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Unsure but so many strange random postings??????

Is that the same Gary Davies that used to be a Radio 1 DJ, I always wondered what had happened to him .
Is he now a Chartered Surveyor ?

Are you saying that Steven Simon and Gary Davies are one and the same ?

CVS must be desperate!!  First it was pages of telephone company crap, then utility bill stuff now trolls, funny ha ha...

Interesting posts 'heartless lurker' whoever you are...  Much more interesting than the rubbish CVS are posting on this page, so let's hope George Osbourne really does knacker these cowboy outfits, and the crooks at CVS get exposed!

If CVS only charge on a no win no fee basis what is your problem with this?

If you're running a business, you may make contracts with other businesses to buy their goods or services. But as a business, you may not have the same rights and protection as an ordinary consumer.Your rights will depend almost completely on what's in your contract. If you're a sole trader you count as a business buyer rather than as a consumer for any contracts you make for your business. When you buy goods or services from a business for your own business, you'll need to check your contract very carefully and it's as simple as that and it's no good moaning about it later.

Well there are fair trading contracts, and then there are CVS contracts!  As you are clearly associated with CVS, you should try reading RICS Code of Practice seeing as CVS are currently affiliated to RICS.

Got 4 phone calls today in work asking for the owner. First we took their number and he said he was a friend of a friend trying who was coming to Ireland and wanted to meet up with the owner. Later, on the fourth phone call admitted they were lies, and was incredibly rude to a co-worker and director of the company. Acting quite disingenuous talking down to her. I think they are with PH Media group but cannot confirm. If bothered treat with caution... Very rude, cut throat on the phone and show a huge lack of respect and genuine interest in honest business. In my opinion they are not there to help you. Hope this helps.

Can anyone let me know if Utility Bills Helpline are as good as they claim to be?
They have promised me several thousand pounds in refunds in my bills with no up front fee
What have I got to lose , I may as well have a go ?

I posted the first 3 comments with this name and then some sad sod hijacked it with the 4th comment! Anyway if that's how you get your kicks more power to your elbow.

I thought Colliers were a proper firm, but if they are recruiting deadbeats from CVS then I stand corrected. It seems this whole industry is too soiled and complete reform should come in to force the shysters out of business.

There are plenty of genuine posts on this forum exposing CVS, and in particular those attached to the company with criminal convictions, Jason Peter Clarke and Tony Dardis, who both admitted and were convicted of fraudulent trading, when the company was called Oldfields and Strattons, not surprisingly after all the bad press attached to that episode, they changed the company name, and now they are CVS.

Many of those posting on here have had first hand experience of the "slick, professional veneer", that very quickly turns into something quite different and unpleasant.

Interesting reading, Conmen admit fraud, click on the link below.

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sorted%3A+Serve ... AUD.-a065786442

They get away with it cos people dont understand. Their trading address is a po box with over 800 other businesses using it and they have about £200 in the bank......

http://rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/1/b ... s-simon-danczuk

Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has condemned the approach taken by a firm of Heywood surveyors alleging they are "demanding small businesses pay them £500 from the Government’s business rates discount announced in last year’s Autumn Statement".

RVA Surveyors strongly dispute Mr Danczuk's allegations saying they are "in parts incorrect, misleading, uncorroborated" and "defamatory" and are seeking legal advice and will be contacting him directly.

Mr Danczuk, who is chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group, said he’d been contacted by businesses from all over the country complaining that they had received court threats unless they paid 50 per cent of the Government’s business rates discount.

He explained that RVA Surveyors had approached the businesses asking if they wanted them to act on their behalf to get a reduction in business rates. When they subsequently signed a contract it stated that RVA were entitled to commission on any reduction on business rates payable.

Businesses that have contacted Mr Danczuk say they did not get any discount as a result of RVA acting on their behalf and were therefore shocked to receive a demand for money.

