I had a joint tenancy with another student in one of their properties. The property manager assessed things that needed replacing when we initially moved in, most of which were not fixed or replaced for the entirety of our tenancy, despite phone calls & emails being made to ask for these to be sorted. They rarely got back to us at all & would pass on blame to other staff that had conveniently stopped working there. We had a mould problem caused by the boiler, we were left without hot water, with ceilings leaking & the mould problem for nearly 6 months. They only came to fix it because I filed a formal complaint explaining (for perhaps the fifth time) that I was pregnant & couldn't live in a property that put my health at risk. I was advised by citizens advice to request the landlords contact details to resolve the issue directly with him but this was also ignored despite it being my right. After we moved out, our contract stated that they had 10working days to complete the report & raise any issues with us that may require deductions from our deposit, it took 2/3weeks of me repeatedly emailing & phoning them to receive the report after they conviniently kept misspelling my email address & ignoring me. Once the report was received there were several inaccuracies that mostly showed issues that were already there before our move in date, that they had neglected to repair. One contractor in particular had actually told us the reason he hadn't returned to finish a job was because Nicholas Humphreys didn't pay him. Once I disputed these with proof in my emails that it was their fault for not fixing issues I had reported & telling them I would prefer to use the Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme, it then took them a month of me repeatedly having emails ignored to get back to us, where they stated IN WRITING no deductions would be made from our deposit & that we should expect payment in the next 7-10days. Upon receiving our deposit almost 2 months late, I discovered despite having evidence that they had still taken nearly £100 from my part of the deposit. I'm still waiting to find out how much they have taken from my flatmate. Update: I contacted them again & was informed the Finance Team had made a mistake & deducted money from us that was meant for the previous tenants. I have asked for written proof that the rest of our money will be returned by tomorrow.NegativeResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value
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323 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M14 6NW, UK