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Martin & Co Oxford

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1.00 /5

I rented a room through this agency and I had the worst time ever in this house. Staff is unfriendly, unprofessional and lying. I was the first one moving into the house, which was devastated by the former tenants and which obviously left it in a bad condition with rubbish. Nonetheless, I had to clean everything and was left alone with mould, "which I should clean" according to the agency. I was in a shared house with 5 bedrooms and we were 3 young girls. After the agency was unable to rent one of the rooms to an ordinary person, they let a 55 year old, unemployed smoking alcoholic with no teeth in the house. In the end, he molested one of us girls. He also created a strong odour in the house, which was unbearable. The agency pretended to be unable to do anything and I had a one-year contract, which I couldn't end. I am from Germany and came to Oxford to do my Master's degree there - thanks to Martin & Co., I had the most horrible time in the UK and ever in my life.

Reply from agent

Dear Helen, I completely understand and empathise with your comments. When renting a room in a shared house it is not always guaranteed that the other rooms in the property will be let to similar aged people or the same gender. Whilst I can understand your thoughts on the other tenant, we do not discriminate against people. We do carefully consider applicants who apply for properties and carry out substantial referencing on each person, as well as meeting tenants ourselves to carry out viewings and at no point did we have any reason to have concerns about the tenant you refer to. Regarding the accusation of molestation, your Google review is the first time this has been mentioned. We were made aware of a text message being sent which was deemed inappropriate by the recipient at which point we advised that tenant to block the number and report it to the police if they felt it necessary. Both the landlord and Martin & Co are unable to evict someone from a tenancy immediately, there are UK laws which prevent anyone from being able to do that without following the correct procedure, which was explained to you at the time. Every tenant has an early release option should they ever need it, this was also explained to you. I am disappointed to hear that your time renting this property affected your experience, we would welcome you to contact us directly to discuss your complaint further. Regards, Martin & Co

Contact details
Sales Phone:

01865 812110

Sales Email:

oxford@martinco.com

Lettings Phone:

01865 812110

Lettings Email:

oxford@martinco.com

Opening hours

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Address

31 Woodins Way , Oxford, OX1 1HD, UK, OX1

We are an established estate and lettings agent based in central Oxford with a sister branch in Thame. We have been selling, letting and managing properties in and around Oxford for 15 years including in Cowley, Headington, Marston, Summertown, Botley, Central Oxford, Kidlington, Woodstock, Yarnton and Wheatley. We find tenants of all types for landlords, including professionals, academics, post & under-graduate students, and foreign nationals visiting for work and study. Our professional property managers look after landlord properties pre-occupation, during tenancies and post tenancy, ensuring that rent is collected, repairs and maintenance are completed cost-effectively and tenants and landlords are guided through the process when tenancies conclude. We have a reputation for helping homeowners and landlords buy and sell properties, and feedback demonstrates our superior sales support and communication throughout the process. David Rebe is the current Managing Director of Martin & Co in Oxford, and has over two decades of experience in the real estate industry. He acquired Martin & Co Oxford in 2024. His focus is on the continuous refinement of our service offering with a view to constantly optimising the investment returns for our valued clients.

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