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Warning to othersSouth East Queensland, QLD
BEWARE - MISLEADING AND WILL STING AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY
Took out "month to month" lease for $ 4 300 per month for a 10 person office in Brisbane.
Month 0 - Pay full deposit bond and rent in advance - $ 8.6k.
Halfway through month one, next month's rent is due. So 2 weeks in, and nearly $ 13k out of pocket.
Halfway through month two, monthly phone bill was $ 5k.
Halfway through month 3 - was hit with payment of "second"security bond of $ 4 300 so now $ 8 600 in credit to Regus for security bonds plus half a months rent i.e. nearly $ 11k ahead.
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YDASydney, NSW
Stay away - do not sign up with regus
I requested a Mutual Rescission and Early Release Agreement and was refused.
Regus are taking advantage and exploiting at a time when we all need support and understanding.
It is shocking that in a pandemic where worldwide governments are calling for relief on business rates for SME companies that Regus are looking to tie us in for another 12 month contract for a facility that we cannot, and do not want to, use.
MONEY HUNGRY COMPANY
- NO social responsibility
- TAKING monthly payments from small businesses owners who have had to close down business due to COVID
- NOT helping customers in time of need
- Rude, legalistic and non responsive
- STILL charging rents during the shut down...Read more
- Overcharges you on invlices - DO NOT trust them with your credit card you won't have access to remove it (they keep charging it) - They claim they support members, but it seems that they are only concerned about profits - Any questions or complaints are met with the same bureaucratic automated responses STAY AWAY - DO NOT SIGN UP WITH REGUS One of the most unprecedented times in history and they have decided to take advantage of many small firms who are struggling to make ends meet.
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ElizaJasperSydney, NSW
- 8 reviews
- 6 likes
Dodgy misleading contracts & horrible to employees
Worked for regus. Upper management don’t give a hell about their employees. Staff do all the work for their clients. Everything. Go above and beyond. Yet are continually the ones who suffer angry clients because upper management are almost impossible to get into contact, avoid questions, and make clients sign contracts which are misleading. These contracts are notoriously long with incredibly confusing wording so the buyer doesn’t realise what they’re signing into.
The excessive exit fees, bonds, and contract lock ins is ridiculous. A man DIED...Read more
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LinaMelbourne
- 4 reviews
- Verified customer
Unethical company
They sneakily auto renew your account for the same period you signed up for without warning. This means if you signed up for 12 months, they automatically renew another 12 months without any warning and you're stuck! Very unethical behaviour and not small business friendly (eventhough we are their target market). I hope one day someone takes them on and shut them down. They are absolutely disgraceful!
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Andrew B.Sydney, NSW
AVOID - They set me up with two accounts and then insisted I give 12 months notice to terminate one of them
I signed up for a vertual office and was given two seperate account numbers but was unaware of 2nd. When I realised I called and emailed to cancel but was told I had to use the 12 month contract and was not able to cancel the contract. the service was awful as well. I would get phone messages with names spelt incorrectly and otheres with incorrect phone numbers. Just AVOID them!
I even had an email confirming my account had been closed and accepted, but then the 2nd account emerged and I was told it had been automatically renewed and I was una...Read more
ble to get out of the contract. I have contacted the office of Fiar trading and they are assisting me. I would advise everybody contact the Office of Fair trading. If enough people complain, they may be held to account.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
OliverPerth, WA
- 2 reviews
Sam we could do a class action
Have been told after many years as a virtual office tenant that they want over 12 months notice to terminate ! Look guys, this is a scam, they know exactly what they are doing, making it as hard as possible to leave when this type of facility should be designed to make it easy to come in and out. That was the whole idea when this type of service started. I am consulting lawyers but they know that most people will just accept it. Don't let them get away with it. Oliver.
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Jennifer A.
- 2 reviews
Do not recommend
Regus reception staff are horrible and unprofessional in the World Square Building. Toilets are never clean, and the room temperature is either too hot or too cold. I do not recommend this office space.
