AVOID!
Unfortunately, Goldcrest made the task of getting my late father's home ready for market more time-consuming, more expensive and more upsetting than it needed to be. I hired them to repair damage done by a leak from the apartment above to the ceilings in the bedroom and the bathroom, and to replace the damaged carpets in those rooms. The quote was vague so I emailed them to ask if their work would cover all areas and they replied saying yes. I emailed them again, saying I would hire them on the understanding that the carpets in the bedroom and the bathroom would be replaced. They replied that they would take on the work. Their carpet fitter then obviously let them down and he only replaced the bedroom carpet. Goldcrest should have rearranged the replacement of the bathroom carpet or offered a discount on their invoice, but instead they said the original quote didn't include the bathroom carpet and demanded full payment. They knew the apartment was in a retirement complex so maybe they assumed they were dealing with a vulnerable, elderly client who they could treat this way. I forwarded the e-mail exchanges I had with them where they said their repairs would cover all areas and where I said I would only hire them if they replaced the bathroom carpet, but in response, they simply threatened legal action if I didn’t pay the full amount. Do yourself a favour and avoid them at all costs.
EDIT TO RESPOND TO GOLDCREST’S REPLY: This doubling-down and gaslighting is exactly what Goldcrest subjected me to whenever I tried to reason with them. To take their points in turn: 1) I sought clarity on two separate occasions after reviewing their unclear quote. I emailed, “Can you confirm that the repairs would be done to the bedroom, the bathroom and the in-built wardrobe as the quote doesn’t make it clear?” They replied, “Our quotation does include all areas.” Then I emailed, saying I would hire them “for the replacement of the carpets, on the understanding that the carpets will be replaced in the bedroom … and the bathroom.” They replied, “This is great news,” and accepted the work. If they never intended to replace the bathroom carpet, they should NOT have accepted the work after I said that was a condition for me hiring them. 2) Why would a carpet-fitter, who apparently thought he was only hired to replace a bedroom carpet, randomly take it upon himself to clean a client’s bathroom carpet?! Goldcrest’s story makes NO SENSE. I didn’t hire them to clean carpets, I hired them to replace them. And btw, the carpet did not look like it had been cleaned at all, and I had to hire a very good local carpet-cleaning company afterwards to do the job properly. To reiterate, this is a retirement complex, and it concerns me that Goldcrest think they can routinely hoodwink vulnerable, elderly clients like this. DO NOT REWARD THEM WITH YOUR BUSINESS.
25. november 2025
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