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5 Star Review
Oct 26,2020
By:
'Richard'
Oct 26,2020
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £750
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: BN1
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Rent PCM: £750
Postcode: BN1
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We have been clients of Home Leasing now for more than 20 years, and they have managed 3 flats for us perfectly. Our direct Manager is Lauren Whinan who is always extremely helpful, attentive as well as being very knowledgeable.
I appreciate that we are 'landlords', but ...
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“I have rented out my flats through Home Leasi......”
5 Star Review
Oct 16,2020
By:
'Jan'
Oct 16,2020
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £950
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: BN1
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Rent PCM: £950
Postcode: BN1
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I have rented out my flats through Home Leasing for many years. I have always found them very helpful, proactive, communicative and friendly. Especially my portfolio manager Lauren Winnan. She could not be more on the ball, professional and organized. She always delivers what she ...
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“AVOID HOME LEASING BRIGHTON...”
1 Star Review
Oct 16,2020
By:
'Patrick'
Oct 16,2020
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £500
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN1
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Rent PCM: £500
Postcode: BN1
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AVOID HOME LEASING BRIGHTON
Home leasing (64 Queen’s Road) were my letting agents for a year in student accommodation. I did not have a good experience with them. All communication with Home Leasing was difficult and drawn out. The manager would respond to emails weeks ...
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“Do not consider this agency if you're a stud......”
1 Star Review
Oct 10,2020
By:
'Suzanne'
Oct 10,2020
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: BN1
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Do not consider this agency if you're a student. They will overcharge you when you are due to receive your deposit back. They will find ways to hang onto your money. My son and his flatmates have just been charged, amongst other things, £70 for 9 lightbulbs! ...
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“Do not use these agents. My son rented a pro......”
1 Star Review
Sep 21,2020
By:
'Simon'
Sep 21,2020
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £2815
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN2
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £2815
Postcode: BN2
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Do not use these agents. My son rented a property through this company for 2nd year at uni. Quite frankly the service has been appalling and the property in a very poor state of repair even when moving in, despite the huge rent being paid. ...
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“Would not recommend agent to anyone. My property manager was ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 15,2018
By:
'V'
Mar 15,2018
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1200
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN3
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1200
Postcode: BN3
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Would not recommend agent to anyone. My property manager was almost impossible to get hold off and never returned calls or correspondence. Had to rely on contacting my landlord directly for most things and was stung with a fortune for my deposit even though the ...
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Admin fees charged when I did ALL my own admin
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“We are renting a property from Home Leasing, and have ......”
5 Star Review
Sep 28,2017
By:
'Ray'
Sep 28,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £750
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: BN1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £750
Postcode: BN1
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We are renting a property from Home Leasing, and have been in the property for a few years now. The service we receive has been good so far, and all maintenance issues we have reported has been rectified. I found the staff friendly and I ...
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Agency fees are expensive, but then so are all agents fees.
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“I feel the need to write a review after consistently ......”
2 Star Review
Sep 25,2017
By:
'Abby'
Sep 25,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN2
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Postcode: BN2
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I feel the need to write a review after consistently calling and emailing home leasing and especially my property manager sam watts continuously for the past month regarding my deposit. It has been almost a month since moving out of the property and we still ...
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Charged for silly things like blue tac marks that were already there and a crack in a bidet that was never used. The house is old and needs completely revamping, charges for small things that don't work is completely pointless. Just a way for them to make more money.
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“In spite of all the negative reviews on here, I ......”
3 Star Review
Jul 19,2017
By:
'RJ'
Jul 19,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: BN2
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Postcode: BN2
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In spite of all the negative reviews on here, I have overall found HomeLeasing to be reasonable agents.
Positives:
- When I was moving in, everything was handled quickly and efficiently, although they weren't able to provide a second viewing when I requested, which was ...
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Appalling and unreasonable. What possible reason could there be to charge a prospective tenant over £200? If they're recouping the cost of 15minutes of consultation and passing over some keys, it should de lower and it should be recouped from the landlord rather than the tenant (they can afford it).
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“Lived in property for 10 years and found staff honest,helpful ......”
5 Star Review
May 22,2017
By:
'Ken67'
May 22,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: BN10
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Postcode: BN10
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Lived in property for 10 years and found staff honest,helpful and friendly
Would happily use again in the future ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜...
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“I would urge potential tenants not to use this company ......”
1 Star Review
Dec 22,2016
By:
'JL'
Dec 22,2016
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £900
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £900
Postcode: BN1
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I would urge potential tenants not to use this company as they were not helpful during our stay. Any repairs took a long time to be fixed. We have now been hit with hidden and unrealistic check out fees. Overall the whole experience has left ...
