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48% lettings fee satisfaction
Dec 21,2015
Dec 21,2015
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they dealt with my property for about 5 years, the problems ranged from lack of communication, rent not being paid, unreasonable demands and allowing tenants to verbally abuse my family members who had nothing to do with the residence.
The first tenant was fine no demand and no problems, paid first 6 months up font, and continued to pay with very few issues,
I'm sure there was another tenant for a year without any problems but cant remember.
Third tenant however was a real nightmare, very few payments on time, no communication from castle when there were delays. they let the flat fall in to a condition which castle did nothing about or never informed me, they then charged me £1300 for a repair that i have now discovered didn't need doing and also never used the trades man who provided the quote. this meant i had to surrender rent for the next few months to pay for repair. I ended up letting tenant leave early to save me any more money yet they had demands up till the last week of staying there.
as that tenant moved out and i had to carry out repairs castle had arranged for the flat to be let out again within the next 2 weeks , a time scale not achievable due to the amount of work needing carried out. i got hold of a copy of the tenants agreement which stated the tenant must do everything within their power to prevent damp, meaning opening windows and providing heat to the flat, something i later discovered wasn't happening.
Tenant number 4 had a few demands prior to moving in, none of which i found unreasonable. The only problem was rent, as he was paying with housing benefit, Castle couldn't seem to find out when or how regularly it was meant to be paid. the bed was then stolen. but other than that the tenant had no demands.
Tenant 4 sounded quite good until his parents became involved and things changed, they required more plug sockets fitted yet hadn't been a problem for any one else, a new shower! mold dealt with that was only present round one window and could be removed with a cloth and bleach. this was the couple who then verbally abused my sister who was over visiting a neighbor .castle were very unhelpful and unresponsive to emails texts phone calls and any other for of communication.
As far as i knew there business revolved around their tenants but upon talking to them they were treated the same way as the landlords, they were happy taking tenants money yet held on to it for as long as possible.
Bunch of con artists
The first tenant was fine no demand and no problems, paid first 6 months up font, and continued to pay with very few issues,
I'm sure there was another tenant for a year without any problems but cant remember.
Third tenant however was a real nightmare, very few payments on time, no communication from castle when there were delays. they let the flat fall in to a condition which castle did nothing about or never informed me, they then charged me £1300 for a repair that i have now discovered didn't need doing and also never used the trades man who provided the quote. this meant i had to surrender rent for the next few months to pay for repair. I ended up letting tenant leave early to save me any more money yet they had demands up till the last week of staying there.
as that tenant moved out and i had to carry out repairs castle had arranged for the flat to be let out again within the next 2 weeks , a time scale not achievable due to the amount of work needing carried out. i got hold of a copy of the tenants agreement which stated the tenant must do everything within their power to prevent damp, meaning opening windows and providing heat to the flat, something i later discovered wasn't happening.
Tenant number 4 had a few demands prior to moving in, none of which i found unreasonable. The only problem was rent, as he was paying with housing benefit, Castle couldn't seem to find out when or how regularly it was meant to be paid. the bed was then stolen. but other than that the tenant had no demands.
Tenant 4 sounded quite good until his parents became involved and things changed, they required more plug sockets fitted yet hadn't been a problem for any one else, a new shower! mold dealt with that was only present round one window and could be removed with a cloth and bleach. this was the couple who then verbally abused my sister who was over visiting a neighbor .castle were very unhelpful and unresponsive to emails texts phone calls and any other for of communication.
As far as i knew there business revolved around their tenants but upon talking to them they were treated the same way as the landlords, they were happy taking tenants money yet held on to it for as long as possible.
Bunch of con artists
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kept me in the loop, managed my property rather than provide a tenant and then forget about it, tenants agreement stated that quarterly visits would be carried out, as far as i know they only visited one a tenant moved out, they charged ridiculous cleaning fees for the flat, yet when i checked nothing had been done. i told them not to let their trades men in again, they did thet them in and the trades men left a nasty hole in the ceiling that a five year old could have patched better. they dont listen to the land lords at all. if i can help and stop just 1 person using this bunch of con men i feel i have done my part for land lords and tenants everywhereAttached Filesnbsp;
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too much and they didn't do enough to justify this fee
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Castle Residential (Glasgow)
63 Causeyside Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1YT
0141 889 5464
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| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
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| Sales | 50% | 100% | £0 | £0 |
| Lettings | 80% | 48% | £295 | £1,400 |
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Dec 12,2022
Dec 12,2022
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I am a landlord and I am so happy to no longer be using Castle Residential. They do not inform you when problems arise and in fact, lie to neighbouring owners that you are not interested in dealing with issues that affect them.
