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1 Star Review

By : 'Peng'
Services : Letting(As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £800
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E3

8 Jun 2021
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TENANTS AND LANDLORDS MUST READ!!! Sun & Zhou Limited is owned by a couple (Mr Xingjian Zhou and Mrs Grace Peng Sun). This company is a parent company of Mr Zhou's Oliver Walton Limited (trading as City Rooms). Mr Xingjian Zhou(Jason Zhou) had a history of bad reputations due to their poor trading standard and repetitive violations of HMO law. He had once been named a rogue landlord by Landlord Today magazine and been prosecuted by few London councils in the past few years. Because of those records, he changed the company's name from "City Rooms" to "Oliver Walton limited" on the company house. Apart from Mr Xingjian's famous deposit deduction scheme against the UK deposit protection scheme. Mr Zhou deducts rent and other costs from landlords as well. It's a shame and insult to everyone whose deposit was deducted by this company, that Mr Zhou lives in a near 5 million mansion (Bought at 3.9 million with extra 500k SDLT) in London E3 (Excluding his entire BTL property portfolio) with a luxury life style, thanks to everyone's deposit!! According to internet resources, Xingjian came to the UK as a househusband in 2003. He was unemployed for a long time before he founded City Rooms. “ I have never been educated in the UK. I used to be an insurance salesperson in China, this experience helped my success in operating City Rooms." "My English is so poor! I booked a three months language class, but I almost never went to the school! " . Mr Zhou's secret of success is he only deal with the most vulnerable social group in London: council tenants, busy young professionals and overseas students. Like a previous comment mentioned, This devil business should be banned if everyone report this agency to ActiÖл Fraцd by using Jorge Sanchez or Xingjian Zhou as the reference! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TENANTS MUST READ When sign your contract with this agency, you need to be aware of the following tricks, 1, Never expect to get your deposit back they will deduct most of your deposit without providing any evidence. Although they said all bill are included, but they only include £30 for gas and electricity per month per house, this is totally a joke!!!!! At the end, they will take all of your deposit for the excuse of excessive bills without providing any evidence. 2, They don' t provide tenants with "Assured Shorthold Tenancy", instead they use the suspicious "Licence to occupy" as their tenancy agreement. This "Licence to occupy" is not protected under any the UK deposit protection schemes. It will make you impossible to recover any of your deposit through the government deposit protection schemes. Again, if you have been scammed please report them to ActiÖл Fraцd These are dirty tricks!!!!!!! Xingjian and Jorge, do you not feel shamed of your evil practice? Do you feel disgusted by yourself? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LANDLORDS MUST READ They will be extremely nice to you before signing the contracts. Their contract provided to landlords is full of tricks. You's better provide your own AST for him to sign!! Also, It is necessary to add Sun & Zhou Limited as personal guarantee because this couple is rich. In addition, they will use your property to carry out illegal subletting activities. Finally, he will use all possible excuses to not pay you rent. In regards to HMO license. They will use the landlord's name to apply for HMO license. They do this deliberately to avoid being prosecuted as an HMO license holder if there is anything going wrong! Look at how many properties are recently bought by Sun & Zhou Limited. It is an insult to everyone who contribute properties and rent to them!

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1 Aug 2021

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17 May 2022

City Rooms keep getting away with it... If you want to get in contact with us, just fill out this: https://forms.gle//wuBP9FpEv26VHDra7


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By : 'Sophia'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : W7

25 Mar 2025
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I would first like to commend Anu, her outstanding services. She is the first point of call at City Rooms, and she is always polite and helpful on the phone. She is the perfect go between, connecting you with the agents, aswell as providing the necessary information required whilst they are ... Read Full Review

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By : 'David'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £1083
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SE10

14 Oct 2024
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My experience with Cityrooms has been nothing short of a nightmare. From start to finish, they have demonstrated a complete lack of professionalism, transparency, and fairness. Dealing with them has been incredibly frustrating, and I would strongly advise anyone considering renting through ... Read Full Review

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Tommy

By : 'Esther'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £840
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG5

19 Sept 2024
People found this helpful0

I recently had the pleasure of working with city rooms as my rental agent, and I can't recommend them highly enough! From the very beginning, their agent was incredibly professional, attentive, and dedicated. Tommy, my agent, took the time to understand my needs and preferences, which made ... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review

By : 'K'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W3

22 Apr 2024
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<p>They should go into the minus ⭐. </p><p>So I've been living abroad and when I came back decided to look for a property with City Room amongst other ( I'm from London). My friends are letting agents and let's just say I and the council have dealt with rogue ... Read Full Review

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Giovanni

By : 'A'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £1590
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : NW3

8 Apr 2024
People found this helpful0

The most disgustingly dishonest and greedy agency in London. Never ever make the mistake of getting a property through them - I have and I am paying a huge financial cost for doing so. These people know their properties are rundown and in a state of disrepair - they will entice you to sign a ... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review

