| Fresh Start Living - freshstart living - Andrew Camilleri - Philip Wright - Alan Pierce |
| Property Investment Liars and Cheats |
| 11th of Feb, 2012 by PSK |
[email protected]
AVOID, AVOID, AVOID. FRESHSTART LIVING IS A SCAM
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Unfortunately I can vouch for the above, as an unwitting victim.
In good faith, I reserved 5 units at Victoria House in the summer last year. I was told that Freshstart living "owned" the property and that exchange would be within 1-2 weeks. Completion in September (for the start of the new school year, sound familiar?)
I paid £15, 000 reservation fees. No receipt was sent.
No exchange papers were sent until last month (after constant phone calls) and when they were finally sent about a month ago, they were unexchangeable, because they were to do with a different property - not even in Nottingham! Because they don't even own the property. (Surprise, Surprise). So, I am informed by my solicitor that the contract has been rescinded due to misrepresentation and breach of contract. But still no refund or reply to my calls and emails.
I have spent an enormous amount of time trying to recover my deposit money. So far, to no successful outcome. But I will not be giving up. These idiots are going to pay one way or another, believe me.
These guys are total scumbags. This is an orchestrated scam. They just "steal" the reservation fees for property they don't even own, ignore all correspondence and carry on, and then they fold the company. Worse if you actually do exchange (I didn't/ couldn't - luckily) they take the exchange money too. These conmen are psychopaths.
I was even told at one point that one of their salesmen who was sacked had gone off with an ipad and had collected deposit money illegally from clients. Sounds like a pretty good excuse to get some investors off their backs. Was anyone else told that?
One of the directors (Wright, I think) is the director of about 38 companies! And guess what? They are all slowly folding owing shed loads of cash. I really hate these Muppets; I cannot understand how they can get away with this sort of scam in the UK in 2012. How is it possible? I for one am going to make it my mission to make their lives as difficult as possible from now on.
I can tell you that if ever I have the misfortune to bump into any of these 3 clowns; Phillip Wright/ Alan (Paul John) Pierce/ Andrew John Camilleri, I am going to be greeting these MF's with a baseball bat to explain things to them more clearly. So keep looking over your shoulders guys - sometime soon someone is going to loose it with you and you will end up where you deserve to be - hospital.
Hopefully we'll get these guys behind bars soon. Total low life scumbag pondweed that they are.
Oyster, I have sent you an email.
P
AVOID, AVOID, AVOID. FRESHSTART LIVING IS A SCAM. |
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New BBC 1 series “The Legalizer” has just gone into production and aims to show consumers how they can fight for their rights, through the courts if necessary. If you’re feeling cheated, ripped off or badly treated the producers want to hear from you.
“The Legalizer” is presented by a highly qualified barrister who will use his knowledge of the justice system to show citizens that they are not helpless and can use the law to resolve things for themselves.
The series aims to show viewers how the Small Claims Court process works and how they can get justice for themselves. Fulcrum TV, the producers, say they’d like to hear from people who feel that they are out of pocket through no fault of their own and want to take the matter further:
“We’re looking for people who feel they’ve been badly treated and want redress. They may have tried to return faulty goods and been refused or paid for a service that was never delivered”. But it’s not just goods and services that The Legalizer will investigate “we’ll be looking into variety of cases, particularly where vulnerable people have been taken advantage of or where the elderly have been pressured into buying things they just don’t need”.
If you, a friend or a relative feel you’ve been cheated or ripped off or you think you’ve tried everything to solve a problem but with no joy then contact “The Legalizer.” Tel: 020 3372 8521 Email: [email protected] Write: The Legalizer, Fulcrum Television, 14 Bowden Street, London SE11 4DS |
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I am from China, and many Chinese investors were cheated!!!
I paid reservation fee for five student units in Nottingham last July, but last month, in January, their sales Steve, called me and told me that they could not finish the work and asked me to change to another project. I found that is suspicious and refused to change. This Monday, 13 Feb., I went to their office together with an agent from China, they sold student rooms for FreshStart, there I found out they even don't own the property, and neither do they have the planning permision. I found out they are cheating.
I asked the sales director, Paul Walker, to return me my money, but he refused. I have contacted the General Consulate of China in Manchester and they will give support to me if I sue them. And I will go to police station in Manchester city centre today, together with other vitim.
