Retraction

tbs624

Is it a newbuild that you're after Salz, with no tenancy deposit required?

Salz

Exactly that TBS624, and I believe an aggressive letting agency would be the best people to go to.....

StudentMoneySaver

tbs624 wrote: »

Is it a 'new'build that you're after Salz, with no tenancy deposit required?

Sorry tbs624, I had to correct your post.

I noticed that IRD Homes were advertising properties as new that have been knocking around for at least 3 years, possibly more.

lynzpower

StudentMoneySaver wrote: »

Sorry tbs624, I had to correct your post.

I noticed that IRD Homes were advertising properties as new that have been knocking around for at least 3 years, possibly more.

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Now we wouldnt want them falling foul of the PROPERTY MISDESCRIPTIONS ACT now would we

:wave: hi Sunhil :wave:

nearlyrich

I have friends in Kingston I wonder if they know about this fantastic company IRD Homes they might want to use the services of this letting agent or even a fantastic landlord like Mr Sunhil Dhown. So glad they insisted on this retraction I hadn't even seen the original thread to think I might have missed it all...thank goodness for the legal team that's all I can say.

Oh and cached internet content LOL

brit1234

Hi Guys,

This is my first post on here, but I want to make sure that nobody ends up having to deal with what me and my girlfriend have been through over the last six months.

The basic overview, for people who don't want to read a wall of text is that DIR Homes are the most terrible letting and management company I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with (and I've dealt with a few). The are overpriced and incompetent at the very least and threatening and extortionate at their worst.

My story is as follows:

November 2009, I was looking to move to London for a new job and didn't ahve a great deal of time to look around places to live, so when I found a 2 bedroom flat for £1000 a month with private secure parking owned by a private landlord with no deposit I thought all my dreams had come true.

Having been given a whistle-stop tour of the flat, which didn't last long enough for me to spot any of the serious defects, the place looked fine for £1000 a month so I paid the holding deposit and signed the contract a week later. This is where the problems began...

When we moved in, we found the kitchen tap to be leaking all over the worktop and cabinets, most of the lights in the flat had blown bulbs, the sink and bath plugs in the bathroom wouldn't hold any water and the flat was furnished after I had informed the letting agent that I wanted it to be unfurnished as I have all my own stuff. I immediately contacted the Letting Agent (Jeremy of Saxon Kings - One of the laziest and most unprofessional men I have ever met) with the list of problems since we didn't have any contact details for the landlord.

At the same time I enquired about getting my parking permit for my free parking that is provided on site for residents. I was told that since it wasn't in my contract, although it had been confirmed verbally by both the letting agent and the woman who showed us around the flat initially, that the parking space was an extra £100 PER MONTH!!! At first I thought I'd misheard, but was then reassured that I hadn't. As a result I park the car around the corner (roughly 100 yards away) for free!

It took a total of four weeks for them to remove the furniture and complete all the repairs, and shortly after moving in the washing machine went on the fritz. It took another 5 weeks for them to replace the washing machine for which I deducted an appropriate amount of rent, which then then moaned about.

Then just 4 months into my one year fixed term contract I get a call from the landlord himself, a Mr Moonil Uhp, informing me that he will be terminating the contract in 2 months unless I agree to a 20% rent increase. I checked the legality of this and was told that the landlords break clause was a standard thing, but rarely used for this sort of thing. Either way, I had to either move out or pay up. I chose the former.

The misery isn't over yet though, as I still have three weeks left before my move. Upon moving out, I'll warn people that although there is no deposit to pay, they do charge a £50 referencing fee and a £100 cleaning fee to be paid when you leave. They also seem to think that it's appropriate to not give tenants written notice of people coming around to view, although I quickly sorted that out by turning them away at the door.

The flat is now on the market for £1200 a month in their Isleworth development (TW7 4JU) and I would recommend that people think long and hard before signing a contract with DIR Homes as I understand that I am not the only person who has found their approach to property letting to be substandard.

