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AVOID RENTING FROM GRANT PROPERTY AT ALL COSTS. I would have rated 0 stars if that was an option. Absolutely horrendous letting agent company that treat students like mugs. I say this for a number of reasons.
1) I rented a property from them and the roof in my bedroom leaked substantially. Their own handbook said urgent leaks would be seen to within 24-48 hours, they left the room stinking of damp and mould for over 3 weeks and suggested I sleep in the living room on a couch for these 3 weeks. I was given a measly £50 compensation from the landlord and a dehumidifier- bear in mind I was still paying £400 per month to have no access to a clean and safe bedroom to sleep in. See photos attached for the extent. Funnily enough they did a quick patch up job once I'd made my intention to leave the property clear.
The property manager appeared incapable of making any decisions or communicating clearly. Likewise, in my opinion Andrew Hutton, Director of Property Management, was very condescending in any communication I had with him and appeared not to care one bit.
2) It took me four emails to finally get a response from the person responsible for returning the deposit to process it. They were quick enough to charge a holding fee (which they conveniently added to the deposit for the property as holding fees are illegal in Scotland), deposit and rent as quick as they could, but returning money was clearly not an urgent enough task for their team.
If you are a student seeking to rent with Grant Property - do not bother. Worst experience with letting agents I have ever had and if you read other reviews they will tell you the same. I moved out my property in October and just had the deposit return processed later than the 30 working day timescale they communicated to me.
Overall, Grant Property are chancers who think a law student does not understand the repairing standard or their tenancy rights - AVOID AT ALL COSTS! My new letting agent is absolutely fantastic in comparison to Grant Property (who I'd label as "cowboys").
1) I rented a property from them and the roof in my bedroom leaked substantially. Their own handbook said urgent leaks would be seen to within 24-48 hours, they left the room stinking of damp and mould for over 3 weeks and suggested I sleep in the living room on a couch for these 3 weeks. I was given a measly £50 compensation from the landlord and a dehumidifier- bear in mind I was still paying £400 per month to have no access to a clean and safe bedroom to sleep in. See photos attached for the extent. Funnily enough they did a quick patch up job once I'd made my intention to leave the property clear.
The property manager appeared incapable of making any decisions or communicating clearly. Likewise, in my opinion Andrew Hutton, Director of Property Management, was very condescending in any communication I had with him and appeared not to care one bit.
2) It took me four emails to finally get a response from the person responsible for returning the deposit to process it. They were quick enough to charge a holding fee (which they conveniently added to the deposit for the property as holding fees are illegal in Scotland), deposit and rent as quick as they could, but returning money was clearly not an urgent enough task for their team.
If you are a student seeking to rent with Grant Property - do not bother. Worst experience with letting agents I have ever had and if you read other reviews they will tell you the same. I moved out my property in October and just had the deposit return processed later than the 30 working day timescale they communicated to me.
Overall, Grant Property are chancers who think a law student does not understand the repairing standard or their tenancy rights - AVOID AT ALL COSTS! My new letting agent is absolutely fantastic in comparison to Grant Property (who I'd label as "cowboys").
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Grant Property (Newly Named Sandstone Property) are nothing short of useless, incompetent clowns. If you somehow stumble upon a flat and it is in whatever way linked to Grant Property/ Sandstone Property, avoid it like the fucking plague....
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Literally every aspect of our experience with them as been an absolute disaster. Giving us short-notice for keys even though we told them we were out of the area because their representative wanted to ignore us all morning and then go to lunch. Being given ...
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We have just moved to our apartment and the fridge broke. A technician representing Grant property said it would be replaced in 2 days, the oil had dried in the back, it was obviously not our fault. Now 6 days have passed and (after ignoring our calls) ...
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AWFUL COMPANY - Avoid at ALL costs!!!
The company don’t care about tenants at all they just wanna make as much money as possible. I was forced to leave university for a severe mental health disorder and was left trying to find a tenant ...
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AVOID RENTING FROM GRANT PROPERTY AT ALL COSTS. I would have rated 0 stars if that was an option. Absolutely horrendous letting agent company that treat students like mugs. I say this for a number of reasons.
