When I visited the flat to look around, I was wearing a mask which meant I didn’t realise how dust filled and disgusting it was until I’d moved in. The surfaces were sticky, soft furnishings smelt musty and were covered in dust. The fridge had mould growing in it (not obvious until it was turned on and the smell gave it away) and the inside of the shower unit had mould all over it. Black mould came out of the shower head when turned to one of the other settings. The washing machine also had mould growing in it and I can’t get the mouldy smell out of it. When I complained about it, I was told that it has been ‘domestically cleaned’ and I just needed to leave it in the same state when I moved out (not sure how I’m expected to grow the mould back?!) Numerous things were broken: 2 of the taps on the bathroom had water pouring out of them (they weren’t when I visited the property). The balcony door didn’t open, the shower leaked and one of the cisterns was leaking into the toilet. The hob smoked when I turned it on and the switch for one of the extractor fans was missing. I moved in on a Saturday and tried to contact the Prospect maintenance department immediately to report the issues but no-one picked up. Again on the Monday, I couldn’t get through to anyone until I went into the offices and was given contact details of someone who, yep you guessed it, didn’t pick up. It wasn’t until the Wednesday that someone finally contacted me. When I complained, I was told that I would get a call from someone to discuss who rescheduled it over the course of 3 days and eventually stopped bothering. I’d never rent from Prospect again and am automatically discounting the idea of buying a flat that is marketed by them. AVOID.
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24 King Street, Reading, RG1 2HE, Reading, RG1 2HE, UK, RG1