Here it is, at last! Ernest Wilson's newspaper ads are tough to track down, but we found one.
Ernest Wilson charges each and every advertiser on this page £50. Our research suggests that the actual cost is well under £10 per ad.
Thursday, 27 August 2015
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Ernest Wilson will see you in court (again)
In response to a question on a forum, here's a redacted copy of a reply from the County Court Money Claims Centre to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act...
Monday, 26 January 2015
Some more recent reviews
These reviews originally featured on Qype but have since been removed. They're still on the Wayback Machine website though. The text is copied and pasted below:
5 reviews
Ernest Wilson
Leeds 5 reviews- Address:
- 1 Deanhurst Park, Gelderd Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS27 7LG
- Contact us:
- 01132 382900
www.ernest-wilson.co.uk - Opening hours:
- Mon - Tue: 9:00 - 18:00
Wed - Fri: 9:00 - 17:30
Sat: 9:00 - 12:30
Sun: closed
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Randyman ProductionsThe Hive, Hillside Business Center, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS11 8ND
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5 reviews of Ernest Wilson in English
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bunch of liars, making peoples lives a misery, do what they want to.
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- Legal-Eagle, 16 July 2012:Have you or Ernest Wilson terminated your contract after the six month period, in accordance with their standard terms and conditions?
Is Ernest Wilson now trying to recover advertising costs from you after they failed to sell your property?
Is the value of your property over £50k? - valpru176, 18 July 2012:I really would like to know who you are and why you might be able to assist?
- mitchsos, 4 August 2012:yes to all 3years on the market no viewings and huge advertising costs and a total liberal interpretation of the truth on their part How can you help because im at my wits end
- Legal-Eagle, 17 August 2012:Please See: http://www.canyoutrustthem.com/index.php?go=details&i...
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Have had same problems with ernest wilson 3years my business has been on the market and all the promises they could sell it quick.When you try and terminate that is when you get the shock of costs mine being 4.5k.As soon as you start to query their bill they slap you with a court date.Do not believe what they tell you.I have no way of paying them and all they have achieved is to put my business on the brink of closure.They are how can i say it very liberal with the truth
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AVOID, AVOID,AVOID!!!!
Very nice and polite gentleman who name was DAVID came to my business and after telling me the story how good location of my shop is and promise me he can sell it up to 40 days which never happened and all I get charge just £40 a month + VAT and I did ask him for sure again before i sign the contract , so if you don’t sell my business all I have to pay is 6 month £40 + VAT, he said yes and if you want we carry on advertising your business for another 6 month but I’m sure we gonna sell it as your business its in really good location , after 6 month they didn’t sell my business and after that they sent me an invoice for over £880.00 I got charged over £300 for a photograph of my shop which was never mentioned otherwise I wouldn’t have agreed.anyway I can’t do any things apart of pay off the invoice which I signed whiteout realising so please very be careful to don’t putting your self in Ernest Wilson trap like me And god knows how many other innocent people
Very nice and polite gentleman who name was DAVID came to my business and after telling me the story how good location of my shop is and promise me he can sell it up to 40 days which never happened and all I get charge just £40 a month + VAT and I did ask him for sure again before i sign the contract , so if you don’t sell my business all I have to pay is 6 month £40 + VAT, he said yes and if you want we carry on advertising your business for another 6 month but I’m sure we gonna sell it as your business its in really good location , after 6 month they didn’t sell my business and after that they sent me an invoice for over £880.00 I got charged over £300 for a photograph of my shop which was never mentioned otherwise I wouldn’t have agreed.anyway I can’t do any things apart of pay off the invoice which I signed whiteout realising so please very be careful to don’t putting your self in Ernest Wilson trap like me And god knows how many other innocent people
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- loser1, 24 November 2012:we have had problems with them too, came to look at our cafe, the following day i phoned JOHNATHON HOLMES to cancel the sale, because the job i had fell through. he said put it in writing, which i did the same day. but they just advertised it anyway and sent me a bill for over £800. told him to stick it right where the sun dont shine. 6 months later he phoned me and said he would forget the first bill if we re advertised. which i did cause the cafe was about to shut. 3 years later, i got a letter from court to say they won there case? did not even know i was going to court! today i got a letter from land registry, they have got a restriction on my house?
