“Where to begin?! Staff at Bowes Mitchell are not only ......”
1 Star Review
Oct 01,2013
By:
'Cathy'
Oct 01,2013
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: NE6
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: NE6
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Where to begin?! Staff at Bowes Mitchell are not only completely incompetent, but quite happy to lie and be very sneaky in order to cover their own backs.
Soon after moving into the property numerous maintenance problems became apparent including substantial damp (mould and spores ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
They should have fixed problems in the flat in the first place and done something to rectify the situation with the bath, eg a gesture of good will of even a small amount of money (‚£50 would have done it!). This would have been good customer service because we were effectively being sold something which wasn't true.
They also sould have used the proper procedures, and given us better advice. When they had done something wrong they should have admitted this to the landlord instead of lying and letting us lose all our deposit because they want to continue to have a good relationship with the landlord. We, on the other hand, were just tenants, dispensable and moving on anyway. It is highly likely that the letting agency and landlord were working together throughout the dispute process to ensure their stories aligned and apportioned all blame to us.
I thought deposit protection schemes were supposed to protect tenants against landlords / lettings agents who think that they can just make anything up / lie and get away with it, because they always have the upper hand, they¢â‚¬â„¢re the ones who draw up the contracts, make the rules etc. Tenants are completely at their mercy. We abided by the rules and did everything they asked us to, but they end up with extra money at the end of the day.
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“We rang Bowes Mitchell, advising them that we would be ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 04,2013
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'Prospective'
Mar 04,2013
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: NE12
Sales (Prospective customer)
Postcode: NE12
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We rang Bowes Mitchell, advising them that we would be unable to make a viewing, and arranged another time. They advised us that they would pass the message on.
When we turned up for the rescheduled viewing, we talked to the vendor. They told us ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
The agent could have acted with honesty and integrity. It was their choice to act dishonestly, in order to cover up their lax attitude. It's simply not good enough.
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