Lettings agent kicked off university books following complaints

Jan 30 2012 by Jonny Greatrex, Sunday Mercury

A LETTINGS agent has lost its Midland university accreditation after it charged a student tenant for removing TWO FLIES from her window ledge.

Campbell Property had been listed as a member of the Midland Landlord Accreditation Scheme, which is run by Birmingham University for students in the city.

Now it has been kicked off the scheme following a series complaints which were reported in the Sunday Mercury.

The Wiltshire-based firm ordered Birmingham City University undergraduate Katie Evans to pay them £290 for cleaning Edgbaston digs after she moved out.

The 20 year-old, of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, said she left the property spotless.

But the lettings agent sent her photos of two dead flies on a window ledge, along with other shots, as evidence of the work they said they had to carry out.