Former boss of Leeds student lettings company Providence Properties, Tariq Zaman, was arrested recently and held by police, suspected of committing acts of money laundering and fraud. According to the Yorkshire Evening Post, the former boss of the student accommodation company, the one that was investigated by BBC Watchdog, was arrested. The YEP also states … Continue reading Tariq Zaman arrested over money laundering allegations
If you remember the follow up programme that BBC Watchdog did on Tariq Zaman, some kind soul has uploaded it to YouTube so you can watch it back. It shows Nicky Campbell interviewing students in Leeds saying how Zaman has withheld money owed to them. In this video you also see Zaman looking around a … Continue reading Tariq Zaman on BBC Watchdog
I guess it has to happen. If you post about Providence Properties apparently scamming students out of money and Tariq Zaman refusing to give them their money back, despite being found guilty in court, you’re going to attract some attention. The two posts have received loads of comments from students who have had their money … Continue reading MrDaz gets threatened over Tariq Zaman and Providence Properties post
I was just talking to some students from Leeds the other night, after the BBC Watchdog programme about Tariq Zaman and Providence Properties. It seems that the student union is well aware of both Providence Properties and Tariq Zaman, and has contacted him on numerous occasions to get deposits back that rightfully belong to students, … Continue reading Tariq Zaman
You might remember the posts I made a while back about Tariq Zaman and his Student Property Company in Leeds. It seems that students in Leeds are still upset over the practises of Tariq Zaman and his company, and there is a protest planned for this weekend on Saturday January 30th, between 1pm and 3pm. … Continue reading Student Property Shop protest
You may remember the posts I made a few weeks ago about the letting agents in Leeds who appeared on BBC Watchdog. The posts generated a lot of comments from angry people who claimed to have had their deposits kept by Providence Properties. They were very angry indeed. As a result of the posts I … Continue reading BBC Watchdog doing a follow up story on Providence Properties
The recent Watchdog programme on BBC1 showed a great number of students in Leeds who were unable to get their deposits back on lettings they’d taken out with Providence Properties and Tariq Zaman. We’ve received a great many comments and emails on the subject, with some people suggesting that Providence Properties had setup under a … Continue reading My Homez
As a landlord myself I’m very interested in the property industry and very keen to hear about news relating to the letting industry, and the news I just saw on BBC 1’s Watchdog about Providence Properties in Leeds was quite shocking. It seems that Providence Properties have been withholding deposits from students in Leeds, refusing … Continue reading Providence Properties keep students money in Leeds