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Very poor estate agent, will happily leave you in a flat in a very poor condition and the have very poor customer service. Will only do the bare minimum after a legal letter is put in. They took over a year to bodge repair the ...
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Aug 15,2022
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They are con artists of the best kind. They know how the system works and use it to con people out of their hard earned money. For the flat I rented, I never got a moving in inventory. I asked for it at least 4 times. ...
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Jan 06,2022
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Avoid avoid avoid
They just ignore emails, requests, dont answer any questions get repairs done without ur permission at 2-3 times the normal costs u only know about it when ur rents paid short
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I see the cowboys are still in business.
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Mar 27,2021
Mar 27,2021
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Castle residential failed to take a full deposit from a tenant, but gave them the keys to my flat anyway.
Within 3 months of the tenancy, that tenant caused damage (that I paid for) and began late payments of rent.
She caused considerable damage to my ...
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Sep 25,2019
Sep 25,2019
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They really do not care. They will tell you absolutely anything so you get off the phone and they can get back to reddit or whatever the hell it is they do all day. I can tell you what they aren't doing. Any work you're ...
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Aug 20,2019
Aug 20,2019
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I am a Landlord with a few properties who were managed by Castle Residential (Paisley) as soon as they had the properties trouble began instantly, constant calling asking for documentation to be provided, I am 100% sure that repairs were falsified also, never a straight answer ...
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Hi, I am a tenant in of of the properties 'managed' by Castle. We've been notifying them with the same repair requests for almost a while year now with not much progress so can assure you they are not doing anything correctly. We have documentation all communication with them over the last year and are now seeking legal advice and looking to raise action through the first tier tribunal. If you would like to discuss this please feel free to email me at - [email protected] ...
Nov 19,2018
Nov 19,2018
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Incompetent and unhelpful. They have a very poor attitude when any issues are highlighted to them....
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Oct 25,2018
Oct 25,2018
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Absolute disgusting way of treating tenants, never resolve reported problems including those that left a broken window shambly covered up on a ground floor flat. Take a extortionate amount of deposit for cleaning fee that isn't carried out....
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Sep 15,2018
Sep 15,2018
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I rented out a property with castle and need details for council tax.
I Have been in contact via phone for 8 weeks(Kirsten then Ross) constantly told they would return call. I have not once received a call return in that time.
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Bad(overpriced for poor service)
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Sep 05,2018
Sep 05,2018
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I had to find a suitable place for my daughter who
got a place at UWS and travelled over from Ireland with her for the weekend. We were amazed to get a super flat within 3 days :)
We tried several other agents in Paisley but they ...
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No Extra Fees Charged
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Aug 21,2018
Aug 21,2018
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Only negative experiences with Castle Residentials. The agent had never been to the property before and had the wrong keys. In the second viewing, the agent never arrived. For the third viewing the agent was noticeably late.
After our poor experiences with Castle Residentials, we ...
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Jun 18,2018
Jun 18,2018
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I let a property for a year and a half, was made to pay crazy fees, they may have been illegal, double deposit. then they took £250 rather than £100 for dog deposit. Never logged dog deposit with safe-deposit Scotland so illegal and trying to con me ...
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Fees are aweful, really high
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Jun 17,2018
Jun 17,2018
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I just wanted to leave a review to say thank you to the staff of Castle Residential who have made the move in process for my daughter into her first flat run smoothly.
The team have been very efficient and were extremely polite and understanding ...
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Jun 07,2018
Jun 07,2018
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We live in one of their properties in Glasgow and the experience is been horrible and things started getting from bad to worse since we moved in.
When we first moved in the house looked fine but then in less than a month the issues ...
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Absolute bad they do nothing yet charge a fee to you.