If anyboey want to join us to sue them, or, if you know somebody who were also cheated by this company, would you please / ask them to contact me ? The more people join in, the more influence this issue can make, the less people will be cheated.
My e-mail address is: [email protected]. I will stay in the Uk till 22nd Feb., and my mobile here is 0755 705 7930 . |
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CEO
Charles Cunningham, Radwell Grange, Radwell, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 5EU,
email -- [email protected]
http://www.freshstartliving.com/charlie-cunningham-bio.php |
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Freshstart Living Limited robbed me for 5000 GBP
Fresh Start Living is a twister company. I was interested in two bedroom flat in Empress Mill in Manchester. As a naive person, I paid them for reservation of the flat 5000 GBP in October 2011. They persuaded me that the building works already started and in 12-18 month Empress Mill will be ready.
Also in exchange of the contract I have to pay another 10 000 GBP. They offered me free solicitor, but I preferred another solicitor. My solicitor checked this company and found that they do not have even PLANNING PERMISSION to build this building. Now they do not answer on our efforts to contact with them. I am going to apply to a COURT, if they do not REFUND my money.
Do not trust to Fresh Start Living and do not pay them money without solicitors. |
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Freshstart Living Limited robbed me for 5000 GBP
Fresh Start Living is a twister company. I was interested in two bedroom flat in Empress Mill in Manchester. As a naive person, I paid them for reservation of the flat 5000 GBP in October 2011. They persuaded me that the building works already started and in 12-18 month Empress Mill will be ready.
Also in exchange of the contract I have to pay another 10 000 GBP. They offered me free solicitor, but I preferred another solicitor. My solicitor checked this company and found that they do not have even PLANNING PERMISSION to build this building. Now they do not answer on our efforts to contact with them. I am going to apply to a COURT, if they do not REFUND my money.
Do not trust to Fresh Start Living and do not pay them money without solicitors. |
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| Has anyone exchanged contracts with FSL and then had the deal pulled out ? This has recently happened to us with very little explanation .. we have no idea if they will keep to their word and refund us, we have also incurred many other fees as you would expect at this stage. Will keep posting any news of this 'non' transaction on this and other forums. |
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Like many others here, I foolishly paid £5ooo for a reservation. I have now read all the literature concerning this company and do not wish to proceed to contract even though the Company are pressing me.
Is there any way I can retrieve my ‘reservation’ money. I do not mind paying the £1000 administration but £5000 is too much and my solicitor informs me that this have been placed into ‘a protected pool’ rather than direct into FSL’s account. |
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| FS took £43k of us for 3 student pods in Montgomery House Manchester that turned out not to exist and are refusing to return our money coming up with all sorts of bull about selling them on and giving us a profit but seven months later and nothing has happened and they don’t even acknowledge or take emails or phone calls now. Also I believe the two sets of solicitors involved Gateleys and Stephensons have not acted in good faith in this transaction and its aftermath which is very worrying for investors. |
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| I am so sad that this company is still going. While the director swanned about in a Bentley, investors, lenders, solicitors - and big institutions at that - are being played off against each other. These buildings do exist. But they are not owned nor do they have planning. It is all down to getting enough deposits in and selling off plan, without even lifting a trowel. I am amazed at this new guy thinking he can float this company. Unless he has a major overhaul in mind of the scandalous practices that occur there. People are declared bankrupt - that is not to say they have nothing. They reinvent themselves in another guise and do what they know best. Ripping off punters, staff and apparently the Manchester Evening News thinkls the sun shines. It was a scam and it will be a scam. The projections are good but greed always gets in the way. DO your homework. Don't part with any money unless it is in your solicitors account. Have fun. |
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Fresh Start cheated a lot of investors, how can a company like this get floatation? I paid deposit to this company in the July of 2011 for their so called development in Nottingham, but their sales director Paul Walker refused to write down the exact date of the completion on the reservation form they offerred me, and also refused to pay me back my deposit even they can not finish the student house in Nottingham in August 2012 as they promised.
