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Nicholas Humphreys - Nottingham

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1.00 /5
Reply from agent

Dear Alex, Here at Nicholas Humphreys Nottingham we take all feedback, positive or negative, very seriously. I would be grateful if you could email me at madeleineg@nicholashumphreys.com to provide me with further information in relation to the rating you have left. Kind Regards Maddie at Nicholas Humphreys

1.00 /5

Time wasters. Dont bother. Booked a viewing with them 5 days in advanced and I had to book time off work for the viewing. I got a call 15 mins before the viewing saying the house is gone. Wasted my time and my time off work. Not recommended.

Reply from agent

Hi Darium, Having reviewed our diary in accordance with your name on Google, I have been unable to locate the viewing appointment that you are referring to. I would be grateful if you could email me the date/time and property you were booked in to see so I can have a look in to the matter further for you. My email address is as follows: madeleineg@nicholashumphreys.com Kind Regards, Maddie at Nicholas Humphreys Nottingham

1.00 /5

Awful customer service. Cancelled our viewing twice, once 10 minutes before the viewing was meant to take place. We had already left to view the property. Would never recommend this letting agent. We were never treated as a customer, more of a chore.

Reply from agent

Hello Diana, thank you for your feedback. We regret to hear of your recent experience whilst dealing with our Nottingham office. After looking into the issue in more detail, I can see you were booked in to view one of our properties, which we confirmed on the morning of your appointment. Moments before your appointment we received a formal application for the property from a previously arranged viewing. It is standard company policy that we work on a first come, first served basis with any property we are actively marketing, with the first submitted application successfully securing the property. Unfortunately in this case we had very little time to advise you the property had been secured, however did so as soon as this was brought to our attention. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and would be happy to discuss the matter in more detail if you so wish.

1.00 /5

Honestly shocking. I lived in a Nicholas Humphreys house for a year. Worst mistake ever. The oven, tumble dryer, drains and some of the lights in the house were all broken for large proportions of the year(some from when we first moved in). We were told to fill out forms online to file to get them fixed. We did so for each of these things multiple times. None were fixed bar the oven, which broke again 2 weeks after. We proceeded to try get it fixed again, and nothing came of it - shock. At the end of the year we left the house in a state certainly not dissimilar from the state we were welcomed to when we moved in (apart from we accidentally left a few items behind). As a result of this we were charged £300 for a cleaning fee which was just utterly ridiculous. We have photos from when we moved in to prove the state of the house was very similar but of course, this did not matter. Therefore getting our deposit back was a nightmare as we felt we were being scammed. When we finally gave into them and decided to just take what we could of the deposit, as we are all students and needed our money back, we sent our details in and still did not receive the money back for an inordinate amount of time on the grounds that “we hadn’t all sent our details”. We all have proof we sent our details in before we were forced to inquire. To this day we still don’t have our money back. Worst service ever.

Reply from agent

Good evening Iona, We have received your review online in relation to the service you have received from Nicholas Humphreys and your student property. We fully take on board any feedback with the aim of improving our service and procedures wherever possible. Please see my comments below after looking into the items mentioned... Looking through the maintenance issues you have reported online, I can conclude they were all closed with works completed and nothing has been reported following that to state otherwise? I appreciate you may be aware of maintenance that needs fixing within the property, however if this is not relayed to us we are not in a position to actively resolve these issues on you and your housemates behalf. We always try to make sure tenants are happy with the maintenance works and that the issues have been resolved. With regards to the cleaning charge and deposit dispute I have not received any emails form yourself or housemates which dispute the proposed charges, the only disputes I have received are alongside the confirmation of their bank details? If you were looking to dispute the costs I would have been more than happy to discuss this further with you. I have been in contact with you all to advise we had not received all the bank details to refund your deposits. I apologise if this has taken longer than anticipated. I can confirm we received the final details on Wednesday 21st of August. This can now be passed across to our accounts team to process the payment on Mondays payment run. This will then take 3 to 4 working days to reach your account. If you would like to discuss the matter further please either contact me via email: catherineb@nicholashumphreys.com or via our office number 0115 870 9619

1.00 /5

This filthy agency rents out unfinished accomodations to students (archer house). Compensation has been promised but has yet to be specified 6 months in. Compensation was also promised for not being able to move in on time due to their incompetence however I have yet to receive that too. Laundry was unavailable for 2-3 weeks at the start. 6 months in it's difficult to receive mail and packages unless you want your packages to be opened by other people as packages were once dumped in a bag and left at the front entrance of the whole accommodation. No reception, no mailbox. Some items for the room such as the headboard was only given 4 months in, the TV was fitted on unprofessional so the TV came out of the wall however this was fixed. The common room is still unfinished and hasn't made any progress since November. It seems like they are trying to cut costs as the quality of this accommodation is not only awful but is unfinished. This in unacceptable and no one should even pay for an unfinished product when the finished product was promised for September 2018. At the time of this review it is February 2019. Unacceptable agency as they should look after their clients and only provide the best if they actually cared about customer satisfaction. Here is where a Nicholas Humphrey employee will write a lazy message explaining how it's not their fault even though these faults and problems occur due to ones incompetence. Replying to edit: It should be your responsibility to check your own property listings to protect your customers. The deflecting of responsibility is disgusting. Yes. The name is different.

