“As a tenant, I had an appalling level of service ......”
1 Star Review
Sep 05,2013
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'Extremely'
Sep 05,2013
Branch: Leamington Spa, 15 Newbold Street
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: CV32
Branch: Leamington Spa, 15 Newbold Street
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: CV32
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As a tenant, I had an appalling level of service from Heritage.
Problems when moving in to the property at the start of the tenancy included dangerous electrics, which meant a significant delay in moving in whilst receiving no discount from the rent due, dirty conditions, mould and damp on the walls, soiled toilet.
Whilst living in the property we experienced severe anti-social behaviour from other residents in the building on several occasions, to which Heritage reacted with near disdain, and very slowly too. We went without heating for over a week during the winter due to a faulty boiler, again to which Heritage reacted extremely slowly, proving near impossible to get hold of via telephone or email, and again we received to refund of rent due.
Upon vacating the property at the end of the tenancy, it took Heritage close to a month to get back to us about the return of our deposit, despite the fact that deposits are meant to be returned to tenants within 10 days of the end of the tenancy. When details of our deposit were received, we found, perhaps unsurprisingly given the level of service so far experienced, that there was a proposed deduction from our deposit to contribute towards cleaning costs. We had sent photos to Heritage at the beginning of the tenancy to show the state of the property when we moved in, but were still faced with a deduction despite leaving the property far cleaner than when we had moved in. Attempts to dispute this deduction were pointless, as Heritage simply ignored emails and phone calls relating to this matter.
I would like to warn prospective tenants that Heritage has long-established relationships with many landlords in the Leamington area - the chances therefore of receiving fair treatment and of receiving your deposit back in full at the end of the tenancy are next to nothing - the whole process is corrupt from the start.
Dodgy, dismissive, deceptive, duplicitous...the list could go on and on. Judging from their responses to previous negative comments, I also now fully expect a semi-aggressive comeback from one of their staff - I ask, why, Heritage, do you let it get to the stage when customers are so exasperated and frustrated with your service that they are forced to post negative reviews, rather than simply treating them appropriately from the outset? You really do have only yourselves to blame.
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It is not 100% clear from your comments but I would guess you have been a tenant in a student property but it’s not clear whether it is a managed property as most of our student properties have a rent collect service provided to the landlord.
Although you have a right to air your views, I am afraid that I strongly dispute some of the allegations that you have made about our Company, its staff and our clients. We have nothing to hide and are a transparent agent on allgents for that reason.
We regard to your deposit, I apologise if there was a delay in returning it. It’s not an excuse but we have to turn around nearly 100 properties in a very short space of time and if there are dilapidations it’s not always possible to meet deadlines, although we do try. What we cannot do though it is to make ANY DEDUCTIONS from tenants deposits unless both THEY and the LANDLORD agree.
I would be pleased to hear from you to discuss your complaint in more detail and if I think we need to make any goodwill gestures because of the service you have received, then I will do that
Kindest regards
Richard Hill (MD – Heritage Property) e: [email protected] m: 07813 718356 t: 01926 451045