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Debbie Dewing Properties
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Debbie Dewing Properties
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1 Reviews (last 12 months)
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Performance(last 12 months):
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Ranking
#5
in Real Estate
NPS Score
-100
Recommended: Unlikely
Review Distribution
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Khanyisani M
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
1 Dec 2025, 13:56
Debbie Dewing Properties (Kobus Smit) are ******
This one (Kobus Smit) is a straight ***** and he makes a good living out of it. He requested a deposit for 2 months in one of the flats I was renting under him. Before vacating the flat, I sent him a notice 3 months prior to me leaving his property. When it was time for him to pay the deposit, He edited a notice email I had sent to him and **** about the notice date based on his edited email. I have taken the matter to the rental tribunal, he just doesn't pitch to those and is feasting on the tribunals inefficiencies. I would advise anyone to runaway from this guy. He is a professional *****.
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Khanyisani M
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
1 Dec 2025, 13:56
Debbie Dewing Properties (Kobus Smit) are ******
This one (Kobus Smit) is a straight ***** and he makes a good living out of it. He requested a deposit for 2 months in one of the flats I was renting under him. Before vacating the flat, I sent him a notice 3 months prior to me leaving his property. When it was time for him to pay the deposit, He edited a notice email I had sent to him and **** about the notice date based on his edited email. I have taken the matter to the rental tribunal, he just doesn't pitch to those and is feasting on the tribunals inefficiencies. I would advise anyone to runaway from this guy. He is a professional *****.
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PHISTOS M
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
18 Jul 2024, 08:15
Kobus Smit from Debbie Dewing
Kobus I called him on Monday looking for a place to rent in Tzaneen which is under them, he said he will send the applications to me , then next when I call him his shouting at me telling me that his in hospital for his child and promised to send it to me, now he has been stalling me , he doesn't even know how to communicate with people properly so unprofessional and *******, Why does the company keep such a terrible unprofessional ****** agent, who is stalling when coming to properties because he wants to take bribes from the people he wants
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PHISTOS M
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
18 Jul 2024, 08:15
Kobus Smit from Debbie Dewing
Kobus I called him on Monday looking for a place to rent in Tzaneen which is under them, he said he will send the applications to me , then next when I call him his shouting at me telling me that his in hospital for his child and promised to send it to me, now he has been stalling me , he doesn't even know how to communicate with people properly so unprofessional and *******, Why does the company keep such a terrible unprofessional ****** agent, who is stalling when coming to properties because he wants to take bribes from the people he wants
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Albert V
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
25 Apr 2024, 10:48
Stay away from Debie Dewing Properties in Pretoria!!!!! Kobus Smit (Jnr) is really unprofessional.
Good day. I do not understand Kobus Smit (Jnr). I paid 2 months' deposit and after moving out he cannot send me a report of why I have not received back any of my deposit. I could not be present at the inspection seeing that I had moved already. I have sent 15-20 reminders on various platforms just to please send me the report. This is so unprofessional. PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!!!!!
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Albert V
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
25 Apr 2024, 10:48
Stay away from Debie Dewing Properties in Pretoria!!!!! Kobus Smit (Jnr) is really unprofessional.
Good day. I do not understand Kobus Smit (Jnr). I paid 2 months' deposit and after moving out he cannot send me a report of why I have not received back any of my deposit. I could not be present at the inspection seeing that I had moved already. I have sent 15-20 reminders on various platforms just to please send me the report. This is so unprofessional. PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!!!!!
