I will never use this company to rent again. Lived in an apartment for nearly 3 years, I fought for about 12 months with regards to the state of the building (no cleaners because they ‘didn’t have the funds’), a hole in the roof (fire exit in the roof with no glass in it, was told to contact the fire brigade, I did, nothing was done) which flooded the carpet when it rained, and constant theft problems to name a few problems. But upon moving out there was general wear and tear (paint could do with some touch ups and a few dust spots), NOTHING broken or dented. I was stuck with a £417.50 bill at the end of my tenancy including the cost of a new couch and mattress £60 for a new couch, £80 for a new mattress (which should be replaced regardless because health and safety). Took to an independent adjudicator who awarded the entire bill to the landlord so the week of Christmas I’m not only £417.50 worse off, but the £60 I paid to fight this also will not be refunded or taken off the price. Disgusted and furious doesn’t even cover it. Joke of a company.
I will never use this company to rent again. Lived in an apartment for nearly 3 years, I fought for about 12 months with regards to the state of the building (no cleaners because they ‘didn’t have the funds’), a hole in the roof (fire exit …
Do not live in Silkhouse Court! Mismanaged property and Qube do not do their job as agents representing the landlord to communicate your issues with them and to chase the property management company about repairs as the leaseholders agent. Simply tell you it's not their problem and to talk to Xenia Estates who manage the building (even though as a tenant you have no legal relationship with them and your contract is with the landlord who's contract is with Xenia). They hide behind layers of bureaucracy and don't care about their tenants. They have lied and fobbed me off on many occasions. Refuse to give me contact details of my landlord. Lied on the check in report of the condition of the property. They give keys to contractors to let themselves in to the property without asking permission which is ILLEGAL. We've had contractors come in when we were away (which we did not give permission for) and not lock the door after they left
Waited 15 minutes after the agreed time for a viewing as well as rang the agency and number given by the sales manager only to have the phone put down and my call ignored multiple times. Sales manager blatantly lied to say his colleague was waiting outside the whole time. Don’t appreciate wasting my time when I have agreed to take the time off from work. Unprofessional service.
Avoid, avoid, avoid, complete time wasters. Whole experience was bad from beginning to end. I went through the process of applying for a viewing on their website. On the form, evening slots were available yet when I spoke to them later, …
I rented Silkhouse Court through them, the agents gave me the best marketing but after moving, all blame was shifted to Xenia, lifts were broken for 9 months, building was unclean, gates were broken and parcels were stolen. I had asked these questions before I rented and was given no honest advice, and no help with after you rent with them. no consolidation, not happy with them.
Can't fault Helen Berrett. Lovely to speak with. Always responsive when arranging viewings, answering questions etc. Can't fault her at all. However, the amount of problems with this flat I noticed within a week of moving in is atrocious. The condition of the property upon moving in is shocking. IMAGES ATTACHED Moved into the property on April 6th 2024. There's awful staining on the blinds. During the viewing, the blinds were pulled all the way back to disguise this, so I unfortunately did not notice this staining until I moved in - i have a video of the blinds being pulled back during the viewing and a video of their condition on my move-in date. There's horrible brown stains on all of the blinds. Why would these not be cleaned/replaced before a new tennant moves in? Its not even like the stains are small. They're huge and cover a good 30% - 40% of the blinds in the kitchen. The window in the living room flew open when it was completely shut when the wind started to pick up. I called the out of hours team and was told someone would contact me that week to arrange a call out. I've received no call back and this was reported around April 6th 2024 (I'm writing this on April 22nd). I've since been securing the window shut with tape and tying string from the handle to the base of my computer desk to keep it shut and to keep the breeze out as much as possible. Still freezing. THE LIVING ROOM RADIATOR DOESNT EVEN WORK TO MAKE UP FOR THE DRAFT! Here are some more issues: . There's error codes on the washing machine so I can't use it to full capacity. . The dishwasher has tape all along the bottom so I won't be using it until someone has come to view it. This wasnt noticed until i moved in. I reported this on April 9th 2024 (3 days after moving in). Still no one has confirmed when they will be visiting to fix this. . One of the dials on the hob is there purely for show - its broken off so it's just been placed on there to appear not broken. . The radiator in the living room doesn't workso combined with the window issue, its freezing. . The bathroom sink is damaged and the damage has been covered with a sloppy coat of paint covering a third of the sink (see photo). . The fridge absolutely stunk and there was brown liquid underneath the bottom draw from what looked like juice from raw meat had just sat there. Why wasn't this cleaned before I moved in by Qube Lettings and MANAGEMENT company? Absolutely shocking. I'll never recommend Qube Lettings to anyone. My rent is supposed to include full use of appliances & heating. I've moved in and this hasn't been the case. All of the above was noticed in JUST THE FIRST 3 DAYS OF ME MOVING IN. I'm going to review whether paying full rent is appropriate given that the things that are to be included in my rent are not fully functional and when ive reported some of these issues, i havent heard a thing back. At this point, there are that many things that need fixing, I feel like coping with some of them is easier than constantly raising tickets on their online portal and having to speak with different people over a large number of issues and have people constantly visiting. That's if they even contact you Joke. Such a shame because Helen was lovely but the management of the property is disgraceful
Never rent with them. Central building in Liverpool is massive joke. Property management company is almost non existing on going issues with main door not fixed, lifts are not working for months, pipes burst and major leak occurred and no one is to ensure fix. Avoid avoid avoid their properties
Qube residential manage silkhouse court. Absolutely horrible management. Both Lifts stopped working on 3 sept. I was told they are working on it. I said I don’t see anyone working to which they said it’s because they are working on the inside … then we were told expensive parts need to be shipped from abroad …. Then that work would start on 8th October. No work has started and now there is a notice of lifts being decommissioned. Since most of the apartments are owned by companies not individuals …. No one cares about the tenants and there is no accountability at all. Frequently there are issues with water and security, if we raise it we are told landlord ain’t responsible it’s xenias job. I don’t have contract with Xenia so why would they update me. Constant lies on part of xenia and qube residential can simply shrug its shoulders and say not my problem . Just avoid !
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