67% lettings valuation accuracy
71% lettings fee satisfaction
Nov 03,2014
Nov 03,2014
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We are 3 Chinese students and rented a 2 bd flat from this company and paid the rent and deposit by Bankers Transfer. All transactions were through one of us only (Yi) so we assumed she would be the Lead Tenant. We were not given an inventory of the contents or condition of the flat until we left at the end of the tenancy. Soon after moving in, Adam started emailing Yi telling her he was bringing prospective 'buyers' round to view (usually at the week-end), fortunately, a friend told us he was in breach of the tenancy agreement so we were able to stop this infringement on our liberty. We told him about the damp in the bathroom and about the light bulbs that did not work but nothing was done. Before we left the flat, we cleaned it from top to bottom and also took photographs throughout, including the gas and electricity meters. The day we were to hand over the keys we again cleaned the flat and waited for Adam, however, another man arrived and told us he was there to make a report on the flat and that was all. We handed over the keys and left. Soon after we received a copy of this report together with the photographs that he had supposedly taken, the report stated that there were many things damaged in the flat as well as detritus throughout, which we told him
were false and we also pointed out that as we had not received an inventory on moving in there was no proof that we were responsible for the damage but he was welcome to see the photo's we had taken. He did not respond to us so we asked for the return of our deposit. This was over 3 months ago and we still have not received it. They told us that our deposit was lodged with the DPS but can't tell us what scheme it was lodged in - we did not sign a JDR Form either (Maria says she has no knowledge of a JDR Form), and now the DPS is telling us that they cannot deal with Yi or myself because we are not the Lead Tenant (the man who rented with us is listed as the Lead Tenant despite Adam and Maria never having met him let alone had any dealings with him and, he has since returned to China, I would not recommend this Agency to anyone under any circumstances.
were false and we also pointed out that as we had not received an inventory on moving in there was no proof that we were responsible for the damage but he was welcome to see the photo's we had taken. He did not respond to us so we asked for the return of our deposit. This was over 3 months ago and we still have not received it. They told us that our deposit was lodged with the DPS but can't tell us what scheme it was lodged in - we did not sign a JDR Form either (Maria says she has no knowledge of a JDR Form), and now the DPS is telling us that they cannot deal with Yi or myself because we are not the Lead Tenant (the man who rented with us is listed as the Lead Tenant despite Adam and Maria never having met him let alone had any dealings with him and, he has since returned to China, I would not recommend this Agency to anyone under any circumstances.
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Martin & Co
67 Essex Road
Islington,London
Greater London
N1 2SF
0207 3590800
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| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
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| Lettings | 67% | 71% | £1,500 | £2,000 |
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| 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Adam Clasby has managed my London properties for 10 years its the best property decision I have made. From day 1 he has looked after all aspects of management and offered advice on purchasing further properties to extend the portfolio.
He achieves good rental returns and chooses ...
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Good value
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Apr 30,2018
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Very happy with Adam's management of my properties whereby he has ensured continuity of occupancy and decent rental returns. Very personable and easy to deal with...
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Reasonable fees
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Mar 15,2018
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I'd highly recommend them if you're looking for a rental property.
Moved into my new new place this week and I can't thank Martin &Co enough. I've been really well looked after by Adam & Darren, who have been amazing. Everything went really smoothly... so far ...
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Fees are reasonable
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Mar 03,2018
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Martin & Co Islington were Wonderful, made the whole process stress free. From setting up viewings to offer process and move in really smooth. Lets hope check out is as easy!...
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The same as most
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Aug 10,2017
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Scheduled a viewing, have to rescheduled because they dont have the key yet. Two days later, they have to cancel that again because they still dont have the key!!!!
I have only a one week window to look for flats before leaving town and you ...
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Sep 19,2016
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My expierence with this company and has been extremely dreadful. They are unprofessional, incompetent, and unscrupulous.
We have been in a legal battle with them and the landlady for over 6 months, dealing with the return of our deposit. Upon moving out, we realized that Martin & ...
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We are 3 Chinese students and rented a 2 bd flat from this company and paid the rent and deposit by Bankers Transfer. All transactions were through one of us only (Yi) so we assumed she would be the Lead Tenant. We were not given an inventory ...
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Having read all the negetive comments on this review page i thought i should jump in and offer my imput for what its worth.
Myself and my colleague have taken a property through the martin&co branch in Islington and were delighted with the level ...
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Rube stop being a nube!!
I visited 2 offices due to looking in 2 different areas of London, Islington and Chelsea, and low and behold Martin and Co have offices in both locations. They explained to me they are all franchises and what it meant as I was very nervous about renting with them due to websites like this, I was very worried about what I read and my hard money going down the drain to a crap agent, it turns out it was money well spent as a colleague of mine took a property with Foxtons a ...
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