“SCAM! Beware of William Huxley or Huxlys...”
1 Star Review
Mar 15,2019
By:
'Thean'
Mar 15,2019
Branch: london, 452 Roman Road
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: SW8
Branch: london, 452 Roman Road
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: SW8
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STOP using this agency immediately!! And stop trusting Aidan's smooth talking. He is a bloody liar, biggest cheat ever & a low down dirty scammer out to deceive unsuspecting landlords & tenants. Aidan's agencies of William Huxley and Huxlys Estate Agents are NOT registered with any National Approved Lettings Scheme, UKALA Agency Accreditation Scheme nor Property Redress Scheme! Their in-house disputes resolution or complaints process are non-existent! Believe me, I have called up every scheme (all have comfirmed to me that the 2 agencies are not members) and I have also tried their in-house complaints process, there are none! It is mandatory under UK law that real estate agencies registers with at least one scheme. Aidan owes me 1 month's rent amounting to £3,100. And he is refusing to pay me. I found out from the tenant that he has already paid on the due date and yet Aidan is not remitting what is due to me! He has also deducted £1,600 from my monthly rents purportedly to pay for service charges and ground rent. I found out that he has not paid a single penny towards my property's service charges nor ground rent. Numerous telephone calls, text messages and emails remain unanswered by Aidan until today! He has also taken £3,600 from my tenant as security deposit but did not place them in a Tenants Deposit Scheme (TDS). I am sure Aidan will respond to my comments here that he did and had given me proof that he did. Again, believe me, he DID NOT! I called the TDS myself and they have written to me that his placement had expired since last year and he did not renew! My tenant is now chasing him for the return of the deposit because I have given him consent to take it back - Aidan is also not taking his calls!! It is against the law if the agency does not register the deposit with a TDS!! That's just the tip of the iceberg. Aidan cheated me to say that the tenant signed a 3 years tenancy with no break clause. He used that as the reason for deducting £9,111.34 as his lettings fee. I found out from the tenant that whilst he did sign a 3 year tenancy, it had a break clause after 18 months! Meaning Aidan is only entitled to £4,555.67 and NOT £9,111.33 !! All the comments here made by other people who got cheated by Aidan are all true because the same happened to me. His classic excuse of him getting married was also used on me! Please also be aware of his other stupid excuses for delaying rental payment eg needing to arrange for a bank transaction code & arranging for a larger transaction limit for his bank accounts! Anyways, I hope none of his prospective clients who read these comments would fall for his tricks ever again. I believe Aidan's modus operandi is collect huge lettings fees upfront by lying to landlords about actual tenancy term, collect the security deposit from tenant, collect rents from tenant and then kiss everyone goodbye ! PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT TRUST AIDAN AND HIS AGENCY. They are a scam and will cheat you!
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they take your deposit but dont return it. And when you try getting it back Aidan will threaten you.
233 east india dock (write let - one of many names of this scam agency)