Estate Agent steals from tenants

AN estate agents employee abused his position to obtain keys and enter tenants' homes in, stealing property including laptops and jewellery.

Two properties  were illegally entered, without the knowledge of tenants, by Gibbs and Gillespie employee Thomas Jenkins.


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 Anonymous said...
Phillip James is trying the same old trick with me with-holding my deposit I should have just with-held my rent. I did everything a good tenant should even redecorated as an act of good will niw the cheap skate burton suit wearing low lives are taking their time giving me back MY money. Watch this space.

(taken from Chris Owen's blog)

Why is Philip James letting agency charging me for an empty property?

I gave notice on my rental property early. Now the letting agent says I should pay running costs until new tenant moves in

I moved out of a rental property – where I had signed a 12-month contract – eight months early, with two months' notice. The keys were handed in and bills paid up until the date I moved , 10 January. I obtained meter readings and the final bills were made from these figures. I have letters from the different energy providers – TV licence, council tax etc – that my balance is now zero on each account. However, I have just received a bill for £190 for five weeks' electricity usage from when I was no longer living at the property, or had the keys. The letting agency, Philip James (PJ), wants me to sign a form that says I was responsible for the property until a new tenant had moved in, or my year contract had come to an end. They also claim that I need to pay any running costs involved in this period. I thought that, if the property was vacant, there shouldn't be running costs. They had a £950 deposit, from which they have taken £800 to cover the rent for the month I had left early and they had not managed to find a tenant. I have also paid them a £450 re-advertising fee before I moved out. VB, Manchester  from the link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/apr/09/philip-james-letting-agency-empty-property

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2 reviews of Philip James Partnership in English

Cybo86

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Review of Philip James Partnership from 26 April 2011

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Absolutely terrible from the get go! Had loads of issues with the house we rented! Took ages for them to come and sort it out. The people they use to do the work are shoddy, 1 turned up to fix our laminate flooring with nothing but a Stanley blade and a screwdriver!! Nobody is ever able to speak to you when you ring with queries, they then say they'll call you back only for it never to happen. The final straw is getting a letter saying it was time to renew our tenancy which would cost is a further £204 whether we stay for another 6 or 12 months. Just to rub it in they would give us a 50% discount if we renewed at least 6 weeks prior to the end of the tenancy. How they justify these types of charges for sending out contracts! Apparently they charge the landlord too. We also asked about leaving the house early, again the fees were incredible!! To terminate the tenancy early you have to pay £456 for them to read readvertise the property and you have to carry on paying the rent on the property until someone else moves in or the tenancy is finished!!

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Review of Philip James Partnership from 22 October 2010

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I rented a property from Philip James for 3 years. I was happy in the property, but was treated with dis-respect. They left the door open post inspection a couple of times, and I didn't receive an apology. Sent a threatening letter about condition of doors and then they realised the doors were old and they thought they had replaced them. The contract they ask you to sign is very unfair- you are expected to pay for guttering and external repairs even if you are living in a flat. The final straw was taking a month to return my deposit. I did not take this further as I was glad to be rid of them!
(from qype)

http://www.qype.co.uk/place/883804-Philip-James-Partnership-Manchester

Philip James: Bad Manchester Estate Agents Estate Agents in general

I went to see a number of properties advertised by Philip James estate agents in Didsbury Manchester. Half the time the agents didn't turn up and when they did the knowledge they had on the properties was very poor. After 1 week of looking 1 put in an offer for a house that was accepted and the agreement was that the property was to be taken of the market. Then out of the blue I get a call to say someone else has seen it and offered a higher price - do I believe them or not - on the whole I feel it was poor service from Philip James Estate Agents of Didsbury Manchester.

Posted on dooyoo

http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/real-estate-services/estate-agents-in-general/381039/

And from student direct:

Avi Cohen - avi99@hotmail.com

Re: The Worst Student Landlord in Manchester?

the worst types of landlords possible and try to take land that doesnt belong to them. As a landlord myself I would suggest that you try to avoid banday and his type. By the way Philip James the truesly white estate agents are crooked also, I have paiod them bribes on several occaisions to sell a house to me below it's true valuation without the owner knowing!

Philip James Partnership - Court date at last

The hearing is set for the 14th July 2011 at the Manchester County Court. Our legal team are currently preparing the documents required to finally obtain the illegally held deposit. In the meanwhile watch this space.