Watchdog/Brendan Kiely

Jack_Johnson_the_acorn

Shocking, Surely more can be done to punish this crook BK! :eek:

salvador_dali

More false accusations
Oh dear, struck a nerve with BK,s 2012 employee of the year did I, just goes to prove a point that BK still likes to keep up with the people he has ripped off over the past few years. Personal attempts at character assassination show your true colours. There are a number of people who know the truth about the "sub standard" finish I was asked to put into that property by issueing 2 very different work schedules to myself and the house owner and then to blame me for sub standard work. If it was so sub standard then why didnt anyone return the certificates from QUALIFIED electricians etc I sent to Middleton with my payment requests. Be careful with that nose Pinocchio it is starting to obscure your view of the real world.

SavvyStudentSaver

Well, of course the companies going to tell you they're perfect if you're a customer, and a company like that shown on Watchdog will evidently have no qualms about lying to you.

Additionally, as you say, one experience cannot tell you everything about everyone else's. In which case, why does your nice experience mean everyone else's would have been also? Why can yours not be the anomaly, which you claim the *multiple* negative experiences were? In fact, with the poor experiences described here, AND those described in Watchdog, surely it makes sense that your experience is atypical?

And even if there are others who have been served well, it does not justify the lack of response/refund, etc that those here describe, and the results that were shown on Watchdog.

You must realise Anna that given all of this, your determination that Brendan Kiely is a wonderful man with a wonderful company- and scathing attacks on anyone who disagrees with you- points to one of two things:

a) You are a stubborn, irrational and angry.
b) You are in the employ of Mr Kiely himself.


Oh, and the reason people are posting here is because of lot of people come to this forum when they're considering purchasing property, and this thread serves to warn them against dealing with Brendan Kiely. And before you say it's because everyone who posts here is jealous, please explain what those at Watchdog have to be jealous of? because they made the exact same point.

Justanothermug_2

Haha just laughable this now!! Quit while your behind Anna! You clearly haven't got a clue about anything... Spouting utter bull about people you have had no experience with... So you say you know exaclty who we are so hey please enlighten me??

What sort of company has cash accounts when in real terms there's no such thing..? Or is this because said company can't get credit after liquidating company's for fun??

Substandard work comes from substandard materials.

I did a job and the whole house was full of mold from condisation and damp so a DPC is needed right??? Wrong just paint with stain stop until the tenants get in, then in 2 months when it all shows through again blame it on the tenants for not opening windows!! upstanding pillars society?? Jealous?? Oh yeah there's nothing more than I want in life than leave a house with mold running all through it with kids in the house!!

Keep your millions and I will keep my integrity!

salvador_dali

Oh Anna you are so delusional I have written evidence ( available to anyone who wants a copy ) of the get out of paying clause used not to pay me which states that due to the house owners not paying their retention fee I would not be getting payment for my "sub standard" work and to chase the house owners for my money.
Sorry it doesnt work like that with us poor punters with integrity my "sub standard" sub contractors got paid for the work they contributed out of my own pocket. I can take the hit more than they can. Now Christmas is here again and we pass the first anniversary of the nice people at Middleton, who I feel sorry for, having to lie to people cannot be good for the soul, not returning telephone calls or actually admitting that anyone of importance is in the office or has finished the meeting they have been attending for week after week and are so busy they forget to sign cheques after faithful promises to do so. If you are so close to the company you know who I mean as do most others with dealings with any of the companies still trading.

dacouch

Bearing in mind the title of the thread, should we actually be addressing Anna as Branna?

relay

For goodness sake Anna, get some sleep. lol

theartfullodger

I am grateful to annacoates & theequaliser for showing me the error of my ways in a considerate & thoughtful manner & giving me this opportunity to set the record straight. Thank you for your kind words.

Clearly Brendan Kiely (Google the name if you don't believe me ...) is a fine, upstanding & honourable businessman of impeccable ethics and business practices (Google Brendan Kiely if you don't believe me - there's quote a few bits of evidence out there...: Other fine search engines are available offering other results...).

& clearly the BBC's Watchdog "Rogue traders" documentary of him (see..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2012/04/brendan_kiely.html
) is incorrect when, as the BBC website states, it suggests...