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Lebohang M
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
15 Apr 2024, 15:32
Withheld refund after being racially profiled
Kobus. A very pleasant gent at first but highly condescending. Initially the service seemed great, the gent seemed polite and reliable .However this is a front, we app**** for a property with him and initially he was polite but he kept stalling. He said the owner wanted someone to move in immediately and they had someone who would potentially move in. The person did not move in and ultimately we app**** for the apartment with an application cost of 500 the full fee is 1000 but you have the option of paying the rest of the amount if your application is approved. We took this option paid the R500.00 When following up on the application, he said the owner decided to go with someone else , fair enough. We felt we were racially profiles however it was okay as the owner of a property holds the right to decide who moves in to their apartment,even if this is racially motivated ,the property remains that owners. I messaged him to find out if they had anything else available,and it was above our budget. We ended up not getting an apartment under this company. He then informed me that the application deposit would be paid back to me as nothing was wrong on my side. I filled in the refund form and to-date I have not received my refund. When I call him to enquire about my refund first he said he sent it their "finance" department . The. He started avoiding my calls ,so I would call him using the landline at work and magically,he would answer. Then the distasteful remarks started 👀🥴🥴🥴 first he said we both have better he has better things to do. Just last week when I called him he said the money was processed and he has no idea when the money would paid into my account he does not work at the bank. Today again he made those rude and distasteful comments stating R500.00 does not make a difference to his business. I absolutely do not recommend their service
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Lebohang M
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
15 Apr 2024, 15:32
Withheld refund after being racially profiled
Kobus. A very pleasant gent at first but highly condescending. Initially the service seemed great, the gent seemed polite and reliable .However this is a front, we app**** for a property with him and initially he was polite but he kept stalling. He said the owner wanted someone to move in immediately and they had someone who would potentially move in. The person did not move in and ultimately we app**** for the apartment with an application cost of 500 the full fee is 1000 but you have the option of paying the rest of the amount if your application is approved. We took this option paid the R500.00 When following up on the application, he said the owner decided to go with someone else , fair enough. We felt we were racially profiles however it was okay as the owner of a property holds the right to decide who moves in to their apartment,even if this is racially motivated ,the property remains that owners. I messaged him to find out if they had anything else available,and it was above our budget. We ended up not getting an apartment under this company. He then informed me that the application deposit would be paid back to me as nothing was wrong on my side. I filled in the refund form and to-date I have not received my refund. When I call him to enquire about my refund first he said he sent it their "finance" department . The. He started avoiding my calls ,so I would call him using the landline at work and magically,he would answer. Then the distasteful remarks started 👀🥴🥴🥴 first he said we both have better he has better things to do. Just last week when I called him he said the money was processed and he has no idea when the money would paid into my account he does not work at the bank. Today again he made those rude and distasteful comments stating R500.00 does not make a difference to his business. I absolutely do not recommend their service
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Erik S
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
17 Feb 2023, 09:44
Surprize electricity bill. Useless property managers. Electricity got cut off twice.
Please avoid this rental property agent at all costs, not even as a last resort. I would rather stay in a hotel on my credit card. They do not send you the water, rates, and taxes you must pay each month and the invoice does not come to the property. This is the second time in two years that we have received a final notice and have 14 days to respond, or they will cut the power. Don't even bother sending him the final notice, he just pulls up his shoulders and says you must pay for it. We have been paying money towards that each month the amount he said we should. Now we have an outstanding balance of thousands. They dont respond to problems. When you phone Kobus Smit, he never answers and even declines your calls. If you phone directly after that call from a number, he does not have then answers. He avoids the tenants and the issues at all costs. Their agency is dysfunctional and mismanaged. When i phoned him about the brand-new surprise bill he said he is busy with recons. How is it that he is only busy with it after a year? He is rude and does not communicate with you at all, does not respond or give you statements each month. Be incredibly careful they are scammers from what i read of the other complaints. It is very frustrating. They are property managers, but they do not manage anything and drag the owner's names and properties through the mud without a wink.
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Erik S
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
17 Feb 2023, 09:44
Surprize electricity bill. Useless property managers. Electricity got cut off twice.
