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Speedy
13-08-2011, 11:07 AM
Has anyone had any dealings with them, or has anyone heard of them?

I'm interested in one of their flats but I've never heard of them and they don't have a website.

Cheers,

Dean
Speedy
21-08-2011, 07:49 PM
Since adding this thread I applied for one of their properties by email (last Sunday).

They had said 3 parties were interest in the property and they wanted to consider each application before deciding who they let the property to. When they sent the email with the application form they also encouraged us to transfer a £300 holding fee to them with the application despite stating at the viewing that we should not do this as it wouldn't guarantee the property was ours.

Obviously I didn't part with any cash, I omitted my bank details from the application and said I would transfer it when they confirmed the property was ours. I haven't heard from them in a week. Bunch of cowboys!

Admins, please feel free to add "AVOID" to the thread title if you think they deserve some bad press :greengrin
Future17
22-08-2011, 04:24 PM
http://www.companycheck.co.uk/company/SC379245 :hmmm:
CropleyWasGod
22-08-2011, 04:39 PM
I can vouch for them, on a number of levels.

Contrary to what that Company search website suggests, they are very much in existence, and thriving.

(Admins... feel free to remove the word "AVOID")
Future17
22-08-2011, 06:42 PM
I can vouch for them, on a number of levels.

Contrary to what that Company search website suggests, they are very much in existence, and thriving.

(Admins... feel free to remove the word "AVOID")

Fair enough - would probably be better if you shared your experience if you're vouching for them though.

I'd be especially interested in any experience you had with the £300 holding fee Deano mentioned?
CropleyWasGod
22-08-2011, 07:09 PM
Fair enough - would probably be better if you shared your experience if you're vouching for them though.

I'd be especially interested in any experience you had with the £300 holding fee Deano mentioned?

On one level, as a punter, I have been very impressed by the service I received.

On the other, I have to respect confidentiality, but suffice to say that the integrity of the business is not, IMO, in doubt.
Speedy
22-08-2011, 09:16 PM
Fair enough if they've been ok with you but I've still not heard from them. They took my details and have not had any communication from them. They were also difficult to contact to arrange a viewing initially and they advertised the property as being at a different address.
All of which is highly unprofessional in my opinion.
NYHibby
23-08-2011, 06:10 PM
With all due respect to the above poster, he has all but said he has some interest in promoting them. Friend/Relative of the owner?

There is a classic line from the owner in this story from 2007 on how she thought housing prices would have increased by over 50% in the next couple of years.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/3356084/Ripples-on-the-Forth-waterfront.html
CropleyWasGod
23-08-2011, 06:22 PM
With all due respect to the above poster, he has all but said he has some interest in promoting them. Friend/Relative of the owner?

There is a classic line from the owner in this story from 2007 on how she thought housing prices would have increased by over 50% in the next couple of years.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/3356084/Ripples-on-the-Forth-waterfront.html

Neither.

Just someone who has had, like Deano, some business dealings with them. If I have an interest in promoting them, it is because I had a good experience with them. That is all.
iwasthere1972
23-08-2011, 06:22 PM
Never heard of them myself but find it strange that they are (I think) operating their business from a flat.
CropleyWasGod
23-08-2011, 06:25 PM
Never heard of them myself but find it strange that they are (I think) operating their business from a flat.

Why would it be strange? Many small businesses operate from home, particularly those in service industries who are in the process of building themselves up.
iwasthere1972
23-08-2011, 06:40 PM
Why would it be strange? Many small businesses operate from home, particularly those in service industries who are in the process of building themselves up.

Strange may be the wrong word but definitely not usual as far as I am concerned. If I was dealing with an estate agency I would prefer that it was one that had a "proper" premises where you could visit them during their advertised opening hours and not one that's run from a flat.

Not saying there's anything dodgy with the agency.