Bovis Homes West Midlands estate agents in Northampton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Long Marston and 2 more

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DO NOT USE PCR AGENCY FOR HIRING…

DO NOT USE PCR AGENCY FOR HIRING LABOURS! THEY DONT PAY THE WORKERS! YOU WANNA BUILD YOUR HOUSES FOR FREE

DZ · 29 November 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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They are cow boy company

They are cow boy company. They build houses with cheap poor material and charge a lot of money for them. We bought a house 7 years ago from them, new, and the issues are just piling, one after another.Incorrectly installed drain pipes, our toilets are continually blocked, incorrectly installed overflows, our roof is leaking damaging the ceiling in the bathroom and one bedroom. The sockets are randomly positioned, there is no level. There was no level in the toilet, the toilet was leaning to the side, the windows although advertised as breathable, do not breath at all, condensation is so huge, that we have water coming down on the window sills and on the floors every morning, the sink downstairs was installed cracked, the walls lack level and the walls were painted with cheap paint, which started chipping after half a year. I could just go on.Customer service is horrible, nobody wants to help and they just sends you round in circles from one person to another. They do not want to do any fixes, the warantly for the house is 10 years, we have been here 7 and they do not want to admit they are responsible for poor workmanship, rubbish management and awful materials used. Never buy a house from them They charge so much for so little they give.

Kasia · 21 November 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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Awful and expensive Bovis part exchange experience

My wife and I were encouraged to part exchange our property for a Bovis house in Horam East Sussex as we wanted to move to the area from an area where the property market was slower. We were very clear about this from the outset and told that it would not be a problem. Bovis made a good offer on our property and told us that we had to be in a position to complete within 6 weeks and to instruct our solicitor immediately. We were cautious about this as they hadn't carried out a building survey but we were pressured by the sales team that we had to keep up the 6 weeks pace. Bovis listed our property on the market with local agents at the price they had agreed to pay (£30,000 below the agents consensus on market value - but this was ok for us) and carried out several viewings whilst the property was still owned by us. After about 3 weeks Bovis reduced the price of our property by £10,000 without consulting us, further de-valuing it in the local market place, and when challenged on this said that they were only interested in a quick sale for the first time. Despite forcing us to rush Bovis didn't carry out the survey on our property for 3 weeks and they then took another 2 weeks to produce the report - there were no major defects found. When I called the sales team I was told that the time wasted in producing the report did not effect anything and that we needed to keep paying solicitors fees, searches etc so that we could meet the 6 weeks deadline. Once it became clear to Bovis that they would not sell our flat in the 6 week period it took to buy our house I received a phone call from a low level member of the sales team to tell me matter of factly that they were pulling out of the deal. At this point we had spent around £5000 and were 6 days from exchange of contracts. Overall it was a really awful experience dealing with Bovis, from the sales teams rudeness to the money we lost. We visited the site about 2 months after our deal had fallen through and the house we were buying was sold. I strongly suspect that the reason our deal fell through is that a non-part exchange purchaser enquired about it and was preferred by Bovis. We sold our flat about 4 weeks after the deal fell through on the open market but had to sell at the lower amount that Bovis had reduced it to without permission as people enquiring had seen it at this price. I would estimate that the total cost to us in trying to deal with Bovis was around £15,000.

Sam · 11 November 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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They act like a scam

They act like a scam. Filled in enquiry with phone number, but then they will send email telling you that's no phone number to contact you - and the email account they sent is not monitored + bounced back. Tried to call them 3 times and no one pick up. Poor experience and definitely not further proceeding with them

Mike · 21 October 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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Do not buy a new home from Bovis

August 2021 we brought a brand new home from Bovis Homes in Drakes Broughton, from the moment we moved in we have had nothing but problems, a hole in the wall which they’d tried to hide with the radiator, doors that didnt fit properly, handles constantly falling off the doors, falling off the windows on the front ( less than a year of being here ) leaking downstairs toilet which they came back 3 times and said it was fixed but wasnt and ruined the flooring in the WC. Broken tiles in the bathroom and the list goes on. This is a house which no one had lived in before us.

Rose · 17 October 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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We had a fantastic experience with Bovis home

We had a fantastic experience with Bovis home at Edwalton fields in Nottingham.Especially Kelly Rudkin from sales team, she is absolutely amazing sales person. She gave a lot of information regarding my enquiry even something is not related to the house, it is my first time to buy a house in this country, she did help me gone though this complicated process with patience and explained all the things.Now we had moved into this lovely house, to be honest, there are some small details part it need to fix it, but the site manager and the technician Mark, Billy and Jim they are all helping me to solve all the problems.I read a many reviews in here regarding the bad service of Bovis home, I don’t feel in this way and quite a opposite that I am glad I bought a house in here from them, such a nice team.

Ken · 13 September 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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Sorry I can’t give a zero

Sorry I can’t give a zero. This is from a subcontractors point of view not about their allegedly shoddy homes. Was asked to come in for an emergency as they were without a telehandler and desperately needed one to help their project proceed. Dropped everything (including the work I was doing) to help as they were offering a very generous amount for the day. Rushed across the county and arrived as soon as I could. Checked with site management what the agreed rate was and got on with the job in hand. Workers were happy manager was happy and I was happy as I’d made some money. Then a week later I get a phone call. They decided that they’re not going to pay. So there’s me a days wages lost and the cost of driving across county. I think it shows the company in a true light. If they are willing to stamp on the little man I’m sure they’re willing to sell you a substandard home.