By : 'Carlo'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E3

7 Mar 2024
People found this helpful0

This is the worst renting company in London. I rented a room in 2022, and it was the worst experience ever. Since then, I have been continuously receiving emails from them despite repeatedly requesting to have my email removed from their ... Read Full Review

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Giovanni

By : 'Areeba'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E14

27 Nov 2023
People found this helpful1

Worst letting agents ever. They are simply looting their customers. CityRooms has proven to be an absolute nightmare. Their letting services are a masterclass in incompetence. The exorbitant bills they slapped us with were only surpassed by their creativity in finding unnecessary deductions from ... Read Full Review

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Giovanni

By : 'Atakan'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £888
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : N7

11 Aug 2023
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They don't show the room until they make the contract. After I moved demolition work started. The work starts at 7 in the morning and lasts until the evening. We haven't been able to sleep for a long time and our mental health is deteriorating. I asked for help to change our room. He has ... Read Full Review

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Giovanni

By : 'Kadijat'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £996
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : N7

29 May 2023
People found this helpful0

This City room is a BIG NO for recommendation. The way they exploit the tenants is so alarming. From ridiculous house rent fee to unreasonable utility bill. And after frustrating you with unimaginable bills, you can't even terminate your tenancy agreement in peace. I will never ever recommend ... Read Full Review

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2 Star Review

By : 'ANNE'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E1

15 Feb 2023
People found this helpful1

On the overall, the service was very poor. The room booked and paid for in advance was not available on the due date. We had to take another one with not the same features. At the end of the renting period, it was long and not automatic (on the opposite of what is stated in the contract) to have ... Read Full Review

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Jorge

By : 'Adam'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £910
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SE14

9 Jan 2023
People found this helpful5

My experience with City Rooms was appalling. I strongly advise you to avoid this company and book with someone else. Trusting City Rooms was one of the worst decisions I've ever made. The original listing promised a "fully equipped" kitchen with "nice and friendly" ... Read Full Review

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Anna

By : 'Anna'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SE16

8 Dec 2022
People found this helpful1

To customer service My contract was from.17 May 2022 I was notified in September, that if I wanted to extend my contract I had to do it then but rent would go up from £800. To £1040 for that room. I knew that the double room next to mine room F. Has a rent same as my single room. I asked to ... Read Full Review

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Giovanni

By : 'Marcel'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E16

6 Dec 2022
People found this helpful4

Failed to address maintenance issues. Property had rats and a bug infestation which they ignored. Property was flooded multiple times due to plumbing issues, also ignored. Left us with a flatmate who was a danger to themselves and others, to the point where the police were called and yet the agency ... Read Full Review

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David

By : 'Valerie'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Surveying
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E1

25 Aug 2022
People found this helpful3

Do not trust them. They wanted me to put down a deposit and payment and could only provide me pictures of the rooms. This is not the first time that they've refused to let me view their properties. No other letting agency would do ... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review

By : 'Calvin'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SE10

3 Aug 2022
People found this helpful4

They will tell you bills included but read the contract because its actually a just utilities contribution. They will then charge you exorbitant sums when you move out, and then refuse to sort out your ... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review

By : 'Serif'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E2

19 Jul 2022
People found this helpful1

Worst experience ever. They can say everything until you rent and sign a contract after then everything can be changed or can be not expected. They ignore you when you report a problem. They do not try to solve problems, not ... Read Full Review

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Matthew

By : 'SG'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : N7

7 Jun 2022
People found this helpful4

I used Stephen Sanders to rent my property at the London Square, Caledonian Road location. He brought in CityRooms (his friend Matthew House) to rent my property. It was a 3 year contract (Please no body should do that as they will mislead you as landlord). Midstream CityRooms stopped paying rent ... Read Full Review

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Giovanni

By : 'mario'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £650
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E3

10 May 2022
People found this helpful2

Avoid at all cost search for something better the will ignore you and rip you of the care for money only Harassment ASB coldness deposit rip off dishonesty massive dirt breach of tenancy agreement this what I have experienced if you have any problems text me on 07463483499 I try ... Read Full Review


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1 Star Review

By : 'Kate'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E5

13 Apr 2022
People found this helpful7

Don't go with city rooms!! Ask to see contract before you put down deposit. The agent I spoke with was so pushy but I was desperate to find a room as it's very stressful looking for a room in London at the minute. Naively (and won't do this again) I sent the deposit over (holding ... Read Full Review

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17 May 2022

We have all been having the same issues with City Rooms for a long time I think... If you want to fill out this questionnaire, someone will get back to...


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1 Star Review

By : 'Jas'
Branch : London, First Floor, 3-5 Globe Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SE18

22 Mar 2022
People found this helpful8

Ask to read contract before you give deposit! 90% of the good reviews are fake A real nightmare. Amazing and kind till you give them some money. After that you'll receive a contract which is completely different than the lies that they tell you in the first meeting. Do not give ANY money ... Read Full Review

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