Reply from agent

Dear Lewis, Although I can appreciate your frustration on the matter, I feel it is important to state that Nicholas Humphreys are instructed to solely to market and manage the apartments on behalf of the landlord. It is not within our jurisdiction or control to ‘cut costs’ or delay works, I must also assure you that this is not the landlords intentions either. Nicholas Humphreys have no involvement with the development or block management of Archer House, despite this we have tried to remain as involved as possible as we have a duty of care to our tenants and endeavour to provide regular updates as and when we have them. We are aware that the works have not be finalised in the expected time frame and have no apprehension in agreeing that this not ideal, nor is it the service we strive to give our tenants throughout all of our properties. Although I apologise that you are still waiting for various works to be completed, the ‘incompetence’ you are referring to is directed at a department of Archer House that is out of our control and not a reflection on the service your Property Manager has provided you. As with any reports of this nature we have tried to contact you directly as we believe this to be the most efficient and personable way of resolving issues. Unfortunately we are unable to match your name to any of our records or active tenancies? Assuming your Google name is different to the name on your tenancy agreement, I would appreciate if you could confirm the apartment you are currently so we are able to look into your reports further. Regards Jodie Email: jodiew@nicholashumphreys.com

1.00 /5

Wanted to put 0 star however not possible. Awful experience with this estate agent. When signing the contract the most basic part of it being the cost, we calculated that the numbers were incorrect and they were attempting to charge us more than the total rent. It took several members of staff to finally realise that our maths was correct and they amended the contract, very unprofessional and also unprepared as this appointment had been arranged for a while. Plus the house had been rented for the previous year and therefore how difficult is it to print a new contract to be signed? We then moved in to a house with smoke damage which they said was "habitable". Took a lot of arguing to get them to agree to paint over this as they maintained that the property could be lived in safely ! The walls were not even cleaned, one coat of paint was used to attempt to cover the smoke damage, just on the walls not ceiling or skirting boards. Due to the guttering being full and inefficient extractor fans (kitchen and bathroom) the property was damp and mouldy. This was reported however after months of waiting, a contractor came to view it and stated we would need a dehumidifier, which never materialised. One of the rooms did not even have a desk chair which arrived 4 months after moving in due to us asking repeatedly. If any repairs were needed, despite non-urgent repairs having a 28 day deadline, this never happened and each time we had to keep chasing them to fix things despite their online fixflo reporting system. Just because it is a student property does not mean they should ignore these basic things. With an administration fee of £150 each, as well as a checkout fee of £90, I do not see what this money was used for as they are totally inefficient. Upon returning the keys, which we signed for, I received a phone call over a week later asking us to leave the property and return the keys. Luckily we had proof that we had returned our keys by signing for them! So unprofessional, also very rude staff on the phone. The deposit took forever to be returned despite leaving the property immaculate, especially as when we moved in it was filthy despite having "professional cleaners". The property manager at the estate agents left but we were not told this and therefore were emailing him with no response for months, until we spoke to them on the phone and they said he had left and they were assigning a new property manager. After finally speaking to her, it was apparent she knew nothing about the property and was of no help. Would never ever use them again and even the landlord was leaving for another estate agents.

Reply from agent

Dear Tilly, Thank you for your feedback, it is disappointing to hear about your experience with Nicholas Humphreys. We strive to operate a transparent business and to provide a high level of service to all our clients. We take all reviews, positive or negative, on board with a view to constantly improving the service we provide. We always recommend prior to signing any legal document that tenants check the payment schedule and only sign once they are happy with the document. That being said we will look in to as to why an administrative error may have occurred and implement measures to prevent this happening in future. In relation to the damage present to the walls upon occupation of the property I can see from our system that a contractor attended within 24 hours of the issue first being reported. Regarding the works completed by the contractor, the walls were treated and then painted over. The same contractor also attended the property a second time to check how the paint had dried and touch up certain areas where applicable. Furthermore, having discussed the works with the instructed contractor he advised the ceiling and skirting did not require painting and thus were not painted. After checking your account, both tenants at the property paid an initial £85 reservation fee and a £90 checkout fee (£45 per person) at the end of the tenancy. At the time of reserving tenants are requested to consent to terms detailing why the reservation fee is paid. In addition, the £90 checkout fee was signed for and agreed in your contract. Nicholas Humphreys operate a transparent service with all fees clearly displayed on the website, upon reserving the property and where applicable detailed in the contract. In regards to the return of the deposit, this was refunded to both tenants within 4 working days of the bank details being confirmed. Having reviewed Fixflo I cannot see it was reported through this platform that there was mould present at the property, or that a desk chair was missing, however if you would be kind enough to email me directly at madeleineg@nicholashumphreys.com I will look in to this further for you. Kind Regards Maddie at Nicholas Humphreys 0115 870 9619

