“Ethically dubious inventory checks...”
1 Star Review
Sep 20,2018
By:
'Coco'
Sep 20,2018
Branch: London, 377 Kennington Lane
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1275
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: SE15
Branch: London, 377 Kennington Lane
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1275
Postcode: SE15
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I have very serious concerns about the consistency of the check in versus check out reports provided by Dexters. In the check-in report there were 89 photos, in the check out report there were 168. Dexters tried to hold roughly £400 of our deposit back. And because there were far fewer photos in the check in report, it was difficult to provide photo evidence of the state of the property when we moved in. For example, I was charged for a hole in the back of my bedroom door that was there on my arrival, however, the person doing the check in report neglected to take a photo of this. So I was charged anyway.
I am also extremely concerned about the level of independence of the inventory provider. Dexters claims to use an indipendent inventory service, called London Independent Inventory Services. However, LIIS is not registered with the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AAIC) and the company address is registered at the same location as the company address for Dexters. LIIS also shares a Director with Dextors: Jeffrey Doble. I find this ethically dubious and to be a conflict of interests. The strapline on the LIIS website also concerns me: 'Keeping London's landlords happy'.
Overall, I would avoid using Dexters at all costs. I feel as though they may have purposefully been less rigorous with the check in report so as to keep more of my deposit. I ended up having to go through the Deposit Dispute Service, and luckily got more of my deposit back than Dexters were originally willing to allow. For example, they were originally going to charge me for some pictures that were removed from the property by one of their own staff members!
Comment on agent fees
High fees.
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