http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2988.htm "Im trying to find a 3/4 bed house thats in fairly good condition. I went with New Era Agency last year and they havent given us any problems but was warned off from Tullys cos students have had bad experiences with them, problem is is that they have loads of properties on their books and dont want to leave it too late cos lots of people are looking round already. Has anyone had any problems with them? would you warn me off? does anyone know of a good agency/landlord that they may have had/have? We've tri" ... (Click here to read the rest of this message) (by miniminogue)

Visit upsu.net/forums to get chatting with the rest of the student community.]]> en-gb Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:44:08 GMT Copyright: (C) 2008 UPSU.net - Portsmouth Students' Union online. Please visit www.upsu.net/conditions for conditions of use. admin [at] upsu.net http://www.upsu.net/rss/about 60 http://www.upsu.net/templates/forums/images/forumimages/forums.jpg http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2988.htm http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3245.htm#3245 http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3245.htm#3245 limelou Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:44:08 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3140.htm#3140Im so glad i never went with them, luckily i was warned off them in my 1st yr so went with another agency that so far hasnt given us any trouble! I can categoricaly state that in NO circumstances will i ever give Tullys my business...EVER!! I would rather be homeless!!!!!

Message edited by: miniminogue at: 26/02/2007 10:35 ]]> http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3140.htm#3140 miniminogue Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:34:58 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3130.htm#3130
I was e-mailed by an ex-student who suggested you reviewed them on there... :dry: ]]> http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3130.htm#3130 tomworman Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:34:32 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3086.htm#3086
STEER CLEAR OF TULLEY'S ]]> http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3086.htm#3086 tomworman Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:09:20 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3083.htm#3083Well Cant say I had any problems with them yet but I dont actually live in the house yet. Signing up and paying for it was very straightforward and they were quite helpful.

however their Telephone mannor is very poor, often due to the fact they dont know what they are talking about and Yes, they get stroppy if you cant do something. Fools...

But At the end of the day it is just down to pestering them every single day, and if neesd be Contact the LANDLORD directly to raise your Disgust

Get used to that telephone manner. It won't get any better when you are paying them hundreds each month.
At the moment my house is having to bring in parents to try and sort out our front door and back gate both of which aren't secure enough for some insurance policies. Tully's were told about it 4 weeks ago, viewed it during the inspection 3 weeks ago, and emailed about it 1 week ago. Each time there was no response from them.

Also with the comment about the Landlord, try to get in contact with them or ask the current owners what they are like. We have found out that some problems in our house has stemmed from the landlord having arguments with builders/plumbers and so they refuse to do anything anymore. With a stubborn landlord and a lazy estate agent nothing ever gets done! ]]> http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3083.htm#3083 Luize Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:20:42 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3065.htm#3065 http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3065.htm#3065 torapoole Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:26:20 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3058.htm#3058
however their Telephone mannor is very poor, often due to the fact they dont know what they are talking about and Yes, they get stroppy if you cant do something. Fools...

But At the end of the day it is just down to pestering them every single day, and if neesd be Contact the LANDLORD directly to raise your Disgust! ]]> http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3058.htm#3058 luke.thompson Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:49:42 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3052.htm#3052 http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3052.htm#3052 jadey baby! Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:35:17 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3051.htm#3051 http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3051.htm#3051 grahamruk Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:05:30 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3038.htm#3038
Does anyone know if there are many 3 bed properties on the student housing list? ]]> http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3038.htm#3038 miniminogue Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:34:43 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3004.htm#3004 http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3004.htm#3004 hughgb Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:49:07 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3000.htm#3000 http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,3000.htm#3000 miniminogue Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:23:58 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2997.htm#2997The house was not tidy or clean when we moved in. The rubbish had not been put out for a long time and we were informed of builders in the house at very short notice.
There was a leaky roof which was above my room. We eventually got it fixed but as a result there was mold on the ceiling. Tullys knew about this as they had just painted over it before we moved in but had done nothing to find the cause.
I was left with mold on my ceiling from the start of Sept until last month. It took a lot of bugging and hassling to get them to do anything about it.

Out back gate is starting to rot and nothing has yet been done about it...the women noted it when she came around for the inspection as well as a builder that reported it back to them. Still nothing!
Our front door rattles even with dead bolted. It doesn't seem to be the most secure yet they haven't done anything about it either. We have a hoover that is likely to be older than the house and doesn't really work much. We were meant to be getting a new one before xmas when they went shopping for some.

They can be really rude on the phone and in person. If they say you have a choice about something and you want to take the option of the choice (ie changing a date/time for them coming around as it isn't convinent...which they meant to do legally I think) They get very cagey and rude. Telling you they don't have any time and they HAVE to do things then.

Really not worth the hassle!
Wait until the uni list comes out, you will be able to be sure the landlords are good and that the property is in working order. Just looking around houses you can miss things like leaks/dodgy doors/drafty windows. ]]> http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2997.htm#2997 Luize Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:32:20 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2993.htm#2993 A number of major faults that they promised would be fixed (including leaking sewage drain leaking outside the front door!) before we moved in were not fixed for about a year after we moved in....and only then after major hassling. Their manor was really offhand whenever we would ring or call in to chase up repairs.

The only advice I would give if you do choose to go with them or any other agency is to get everything in writing - if they say they will do repairs, if you have any complaint or correspondence.... bring in two copies to them and get them to sign and date yours.

This way they are more likely to do the repairs rather than fob you off, and you will have proof of your complaints if you ever do have to take it further with legal action or the council.


elle x ]]> http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2993.htm#2993 ellegray Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:02:15 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2992.htm#2992
http://www.port.ac.uk/lookup/news/title,60146,en.html ]]> http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2992.htm#2992 jadey baby! Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:14:00 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2991.htm#2991
Unfortunately I can't give you an examples of why they're dodgy - only that I've heard the same thing. Sorry that's not exactly concrete evidence! ]]> http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2991.htm#2991 AlexA Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:08:23 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2990.htm#2990 http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2990.htm#2990 jadey baby! Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:28:36 GMT General discussion > General student chat http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2989.htm#2989
Take a look at this site:

www.lindashouses.co.uk ]]> http://www.upsu.net/go/int/rss/-/forums/v/message,27,2989.htm#2989 limelou Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:06:13 GMT General discussion > General student chat