After paying a holding deposit a month in advance, passing references, and arranging everything, the landlord told the tenants on the actual moving day that he had changed his mind about renting the property. The reviewer warns others to stay far away.
139c Rotherhithe Street, Rotherhithe, SE16 5QT
· SE16 5QT
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Add your review to unlockOne day before move-in, the landlord and his parents backed out, leaving the tenant effectively homeless after a van was booked, with no apology or sympathy. Every proposed solution was rudely rejected. He also reportedly tries to impose his own contract containing several illegal clauses.
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