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Cameron Estate Agents - West Drayton

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1.00 /5

I had a bad experience with Cameron and don't recommend them. When you move out of the property, they try to get as more monies as possible from your deposit and avoid paying you on time.👎👎👎👎👎👎 …

Reply from agent

Dear TK Thank you for your review. I have reviewed our records, as well as discussed the process of your deposit’s return with the dedicated Portfolio Manager and can confirm that the deductions proposed against your deposit were supported by the independent checkout report. This included the cleaning of the property and compensation due to the landlord for damage you caused to the property, which you agreed to. The communication between yourself and the Portfolio Manager was swift and you came to a mutual agreement within two days. You chose not to refer the matter to TDS for independent adjudication. I do also note, that you were unavailable when we tried contacting you to validate your details and only responded to our calls and emails nearly two weeks later, which caused the delay in you receiving the funds. Regards, Michelle Mellars Head of Property Management MARLA

1.00 /5

I had bad experiences with them and don't recommend them. When you rent a house they speak beautifully, but when you move away they don't want to pay full deposit, they charge to check out from house and others charges. I don’t recommend. 👎 …

Reply from agent

Thank you for your review Andrius Our records show that you were one of three tenants who lived in the subject property. Sadly, when you all vacated, the independent inventory company reported significant damage to the property upon checkout compared to when you first took possession of the house. Deductions were proposed to you all by Cameron and you collectively decided not to refer the matter for independent adjudication to the TDS. You all confirmed in writing that you accepted all the proposed deductions, and the majority of your deposit was returned equally to the three of you. Cameron cannot, and would not, ever make any deductions from tenants deposits without the express written authority to do so from all tenants. The right to independent adjudication is always available to tenants in the event of dispute, which on this occasion was not an avenue you choose to explore. It’s regretful that you chose to raise the issue on social media and did not contact Cameron with your issue or follow our formal complaints procedure, available at www.cameron.co Michelle Mellars MARLA Head of Property Management

1.00 /5

They deserve below zero mark. I don't want to aggrivate my feelings by remembering my experience, it hurts terribly..made me so stressed and started anti-depressant because of their unfair attitude. And because of this I couldn't complete the TDS procedure and lost £600! Its so painful. I wish I can post pictures to show the initial state of the house which weeks before due moving date they promised all will be "professionally" cleaned and white goods in working state! Now that I wrote this review I hope someone can guide me where to post the photos of 'pre' and 'post' state and if I can get my money back from them.

Reply from agent

Reply Thank you very much for your review Racha. I have looked into the matter and note that when you vacated the property rented through Cameron, you failed to pay the last months rent. It was also reported by the independent inventory clerk that the property was not cleaned before you vacated and require a thorough professional clean. These deductions were proposed to you and you disputed all of them, including payment of rent. The case was referred to the TDS for an independent adjudication. Unfortunately, you decided not to make any representations and the TDS supported the landlords claim. I do trust this clarifies matters. Michelle Mellars MARLA Head of Property Management

1.00 /5

AVOID AS A PLAGUE I moved in to one of their flats around two weeks ago. The moment I stepped out to a balcony I knew that it hasn't been cleaned for years. It was covered in bird droppings, VERY dusty, and could not be described by any other word than "disgusting". I contacted Cameron ,and explained to them in a very polite manner that since I'd been promised a property cleaned to the highest standards I should be allowed to expect someone to pop in and clean the balcony. I was asked to use their online form ,and even though I did , haven't heard from anyone for another couple of days. Finally less than a week ago the property manager Charley got back to me, a direct quote: "Our contractor from K and S will attend and clean the balcony". This morning I called them up to ask for an update, Charley told me that actually no cleaning company would be coming ,and to ignore her previous email stating otherwise. When asked why no one told me about that sudden change, she responded "I did just now, didn't I?". Wow. Someone could argue that an apology ,or at least "sorry" would be more suitable, I however highly value having the guts to be so openly disrespectful. After that I was repeatedly told that the balcony went from tidy to dirty beyond imagination due to two week non attendance between the moment the previous tenant moved out and the moment I moved in, which could make any sense at all only if The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock was a documentary. Moreover I had to sign THREE tenancy agreements due to multiple errors on Camerons side in their previous two "attempts". If this wasn't enough Cameron tried to unlawfully charge me agency fees even though those charges have been banned by the government. Only when confronted with a legal letter they revoked the decision. Tomasz Golowacz

