I'd advise people, students especially, to avoid this company. I went to a viewing with my current housemates at which the estate agent told us that we wouldn't be allowed to see the contract until after giving them a £400 deposit. They claimed that this was "standard practice" because, they didn't want to draw up a contract for us not to sign. The reality is that this is not the case at all. All estate agents and most landlords will have a standard form contract that they will make minor adjustments to if necessary. The landlord I'm with currently was more than happy for us to take our time to read the contract before signing or providing a deposit. The same agent also attempted to pressure us into signing by saying that there were very few properties available on the market. A quick search online and chats to other student renters showed that this wasn't true at all and that, it was more than possible to find a property as late as January. Overall, very unprofessional and clearly set on taking advantage of ill-informed students.NegativeProfessionalism