Terrible experience. They say you pay more because it is a managed service, the service is below par by quite a way. Will never go back to a London Shared managed property.
URGENT READ if you are thinking of renting from London shared. First off let me state that the rental industry in London is PREDATORY and London shared is no different. first they will con you into a one year contract despite agreeing to 6 months or even 3 months in the first place (ya they short term and it is NEGOTIABLE) . I am not the only one they have done this with, after talking to other houses I have found no less the 5 other cases in which they have attempted to force their tenants into long term contracts despite agreeing to otherwise. Please if you are renting at London shared have a lawyer look over you contract ! It’s worth the money and make sure you demand a break clause after 3 months if not sooner ! Learn from my mistake they WILL try and get one over on you. Because I didn’t understand the contract and didn’t understand what a break clause is (despite being verbally explained to what amounted to a full on lie ) I fell victim to this scam. Second if you have an insane tenent who makes your life and the lives of others in your house miserable they will not help you even if this other roommate resorts to full on violence. They will request you deal with the police and the police will tell you without being there to see the actions they can and will not help you . Because there is no way to really know these people you are living with I highly recommend you have nothing of value in your room and also video record any and all strange behavior. LONDON SHARED WILL NOT INTERVINE WITH OTHER TENENTS NO MATER THE ISSUE EVEN IF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES ARE GOING ON IN YOUR HOUSE. Third they have a massive problem maintaining their houses my house alone was INFESTED with mice the entire time I was there . I eventually gave up keeping food outside the fridge all together as they invaded our rooms and the entire household. Their attempts to “help” us with the mice where beyond infuriating one of which was to just throw unopened packs of rat poison around the kitchen. These people will get you to do reviews for their properties before you even have time to settle in so that you boost their credit before knowing what’s really going on . I highly recommend you approach this company with caution and don’t bother taking names since the majority of their employees don’t last long enough at their company to do anything productive . In the 3 months span I was there I talked to over 4 different people about the same issues . PROTECT YOURSELF this company is not in your best interest. If you have also had issues within these lines please reply as I am currently building a case against this company ! Update: I actually just saw this response from this company (two years later hah) and would like to inform you that it is not accurate. If anyone would like to see email exchanges regarding any issues I have highlighted here. Please let me know I would. be happy to provide. Be smart about your decisions and do your research when you choose to live abroad.
**UPDATE** NEW ISSUE, The floors are damp which has made the carpet damp. These rooms are a TOTAL NIGHTMARE. The most unaccommodating company I have ever come across in my life. If there was an option for 0 stars I would have chosen that. I have 3 clients in these properties all of which have had an extensive list of issues, including flooding, tiles falling off the roof, excessive mould in the bathrooms, not cleaned before arrival which is horrendous in itself let alone during a pandemic. The list goes on and on. I honestly cannot recommend looking elsewhere more. The worst service ever.
Terrible service. Horrible to deal with, let alone solve any issues. If you read this and still sign an agreement with them, just remember you’ve read this. Do your research! Plenty angry tenants and previous tenants. I can also assure you I have been a tenant and in one of your properties, the disregard for humans is unreal. This company has very poorly untrained staff who don’t really understand what’s right and what’s wrong. Nothing addressed had been even looked into or addressed. They’ll also hit you with ridiculous fee on signing for cleaning, the property isn’t even cleaned for it’s next tenants. Let me throw this out there, lots of these positive reviews are fabricated. Think about it these people have one review.
Cancelled my viewing 50 mins before because I didn't see a text they sent earlier in the day to confirm, though I had accepted the calendar invite. I had left work early and they didn't bother to call or chase me on the day after the text, just assumed I wasn't coming and cancelled it wasting my time and money.
I am a tenant in a houseshare that is managed by London Shared. Whilst they did a good job earlier on, their standard is now very unimpressive, terrible at answering in a timely fashion to emergencies, which lead to bad health and safety issues. Dishonest too as they often try to pin on current tenants issues that have been ongoing for a long time with the house. A lot of people barge in at all time with very little or no notice which is very inconvenient especially during the current Covid crisis.
Would never use London Shared again, terrible from start to end. Still not received the deposit back, 6 weeks from leaving and made to live without shower facilities for 28 days. They also let people into your room without 24 hours notice. The standard of clean is terrible at check in and check out. They also charge you for repair works which are the landlords responsibility and have breached several areas of their tenancy agreement and housing laws.
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http://londonshared.co.ukWhen the history of London property gets written, we'd definitely like to be seen as the early visionaries of co-living, the first to really "get it right". Landlords We’re not an estate agency, but we are lettings experts. The basic model is simple enough: we lease a property from a landlord on a 3 to 5-year agreement, and then we rent out the rooms to working professionals. We do all the hard work so the landlord doesn't have to. Tenants For tenants, it's a new-and-improved "2.0" version of communal London living. For instance, all of our properties have flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi, and we send a cleaner every week. For professionals wanting to make their mark in London, it takes away a lot of hassle to not have to sit around the kitchen table figuring out who owes what for the heating.
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