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Aaron said

Astha said
My friend and I went to see a flat in the Hudson tower in Bow. The price Oliver Knights quoted for the flat was so cheap for East London we instantly decided to take the flat. But we knew there had to be a catch so we researched Oliver Knights and came to the decision to go ahead with the tenancy.

We put down £500 for holding deposit initially and after repeatedly asking for a receipt and not receiving it we denied the estate agent we were dealing with (EDDY) the rest of our deposit. After asking for the landlords details and phone no for several days Eddy finally gave us his phone no. (Now we know this guy we thought was the landlord is also part of the scam) the 'landlord' named 'Eduard' sent us a copy of a legal letter he sent to the current tenants in the flat stating the end of the tenancy and proof that this flat was in his name and that he was real. At the time we believed him after seeing this document. We should have realised he was pretending to be the landlord which we did consider but because our current tenancy ends on the 30th September we took the risk. We paid Oliver Knights another £1200 then £1400 for one months rent in advance and 6 weeks deposit. So in total they have scammed us of £3100 and now we cannot get a hold of the agent or the landlord. 

Up until yesterday the landlord was saying how he will give us our money back and replying to my messages but today no reply. I have been getting cut off. 

We we have the deposit certificate for £1800 but even that doesn't help in getting out money back. 

My friend and I now have 15 days to find deposit money to find somewhere to live which is unlikely. 

I I cannot believe how easily these people have scammed so many people. We have contacted action Fraud, the police, the channel 5 program and are currently searching for a lawyer which we cannot afford!!! 

This is unacceptable, especially in the UK. And the fact that there is a huge lack of help and resolution for fraud victims in London is so disgusting. We loose thousands of pounds and so far there is no way of getting it back. 

Hi there

I too as a landlord and my tenant have been scammed by Oliver Knights. They kept my tenants deposit £3000+ rent, and never registered it even though they said they did. they never gave me the certificate. these guys are professional scammers. They operated under "Oliver Knights Properties LTD", company number 06593614 until march 2015. They closed that one after one of their directors David Marks allegedly ran of with hundreds of thousands of pounds. I called them when this happened and they said, go and get yourself a solicitor, it's nothing to do with them. They then registered "Oliver Knights property management limited" company number 09505230 on 24/3/2015 on Acton address. Since then, they have had hundreds of properties on Rightmove and taking tenants and landlords monies by the thousands. last few weeks, no one has been able to contact them. The company is still registered because the guys who bought the franchise run it from the Acton branch under this name. This is very clever, because all queries regarding "Oliver Knights property management ltd", leads to the Acton branch. They used these innocent guys in Acton as a cover up so when you call companies house and tell them what happened, they say, its still operating and not bankrupt. In the meantime, they have closed the canary wharf branch and the Finsbury branch having run off with clients money. The official director of Oliver Knights Property management ltd is Rayan Hoque. The guys who ran the Finsbury branch were Adnan Deen, Imran Mustafa (accountant) and Ayaz  Mahmood Khan. Whenever you asked for your outstanding rent, they would say it's up to Ayaz Mahmood Khan the new director to decide if we can give you any rent back due to closure of their first company. However, when you check with companies house, Ayaz mahmood Khan was never a director of "Oliver Knights property management ltd". The director listed is Rayan Hoque who seems to know what has happened. These guys are professional scammers and they are under the impression that thye are untouchable due to loophole in the law.

These are the guys you need to report to Police and trading standards and also Mr Rayan Hoque the director since ultimately, he is the only director registered. They all worked at the Finsbury branch. I think we should form a group and go to the Police and trading standards.

Hi Aaron,

I'd really like to speak to you about the Oliver Knights scam, I'm from a documentary TV production company. Please drop me a line on soniapavlovic@britesparkfilms.com.

Look forward to speaking with you soon.

If you suspect that the same people are using a different person as a director check companies house and check the PSI register since June 2016 Ltd companies are required to declare persons of significant influence failure to do so is an offence and should be reported to companies house.