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Belvoir - Dundee

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1.00 /5

I had a really bad experience with them! I applied for a property giving all the required documents. They told to just wait, up to 15 days, and then if the documents were OK I could have the contract, there weren't other applicants at the moment. After 15 days that I don't hear from them, I go to their office and find out that they lost my application! ok, this may occasionally happen, but they weren't concerned at all about solving the problem they created, but just deciding which employee to blame. They told me to reapply and wait another 15 days. No offer of speeding up the process even if the error was clearly theirs. I tell them I don't have so much time left, and anyway I needed a day or so to prepare the documents I gave them again, but they couldn't care less. Just told me to reapply. I go away surprised and without a contract. After few hours I decide to reapply, as I really needed a place where to move soon. I surf on the property form just to notice that the let was agreed to someone else! That's just unbelievable. I can stand an honest error... But I'll never understand why they don't try to solve it (it should be their freakin job!) and even worse why they asked to reapply when they knew they would let it to someone else. This is not a 2 hours process! I'll never understand the lying! That's like the definition of awful customer service. I don't know if they're nicer after you sign the contract, but I honestly wouldn't dare to try. Giulia

Reply from agent

Dear Giulia, Thank you for bringing this to my attention. You are quite correct in that there were a number of administrative errors surrounding your application which were largely casued by poor communcation as more than one person was involved and for this I can only appologise. Without boring you to death after you submited your partialy complete application for the property someone else submitted a complete one and at the point, as we dont hold properties without completed and accepted applications it was deemed to have gone to the other applicante. My colleague mistakenly believed that you had been informed and shredded your applicaiton. The applicant then changed their mind and withdrew, you came back in were informed by another memeber of staff that you could re apply (who was unaware that your application had been shredded) and then very shortly afterwards someone else who had alwo been previously interested handed in the complted paperwork, hence it went again. My appologies for any inconvenience this has caused you. Kind regards, Nick Horan Director Belvoir Dundee

1.00 /5

Extremely disappointed with them as an agency. We just moved out but lived with 2 bad leaks in a one-bedroom flat for almost 5 months without any move on it whatsoever. Scaffolding was put up in the last week (obviously to make new tenants believe this would get fixed even though nobody ever did anything on there while we were still in the flat). Furthermore, they then had the audacity to take quite a large sum out of our security deposit for 'cleaning' when we left the flat in a much better condition that we found it in (or the previous flat we rented with them for that matter). We had to spend days cleaning on either end of our tenancy, live with a flat that was not water tight/safe, had the landlord come in to do 'have a look at the attic' that lasted over an hour during our day off- and still pay close to £100? Would not recommend them to anybody wanting to rent in Dundee.

Reply from agent

Dear Mr Jones, I am very sorry to hear about your poor experience and unhappiness with our service. But in mitigation I feel I must provide some background. The main thing is that neither we nor your landlord (as you are aware) controlled the roof repair. When you reported the leak to us, we discovered that the roof to the building was controlled by Homes Scotland, who had to arrange and authorise all repairs. We reported your issues to them straightaway and kept chasing it throughout the period. Unfortunately much to our annoyance and understandably yours, they couldn’t authorise the repair until they had permission from all the owners in the block. Your landlord gave their permission immediately but we understand that there were several owners who wouldn’t and it took some considerable time, despite constant pressure from us, before Homes Scotland managed to get authority and then authorise the work. Having looked at the photographs of the leak I feel I must contest your assertion that the property was in anyway “unsafe”, the leak was I accept, distressing and annoying, however it was not major in scale. Lastly the cleaning invoice; as with most of our tenants you received a pre checkout advisory visit to explain the standard required and to cover any specific issues you might have. Additionally you have (as you say) let property from us previously and at that time returned the property in very good condition, so you were aware of the standards required. If you were unhappy with our findings at the checkout you could have contested it through the Tenant Deposit Scheme arbitration process at no cost to you and if they had found in your favour then we would have borne the cost. Yours sincerely, Belvoir Dundee

1.00 /5

Absolutely awful. Their head of office (I was incorrect here: Kerry was responsible for speaking over me and actually hanging up at one point too) is one of the rudest human beings and also completely lacking in empathy, absolutely shocked that they have the nerve to speak over customers whom are paying a good couple hundred pounds when on the phone to them, never mind the inconsistency with their staff and general etiquette. Just another Letting Agent there with the sole existence of skimming money they don't deserve. My property was also not cleaned for me moving in, nor have they sorted the electricity utility like we agreed to let them do when we signed up. 27/4/2015: If you want a letting agent that you literally can't hold accountable because none of their staff other than one or two have truthful, definitive answers to your queries, then these are your folk! They'll usually ignore issues that you raise with them on the phone too, as if they were never even discussed. Was charged 60 quid for cleaning when the only thing they provided evidence for of any form of 'dirt' was some particles in the fridge. Hilariously enough, my family properly gutted the property and we washed all the walls asiding the ones in the hallway, along with steammopping the floor. Definitely in it for the easy deductions! I was also hilariously charged another thirty to 'repaint' from a small single-lined spillage on a hallway wall, the same hallway wall which has been badly replastered and painted over. Just happy to have most of my money back at this point! Mr. Horan, if you happen to read this again: I had no disagreements with that particular predicament, but a 'cleaners invoice' doesn't prove you cleaned the property and made sure the job was done correctly, infact, had you done so, I wouldn't of found a childs yoda toy amongst other numerous crap beneath the couch, and the bunkers in the kitchen wouldn't have been covered in grime. The extractor fan in the bathroom was also caked in dust upon taking up vacancy, along with over half of the lights being blown, which was the only thing that was ever dealt with. Being told by one person during one month that replacing a tenant would be fine, to being told the exact opposite next month is what created this. You legitimately dicked me over, and I'm technically without a home of my own at the moment and have been in this scenario for a month. Even my co-tenant who was barely around is particularly unimpressed with all of this, and she's a far more reasonable person than I'll ever be. Also, taking snide jabs at paying customers is petty. I suggest you adopt a better standard of professionalism, because god forbid the day when property devalues and you need to learn to act with some decency and respect. Also, just like other people have complained here before, you got us moved in about a month too late as well. Not a very punctual, well-organized agency you've got going here. I asked for a copy of the cleaners invoice on Thursday, it is now Monday morning, I even called again on Friday to remind you guys!

Reply from agent

Dear Mr Blench, having read your review, i am sorry if you feel that our service has not adequate and in order to respond adequately I made some enquiries. Firstly regarding your assertions concerning the head of office as you call them, as far as I know we have never spoken, nor have you had routine dealings with the Branch Manager. The specific issue you raised is that the property wasn’t cleaned when you moved in, i can assure you it was and if you wish we can provide you with a copy of the cleaners invoice if you wish. Regarding the electricity supplier, all we do is pass on the meter readings, your details and the date you moved in to the relevant supplier (which we did) it is upto them to contact you. If you are having issues with your supplier and you think its something we might assist with then please contact the office. One thing I will comment on is that your complaint seems to have been raised following one of our routine property inspections in which it was noted that not only were you not keeping the property clean but there were also some damages. Obviously this must be a coincidence. Mr N Horan Director

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