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Belvoir - Nottingham Central

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2.00 /5

This is an honest review from a recent experience. We found a property we was interested in renting and arranged a viewing, they was on time for the viewing and friendly and polite. My partner then put an application in for this property the same day, she filled the paperwork out and did tick the box she had no adverse credit history as she believed this was the case. We was then told it was a £190 to take the property off the website and do all the checks needed, whilst the paperwork went through. We then had a call later on the same day to say we had been successful and the property was ours. We then had an email direct from them also with a link to Pay £218 into a tenancy deposit scheme which we also payed straight away. We then proceeded to just about fully pack our house over the weekend and dismantle alot of furniture ready for the move day on Thursday. On the Monday morning we received a call from Josh to say the application had not been successful and we can no longer have the property, bearing in mind on the Friday both me and my partner was both told all was fine and the house was ours to move in to, she was also told that our money we had paid to take the property off there website and do the checks was non refundable (we was never told this at anytime or we would not have paid it). My partner rang me with the news and I personally rang Belvoir to see what was going on. I was told that one of us had failed a credit check as we have a CCJ (we have since found out this is not true and the reason for the low credit score was actually due to the fact she is not on the electoral roll). I told Josh this is fine and if the landlady now does not want to rent us the house I understood why. This is where it now gets interesting, I asked for our money to be refunded which I was told by Josh it can not be as this was charged for the credit check and loading our details onto there system and it was not a holding fee for the property, and as fsr as the other £218 was concerned (tennency deposit) they know nothing about it and would not have asked for it, even though it came direct from there email!! He than told me he would look in to this and call back ASAP. After not receiving a call back I than rang back up again and spoke to a lady, I explained the situation to her and she said to me that the £190 was actually for taking the property off there website (which they didn't) and said that I should not have been told what I was told before as they are now allowed to do this and again she knew nothing about the £218 paid and suggested I should chase it up myself with the company name showing on the bank statement, bearing in mind this link came from an email direct from Belvoir. I ended up chasing myself and sorted it and are now awaiting a refund for the £218. The lady I had spoken to earlier did eventually call back and admitted she had done it off her own accord and not been told to, she then informed me she had spoke to the director (who seems to put his head in a bucket of sand if a problem pops up) and he is refusing to refund the money back even after the mess around we have had and countless different stories we have been told. I obviously protested and she said she would speak to a manager and again call me back, which never happened. I am not angry about the house and they and the landlady have the right to rent it to whoever they want which is fine, I am angry about the fact they have now stolen money from us and after all the fuss not one manager or even the director who is refusing to refund the money has had the decency to pick a phone up and call or email. A true reflection of a business is how they deal with mess ups and even with all there good reviews I also see quite a few 1 star reviews which shows how they don't deal with any mess ups or problems when they do occur. So I am now £190 down. I'm sure they are going to reply to this with a completely different version of events and say we should have fully read the T&C's. Bet its not the director who does the reply though!! Watch this space!!

Reply from agent

Hi Daniel, We do appreciate for your feedback and apologise for the misunderstanding. Upon applying for a tenancy we require all applicants over the age of 18 to submit an application and once received, we discuss the details you have provided with the landlord and gain their agreement in principle for your application. As you state, I believe this was completed on the same day of applying and once we receive the agreement in principle from all parties, we request the equivalent of 1 weeks rent to reserve the property whilst your application is being processed. However at this point, that agreement is reliant upon the details you have provided being an accurate account of your current position and unfortunately on this occasion there turned out to be some significant inconsistencies with the information submitted. This later caused your application to be declined. Whilst I feel this is no forum to discuss personal credit files, unfortunately your explanation of a simple electoral role registration differs quite significantly from our findings and if this was indeed the case, this would not have prevented us from proceeding with your application for a tenancy. With regards to the additional payment your refer to; We offer prospective tenants the opportunity to either lodge a traditional full value deposit or enlist in our insurance based scheme for a significantly lower financial outlay. I understand that you chose to opt for this insured facility with your payment of £218 and this was arranged direct with our insurance provide Let Alliance. This product is Belvoir branded, although not managed in house and I believe this is the reason for both yours and our confusion when this was discussed with the lettings team. We would not usually receive the details of your choice until successful referencing is complete and I do take this on board as an area for us to be mindful of moving forward. I am pleased that Let Alliance have already agreed to refund in full your payment of £218 as the cover will no longer be required and as previously stated I/we do appreciate your feedback and are sorry that we cant be more helpful in this scenario. Kind regards Lloyd Rumbold (director)

