Tenancy review for 121 Fitzwilliam Street in Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield rented via Maf Properties

“Overpriced for poor service”

121 Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield, S1 4JP View on map

Overall Tenancy Rating: 4

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Moved In: 23/06/2017

Rent: £760

Date reviewed: 6 September 2019

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Letting agent review for Maf Properties, Sheffield

Agency rating: 1

MAF properties were the worst thing about living in this property. They were constantly emailing us in the evening to say they’d be holding a viewing at our flat the next morning (aka not giving the legal minimum notice). One time, with no notice at all they let themselves into my one bedroom flat as I had literally just stepped out of the shower. Having a stranger let themselves into your home while you are stark naked is a horrible experience and I never felt safe there again. I received a phone call to “apologise” but Dan Simpson made a big joke of the whole thing and was basically laughing at me about it. Disgusting experience.

The agency also doesn’t take deposits but they very clearly hike the price of rent up to cover it, meaning it’s money you end up paying anyway but never get back. But they try to make “no deposit to pay” sound like a positive. I’d rather have a deposit, as we left the property in great condition. We’ve heard from other tenants that they then do try to claim more money off you for damages if they can. Speaking of deposits, I paid a £50 “deposit” to rent a TV off them which they never gave me back even though I left the TV in the property when I left as they requested.

They are useless at maintenance. I believe we waited about 6 weeks at one point to have our washing machine fixed. When they did eventually arrange to get it fixed they gave us about half an hours notice and we didn’t really feel like we could refuse them entry at that point when we’d already waited so long.

They were also absolutely useless with noise complaints. Both years we lived here we had really inconsiderate neighbours who would play very loud music constantly, especially in the small hours of the morning during exam season. Despite many many complaints to the letting agent they clearly never took any action as it persisted throughout our tenancy.

They even charged us a “checking out fee” both years even though we never moved out in between. When we questioned them about this they said we still had to pay it. A con through and through.

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Property review for 121 Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield

Property rating: 7

The fittings are nice - good shower, nice kitchen, all the white goods - washer-dryer, dishwasher, big fridge etc. Felt like some things were missing - for instance there isn’t a table to eat at. In the one bed she you get a very short coffee table, and then a desk in the bedroom. There is nowhere for two people to sit and have a meal so you end up having to put more furniture in the “fully furnished” flat even though there isn’t really space for it. The amount of space in the bedroom is ok if you don’t have much stuff but we needed a lot more storage so once you’ve added more furniture it is cramped. It would be enough space for a single person to live there but the rent is far too much for a one bed flat if it’s not shared between two people. For the price (about £800pcm when we lived there) you could rent a much better place.

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Area review for Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield

Area rating: 6

The area is convenient. It is close to the shops in both directions. It’s not a very nice place to be at night. It’s right next to Corp nightclub (a pro or a con, you decide).

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