Shameful people
Shameful people. Especially Sarah.
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Shameful people. Especially Sarah.
Well trained con merchants
A lot of people have been taken advantage of, as they look professional and legitimate.Had Display Pic Recoup Loss:USE.
I invested 20000 when the investment was due to mature, Beech turned the investments into loan notes which were due to be paid March 2024. Many unanswered phone calls, submitted claim have all been ignored. The company raised a substantial amount through this scheme, are there any loan note holders out there that have receive any communication from Beech.
Maybe class action needs to be considered and an approach to the media.
Same situation with Co living project. I paid 20% and the reservation fee and no one is responding to my emails.
Received an email from this company from a mailing list. I’ve never heard of them before, nor have I ever invested with a different company. Where did they get my information from? Massive red flag!
Hi
Can I get in touch with Javier, Paul and Angela? I m experiencing the same situation you had and my case was Ancoats Gardens apartment which I paid the 20% deposit including the gbp5k reservation fee and I encountered the same service staff as well.
In 2022 I invested through Thirlmere Deacon circa £45,000 as part of the payment (20%) for a 1-bedroom in a development called Co-Living in Manchester which was being developed by Beech Holding. As an early buyer I was given a package worth around £18,000 of furniture and some additional services.
In November 2023 I was informed by my solicitor that Beech Holding didn't get the building permissions and that their hard stop day to finish the property was December 2024 and therefore, they will not finish the project on time. The suggestion from my solicitor, following Beech Holding's contract was to request reimbursement which should have been given back to me in 10-working days. Today we are over 50-working days later and I have still not received any reimbursement. To make matters worst, I have yet to receive any correspondence from Beech Holding apologising or giving me an explanations of what is happening with my money.
Thirlmere Deacon as the vendor have stated that they contacted Beech Holding and that their offer was for me to invest around £30,000 more in order to get a flat from another one of their developments, or as a second option, litigate against them, and apparently they mentioned that they didn't have enough funds to repay me.
Through Sarah Bourne I also got news that they will sell my flat and then they will reimburse me. Which is completely wrong. They have the funds to reimburse me but they are simply crooks that don't want to lose any money. I earn my money through hard work and now they just have decided to keep it and give it back with no compensation whenever they want.
I personally contacted Stephen Beech via LinkedIn. He is the owner of Beech Holding, and 1-month later, he hasn't even bother to reply to my email. He is the owner of the company so this should tell people what to expect from the company itself.
I am in the process of litigating and going to as many social media possible to let others know of who they are and to avoid others putting themselves in this position.
I am not the only one in this situation, I am close friends with other investors, plus there are a few that still don't know what is going on and are expecting to receive flats by the end of this year.
Do not invest with Beech Holdings, I have other investments and never have I dealt with such a group of disrespectful people that don't even bother contacting you back once they have your money. Simply shameful what Beech Holding does.
Unfortunately I can’t give zero.
I invested in loan notes and the capital should have been returned by 2020.
Beech got into a mess financially and I’m still waiting for my capital to be returned.
I gave written to Joseph Swartz at beech to ask what is going on, but he hasn’t bothered to answer me. Do not invest or get involved with these crooks
I am sharing my recent experience with Beech Holdings, Manchester, regarding a 1-bedroom flat in Ancoats development that I aimed to invest in. I intend to share this to guide others who might find themselves in a similar situation.
While I was aware that the £5,000 reservation fee for the flat was non-refundable, James Webster of Beech Holdings personally assured me that a refund would be provided if my mortgage application was rejected. Relying on his promises, I went ahead with the reservation, only to have my application subsequently rejected. The reason given was the building's overpopulation with students - a crucial fact conveniently omitted from our initial discussions by James Webster, who had sold me the property.
Upon the rejection of my mortgage application, I was abruptly handed over to Sarah Bourne of Beech Holdings. Her approach was not only unhelpful but also lacking in understanding. She introduced an unexpected refund condition, stating that a refund would only be considered if I faced 'four' rejections, a term that had never been communicated to me at any point. To make matters worse, after my initial application, lenders altered their stress level tests and increased their deposit requirements, effectively leaving me without any suitable mortgage options available.
My takeaway from this experience is stark - do not hand over a reservation fee to Beech Holdings unless you are prepared to lose it. Their handling of my situation suggests that they're a company willing to make up rules to fit their agenda, and their customer service leaves much to be desired.
I hope my review offers some insight for anyone considering investing in a property in Manchester, particularly through Beech Holdings.
Keywords: Beech Holdings, Manchester, James Webster, Sarah Bourne, Stephen Beech, Reservation Fee, Mortgage Application, Refund Conditions.
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