“Do not use , the worst agency in London. Wor......”
1 Star Review
Jan 16,2020
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'Tenant'
Jan 16,2020
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E14
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Postcode: E14
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Do not use , the worst agency in London. Worst properties , dirty , smelly and old. Don t even bother to call them they will try to catch you somehow. Very unhelpfull and unfriendly staff ( the worst is Maria who can t even speak english properly and ...
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1 Star Review
Nov 12,2019
By:
'Matt'
Nov 12,2019
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E2
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Postcode: E2
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DO NOT use this agency!!!!! Been waiting for my deposit refund for a few months to no avail and is now looking likely I’ll have to take legal action and open a court case to get my deposit back....
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1 Star Review
Sep 26,2019
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'Manage'
Sep 26,2019
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: NW2
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Postcode: NW2
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I agree with the person who says they flintons are misleading, I rent a beautiful room in the photos I paid 1200 in advance and when I went to see the room it was totally different and then when 1 month left to finish the contract they ...
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“CROOKS / THIEVES / CONMEN and CONWOMEN...”
1 Star Review
Mar 24,2019
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'Imran'
Mar 24,2019
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E13
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Postcode: E13
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They used to be called Citiside properties, you may notice it on streetview (before google updates it). That should be your first clue. A company that has to rebrand every few years, is not one to be trusted. The worst people in the world. DO ...
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1 Star Review
Jan 04,2019
By:
'NICK'
Jan 04,2019
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £780
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E20
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Rent PCM: £780
Postcode: E20
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DO NOT RENT WITH THEM!!!!!!
THEY INVITE YOU TO THEIR OFFICE IN BOW LANE AND THEN THEY TELL YOU THAT THE PROPERTY YOU CAME FOR IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE. THEY SHOW YOU INSTEAD SOME NICE PROPERTY PHOTOS AND THEN THEY MAKE YOU PAY £500 HOLDING DEPOSIT ...
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RIP OFF. THE WORST AGENCY
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“AVOID ANY BUSINESS WITH FLINTONS...”
1 Star Review
Dec 20,2018
By:
'Thibault'
Dec 20,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £800
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E16
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £800
Postcode: E16
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This agency specialises in the art of ripping off their tenants (not sure how landlords feel about them).
Though Flintons is not as infamous as its predecessor so far, let's not forget that it is only a name-change from Citiside Properties Ltd which was the ...
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“UNRELIABLE AND SCAMMER...”
1 Star Review
Nov 23,2018
By:
'Axellenac'
Nov 23,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E35D
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Postcode: E35D
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It has been the worst experience with an agency ! The first time I rent a room with was not available so I went in an other room for few days ! Then I finally discovered the room that I was supposed to go in but I ...
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1 Star Review
Nov 12,2018
By:
'scott'
Nov 12,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E1
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Postcode: E1
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WARNING please avoid this letting company as i would not want anyone to experience some of the worst customer services and practices i have ever seen which resulted in my 19 year old son being homeless with no money as they still have over £1300 in deposits ...
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“Don't EVER put your trust on Flintons...”
1 Star Review
Nov 02,2018
By:
'Marielle'
Nov 02,2018
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Rent PCM: £580
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E32L
Sales (Prospective customer)
Rent PCM: £580
Postcode: E32L
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Me and two friends were moving to a new property and we seeked Flintons guidance. Worst thing that happened to us. They tricked us into paying a "holding fee" of 300 pounds each to which the assured it was refundable (words wise) and took us to ...
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“You will never get your money back!!!...”
1 Star Review
Oct 19,2018
By:
'Marco'
Oct 19,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £750
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E32
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £750
Postcode: E32
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They do not return emails & phonecalls.
They will tell you that if you want your deposit back, you have to contact their deposits team. It is allegedly based in a different location. The only contact is via email. You will never hear from them!
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The worst experience in 15 years in the UK!!
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1 Star Review
Oct 01,2018
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'MLS'
Oct 01,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: NW1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: NW1
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Absolute scum of the earth. I found a room with them and paid them £500 deposit. Tjen when i came to collect my keys they told me the property was no longer available. So i was forced to pick a random room in a location that ...
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“FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES STAY AWAY...”
1 Star Review
Sep 12,2018
By:
'Victim'
Sep 12,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: E1
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THEY ARE A SCAM. STAY AWAY. Went there to find a room in central. The nice rooms that they advertise on Spareroom are fake and they say to customers that "that one's gone but I'll find you a new one". After Hoscine only showed me 3 ...
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BAD. THEY SHOULD BE SHUT
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1 Star Review
Sep 11,2018
By:
'Hacksor'
Sep 11,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E34
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: E34
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I am a victim of Flinton's scam. same as all, they have taken £600 from me and didn't show me the room and not giving my money back. After reading all the reviews I decided to raise the legal complaint against this agency to get their ...
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“Worst life experience...”
1 Star Review
Jul 07,2018
By:
'Victim'
Jul 07,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1200
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E10
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1200
Postcode: E10
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Sleep on the street but DO NOT rent a property through this agency. It took me 7 months to get my deposit back from this agency through DPS...
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They will never repair anything
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1 Star Review
Jul 02,2018
By:
'P'
Jul 02,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1650
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1650
Postcode: E1
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Sara was our agent. Initially, she was very proactive in looking forproperties that suit our needs. But she never let us view the property. Once we become insistent to view the property we have a holdng deposit for (we put down a deposit for a 3...
