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Martin & Co Aldershot

A selection of reviews/testimonials by highest rating
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2.00 /5

Pretty awful agency, happy to take your money, but weak with tenants, disorganised with services, misleading contracts, takes ages to get anything done. Many excellent other agents in the area, wouldnt recommend this company for tenants or especially landlordNegativeQuality, Professionalism

Reply from agent

Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We take a huge amount of pride in the professional management of our clients properties. Our property managers and administration staff are highly proficient, organised and compliant with ever changing legislation. The contents of your review are not recognizable to us and regrettably, as you have chosen to use an alias (I assume "Major Roadworks" is not your real name), we are unable to either verify the authenticity of your review (which I believe to be fictitious), or conduct a review into your complaint. Kind Regards, James Wiggins Director 01252 311974

1.00 /5

If I could leave 0 star I would AVOID THIS AGENCY IF YOU ARE TENANT - NOT EVEN MENTOIN - BUYING PROPERTY It took them 2.5 months to chase landlord about our deposit and on top of that tried to get us on wear and tear and take most of deposit back - adding some imagined numbers for some flat maintenance and cleaning - which we did before moving. It took them months to give us new washing machine, they have never solved MASSIVE MOULD issue in our flat and only giving us some useless tips on how to avoid mould hoping it will help solve the problem. Poor flat conditions to start with - which caused them now charge us extra to maintain it which is ridiculous. Landlord himself is hard to even reach out and everyone hates him in neighbourhood because he is careless and neglect the problems. Agent Gemma only protects landlords rights - she didn’t even wanted to give us references which we desperately needed to get new flat - because landlord wanted to sell flat so even then she didn’t want to help and be human and have empathy. All you do is chase and spam untill they finally get things done. The whole experience was unpleasant and I do not recommend you to do any business with them. If you want to see your deposit back- find another agency and check their reviews before you commit to anything. This agency will get you even on tiny dust on the light bulb and charge you for it! AVOID

1.00 /5

Arranged to view a property, I drove 40 miles from London, 2.5 hour round trip, arrived 20 minutes early, called the office to let them know I was there, they said they would let Jacob (who I was meeting) know I was there. Jacob never turned up, no call, no communication at all… it was 5:30 when I called back at our meeting time to ask where he was but the office closed at 5:30. The next day I called to ask what happened, Jacob answered and I asked what happened to our viewing, his first response was clueless, he’d clearly forgot about it, when I reminded him of our arrangement his instant response was to lie that he was actually there and I wasn’t and maybe I’d imagined the whole event… His response was comical, when he’d finally caught up with what I was talking about he didn’t apologise, showed zero remorse for being so sh1t, he literally couldn’t of cared less, he just asked if I’d like to rebook, my response “what do you think mate?” If I’d performed so poorly in my job and stood a client up I’d be severely embarrassed but this numpty seemed to have no shame what so ever. This conduct is 100% why estate agents have such a bad rep… couldn’t care less chancers… How can anyone do business with these scumbags…

1.00 /5

House was spotless but they made ways to take money from deposits

1.00 /5

Avoid if you can. Not good at all unfortunately. They don't bother repairing or fixing things (with different excuses), slow to respond and as usual they care only about money. Also, be careful with property reports (but you already know that, right?): they don't put issues in the initial report and try to put as much as possible "new" issues in the final report. And if they can "forget" returning some money to you that they owe, be assured that they _will_ forget to do it.

