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1 Star Review
Apr 07,2016
By:
'Paula'
Apr 07,2016
Branch: Milton Keynes, 13 Green Way
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £800
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Milton Keynes, 13 Green Way
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £800
Postcode: LU7
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*My husband and I met **4 years ago. He showed me a property to rent, I accepted, paid fees and deposit then the excuses started. The move in date was delayed numerous times until my Father in Law drove past and someone else was moving in. ...
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“Found the property in July 2015. Was told by Ian Bowden ......”
1 Star Review
Nov 06,2015
By:
'Mrs'
Nov 06,2015
Branch: Milton Keynes, 13 Green Way
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Rent PCM: £795
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: MK3
Branch: Milton Keynes, 13 Green Way
Lettings (Prospective customer)
Rent PCM: £795
Postcode: MK3
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Found the property in July 2015. Was told by Ian Bowden that to remove the property from the market we would need to pay the 6 weeks deposit plus £120 for the credit checks, which we did by bank transfer. My daughter had to leave the rented property ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Stop ripping people off.
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“I rented a property through Mr Ian Bowden when he ......”
1 Star Review
Oct 29,2015
By:
'Sarah'
Oct 29,2015
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £525
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £525
Postcode: LU7
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I rented a property through Mr Ian Bowden when he was director of Bowdens. The property was very unkempt and I decorated the place to a high standard throughout. Mr Bowden even said what a good job I had done. I had paid a deposit ...
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Reasonable but not stored in the correct fashion
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Reasonable but not stored in the correct fashion
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1 Star Review
Oct 19,2015
By:
'UpsetMother'
Oct 19,2015
Branch: Milton Keynes, 13 Green Way
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: MK17
Branch: Milton Keynes, 13 Green Way
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: MK17
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We found the property on a website, OnTheMarket.com, in July 2015. We viewed the property and was told by Ian Bowden that in order for him to remove property from the market, we would need to pay a deposit and reference fees. He took a ...
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“***Attention all existing or future customers***Please feel free to ......”
1 Star Review
Sep 11,2015
By:
'Angryman'
Sep 11,2015
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1300
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: MK2
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1300
Postcode: MK2
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***Attention all existing or future customers***
Please feel free to email me on [email protected]. we've fallen foul of this wretched man and have handed his fraudulent activities to the police. If you wish to be part of the investigation please contact me on ...
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“Literally don't even bother. I am terrified of ever moving ......”
1 Star Review
Jul 21,2015
By:
'spannerintheworks'
Jul 21,2015
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £650
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £650
Postcode: LU7
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Literally don't even bother. I am terrified of ever moving from here that I wont get my deposit back. All he has done is lie, make up stories, fiddle money between myself and the landlord. I am a single mum of two and as I ...
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“ian bowden help me to with all paperwork before moving ......”
5 Star Review
Jul 16,2015
By:
'T'
Jul 16,2015
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £775
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £775
Postcode: LU7
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ian bowden help me to with all paperwork before moving into the property and has always helped as quickly as possible to resolve any issuses with the property....
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“We have rented our property through this company for 2 years. ......”
5 Star Review
Jul 07,2015
By:
'Redtractor'
Jul 07,2015
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £725
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: HP19
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £725
Postcode: HP19
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We have rented our property through this company for 2 years. In this time I have found them to be helpful, courteous and at all times to maintain the high professional standards you expect from them.As a tenant I would have no hesitation in recommending ...
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“I found this agency quite reliable as they were able ......”
5 Star Review
Jul 06,2015
By:
'James'
Jul 06,2015
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £850
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: MK17
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £850
Postcode: MK17
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I found this agency quite reliable as they were able to sort out my accommodation within 2 weeks of contacting them. When I first contacted them in January 2015 I was desperate to move out into a 3 bedroom house in the village of Newton Longville, this would ...
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much lower comparatively
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1 Star Review
Jun 25,2015
By:
'PennilessPaul'
Jun 25,2015
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Rent PCM: £895
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: MK17
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (Prospective customer)
Rent PCM: £895
Postcode: MK17
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I was in the midst of renting a property from Mckenzie Bowden and they were very quick to ask for the deposit money before any contracts had been signed, I reluctantly did this and never received any confirmation or receipt of payment despite being told ...
