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1.9/5, 28 Reviews
25% Recommended
50% letting valuation accuracy
43% letting fee satisfaction

sian

David
By : 'They'
Services :
Rent PCM : £375
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE22
I lived at the property for 2years, my contract ended after the first year. I went on a monthly rental. I always paid my rent promptly. Two months before I moved out I lost my job. I was unable to pay the rent for the last two month to when I was due to move out. I called David and explained to him he was so kind and said to me as long as I give him a time frame of when j would pay the outstanding balance then all is well. I then set two dates with the months after I moved out promising I will call back into their office to make the payments which I did. David had initially told me he won't charge me the £75 fee for late payment of my rent when we had that phone conversation. Moving after paying the outstanding rent, then went on DPS website to request for my £100 deposit. I had the claim rejected because they where claim £15 Off the money for not cleaning the room I occupied. This wasn't true as I did clean the room and the landlord of the house was there to witness it all. I called the landlord and he said the £15 was down to a draw that I cracked during my stay at the property. Now that is perfectly understandable. I went back to martin & co to tell them i agree to the counter claim and all they need to do was to go back on the DPS websit to chang their counter claim to £15 then i can have £85 paid back to me. It has been weeks of counter emails with sian who have been very unhelpful telling me things like if you had paid you final rent on time their would have been a delay with repaying you deposit. I am of the opinion that I have completed the outstanding balance surely the principle would be that I get my own money back. She then added that I also need to be aware she didn't charge me for late payment fee which David had initially told be I wasn't going to be charge this amount as long as I give them a specific time that I was going to pay of my rent. Furthermore, sian kept telling me they have their manage at DPS working on getting my money back but truely this was all bullshit because I called DPS myself almost a dozen times and they said martin &co haven't contacted them regarding my deposit and they sent of an email to martin & co regarding my deposit and these incompetent people working for martin & co failed to respond to the email. I have since sent off a statutory declaration form which was signed by my lawyer to get my money back. THIS COMPANY IS HIGHLY INCOMPETENT AND HAS NO INTEREST OF THE TENANT AT HEART. AVOID AT ALL COST. THEY ARE JUST OUT TO MAKE PROFIT
Bad bad bad experience, worst agency I've ever dealt with
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letting | 50% | 43.00% | £365 | £875 |
Martin & Co
15 St James Street, Derby, Derbyshire
DE1 1RF
01332 650068
By : 'David'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE24
Worst estate agents ever. They take your holding deposit and then doesn’t refund it when the property gets pulled off the market for any reason!! Not my fault the landlord decided to take it of the market yet they kept my holding... Read Full Review
By : 'Liis-Beth'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE21
Please avoid this letting agency if you want your deposit back. Me and my partner gave our end of tenancy notice one month before we moved out and the agency is now saying that we left without letting them know. We have all the evidence that it has been done. The agency is now avoiding all our... Read Full Review


By : 'Teresa'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : DE24
I've lived with my family in a property managed by Martin &Co Derby for 13 years . In all this time we've never had as much as a crossed word with any of the staff new and old ,or with the kind and helpful owners sian and David. As you can imagine over the 13 years I've... Read Full Review

By : 'Lisa'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £875
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : DE24
Kasia was the most helpful person throughout this process. Without her, we wouldn't be moving into our new home. Thank you so much for everything you... Read Full Review


By : 'Johnny'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE22
This is a review of the 2 people at the top of their Derby centre office: the director and the proprietor. Everyone else there -wholesome people. 1. Boiler needed reviewing. They sent the technician to just walk in my housemate's room (that's where the boiler is). I happen to catch the ... Read Full Review

By : 'Marc'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £650
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : DE22
Through recent issues around COVID the team at Martin & Co have been very supportive of both my sons and their tenancies. A thoughtful and helpful... Read Full Review
By : 'Hallam'
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE1
I’ve had a terrible experience with Martin and Co this past year. I am a landlord and don’t really leave reviews, but my experience was so bad I felt compelled. I work with 4 other letting agents in Derby and this is by far the worst experience I have had. My property was... Read Full Review
By : 'kathryn'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £365
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE1
Without a doubt the most DIABOLICAL renting experience I have ever had. Martin and co are shambolic, their service is terrible and the staff are the most unhelpful individuals I have ever came across. To begin with when I viewed the property I was told the other tenants were proffessionals who... Read Full Review


By : 'Christine'
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Sold price : £185
Rent PCM : £750
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : DE22
Have had a long relationship with David & Sian who with their staff have always supported me with my property. I have found the staff to be knowlegable and professional with any questions I have. Very... Read Full Review
Good.