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The agent's fee are extortionate and quite frankly ridiculous. We moved into the flat and there was damage to certain areas of the flat e.g. window repairs needed, paint stains on the carpets and leaks etc. We have been quoted +£400 worth of fees. The flat was left spotless and was well kept during our tenancy. I feel that they are adding fees on in order to refurbish the flat for potential new tenants and this cost should not lie with us as the flat was left spotless. I can understand that a certain amount of cleaning may be required but not +£400 worth of cleaning.
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“What can i say, are there any good agents anywhere?! ......”
1 Star Review
Dec 02,2016
By:
'JS'
Dec 02,2016
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN3
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Postcode: BN3
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What can i say, are there any good agents anywhere?! When we viewed the property we are now renting the garden had been stripped and all the plants, vines, and about two trees were piled at the back of the garden rotting away, and the ...
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All agents fees are over the top for what they do ( or rather don't) do
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“I was tenanted a stunning flat in Brighton through Home ......”
1 Star Review
Sep 06,2016
By:
'Anon'
Sep 06,2016
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £675
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: BN1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £675
Postcode: BN1
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I was tenanted a stunning flat in Brighton through Home Leasing's Brighton branch.
However the experience I've had dealing with them was far from stunning.
During my lease of this flat, I changed jobs and found myself getting paid on different day than usual, therefore ...
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Atrocious
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“Please don't use. They lied to our student sons, telling ......”
1 Star Review
Aug 27,2016
By:
'A'
Aug 27,2016
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN1
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Postcode: BN1
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Please don't use. They lied to our student sons, telling them their offer was accepted for a property, and they would take it off the market. In fact they had already accepted an offer a week earlier, and we're just waiting to see if the ...
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“You might see the other reviews here and think 'maybe ......”
1 Star Review
Jun 09,2016
By:
'lukeoneill'
Jun 09,2016
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN1
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Postcode: BN1
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You might see the other reviews here and think 'maybe we'll be lucky'. You won't be. This is an awful company with awful employees. Incompetent, unhelpful and rude from top to bottom. The one star is only there because it's a requirement. The handful of ...
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A company this incompetent should be paying it's customers. Fess were beyond a joke for what was received in exchange.
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A company this incompetent should be paying it's customers. Fess were beyond a joke for what was received in exchange.
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“Just don't!!Home Leasing are a scourge on society and ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 02,2016
By:
'Roger'
Mar 02,2016
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN1
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Postcode: BN1
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Just don't!!
Home Leasing are a scourge on society and are everything that is wrong with estate agents in this country. They are incredibly poorly led and single-handly epitomise why estate agents should be regulated.
Read around, do your research and you will soon discover ...
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“No complaints whatsoever about Home Leasing. I rented a flat ......”
5 Star Review
Mar 26,2015
By:
'K.'
Mar 26,2015
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £850
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: BN3
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Rent PCM: £850
Postcode: BN3
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No complaints whatsoever about Home Leasing. I rented a flat from them almost two years ago and, after a short interview where they explained everything I needed to do, I filled in an application and paid a holding deposit, then two weeks later was able ...
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The agency fees were fair as the service was good and included a very good inventory with photographs, which I was allowed to amend if I noticed anything that they had missed.
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“What can I say, these people are either dodgy or ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 17,2015
By:
'simon'
Feb 17,2015
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £950
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN2
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Rent PCM: £950
Postcode: BN2
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What can I say, these people are either dodgy or incompetent, probably both. They rarely returned calls, were very slow in addressing issues at the property including leaving us without a fully working fridge for over a week before suggesting we contact the fridge man ...
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The agent could have acted in a professional, honest manner and adhered to their own code of conduct / tenancy agreement
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It is a sellers market
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“Poor agent service, they do not respond to your calls ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 15,2015
By:
'Anon'
Feb 15,2015
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £950
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN2
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Rent PCM: £950
Postcode: BN2
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Poor agent service, they do not respond to your calls or contact you when they say they will.
The property's they let are of poor quality and in poor condition (their builder said all their properties were of low standard!)
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Excessive fees, rent was also too high for the quality of property and level of service from this agent.
These costs should be more closely regulated and all check outs should be conducted by an independent body to ensure claims and deductions from your deposit are objectively made.
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Excessive fees, rent was also too high for the quality of property and level of service from this agent.
These costs should be more closely regulated and all check outs should be conducted by an independent body to ensure claims and deductions from your deposit are objectively made.
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“These are one of the worst estate agents I have ......”
1 Star Review
Oct 15,2014
By:
'bob'
Oct 15,2014
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £800
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN2
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £800
Postcode: BN2
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These are one of the worst estate agents I have ever had the misfortune to use. Not only are they money grabbing swizzers but they do not respond to serious faults with the properties they manage swiftly or efficiently. They also have the great pleasure ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Not charge unnecessary and excessive admin fees. Respond to issues promptly.