The reason they refused to give me my money back is that they didnt fail to deliver, but if there is no date of completion, they will never FAIL TO DELIVER. According to the information I got, when they sold the property, they didnt have both the planning permision and the ownership of the property. I put a post on the forum of Residential Landlord about my experience with Fresh Start, but their people asked me to take it off by threaten me their legal team was not happy about it.
English is not my native language, maybe the word I used in the post is not very suitable, but now I am writing a report to the local government in China about this company and my experience, definitely this time there will be no misunderstanding, because I am using my own language, and, the most important, I am telling the FACT, before truth, wording or grammatic issue can not be the excuse of lying.
If someboy can help me to get my money back, please contact me on:
[email protected]
or call me on me mobile in China: 0086-13113310382 |
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With regard to my previous post relating to Fresh Start Living, I would like to make it clear that was written during a time of considerable stress for me, when I was very upset. I cannot substantiate the claims that I made in relation to the alleged criminal liability of Fresh Start Living and the legality of their business dealings. Those claims are disputed in their entirety by Fresh Start. Further, I have no (and have never had any) real intention of causing physical harm to the Directors of Fresh Start. My comments in relation to Fresh Start and their alleged business dealings were a pure unsubstantiated rant based on my frustration and upset which arose out of the following factual circumstances set out below.
I retract my former post and, for the avoidance of any doubt, have set out below a factual summary of my dealings with Fresh Start, which gave rise to my frustration.
• In the summer of 2011, I was considering purchasing the leasehold title in 5 units at a property known as Victoria House, Milton Street, Nottingham (“Victoria House”) from Fresh Start Living.
• On 30 June 2011 a Fresh Start salesman confirmed to me by way of e-mail that Fresh Start had just acquired Victoria House. I understood from this that they had acquired the freehold title in that property.
• Fresh Start also stated in their e-mail to me of 30 June 2011 that exchange of contracts on the units could take place within 21 days, with completion in December 2011.
• On this basis, I entered into a Reservation Agreement with Fresh Start Living on 07th July 2011 in relation to units 616-620, Victoria House. I also paid a reservation fee of £15, 000 to Fresh Start in respect of those properties.
• To date, I have not received any valid documentation from Fresh Start for the exchange of contracts in relation to the purchase of the leasehold in those properties.
• I have since learned that at the time Fresh Start entered into the Reservation Agreement, it did not actually own the freehold title in Victoria House, nor, so far as I am aware, did it have any contractual right to purchase the freehold in that property.
• The Reservation Agreement provides that if Fresh Start and/or one of its development companies fails to complete on the sale of the freehold, the potential investor (ie me) is entitled to a refund of the reservation fee.
• Given that I believed I would have exchanged contracts within 3 weeks of signing the Reservation Agreement, or soon thereafter, and several months have now elapsed seemingly without Fresh Start having completed on the purchase of the freehold of Victoria House, or being in a position to exchange contracts for the leasehold of the relevant units, I have sought recovery of the £15, 000 reservation fee I paid pursuant to the Reservation Agreement.
• To date, Fresh Start have refused to refund the Reservation Fee to me. They say that there was no contractual obligation on them pursuant to the Reservation Agreement to be the freehold owner of Victoria House at the time the Reservation Agreement was entered. They also say that no time frame is stipulated in the Reservation Agreement for exchange of contracts in relation to the purchase of the leasehold title in the relevant units. Fresh Start say that this is because they cannot stipulate when they may be in a position to exchange contracts in case their purchase of the freehold is delayed.
• I am very upset and frustrated that Fresh Start have now been in possession of £15, 000 of my money for in excess of 7 months seemingly without being in a position to progress the sale of the leasehold titles referred to in the Reservation Agreement, but have stated that they are not prepared to refund that £15, 000 to me. In my opinion, it is completely unreasonable for them to retain my £15, 000 for a seemingly indeterminate period. Based on the above facts, I am very concerned that I will not recover my £15, 000, nor will the purchase of the leasehold properties proceed and I will be considerably out of pocket.
• It was against this background that I made my previous post. |
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Freshstart is a cheeky thieve, they took my 3000 pounds deposit on flat31 Bispham house, liverpool, and then told me it was sold already by the sales agent in June 2011.
However, when i searched the recorded data via landregistry, i found that that apartment was sold on 18th May 2011. And the owner is Freshstart itself.
