Friedlaenders Real Estate (FRE) Problems Blog

Was checking out the google results on the search for "Friedlaenders" and noticed this on the Profile page of Friedlaeders: During this time Friedlaenders has developed an enviable reputation. Our provision of expert Rental Management has allowed us to grow at such a rapid rate over such a short period of time simply by word [...]

I recently got an email from another unhappy customer of Friedlaenders. The story sounds all to familiar (and one day I will get around to publishing our story, god I am slack). I got the okay from the email author to publish his story: I’m not to sure if I’m disgusted or glad that it’s [...]

Ever wonder if a situation is just you? Maybe your looking at a situation the wrong way or your so close to it that you miss that your in the wrong. Well in our dealings with Friedlaenders we never really wondered this but we have since had confirmation that Friedlaenders have stuffed others around. I have [...]

I want to thank the Landlord involved in my issue. Every dealing I had with them (they know who they are) has been outstanding. Our VCAT order of payment hadn’t been paid but within a week of informing them directly via a letter (I can’t be sure that they were informed by Friedlaenders in the [...]

I was put on to The Australian Real Estate Blog by someone interested in Real Estate blogs (more about this at a later date (man I say that a lot)) and one of the recent articles makes for very interesting reading, especially to those people in the market for a new house.  What if a potential purchaser smells fresh paint during an [...]

In conversations with Charles Friedlaenders of Friedlaenders Realestate about an issue we have with a property that we rented that they where the agent for, this is a quote of something that Charles (or someone porting to be Charles) said to us about us trying to get back money that we are owed: “you’ll find [...]

Will write more about the results in a month or so but to let you all know, we took the Landlord (represented by Charles Friedlaender of Friedlaenders Real Estate) to VCAT for compensation due to a hot water leak at a flat we rented. We felt they owed us $305 dollars over a couple of [...]

Realestate.com.au has open a number of blogs in the past and have been very forward in releasing comments that might be critical of agents which in effect are real estate.com.au’s customers. Now they have released a podcast as a trail and I think this is a wonderful idea and it will be interesting to see [...]

Lots of things have happened in the past few weeks and I have decided that its better to say not much on them until the process we are in the middle of is completed. This should (we hope) happen in the begin of August. In the mean time, if Friedlaenders want to contact us about [...]

Well in our dispute with Friedlaenders, things are moving along and a big milestone has been reached. I am not going to say more now but will once things are over and done with, a lot more on this situation will be published here. Any comments or stories or tips and tricks, don’t hesitate to [...]