My experience with John Shepherd has been extremely stressful and disappointing. Their conduct throughout my tenancy and after moving out was consistently unprofessional and at times dismissive of my rights and concerns and I would honestly give negative stars if I could. I have never had the displeasure of dealing with such an incredibly rude and incompetent group of people in my life. During my tenancy, I raised multiple issues about my electricity billing after discovering that my personal details had been passed to a third-party billing company, Homebox, without my consent. This led to serious financial difficulties and a large, unjustified debt. When I approached my property manager, Freya Jones, to ask what could be done and whether the landlord or the agency could intervene, I was met with an unhelpful and dismissive response. Rather than acknowledging the seriousness of what had happened, she asked me what I expected the landlord to do about it. This lack of accountability was unacceptable and showed no regard for the situation I had been placed in through no fault of my own. I also experienced a complete lack of respect for my privacy. On one occasion, another agent, Katie, entered my apartment for a viewing without prior notice or my consent and brought a stranger inside while I was still living there. When I asked her to wait a few minutes so I could prepare the flat, she told me she did not have the time. This behaviour was unprofessional, invasive, and deeply inappropriate. Throughout all this, John Shepherd failed to provide photographic evidence of meter readings for over a year, even though I repeatedly asked for them to verify my energy usage. In addition, they attempted to apply reletting and additional fees that were not stated in my tenancy agreement. When I presented proof that these charges were not valid, the property manager changed her position rather than admitting the mistake. The handling of my deposit was equally poor, with unjustified deductions and no transparent breakdown of costs. They literally mentioned that the cost to change four burnt out lightbulbs was 64 pounds??? I had to clean off my glasses to make sure I read that correctly. Just a bunch of bloody scammers! They even charged money to remove just one onion I had forgot to take out of my cupboard before leaving. I have never seen such money hungry greedy people in my life. Overall, my experience with John Shepherd has shown a serious lack of professionalism, transparency, and respect for tenants. I would strongly advise anyone, particularly international tenants, to think very carefully before renting through this agency.