J & E Shepherd Letting - Page 2

njw · 4th January 2005, 04:00 PM

93 nethergate? flat 3/2?

I think I used to be your next door neighbour.

Red_Baron · 4th January 2005, 04:16 PM

Sorry my flat is off Perth Road (Fords Lane). The number is right though, next door was 3/2

corduroyboy · 6th January 2005, 01:22 PM

Conversely, does anyone know of any good letting agencies, or does such a thing not exist?

xdavidx · 6th January 2005, 02:03 PM

I think private is the way to go

seonaid · 6th January 2005, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidXdisco

I think private is the way to go

every private landlord i've had have been crap

i don't think there is such a thing as a good landlord

thought my flat was going to shepherd but it's going to someone in union street: benovol or something

apparently they're the only letting agency in dundee who are a member of the national letting institute

they might be good: i'll find out in due course s'pose

njw · 3rd February 2005, 03:04 PM

to bring this up again, is anyone here who has raised their concern over the company willing to write a statement about their experiences with J&E Shepherd that could be used in an official complain we are making to various bodies? You can remain anonymous if you wish, and it would be a massive help to demonstrate that this is not a one off and that the company is in fact notorious for its dismissive and unprofessional treatment of clients. Any help would be incredibly useful and very much appreciated. Even a little paragraph would be great.

seonaid · 5th February 2005, 06:34 PM

but surely if it was done anonymously any tom, dick or harry could say they've had bad experiences with j&e shepherd even if they'd never let a flat from the company

gord · 5th February 2005, 11:22 PM

If you guys have so many complaints, you should totally do something. Nico, you're doing the right thing. I've had similar problems with various people in the past, but I didn't know anyone else who had the same problems, so it's good it wasn't a one-off with you guys. If they are technically an estate agents, then I suggest getting in touch with the Estate Agents Ombudsman.

www.oea.co.uk

Get their arses kicked!

perkino · 6th February 2005, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by corduroyboy

Conversely, does anyone know of any good letting agencies, or does such a thing not exist?

To try to bring hope to all of you who find the renting game depressing have no fear I.B Murray & Son are here. They take really good care of their tenants, to be honest we were total wankers when we moved in but they handled everything very fairly. they repair things asap and are very polite.
I've seen 4 of their flats and they have all been in very clean and well decorated.

Reasonable, fair and don't decorate like it's 1979. awwww bless them.

Schmurgle · 6th February 2005, 11:52 PM

i am with shepherd's but have only had the place for just over a month. no problems really to report but they havent picked up furniture which they said they would do in a week and that was reported when we first moved in.

I have heard a story from a friend who knew someone who had a flat with shepherd and when thay came home from work one day there was a letting agent and a client in their house showing them around even though the person had no intention of moving. All these bad reports are quite worrying though, especially when i live in a shepherd flat!!!

earmuffin · 2nd August 2006, 10:18 PM

I'm currently looking for a flat in Dundee, and after reading this thread i'm dead disheartened!
It's not just on this website I've heard bad things of Shepperds... It's a fucking travesty that they own such a monopoly on the market. I suppose it's basically because they are cheap,making them the only option for a lot of students.

I'm with Blackadders right now, and I have to say, they've been great for me.

Who is anyone/everyone on here letting from? Are they any good?

Tommy Sports · 3rd August 2006, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by earmuffin

I'm currently looking for a flat in Dundee, and after reading this thread i'm dead disheartened!
It's not just on this website I've heard bad things of Shepperds... It's a fucking travesty that they own such a monopoly on the market. I suppose it's basically because they are cheap,making them the only option for a lot of students.

I'm with Blackadders right now, and I have to say, they've been great for me.

Who is anyone/everyone on here letting from? Are they any good?

I'm with Sydhar (their office is just up past satchmos). The company is run by 2 old guys, both really friendly and approachable. Our shower broke a week after we moved in and 2 days later we had a brand new one installed.

Schmurgle · 3rd August 2006, 11:07 PM

After being with Shepherds for over a year the overall service has been OK. Our last flat was flooded and in the beginning it felt like they were doing nothing about it but a month later they have rehoused us to a flat 10 times better than our last place for the same price per month. We wont be moving back to our old place as they haven't even began clearing out the mess but this wasn't down to Shepherds it was the person who owns the flat. They have a bad reputation but this is down to the amount of flats they have. At the moment we couldn't be happier with our new flat but no doubt in 6months time I'll be bitching about them again.

samuraisloth · 4th August 2006, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schmurgle

i am with shepherd's but have only had the place for just over a month. no problems really to report but they havent picked up furniture which they said they would do in a week and that was reported when we first moved in.