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“This man is a liar he has 2 deposits that he ......”
1 Star Review
May 20,2015
By:
'John'
May 20,2015
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £620
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £620
Postcode: LU7
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This man is a liar he has 2 deposits that he has not put with the dps I have tried getting them back but to no avail now gonna get police involved my last tenant he knocked there money two...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Nothing he is a liar shouldn't be allowed to trade
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“DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH IAN BOWDEN! Bowden advertised a ......”
1 Star Review
May 19,2015
By:
'Ms'
May 19,2015
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: MK17
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (Prospective customer)
Postcode: MK17
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DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH IAN BOWDEN! Bowden advertised a property for rent and arranged for his colleague to escort me on a viewing. Having taken receipt of my deposit, he then delayed proceedings by claiming to be waiting for references. When I put pressure ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
There is nothing he could do now to put this right - 2 young children and their mum have been devastated by his wrong doing
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“Bowdens gave extremely good service from both the start of ......”
5 Star Review
Mar 01,2015
By:
'D'
Mar 01,2015
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £625
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £625
Postcode: LU7
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Bowdens gave extremely good service from both the start of our tenancy and afterwards; Mr Ian Bowden particularly being very helpful and courteous in clarifying information we'd lost in regard to dates and details of the tenancy....
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“Ian Bowden can not be trusted. I rented my mothers ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 02,2015
By:
'Mrs'
Feb 02,2015
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £725
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £725
Postcode: LU7
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Ian Bowden can not be trusted. I rented my mothers house out using his services. He owes me money - his cheque bounced .He charged me for a new cooker when in fact the tenant had supplied the cooker herself. He did not register her ...
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“I rented a property from bowden until march 2014. This man ......”
1 Star Review
Dec 08,2014
By:
'AdamG'
Dec 08,2014
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £585
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £585
Postcode: LU7
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I rented a property from bowden until march 2014. This man still has 800 pounds deposit of mine that he has been promising to pay back but still to this day hasn't. Never in my life have i dealt with a dodgier person. Yet for some reason ...
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“Absolutely brilliant did everything I needed and paid the dps ......”
5 Star Review
Nov 21,2014
By:
'Michelle'
Nov 21,2014
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £650
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £650
Postcode: LU7
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Absolutely brilliant did everything I needed and paid the dps without issue ! I have used mckenzie bowden before and would recommend them to anyone...
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“At first Ian Bowden was an amiable and pleasant individual ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 31,2014
By:
'GSAMET'
Mar 31,2014
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (Prospective customer)
Postcode: LU7
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At first Ian Bowden was an amiable and pleasant individual however as the transaction progressed he became more elusive and proved himself to be a pathological liar on many occasions. Ultimately it transpired he did not have the property to rent and clearly was only ...
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“Please do not use this agent in either a landlord ......”
1 Star Review
Oct 28,2013
By:
'Mel'
Oct 28,2013
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: LU7
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Please do not use this agent in either a landlord or tenant capacity. It will cost you money unless you are very careful indeed. I made the mistake of using him as an agent and found that he lied repeatedly, did not bank the tenants ...
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“We rented a property from Ian Bowden for two years ......”
1 Star Review
Oct 06,2013
By:
'Iviano'
Oct 06,2013
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: MK17
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: MK17
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We rented a property from Ian Bowden for two years in Newton longville.
Ian Bowden was unprofessional from the start and we had to seek advice from agents we knew about his practices. He was slow to arrange repairs when they occured and even failed ...
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“I have been renting a property for about a year ......”
5 Star Review
Aug 28,2013
By:
'kezzy'
Aug 28,2013
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: LU7
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I have been renting a property for about a year now and can honestly say that he is a pleasure to deal with and has been attentive whenever I have needed him.
I would have no hesitation in recommending him to others....
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“My friend back in July 2013 wanted to rent a house ......”
1 Star Review
Aug 09,2013
By:
'Margaret'
Aug 09,2013
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (Prospective customer)
Postcode: LU7
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My friend back in July 2013 wanted to rent a house which he saw on Ian Bowdens also known as McKenzie Bowdens website. It was a terrible mistake as soon as he received deposit + his fee which came to £1095 he stopped contacting him until one week ...
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“I have recently bought a house and used the services ......”
