“Intimidating and pressurised experience...”
1 Star Review
Dec 20,2018
By:
'MRichardson'
Dec 20,2018
Branch: Birmingham, 11 Oak Tree Lane
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: B29
Branch: Birmingham, 11 Oak Tree Lane
Lettings (Prospective customer)
Postcode: B29
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I am a student, and went to oakmans looking to rent a house for me and my friends to live in for the next academic year. We were looking for a house for 5 in a central location and upon calling oakmans, we were told that the options available for us were limited. Having heard this from other estate agents previously, we agreed to see 6 bed instead (as suggested by the estate agent from Oakmans). The house viewing was very stressful- we were told fairly aggressively and very regularly that this was going to go off the market soon and we had no other options. The agent repeatedly said that this was it for us because we'd left it so late, and we'd essentially be left with no prospects and no other choices if we didn't take this house right there and then. He was very forceful in terms of pressuring us to make a decision, and took us to the Oakmans office to discuss procedure for signing a contract. At the office- after having spoken to each other about the property- we said that we couldn't make any decisions at that point in time because not all the members of the group were present (and for other various reasons). A member of the office immediately told us that there was another viewing that same day and those viewers were definitely going to take it, and that âthat's it for you thenâ. Slightly annoyed but not infuriated, me and my friends left and thought no more of it. However, after having spoken to another friend today who had a similar experience with Oakmans I felt that something should be said. My friend described feeling pressured and intimidated the entire time she was dealing with Oakmans- similar to my own experience. Additionally, her and her friends were told the exact same thing- that they'd left it too late and there was nothing left- in October! The estate agents clearly bullshit and exaggerate in order to pressure gullible and vulnerable students to renting houses when they're not ready, simply to make a sale. This behaviour isn't acceptable and attention should be brought to it. I hope other students read this and take it into account before ever attempting to go near Oakmans, let alone rent a property with them.
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