100% sales valuation accuracy
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67% lettings valuation accuracy
71% lettings fee satisfaction
Jul 02,2020
Jul 02,2020
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Where to start? I rented with Martin and Co Harrogate for a couple of years. This ended with my partner attending a mental health course due to sleep deprivation and stress. That may sound extreme, but we were plagued with noisy, drug using neighbours that M&C refused to do anything about. The neighbours smoked drugs constantly and made excessive noise throughout the night. The Andersons wrote countless emails to the crackhead neighbours but what good did that do? They claimed they had no control to evict the tenants despite acting as the landlord. When I spoke to the actual landlord, they had no idea that M&C were so incompetent as they actually had the power over the tenancy. There is an active police investigation into the neighbours incessant illegal activity, yet still the neighbours reside in the same flat. At one point the whole building wrote a letter with signatures to M&C and the landlord (who never got the letter), complaining about these neighbours. Guess who still lives there now? There was a young child in an adjacent flat exposed to the drug use and STILL the Andersons turned a blind eye - they'll say it was out of their hands... we found drug paraphernalia in the communal stairway which was ignored and not considered evidence. The Andersons were rude, manipulative, and untrustworthy. The office had a horrible vibe and previous employees have expressed their hatred about working for Martin and Co Harrogate. Luckily me and my partner have escaped from our flat from hell. Although once we left they hiked the price of the flat up even with the knowledge of the terrible neighbours upstairs! I bet they told prospective tenants they didn't know why we left...! Don't rent with Martin and Co Harrogate, unless you want to be treated as less than human or are into drugs.
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Martin & Co
5 Raglan Street
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 1LE
01423 565556
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| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
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| Sales | 100% | 100% | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| Lettings | 67% | 71% | £515 | £900 |
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| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | Other | |||||
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| 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Jul 02,2020
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Where to start? I rented with Martin and Co Harrogate for a couple of years. This ended with my partner attending a mental health course due to sleep deprivation and stress. That may sound extreme, but we were plagued with noisy, drug using neighbours that ...
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Mar 25,2019
Mar 25,2019
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Hardly surprised by some of the negative reviews about the Management team [Andersons]. It speaks volumes. They tell untruths and are good at twisting complaints that are made. The worst agents we've come across....
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Oct 11,2018
Oct 11,2018
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We chose this agent because Susanne had personal experience of a similar property and so was very confident in how the property could be marketed and to whom it would appeal. The property sold very quickly and Susanne was professional and very helpful throughout the ...
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Fees were reasonable and agent was willing to negotiate
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Nov 05,2015
Nov 05,2015
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I would like to thank Louise, Mark and the team at Martin & Co in Harrogate for providing an excellent service as managing agents for my property in Ripon during the past four years. All staff have always been friendly, helpful, thorough and efficient in ensuring ...
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Good value for money.
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Jun 05,2015
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We have rented a flat for 5 years with Martinco. Throughout our tenancy we have found them to always be helpful and considerate.
If there have ever been any issues they have been resolved swiftly and professionally and without any disruption to our lives.
We have ...
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Dec 29,2014
Dec 29,2014
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I rented a property in Harrogate, Martin & Co were the managing letting agent. The directors of this franchise are husband and wife duo Louise & Mark Anderson.
I had an extremely unpleasant time on a number of occasions when dealing with them. The worst incident occurred ...
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Hopeless at valuations and the disrepair of the property made in inhabitable at times.
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Jan 20, 2015
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The response from the agent here is disgraceful and if I were the subject of the reply would consider legal action for data protection violations.
Mark, you are (supposedly) a professional yet this is the least professional response I have ever seen and I work as a compliance officer for a national company overseeing the complaints we handle.
If I found out anybody had responded in a way like this either through work channels or in a public forum disciplinary procedures would be carried ou ...
Dec 08,2014
Dec 08,2014
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This review is written in light of comparison with another Lettings Agent that I was using until recently in Lichfield, Staffs. The contrast between the 2 Agents is extreme: When we acquired the property in Harrogate it required a lot of work doing and Martin & Co (...
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Again in comparison to that Agent in Lichfield very favourable. I am happy.
