Martin & Co Banbury dubious business practice

925dancer

Do you have a copy of the holding deposit receipt? I know the agencies I worked for would word it in a very clever way making it very difficult for the tenant to get their money back. Generally if the landlord pulls out the money is yours from my experience and I agree you should have it back, after all they still have a tenant and therefore still have a fee (if they're being entirely honest about this other offer).

SO glad I don't work in this industry any more!

chanz4

report them to watchdog, a friend had one via them and they make him sign a renewal and don't revert to rolling contract at £60 a time. They charge you a checkout fee in advance

ACG

I think this will be one of those pain in the proverbial things that you will win without a shadow of a doubt, but theyre just trying it on and you have to go through the motions.

Guest101

chanz4 wrote: »

report them to watchdog, a friend had one via them and they make him sign a renewal and don't revert to rolling contract at £60 a time. They charge you a checkout fee in advance

Actually your friend could've said no. And a checkout in advance is normal

chanz4

Guest101 wrote: »

Actually your friend could've said no. And a checkout in advance is normal

yes he could, but normal agents let it go on a month to month

Guest101

chanz4 wrote: »

yes he could, but normal agents let it go on a month to month

No they dont, they love to renew contracts. But its noting about 'letting' it go month to month, it becomes SPT automatically, he should've just refused their kind and generous offer.

chanz4

yup they don't make it clear , try to twist it

Keeping_Positive

I was messed about by these a few years ago. Had first viewing which was postponed when I went to the rearranged one others were in before despite the time given being the 'earliest' . Had another couple given the same viewing time as me. To top it off when I asked when the office next open so I could apply they didn't tell me that morning (Saturday). Found out by chance and went down a couple of hours later to see first couple finishing signing up.

Clearly the agency wanted 2 times the search fees :mad: I was a sole applicant.

Guest101

Keeping_Positive wrote: »

I was messed about by these a few years ago. Had first viewing which was postponed when I went to the rearranged one others were in before despite the time given being the 'earliest' . Had another couple given the same viewing time as me. To top it off when I asked when the office next open so I could apply they didn't tell me that morning (Saturday). Found out by chance and went down a couple of hours later to see first couple finishing signing up.

Clearly the agency wanted 2 times the search fees :mad: I was a sole applicant.

Your fees are returned if the LL refuses your application, just like in the OP's case. It's simply a case of a letter or 2.

Keeping_Positive

Guest101 wrote: »

Your fees are returned if the LL refuses your application, just like in the OP's case. It's simply a case of a letter or 2.

It never got that far as I knew I wasn't going to win. They said i could apply and the ll decide but they thought 2 applicants better than one so i didnt waste mt time. It was the underhand way they dealt with me that was upsetting.