“I am honestly shocked that this letting compa......”
1 Star Review
Aug 08,2022
By:
'Hannah'
Aug 08,2022
Branch: Canterbury, 79 Castle Street
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1150
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: CT1
Branch: Canterbury, 79 Castle Street
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1150
Postcode: CT1
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I am honestly shocked that this letting company is still in business. The absolute joke began when we first viewed the property, thanks to COVID by this was after having a video viewing and having signed a contract, and honeslty my first thought was we've been taken advantage of. The windows were rotten, garden flooded, there was rubbish in the bins, food over the kitchen, floor dirty, oven broken, mattress was mouldy and actually not the advertised size just a small mattress in a double frame and honestly the list goes on and on. We complained. They gave a half hearted apology and we new we'd made a mistake. Over our tenancy we had no heating, no hot water, a constant leak which meant the garden was constantly flooded, a leak in the kitchen ceiling, hole in bathroom wall, mould, damp, rats and again the list goes on. In the whole time we lived there not one issue was actually fixed, 'we need landlord approval' 'its not urgent so we will get to it' 'you'll hear from us by tomorrow at 5pm' (and then never hear anything', a workman who came out actually said the house was a genuine health risk, but nothing was ever got to. When we went to leave we tried to speak to them and the office was closed as they decided to go home early. We tried to speak to them multiple times and they fobbed us off, because 'we've reviewed internally and we feel we did everything right'. It got to the point where despite being told by legal aid we could pursue a genuine case against them we just said we don't care we want to get our deposit back and never have to deal with them again. Then came the deposit, the landlords, from what we heard, where horrified by the state of the property and wanted our full deposit. When our evidence was presented they were horrified as they hadn't actually been informed of any of it, and asked 'if this is true why was the property rented in such a state'. We ended up getting our whole deposit without having to go to the deposit scheme, although they did wait until the final day legally after we had to remind them to release the deposit, and the last I heard the landlord was seeking compensation from Mann. Overall its shocking, I don't think I could tell you one positive from our dealing with them, everyone's attitude sucks, except of course when they want to sign a contract with you, but the second that's done a switch is flipped. All I say is trust the reviews and their reputation throughout Canterbury, as I've not heard one person who's rented through them speak well of them, I wish I had.
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