Please avoid this rental property agent at all costs, not even as a last resort. I would rather stay in a hotel on my credit card. They do not send you the water, rates, and taxes you must pay each month and the invoice does not come to the property. This is the second time in two years that we have received a final notice and have 14 days to respond, or they will cut the power. Don't even bother sending him the final notice, he just pulls up his shoulders and says you must pay for it. We have been paying money towards that each month the amount he said we should. Now we have an outstanding balance of thousands. They dont respond to problems. When you phone Kobus Smit, he never answers and even declines your calls. If you phone directly after that call from a number, he does not have then answers. He avoids the tenants and the issues at all costs. Their agency is dysfunctional and mismanaged. When i phoned him about the brand-new surprise bill he said he is busy with recons. How is it that he is only busy with it after a year? He is rude and does not communicate with you at all, does not respond or give you statements each month. Be incredibly careful they are scammers from what i read of the other complaints. It is very frustrating. They are property managers, but they do not manage anything and drag the owner's names and properties through the mud without a wink.
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EyeC Y
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
6 Feb 2023, 07:23
They are frustratingly unprofessional - 2023 REVIEW
They may not be scammers, but they operate as such. They barely answer calls. They list apartments that aren't available and claim that they are. I ended paying for an apartment that was supposedly available, but in reality it wasn't. Have to wait weeks to get a refund and during that time they don't communicate or answer calls. One would reasonably think they are scammers with such dodgy behavior. Turns out they are just unprofessional and incompetent.
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EyeC Y
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
6 Feb 2023, 07:23
They are frustratingly unprofessional - 2023 REVIEW
They may not be scammers, but they operate as such. They barely answer calls. They list apartments that aren't available and claim that they are. I ended paying for an apartment that was supposedly available, but in reality it wasn't. Have to wait weeks to get a refund and during that time they don't communicate or answer calls. One would reasonably think they are scammers with such dodgy behavior. Turns out they are just unprofessional and incompetent.
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Jade T
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
31 Jan 2023, 17:51
Avoid this Estate Agent, he doesn't care about your complaint or being in breach of contract
Agent, Kobus Smit (Jnr), is the worst agent to deal with. He has been caught out with each of his bent truths and empty promises. He cannot even honour several clauses of the rental contract that he wrote out, and signed, as representative of Debbie Dewing Properties. His excuse is that he is too busy. Too busy to do his job properly and in line with the law. Also, don't expect rental invoices or statements. He is also too busy for that. It is a Tenant's right to be provided with this, and should be provided without having to ask or beg for it. He is in breach of contract on SEVERAL clauses and not concerned about it at all. It is right and normal for everything to be reduced to writing but expenting him to reply on emails in a timeous fashion, if any reply at all, is too much to expect of him, even though he promises he will. If you see this Agent advertising, its best you look elsewhere unless you like frustration and have legal representation. He is very nonchalant about other complaints about him on this and other public reporting platforms and social media. So this review is for you, the reader, the public. I have no expenctation that this post will sway the Agent to make right on his breaches.
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Jade T
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
31 Jan 2023, 17:51
Avoid this Estate Agent, he doesn't care about your complaint or being in breach of contract
Agent, Kobus Smit (Jnr), is the worst agent to deal with. He has been caught out with each of his bent truths and empty promises. He cannot even honour several clauses of the rental contract that he wrote out, and signed, as representative of Debbie Dewing Properties. His excuse is that he is too busy. Too busy to do his job properly and in line with the law. Also, don't expect rental invoices or statements. He is also too busy for that. It is a Tenant's right to be provided with this, and should be provided without having to ask or beg for it. He is in breach of contract on SEVERAL clauses and not concerned about it at all. It is right and normal for everything to be reduced to writing but expenting him to reply on emails in a timeous fashion, if any reply at all, is too much to expect of him, even though he promises he will. If you see this Agent advertising, its best you look elsewhere unless you like frustration and have legal representation. He is very nonchalant about other complaints about him on this and other public reporting platforms and social media. So this review is for you, the reader, the public. I have no expenctation that this post will sway the Agent to make right on his breaches.
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