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Ainsworth Lord Estates Darwen

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1.00 /5

Never will use again, looking down the bad reviews i see a pattern emerging.When i moved into my rented property with my then 8 month pregnant girlfriend we were looking forward to starting a fresh, but to only be greeted by hidden problems that would only come to light once we moved in. firstly the gas meter had been tampered with and and was deemed unsafe for use there was water leaking in the kitchen and the loft the boiler blew up throwing steam out everywhere (first few days in) the gas fire was spitting out a little bit of dirt so they decided to cut it off . The shower leaked out everywhere the bath plumbing failed and sent water crashing through the living room all over our furniture, damp and mold appeared almost out of nowhere in our living room and both bedrooms but then realized it clearly had been painted over. They had a gas man come out and fix the leaking gas we had so we asked for our gas safe certificate but they said he left it in our property which the never we asked for it on numerous occcasions but we never received anything we reported them to HSE who contacted them but they still never supplied anything. Dont bother with this company they will make the house look aesthetically pleasing but under the surface there's problems after problems DO NOT USE !!!!!!

1.00 /5

If you're looking for a nice place to live long term, Ainsworth Lord Estates Ltd is not a good place to go to. When I first viewed a property on Dove Lane, the house was freshly painted, but there was a dark patch at the bottom of the wall in the master bedroom. Paul told me that there had been a leak that had caused the wet patch on the wall, but I was assured that it would dry and that the leak had been fixed. As you probably guessed, that wet patch never dried, but it did spread to another wall, then from there, it spread upwards. I rang Paul for an explanation and he explained how much of an expert he was on condensation. Yea, LOL! He told me that the damp was certainly just condensation. When it rained, the rain would soak through to the wall in the kitchen and you could put your hand against it and it would be soaked. The heating never worked and the house was always freezing. On one occasion, I went down to the shop to ask if Paul could remove his tools and ladders from my kitchen, as they had been left there for weeks. Since Paul wasn't there, I gave my message to a young lady behind the counter and I can only assume that the message she gave to Paul was very different, as when I went back to the shop to pay my rent, his heavily pregnant with twins wife flew at me like a mad woman, screaming in my face to never again bad-mouth her husband. The shop had customers, so as you can imagine, I was very embarrassed. When it came to doing jobs, Paul would get people out, but would never actually spend money where it needed to be spent. For example, to appear to be doing something about the damp, Paul sent out a roofer, who told me that he couldn't understand why he was being asked to look at the roof, as the roof was brand new. I told the roofer that Paul believed that the damp in the bedroom and the kitchen was down to the roof and the roofer said, "The damp in the bedroom, that was there a year ago" he even knew which walls I was talking about without going into the bedroom. I wonder how many times Paul had painted over that damp? The heating was never fixed, despite different people having a look at it. When I left the property, Paul refused to give me back my deposit, so I had no choice but to take him to court. In court, I presented my tenancy agreement as proof that I had paid a deposit and when the judge looked it over, he said that it made no legal sense. Paul presented an altered and very professional version of my tenancy agreement, one which stated that I had paid a bond and not a deposit. Paul was claiming that my tenancy agreement was fake, possible something that I had downloaded from his website, or a copy of a copy. Thankfully, the judge saw through his lies and accepted my tenancy agreement as genuine. The judge blasted Paul when I presented receipts for my rent payments, which were all written on any bit of paper that Paul and his staff had to hand. I should have had a rent book, but was never given one. Avoid Ainsworth Lord Estates, as jobs won't be done, you will be spoken to badly and your deposit more than likely will never be returned.

Reply from agent

I would agree, we are not the agent to come to if you do not intend to pay your rent and tell us a pack of lies as to why you can’t pay. To be correct.... you never rented from Ainsworth Lord Estates Ltd., but from a Paul & Deborah Ainsworth Lord as private landlords. I am pleased the court awarded in our favour, and feel sorry for your grandma who had to pay the debt off for you. Telling us that she had died was clearly not true and certainly didn’t impress the judge. Turning off the water and disconnecting the water pipes and wastes on the sinks and baths was a nasty thing to do and resulted in serious damage to the property.

