Philip James Partnership
4.2/5, 682 reviews
81% recommended
97% sales valuation accuracy
99% sales fee satisfaction



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Philip James is one of Greater Manchester's largest independent chains of estate agents. Every year we sell over £100 million worth of homes and manage over £400 million worth of rental property.Our dedicated, 55-strong team – which includes some of the industry's most experienced and respected sales, lettings and financial professionals is ... show more Philip James is one of Greater Manchester's largest independent chains of estate agents. Every year we sell over £100 million worth of homes and manage over £400 million worth of rental property.

Our dedicated, 55-strong team – which includes some of the industry's most experienced and respected sales, lettings and financial professionals is committed to providing a first class service to our customer base.

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Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 97% 99% £24,100 £1,000,000
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From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
75 10 106 86 247 11 109 5 14 19
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  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
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“Very professional and friendly and made sure ......”

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By: 'Megan'
Mar 15,2024
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Very professional and friendly and made sure to ask tenants if they had any concerns about the property....
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By: Philip James
Mar 22, 2024
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Dear Megan Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We truly appreciate your 5-star rating and positive review. Regards, The Philip James Team ...

“Apartment Inspection...”

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Louis
By: 'Christopher Atkinson'
Mar 14,2024
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Quick and diligent, listened, reviewed and noted down any maintenence issues we have with the apartment....
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By: Philip James
Mar 22, 2024
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Dear Christopher Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We truly appreciate your 5-star rating and positive review. Regards, The Philip James Team ...

“Avoid like the plague!! Horrendous experience......”

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Lorraine
By: 'Megan'
Feb 21,2024
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Avoid like the plague!! Horrendous experience from start to current day. Firstly they are impossible to get a hold of for viewing, after over a month of trying we managed to get in contact with someone for a viewing. We ended up getting the flat (...
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By: Philip James
Feb 23, 2024
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Dear Megan Thank you for your review, we’re sorry to read that your experience has fallen short of our usual high standards. We’re sorry to read that you were unable to contact members of our Lettings and Referencing Team, as I’m sure you can appreciate and despite our best efforts, our Team can get extremely busy during specific periods of the year and can result in delays in communication. Our referencing process is an automated process, with tenancy documentation and move-in in ...

“I have been more than grateful for Amber’s he......”

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By: 'Chrysanthi'
Dec 14,2023
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I have been more than grateful for Amber’s help and support to urgent matters needed to be solved asap. More than reliable and ready to assist me on time. Great job, thank you Amber....
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Jan 11, 2024
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Dear Chrysa We are glad to see that your experience with us met your expectations. We are looking forward to being of assistance to you again in the near future. Regards, ...

“Dire customer service and communication. No consideration for tenants. Would not recommend....”

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By: 'Emily'
Nov 14,2023
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Philip James is the worst letting agency I have ever been a tenant of. Communication is dire, especially around the time of contract renewal (until they want money from you for an increase and then communications are almost threatening). I have had to chase confirmation ...
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By: Philip James
Dec 14, 2023
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Dear Emily We are truly sorry to hear that your experience with us was less than ideal and we humbly apologise for this. Your concern(s) has been raised with the relevant department and should they be in contact with you to resolve this situation. Please email us at [email protected] should you wish to provide us with more information . Regards, ...

“They were so supportive and efficient with th......”

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Jamie
By: 'Vicky Day'
Oct 19,2023
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They were so supportive and efficient with the sale of our house. They also helped with our purchase even though it wasn't for sale with them. Would defiantly recommended...
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Nov 08, 2023
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Dear Vicky Thank you for taking the time and effort to review our service. We highly appreciate your positive feedback and we are looking forward to provide this level of service to you in the future. ...

“Great team who were incredibly helpful from s......”

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Sep 26,2023
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Maxwell
By: 'Louis Jenkinson'
Sep 26,2023
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Great team who were incredibly helpful from start to finish, Max went above and beyond. Right from the initial enquiry Max was incredibly accommodating and quick to answer my questions and concerns, him and the rest of the staff were incredibly professional throughout the whole ...
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Sep 26, 2023
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Dear Louis Thank you for taking the time to rate and review our service. We appreciate the 5 star rating and the recommendation. Regards ...

“Great service, very responsive, quick to help......”