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So sorry to hear about your experience. I was considering to let one of their rooms. I did see a previous comment on Facebook about them, but it was from a few years back, so I thought maybe they would have cleaned up their act... I guess not if even in 2021 they are still poor towards students.
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Jun 09,2020
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Would never recommend renting property with them. DO NOT RENT WITH THEM. Useless at responding to problems in the flat we rented. It took over a month for them to replace the washing machine that was broken. Also charged an extortionate cleaning bill when we ...
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Mar 25,2020
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Will take over £200 off your deposit saying they had to clean your property on leaving, without need or proof...
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Oct 09,2019
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Shite experience with grant properties, rented a student flat in the west end, our heating broke in November, we didn't get it fixed till January. We spent hours cleaning everything in the flat but they still charged us for stuff such as bluetack marks on ...
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Sep 23,2019
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In all my dealings with Grant Property I have found them to Be very helpful.From the smallest request to the bigger questions they have been prompt and professional in their responses.
Tracey and Ally both have been a great help to us over with ...
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Jul 16,2019
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I feel completed to write this review. This guys are complete scam artist, I would advice both tenant as landlords to stay away from them.
I had some friends coming over from Spain, they have just finish their Uni degrees and are looking to work ...
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Apr 29,2019
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Quite agree. My daughter rented a flat and at the end of the tenancy got it professionally cleaned (it wasn't even dirty) and we were still charged. This estate agency try to squeeze out money from vulnerable students. Shame, shame, shame...
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Sep 28,2018
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There are only a few good things I can say about grant properties after a year of enduring a tenancy with them. I really would not recommend any student to rent with them. They do get contractors out quickly to assess any faults, and reply ...
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Overpriced for extremely poor quality. I was paying a large amount for a room with peeling pain, holes in the flooring and broken furniture.
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Quite agree. My daughter rented a flat and got it professionally cleaned (it wasn't even dirty) and we were still charged a phenomenal amount. Basically there is no code of ethics that is adhered to by Grant properties ...
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The staff were overall helpful and they responded very quickly whenever I encountered any problems in the flat. They have also been very honest and diligent in their work....
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Apr 11,2017
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Would not recommend this letting agent. Damp mouldy flat and very unhelpful staff. Keep well clear!!! Need to inspect flats more often....
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Hello Bob, I am Andrew Hutton and I head up Property Management at Grant Property. I am sorry your time with Grant Property has been unsatisfactory. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss your experience in more detail and endeavour to help find a resolution. Please contact me at [email protected]
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Jul 16,2016
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I would not advise this agency to anyone as they are only interested in ripping you off! We rented a flat through the Glasgow agency branch and had an extremely poor experience. The staff is incompetent and also very rude, a nightmare to deal with. ...
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Rent increasing by 10% every tenancy yearAttached Filesnbsp;
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Nov 13,2013
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Absolutely terrible property managers. We are in our second year with them and have experienced just about every landlord related problem you can imagine.
In our first property we had a massive damp patch on our roof which was promised to be fixed by the ...
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Improve the customer service drastically and completely change their manner in dealing with student tenants.Attached Filesnbsp;
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I agree with everything said in this comment. I have experienced everything mentioned particularly the very poor customer service towards students. They are a disgrace. ...
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Awful experience from day 1. Receptionist had no idea what he was doing, kept undercharging me during payment of deposit. Any problems in the flat were dealt with after 3 or 4 phone calls and still took AGES. Regular visits, sometimes unannounced. Did not receive any deposit back ...
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Mar 07,2012
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GRANT MANAGEMENT now known as grant property are the worst letting agencies going they ripp students ofand conditions of properties are awful AVOID these at every cost !!!!!...
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every thing they are a disgrace and should dont be able t rent they ripped me of with nearly 800 poundAttached Filesnbsp;
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Hello Nichola. I don't seem to have received a complaint from you, and you've made a very strong statement here. If you'd like me to look into your issues, can you contact me directly at [email protected] or ring me on 0131 220 6360. Thanks. Debbie Rummens. Managing Director. ...
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Might I ask where you changed to as I am looking for a room to rent?