Deposit Not Returned

Trung

@ Lonsie5:

Have you or someone ever taken them to the court? Why do you know that we can win, but won't get money back? Or someone did this in the past?

Should we do request help from the agent, William h Brown, in my case?

Many thanks for your information.

Barn123

Another sorry story to add here - max estates / st faiths norwich - failure to refund deposit. there is a court judgement (small claims). Investigating the company to decide whether worth enforcing (wish I'd done that before) led me here. torn between "life is too short" and "how to make the man's life even a little more difficult". £55 to make him turn up in court as an officer of the company to be examined on ability to pay would be worth it if I thought he'd have to do it. feels like there's a pattern of trading whilst insolvent ..is there a personal liability angle here? any reason not to post reviews on all the sites on which the apartments are advertised / question all the estate agents whether it's right to market properties where there are court judgements etc. I don't know.

lonsie5

Hi I have been in touch with BBC Rip off Britain and
they are looking for more people affected by Faith's Lane deposits
not returned. If interested please contact me through this forum.

shandymanuk

lonsie5 wrote: »

Hi I have been in touch with BBC Rip off Britain and
they are looking for more people affected by Faith's Lane deposits
not returned. If interested please contact me through this forum.

Does it have to be just the Faiths Lane? Or could us in Bracknell be involved? I moved out in December, and still have not had the deposit back.

lonsie5

Hi, I think anyone who has rented from Max Estates. Please email me on hallcjtb@aol.com. I can give you the details of the BBC researcher at Rip Off Britain. I have already been filmed but they are looking for more people as they are interested in taking this further. Max Estates has rental properties all over the country so I am sure there are hundreds involved. I did get the £400 paid to the letting agent back and can tell you how I did that. Max Estates owes me £831.25.

Jarule

MAX ESTATES
Hi I seem to be another one of this guys victims......not happy, don't like being conned, so if anyone has a legal way of getting all our money back, then count me in

lonsie5

Jarule, Contact BBC Rip off Britain. They are really keen on hearing from everyone effected.

Jarule

Thanks lonsie5
My email address: waynedavismail@googlemail.com

macman

If all the tenants understood that they had a proper AST and not just a licence to occupy, then why did they not query why the deposit was not protected when signing the 'tenancy' agreement? It appears that the term 'serviced apartment' has simply been used to avoid the contract having the status of an AST-and then to steal the deposits.

lonsie5

By the time tenants received the paperwork from Max Estates they had already paid the lettings agents a fee. I paid £400 and was told it was non-refundable. Only realised it was a licence to occupy when Max Estates emailed the agreement. When I didn't get my deposit back I made an appointment with Harts in Norwich and had a meeting with the manager. I also gave them a letter and it led to me getting the £400 fee back. Part of the reason for the refund was because they had misled me into believing I was getting an Assured Tenancy Agreement. If I had got my deposit back I would not have thought of doing this .We all need to get together and take out a class action lawsuit against Max Estates. This was the advice I was given by BBC Rip Off Britain's lawyer. It will be much cheaper if we all stick together. If interested email me. hallcjtb@aol.com