I have heard a story from a friend who knew someone who had a flat with shepherd and when thay came home from work one day there was a letting agent and a client in their house showing them around even though the person had no intention of moving. All these bad reports are quite worrying though, especially when i live in a shepherd flat!!!

was that me who told you? that happened to a girl I used to work with.

I was with them for four/five years and they were ok except when someone broke into our flat and fooked up the door so it didnt close at all. They refused to pay for it and said that it was my contents insurance that should pay for it, however my insurance company stated that it was thhe flat owners building insurance that should cover it. Shepherd's refused to send anyone out (yes we were safe enough to spend the night in a house with no door). We just got a joiner and he billed Shepherds and we never heard anymore about it.

4th January 2005, 04:00 PM	#16 (permalink)
njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,208	93 nethergate? flat 3/2? I think I used to be your next door neighbour. __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

6th January 2005, 01:22 PM	#18 (permalink)
corduroyboy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Harajuku. Posts: 2,191 Band: The Jasper Conran Affair, Lord and Lady of the Manor, 100 Worried Mothers, Slev=>Cheq	Conversely, does anyone know of any good letting agencies, or does such a thing not exist? __________________ Boy, you blow it every time

3rd February 2005, 03:04 PM	#21 (permalink)
njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,208	to bring this up again, is anyone here who has raised their concern over the company willing to write a statement about their experiences with J&E Shepherd that could be used in an official complain we are making to various bodies? You can remain anonymous if you wish, and it would be a massive help to demonstrate that this is not a one off and that the company is in fact notorious for its dismissive and unprofessional treatment of clients. Any help would be incredibly useful and very much appreciated. Even a little paragraph would be great. __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

5th February 2005, 11:22 PM	#23 (permalink)
gord of the rings Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,728	If you guys have so many complaints, you should totally do something. Nico, you're doing the right thing. I've had similar problems with various people in the past, but I didn't know anyone else who had the same problems, so it's good it wasn't a one-off with you guys. If they are technically an estate agents, then I suggest getting in touch with the Estate Agents Ombudsman. www.oea.co.uk Get their arses kicked! Last edited by gord : 5th February 2005 at 11:26 PM.

4th January 2005, 04:16 PM	#17 (permalink)
Red_Baron Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Dundee/Alyth hybrid Posts: 1,492 Band: 15 Minutes	Sorry my flat is off Perth Road (Fords Lane). The number is right though, next door was 3/2

6th January 2005, 02:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
xdavidx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Glasgow. Posts: 6,997 Band: Spitelicker, LOLsquad.	I think private is the way to go

5th February 2005, 06:34 PM	#22 (permalink)
seonaid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: dundee Posts: 590	but surely if it was done anonymously any tom, dick or harry could say they've had bad experiences with j&e shepherd even if they'd never let a flat from the company

6th February 2005, 11:52 PM	#25 (permalink)
Schmurgle Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: schmurglesville Posts: 964	i am with shepherd's but have only had the place for just over a month. no problems really to report but they havent picked up furniture which they said they would do in a week and that was reported when we first moved in. I have heard a story from a friend who knew someone who had a flat with shepherd and when thay came home from work one day there was a letting agent and a client in their house showing them around even though the person had no intention of moving. All these bad reports are quite worrying though, especially when i live in a shepherd flat!!!

2nd August 2006, 10:18 PM	#26 (permalink)
earmuffin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: I'm there. Posts: 1,649	I'm currently looking for a flat in Dundee, and after reading this thread i'm dead disheartened! It's not just on this website I've heard bad things of Shepperds... It's a fucking travesty that they own such a monopoly on the market. I suppose it's basically because they are cheap,making them the only option for a lot of students. I'm with Blackadders right now, and I have to say, they've been great for me. Who is anyone/everyone on here letting from? Are they any good?

3rd August 2006, 11:07 PM	#28 (permalink)
Schmurgle Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: schmurglesville Posts: 964	After being with Shepherds for over a year the overall service has been OK. Our last flat was flooded and in the beginning it felt like they were doing nothing about it but a month later they have rehoused us to a flat 10 times better than our last place for the same price per month. We wont be moving back to our old place as they haven't even began clearing out the mess but this wasn't down to Shepherds it was the person who owns the flat. They have a bad reputation but this is down to the amount of flats they have. At the moment we couldn't be happier with our new flat but no doubt in 6months time I'll be bitching about them again.