“Not Perfect but one of the best around....”
5 Star Review
May 29,2020
By:
'Philip'
May 29,2020
Branch: Manchester, 161a Dickenson Road
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £1900
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: M145
Branch: Manchester, 161a Dickenson Road
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £1900
Postcode: M145
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I have been using Drakes for about 15 years to let student property.
I think it can be one of the most difficult areas to manage because of the client type, many of whom have never lived away from home before and not shared and looked after a house.
I find Drakes yo be an excellent management company, not perfect but in my experience a lot lot better than so many other agents I have used in the past.
I also think they are a very fair company for both landlord and tenant. On more than one occasion have been pulled up over something i should have sorted. Their maintenance team are first rate and sort problems quickly and efficiently, again they are not perfect but one of the best i’ve ever worked with.
When there has been serious problems ( once i had a house where the heating/water totally broke down and parts weren’t available for 10 days they stepped in, provided heaters to all students and even offered them use of another property to shower....
They kept in touch with both me and all the students helping to get the problem sorted.
So in summary I’d say they are a good company to let from.....they do make mistakes and sometimes they can’t sort problems instantly but in my 15 years experience of dealing with them they are professional, experienced, dependable and easy to deal with.
All my tenants are given my contact number to be used if problems aren't resolved and I’ve only ever had one direct call i. All those years which must say something about their service.
If you are thinking of renting from Drakes I think yku are making a good choice. I know that their has been a campaign against them recently but it is directly by a very socialist organisation that seems to think Landlords should rent property for nothing. In the real world many landlords are small businesses try to do a good job but we do expect to make a learning from the services we provide and the money we invest in buying and maintaining property to a good standard.
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