Tenancy review for Justines Place Bethnal Green in Mile End, London rented from John Molony
“Possibly the worst human to grace the earth.”
Overall Tenancy Rating: 5
★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Moved In: 30/04/2017
Date reviewed: 25 March 2021
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Landlord review for John Molony, London
Landlord rating: 1
I couldn't imagine a worse experience. John needs to be sectioned. I have just seen the other reviews and wish I knew this website existed sooner so I could warn the poor tenants that followed us.
The toilet broke the day we moved in, John threatened to evict me when I asked for it to be repaired and to be honest I couldn't be bothered with the headache so I hired someone to fix it myself. John was a general nightmare for the year and a half of our occupancy but I'm going to skip to the final month because it was ABSURD. We asked John to fix multiple things over the course of a year to which he refused. As soon as we said we were moving out he sent workmen round as he obviously knew he couldn't rent it in the condition it was in. He even came round himself to 'fix' things; completely unannounced and without notice. We told him this was unacceptable but he ignored our messages. One day, a housemate came home from work and John was in my bedroom, acting extremely shifty. I feel sick imagining how many times he was in my room without getting caught. At this point we wrote formal warnings, stating that he was not permitted to enter the property without permission or 24 hours notice (as the law states) and that one of us needed to be present. He ignored these warnings and emerged from the depths of hell once again. It was at this point we realised the door can't be fully locked from the inside, so even if we were home and locked the door from the inside, John could still open it.
The next day, John waited outside our property until everybody had left, then entered. He obviously didn't realise I would be back so soon, but still refused my calm requests for him to leave. The workman he had brought with him sensibly said "John, if the lady doesn't want us here, I am not going to stay." John grew frustrated and threatening. I ignored his aggression and called the police.
Finally the workman convinced John to leave. I escorted them to the door to make sure John actually left. When we were walking down the stairs John turned around and started screaming in my face... I told him to calm down, at which point he laid his hands on me and raised his voice further. My housemates were intimidated by John, but personally I don't like to be pushed around by homophobic and racist bible bashers so I physically threw John out of the house and barricaded the door. This is when the police walked around the corner and John tried to get them to arrest me for assault (lol).
After we showed the police our formal warnings and Johns responses (which were a tirade of harassment and threats) they advised him that I acted with reasonable force as he was illegally trespassing after harassing his tenants - so if anyone was to be charged, it was him.
Me and my housemates have been lucky to have had only positive experiences with other properties since leaving John's cesspit... I like to think we paid our dues (and then some). I dread to think that he has probably rented to people that haven't been able to move past their experiences with him.
The reason I write this review is that I went to the house today to pick up a parcel I accidentally sent there and the neighbours told me it has been empty for a very long time. So hopefully it will stay that way and John will not have the opportunity to inflict his insufferable ways on anyone else.
I hope the tenants after us that suffered have moved on to much happier places and can now laugh about the stress John caused them like we now can :)
PS - we're pretty sure John is a tax evader.
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The toilet broke the day we moved in, John threatened to evict me when I asked for it to be repaired and to be honest I couldn't be bothered with the headache so I hired someone to fix it myself. John was a general nightmare for the year and a half of our occupancy but I'm going to skip to the final month because it was ABSURD. We asked John to fix multiple things over the course of a year to which he refused. As soon as we said we were moving out he sent workmen round as he obviously knew he couldn't rent it in the condition it was in. He even came round himself to 'fix' things; completely unannounced and without notice. We told him this was unacceptable but he ignored our messages. One day, a housemate came home from work and John was in my bedroom, acting extremely shifty. I feel sick imagining how many times he was in my room without getting caught. At this point we wrote formal warnings, stating that he was not permitted to enter the property without permission or 24 hours notice (as the law states) and that one of us needed to be present. He ignored these warnings and emerged from the depths of hell once again. It was at this point we realised the door can't be fully locked from the inside, so even if we were home and locked the door from the inside, John could still open it.
The next day, John waited outside our property until everybody had left, then entered. He obviously didn't realise I would be back so soon, but still refused my calm requests for him to leave. The workman he had brought with him sensibly said "John, if the lady doesn't want us here, I am not going to stay." John grew frustrated and threatening. I ignored his aggression and called the police.
Finally the workman convinced John to leave. I escorted them to the door to make sure John actually left. When we were walking down the stairs John turned around and started screaming in my face... I told him to calm down, at which point he laid his hands on me and raised his voice further. My housemates were intimidated by John, but personally I don't like to be pushed around by homophobic and racist bible bashers so I physically threw John out of the house and barricaded the door. This is when the police walked around the corner and John tried to get them to arrest me for assault (lol).
After we showed the police our formal warnings and Johns responses (which were a tirade of harassment and threats) they advised him that I acted with reasonable force as he was illegally trespassing after harassing his tenants - so if anyone was to be charged, it was him.
Me and my housemates have been lucky to have had only positive experiences with other properties since leaving John's cesspit... I like to think we paid our dues (and then some). I dread to think that he has probably rented to people that haven't been able to move past their experiences with him.
The reason I write this review is that I went to the house today to pick up a parcel I accidentally sent there and the neighbours told me it has been empty for a very long time. So hopefully it will stay that way and John will not have the opportunity to inflict his insufferable ways on anyone else.
I hope the tenants after us that suffered have moved on to much happier places and can now laugh about the stress John caused them like we now can :)
PS - we're pretty sure John is a tax evader.
Property review for Justines Place Bethnal Green, Mile End, London
Property rating: 3
It was ok. Just about liveable. A lot of stuff was broken, there was mould. Generally dingy. The landlord refused to fix everything.
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Area review for Mile End, London
Area rating: 10
Beautiful, right next to Victoria Park, quiet and good transport links. The canal is right there too for lovely morning strolls.
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