Reply from agent

Dear Mr Klimov, Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review. I am a little surprised that you have chosen to give us just one star. You rented a managed property through our agency for 30 months, in that time reporting approximately nine maintenance issues, all of which were resolved promptly. Never during or after your tenancy (until seeing this review) did you ever express any level of dissatisfaction or raise any formal complaint. With regards to you comment "they only care about the money". As a reminder, as an agency we have never charged you anything. They only money that we have ever handled is either your rent (which goes to the Landlord) or your deposit which is securely logged within the Deposit Protection Service. With regards to your comments about "reports", I assume that this is a reference to the Inventory, Check in & Check out. As a reminder, in line with best practice, these are independently produced by a third-party company in line with AIIC guidelines. You had the opportunity to raise any questions or request amendments to the Inventory and Check In, but declined to do so. At the end of your tenancy the Landlord sought a deduction against your deposit which you agreed to, making your review more surprising. The deduction was a compensatory amount for the following: - Entrance Hall- Numerous grubby marks to walls. Grey Staining to Carpet (wouldn't come out with cleaning). Lounge- Grubby marked walls throughout. Melted patch of carpet. Kitchen- Chips to kitchen units. Scuffs to worktops. Splash marks to walls. Red pen marks on fridge (wouldn't come off with cleaning) Sticky-pad residue to kitchen base level units. Bedroom 1- Blue, Orange and Black splash marks to walls. Bleach type stains to curtains. Once again, we are sorry if you felt in anyway dissatisfied with your tenancy and we do take all genuine feedback seriously. Wishing you kind regards and all the very best for the future, Martin & Co

1.00 /5

Don’t take responsibility for they’re actions, poor communication skills. Zero empathy and lack of CUSTOMER service.

1.00 /5

If I could give less than one star I would! I was guarantor for my daughter's flat and I completely agree with those who have given 1 star. A shambolic establishment. They spin defensive emails that are filled with lies, half truths an innuendos! Do yourselves a favour do not use this agency unless you are willing to deal complete childish emails and inaction!NegativeQuality, Professionalism

1.00 /5

Worst experience with them absolutely thieves ..never work with them gemma.Flurry protect only the landlords not the tenantsNegativeProfessionalism

Reply from agent

Dear Mr Μαριος Βοντας, Sorry for the late reply. I had reported this review to google on the basis that I believe it is libellous, but sadly google have not responded. So, the facts… You rented a furnished property, when your furniture "arrived", you quite simply disposed of (sold?) the landlords furniture. As a result, the landlord (via Martin & Co) requested a full retention of your deposit at the end of the tenancy towards replacing the missing pieces of furniture. You have refuted the claim saying that you disposed of "broken" items despite never reporting any broken items at any time during the tenancy. As a result of the dispute, the landlord quite rightly (in in my opinion) sought a full retention of your deposit whilst you offered £0. A dispute was duly lodged with the DPS Alternative Dispute Resolution service. The DPS in house lawyers reviewed the events and sided 100% with the agent/landlord. Subsequently this review appeared, I assume as a reaction to the DPS adjudicators decision. Given that the furniture was of good quality and excellent condition at the time you moved in, and that your tenancy was only 17 months in total, perhaps you are fortunate that the landlord chose not to report the missing furniture to the police as a theft. Thankfully for us and our landlord clients, these situations are extremely rare. Kind Regards, James Wiggins

1.00 /5

Absolutely shocking, a shambles of a branch. It is such a shame because I would have highly recommended Martin and Co based the service received at the start of my tenancy. It has been a month since I have checked out and I am unhappy with the end of tenancy service.

Contact details
Sales Phone:

01252 311974

Sales Email:

aldershot@martinco.com

Opening hours
Monday-Friday: 09:00 - 18:00 Saturday: 09:00 - 16:00
Address

173 Victoria Road, Aldershot, Surrey, GU11 1JU, South East, UK, GU11

About

We are proud to serve the communities of Aldershot and surrounding area providing expert advice and support across all areas of the property market. Directors Richard Oldaker and James Wiggins co-founded Martin & Co Aldershot in 2009. Richard has over 18 years of experience in property and has authored a book on the industry. Both Richard and James are passionate providing customers the very best support with all of their property needs. Aldershot is a hugely popular location for commuters, as it's only one hour's drive from South West of London and offers good motorway links and a mainline train station to the Capital. The dedicated team at Martin & Co Aldershot is able to advise on all aspects of sales, lettings and property management, and together they ensure each and every individual receives a tailor-made service to suit their precise needs. If you're looking for a home to buy in the area or have a property to sell, please do get in touch with a member of our team who would be delighted to help. For all property enquiries or to arrange a valuation please call Martin & Co Aldershot on 01252 311974

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