Mr Danczuk said: “I’m constantly hearing stories like this and small shops should not be fighting off court threats from a company that has done no work to merit them demanding £500 from a business rates discount they had nothing to do with. It’s scandalous.”

One small business owner who has received demands from RVA told Rochdale’s MP that he was getting calls every day demanding payment.

“They were very persistent in getting me to sign the contract in the first place and they told me I had nothing to lose as I would only have to pay if they were successful,” he said. “Now they are demanding £500 plus VAT for rate relief that was awarded by Government. I refused to pay because they have not done anything to deserve payment and now they are calling me every day about this bill.”

Mr Danczuk has subsequently written to the Chancellor and the Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs about the actions of RVA and said ministers needed to send out a strong message.

“They need to take action,” he said. “Because business rates are such a big overhead now many small companies are desperate to try and get them reduced and an industry of unscrupulous businesses have sprung up realising that they can prey on desperate traders. It’s clear to me that small businesses need more protection.”

In a lengthy statement responding to Mr Danczuk's allegations, RVA said they were contacted by Radio 4 who stated that they had two cases of clients that had issues and that Mr Danczuk would be making a statement relating to these clients.

The spokesperson for RVA said: "Despite our request we were not given the details of the clients to allow RVA to investigate these individual cases.

"RVA have subsequently identified the two cases, neither of which are for £500 + VAT as has been stated. In one case we have discovered an error in our processing which means we are happy to cancel the invoice. In the other case we are in no doubt that the RVA have obtained the reduction referred to on behalf of the client and that we have issued legal proceeding for recovery of the outstanding debt.

"Danczuk states he has had several complaints nationwide and we would invite him to share these with RVA in order that they can also be investigated. With instruction to RVA for some 20,000 properties in the UK we are always reviewing our systems and procedures to ensure we meet our contractual and client needs.

"RVA, at its own cost and risk, review all aspects of rating from incorrect Valuation Office Assessments which can include, but not limited to, incorrect measurements, tonal value, change in circumstances and numerous other legitimate grounds for appeal. We can also identify any of the numerous potential reliefs that are available to commercial properties as well as investigating credit balances held by local government, which amounts to hundreds of millions nationwide which local government fail to rebate.

"Like most commercial companies we do have clients that fail to pay their debts that fall due under the terms and conditions of the contract that both parties have entered into and regrettably when all other avenues have failed we are left with no other alternative than to instigate legal proceedings for recovery of those debts in line with our agreement.

"Danczuk also states that he believes businesses are put under pressure which again we vehemently reject, and our seven day cooling off period supports this.

"We also take issue with Danczuk referring to upfront fees in excess of £800. RVA operate on a No Win No Fee basis for over 95% of its clients and where a client pays an upfront fee, this is £150 or less and is designed so that the client can take an element of our costs for a reduced fee contract.

"It is widely recognised that the business rates systems has significant flaws and the onus is on the property owner or tenant to challenge and ensure that this tax is correct. RVA, like others, provide the detailed knowledge required to do this and we are contracted and engaged to do exactly that by our clients."

Reject any/all cold callers, odds on they are scammers with the sole aim of taking money from your accounts and giving you nothing back.

CVS sales staff say 'we will never take more than half of any savings achieved'. They don't draw attention to VAT which means you are left with 40% - if you are one of the 13% of clients they get an actual saving for. Another example of how they will always try and pull the wool over your eyes.

CVS Sales staff say whatever they need to in order to get the sale....they always have operated on that basis.

You actually don't know what your talking about, is that not the pot calling the kettle black.

But if you are registered for vat you can claimthe vat back.....

look at todays telegraph article.  Be careful what you signup to.

Their most successful salesman of the last 8 years has just left to join Altus Edwin Hill who are a full service firm as opposed to a specialist ratings rip off. The writing is on the wall for this mob.Concerning that anyone within the industry will tarnish themselves by taking anyone from CVS. In the last couple of months they have had a number of people leave who had been there 15+ years.