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We have to stop this fraud
rented a virtual office, price was $211 per month. They charged me $268 because I wouldn't lock in contract and i need it for only one month. Also they asked me for $400 retainer. I used their office only 2 times and after 3 weeks gave them a termination notice i don't need it anymore. After 3 months still i couldn't get my retainer back also they are threatening me to pay another $322. $400+$268+$322=$990 i tried to ask their management to help but they're completely ignored me. If any body's ready to sue them we can make a group and stop them. I'm ready to take it to court.
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Catherine S.South East Queensland, QLD
poor internet
We are losing money because of the poor internet at e-com center, Pasay. Aircon is not turned on at 8:30am and we have to put a fan inside the office since aircon could not sustain a very small office space. It really sucks. I felt that I am being ripped off. Reading the reviews I hope I will get my money back coz I am terminating our contract 3 months prior to vacating the premises.
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Qld ConsumerAU
- 2 reviews
One of the great disaster stories of Australian business
This company is extraordinary. Never has an organisation but so completely lacking in interest in providing what they promise. It is breath-taking. I feel somewhat sorry for the staff. Regulators need to take action against their illegal activities.
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Vic BGreater Melbourne (Inner), VIC
Impossible to get your money back
Impossible to get your money back. It is taken me 12 months to try to get my retainer back and I keep getting pushback Regus. All the people are shocking to deal with and you just need to keep filling in forms. They purposely make it difficult to get your retainer back do not use this company
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JenniferSouth East Queensland, QLD
Asking for payment without an explanation
We finished our services in September 2018 and received a random invoice in November. When I contacted them to ask what it was for they told me not to worry as it was paid in May. Then we received an outstanding invoice saying we had to pay, when I contacted them again no one responded. I tried to call but they said that the account manager was busy. Then this year received noticed from a debt collection agency asking for money. When I called Regus they said I had to deal with the debt collection company from now one. I called the agency and no...Read more
one where could tell me what the invoice was for so I ended up just paying it. I cannot believe the unprofessionalism. I completely understand services need to be outsourced but when you are outsourcing your debt collection services you need to make sure everyone is aware of what the invoice is actually for!!! I will be telling everyone of this terrible experience. There is no wonder that they don't have an option to leave a google review because it would be terrible.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
michaelGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 7 reviews
- Verified customer
Worst share office and experience ever
Incompetent, lack of transparent accounts department. Be warned, do not operate with these guys. They'll send fake invoices, double charge you and then claim they have no idea. Oh and they'll try their best to keep your bond. This company should be closed and banned to operate in Australia.
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TiravSydney, NSW
Spam calls in the middle of the night
I was interested in their service for the Sydney office. Since I submitted the form I've been receiving spam calls from the US. If I pick up they hang up and they call me again an hour later.
They called me several times in the middle of the night between 1am to 4am from different US numbers. I had to turn off my phone to get some sleep.
Stay away!
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Matthew
- 4 reviews
A Joke
Unusably slow internet, something like 10mbps coming into the whole building - Even though all advertising says things like "business grade internet", "fibre internet" etc. Can barely browse web pages on a good day.
False advertising.
Very hard to get any responses, and all these extra fees leave a bad taste in your mouth.
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Unhappy
- 2 reviews
Pretty good service while there but terrible to give you the retainer back
Okay service while there but internet pretty slow. Terrible on exit. They hold on to your retainer for weeks and charge you for 'refurbishment' which they don't actually perform.
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MelbnowMelbourne
Save yourself and stay away!
After sending an online inquiry, I received unlimited calls. Now, when I needed assistance to solve the incorrect invoicing and account duration. They overcharged us and signed us up for longer duration than we signed up for. They are quite arrogant. It's been 4 months and I am still waiting for it to be solved.
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DSIAdelaide
Horrifying experience in Regus
Please find an excerpt from a mail which I had written to Regus in last week of November 2018 about an episode which happened with me. Trust me no concrete action was taken (not that I know of), I am assuming case was not even investigated properly in spite of several reminders. Imagine it can happen with anyone, even now. Mail excerpt:
"This is to bring to your notice a horrifying experience I had in your premises today.
