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.
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Didsbury is wonderful - but it has its Sharks!!!
DIDSBURY
"When people mention Didsbury there are a few things which immediately spring to mind; the famous clock tower, the beautiful Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens and expansive parkland, the stunning Italian Consulate building on Mersey Road and the River Mersey itself.
"But there’s so much more to Didsbury. The Village itself boasts a range of shops, bars, pubs and restaurants which cater for all tastes. At the top end of the village, opposite the MMU campus, and sited around what used to be the village green (apparently with a Maypole, no less) sit three institutions – The Didsbury, Loch Fyne and The Fat Loaf. All great culinary destinations – and even better that you can walk off your food with a stroll through Fletcher Moss. However, you must avoid unethical lettings agents.
Stay safe out there - The sharks will bite you hard!!
philip james rentals.co.uk
"When people mention Didsbury there are a few things which immediately spring to mind; the famous clock tower, the beautiful Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens and expansive parkland, the stunning Italian Consulate building on Mersey Road and the River Mersey itself.
"But there’s so much more to Didsbury. The Village itself boasts a range of shops, bars, pubs and restaurants which cater for all tastes. At the top end of the village, opposite the MMU campus, and sited around what used to be the village green (apparently with a Maypole, no less) sit three institutions – The Didsbury, Loch Fyne and The Fat Loaf. All great culinary destinations – and even better that you can walk off your food with a stroll through Fletcher Moss. However, you must avoid unethical lettings agents.
Stay safe out there - The sharks will bite you hard!!
philip james rentals.co.uk
Monday, 21 March 2011
Worst letting agents in Manchester, Didsbury and Stockport
Laura Kilbride,
" a combination of good customer service from us combined with the fear many tenants have of absent landlords. Tenants want to be sure when something goes wrong they’ll be looked after properly" - Well if good customer service means having to sue them for your deposit back in the Court and being reported to the Police for complaining about it.
“And landlords choosing to have their properties managed by us are happier too –Who says so? Certainly, the landlord of the property I am suing over is hardly likely to be "whooping with delight" at the prospect of appearing in court, over something he has little or no knowledge about is he?
Stay safe out there - The sharks will bite you hard!!
philip james rentals.co.uk
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Student's Guide to Private Rented Accommodation
Student’s Guide to Private Rented Accommodation Introduction:
CLICK HERE !! TO SEE A WEBSITE WITH ADVICE!!
If you are about to enter the world of private rented accommodation for the first time there are several important decisions to be made; where to live, who to live with, how much to pay, and so on. Unfortunately most students stumble through the experience, learning as they go but suffering the consequences of their mistakes. In some, thankfully rare, instances those consequences can be very serious - the risk of a fatal fire is up to sixteen times greater in a three storey shared house*.
CLICK HERE !! TO SEE A WEBSITE WITH ADVICE!!
If you are about to enter the world of private rented accommodation for the first time there are several important decisions to be made; where to live, who to live with, how much to pay, and so on. Unfortunately most students stumble through the experience, learning as they go but suffering the consequences of their mistakes. In some, thankfully rare, instances those consequences can be very serious - the risk of a fatal fire is up to sixteen times greater in a three storey shared house*.
Don't worry, we are here to hold your hand. We've put together a series of eleven articles covering the main issues in a user-friendly format that we hope will make the whole experience a little less stressful.
Most first time students move straight from the family home into rented accommodation. If you’re lucky enough to spend your first year in halls then at least you’ll have time to adjust to living away from home before braving the private rental sector and all the pitfalls that it can throw up. However, renting a privately owned property is a whole new ball game.
Most first time students move straight from the family home into rented accommodation. If you’re lucky enough to spend your first year in halls then at least you’ll have time to adjust to living away from home before braving the private rental sector and all the pitfalls that it can throw up. However, renting a privately owned property is a whole new ball game.
This guide will help you to make informed choices by taking you through the process step-by-step and advising you on the best course of action. We appreciate that the private rental sector is competitive so to give you the best chance of finding a suitable property we have tried to be as pragmatic as possible.
To keep the guide to a manageable length we have included links to other sources of information where appropriate. These are designed to give more information to those students that have a particular area of concern.
If you feel that you are already sufficiently prepared for the experience why not test your knowledge by taking our Student Accommodation Quiz. We should warn you that some of the questions have even sent the professionals clambering for their text books. For good solid advice: CLICK HERE !!
