Brixton property developers Lexadon: Gerry Knight fined £175k under Proceeds of Crime Act

[editor]

Excellent result

Community union celebrates massive win as landlords Lexadon fail to enforce a rent increase of 74% on a Herne Hill resident

ACORN Lambeth, a local group of the community union ACORN, have managed to defeat multi- millionaire landlord, Lexadon, who initially tried to enforce a rent increase of 74% on a Herne Hill residen…

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[editor]

Excellent result

Community union celebrates massive win as landlords Lexadon fail to enforce a rent increase of 74% on a Herne Hill resident

ACORN Lambeth, a local group of the community union ACORN, have managed to defeat multi- millionaire landlord, Lexadon, who initially tried to enforce a rent increase of 74% on a Herne Hill residen…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

Charming Jerry has responded in person:

The tenant in question had benefitted from a low rent for many years.
The landlord increased the rent to the current market rate in line with other similar properties at the block.
All negotiations were made directly with the tenant only.
Acorn and others certainly had no influence on the landlord’s actions.

 

[Tropi]

How can this crook and his gang get away with never doing what he should be doing? Like fixing the flats for the ripped off tenants, for example?

 

[Tropi]

I'll reply to my own question. People don't get organised enough to kick some shit. Much easier to do nothing and let him get away with extortion and bullying, supported by a dodgy council that has been in power for millennia and should be voted out and replaced by a Green.

 

[editor]

Looks like Lexadon can't think of any reason why a tenant might choose to post a review under a different name.

 

[Tropi]

They probably get a bonus for being absolutely horrible to people. THAT'S A WARNING! They treat renters like SHIT.

 

[editor]

Another satisfied customer:

 

[Tropi]

They should advertise as a company for masochists. 'Like being treated like rubbish?'

 

[editor]

And the shit reviews keep on rolling in:

 

[Tropi]

Is Lexadon worse than Foxtons? Discuss.
No discussion. Yes, they are. They are fucking evil.

 

[Tropi]

I don't really know where to post this, so here it is

Homes seized from landlord in Merton who ignored complaints

Merton council uses the Housing Act 2004 to divert rents and fund the repairs over the next year.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[two sheds]

shame they're eventually returning them to the owner, really. Compulsory purchase would be useful

 

[RoyReed]

shame they're eventually returning them to the owner, really. Compulsory purchase would be useful

Not compulsory purchase, just confiscation with no financial redress. Serve the fuckers right!

 

[two sheds]

certainly if they bought a few years ago and have made a profit on the whole deal

 

[Tropi]

If it makes them lose any money whatsoever, it's something.

 

[two sheds]

they'll likely put the rents up afterwards though, because of "improvements we've made"

 

[editor]

Lexadon's response to just about every negative review is to claim that the comment hasn't come from an actual tenant - like they're going to give their real name and email address to the review.

 

[editor]

Damning piece here. This is the same property they tried to enforce a 74% ret increase on.

Collapse at The Quadrangle: Neglect by landlords Lexadon puts residents at risk

On Sunday, 22 October 2024, at approximately 8:30 a.m., residents of The Quadrangle in Lambeth were shaken by the collapse of a wooden structure from the first floor of their Grade II listed buildi…

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[Pickman's model]

not october 2024 I think you'll find

 

[freshapple]

View attachment 444321not october 2024 I think you'll find

We don’t know yet though!

 

[editor]

Jerry Knight and his lacky have started commenting on the article with their usual arrogance. It's not their fault at all, apparently.

Collapse at The Quadrangle: Neglect by landlords Lexadon puts residents at risk

On Sunday, 22 September 2024, at approximately 8:30 a.m., residents of The Quadrangle in Lambeth were shaken by the collapse of a wooden structure from the first floor of their Grade II listed buil…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[editor]

So Jerry Knight is blaming everyone but his own company.

There has been no neglect by Lexadon who have only recently acquired the site which is in serious disrepair.

A resident got in touch with a document showing that far from taking over the site ‘recently,’ Lexadon actually took over ownership in April 2023.

That’s 1 year, 5 months and 22 days ago.

 

[editor]

Lexadon being shit landlords again:

Brixton mega-landlord Lexadon forced to cough up £15K in another licensing bungle

South London mega-landlord Lexadon has been forced to cough up £15,290 to tenants after failing to get proper paperwork for one of their 750 properties. The embarrassing blunder will leave operatio…

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[Tropi]

Lexadon being shit landlords again:

Brixton mega-landlord Lexadon forced to cough up £15K in another licensing bungle

South London mega-landlord Lexadon has been forced to cough up £15,290 to tenants after failing to get proper paperwork for one of their 750 properties. The embarrassing blunder will leave operatio…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

HAHAHHAHHA! Only £15,290 in fines?! It should be much more!

It's amazing that this guy is not in jail. Maybe they are waiting until someone dies in one of his properties, then something will be done.

 

[editor]

Another satisfied customer:

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This review has now ben updated:

 

[teuchter]

Looks to me a bit like the author of the Brixton Buzz article may have got things confused - I think the text it displays (talking about mould and broken windows etc) is referring to another case, not the Lexadon case. I think it's another case that was being used as precedent for what should happen when a landlord doesn't have HMO licences in place.