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Apr 10,2018
Apr 10,2018
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I have been with Castle residential for over 4 years and they have been brilliant throughout my tenancy, the only reason I am leaving is because I am moving to the other end of the country. I could not recommend them enough. I moved to Paisley ...
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Feb 05,2018
Feb 05,2018
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very helpful agency , really took time to help find me a home. would recommend to my friends about this agency...
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very good and reasonable
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Nov 29,2017
Nov 29,2017
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I have been with the agency for 3 and half years now, I have had no issues, I have met my landlord and the staff are always friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend this agency....
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Nov 21,2017
Nov 21,2017
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I have been living in a castle residential property for just over a month now and they couldn't have tried harder for us. the have bent over backwards with every issue we have had with the property no matter how minor. they are very lovely ...
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not a problem at all
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Nov 01,2017
Nov 01,2017
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This is the worst agent I have ever rented through.... extremely unprofessional. Been without heating for a whole week now.... got no inventory when I moved in until I asked. Doesn't reply to emails. Simply terrible...
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Oct 06,2017
Oct 06,2017
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fantastic agency cannot fault them. had a leak in my bathroom one night and had to phone the emergency number. the contractor came and sorted the issue on the same night. the staff in paisley are always available when i need them...
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very good
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Oct 02,2017
Oct 02,2017
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I have rented with castle now for several years and have always received a remarkable service. The staff are very attentive and patient with any queries I've called about ... last week I called to extend my lease again for a further 12 months :)...
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Very good and reasonable
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Sep 20,2017
Sep 20,2017
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A few issues when we rented through them. Firstly the obvious illegal fees we had to pay up front despite them being illegal, not sure if Castle has learned this yet.
Secondly upon leaving they wanted to keep more of our deposit than was fair, ...
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Apr 13, 2018
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I have put a note of interest in on a property with this company and no mention made of extra fees but the. They suddenly asked for £55 each for credit reference checks but I believe this is illegal? Is this the same thing you were asked to pay?
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Aug 04,2017
Aug 04,2017
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Flat infested with bugs, on off leak for six months, buzzer doesnt work, no service, everyone on holiday or in meeting, actively lie, £5,000 of damage, fix nothing but the cheepest tasks. Neighbours murdered someone, still live here. Pidegons in cupboards, claim landlord is penniless, when ...
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Nonexistent, the landlord owns the property.
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Sep 11, 2017
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Hi Vulpine,
We are a tenants' union called Living Rent, currently supporting some of our members who have had similar experiences with Castle Residential, forced to live in unsafe conditions. We are organising a collective case against them at the moment. Get in touch with us at [email protected] to see if we can work together!
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Jul 07,2017
Jul 07,2017
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Viewed a property on the 15th of June 2017, placed an offer on the property via my lawyer as advised by the estate agent.
2 weeks had past without any word about my offer not even a call to decline or accept my offer. Every time my ...
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Jul 07,2017
Jul 07,2017
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I'm not one for bothering with reviews but I feel people need to be warned to avoid using this company. The service we received with the move in to our flat was shockingly bad, not once did we receive an apology as the agents made ...
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Mar 03,2017
Mar 03,2017
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Rubbish. Wasted our time as we registered for a viewing. My husband took unpaid leave from his work. The day we were supposed to be at the viewing we couldn't find the house so we called the agency. Yup, the viewing had been cancelled because ...
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Feb 28,2017
Feb 28,2017
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Absolutely appalling agents. I stayed in the property for close to a year (because it was cheap and close to university) and ended up with so many health problems because of it.
The flat itself was in a great location, not much noise and a ...
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Sep 27,2016
Sep 27,2016
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Avoid these rogues at all costs
I have had to go down the official complaints path to try and get money back for a lease they were unable to honour. They advertise properties not even available and take a deposit....
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Sep 27, 2016
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I am sorry that you have had this experience with our office. As you have not left a name I have no way of contacting you to discuss the issues and how we may move forward and get a resolution for you. Please call my office on 0141 889 5464 where I can look into this matter for you. ...
Feb 17,2016
Feb 17,2016
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I used castle residential to let my property for 2 years and I had nothing but headaches. From the moment the tenants moved in I was getting call out fees for problems with the boiler ( the boiler was only 3 years old and I had or have ...
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Bad as they didn't do what they were getting paid for ie property checks and managing the tenant
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