Awful service, they will not respect your rights if you don't stop them
disgusting scammers
as a tenant, avoid avoid using Parkings. We rented a house for long years and it was old and run down. We chose for the location. Big mistake. The landlord told me he doesn't want Parkers to manage it as Parkers charges 15% management fee. But during the years he failed maintain the house. He is very old and been in hospital a lot. Most time can't reach him and he didn't want to spend a penny fto repair things. So the windows (single glazed old wooden) got moulded. Mould on the ceilings and walls. I did everything to clean it but the mould left stains. Kitchen cupboards broken...the landlord was very rude when I reported issues. Siad he had trouble understand me. Although Parkers didn't make fee from him, they are on his side. Someone called mark called me very aggressive said we trashed the house. Yet he didn't care the landlord never cared to look after the house. 8 years things will get worn. Carpets were old at the beginning and they expected they are the same after those years? What a joke. Before we were moving, aprkers sent someone to take photos try to prove we didn't look after the house. We were packing why did I bother to tidy stuff? After we moved out, Parkers found some contractor, to do the cleaning, and rubbish removal. I would say the contractor ripped the landlord off. Firstly the invoice isn't detailed,
as a tenant, avoid avoid using Parkings.We rented a house for long years and it was old and run down. We chose for the location. Big mistake. The landlord told me he doesn't want Parkers to manage it as Parkers charges 15% management fee. But during the years he failed maintain the house. He is very old and been in hospital a lot. Most time can't reach him and he didn't want to spend a penny fto repair things. So the windows (single glazed old wooden) got moulded. Mould on the ceilings and walls. I did everything to clean it but the mould left stains. Kitchen cupboards broken...the landlord was very rude when I reported issues. Siad he had trouble understand me. Although Parkers didn't make fee from him, they are on his side. Someone called mark called me very aggressive said we trashed the house. Yet he didn't care the landlord never cared to look after the house. 8 years things will get worn. Carpets were old at the beginning and they expected they are the same after those years? What a joke. Before we were moving, aprkers sent someone to take photos try to prove we didn't look after the house. We were packing why did I bother to tidy stuff? After we moved out, Parkers found some contractor, to do the cleaning, and rubbish removal. I would say the contractor ripped the landlord off. Firstly the invoice isn't detailed,
the check out fee is not clear! can pay up to £250.
Please watch out you will be trapped with illegal practises in Parkers reading. I was a Tenant and they take heavy checkin and check out charges but the house was given in shabby conditions with 70 page report of all issues on the day of checkin. My kids fell sick because of dust and mould in the house and no one in parkers cared about us and one day gas leaked and I had to call emergency. There was no Gas check report in the house and response from Parkers was poor because they don't care for human life. They clearly confirmed that they make money from tenants and will always be favouring the owner because its revenue generation and thay have to be in good books of owner. The check out was also not professional and they will Rip of the advance payment even though I got the cleaning done from their authorised cleaning agency. It was a hard struggle to go to Ombutsman and they will not tell you on the process. This is the reality that people should know on how illegal practises happen in Parkers Reading before taking any house on rent.
If you want to pay extra £300 at the end of your tenancy [it will be deducted from your deposit automatically], you can rent a property from them! #NoMoreParkers
Would not use again.
11-12 Market Place, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2EG, UK, RG1
Property is our passion and Parkers have been selling and renting homes in Reading and beyond for over 60 years. With coverage across Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire we can offer you the very best of services whether you are looking to buy, sell or rent. We are an independently owned estate agency franchise serving the Reading area since 1999. The Franchise Group extends to nearly 400 offices operating under 6 established brand names nationwide. Our main areas of business are residential sales and lettings, property management, financial services and land & new homes.