“Problem Before we moved in ¢â‚¬Â¢ Mould on carpet¢â‚¬Â¢ Gas hob ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 27,2013
By:
'Accommoderp'
Feb 27,2013
Branch: Liverpool, Unit 64 Parliament Business Centre, Commerce Way
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: L73
Branch: Liverpool, Unit 64 Parliament Business Centre, Commerce Way
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: L73
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Problem Before we moved in
¢â‚¬Â¢ Mould on carpet
¢â‚¬Â¢ Gas hob broken - thermocouple broken - and dirty. Took 5 months to be fixed
¢â‚¬Â¢ Extractor fan in kitchen broken, refused to fix
¢â‚¬Â¢ Handle was broken
¢â‚¬Â¢ Kitchen dirty ¢â‚¬â€œ not ¢â‚¬Å“professionally cleaned¢â‚¬Â
¢â‚¬Â¢ Cupboard doors hanging off hinges x2 ¢â‚¬â€œ not even attached x1
¢â‚¬Â¢ Back of cupboard wasn't attached so allowed mice into cupboards and ate food
¢â‚¬Â¢ No plugs in kitchen
¢â‚¬Â¢ Broken shower head (downstairs)
¢â‚¬Â¢ No pull cord in bathroom
¢â‚¬Â¢ Broken blinds in peoples room
¢â‚¬Â¢ Broken window in top floor bedroom and in the kitchen ¢â‚¬â€œ these are still broken, after 17 months....
¢â‚¬Â¢ Mattresses unsuitable for use
Our problems with Accommod8 after we moved in:
¢â‚¬Â¢ Sofa broken, falling apart, fireproof material was peeling off, sharp bit of metal sticking out of it
¢â‚¬Â¢ Fridge freezer broke twice ¢â‚¬â€œ took 5 weeks to replace, ruined probably around £150 worth of our food, twice.
¢â‚¬Â¢ Washing machine broken, which damaged our clothes ¢â‚¬â€œ (Accommod8 only replaced this when we showed a video of the drum rubbing on the glass door and sparking)
¢â‚¬Â¢ Lock on front door was changed without even being told in JULY 2012 which would randomly engage the deadlock, locking us in the house only leaving the door in the kitchen to get out of in the case of a fire, was fixed in JANUARY 2013 after they were rude to us and then stopped replying to our emails.
¢â‚¬Â¢ Boiler stopped working ¢â‚¬â€œ took two weeks to fix.
¢â‚¬Â¢ Internet at Heritage court when we moved in was 30kbs, this is slower than dialup, so we were forced to buy our own at £25 a month for 24months, even though we would be still paying for the internet as part of our rent.
¢â‚¬Â¢ Missing a ridge tile on the roof, which will be allowing water in, this has been reported but as of yet, nothing has been done about it, accommod8 haven't even been around to check for potential water damage in the loft.
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Solve these problems:
Problem Before we moved in
¢â‚¬Â¢ Mould on carpet
¢â‚¬Â¢ Gas hob broken - thermocouple broken - and dirty. Took 5 months to be fixed
¢â‚¬Â¢ Extractor fan in kitchen broken, refused to fix
¢â‚¬Â¢ Handle was broken
¢â‚¬Â¢ Kitchen dirty ¢â‚¬â€œ not ¢â‚¬Å“professionally cleaned¢â‚¬Â
¢â‚¬Â¢ Cupboard doors hanging off hinges x2 ¢â‚¬â€œ not even attached x1
¢â‚¬Â¢ Back of cupboard wasn¢â‚¬â„¢t attached so allowed mice into cupboards and ate food
¢â‚¬Â¢ No plugs in kitchen
¢â‚¬Â¢ Broken shower head (downstairs)
¢â‚¬Â¢ No pull cord in bathroom
¢â‚¬Â¢ Broken blinds in peoples room
¢â‚¬Â¢ Broken window in top floor bedroom and in the kitchen ¢â‚¬â€œ these are still broken, after 17 months....
¢â‚¬Â¢ Mattresses unsuitable for use
Our problems with Accommod8 after we moved in:
¢â‚¬Â¢ Sofa broken, falling apart, fireproof material was peeling off, sharp bit of metal sticking out of it
¢â‚¬Â¢ Fridge freezer broke twice ¢â‚¬â€œ took 5 weeks to replace, ruined probably around ‚£150 worth of our food, twice.
¢â‚¬Â¢ Washing machine broken, which damaged our clothes ¢â‚¬â€œ (Accommod8 only replaced this when we showed a video of the drum rubbing on the glass door and sparking)
¢â‚¬Â¢ Lock on front door was changed without even being told in JULY 2012 which would randomly engage the deadlock, locking us in the house only leaving the door in the kitchen to get out of in the case of a fire, was fixed in JANUARY 2013 after they were rude to us and then stopped replying to our emails.
¢â‚¬Â¢ Boiler stopped working ¢â‚¬â€œ took two weeks to fix.
¢â‚¬Â¢ Internet at Heritage court when we moved in was 30kbs, this is slower than dialup, so we were forced to buy our own at ‚£25 a month for 24months, even though we would be still paying for the internet as part of our rent.
¢â‚¬Â¢ Missing a ridge tile on the roof, which will be allowing water in, this has been reported but as of yet, nothing has been done about it, accommod8 haven¢â‚¬â„¢t even been around to check for potential water damage in the loft.
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We are sorry you have had a less than acceptable experience with accommod8.
We house over 800 tenants each year in our accommodation and the issues you describe certainly do not reflect the experience of the vast majority. These issues will be investigated as far as they can without the specific details of the property and tenancy.
We manage a large portfolio of student property and commit significant resources to ensure the standard of our accommodation and customer service meets expectations. We will examine the issues raised to ensure this informs our ongoing business review.
We endeavour to communicate our policies and procedures both in advance of accommodation being secured by tenants, during the formalities and throughout the tenancy. We are aware some of this important information is not always understood by those it is intended for.
We have an FAQs page on our website which provides a full outline of the tenancy commitment once a deposit is paid and also the more important terms of the tenancy such as rent payments, retainers and deposits. During the tenancy we advise and assist on various topics including how to leave to leave the property to get deposits returned.
Tenancy agreements and application forms are issued to prospective tenants at viewings to ensure they have time to check the terms before they make a commitment and pay a deposit.
To provide our customers with a route to raise problems with us we have a comprehensive complaints procedure which also outlines the steps our customers can take should they feel our response to their complaints has not been satisfactorily addressed.
The FAQs and Complaints Procedure can be found here www.accommod8.biz/faqs.html
accommod8 is licensed and regulated by the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and The Property Ombudsman (TPO). We are members of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) requiring us to administer deposits following strict rules and procedures.
Our priority for 2014 is to improve our communications and increase the capacity for responding to and carrying out repairs and maintenance.
Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention, we are sorry you were disappointed with our service.
The accommod8 Team