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While I am aware many people have had good success finding a new home through Pittis I can’t say the same, I was looking forward to moving in to a home finally only to have the dirty game played by Pittis Ryde.
I will start with anyone who is wanting to find a home through Pittis but has the unfortunate financial situation where the council will be helping to pay the rent alongside you paying it is unlikely the agreement will go through despite having your offer accepted and vetting process starting.
My partner, my 18 month old a I are trying to get out of our 1 room property which the council have kindly provided, my partner found a property on Castle Road. Having gone to a viewing and liking the property she made the offer for full amount, few days later she was contacted to say the landlord had accepted our offer and Pittis now wanted to proceed with the vetting stage. Having filled in the tenants offer which ask how rent would be paid this is when they in my knowledge were made aware of the fact the council would be helping with a portion of the rent. Details were sent to the council of the property we intended to rent, they were happy just want to know what the deposit amount was. My partner tried serval times to contact the Pittis Ryde to get this information being told she would get a call from the agent dealing with the property. After a week I believe of no contact my partner finally made a call again managing to talk to the agent dealing with the property who regretfully informed us that the landlord was now deciding to sell. Now here comes the dirty from Pittis and if it was not them they definitely know what was going on and allowed it so.
I some what disappointed and upset did a lot of research, having some what little knowledge of legal rights due to my career background a family member with law degree I found it interesting that a property which in my opinion had me let agreed was now just going to be sold end of. So I found our rights and told my partner that is our offer had been agreed by the landlord the property should have been removed from the market and no further offers could be accepted. What I found interesting was while I was doing research I was also searching for another property for us to move in to only to come across the very same property we had just been told was now going on the sale market to be on Zoopla as let agreed. I contacted my partner to ask if she had been contacted by Pittis and the agreement was being honoured after all, which she informed me that she had had no further contact from Pittis. A friend had also informed me that there was a letting sign outside the property. This was confusing as at the time of seeing the property and having offer accepted there had been no let sign.
My partner rang Pittis Ryde to enquire as to what was going on, to be inform by Pittis that the property had been sent to Pittis Newport to be put on the market however was sent back to Pittis Ryde when the landlord had decided they wanted to put it back on the rental market however as a winter let for 6 months, which would still have been fine with us. Being we had already made interest and be accepted why did they not contact us to continue the rental agreement process again.
Now here comes the opinions which I believe are back by facts, Pittis has given the landlord know of how to back out of the agreement he had changed his mind on despite having approved us and let agreed to us. They have used a loop hole which is frowned upon and another case for my solicitor.... Read more
4th Dec 2025 (13 days ago)