If you don't believe that one group of people could be so bad at doing something so simple I have kept all the e-mails and you can have a read if you like Hi Guys,

This is my first post on here, but I want to make sure that nobody ends up having to deal with what me and my girlfriend have been through over the last six months.

The basic overview, for people who don't want to read a wall of text is that DIR Homes are the most terrible letting and management company I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with (and I've dealt with a few). The are overpriced and incompetent at the very least and threatening and extortionate at their worst.

My story is as follows:

November 2009, I was looking to move to London for a new job and didn't ahve a great deal of time to look around places to live, so when I found a 2 bedroom flat for £1000 a month with private secure parking owned by a private landlord with no deposit I thought all my dreams had come true.

Having been given a whistle-stop tour of the flat, which didn't last long enough for me to spot any of the serious defects, the place looked fine for £1000 a month so I paid the holding deposit and signed the contract a week later. This is where the problems began...

When we moved in, we found the kitchen tap to be leaking all over the worktop and cabinets, most of the lights in the flat had blown bulbs, the sink and bath plugs in the bathroom wouldn't hold any water and the flat was furnished after I had informed the letting agent that I wanted it to be unfurnished as I have all my own stuff. I immediately contacted the Letting Agent (Jeremy of Saxon Kings - One of the laziest and most unprofessional men I have ever met) with the list of problems since we didn't have any contact details for the landlord.

At the same time I enquired about getting my parking permit for my free parking that is provided on site for residents. I was told that since it wasn't in my contract, although it had been confirmed verbally by both the letting agent and the woman who showed us around the flat initially, that the parking space was an extra £100 PER MONTH!!! At first I thought I'd misheard, but was then reassured that I hadn't. As a result I park the car around the corner (roughly 100 yards away) for free!

It took a total of four weeks for them to remove the furniture and complete all the repairs, and shortly after moving in the washing machine went on the fritz. It took another 5 weeks for them to replace the washing machine for which I deducted an appropriate amount of rent, which then then moaned about.

Then just 4 months into my one year fixed term contract I get a call from the landlord himself, a Mr Moonil Uhp, informing me that he will be terminating the contract in 2 months unless I agree to a 20% rent increase. I checked the legality of this and was told that the landlords break clause was a standard thing, but rarely used for this sort of thing. Either way, I had to either move out or pay up. I chose the former.

The misery isn't over yet though, as I still have three weeks left before my move. Upon moving out, I'll warn people that although there is no deposit to pay, they do charge a £50 referencing fee and a £100 cleaning fee to be paid when you leave. They also seem to think that it's appropriate to not give tenants written notice of people coming around to view, although I quickly sorted that out by turning them away at the door.

The flat is now on the market for £1200 a month in their Isleworth development (TW7 4JU) and I would recommend that people think long and hard before signing a contract with DIR Homes as I understand that I am not the only person who has found their approach to property letting to be substandard.

If you don't believe that one group of people could be so bad at doing something so simple I have kept all the e-mails and you can have a read if you like



All that for a leaky tap washer :cool:

Mr Sunil Dhown of IRD homes are a fantastic company unlike the company named above which are truly dreadful.

Mr Moonil Uhp of DIR Homes actions are not good and disgusting in the way they treat tennants.

brit1234

Mr Sunil Dhown and Richard Elby of IRD homes provides amazing student homes unlike shoddy Student providers in Kingston area.

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1209724
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/30866559#Comment_30866559

joolsybools

I've had a terrible day but seeing this thread still alive has made it so much better!

Is "TW7 4JU" potentially a postcode you should avoid then?

I wonder how many aliases Mr Sunhil Dhown and IRD Homes have? And why that could be?

joolsybools

Google result for aggressive letting agency

http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&source=hp&q=aggressive+letting+agency+&rlz=1R2SUNC_enGB354&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=4f19dd67dfbcb039

joolsybools

I especially love it when I find a property that has NO TENANT DEPOSIT REQUIRED, its the one thing I go for when I am looking for a new flat as I know that everything will work just fine and there will be no hidden catches.