deposit - pretty standard.
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Mar 09,2015
Mar 09,2015
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Josh was very helpful throughout the process, from showing us round, through the sale and legal process all the way through till the end. What particularly stood out was his ability to get things done, one great example of this was some paperwork that was ...
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