They will ask you for a months rent + £100 and then coincidentally charge £108 for cleaning even when you have had it professionally cleaned and left it in nicer condition than when you moved in (we even offered to repaint two rooms to freshen them up). Thank goodness we requested an invoice from our cleaner so when we fought it and they requested proof we had it. GET AN INVOICE when you move out so you aren't scammed out of £100. Took almost three months to get our deposit back and they did everything last minute, they only responded because my partner escalated it with SDS. Communication overall was pretty poor throughout our tenancy as our person of contact seemed to always be on annual leave... You also don't get their email or number and instead have to go to a general email and wait ages to hear back. They won't reply unless it is going to affect them directly so make sure to chase them up. I was also extremely disappointed at how they dealt with viewings, we were still paying full rent and they would book silly amounts of viewings expecting us to drop everything for them and be out the house (in a world where so many are now work from home). I didn't mind the bookings as I know that's what they have to do, but a double check to ask would have been nice. I also kindly asked them if they could avoid touching anything during the viewings due to not only covid (we at the time did not get sick pay for covid), but my sensitive and confidential work documents I had too. I left all of the wardrobes open, doors open, lights on, kitchen cupboards open etc and when I came back in there was lights off, cupboards closed etc. But again, unless it benefits them they don't care. They aren't totally awful and at the beginning they seemed alright, I wouldn't not rent a place I loved because of Northwood but I would certainly be extra cautious with everything you do with them.