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Too many fees and too expensive.
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“Called up to view a property.I am newly self ......”
1 Star Review
Sep 24,2014
By:
'Scribbles163'
Sep 24,2014
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Rent PCM: £850
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN2
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Rent PCM: £850
Postcode: BN2
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Called up to view a property.
I am newly self employed but have a guarantor.
I was refused an appointment because I do not have an accountant reference (this is because I also do all my own accounts and have only been in operation for 3/4 ...
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Understood the reason people require guarantors and not expect them to have all the things required to rent without one AND have a guarantor...
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“There seems to be no-one in their office that knows ......”
2 Star Review
Aug 08,2014
By:
'Martin'
Aug 08,2014
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £850
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN2
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £850
Postcode: BN2
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There seems to be no-one in their office that knows what is going on, no communication between branches OR their accountant (who is mysteriously always at lunch when they need to talk to him), yet finds the time to send you threatening letters charging you £25 ...
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“We have had a serious damp problem since we moved ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 24,2014
By:
'FedUp'
Feb 24,2014
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN2
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Postcode: BN2
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We have had a serious damp problem since we moved in to our flat, in one room this is due to a leak from the flat upstairs not being fixed for weeks (they alerted us to this problem PRIOR to us moving in and stated ...
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They could have taken our complaints seriously and got the much needed work done, before their negligence resulted in both illness and our personal belongings and furniture being ruined.
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“This is not merely the worst estate agents I've ever ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 07,2014
By:
'Rebecca88'
Feb 07,2014
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
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This is not merely the worst estate agents I've ever encountered, it's actually the worst organization I've ever had the extreme displeasure of dealing with. They are incredibly disorganized - example: before moving into our house we were told several times that it only contained ...
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“Terrible service. When we viewed the house we were told ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 04,2014
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'Unimpressed'
Feb 04,2014
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN2
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Postcode: BN2
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Terrible service. When we viewed the house we were told that all the problems would be fixed by the time we moved in and unsurprisingly, the were not fixed at all, just well hidden.
The house has a serious damp problem that is giving me ...
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“Terrible. You report a problem with the property you rent ......”
1 Star Review
Jan 27,2014
By:
'Rik'
Jan 27,2014
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN1
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Postcode: BN1
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Terrible. You report a problem with the property you rent and end up having to chase it to get ANYTHING done. High fees, bad service. Took 3 weeks to get our deposit back with repeated chasing. Look elsewhere if you want to rent in Brighton this ...
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“Unprofessional, despite twice yearly inspections, a slow leak was not ......”
1 Star Review
Aug 03,2013
By:
'Sharman'
Aug 03,2013
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: BN2
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Postcode: BN2
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Unprofessional, despite twice yearly inspections, a slow leak was not detected. Certaining not by us (tenants) but also not by homeleasing inspectors. We are now getting the blame and despite repeated attempts, no-one from this company will speak to us. After 7 years exemplary behaviour by ...
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“Just finished using Charters after 2 years. No complaints. They were ......”
5 Star Review
Mar 28,2013
By:
'ben'
Mar 28,2013
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: BN3
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Postcode: BN3
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Just finished using Charters after 2 years. No complaints. They were always polite and responded to any queries or problems with the house. Unlike Cambridge Residential in which is took me over 6 months to get my deposit back, they have only taken a short time to ...
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“We rented a place via home leasing and they told ......”
1 Star Review
Sep 09,2012
By:
'Winslade'
Sep 09,2012
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode:
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We rented a place via home leasing and they told us, after moving in and when we had given a list of issues, that they were there purely for the landlord and not the tenants. They were extremely unprofessional and and made us feel like ...
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We rented a place via home leasing and they told us, after moving in and when we had given a list of issues, that they were there purely for the landlord and not the tenants. They were extremely unprofessional and and made us feel like criminals even though we are a professional couple with a new born baby and treated the place like our home for three years (despite the damp collapsing walls and a cupboard falling on my head). Any building issues were dealt with directly with the landlord (which makes you wonder what they were there for). We always paid our rent on time but changed our bank details part way through the lease (all notified etc) but they did not update their system and so we received threatening letters to us and our guarantors due to their clerical errors.
On leaving we were ignored only to find that they don't inspect properties until you have returned the keys, giving you no chance to rectify any potential issues. They speak to you as though they have already made their mind up that they are going to take some of your deposit back for things they will find wrong.
Our property was damp effected and when we complained they said they don't deal with building maintenance - hence the only look out for the landlord comment.
We had the property professionally cleaned so that it was in better condition than when we arrived.... lets see if we get our deposit back.
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I absolutely recognise the majority of other comments on this site from people who actually used the service provided by home leasing.
And I think you would too if you or your child were living in a home leasing property.
Regards
Olly