4 Star Review
Jul 30,2013
By:
'Claire'
Jul 30,2013
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Sales (as a Buyer)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: MK17
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Sales (as a Buyer)
Postcode: MK17
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I have recently bought a house and used the services of McKenzie Bowden. I dealt with Ian Bowden throughout. In general he was helpful and his responses were speedy. Mr Bowden helped where possible to liaise with the vendor of the property to move the ...
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“we dealt with Ian Bowden at the Newton Longville branch ......”
5 Star Review
Jul 16,2013
By:
'delboy'
Jul 16,2013
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: MK17
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: MK17
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we dealt with Ian Bowden at the Newton Longville branch and found him to be very personable and helpful, all queries we had throughout the process were dealt with quickly and efficiently...
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“Ian Bowden of 'Bowdens Estate Agents' has always given us ......”
5 Star Review
Jul 08,2013
By:
'Mrs'
Jul 08,2013
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: MK17
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: MK17
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Ian Bowden of 'Bowdens Estate Agents' has always given us a personal and professional service. We moved to MK from Scotland for a six month business contract and he arranged a six month let in a lovely family property. The work contract was extended and ...
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“What I can say about Mr Bowden and the service ......”
5 Star Review
Jul 08,2013
By:
'Emma'
Jul 08,2013
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: MK17
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: MK17
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What I can say about Mr Bowden and the service that we received.
I contact Mr Bowden when I was looking to move to a village different area. Ian was so helpful and found us the most perfect house in the location that we only ...
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“Ian Bowden is an accomplished con artist who successfully duped ......”
1 Star Review
Jun 27,2013
By:
'AnnoyedMK'
Jun 27,2013
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: MK3
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: MK3
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Ian Bowden is an accomplished con artist who successfully duped me and my husband into trusting him. It wasn't until we had moved in to the property and got back the tenancy agreement that we realised he had changed the rent amount on our paperwork ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Nothing could persuade me to trust an agent who thinks nothing of conducting illegal activity to secure business.
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1 Star Review
Jun 10,2013
By:
'JED'
Jun 10,2013
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: LU7
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Ian Bowden came and viewed my property in order to market it and gain a suitable tenant. He seemed very knowledgeable and professional when I met him at the property. It became apparent that I had become duped into believing him, and thinking that he ...
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“My elderly recently widowed mother chose Ian Bowden to rent ......”
1 Star Review
Apr 10,2013
By:
'Teresa'
Apr 10,2013
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: LU7
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: LU7
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My elderly recently widowed mother chose Ian Bowden to rent her house out for her. What a mistake!!!!
A truly horrible man. DON'T USE BOWDENS.
Lie after lie after lie. I don't know how some people sleep at night....
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Been honest!!!
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“Bowdens were, quite frankly, a disgrace. When it came to ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 08,2013
By:
'JA'
Feb 08,2013
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: M4
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: M4
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Bowdens were, quite frankly, a disgrace. When it came to moving out we had already relocated and communicated this to them, suggesting ways in which we could send them the keys etc. They failed to respond for over a month and when they did so, ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
They could be professional, honest and they could refrain from stealing people's deposit for no reason.
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“I had my property for sale with Bowdens having previously ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 02,2012
By:
'doglover'
Mar 02,2012
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode:
Branch: Newton Longville, Milton Keyne, 13 Greenway
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I had my property for sale with Bowdens having previously used a different agent. When the price reduced the 'old' agents had a client interested but not until the price lowered. So Bowdens did not sell the house but demanded £1999 + VAT, stupidly I paid £500 cash ...
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I expect an estate agent who writes on their website 'We are members of the Surveyors Ombudsman Service and you can be assured that when you are dealing with us we will be responsible and professional, enthusiastic and dedicated to work within the code of practice of the Surveyors Ombudsman Service' that this is in fact the case. I feel that this is not an honest or professional trader who took advantage of my being recently widowed to obtain cash from me.
If the agent had acted with integrity and professionalism I would have been satisfied.
He put my property on the market before my sole agency with another agent had completed, but said he could 'sort it out, there are ways around these things'. But then when the other agent sold the house he was bad mouthing them for this practise and demanded full payment from me. His refusal to take the property off the market could have lead to my purchasers withdrawing. He also reduced the price of my property contrary to my instructions. All in all this experience has been dreadful.
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