Monday, 28 February 2011
Beware the demon letting agents / Estate Agents
Manchester has loads of reasonably priced student accommodation and increasingly a glut of top-end flats and pads for the more affluent academic. In this section we focus on South Manchester, simply because that's where the majority of students choose to reside.This website for example has a complaint against one of them: philip james rentals.co.uk
Manchester Student Homes (MSH) is the Universities’ only official source of student accommodation in the private sector. Click here to visit our site
The Manchester Student Homes Code of Standards is a voluntary accreditation scheme for landlords and managing agents of student properties.Landlords who commit to the Code of Standards benefit from preferential advertising on our website and in our office.
Registering with MSH means much more than buying advertising space. When you register your properties, you are entering into an agreement to provide quality housing and follow good management practices. As a registered landlord you will be part of the MSH community, with the opportunity to participate in housing forums and keep abreast of government policy and developments relating to the private rented sector, as well as receiving impartial information and advice on all aspects of renting property to students.
Manchester Student Homes (MSH) is the Universities’ only official source of student accommodation in the private sector. Click here to visit our site
The Manchester Student Homes Code of Standards is a voluntary accreditation scheme for landlords and managing agents of student properties.Landlords who commit to the Code of Standards benefit from preferential advertising on our website and in our office.
Registering with MSH means much more than buying advertising space. When you register your properties, you are entering into an agreement to provide quality housing and follow good management practices. As a registered landlord you will be part of the MSH community, with the opportunity to participate in housing forums and keep abreast of government policy and developments relating to the private rented sector, as well as receiving impartial information and advice on all aspects of renting property to students.
Thursday, 24 February 2011
Are "anonymous" really Philip James staff ?
Hahaha her......hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha! You sound like you were the worst tenant in manchester. The world would be a better place without assholes like you wasting everyones time. Bet you don't post this comment. By |
bet this comment supposedly posted on 22 December isn't even real!! you are a real loser! By |
Are you still going on with yourself?! See you can't think of anything new to say, so now you've just re posted the old stuff. Get a life dickhead! Do let us know what happens with your so called 'court case'...more like waste of everybodies time!! bet when you lose you still won;t stop will you because you are too sad to accept things the way they are. Bet you don;t post this comment. WHich means that you have no idea what you are doing and are the spineless idiot you come across as. Shame on you! I hope they absolutely tear you to shreds if it ever gets to court. By What these "anonymous" people are forgetting is that NOTHING is anonymous in cyberspace. There are many many trails left behind to the clever people in the world of IT Stay lucky it's a scary world out there Bridgfords – lettings – sales 731 Wilmslow Rd, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6WF 0161 434 9719 |
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Worst letting agents in Manchester, Didsbury and Stockport
Here are some more of Philip James claims "de-coded" for those of us that don't use estate agent double talk. You know like "handy for the airport" meaning " it's at the bottom of the runway - with 24 hour noise.
Laura Kilbride,
" a combination of good customer service from us combined with the fear many tenants have of absent landlords. Tenants want to be sure when something goes wrong they’ll be looked after properly" - Well if good customer service means having to sue them for your deposit back in the Court and being reported to the Police for complaining about it.
“And landlords choosing to have their properties managed by us are happier too –Who says so? Certainly, the landlord of the property I am suing over is hardly likely to be "whooping with delight" at the prospect of appearing in court, over something he has little or no knowledge about is he?
Stay safe out there - The sharks will bite you hard!!
philip james rentals.co.uk
Laura Kilbride,
" a combination of good customer service from us combined with the fear many tenants have of absent landlords. Tenants want to be sure when something goes wrong they’ll be looked after properly" - Well if good customer service means having to sue them for your deposit back in the Court and being reported to the Police for complaining about it.
“And landlords choosing to have their properties managed by us are happier too –Who says so? Certainly, the landlord of the property I am suing over is hardly likely to be "whooping with delight" at the prospect of appearing in court, over something he has little or no knowledge about is he?
Stay safe out there - The sharks will bite you hard!!
philip james rentals.co.uk
Friday, 18 February 2011
Manchester Students and landlords are being targetted by Philip James
By Philip James - the self proclaimed lettings and estate agents of choice. The company is promoting itself via e mail, declaring how well it is doing on the behalf of students and landlords.