Now they are refusing to return my deposit, and i was told that the deposit is non-refundable as it is stated on the deposit form.
You see, they orally told me the property was sold, and led me to give up buying the property. but then they just simple told us the deposit is non-refundable, and we have no evidence to say they sold the property to others because the property is under their name. What an ugly trick!
Also, there is no management company for Bispham House, and they are still charging me mangement fees! I paid them for 6 months already, and not willing to pay a penny again! because they are not managing the property at all. Everyone could come to check the mess here.
My email: [email protected]
Anyone would like to sue the company together please contact me. |
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Really dishonest and unethical company. My advice is to stay far far away. Perhaps even leave the planet earth.
I lost tens of thousands.
In my case; They have failed to deliver on selling property they categorically stated (in writing) they owned but DID NOT OWN (Victoria House, Milton Street, Nottingham - Check the land registry). Now, they are trying to keep my deposit money under the guise of signing a “non refundable” deposit.
They said they owned the property, conversion was almost complete and we would exchange contracts in a few weeks and complete before the end of LAST YEAR. It turned out that they NEVER even owned the property in the first place. They now expect to keep my deposit (and many others that I am in direct contact with) in case they might be able to purchase this property at some undefined point of time in the future. Totally unacceptable and unreasonable in the eyes of the law.
They obtained "deposit" money from me by MIS-REPRESENTING THE FACT THAT THEY OWNED THE BUILDING and REPRESENTED AN UNREALISTIC TIMESCALE FOR PURCHASE. I relied upon their representations prior to signing the purchase agreement. This was, in the opinion of my solicitor; either negligent or Fraudulent behaviour. You decide.
Now, after spectacularly failing to obtain the freehold to the property for over ONE YEAR and after ignoring most of our phone calls and emails they expect to keep our money?
Disgusting and outrageous behaviour. Not a reputable company at all.
They have acted despicably after their mistakes and refuse to pay us back the deposits that you owe us. |
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If you believe you are the victim of financial wrongdoing, write to;
Tony Hetherington at Financial Mail, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TS. |
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Hi all,
We've had the following request from The Times newspaper aimed at anyone affected.
I am a journalist for The Times and I am interested in hearing from people who have invested in 'student pods' through companies like Fresh Start Living. Please contact me at [email protected]
Leah |
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Montgomery House landlords are taking action against Fresh Start Living who are failing to honour their rental guarantee agreements. A number of landlords have received nothing since June 2012!!
This situation is alarming as we understand that all pods in the property are currently rented out to students, many of whom have handed over rents for the entire academic year to Fresh Start.
However Fresh Start appear to have so far pocketed the money as many landlords have either received bad cheques or are being fobbed off with the following excuses - promises to pay by the end of the week; computer systems failure; or blaming individual employees as dishonest, incompetent or both!
If you have had similar experiences with this company please contact us via
"I am a journalist for The Times and I am interested in hearing from people who have invested in 'student pods' through companies like Fresh Start Living. Please contact me at [email protected] |
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| FSL are not paying rents to many owners of student pods at the Greenock Halls site. They do not reply to customer inquiries, do not pay rents, do not provide information about the HMO registration for the units, do not do their job in general |
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FSL Management Montgomery Limited trading as Fresh Start Living placed into liquidation
RSM Tenon has been appointed by the Secretary of State as liquidators to FSL Management Montgomery Limited following a winding up order made earlier this week. The company traded with a number of other companies under the name of Fresh Start Living.
The company has been placed into liquidation following the non-payment of rent in excess of £140k to investors in Montgomery House, a student property in South Manchester. Students living at Montgomery House will be unaffected by the Liquidation.
A spokesperson from RSM Tenon commented “we are liaising closely with the investors during our on-going investigations in order to support them throughout this process”.
Any investors or creditors of FSL Management Montgomery Limited should contact RSM Tenon by email
[email protected] |
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There is now a single collective forum to enable Investors in any of the Freshstart Living/FSL companies to voice any concerns/problems we may have had. Please use it, and publish the following website address wherever you can. Hopefully, this will prove beneficial for the many people who have invested money in fresh start living property investments.
www.freshstartlivinginvestors.blogspot.com
also, direct email : [email protected] |
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