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“I viewed a property with Martin & Co for a rental...”

Written on: 20/03/2012

I viewed a property with Martin & Co for a rental property in Chelmer Village, Chelmsford Essex
From the time of the first phone call it was a shocking display of incompetence. Somehow we managed to arrange a viewing despite the very inexperienced young lady not really knowing her job; she had a serious lack of knowledge regarding the property Martin and Co were advertising. During the viewing I said "the main reception area was dark and there was a lack of natural sunlight due to the small window", the girl replied "its OK if you turn on all the lights" this was in the middle of the day! We had only been there about five min before another couple knocked on the door to view the property (obviously double booked) the agent said we should show our-self’s round upstairs so she could also show them the downstairs, we didn't see her again for about 10 Min's. Finally when we went down stairs and stood about while the other couple asked questions, finally we got to speak to her again, she was clueless about everything. Despite her lack of knowledge we were interested in the property and asked her to contact us ASAP to discuss the referencing once she found out the answers to our questions, simple stuff like "when is the property available to move in?". she didn't call back, when I called them back I spoke to someone else who rudely informed me that the property was no longer available. Avoid Martin and Co Chelmsford at all costs, they had no idea how to be professional and were rude and seemed only interested in the sale commission. I can only speak about the staff at Chelmsford and have had no dealings with other branches of Martin & Co