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Ruan R

1 reviews | Active since Aug 2020

03 Sept 2021, 16:48

Hidden fees!!

I subscribed the last week of a month and was charged R260 for those 9 days which is fair. End of the month they took R1300 off my account (subscription should be R500 a month). This i am told is for the previous month (not sure what R260 was for then) plus pro rata for coming months and VaT. I cancel this package (with my compulsory month notice) and get a reply that last debit order will go off 15 days after notice period. So you get charged for 3 and half months of service when you use it for a week.

Also the reports are terrible. You dont get the full property report such as minimum and max values just municipal values which is all R1.3M.

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Lightstone
Lightstone's reply18 Sept 2021, 07:52
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Hi Ruan 

Our sincerest apologies for the frustration you recently experienced. 

To confirm, Esteani Marx, Head of Real Estate at Lightstone has since been in contact with you to assist you and to help resolve the matter. 

A system error resulted in the prorated Lightstone Property Toolkit subscription fee, as well as the monthly subscription fee, not being calculated correctly. As a result, the incorrect amount was debited from your bank account in error. Per your instruction, the debit order was reversed. 

Because the valuation report you want can be purchased as a once-off report, Esteani explained that you can continue purchasing this on an ad hoc basis as required. 

Please feel free to email or call us if you have any further questions.

Regards, 

Lightstone