Considering a rental from Philip James Lettings Didsbury?? BEWARE!!

Considering a rental from Philip James Lettings Didsbury?? BEWARE!!

You should always choose your letting agent with care. My experience with this company has been horrendous. Trying to extort money for "admin" (£150) this was to ring someone to clean a cupboard, although they haven't replied to my letter.


The staff in Didsbury - namely Danielle Beswick and her angry sidekick Nadia Fortune appear to be in control of the illegal withholding of deposits.

This story will continue until they repay my stolen money.

There is  much more to come and leaflets are being prepared as a handout at their offices and through the doors of their available properties. In the meantime, choose you rental with great care.


Students in Manchester are particularly vulnerable to poor practice. If you have had a similar experience with this firm please post comments or contact me.

Here is some advice from shelter:

What if there is a dispute about getting my deposit back?
Your landlord or agent is only entitled to keep all or part of your deposit if they can show that they have lost out financially because of your actions, for example, if you have caused damage to the property or you owe rent. Ask your landlord or agent for a breakdown of the specific costs that they are taking out of your deposit. Your landlord or agent cannot keep your deposit to cover putting right normal wear and tear. There are rules on what costs can be deducted from your deposit.
if you cannot agree, the dispute will usually go to the county court.

How to get your deposit back - WITHOUT proof of bills

Miss-Fortune and Danielle Beswick from Philip James will try to insist you provide proof you have paid all your bills (probably a delaying tactic) to hold on to your cash. However you should !! Click Here !! to down load the full booklet from the TDS who hold their deposits. In particular, section 8 deals with this issue.

Recession?? What recession at THE PHILIP JAMES PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Company Information The status of THE PHILIP JAMES PARTNERSHIP LIMITED recorded at Companies house is: Active THE PHILIP JAMES PARTNERSHIP LIMITED was first registered at Companies House on 20/05/1998 as a "Private Limited with share capital" company, registration number 03567803. On the last annual return they registered as SIC classification code 70310, stating that the main activity of the company was "Real estate agencies". The company last filed accounts on 16/03/2011 of type "TotalExemptionSmall".
Registered office address C/O FERGUS & FERGUS, 24 OSWALD ROAD CHORLTON CUM HARDY M21 9LP (Find all company directors at M21 9LP )	Telephone Number 01612560808
Directors Mr Philip Anthony Nolan ACA
DIRECTOR: NOLAN, PHILIP ANTHONY MR Appointed: 04/05/2001 Date of Birth: 21/01/1967 Nationality: IRISH No. of Appointments: 10 Address: 30 HAZELBROOK ROAD TERENURE DUBLIN 6W IRELAND IRISH Country/State of Residence: IRELAND SECRETARY: BIDDLE, ELIZABETH JANE Appointed: 16/01/2006 Nationality: BRITISH No. of Appointments: 2 Address: 15 CHASELEY ROAD SALFORD LANCASHIRE M6 7DZ
The below financials figures are extracted from accounts filed on 16/03/2011 at Companies House  and digitised by ukdata.com . Cash at Bank From the most recent set of accounts filed by THE PHILIP JAMES PARTNERSHIP LIMITED their cash at bank in 2010 was: £1,762,989

They're all at it !! Letting Agents from Hell

What did rogue letting agent Michael Gill (above) do after fleecing landlords and tenants of £800,000?
Er, move across the country and set up in business again.

Gill, 39, was this month banned from running companies for 10 years following the collapse of ­London-based The Property Bureau (UK) with debts of £2million.
More than £300,000 in rent wasn't passed to landlords over the previous two years. Another £14,000 was due to tenants, who were expecting their deposits back.
No accounts were filed over four years and Gill's wife Tracy was also banned from company directorships for three years.
During the liquidation, Gill pleaded ignorance and poverty. But the ­Insolvency Service found that he was "in charge of the day-to-day running of the company" and his wife sold their North London house six months later for £1.5m.
The pair now live mortgage free in a £500,000 house in the West Country.
We tracked Gill down to Charles Barnard, an estate agency in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. Its website was registered eight months ago to Gill's flat in North London.
Gill didn't want to comment on The Property Bureau (UK), as ­investigations were "ongoing". He said he was "assisting" the owner of Charles Barnard but, as he was not handling client's money, "trust is not an issue".

Nadia Fortune @ Philip James just dosen't get it !!!

Yes I received another threatening letter from her today - she will sue me for £5000 unless I apologise for this blog and dance through her hoops. I have damaged their business etc etc Blah Blah.

Well the letter accompanied me to the bathroom where a suitable use for it was found, and then it was hygenically disposed of.


It's simple Miss Fortune and Miss Biddie and Miss Beswick, remember in court when you told the Judge you would refund my deposit??? Hello!! No mention of swiping £30 quid off it was there??

REFUND MY £30 OR WE WILL BE BACK IN COURT - I BELIEVE YOU HAVE STOLEN IT! 

YOU TOLD THE JUDGE YOU WERE SENDING IT ME - YOU LIED IN COURT TO A JUDGE - HE TAPED IT!!

Landlords from Hell: Jon Snow on Channel 4's Dispatches

Private tenants feel powerless when facing problems with their landlord, Shelter research reveals, as Jon Snow investigates Landlords from Hell in Channel 4’s Dispatches.

You can ( CLICK HERE) To watch a clip and get more advice from Shelter.

There are tenants and students suffering right now all across Manchester and Didsbury in similar circumstances to those highlighted by Jon Snow.

Philip James are at it again!!

Despite agreeing in court on the 14th July 2011 to refund my deposit, this despicable company have sent me a cheque which is £30 short.

I have never agreed to this deduction and they made no mention of it in the court before the Judge. The whole case was recorded and therefore I am sure they must be slightly deranged if they think they can continue to with hold my money.

I have advised them that I will be issuing further proceedings to recover my money. I really believed they would comply with the agreement they made in court, however even if they had withheld £1 of my money I would still issue another civil suit against them.

They are again threatening to sue me for £5k plus costs for continuing to inform the world about their activities, and if that is what they do, so be it.

No Matter How much you feel Cheated

If the estate agent lets you down, the dog has eaten your slippers - happiness is a cigar

(CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO)

TICK TOCK....TICK TOCK....

Estate agent steals £69,000 to tackle debt problems

Written on February 15, 2011 by Nathan Cameron in Debt Management News

The owner of a property lettings firm in Rugby has been caught stealing more than £69,000 from his clients to pay off his debt problems.
Stephen Greenwood, who lives in Coventry, has been jailed for twelve months for collecting rent on properties his lettings agency managed but not passing the cash on to the owners of the properties. He was also found to have sent statements to the landlords informing them that the money had been paid to them.
In Leamington Crown Court, Mr Greenwood admitted four counts of fraud totalling £19,000 in ill-gotten gains. He also asked for a further 59 fraud charges to be considered, these amounting to £50,000 in stolen rent money. He has also been banned from being the director of a company for up to four years.
Mr Greenwood’s legal representatives explained that he had launched his lettings firm, Greenwood Homes, in 1985 whilst also waiting for a substantial return on a property investment in Spain. It was claimed that he stole the money in order to tackle his debt problems and keep himself in business.
However, his attempts were unsuccessful and the business closed in October 2009, which was when the landlords of properties managed by Greenwood Homes started to notice their rent payments were missing.