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Chloe
By: 'Sarah'
Sep 19,2023
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Great service, very responsive, quick to help with queries and extremely friendly team. Sophie, Max, Chloe and Lorraine are a dream team!...
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Oct 09, 2023
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Dear Sarah Thank you for taking the time to rate and review our service. We are delighted to hear that we've met your expectations. ...

“Service very good good supporting. Reachable ......”

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Sep 18,2023
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By: 'Lokesh'
Sep 18,2023
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Service very good good supporting. Reachable always, till now have not face any difficulty....
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Sep 19, 2023
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Dear Lokesh Thank you for taking the time to rate and review our service. We appreciate for taking the time to do so. Many thanks ...

“Great service and great people. Thank you for......”

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Aug 27,2023
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By: 'Barry'
Aug 27,2023
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Great service and great people. Thank you for all your hard work helping us get our dream home....
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By: Philip James
Aug 30, 2023
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Dear Barry Thank you for taking the time to rate and review our service. We hope to do business with you again in the near future. Regards, ...

“Very poor communication and timescales but ot......”

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Aug 14,2023
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By: 'Anonymous'
Aug 14,2023
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Very poor communication and timescales but otherwise fine. Two months before our contract was up, someone from Philip James phoned me to discuss a rent increase. I asked for it in writing and didn't receive a response after multiple follow ups. The person who was ...
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By: Philip James
Aug 17, 2023
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Dear K Nathan We are truly sorry for your experience. Can we please request that you send more detail to [email protected] so that we can investigate this matter as we would like to know why/what happened in this particular instance. Regards, ...

“Thanks for your efforts to manage my property......”

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Jul 03,2023
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By: 'Edisa'
Jul 03,2023
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Thanks for your efforts to manage my property so far. Good agent....
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By: Philip James
Jul 06, 2023
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Dear Edisa Thank you for your 4 star rating and taking the time to rate our service. We are looking forward being of assistance to you again in the near future. ...

“Thanks to Lisa and Kathrine for getting our s......”

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Jun 22,2023
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Kathrine
Lisa
By: 'gayle'
Jun 22,2023
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Thanks to Lisa and Kathrine for getting our sale over the line at the end! They both communicated well and helped to reassure us. Really appreciate your persistence!...
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By: Philip James
Jun 29, 2023
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Dear Gayle Thank you for your review and taking the time to do so. We appreciate your time and effort. Please email us at [email protected] if there is anything that you feel like we can improve on. Regards, ...

“Sad situation handled terribly....”

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Jun 22,2023
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By: 'MJ'
Jun 22,2023
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I've been left with a negative opinion of the letting agents practices. When renewing my tenancy, I received late emails and letters, struggled to get in touch with who I needed to. When I did finally speak to someone about the tenancy, I did everything ...
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“Philip James were awesome!!! Franca and her t......”

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Jun 19,2023
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Franca
Lisa
By: 'Happy people!'
Jun 19,2023
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Philip James were awesome!!! Franca and her team were great, quick, very responsive and helpful. The whole process from viewing to getting the keys was seamless!...
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By: Philip James
Jun 20, 2023
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Dear Sham Thank you for your 5 star review and the positive feedback. We hope to do business with you again in the near future! ...

“First class attention to detail by a wholly p......”

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Jun 15,2023
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Franca
Lisa
By: 'Bryan Walker'
Jun 15,2023
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First class attention to detail by a wholly professional team....
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Jun 20, 2023
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Dear Bryan Thank you for the positive review and the 5 star rating. We hope to do business again with you in the near future! ...

“Fantastic service from the team at Philip Jam......”

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Lisa
By: 'Sharon'
Jun 14,2023
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Fantastic service from the team at Philip James , Franca and Lisa made selling our home much less stressful ! Always quick to reply to any emails and constantly kept us updated . 5 star service would definitely recommend...
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Jun 20, 2023
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Dear Sharon Thank you for the positive review and the 5 star rating. We hope to do business again with you in the near future! ...

“Very professional, did what they stated and f......”

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Jun 14,2023
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Lisa
By: 'Dan Horan'
Jun 14,2023
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Very professional, did what they stated and followed through with their promise. Would highly recommend....
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Jun 20, 2023
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Dear Daniel Thank you for the positive review and the 5 star rating. We hope to do business again with you in the near future! ...

“Fast efficient service. Highly recommended.......”

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May 24,2023
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By: 'Anon'
May 24,2023
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By: Philip James
May 24, 2023
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Thank you for your positive review and we are glad that we made this a positive experience for you. ...