Reply from agent

Thank you for your review Tomasz Your comments regarding the maintenance and cleaning of the balcony are noted. Cameron relied on the independent check in/check out report which stated the balcony was clean, however, I am pleased that this matter has now been resolved. I can also confirm that the Tenancy Agreement was executed in compliance with the Tenant Fees Act 2019. Cameron have no record of ever receiving a legal letter from you. My Property Management Team have also advised that you were extremely abusive on the telephone on more than one occasion, using multiple expletives, a threatening and intimidating manner and making insulting personal comments to the female member of staff who was trying to assist you. I would ask you to desist from such an approach in the future. The Cameron team are property professionals striving to offer the best customer service, as reflected in the hundreds of 5 star reviews received on Google and other recognised review sites. I note that rather than raising a formal complaint, you have immediately resorted to Social Media. Should any matters remain unresolved, please see www.cameron.co for further information regarding our complaints procedure. Nicholas Jordan Managing Director

1.00 /5

Rude and unhelpful phone call put me off ever buying or selling through this agency. Good luck if you are trying to sell your home as they don't appear to have a sales patter and are evasive.

Reply from agent

Karl, I cannot see that you have been a client of Cameron. Please contact me directly as this is not the normal feedback that we receive, I would be interested to see what has gone wrong. clive@cameron.co Many thanks. Clive.

1.00 /5

EDIT: in reply to Cameron Estate Agents whom kindly took a break from counting money to reply to me. Nothing malicious here, just the truth. You may not have me on record but I am very close to an ex tenant of yours and have seen first hand your 'work'. It's moving day! You are excited to move into your new place. How does Cameron make this exciting time special? They turn up late and throw the keys at you because they are showing other unfortunate people around a different property because you know, time is money. Upon entering your exciting property you realise the place isn't all that clean but you're not petty and happy to move in. It's time to move on after a decent stay (decent because nothing went wrong, heaven forbid if it did because Cameron only operate when money is involved). You clean up, pack your things and off you go. And then the fun starts. You want your deposit back. And why shouldn't you get it back? It's your money, the place is clean and damage free. But this is Cameron you're dealing with. PLEASE READ IF YOU EVER MAKE THE FOOLISH DECISION TO USE CAMERON ESTATE AGENTS. Amongst other utterly ridiculous things... A door mat was left behind in the flat out of kindness. It even had 'welcome' written on it. A nice gesture to welcome the next tenants. Now this isn't deemed necessary by the 'professional' cleaning team that Cameron use. Ok fair enough, not wanted. Now how much money does it cost to pick up a door mat and dispose of it in a bin situated a few metres from the front door? Surely nothing? I'm afraid you're wrong. It's £10. £10 to pick up a door mat and put it in the bin. I'm considering switching careers to disposing door mats. You can imagine the cost of unnecessary cleaning that was deemed essential by the 'professional' cleaning contractors commisssoned by Cameron. If you dispute this with Cameron they just cite the tenancy agreement blah blah blah. Instead of saying "yeah to be honest, if I hired a cleaner that charged £60 to clean 2 already clean bathrooms, I'd be outraged and wouldn't hire them". But this is Cameron. £20 to hoover a carpet! What until you see the cleaning breakdown when you exit your property! If you've never been mugged, now is the time! Food, water and accomodation are basic human needs. It's a shame one of these needs is dealt with by people who have no problem extorting hard working people out of their money. It's enough they extort entrance and exit money out of you. And what's that for by the way? Admin fees? Contracts? Couple of hours work? Hundreds of pounds to you. Oh and the complaints! I've never laughed so much! The complaints procedure! And whom would any poor person complain to? Cameron themselves? Have your bank card handy because they will only act if money is involved. You should all be ashamed of yourselves and be honest, you wouldn't put up with being treated this way so why are you doing it to others? When you vacate a property you are left with sizable cleaning bills, even though you have thoroughly cleaned the property. Unprofessional throughout tenancy but won't answer to anyone because you've signed on the dotted line. No wonder they are all wearing expensive suits and driving Audi's, it's because they extort many people who simply need a basic human necessity of a roof over their heads. As if you haven't had to pay out enough already, Cameron will ensure they squeeze you for every penny you have because a rolex isn't going to pay for itself now is it. Avoid like the plague.

