“Professional house share....the advertising sign states outside it's houses; yet get inside it's another matter. You are sharing with people who don't get up go off to courses; to better themselves, or concentrate and upload their CV to job sites; actively attend interviews and work trials, no; you share the house with lazy, smoke all over the house unemployed, inconsiderate folk.
Who just make a nuisance of themselves by keeping too much eyes on you; because they haven't got a life. Empire will 'lie' too you in those signs; it's disappointing that you end up bagged with people who don't want to improve there life. Sure anyone could find themselves unemployed; but do something about it!
I found the room electric sockets were 'dodgily faulty.' The sockets couldn't charge my walkie talkie correctly, and I needed it for work. My Walkie talkie kept bleeping too tell me the charge isn't coming through; and quite a few times I felt an electric surge; run through my hand off those electrical sockets.
Empire have a habit of locking the boiler. For a 'professional' house share I find this unacceptable. You are treating us like kids. If you go to work early; it's a nuisance, because the water is cold, how can you bath in that? If you could have adjusted the boiler slightly; you could have at least got warm water.
The electric bill isn't always paid; even though their are 6 of us in the house; paying rent. Why? Why are we left weeks without electricity? When our fridge food rots, and our freezer food defrosts unscheduled; who will compensate us? Not Empire; suddenly they stop coming anywhere near the house if theirs a problem. Tenants had to stand together and refuse to pay rent until Empire paid the electrical bill.
This was the only time Empire actually cared. The bill was paid after several weeks of protest; but they never apologised or compensated our £70 food/grocery bill. (That price for each tenant)
The Manager Paul Tanner; won't come and meet you face to face, and say hi; but he's happy to greet your occupied room with your possessions behind your back! He likes to stop by and go through your items removing; hooded tops, chains for locking up something securely, I.D paperwork, under arm deodorant, movies and drinking all your juice; that you stocked up on, for work purposes.
Paul creeps about these houses when your at work. I use to come home from work to vile body odour smells; that were not in the air, before. People would say Paul's been here again. Tenants even caught his visits on video. He enters rooms obsessively; when your not there, yet will never meet you and say hi; I find that creepy!
I would say to anyone; if you want peace do not rent a room from Empire. They have not even invested in fire doors; so doors slam hard all night, because they are so light to pull shut, and flimsy, these doors are not strong and secure; I had many, many rough, sleepless nights because when those doors slam; in the dark it is as if someone is in your room! Yes, if your on a landing where your doors almost kiss; next door has no gap away from you; you will feel every slam shudder through you; startling you; it's no good for your heart as your constantly on edge!”
