Submitted by CAT (not verified) on Thu, 05/06/2008 - 09:20.
My partner and I have been the victim of a scam by Foxtons and a dumb (or dummy?) landlord who got ripped off himself by their fees they already got sued over by the OFT. Funny enough, not only did the agent, Mr. Procter never provide a proper draft of a rental agreement in the first place (he did so, when I was considering renting another flat in a very prestigious location near Whitehall;-) but HE (not the landlord) was the only one who ever signed the whole agreement aside from him forcing my partner's signature right on the spot from her (the usual "it won't be there anymore schema) Nor did he ever bother to send the same draft to my office for review before asking for guarantees.The place dubbed "Marble Arch" only had one thing about Marble Arch, the fact a Arab Grocery on Edgeware Road is close to it...As she has Middle Eastern roots, they obviously thought her to be an easy pray and "match" for this environment. Which her modern Western education and upbringing did not fit in there. Nor with daily "Bazar" and dozens of families with hundreds of children making noise all day long (not to mention buses going 24/7 in front of the bedroom window)I am sure, the poor fellow (his name is "Shame", pretty matching for a Foxtons customer I believe;-) has only been a victim of Foxtons himself, but he should finally accept and understand, who caused him that. And not freak and spam tenants who he never even signed a rental agreement for in the first place(!) Any similar experiences?I'm sure, there are hundreds of those, not just on Edgeware Road...
Foxtons Scammed Stupid Landlord trying to rip off ex-tenants