33% lettings valuation accuracy
57% lettings fee satisfaction
Jan 31,2017
Jan 31,2017
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We have submitted a 69 page complaint about Horizon to the Property Redress Scheme. The specific property is owned by Victoria Al-Khafaji who is also the owner of Horizon. Where do we begin? There was open wiring in the property which, when a professional electrician was called, led to him being electrocuted, not once but twice.... with the mains switched off The ground floor front facing bedroom had no security for the first 4 1/2 months of the tenancy so we couldn't leave valuable equipment in the flat and of course it gave us concerns about night time. The boiler wasn't working properly for the first seven months of the rental meaning an absence of heating and hot water. One mattress was ripped and the other filthy when we arrived. The flat itself was incredibly dirty upon arrival. The garden, a key feature, was a jungle for almost the first five months of the property. There were problems with the smoke alarms and the heat detector in the kitchen. Items shown to us to induce us to move in were removed by the time we arrived - a fridge freezer and a sofa. There was a broken fridge freezer when we arrived though. Complaints were ignored for months. It was only with the introduction of parents and a London lawyer that things changed at all. If you read this and still proceed to rent via Horizon, my recommendation is that you photograph and video everything when you are shown the property and when you arrive. We did do that and it's proved incredibly important for making sure we had evidence for all our claims. You also might prefer to walk around in rubber shoes and wear rubber gloves in case of faulty wiring.
On the photographs, they include pictures of the garden, photographs of the house when we moved in that show how dirty it was, the open wiring, the ripped and filthy mattresses, etc.
On the photographs, they include pictures of the garden, photographs of the house when we moved in that show how dirty it was, the open wiring, the ripped and filthy mattresses, etc.
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Now that the year has come to an end and we have received an award from the Property Redress Scheme, I have to report that the owner of Horizon and of the Property Company that sits behind it, doesn't appear to care about the welfare of the tenants. Certainly the tenants in this case suffered hugely from the numerous problems. My advice is still well clear of Horizon. We have rented property from numerous bodies over many years and this is by far, far, far and away the worst experience we have ever endured.
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| Lettings | 33% | 57% | £275 | £1,200 |
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awful company, exploitive liars and completely useless at resolving issues....
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Terrible. Do not use. Properties unsafe and filthy. Customer service abysmal. How do they get away with it?? Hard to believe any positive reviews of these people are genuine.
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Absolutely awful company to deal with. Lied about paying water bills that are still outstanding. Not sending through contracts when asked for several times. Avoid avoid avoid...
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Absolutely awful.
From start to finish my experience with Horizon has been nothing short of dreadful. Originally I was lied to over the phone, being told that I could have a different payment arrangement because one of my due dates was Christmas Eve (seriously, who ...
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Had such a similar experience with horizon, the customer service is awful, maintenance are very slow and inadequate when dealing with damages. Wish I had heard about this prior, won’t be going back to them. ...
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Great service but this review site is outdated, the company are no longer called Horizon properties and the contact details are wrong someone please change this...
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Great services, had an amazing selection of houses so I'm not far from any of my classes nor are my friends...
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Living here with my 6 friends from halls its a decent house and the maintenance team are wicked especially the cool little Jamaican guy, He is so funny and he can fix anything....
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avoid at all costs i don't think i have ever met anyone as willing to cause harm to others as these guys...
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This is a frank an honest opinion of what it is like to deal with Horizon. Horizon glued threats of legal action to young female tenant's door simply for asking to be treated fairly. Also denied her a contract for months. Best to avoid horizon....
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Covid reveals the character of a landlord...
Despite owning millions in property assets, Horizon are lumping their tenants with huge energy bills for the large properties they have left empty.
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Feb 05,2021
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I absolutely advice you against using this agency. If I could I'd give them 0 stars ! They took us on a house viewing and showed us a few different houses. We kind of liked one but weren't quite sure as we've already seen some other places ...
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Very friendly at horizon. let me bring kittens. they kind and have good quality apartment. I feel happy with horizon team...
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Horizon dump bills and even after renting out their unliveable property for months, they still haven't provided a copy of the contract!...
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This is my honest opinion of Horizon Properties after having interacted with them. Unfortunately I cannot say much good about this agency. They ignore repair requests for months, a toilet was left leaking for 4 months, the office seems quite incompetent because after 4 months they still ...
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This is an honest review from dealing with these agents. They're forcing people to pay for all the bills in empty HMOs they haven't filled, they refused to fix a leaking toilet for 4 entire months (!!!) and completely ignored tenants emails about it. They don't even ...
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My experience of Horizon Properties: dreadful. Poor service, dishonesty and exploitation. There is a level of respect and care that should be provided in the relationship of agent/landlord to tenant, but Horizon do not seem to care....
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unprofessional, untrustworthy and unpleasant - avoid at all costs! A friend of mine is renting through Horizon and they've been awful - ignoring maintenance and repairs calls, failing to provide a contract for months, they demanded fixed-rate bills despite being the only person in a 12...
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Jan 21,2021
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Awful, rude and exploitative landlords. This is an honest opinion based on my experience trying to help my friend deal with Horizon. Horizon are making the few tenants left in their big student HMOs pay all the energy and water bills, and they didn't fix ...
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It is awful how little Horizon care about their tenants, and how happy they are to rip off students.
This is my honest review of my experience dealing with Horizon Properties whilst helping a friend who is one of their tenants. Horizon are happy to ...
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nice house nice staff I was rejected from all the other agents because I'm on dfs but horizon gave me a home...
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Very cheep property, I was worried I would get what I paid for but I got a real bargain with horizon...
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I have rented 3 properties . Martin is very professional and knowledgeable , the most helpful property agent I have encountered...
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I have rented 3 properties . Martin is very professional and knowledgeable , the most helpful property agent I have encountered...
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Just an awful experience renting a house with Horizon. They are so quick to get money off you but never respond to emails about the state of the house. We had kitchen appliances electrocuting us, light bulbs exploding, the floor boards fell in on us, ...
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When we moved in to our flat in July, it was an absolute mess. Broken floor boards, beds, random nails sticking out of the floor. Also they claimed to have cleaned the flat when it clearly hadn't been cleaned, in which they hired their own ...
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Nov 08,2018
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Horizon have been great to us in helping find our little home. They made the whole rental process very easy. Maintenance can get a little swamped at times but they do always fix it. We have just extended our contract for another year.
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Decent Agency Fees
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Spot on Joann. I’ve never seen such a poor service in my entire life. Worst experience of housing I’ve ever had and yet they continue to get sales. ...
“I am signing for 3rd year with horizon I have had two years with the company who are friendly and always there to help...”
Mar 15,2018
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I am now doing my masters
I have spent two year s in my property .
I love my house . I have also brought my friends to let with horizon . They also are very happy . I have no complaints at all.
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Jan 30,2018
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We took a large 8 bedroom property with Horizon Properties last summer. When we moved in, we had a few teething issues but after speaking to Martin and Haydn these issues were rectified very quickly.
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This is a fake review. I was in the Horizon office when this was being done and it was the subject of a joke. Delete to save yourself some embarassment. ...
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