MIS-SOLD, MISLED & 38,369.50 OUT OF POCKET BUYERS/INVESTORS BEWARE
Aspen Woolf (Agent) and Priestley Homes (Developer) mis-sold me an apartment that never existed! I signed for a 45m2 Apartment - but it turned out to be just 39m2.
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL'S planning confirmed that it was only ever meant to be 37.45, very strange, hey?
Yet the FACT of the matter is that Aspen Woolf sold me a 45m2 apartment. That is not just a mistake - I SIGNED A CONTRACT BELIEVING I WAS BUYING A 45m2 APARTMENT. That is BREAKING THE CONTRACT AND BREAKING THE LAW.
Despite the clear mis-selling, Priestley Homes has FRAUDULENTLY kept my deposit. Aspen Woolf admitted they handed my £5000 reservation fee over to Priestley Homes and kept £1000 administration fee, Aspen Woolf offered me £1,000 as a "full and final settlement," a token gesture I refused, because where I am sat they got me into this mess by selling me something that did not exist in the first place, introducing me to fraudulent developers and failing in their duty of care.
I am £38,369.50 out of pocket (including legal costs). I later discovered that Nathan Priestley and his whole family have a colourful criminal history, which Aspen Woolf never disclosed.
Many other buyers have had their flats undervalued by £42000-£60000+. This is a pattern, it is NOT just bad luck.
THINK TWICE before dealing with Priestley Homes or Aspen Woolf. CHECK EVERYTHING, get Legal advice (not just the one they recommend), get your own, and PLEASE don't fall into the same trap.
If you are another buyer affected and have purchased something in the Leeds/Bradford, Yorkshire area, search for the Great George Street Buyers group."
May 1, 2025
Unprompted review