Reply from agent

Dear Adam Further to your updated response, the facts are as follows:- You are not, or have ever been a customer of Cameron. You claim to be close to a former tenant, but have not advised the subject property address or any other information. Cameron do not benefit from proposed deductions to tenants deposits. Cameron act as agent to the landlord in such matters. All properties are checked by an independent inventory company (Not Cameron) who supply all parties with an impartial report. Cameron do not and can not make any deductions from a tenants deposit without the express written authority of the tenant Cameron are regulated and licensed by The Property Ombudsman, The Association of Residential Letting Agents and members of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme. In the event that our internal complaints procedure cannot resolve matters, the complainant can escalate the matter for a binding independent adjudication Cameron have over 900 independent reviews the vast majority of which make recommendation. The Cameron team are hard working Property Professionals aiming to deliver outstanding customer service. Your very personal insults and defamation is unhelpful Adam, in order for Cameron to help you, rather than make statements without foundation anonymously on Google, may I respectfully suggest that you identify the subject property and ask the actual tenant to raise any issues directly with this agency email complaints@cameron.co Cameron have no record of ‘Adam King’ ever being a customer and believe this review to be fake and created by a malicious third party only to tarnish the reputation of Cameron Estate Agents. Accordingly, Google have been advised and a request for removal of this review has been made. Cameron never make a deduction from a tenants deposit without their express authority and in any event all tenants have the right to independent adjudication via the Tenants Deposit Scheme If you are a genuine customer Adam, please email complaints @cameron.co with full details of your identity and subject property. I would then be pleased to assist. Ketan Tailor - Senior Lettings Manager

1.00 /5

Google should introduce negative stars! I would love to rate this company a negative 100. Why? Update: The director has responded below and attempted to defend their incompetence. None of their team has been able to provide an answer relevant to my queries. TDS was a long route which I didn't want to take. These guys are just robbers in suits. Their T&C are unfair and designed to serve their own financial interest, what you say in a dispute situation does not matter to them. I'm now determined to share my experience on trustpilot.co.uk. the power is in customers hand, I urge anyone to first stay away from this guys and secondly, if too late, share their experiences here and on trustpilot. I rented a 2 bed flat through these guys. Although not much went wrong during my tenancy but they took me for a ride when it came to end of my tenancy and I wanted my deposit back. They held all of deposit back because of cleaning charge and a window privacy film on the doors of living room leading to the balcony. The film was put on using water and washing up liquid. So because of £250 which was made up of 190 for cleaning and 60 quid for removal of the film, my whole deposit was held ransom. The flat was handed back in spotless condition. The agent failed to prove to me where or which part of the property was not cleaned. During the thrilling 2 months battle and an eventual court filing, the agent had no evidence to charge for any of the claim they made and I was able to get my money back. Problem summary: 1. Now according the refund policy, they should have paid the balance right away but did not. 2. The agent or landlord cannot enforce cleaning charge onto tenants - that's what the law says. 3. 2 months on, the window still had the privacy film on but I was charged for removal of this film - this was a shameless attempt to rob me of my 60 quid. Update 1.07.2018; no one from your team has been able to comment on this point. Either you are ignorant or you know nothing. 4. I was dealing with a robot which had a "senior property manager" tag on and called Anna and who demonstrated experience of a school drop-out. She was pathetic, incompetent and robotic who did not understand the case at all. Update: in response to their response bellow; I have no interest in attacking your staff. My case was handled by a true incompetent manager. The public needs to know this fact. Hire people who can do the job if you care about your business reputation. The outcome: After 2 months of emails and court application I got my 250 back with an apology from the director. The director I have to say is capable and quite understanding. Advice: Do your research and know your tenants right and the law governing tenancy. Particularly around cleaning charges. Clean your property properly at the end however you don't have to have it professionally cleaned. It's a scam. Cleaning companies charge 75 quid for a 2 bed 2 bathroom property but agents charge you many times more than that for it. View estate agents as filthy leeches who will attempt to suck money off your pocket. Be prepared to fight them off with knowledge about your rights. And avoid using Cameron estate agents.