1.00 /5

100%scammers. Never willing to help, moved out more than 2 months ago and to this day we haven't had our deposit, keep saying that are waiting for the landlord to give the ok.

Reply from agent

Dear Catalina, thank you for your rather scathing review. However, despite the accusations, we are well within the permitted guidelines for a deposit return and as you only vacated in January, we are not entirely sure where your disparity in time exists. We are also slightly confused as to why you would take this approach when it is ourselves that are seeking to ensure you are only responsible for the dilapidations you have created?? Anyway, our interests are to ensure the correct party is responsibility for the dilapidations and those items addressed accordingly. I believe the deposit has since been addressed and this matter is now closed. Kind regards,

1.00 /5

Visited today Friday Dec 16th at 4.30pm. Made a special trip as advertised hours are until 5pm. Arrived there and office completely closed. Pathetic.

Reply from agent

Hi Martin - You're a harsh critic, but we do apologise. It would appear that you would have missed us by seconds, but we accept the omission on our part for closing half an hour early for our Staff Christmas party. It would definitely be worth calling ahead had you planned a trip especially but thanks for your feedback

1.00 /5

My friend let’s a house through Belvoir and although he has agreed a sale on his house in November, the agent is refusing to carry out his instructions to evict the tenants. They should have served a section 21 notice in November but did absolutely nothing. Tenants have overstayed by 6 months and counting. Belvoir only served the notice in June and continue to frustrate the eviction process. They refuse to provide proof that they have served papers and won’t let him speak to the solicitor that he is paying for and acting on his instructions. They have failed to invoke court proceedings as requested for past 5 months. Avoid Belvoir at all costs as they only care about their monthly management fees. And all of this is because Belvoir are upset that the seller chose to sell with a more professional estate agent.

Reply from agent

Dear Mr Dhindsa, Thank you for your feedback. Whilst your review is indeed scathing, this case is quite unique and it is very clear that you are extremely short on detail and accuracy. The eviction of a tenant, even in the simplest of terms, is now quite complex. However in the case to which you refer, there are a significant number of contributing factors - of which you do not appear to be informed of or are drastically underestimating that unfortunately it is not our place to discuss particularly on this forum.

1.00 /5

I had a poor experience with them years ago but at the time didn't know any better, so never felt compelled to write a review, but their treatment of people I know recently has changed my mind. They are avoidant if it inconveniences them, both by email and even in person when I went into the branch. They were not protective of me as a tenant despite me having absolutely no infractions of my contract, and provided no support and refused me reduced rent when the boiler failed and my property flooded, rendering it unliveable, me temporarily homeless, and destroying some of my furniture. I'm sure all tenants have horror stories of letting agents and vice versa, but I cannot see a world in which I would recommend Belvoir. And to note the response below - the property was left unattended "in the depths of winter" because I could not live there while it was being re-floored and dehumidified, not due to some personal negligence. The boiler leaked because it was old (for which I am not liable), and the exact same thing happened to another apartment directly above mine months later. I fully understand it was costly for all involved, but again, they did not incur any cost for my alternate accomodation, as this did not exist. I slept on my mother's sofa for two weeks.

