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Martin & Co Oxford

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1.00 /5

Incompetence doesn't even come close. Thanks to appalling customer service myself and my four fellow housemates were within six hours of being homeless. Martin and Co have put me off moving for life. If I could give them a worse 'star rating' I would. It took nine and a half weeks to go from our initial email saying we would like to sign for the house to actually signing the contract. Countless unreturned phone calls and emails sent from all five of us. Not only were they hopelessly bad at returning calls and emails but they were rude and obnoxious when they did reply. After failing a guarantor check we were shocked that all we received was a one sentence email explaining the problem: "I’m afraid that the referencing for x & her guarantor has come back as a fail on the affordability side of the report. I cannot now proceed with either the tenant or the guarantor." There was no word of what to do next or an apology just a simple, rude email. Further to this once we all did sign (a day before we were due to move in) we received no email or phone call thanking us for signing. Nothing. Genuinely the worst customer service I have ever had the displeasure to witness. Please do not trust these people.

Reply from agent

Dear David, Thank you for your review and thank you for visiting the office recently to discuss this. As we have explained to you and your fellow housemates, the tenant swap procedure that you are referring to did indeed take longer than ever anticipated however this was through no fault on our part. Due to the inaccuracies from your fellow housemates regarding guarantors we encountered issues that could have been otherwise avoided. As you are aware the summer season is extremely busy for letting agents, so whilst we are sorry we that at times we were unable to respond to every telephone call received from your party, it is wholly inaccurate to suggest incompetence in this matter and certainly not when it is borne out of frustration with the process we follow. It is equally inaccurate to suggest a lack of trust would exist in this case. Time consuming it might have been but the swap was completed successfully. We follow this process to ensure the swap is done properly and that our client is completely protected at all times. It is fair to say that the process involved in tenant swap is not overly straight forward and it absolutely becomes more time consuming when more that one person is involved in the swap, such as in the case of New Cross Road. Clearly it is and has never been our intention to delay matters as we are equally as keen to brings things to a satisfactory conclusion as quickly as possible. This is not always possible. We wish you all well with the remainder of your tenancy. Kind Regards Martin & Co Oxford

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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