“A once for a life time terrible experience with Country Properties Hatfield...”
1 Star Review
Sep 01,2022
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'David'
Sep 01,2022
Branch: Hatfield, 7 The Broadway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £2300
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: AL5
Branch: Hatfield, 7 The Broadway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £2300
Postcode: AL5
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Here is my experience with Country Properties (“CP”) Hatfield:
I and my family arranged a viewing of a property available for rent managed by CP Hatfield. On that day they sent a viewing guide, who looks like a clever young lad, to guide us through the viewing. Right after viewing every corner of the property, I immediately showed to the young man my interest to rent, asked him to help us liaise with the landlord and told him to give us any update by the end of the day. We asked for his name and contact number, let him input these information directly into my phone to make sure I didn't get it wrong.
Not unexpectedly, I didn't get any response from the young man. On the next day, I tried to call him by the phone number he entered to my phone and found that he, intentionally I believe, gave me a wrong number. I then called to their office and directly found him. He told me that he has contacted the landlord and was waiting for the feedback, but that is his last day with CP. I was worried about losing the opportunity to rent the property, so I sent an email to one of the Property Consultant from CP, who I previously received email from, told her about my case and asked her to follow up for me.
Another day passed, I had not received any call, any form of reply nor any feedback from the CP team. I called again, tried to speak to that Property Consultant, but I'm told that she was in a meeting but on their record the status of my case was that they're yet to hear from the landlord any response.
After a few days of no updates, I called again, tried to speak to the Property Consultant. Then I got the answer that she is in yet another “meeting”, but per their record another tenancy agreement had already been reached for that property. So there is no need for me to follow up again.
I could fully understand if there is another potential tenant who showed interest first, and may be certain processes had already been went through, the agent may not be willing to entertain another bidder so as to reduce the agent's work load. However, what ridiculed me most is, right at the evening of the day they told me a rent had been agreed for that property, Rightmove App alerted me the property is still on the market with a reduced asking price!
I then asked my wife to make a new enquiry for the property by email using her personal information. Amazingly, this time a Property Manager responded to my wife, not mentioning any tenancy agreement has been reached but arranged with my wife for property viewing as normal. The funniest thing is, the Property Manager told my wife that it will be the same young man, who has supposedly resigned from CP Hatfield, going to guide us for the viewing!
Although we're really keen to rent that property, but I will not pursuit any further with this totally untrustworthy property agent being in management. The whole team of CP Hatfield seems to be full of lies, with no integrity and no work ethics! To all landlords, think twice if you're considering to find an agent to manage tenancy for you, I'm not sure if CP Hatfield will act by your benefit at all!
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