we have had no communication at all. who are these people. they can just do what they want. i have heart surgery last year been in and out of work financially knackered then this crops up. just about had enough. JONATHON HOLMES is a liar not to be trusted. DO NOT USE!!!!! no matter what they say, iys all rubbish
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'Beware' Do Not sign anything at the non obligation valuation stage no matter what they say it is. It will be a legally binding contract but you won't be given all of the pages or terms and conditions and you won't be aware that you signed a contract. Check out the Can You Trust Them website it will tell you all you need to know!! Do yourself a favour and give it a swerve.
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- cakegoo, 12 September 2012:Yes avoid big time! As above we to got sweet talked by Robert wearing the expensive watch ,private helicopter etc.We got sucked in big time…having not to pay any money up front is their trap!Told us he had 2 buyers just waiting to buy our type of business…lies! We found out they were marketing our business with out an E.P.S which is illegal.The details of our business on their website was inacurate,when told they still did not change it.We are contesting their final costs ..business unsold…BEWARE AND WARN OTHERS
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Some reviews from the ancient past (2009)
Thanks to a friend for sending us copies of old web reviews of Ernest Wilson from 2009-10, which have since been removed. Apologies for the quality of the images.
Sunday, 9 November 2014
And it goes a little something like this...
From our research into Ernest Wilson and other similar business transfer agents who operate in this Wild West industry we've found an alarming pattern:
1. Tell your prospective client that you have a database of people who are definitely interested in buying your business.
2. Sign them up quickly, after all it's going to sell soon!
3. Nothing happens.
4. The client becomes suspicious. Maybe they start looking for reviews of you on the internet, using a search term like 'Ernest Wilson review' or similar. Oh dear.
5. Never mind though, by then it's far too late. They've signed up, the fees are increasing by the day and, oh dear, you have no alternative but to sue them! Oh dear indeed!
6. Collect money and look for nextsucker client.
1. Tell your prospective client that you have a database of people who are definitely interested in buying your business.
2. Sign them up quickly, after all it's going to sell soon!
3. Nothing happens.
4. The client becomes suspicious. Maybe they start looking for reviews of you on the internet, using a search term like 'Ernest Wilson review' or similar. Oh dear.
5. Never mind though, by then it's far too late. They've signed up, the fees are increasing by the day and, oh dear, you have no alternative but to sue them! Oh dear indeed!
6. Collect money and look for next
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Business Transfer Agents, as seen on TV
Possibly old news but the activities of business transfer agents have reached the attention of BBC TV's Rip-Off Britain. There's a Youtube clip at www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3DO5ZSjfas&noredirect=1.
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Ernest Wilson Will See You Now (in court)
A further Freedom of Information request has revealed that the time period for the 49 claims issued through the small claims court by Ernest Wilson was June 2012 to November 2013.
That's 49 claims in 15 - 16 months!
So, using the rule of thumb calculations discussed earlier, if you're a client of Ernest Wilson's then you have a 10-15% chance of being taking to the small claims court by them.
So far we've been unable to find out how many claims Ernest Wilson has made through other courts (generally these would be over the small claims threshold of £10,000) so the percentage is probably slightly higher.
That's 49 claims in 15 - 16 months!
So, using the rule of thumb calculations discussed earlier, if you're a client of Ernest Wilson's then you have a 10-15% chance of being taking to the small claims court by them.
So far we've been unable to find out how many claims Ernest Wilson has made through other courts (generally these would be over the small claims threshold of £10,000) so the percentage is probably slightly higher.
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