By : 'They'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £375
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE22
I lived at the property for 2years, my contract ended after the first year. I went on a monthly rental. I always paid my rent promptly. Two months before I moved out I lost my job. I was unable to pay the rent for the last two month to when I was due to move out. I called David and explained to him ... Read Full Review
Bad bad bad experience, worst agency I've ever dealt with

By : 'Kev'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £425
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : DE1
Excellent property, good location good value, as described and good communication with Martin and co staff. Service fell short on 2 key points: 1 I moved out months ago and started chasing rent overpayment 3 weeks ago and still waiting, feel like I'm getting fobbed off. 4 phone calls 4... Read Full Review
Fees were fair I'd recommend again the 2 issues were disappointing but the overall experience was good. They put my property back on market for a fair admin charge, and allowed me release on finding new tenant when I had to move for work.


By : 'GlamCorpz'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £600
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE22
Rude, incompetant, no problem with slum landlords. Will make any promise as long as you leave the office, follow up not so much. AVOID AT ALL COSTS AND DERBY BRANCH OF MARTIN &... Read Full Review
By : 'Amy'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE24
I can't fault a particular staff member but as a tenant we don't get very good notice of when someone will be coming to the house. For example I will happily walk around in my dressing gown knowing no one is in, and then someone will walk in showing a new tenant around and I'll have to quickly dash ... Read Full Review
Bad, no agent should be allowed to charge agency fees. Glad they're being scraped.

By : 'A'
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE22
I used Martin & Co as a Letting Agent on my single property for 22 months; although at first they appeared proactive and forward thinking, this was clearly just a veneer to attract customers. Sticking to the facts, the following reasons led to me finding ‘anyone' else: Not proactive with ... Read Full Review
Expensive fees overall which was compounded by their apathetic approach to finding tenants. I gave notice to leave and was charged a fee of £270 as it was claimed the tenant finding service fee was due.
By : Hannah
20 Feb 2017Hi David, please follow us on twitter and direct message us so we can fully understand your issue and we can let you know our formal complaints procedure....

By : 'Martha'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : DE24
I had a lovely time with Kris ! She really took care of me and gave amazing advice . I felt comfortable with asking her questions and I could not have had a better agent !!!!!!!!! Loved every minute :) tell her I said Thank you :) Cant wait to move into my new... Read Full Review
Great
By : 'Laura'
Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE22
Terrible communication skills in this branch. I viewed a property in Derby on the 1st August. When I got to the property, I was told by the agent who showed me round that somebody else had viewed the house before me and wanted the room. She then told me that the room would be offered to the first... Read Full Review
By : 'DisgruntledLandlord'
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE22
Disgusting shoddy , dodgy company. Highly questionable contract handling - Landlords avoid !!- they will not handle lettings in your best interest then try and sting you with made up fees. Unauthorised work charges - you will get them !! They Don't answer emails especially McKnight , highly... Read Full Review
Dodgy fee structure , made up half the time , charges for unauthorised work etc
By : 'nothappy'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE22
I would never reccomend this company to anyone. Maintenence took too long to fix things, often left months on end, no point reporting anything because you will have to call to chase up on a regular basis anyways. People turn up whenever they feel like. Money grabbing and had situations when staff... Read Full Review
Fees were ok

By : 'Josh'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £450
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE24
The director of Derby's branch David McKnight was extremely unprofessional. I am a tenant who moved into one of the property managed by Martin and Co. The place i initially decided to moved in comes furnished, David the director of the office, decided to incur a furnishing charge at the week before ... Read Full Review
By : 'Martin'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £575
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DE73
We rented a property for 18 months with this letting agent. I have never known such incompetent unorganised office. Towards the end of the tenancy we had a number of viewings on the property where Martin and co did not inform us and let themselves in the property. We also had potential tenants... Read Full Review
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