“We rented a property through David Philips Stroud Green branch. ......”
1 Star Review
Jul 15,2014
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'GreatEscape'
Jul 15,2014
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1300
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: N4
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1300
Postcode: N4
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We rented a property through David Philips Stroud Green branch. It took them 4 weeks to clean the property to an acceptable level (after a 'professional clean' the floor hadn't even been vacuumed). One week after moving in we discovered that the Landlord didn't own the ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Establish the legality of the tenancy they were proposing. Employ a professional cleaner who has a vacuum cleaner.
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We paid a total of ‚£240 in fees. What DP did for these as far as we could tell is print out a tenancy agreement. They made attempt to establish that the property was even rentable and they used an external referencing agency which I ended having to liaise with directly.
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“We purchased our property through David Phillips about 12 years ago ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 07,2014
By:
'Doubting'
Feb 07,2014
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: N4
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: N4
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We purchased our property through David Phillips about 12 years ago for my son and his wife to live in while they were at university. They moved out about six years ago and we decided to let it out. At first the relationship was good, we ...
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“Don't go near this property letter!!!!!! No deposit returned. Generally ......”
1 Star Review
Nov 12,2013
By:
'Andy'
Nov 12,2013
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: N44
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: N44
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Don't go near this property letter!!!!!! No deposit returned. Generally poor service. He has not returned my sons deposit or payed his full rent to the owner....
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“Do not use this agency. We let a flat with ......”
1 Star Review
Oct 31,2013
By:
'Newboy'
Oct 31,2013
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: N5
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: N5
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Do not use this agency. We let a flat with them for 15 months. Rent was always late, by three months in the end, and they owed us over £6500 at the end of the contract. They failed to get gas certificates, claiming the boiler did not ...
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“Just wanted to also share our experiences of David Philips. ......”
1 Star Review
Sep 21,2013
By:
'hacked_off'
Sep 21,2013
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: N4
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: N4
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Just wanted to also share our experiences of David Philips. He acted as the letting agent for our property for a year - not once paid the rent on time, and we repeatedly had to go into the office, email and phone. He never responded, ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
The agent could have:
- Paid on time
- Been contactable
- Not owed us one months rent and a deposit
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“I rented my flat out through these people, I have ......”
1 Star Review
Sep 14,2013
By:
'abbe'
Sep 14,2013
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: N4
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: N4
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I rented my flat out through these people, I have been owed several months rent and I have now found out that they haven't transferred the deposit to a third party and I cannot get the money back. I believe this to be criminal. Whatever ...
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“After seven months of trying to get my tenant's deposit ......”
1 Star Review
Aug 25,2013
By:
'Frances'
Aug 25,2013
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: N4
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: N4
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After seven months of trying to get my tenant's deposit back from David Copestake I went to the money claims court online. I was worried because the money had not been put in a protected scheme. David Copestake paid the deposit back but not the £70 ...
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“It is shocking to me to read some of the ......”
4 Star Review
Aug 04,2013
By:
'elinor_cerys'
Aug 04,2013
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: N8
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: N8
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It is shocking to me to read some of the reviews that are detailed below on this site. Not only did I have a positive experience with David Philips but I also feel that some of the comments below are unjustified and disproportionate.
I have ...
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“David Copestake was always out of the office when I ......”
1 Star Review
May 30,2013
By:
'Frances'
May 30,2013
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: N4
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: N4
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David Copestake was always out of the office when I phoned. He did not respond to phone calls or emails. I received rent only after badgering the office - sometimes as many as eight times per month. I realised that David Copestake was not seeing ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
He could have paid the money that was due to me.
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“It is more than 6 months since I moved out of ......”
1 Star Review
May 21,2013
By:
'tenant'
May 21,2013
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: N4
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: N4
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It is more than 6 months since I moved out of a David Phillips managed property and I still do not have my deposit back. I have contacted them many times, now they simply do not return my calls. I have checked and my deposit was ...
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“As a landlord they have owed me 1300 pounds for over 6 ......”
1 Star Review
Apr 29,2013
By:
'david'
Apr 29,2013
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: N4
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: N4
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As a landlord they have owed me 1300 pounds for over 6 months. David Copestake who has not returned any call we have made to him, tells his staff he has paid money that he owes but hasn't. Avoid at all cost..
David Evans (st johns court)...
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“Like the other review renting out a property whilst overseas. ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 14,2013
By:
'Looper'
Mar 14,2013
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: N4
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: N4
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Like the other review renting out a property whilst overseas. First found out the property was rented from a neighbour. Must have used the same cleaners because inventory refers to things being grubby.
No rent for the first few months, slow response when queried, eventual ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Pay on time. Follow up on queries. Issue some kind of remittance advice.
Pay the rental money that they owe.
Place ALL the tenants deposits in a deposit protection scheme. Transfer the deposit when you are no longer managing the property.
Remove the property from their website when the property is rented, or at least when they no longer manage it.
Jenny is obviously not up to the job, get her some help.
Doug is not happy with the agencies attitude/way of working, he needs to move to a reputable agency.
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“As tenants of a property managed by David Philips our ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 05,2013
By:
'Out'
Mar 05,2013
Branch: London, 86 Highbury Park
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: N42
Branch: London, 86 Highbury Park
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: N42
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As tenants of a property managed by David Philips our experience of them has been utterly atrocious. Its hard to know where to start - we had to harass them relentlessly to get any small maintenance completed on the property and found their manner to ...
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“HI - I rented my property through DP last year, ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 19,2013
By:
'frustrated'
Feb 19,2013
Branch: London, 86 Highbury Park
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: N4
Branch: London, 86 Highbury Park
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: N4
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HI - I rented my property through DP last year, the staff i dealt with initially were very good, and new tenants were put in place quickly. But that's when it all went down hill!!!!! - Only David can pay rentals into your bank account ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
More pro active attitude and the ability to pay rent quickly
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“I sold my property thru David Phillips with Steve dealing ......”
4 Star Review
Sep 05,2012
By:
'Ali'
Sep 05,2012
Branch: London, 3-5 Crouch End Hill
Services: Sales (as a Vendor)
Would you recommend?: Yes
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Branch: London, 3-5 Crouch End Hill
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I sold my property thru David Phillips with Steve dealing with the whole progess
I must say everything went very well
I would use them again if i had anymore property
thanks Ali x...
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“David Philips are renting out my flat on my behalf ......”
2 Star Review
Jul 11,2011
By:
'Heidinine'
Jul 11,2011
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode:
Branch: London, 12 Crouch Hill
Lettings (as a Landlord)
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David Philips are renting out my flat on my behalf while I work overseas for a few years, and I have been surprised by how dreadful they have been. At first they failed to communicate with us at all, so we had no idea whether ...
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