“I dealt with a number of staff whilst a tenant ......”
1 Star Review
Dec 08,2014
By:
'Ms'
Dec 08,2014
Branch: London, 189 Kentish Town Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1600
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: NW5
Branch: London, 189 Kentish Town Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1600
Postcode: NW5
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I dealt with a number of staff whilst a tenant with Oliverstown. On a couple of occasions I spoke with Oliver McHugh, he was rude, arrogant, and completely unconcerned. Daniel Thomas was property manager when I first moved in and our heating broke. He was unreliable, untrustworthy and also unconcerned. After he left Pritesh took over, he was also rude, sarcastic and unhelpful.
Our heating broke last November, and it took over 2 months of endless visits by unqualified workmen, before they agreed that the ancient boiler needed replacing. On one occasion a workman let himself in without prior warning, just as I was getting out of the bath- I was upset about this, but Daniel inferred I was making a 'fuss'. When they finally replaced the heating- after I had threatened to go to the council- They lied about the extent of the works, and we had to live in a dusty building site, with no heating, or hot water for 10 days. We contracted seriously bad flu, and lost several days work and school. We had to eat out when the workmen were there, which was expensive. We asked for compensation, but weren't given any. They left the flat with pipes everywhere, it looked like a squat basically. At the end of our tenure they made a big fuss about photographing every surface for scratches etc- which was a joke considering the state of the place, and they had nothing to compare it to, as they had not documented the flat when we moved in. They did pay back our deposit after dragging it out for several weeks. The current property manager, Jane, seems a lot better, though I doubt she'll stay if she has any sense. The whole office has a culture of bullying, and complete chaos- for example they lost two sets of keys, and couldn't keep track of appointments. They showed no concern that somewhere there were sets of keys to our home- despite their high staff turnover. In short the only thing that bothers them is money. I don't think they take on board that the tenants are paying for a service, and have rights.
What agent could do to change your mind?
They should have sent qualified workmen to assess the problem straight away, and to fix the heating promptly. They should have paid for us to stay in a hotel while the work was carried out, and they should compensate us for the costs we incurred.
They should have apologised instead of resorting to being rude.
They still should changes the locks, as a security measure, and make sure they do not loose the keys- and if they do, then they should change the locks again.
They be respectful to their tenants as human beings with rights, who are paying for a service.
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