“On our 1st meeting with * he appeared a very jolly ......”
1 Star Review
Jan 08,2014
By:
'Burnt'
Jan 08,2014
Branch: Peebles, 18 Northgate
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: EH44
Branch: Peebles, 18 Northgate
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: EH44
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On our 1st meeting with * he appeared a very jolly and endearing man if some-what *. He professed to be doing well in our neighbouring town of Peebles and although had an office in Edinburgh had community ties to Peebles were he lives and opened. I felt happy to give business to a local agent and on the face of it all appeared sound. However; the tenants did a flit, leaving massive bills and a tip of a property. I understand this may happen but, he avoided us like the plague we could not contact him on ANY of the numbers 'associated' to him our questions about deposit and the new deposit scheme increasingly irritated him and his staff when we did eventually make contact. He stated the deposit, over 400 pounds was eaten up by paying bills. I couldn't understand why he could pay tenants debt with a deposit that is legally bound to a scheme. I asked him several times what scheme he was with, he never seemed to remember! I found out; there are only 3 schemes in Scotland and within the relevant dates, which we where, he legally had to do so. I called all 3 schemes to enquire my rights; to my dismay, 1 - our deposit wasn't ever entered into any of them, 2- they had (at that time) no records at all of Accommodate Rural at all either. He has been trading for some years now and several of our friends have properties for some time before us with him. We never found out about our deposit and after a year have given up with this man. We have also now tried to find out about the company and or * at companies house (we toyed with the idea of legal action). They could not find out anything about Accommodate Rural either. (again at that time). Steer clear!! Something doesn't add UP!
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