1.00 /5

Awful experience. We have had broken radiators and broken taps for months and they have done nothing about it. They also attempted to charge us for damages that were already at the property. Clearly a tactic they try every year.

1.00 /5

We are human, please a little respect !! Never recommend,, Bad service, as I had an appointment for viewing and I was told that I am the first person to see the house. Suddenly, when I arrived to the house Nobody of them came and when I called them they said The flat is rented. They even did not call or text me. :(

Reply from agent

Hi Hakem, thank you for your feedback. While it is regrettable that you feel this way, when we initially booked you in for a viewing you were advised that you were to be the first to view on the Saturday which was still the case on the day, we did have subsequent viewings booked in to follow yours. We attempted to contact you on the number that you provided however could not get through to you and for some reason couldn't leave a voicemail for you. We do endeavour to provide a smooth service during the viewing process and apologise if you feel that this wasn’t reflected in the service that you have received. If you wish to discuss this matter further, please feel free to contact me directly dominicm@nicholashumphreys.com, Best Wishes

1.00 /5

They repeatedly showed up for house viewings without giving us any/enough notice, even after I emailed their head office. Then it took them over 2 months to actually get our deposit back. Edit: I emailed the address in the response on 06/02/2018, will update when I get a response...

Reply from agent

Hi Sam, As per my email, please see the timeline of events relating to your tenancy; 22/11/16 – An email was sent your landlord and the NJH office manager requesting that viewings are not to be carried out in your bedroom when you were not present. You also mentioned that you had not be given a full 24 hours notice prior to the viewings. *Please note - as standard company procedure, we will always give notice when a viewing is booked in, often this will be a number of days before the viewing. I cannot make an educated response without knowing further details of the dates and times of the viewings but can only apologise that you do not believe you received a full 24 hours notice. 8/12/2016 – A follow up email sent informing NJH that although you had received notice for the viewings and you were present at the property you were still unhappy with the viewer entering your room but would be ‘happy to arrange times for viewings when I will let them in but I am currently extremely unhappy with the conduct of the estate agents that have been visiting’. 9/12/2016 – After looking into your complaint, I advised that further training would take place if and where needed to ensure this did not happen again and also gave the following advise ‘We would have no intention of causing you any further distress surrounding this situation. I would suggest moving forward the best solution would be for you to leave a note on your door when a viewing is happening to notify the viewer that you do not wish for your room to be accessed. Please also confirm which room you are in so I can make a note on our system.’ 9/12/2016 – You advised which room you were in and thanked me for the help. 12/12/2016 – I advised that the following note had be added to our system ‘Please make sure sam****@****mail.com is always notified of viewings - he does not want his room to be accessed without permission. I have asked for him to put a note on the door if he does not want us to enter. Please make sure you always knock and wait for a reply and leave the rooms how you found them (lights & locks etc). Please copy and paste this into the viewing appointment every time you book this property in so the viewer is aware. JW’ As of the 12th December 2016 I had no further correspondence from you regarding viewings so I can only assume that the issue did not happen again. Regarding the deposit, as you are aware we did not manage your property for the majority of your tenancy. The property was sold during the end of your tenancy and we took over the management in June 2017. In order to return your deposit in a prompt fashion, your checkout inspection was carried out prior to the end date of your tenancy by an NJH representative (28th July 2017) to assess any deductions and works to be completed at the property and return your deposit accordingly. I have no interest in passing the blame or diverting any accountability away from Nicholas Humphreys as we are the managing agent and company you were dealing with directly, this being said, we are unable to action a deposit return until we are in receipt of the required funds. Please be advised, looking through our records, we were still chasing bank details to return the deposit in September, again we are unable to return any deposits without this information. All the best Jodie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Sam, Please can you contact me directly to confirm which property you lived at as we do not have you on the Nottingham database and I would like to investigate your comment further. Thanks Jodie jodiew@nicholashumphreys.com

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