As usual with this type of unsolicited trumpet blowing you should probably stick it in your blocked senders and spam folder.
For landlords considering using this firm you should read this blog very carefully. The landlord of the property I had the Miss Fortune to rent from is named as a joint defendant on the current lawsuit. He probably did nothing wrong, however it is highly likely he will be called to court to give evidence.
At the moment landlords can probably get a great deal from most letting agents in Didsbury, Withington and the surrounding areas. Claims such as these (below) should be treated with caution - for example:
Laura Kilbride, Student Lettings Manager, Withington: “Properties managed by us have been flying out the door this year - in the first six weeks of 2011 we’ve successfully let over 50% of our managed properties.
Can be interpreted as "in the first six weeks of 2011 - half of our managed properties are empty" and as for properties "flying out of the door" could be interpreted as ----- Well you work it out.
Stay careful out there there are many perils and sharks trying to fleece you.
As usual with this type of unsolicited trumpet blowing you should probably stick it in your blocked senders and spam folder.
For landlords considering using this firm you should read this blog very carefully. The landlord of the property I had the Miss Fortune to rent from is named as a joint defendant on the current lawsuit. He probably did nothing wrong, however it is highly likely he will be called to court to give evidence.
At the moment landlords can probably get a great deal from most letting agents in Didsbury, Withington and the surrounding areas. Claims such as these (below) should be treated with caution - for example:
Laura Kilbride, Student Lettings Manager, Withington: “Properties managed by us have been flying out the door this year - in the first six weeks of 2011 we’ve successfully let over 50% of our managed properties.
Can be interpreted as "in the first six weeks of 2011 - half of our managed properties are empty" and as for properties "flying out of the door" could be interpreted as ----- Well you work it out.
Stay careful out there there are many perils and sharks trying to fleece you.
Monday, 14 February 2011
The complaints keep coming in about Philip james Didsbury
We aim to get these live as soon as possible, but in the meanwhile, please keep coming back here and using the "comments" section to get in touch. Some of your complaints have been forwarded direct to the relevant authorities.
For those of you with problems with Philip James, we hope to be having a "surgery" with our solicitor shortly.
Stay safe and take care
Thursday, 3 February 2011
How landlords rip off tenants: deposit scam that means a lost pan can cost a fortune
After years of leaky roofs, dodgy heating and other Rising Damp horror stories, students seemed to have stumbled into every available pitfall when moving into rented homes.
But yesterday the costly scandal of disappearing deposits, which sees hundreds of millions of deposit money disappearing each year into landlords' pockets - and reappearing (if at all) after months of delays and obfuscation - was laid bare.
A fifth of private tenants complain that all or part of their deposit has been unreasonably withheld, according to a report by the housing charity Shelter and Citizens Advice Bureaux.
The organisations said £800m of tenants' money was swilling around the system without stringent controls on how it was controlled. They have compiled a catalogue of abuse by landlords who have taken advantage of the relative powerlessness of tenants and refused to return deposits for spurious reasons.
Tenants are often unwilling to pursue cases through the courts because of the cost, the time it takes and the need for a landlord's reference to secure sought-after new properties.
Tenants, often among the less well paid and unable to get a foot on the property ladder, can be forced into crippling debt or in extreme cases forced to become homeless.
Students are among the worst hit, with 35,000 facing a summer cash crisis because of the difficulties of getting their deposits back from landlords, according to the study.
Verity Coyle of the National Union of Students said: "The arbitrary holding back of students' deposits are unfair, done with very little accountability and adds to the financial pressures students are under."
Among the cases charted in the study is a tenant who was charged £850 for "cleaning carpets and curtains and a missing saucepan". A Methodist minister who relocated with his wife and three young children was landed with a £1,346 bill that included £1,000 for cleaning and redecoration. The bill was eventually withdrawn but there was no evidence that cleaning or redecoration was needed or had happened.
Two students, aware of the problems of dodgy landlords took photographs when they moved in and arranged for the flat to be professionally cleaned before they left. Five months were needed to get their £700 deposit returned. Other stories have included a £55 bill for a broken plastic towel rail and a £250 deposit withheld because of a hole in the wall made by a drawing pin.
"Too many landlords treat rent deposits as their money, instead of money handed over to them in trust," David Harker, the chief executive of Citizens Advice, said. "Many do not even bother to give tenants a proper reason for failing to pay it back."
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