Believe it or not, there's a property boom in the UK right now, but it's for property to let rather than property to buy. Raising a deposit and getting a mortgage has never been tougher, and that's good news for landlords (and landladies), as their rental properties are in high demand. However, Rogue Traders has discovered one lettings company that has been taking payments from potential tenants, guaranteeing them that the property is theirs, and then keeping the property on the market so they can collect similar payments from others.
.... etc etc....
The company is based near Manchester and is run by property tycoon Brendan Kiely, who owns a number of companies, including Bentley Residential Lettings Ltd.

- sadly Bentley Residential Lettings appears now to be "In Liquidation" (see for more information on various other companies Mr Kiely appears to have been involved with...
http://company-director-check.co.uk/director/912413132

and from Companies House on Bentley Residential Lettings Ltd in particular – perhaps anna & equali could work with Mssrs BBC & Companies House to have their undoubted errors sorted & the true position made clear. Companies House apparently appears to report, erroneously no doubt..

Status: Liquidation
Date of Incorporation: 19/08/2010
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Company Type: Private Limited Company
Nature of Business (SIC):
9800 - Residents Property Management
Accounting Reference Date: 31/08
Last Accounts Made Up To: (NO ACCOUNTS FILED)
Next Accounts Due: 19/05/2012 OVERDUE
Last Return Made Up To: 19/08/2011
Next Return Due: 16/09/2012 OVERDUE

– but please don't take my word for it, check yourselves

- I'm certain the unfortunate history of dissolutions, liquidation & any other company closures (well over 10 “Dissolved”'s it appears according the the linked site.. which may of course be wrong.. ) must be down to bad luck or other, wicked, persons... and that Mr Kiely is, I'm sure, innocent of any unkind thoughts that may be the minds of suspicious MSE'ers...

Hopefully many other people will continue to post here with other good news on subjects related to Mr Kiely so that the positive truth about Mr Kiely gets the publicity & Google ranking it deserves...

I look forward to further communications from both of annacoates & thequaliser, in particular PM's from them both, hopefully giving me names, emails, addresses & 'phone numbers. theequaliser in particular seems keen to communicate with me & I eagerly await his missive.

Cheers & a very Merry Christmas to all, including those who disagree with me....!!!

dacouch

theartfullodger wrote: »

I am grateful to annacoates & theequaliser for showing me the error of my ways in a considerate & thoughtful manner & giving me this opportunity to set the record straight. Thank you for your kind words.

Clearly Brendan Kiely (Google the name if you don't believe me ...) is a fine, upstanding & honourable businessman of impeccable ethics and business practices (Google Brendan Kiely if you don't believe me - there's quote a few bits of evidence out there...: Other fine search engines are available offering other results...).

& clearly the BBC's Watchdog "Rogue traders" documentary of him (see..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2012/04/brendan_kiely.html
) is incorrect when, as the BBC website states, it suggests...

- sadly Bentley Residential Lettings appears now to be "In Liquidation" (see for more information on various other companies Mr Kiely appears to have been involved with...
http://company-director-check.co.uk/director/912413132

and from Companies House on Bentley Residential Lettings Ltd in particular – perhaps anna & equali could work with Mssrs BBC & Companies House to have their undoubted errors sorted & the true position made clear. Companies House apparently appears to report, erroneously no doubt..
– but please don't take my word for it, check yourselves

- I'm certain the unfortunate history of dissolutions, liquidation & any other company closures (well over 10 “Dissolved”'s it appears according the the linked site.. which may of course be wrong.. ) must be down to bad luck or other, wicked, persons... and that Mr Kiely is, I'm sure, innocent of any unkind thoughts that may be the minds of suspicious MSE'ers...

Hopefully many other people will continue to post here with other good news on subjects related to Mr Kiely so that the positive truth about Mr Kiely gets the publicity & Google ranking it deserves...

I look forward to further communications from both of annacoates & thequaliser, in particular PM's from them both, hopefully giving me names, emails, addresses & 'phone numbers. theequaliser in particular seems keen to communicate with me & I eagerly await his missive.

Cheers & a very Merry Christmas to all, including those who disagree with me....!!!

I can confirm that their have been occasions where Brendan's staff have only taken a deposit off of only one prospective tenant to secure a house. What better evidence can there be of a benevolent businessman he truely is

geoffky

Are these buffoons still at it...I asked them last time to sue me and they bottled it..They have been shown as scammers on national tv...And a quick google search proves it...