If there is a bright star of the Estate Agent Universe this is clearly not it. Everything will run relatively smoothly until you move in. Then any problems with the property you are letting inspite of it being over a hundred years old will be YOUR FAULT. Nevertheless if you are told to poke around a drain in the back garden with a stick, Do yourself a favour and call the council. They have previous form for expecting the tenant to deal with issues that are the Landlord's responsibility. Do yourself a massive favour go somewhere else. Throw a dart at a map of agents, whoever you hit could not be any worse. In addition to the above Mike Shrubshall contacted me to request I remove or edit my negative review in exchange for paying for the Drainage Repair which wasn't my fault anyway! When I refused he accused me of being "aggressive" Fabulous customer service accusing the customer of fault when you don't get your own way....You couldn't make this up! SERIOUSLY if it's a choice between building a mud hut on your own and going to Martin and Co.....Build a mud hut. (In response to comments below) The issue with the plumbing was established by the council to be pre-existing. The officer who came out said that it was not the first time they had to deal with Martin and Co over such issues and not the first time that they had tried to stiff the tenant with the bill. The plumbing at the particular property (41 upper Kincraig) actu ally goes 'uphill' Now it doesn't take the brain of Stephen Hawking to realise that you cannot flush excrement uphill. Today I am seeking a reference to move on to another property and because he thinks somehow you shouldn't get irritated by having excrement flooding the back garden and that he is somehow deserving of courtesy and respect at the head of an estate agent that is frankly a total disaster is trying to blackmail me into being "nice" to him in exchange for a reference. My Mum died a month ago....I am being asked to move so they can sucker some other mug into living in the property.