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Oct 02,2014
Oct 02,2014
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I first encountered Martin & Co in Harrogate whilst searching for a suitable property as an investment & for buy-to-let, and was very impressed indeed with them.
They were generous with useful advice as to how to proceed with finding a property, even being willing to give ...
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Reasonable & value for money.
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Aug 07,2014
Aug 07,2014
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We feel that Martin and Co understood the fact that the Tenants were important - not just the Landlords - who were their actual clients.
We felt that Louise had a sense of fairness - and respect for the tenants plus the ability to deal ...
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May 08,2014
May 08,2014
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Letting out properties with 70 pages of tenancy agreements to sign on the day so no way can negotiate
Unfair terms within agreement as determined by the office of fair trading
Landlords not held to account for not abiding with their obligations
Letting out properties with ...
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May 09, 2014
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I am disappointed that this tenant has chosen to review us on here. Our involvement with this was limited to finding a tenant and we had no involvement with managing the property after the tenancy started.
She moved into the property in June 2011 and signed a 21 page tenancy agreement. She read this in advance of coming in to sign it and we have an email from her to say that she was happy with it.
Our tenancy agreement contains no unfair terms and every potential tenant is given the oppor ...
May 07,2014
May 07,2014
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Very professional. Found tenants that were easy to get on with and respected the property. Always found the staff in the office to be very useful and happy to help. Martins & Co were quick to help with any work that needed undertaking at the property. ...
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Jan 23,2014
Jan 23,2014
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Excellent service. Valuation spot on and house let very quickly. Good knowledge of local market and very helpful with gas checks/law etc etc. Felt well looked after. Appointments all arranged at my convenience. Very trustworthy and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them....
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Nov 28,2013
Nov 28,2013
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I would like to commend the whole Martin & Co team in Harrogate for an excellent service over the past five or six years. I have been an accidental landlord and, I have to say, the team removed all of the potential stress from the process, ...
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Jul 24,2013
Jul 24,2013
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From the beginning, the staff have been very professional, understanding, and with the best customer service and people skills. We rented a property with them and their response to any inquiry or issue was resolve almost immediately.
They care for the customers and their well ...
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Jun 06,2013
Jun 06,2013
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From viewing the property to collecting the keys, the whole process was handled smoothly, effeciently and quickly. Amy and Suzanne were a pleasure to deal with and I would definitely recommend, and use, Martin & Co in Harrogate again....
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Apr 08,2013
Apr 08,2013
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Very impressed with this Estate Agents after my dealings with other Estate Agents in the area. Friendly staff. Very efficent. Very organised. Good communication & sorted any problems on the same day. Would deal with them again & would highly recommend to anyone other tennants wanting to ...
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Feb 28,2013
Feb 28,2013
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I have used Martin & Co Harrogate for several years now and I can honestly say I am very pleased with the outstanding level of service they have provided me with over the years. Being a landlady can be complicated at times but the consistent level ...
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Jan 21,2013
Jan 21,2013
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Although it started well with the company, when I went to sign the tenancy agreement I was quite amazed by how many hidden extras they have - paying for the inventory, paying when your tenancy agreement runs out. These things should be pointed out before ...
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Aug 20, 2014
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Has your policy on inventory fees changed? Whilst perhaps not hidden it wasn't made very clear at the start of the tenancy that we'd be charged £60 for a "check-out" fee, which I presume is an inventory fee! Also, £60 every 6 months as "renewal" fee which as far as I could see just involved you sending us some paper work, so hardly value for money when we were good long-term tenants! No problems with your business as far as managing the property was concerned, but I've never come across these ...
Oct 16,2012
Oct 16,2012
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Management Visit - they should inform their tenants before visiting. They paid a sudden visit saying they had sent email to me which I didn't receive. I complained about it, then the person paying the visit complained back that it cost her to visit!...
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Nov 27, 2012
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At Martin & Co in Harrogate we give all of our tenants at least 2 weeks notice in writing before visiting. We are flexible if a tenant wants to move the appointment and we do not pay sudden visits without proper notice.
If this tenant would like to get in touch with me and raise a complaint with us I will be happy to address it.
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