1.00 /5

If you're looking for a nice place to live long term, Ainsworth Lord Estates Ltd is not a good place to go to. When I first viewed a property on Dove Lane, the house was freshly painted, but there was a dark patch at the bottom of the wall in the master bedroom. Paul told me that there had been a leak that had caused the wet patch on the wall, but I was assured that it would dry and that the leak had been fixed. As you probably guessed, that wet patch never dried, but it did spread to another wall, then from there, it spread upwards. I rang Paul for an explanation and he explained how much of an expert he was on condensation. Yea, LOL! He told me that the damp was certainly just condensation. When it rained, the rain would soak through to the wall in the kitchen and you could put your hand against it and it would be soaked. The heating never worked and the house was always freezing. On one occasion, I went down to the shop to ask if Paul could remove his tools and ladders from my kitchen, as they had been left there for weeks. Since Paul wasn't there, I gave my message to a young lady behind the counter and I can only assume that the message she gave to Paul was very different, as when I went back to the shop to pay my rent, his heavily pregnant with twins wife flew at me like a mad woman, screaming in my face to never again bad-mouth her husband. The shop had customers, so as you can imagine, I was very embarrassed. When it came to doing jobs, Paul would get people out, but would never actually spend money where it needed to be spent. For example, to appear to be doing something about the damp, Paul sent out a roofer, who told me that he couldn't understand why he was being asked to look at the roof, as the roof was brand new. I told the roofer that Paul believed that the damp in the bedroom and the kitchen was down to the roof and the roofer said, "The damp in the bedroom, that was there a year ago" he even knew which walls I was talking about without going into the bedroom. I wonder how many times Paul had painted over that damp? The heating was never fixed, despite different people having a look at it. When I left the property, Paul refused to give me back my deposit, so I had no choice but to take him to court. In court, I presented my tenancy agreement as proof that I had paid a deposit and when the judge looked it over, he said that it made no legal sense. Paul presented an altered and very professional version of my tenancy agreement, one which stated that I had paid a bond and not a deposit. Paul was claiming that my tenancy agreement was fake, possible something that I had downloaded from his website, or a copy of a copy. Thankfully, the judge saw through his lies and accepted my tenancy agreement as genuine. The judge blasted Paul when I presented receipts for my rent payments, which were all written on any bit of paper that Paul and his staff had to hand. I should have had a rent book, but was never given one. Avoid Ainsworth Lord Estates, as jobs won't be done, you will be spoken to badly and your deposit more than likely will never be returned.

Reply from agent

I would agree, we are not the agent to come to if you do not intend to pay your rent and tell us a pack of lies as to why you can’t pay. To be correct.... you never rented from Ainsworth Lord Estates Ltd., but from a Paul & Deborah Ainsworth Lord as private landlords. I am pleased the court awarded in our favour, and feel sorry for your grandma who had to pay the debt off for you. Telling us that she had died was clearly not true and certainly didn’t impress the judge. Turning off the water and disconnecting the water pipes and wastes on the sinks and baths was a nasty thing to do and resulted in serious damage to the property.

Contact details
Sales Phone:

01254 760 660

Lettings Phone:

01254 760 660

Opening hours
Monday-Friday: 09:00 - 17:00 Saturday: 09:00 - 16:00
Address

49 Market Street, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 1PS, North West, UK, BB3

Ainsworth Lord Estates is a family run estate and letting agents. based in Darwen and Blackburn. Owners Paul and Deborah Ainsworth Lord live locally as do all members of their long serving and experienced team. We are proud to service the property needs of the people of Darwen, Blackburn, East Lancashire and beyond. Our aim is to make your property experience as stress free as possible. With our exceptional local knowledge we can help you find your dream home, ideal buyer or trusted tenant. The range of property management, conveyancing, mortgage and alternative sale options that we offer enables us to service your property requirements quickly, expertly and all from our Darwen and Blackburn Offices.

Our team

Paul Ainsworth-Lord

Director

Verity Holmes

Harold Jones

Angela Tierney

Deborah Ainsworth-Lord

Christine Dales

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