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Belvoir - Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

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1.00 /5

Very disappointing. Viewing very rushed and Daniel looked at me like i didn't have a clue what i'm doing because i'm young. I agreed to a tenancy IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TIME which meant paying rent for two flats, but i didn't want to miss out on the property. (even though this meant paying a ridiculous amount of money) Just before paying the holding deposit i wanted to do the right thing and let them know i have an IVA. this means i would fail referencing because of a low credit score. Fair enough, but i have all the proof to show i can afford the rent comfortably and have never missed or been late with a payment, i have reports from my current property showing i take perfect care of it, the perfect tenant. No. that doesn't matter and that's it. wont accept anything else. The worst part for me was the response from Daniel. We cant accept it goodbye, basically. No 'let me help you, lets look for something where you can still rent with an IVA & guarantor' nothing. At this point i don't want to try and look for something else with them. Edit - 1: I didn't apply for the first property because the pictures were very misleading, it is not a kitchen/living area, you could barely fit a 2 seater sofa in there let alone any other living room furniture, it was just a tiny kitchen lets be real!! which i should have mentioned at the beginning of the review. 2: When handing me the form on both occasions you never mentioned an IVA or CCJ that is a LIE! I didn't mention it because i forgot all about it as its never been an issue before, i looked it up AFTER you told me no. 3: You obviously know my age because you did the viewing with me so you do know how young i am - hence how you made me feel the way you did. 4: Whether you had another property to offer or not, the way you dealt with me was disgusting when you could see how excited i was about this property.

Reply from agent

Hello Courtney You had viewed a property with us previously which you didn’t apply for and when I give a viewer an application form I explain to them that they will not pass referencing if they have a CCJ, IVA or bankruptcy. On both occasions you failed to mention your IVA to me at the viewings. We also point this out again when we issue the invoice for the 1 weeks rent in advance to secure the property which is when you informed us about your IVA. As explained to you the Reference Agencies will fail you if you have an IVA. There can be an option to have a Guarantor but this is not automatic and is dependent on the property not us. On this occasion a Guarantor was not an option. I did notice that you seemed to know having an IVA would be an issue as you stated in an email “I knew it would be difficult with an IVA as i looked up on it and everywhere said it should be ok with a guarantor”. You should notify the Agent of this before or during the viewings and not after you have applied and been accepted. We had 8 viewings of the property and 4 applications and your age didn’t cross my mind because I didn’t know what age you are ? We also chose to proceed with your application before the other 3 so again age was not a factor. We also didn’t have any other property available to offer you. Unfortunately with your IVA you will fail with all the Reference Agencies used so you need to be upfront before you view a property so you will be sure that a guarantor will be accepted. Having a good record with rent payments and looking after your current property all helps with the existing landlord reference but the Reference Agencies will pick up on your IVA straight away and fail you. Even if they did get a good landlord reference they will still fail you on your IVA. Daniel Bourke Owner Belvoir Dunstable

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