Reply from agent

Thank you for your review Bashir I have spoken to my letting and property management team regarding the matters you raise and can find no justification for your comments You were also advised of the proposed deductions, which are all based on an Independent Inventory Check against the Independent Check in Report. Monies can never be taken from your deposit without your specific agreement, and you were invited to raise a dispute with The Tenancy Deposit Scheme for an independent adjudication if you did not agree, which you did not. You have chosen not to follow our complaints procedure which is clearly laid out on our website, but rather make untrue inaccurate statements on third party review sites. The TDS scheme is the appropriate, cost free, independent remedy. You chose to ignore this and issue a court summons which may be viewed as an abuse of legal process. Your very personal attacks on my staff are unhelpful. They are property professionals trying to deliver the best possible customer service. Cameron do not benefit whether tenants receive all or none of their deposit, post tenancy. Cameron are always pleased to receive reviews, good or bad, where justified, fair and accurate. Your review, however, is none of these, and your comments regarding the Estate Agency Profession in general are unjustified

1.00 /5

Cameron's are probably the biggest agents in West Drayton. This has contributed to making them oily and smug. They are invariably snoooty and unhelpful. It's difficult to identify what they add to the buying process except another layer of difficulty. We wouldn't use them again for our next sale.

Reply from agent

Afternoon 'The Mint', We are hoping you could help us in establishing who you are and who you dealt with. Please could you email clive.edwards@cameron-group.co.uk with further detail on this complaint so we can look into it further. Or respond to this comment if you are happy to. Many thanks

1.00 /5

God help you if Gabriela Rutledge is your agent. She caused hundreds of pounds of damage through her carelessness and general stupidity, at no cost to herself or Cameron. The owners of the property footed the majority of the bill. Cameron was also unable to replace a broken dishwasher in our property for nearly 3 months, and I mean 3 months after the owners asked for it to be replaced. At 1225/mo, I expect a working dishwasher. The check out report was riddled with errors and, when we left before the last day of the month, our rent that was supposed to be prorated and reimbursed to us, was not. So we paid for the beginning of the next tenants' stay. My husband and I are in the process filing formal complaints.

Reply from agent

Dr. Chun, While we sincerely apologise for your dissatisfaction, we would like to thank you for your patronage and feedback. It is unfortunate that you have felt that you have had no other recourse to reach us than to revert to posting your complaints online. It is furthermore regrettable that you did not exhaust the remedies under Cameron’s complaint procedure and appropriately address your concerns to the relevant individual within the Company. Should you have not felt that your matter was adequately remedied you have further recourse by way of a complaints procedure to the Property Ombudsman who will consider the correspondence sent and received between the parties and the steps taken by this Company in trying to remedy the issues which you have raised. As a professional organisation we do not wish to enter a debate on public platforms such as this and strongly urge that if you are unsatisfied with any elements of the service that you have received thus far, to please follow the correct complaints procedures with our Company and the accredited trade bodies that we are members of. Should you wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact us directly. Thank you for your co-operation with this matter

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+44 1895 444424

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Address

Cameron House, 21-23 High Street, West Drayton, UB7 7QG, UK, UB7

About

Welcome to our West Drayton office. We have been at the heart of the town since The Cameron Group started in 1994, although our current office is not our first. We moved to our present branch in 2017 – a more impressive premises in one of West Drayton’s most prominent positions. We believe a High Street office staffed by friendly experts is still an essential part of estate agency. You can’t underestimate how powerful our eye-catching window displays are - many home movers walk in and book viewings on the strength of what they see in our shop front. Being a West Drayton estate agent with a physical branch also means you can pop in and meet the people behind the name. There’s a warm welcome for all, whether you just want some moving advice, are looking for a property for sale in West Drayton or are a current client of ours needing an update.

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