“The worst Letting Agents in Manchester!! If......”

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Chloe
By: 'Tyra Aveyard'
May 15,2023
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The worst Letting Agents in Manchester!! If I could leave them 0* I would - it took then 5 months to come back to us on a simple change to our letting contract. They are unhelpful, unresponsive and completely useless! To top it all off - I ...
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May 24, 2023
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Hi Tyra, Thank you for your review, and providing comment on your experience with Philip James. As per previous discussions held with management of Philip James, we would like to assure you that we have conducted a full investigation of your concerns raised. Since your complaint we have taken action to review our processes, and resolve your initial concern with our service. We had hoped to demonstrate to you in our future relationship since your complaint as to how we have improved our custo ...

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May 04,2023
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Chloe
By: 'Emma Head-Rapson'
May 04,2023
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My first renting experience with a different agency was so stressful and difficult, I could not believe how great Philip James have been. I’m very grateful for my experience with yourselves. Sophie was very helpful in renewing my tenancy agreement after a month of ...
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“Avoid Philip James and the Greenbrook Property Ltd at all cost!...”

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Keir
By: 'Máté'
Apr 11,2023
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Avoid Philip James and the Greenbrook Property Ltd (landlord) at all cost or you might find yourself living in a booklice infested house yourself! To begin with, Philip James handed over the property absolutely filthy and after only 2 weeks of fully moving in, I found ...
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By: Máté Gábor Nagy
Apr 17, 2023
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I had to follow up my previous review’s response from Philip James, because they resorted to blatantly LIE in order to appear more professional, so I must put it straight and yet again, urge everyone to AVOID Philp James letting agency at all cost! Philip James put in their above reply to my review, quoting directly in case they delete it: “(…) as we have explained in our response to your FORMAL COMPLAINT we do not feel that either ourselves or your former Landlord acted irresponsibly o ...

“If I could give her zero stars I would, since......”

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By: 'Maria'
Apr 05,2023
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If I could give her zero stars I would, since that's the most representative rating for Lois. We had been living in our current house for a year with a contract. When it came the time to renew we only signed the tenancy changeover and ...
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Apr 06, 2023
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We are very sorry to hear about the situation you have experienced and would like one of our Senior Managers to look into this matter for you. Can you please email us directly at [email protected] so we can liaise directly? ...

“Totally recommend....”

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Mar 27,2023
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By: 'GJK'
Mar 27,2023
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Fantastic and accurate service, been a great help also whilst the property that we were living in got flooded, got us a temporary place to live in whilst renovation of the property had to be done , caused by the flooding. And of great help again ...
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“thank you very much, very helpful and friendl......”

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Mar 01,2023
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Lisa
By: 'John'
Mar 01,2023
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thank you very much, very helpful and friendly staff, guid me through every step of buy my house as a first time buyer, could get better service, strongly recommended...
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“They premium advertise a rental property and ......”

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Feb 23,2023
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By: 'Mark'
Feb 23,2023
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They premium advertise a rental property and never pick up the phone, do not respond to messages over the phone or via email. Useless, totally unprofessional...I wouldn't go near them with a barge pole and feel sorry for people using them to rent together ...
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“I paid a massive parking fine at my flat thro......”

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Feb 22,2023
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By: 'Jamie'
Feb 22,2023
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I paid a massive parking fine at my flat through a third party parking company. It was a lot of money and Sam helped me get reimbursed, recognising that the incident was not my fault. He was honest and fair with me throughout the whole ...
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“Very efficient, very quick turn around.Helpf......”

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Franca
By: 'Carole'
Feb 16,2023
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Very efficient, very quick turn around. Helpful and experienced staff very knowledgeable. Great photos , helped with the choice of solicitors....
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“Abysmal. Ignorant staff caused extreme distre......”

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By: 'Kettle'
Jan 05,2023
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Abysmal. Ignorant staff caused extreme distress & £500 build up of parking fines due to not providing me with contract....
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“Abysmal letting agency who cons you out of mo......”

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Dec 20,2022
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By: 'Charlotte'
Dec 20,2022
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Abysmal letting agency who cons you out of money by falsifying “messages” from your landlord. Have dealt with Chloe and Lois. I'm a tenant who is having their rent put up by Phillip James. They attempted to put my rent up by 25%, we asked for ...
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