Reply from agent

Hi Ya Boi J - Certainly a scathing review and actually a situation we remember quite well. Like you say, this was quite a number of years ago now, but in that time you do appear to have forgotten that hotel accommodation was indeed provided for you. Unfortunately you had declined the facility of tenants contents insurance, which would have covered your own belongings in this eventuality, but we can certainly understand your perspective of loss in this regard, but you also need/needed to take in to account that as you left the property unattended in the depths of winter without taking any precaution to freezing and burst pipes - this also rendered the landlords insurance void in the process, causing them not only to incur the cost of your alternate accommodation but also the considerably greater loss of the damage caused that was significantly greater than your own. Undoubtedly a bad situation for all, particularly as it was all somewhat avoidable too. It is a shame that despite the timing and additional resources involved in us sourcing you alternative accommodation and protection from any retrospective cost for refurbishment, we thank you for your feedback and hopefully all is well. Kind regards.

1.00 /5

No interest shown. I was looking to buy but no one even said ' good morning '.

Reply from agent

Dear Kevin, Apologies for our delay in responding. Unfortunately the property you have enquired about is marked as sold, which would limit our abilities in this regard but we accept we could have responded to you earlier. Thank you for your feedback

1.00 /5
Reply from agent

Jins. We don't have you as ever being a client of ours, either as landlord, vendor or tenant. Current or historic. Please feel free to contact the office should your have a genuine complaint and we will, I'm sure, be able to resolve this in the professional manor. If you have however created this review in error please remove it. Thank you.

1.00 /5

- We only just got our deposit back - but only after providing timestamped photographic evidence to the Dispute Resolution Service (which they initially refused to use) - They tried to claim firstly that one of us had not paid our rent (which we proved with a bank statement) and then tried to claim two people (who we've never heard of) had not paid their rent 'Student Living is a Franchise owned and operated under license by Nottingham Lettings Limited trading as Belvoir Nottingham Central' - Take a look at Student Livings reviews (1.9 stars on Google at the time of writing) - We had no lock on the front door of our flat for months - Our deposit was not protected within the legally required timeframe - Unipol have recently revoked their accreditation - They were impossible to get in contact with unless you physically go to their office

1.00 /5

the ads for properties with this company put lies in there descriptions, I don't understand why because it doesn't benefit anyone

Reply from agent

Dear Nathan, further to your review; Can you please elaborate on this as I don't believe this is likely to be the case - but would be happy to try to resolve any confusion. Kind regards, Lloyd Rumbold 0115 985 92659

1.00 /5

I had a viewing at the Cigar factory at 5pm and I waited at the property from 4.40pm to 5.10pm. The agent did not appear. This is UNPROFESSIONAL and DISCOURTEOUS. Prior to being stood up I had difficulty getting through by phone. I got an “we open at 9am …” messages after 9.30pm several times and had to make multiple calls to get the viewing in the first place. This company is frankly unprofessional. I certainly will avoid further dealings with them. I then had a very nice viewing with COMFORT LETTINGS who were professional and punctual… Nor did I get an apology. These people have CONTEMPT for their customers. The message below is a LIE as the message left on my phone did not flag up the property was taken, and it was sent when I had ALREADY travelled by train to Nottingham. SHAME ON YOU for your lies.

Reply from agent

Dear Dr Hogan, Further to my email of 24 August 2017. I was surprised and disappointed to receive a second negative review relating to this matter on our ‘All Agents’ webpage yesterday evening – this especially without providing us with the opportunity to discuss this matter more confidentially. Contra to your opinion, we actually take customer service extremely seriously and as this was such a strange occurrence for us, which also appeared to circumnavigate all of our standard procedures, I felt compelled to investigate this further. Our telephone records logged a call to your telephone number as stated in my email but our system also subsequently recorded the message we left. We can confirm that it reached its intended recipient as your personal greeting can also be heard at the start of the message. During this recording we requested that you contact with us regarding your viewing later that day as we had to inform you that we had now received an application from another interested party. I kindly request that you review your voicemail's on the 18th for confirmation of our contact. Should you wish to discuss this matter in a more private manner please do give me a call on 0115 9859259 However, I hope and request that you remove both reviews that misrepresent my company and the efforts of my team. Kind regards, Lloyd & The Team

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