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Old May 7th 2010, 8:21 am
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Nothing to do with me - just passing it along because I figure it'll be of interest to those of you who rent ...
We are completely community focused and aim to be the number one impartial rental resource in Australia. Have your say about a property you have rented, or an agent you have dealt with and let a future tenant know the HomeTruth!

http://hometruth.com.au/
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Old May 7th 2010, 8:35 am
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Haha, some of these are comedy gold!

Interior
Interior fine, poor storage....can't fit anything in kitchen cupboards

Exterior
Has a balcony but you can't use it as it is constantly covered in grime from the exhausts of trucks delivering food, or garbage trucks taking the bins away

Management
Had no hot water for a week

Neighbourhood
Bin's are picked up EVERY morning at 6:30, right under your window. Wake up to smashing glass, even on Xmas day and NY day. Drunkern fights outside your window every weekend. Restaurants cleaning their bins with a power hose at midnight, every night.

Comfort Level
Awful. Worst place I've lived in my life. Great if you never want a lie in or a relaxing time at home

Appliances & Furnishings
There are none, air conditioning smells
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Old May 7th 2010, 9:27 am
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You do not need to supply any personal informaton to leave a review, we have designed a completely anonymous sytem.
What if the landlord reviews his own property ?

or a Tenant who never paid rent and gets kicked out gives a slightly untrue review ?
 
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What if the landlord reviews his own property ?

or a Tenant who never paid rent and gets kicked out gives a slightly untrue review ?
Hopefully extreme reviews on either side will be discounted and a fairer picture will emerge over time.
Great idea
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Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
What if the landlord reviews his own property ?

or a Tenant who never paid rent and gets kicked out gives a slightly untrue review ?
there is always BE
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Old May 7th 2010, 11:08 am
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Originally Posted by BriBri UK
Hopefully extreme reviews on either side will be discounted and a fairer picture will emerge over time.
Great idea
Problem is that each property only has one tenant at a time, often for 1 year plus, so more than one review will be very rare, for a long time.

A good idea, but open for abuse, by either side.

According to the site:

Best & Worst Property
0% 23 Smith Street, Macdonaldtown, Nsw --
90% 115a Janet Street, Merewether, Nsw
The best rental agent got a 100% rating because other agents lied about the property buyers and price offered ! Buyers ??? It's a rental site
 

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