Dear Otis,
In relation to the property you rented as a tenant through Joseph’s I would like to address the points you have raised.
Our owner director Joe did call you to address his concerns in relation to the call you made towards our Lettings Manager. We work hard as a company to provide the best standard of service towards our clients and we do expect that to be returned to our staff who are working hard to resolve any issues you may have.
The maintenance issue regarding your shower was that it was working, and it was running warm, just not boiling hot.
We arranged for a plumber to contact you to arrange a suitable time to visit. You made the plumber aware that it was not urgent . When you had spoken with the plumber on several occasions you were not satisfied with their timeframe or their attitude towards you, and asked us to arrange a second plumber. Following this call on the 14/9/23 we arranged with a second plumber to arrange with you to visit, which they did the following day on the 15/9/23. We received the quote from the plumber on the 26/9/23 which we put forward to the landlord. Upon receiving the quote, the landlord confirmed he would attend the property himself, which he did on the 29/9/23 and the issue was resolved on that day.
You contacted our office regarding your smoke alarm to say the alarm was beeping. We advised you change the batteries. A week later you contacted the office again to say you were unable to remove the batteries. We requested a photo of the smoke alarm which you sent us. The photo appeared to show batteries that needed to be changed and if you could attempt to change again. Your next correspondence to us was that you had cut the wires. Shortly after this, the landlord was visiting to resolve the maintenance issue with the shower and fixed the smoke alarm for you too.
With regards to your comment on lack of communication, I can see there have been 53 emails across the 6 months of the tenancy, as well as multiple phone calls.
I appreciate you are currently frustrated as you are still waiting for your deposit to be returned. As explained on the phone with you today, we have been liaising with the landlord and yourself over email and are waiting on the landlords confirmation on the deposit release.
Some of the content of the review is untrue and unfair. We worked closely with you to enable you to vacate the property early with no financial penalties and looking over the correspondence you have been satisfied with the service you received. We feel that we, and the landlord, have been very accommodating to your situation throughout.
We are not able to monitor further correspondence through Trust Pilot, any further communication you require, please contact our office directly.