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Very expensive and inappropriate for the kind of service they provide.
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1 Star Review
Jun 23,2018
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'Val'
Jun 23,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E33H
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: E33H
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As many of you know CitiSide has renamed themselves as Flintons.
I and my flatmates have been the victim of their scams and bad practices. Please if you wish to bring them to justice and join our Ombudsman claim to shut them down then contact ...
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“Do not use this service...”
1 Star Review
Jun 20,2018
By:
'Mia'
Jun 20,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: E1
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Do not use this service. They are a totally unethical organisation that take advantage of the urgent need for housing in London. I cannot stress enough NOT to use their service. They took 6 months to give back our deposit after months of hounding them....
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1 Star Review
May 03,2018
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'elisa'
May 03,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: E1
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worst agency EVER. do not rent with them. 1st we went to see the room, the day we had to move we arrive there to get the keys and room was not ready!!! the other girls were still there so they offered us another room (...
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1 Star Review
Apr 19,2018
By:
'Rik'
Apr 19,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: E1
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Guys. I was wondering if you can help me.
A dear friend of mine has recently had the misfortune of dealing with this agency.
After a month of calls regarding the lack of heating and internet she decided to cut her losses (deposit) and just ...
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“We were victims of their scam...”
1 Star Review
Apr 10,2018
By:
'Eric'
Apr 10,2018
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Rent PCM: £600
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E14
Lettings (Prospective customer)
Rent PCM: £600
Postcode: E14
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Citiside Apartments agents will sometimes ask you for a "refundable" deposit to show you some apartments. In our case, we paid 300 pounds to view an apartment, but after paying the money, Javel (one of their agents) told us the apartment wasn't available. Then he gave ...
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“My second agent was perfect...”
3 Star Review
Mar 29,2018
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'Axelle'
Mar 29,2018
Services: Relocation agent
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: E3
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Postcode: E3
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I had a very bad experience with Sara's agent. She is not professional and unreliable ! It was a nightmare for me. Hopefully, Mike an another agent is very helpful, honest and professional ! I recommend you going to see him if you need are looking for ...
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1 Star Review
Mar 21,2018
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'Bob'
Mar 21,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E14
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Postcode: E14
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DO NOT, under any circumstances, rent a room from Citiside. Complete and utter scam artists!!! They do not merit even one star....
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1 Star Review
Mar 16,2018
By:
'Michael'
Mar 16,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: EW1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: EW1
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Firstly showed the wrong rooms to us. Looked online and saw our room on 4 different ads in different houses. Then put instead of putting down just the deposit we paid the first months rent too and the little weasel wrote that as the holding deposit ...
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4 Star Review
Mar 15,2018
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'Daniel'
Mar 15,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: E16
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: E16
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I'd like to compliment for a good customer service if you need the right place in London, all the agents at Citiside Properties can provide. They spent quite a bit of time with me and even coached me where to look. I have always been ...
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Good quality.
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“According to my experience, I love my actual room in ......”
4 Star Review
Mar 13,2018
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'Francesco'
Mar 13,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: E14
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: E14
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According to my experience, I love my actual room in Canary Wharf, in front of the square, I had highly expectations and my agent have done a beautiful job about all that I need.
Absolutely satisfied.
I recomend Alessio....
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I recomend Alessio as a good agent.
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“I rented a room a few months ago in Citiside ......”
4 Star Review
Mar 12,2018
By:
'Virginia'
Mar 12,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: E34
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Postcode: E34
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I rented a room a few months ago in Citiside Properties. I found a huge variety of beautiful rooms to rent at a very convenienti price. I found kindness and great professionality , especialyy in the letting agent I knew there , Alessio.
Thumbs up for him.
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Highly recommended.
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“I've found a room with citiside. There room was very ......”
5 Star Review
Feb 28,2018
By:
'Farah'
Feb 28,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £700
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: E3
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £700
Postcode: E3
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I've found a room with citiside. There room was very nice , the service was very high quality , very polite agents will definitely recommend it ....
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“Scammers, do not use. They flaunt the law by breaching ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 28,2018
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'jec21'
Feb 28,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E3
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: E3
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Scammers, do not use. They flaunt the law by breaching contract, failing to protect deposits and not returning deposits to tenants. Do not rent from them, they are under investigation by Trading Standards for illegal practices. If anyone else has a complaint about them email ...
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Awful, incredibly expensive and unwarranted for the amount of work they actually do!
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“The worst of the worst. They are a scam business. ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 14,2018
By:
'Nick'
Feb 14,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E15
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: E15
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The worst of the worst. They are a scam business. The apartments they show you in photos on their computer are nothing like the real ones. All their properties are dirty and poorly maintained, with broken furniture, heating issues and infested with worms. They try ...
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“DO NOT TRUST THIS AGENCY! AVOID! I had the misfortune ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 13,2018
By:
'SL'
Feb 13,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £750
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E3
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £750
Postcode: E3
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DO NOT TRUST THIS AGENCY! AVOID!
I had the misfortune to rent a room from this agency on september 2016, with a 1 year contract. The room and the house, at that time, looked alright. Before signing the contract, they tell people that they provide cleanings, that ...
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They will try to charge you fee for everything, even illegally sometimes.
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They just changed their name for owful misconduct business