L Taylor14th Nov 2023 (18 days ago)
I rented with Portico Leyton for a couple of years. It was one of the worst companies I've had the displeasure of dealing with.
It took 14 months for them to fix the sink, I was having to wash in the kitchen sink and only eventually came when I was in the process of getting my own plumber in to attend.
Then they wanted to put the rent up 30% despite the area comparables being a lot lower and them literally doing zero improvements or anything to warrant such a high increase other than greed. After I left, I note that it was marketed at the price I suggest I would pay that they didn't agree to... Also, this was meant to be a fully furnished property when I moved in, but turns out they didn't bother to actually furnish and just gave me a chest of drawers and then said it's my responsibility with no help at all...
I've rented for 20 years and am a decent tenant, but I was treated so abysmally by this company that I would really warn anyone to be careful when renting through them. Also, the landlord was actually a really good man and when I spoke to him he was also horrified how they were treating tenants, so it's not always just landlord - but agents that are so bad to tenants.
Also during check out they wanted to charge me for spiders that moved in after I had vacated and took a month to return my deposit...
Bring on the rental reform bill so companies like this can stop treating people so badly.... Read more
14th Nov 2023 (18 days ago)
Anonymous Homeseller2nd Nov 2023 (30 days ago)
Efficient, prompt, very easy to communicate with and pleasant to deal with. Very happy with the results of our house sale.... Read more
2nd Nov 2023 (30 days ago)