1 Star Review
Aug 29,2020
By:
'Ben'
Aug 29,2020
Branch: Brighton, 108a Lewes Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1800
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN2
Branch: Brighton, 108a Lewes Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1800
Postcode: BN2
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A very disappointing experience. Sorting out viewings was challenging enough, we had organised viewings for flats and houses that either CoApt didn't turn up to or didn't have the key for. Once we did get our flat, one of my flatmates got shown around the flat by someone who didn't know anything about the place. My flatmate wasn't given a copy of the inventory on arrival, and was told it would be given later in the week, conveniently after the 48 time period to make any adjustments to it. The only positive was the flat itself, which was a decent flat and cheaper compared to my previous flat. It was the end of tenancy where the real problems started. We went to the flat to clear it out to discover our remaining items had been removed by the landlord. CoApt told us that the landlord was given permission by a member of staff from CoApt to enter our property as we had left. This was before our tenancy had ended (the same member of staff had asked us to move our tenancy date so that they could get 3 new tenants in, so they knew exactly when our tenancy ended), and without contacting us to let us know. We eventually got some of our items back, with the rest, as we were told had been "sold, given to a charity shop, or thrown away". So not only have we paid 12 month's rent after not living in the flat for the last 5 months, we had our items taken away and a landlord that trespassed in our property without any notice or contact. We were given a very small amount of compensation which didn't cover the missing items. Our deposit was also given back in full as "compensation" although this is not compensation, as we made sure our flat was maintained perfectly. To make matters worse, one of my flatmates was left a voicemail by a member of staff and after the member of staff had thought the voicemail ended, they decided to gossip about my flatmate whilst the voicemail was still recording. If you're going to Brighton or Sussex, avoid CoApt. If it means paying a bit more somewhere else, it's worth it.
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