“Beware of this company and SLM Lettings who are an ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 14,2011
By:
'disgruntled'
Feb 14,2011
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
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Beware of this company and SLM Lettings who are an umbrella company of Countrywide. They will charge you for everything: renewing tenancy agreements, references, not being able to make an appointment that they have arranged (they come to your rented property every three months during working hours to 'inspect' it - so if you work you have to take 4 days off a year to accomodate this!), so called admin fees, you name it they charge you for it. Furthermore they try to tie you down with a 6 month tenancy each time you renew (and of course you have to pay for it) when you can actually take a free monthly rolling tenancy (although they won't tell you this unless you say you can't afford to renew). And just you try to get out of the property! Four weeks notice - I think not. They will tell you that you are liable to pay the rent and all utility bills until your contract expires. As such if you have a 6 month tenancy, live in it for 3 months then decide to move out (say because it is a mouldy property), and give 4 weeks notice, you still have to pay everything for the full 6 months. When it is time to get your deposit back however you will wait ages and then fume as they deduct 'admin fees' from it. The staff are rude and obnoxious, they look down upon you and I would never ever deal with them again. An awful experience that I do not wish to repeat.
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