I boarded lift number 7 from 21st floor at about 11.50am to go to ground floor.
Lift stopped after couple of seconds,...Read more
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ahappyclientAU
- 4 reviews
Feels like talking to a brick wall!
2 weeks of no working phone and nobody care to help.
Been with Regus for almost 6 years and overlooked 1 invoice. I paid the missed invoice using their very own online payment tool which should've alerted their system straight away that a payment has been made!
I advised their Accounts multiple times via email as well that a payment was made but no reply to acknowledge my emails! Instead, I got an email saying my account was overdue - 4 days after I made the payment and after my emails advising them of the payment!!!!!
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finally replied a week later telling me that my account was cleared and to expect our phone to be working within 24 hours - it's been nearly a week since and we still don't have a phone!!!!! And nearly 2 weeks in total of not having a phone!!! Our business is without a phone for 2 weeks!!! Get our phone working!!!!!!!!!!!Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
HariSydney
They shouldn't be in business.
Account problems that I disappeared from their system mysteriously unprovoked but they kept on charging my credit card while I didn't have access to their facility I was entitle to have access to, billing problems that figures were often wrong and took over 6months to fix a single issue, it has been ridiculously slow to act, frustrating and blood boiling. Don't get involved with them.
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Questions & Answers
Angela96asked
Hi Guys, thanks for the heads up, saves me a lot of heartache. Is this just here in Australia or are their Asian offices just as bad? We have a business partner in the Philippines (Davoa) that we asked to check out his local Regus.
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Based on my research they are just as bad globally as they are in Australia.
I’ve felt very aggrieved about my situation with Regus so I’ve done a lot of research on the company. They have an awful reputation in just about any territory you can think of.
Stay away from them.
Their financial department is in Malasia I believe and they are a global company. Their staff cant even get traction with management. I feel this contributed to how hard it was to get anything done. Read the fine print and then decide. That room exit fee is just exhorbitant. I was only there 2 months and they still processed it. I reversed it from my credit card as I was under the impression it kicked in after 3 months. See how we go. Goodluck.
Peter Nasked
Hi all,
I am looking for shared office space and was considering Regus until I read all these reviews. Thanks so much to all for taking the time to write about it and warn the rest of us! Has anybody tried Genesis offices? They are smaller and have only one location opposite Museum station as far as I can see. Any other shared office recommendations at reasonable prices? We are considering Genesis and Wework Pyrmont at the moment. Any advice or recommendations would be most welcome and appreciated!
Cheers,
Peter
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stay clear of at work spaces no matter what you do, do not go there! We are preparing a case against them to get our bond back, as they are illegally holding money. They charge you $3.50 for an email to say you have mail, or someone waiting at the front desk. No maintenance has been done since they took over the property. Management are not helpful. Stay away.
I am currently sharing an office in Wynyard right next to the station. Big desks, lots of space and not too noisy. The Company that leases the desks is Aurora Design.
Good luck!
Sagasked
Hi, we're very unhappy Regus customers, stuck with them because they're refusing let us get out.
Unaware of their bad service, we signed up for a year contract with them on an auto debit of fees. Now after the year, they're not letting us cancel, and keep automatically debiting money.
Would any users on this site know if there is a board or authority we can complain to, anyone who can help us.
Any help will be highly appreciated.
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You could go to Fair Trading but if the agreement is B2B they probably won't be much help. Read the fine print of your contract - pretty sure they cannot force you to renew your lease, provided you gave the required amount of notice etc. If you didn't give the required amount of notice, you may be stuck. You may need to seek legal advice - they are an unscrupulous company and an expert will give better advice than you'll get here.
Contact their Area Manager. Craige Marquart. He helped me to terminate my account. If you're on Twitter, send a tweet about your problem and say you wish to contact Craige. To Regus Asia office. Their customer service will reply and you can contact them with details. All the best.
Regus over charged us by $5000 and kept deducting money from my account without my permission. The only way it stopped was by cancelling my credit card and getting a new one. The bank refunded my money within 1 week and are now chasing Regus for fraud. Highly recommend removing your banking dets from their clutches.
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