The most striking agency in stoke on, I DO NOT RECOMMEND
DO NOT USE THIS LETTING AGENT. Belvoir are crooks, there is no other way to outline their practises. After we moved out they have claimed that items have gone missing which were NEVER in the property. They overcharged us and previous tenants for repairs which were never carried out (£100 to remove blue tac marks, which were then just added to the inventory once we moved in). They charge for any sign of dirt in their unnecessary inspections, attempting to charge us £50 on several occasions for minor mess midway through our tenancy. The fact they never pursued these charges just shows how they know fine well there is no legal basis for them. Avoid like the plague. I do not wish to receive a reply from any of you. Everyone of you have lied to our faces and cheated your way to some extra money. I hope it serves you well. EDIT - The fact you need to lie in order to defend yourself is laughable. There was minimal damage to the property, the only damage being the bench outside which you failed to varnish. There is NO other damage to the property, but I have come to expect lies from belvoir. The rest of the 'charges' are for massively inflated cleaning fees and supposedly 'missing' items that were never in the property in the first place. What I find 'horrendous' is your business charging tenants for repairs that were never made. Did you not charge a previous tenant £100 to paint over blue tac marks, which you then just added to the inventory? where did that £100 go I wonder? Your inspections provided little more than an opportunity for you to charge £50 for a further inspection based on minimal necessity. If the fire extinguisher that was supposedly missing from the top landing did ever exist, why wasn't this pointed out in any of the 6+ inspections you carried out? At the end of the day you all lied and cheated your way to a few hundred more quid, which certainly wont be going near the actual landlord will it? Feel free to ignore the fact you STOLE, again.
Don’t reply to e-mails, never replied to calls. Another agent that’s just lost my business Reply to your query! I’ve got the right office! Right e-mail addy. I will email you again shortly
Worst letting agents I have used, they constantly tried to falsely accuse us of problems that were not our fault in order to get us to pay for them. The only way to get them to drop these charges was to get external professionals in to examine the problems and support our claim. Highly recommend looking for alternatives.
don't turn up on appointment time, a text was sent to me with date and time I turned up in agony with broken ribs stood in the cold for 25 mins they never even called to apologize! not happy
Would warn students to stay away. I was left without a fridge for the last week of my tenancy after the old one stopped working. Was told I would receive one on the Tuesday or Wednesday but received nothing. I was informed after I had left that there had been a delay, it would've been nice to hear that when it was actually due to be delivered. After vacating the property we were informed of what would be taken out of our deposit. We were given no proof that this work would actually be carried out and had to wait over a month to receive this, only receiving it when prompted with repeat emails. One item, the oven clean, was not on this set of invoices so I asked for clarification on this. After 10 days I sent an email asking for an update and within a day was sent an email saying that this had not previously been carried out and was sent a new invoice. This leads to believe that this clean was never going to be carried out and that they would have charged us for it anyway. Part of me doubts the legitimacy of the invoices that they actually sent. Pictures sent with proof of the problems even included pictures of inside the broken fridge which the engineer said there was no chance of it being used again. Overall throughout the tenancy it felt as though the place wasn't a home, we were constantly treated as guilty until proven innocent. Edit: have now been sent marketing emails months after tenancy is over. Bad form.
BELVOIR Hanley (now based in Tunstall) provided a terrible service. They failed to carry out boiler and gas fire service despite charging for it and instead carried out another gas safety check, despite one only being done 6 months earlier. They failed to inform me as the landlord that there had been a issue with the gas fire resulting in it being capped off, then proceeded to move new tenants in without a working gas fire which I only found out about when the tenant contacted me directly as they were having problems getting Belvoir to deal with the matter. I had a long running battle with Alexandra about the matter during which she refused to refund me the money I paid for the gas service that was never done and told me I would have to go to the Ombudsman.......which I did. The Ombudsman instructed them to refund the money as they upheld my complaint. The 2nd tenants that Belovoir moved in damaged my property and left before the 12 month contract was up leaving me out of pocket suggesting that the vetting process was very poor
489 Hartshill Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST4 6AA, UK
Welcome to Belvoir Newcastle-under-Lyme, your trusted local estate agents since 2008. Established by franchise owner and director Craig Johnson, we have built a solid reputation for excellence in property management and sales. With over a decade of experience, we now manage more than 400 properties, delivering top-tier service to landlords, tenants, buyers and sellers, across Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent. Whether you’re looking to buy, sell, or rent, our dedicated team offers a comprehensive range of services to meet all your property needs, ensuring a seamless and stress-free experience.
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