STEVEN · 31 August 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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bovis are hard work to get them to…

bovis are hard work to get them to repair anythingm in warranty and outside of warranty. i had a leak which was only 1 year out of my warranty and had a independent plumber come to fix it as an emergency, he showed me the issue and wrote me a report. the issue was a pipe was fitted incorrectly. i made a complaint with bovis and their excuse for not repairing my home was that my independent plumber was slandering them off and they put it down to industry slander. I now have to take them to court to get my house repair. if they can worm their way out of not repairing your home they will do just that and it will be at your expense. very poor customer service!

Samantha · 16 August 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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avoid buying an apartment

Moved into my new 2 bedroom apartment in July 2021. Have been misled by Bovis homes in many ways about the details relating to the dimensions of the flat and the neighbouring apartment buildings. Were told before purchasing that the neighbouring flats would be privately sold but they're now confirmed as housing association. Our building has suffered from a lot of mould and damp smell, raised with Bovis/Vistry on numerous occassions and were constantly told this was due to 'lifestyle choices' or that it was 'normal drying out process' however it was later discovered after a neighbour had extremely bad mould and got Richfords floods company to test her below floor level that there was a considerable amount of moisture stuck below ground level which wasn't dried out in the build process. Mine and my other neighbours ground floor flats were then tested as well which highlighted the issue was across all ground floor apartments and was the cause of the mould/damp. We have now had to have all of our furniture removed, rehomed temporarily, whilst they pull up all the flooring and install industrial heaters to dry out all of the moisture, then to redecorate and be moved back in. Absolutely shocking that somebody has signed off on such a terrible quality of a job in the first place amongst the inconvenience of it all. In addition we discovered that there wasn't any insulation installed in the ceilings of all the communal stair areas, which has been a contributing factor to the mould as well.. On top of that, any snags that are asked to be fixed always seems to create more issues due to the works being carried out by agency staff, who in my opinion do a half job so they know they'll get a call back for another job to do it again... Really disappointed with the whole experience and has fully put me off buying a new build in the future as it's spoilt what should be a happy time buying a property, decorating and making it your own, only to then have to move out for 3 months whilst they fix something thats a direct cause of their poor quality build.Avoid

Emily · 15 August 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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First house with Bovis home

I bought a house from Bovis home at Emmbrook Place and recently handed over from the builder right on the schedule. Regarding the customer services from the construction team, I would like to compliment their working attitude and devotion to help us in every aspect to make the house better. Among the team, the site manager Mr. Richard and deputy site manager Mr. Danny and Mr. Sean are in particular professional, helpful and responsive members of the team. I really feel lucky to have their excellent customer services and assistance for making my first house in UK better.

Chi · 15 August 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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I wouldnt trust bovis homes to run a…

I wouldnt trust bovis homes to run a bath never mind a building site. My motor was parked by 1 of their sites and their fork driver crashed into it. Destroyed 1 side off it. Ive asked the site foreman several times for a repair date which he doesnt have a clue about. Its been a month now. Surely this cant be legal????

Angry · 15 August 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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5* builder...I don't think so

They only care about getting your money & the commission for the sales team. The homeowner then has to fight tooth and nail to get issues resolved. The customer services department is a farce. However, I have been lucky that my snags were not major issues but it is the time frame - and what another reviewer said was that people leave - all of a sudden (mmm) and I find myself having to explain all over again -argh... what a joke. A 5* builder, indeed - not

D · 8 August 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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Absolute dogsh*t

Absolute dogsh*t. 12 month old apartment bought from them, had a water leak from above the flat in non accessible area. Caused internal damage, eventually came and fixed the leak but have not carried out the repair works to the interior damage. They now do not respond or call back after telling me they are waiting supplies for six months.Currently having to organize the repair myself and claim back costs through court.I would never buy a hoke from Bovis again.

Martin · 14 June 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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DSMS · 12 June 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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Poor finishing

Poor finishing, did not fix issues identified.Current discovery our downstairs loo and sink stuck to wall with silicone, no screws/fixings.Snagging list not completed.Poor quality, lack of pride in work by workmen.

Sarah · 5 June 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

★★★★★ 4/5

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Kev · 21 May 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Kenilworth

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The worst customer service I have ever had

The worst customer service I have ever had in my life. We've been going trough the process of purchase for 4 months to be told that we can be unable to complete at all because of their incompetency. Totally useless people telling you that you can go f*** yourself if you consider to withdraw. They have been convincing us for a sale of our home asap, and when we've done everything we could to do it, they started to see problems when we became homeless. They've been threatening us that they would remarket our property, and giving us sick deadlines i.e. 4 working days including Easter, to complete, even though they knew that it would be impossible even from our side. They have been treating us as second category customers just because of the fact that we did not agree to use their mortgage advisor. Plus they've been treating our mortgage advisor the same, just because of the fact he was not acting in their favor. In the end we are going to live on the streets in 10 days because of the loads of lies they have been saying for weeks. I'm asking Kim Hodgson - the 'so called' sales progressor - if she had her whole family's life would she risk it? Are we completing on this date? And her response was always - be patient, be patient, even though she knew it would be impossible. We lost everything, we're now also fighting for money that has left after our amazing sale from their recommended solicitor. 3 weeks after the sale and still we haven't received it. Don't trust in their words, they don't understand anything, they just act like they care, but it's a huge lie from the beginning. They are trying to keep you as they know they keep the product and you have no other choice. This whole process conducted by them has made us anxious so much we needed doctor's prescriptions to stop feeling this way. Go anywhere else, I wouldn't recommend it, as I have never felt so harassed and embarrassed as a client in my life.

Dominic · 13 May 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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Beware of this housing developer and…

Beware of this housing developer and their shady ties with management companies.

Jamie · 5 May 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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Charlton Heights, Bristol

I would agree with all the other reviews. They are more concerned with selling. The finish was poor. Things I had flagged up when looking around at the property where not done. Even thought I was told it would be. No care has gone into the property at all. I wouldn't buy a Bovis property again, nor would I exchange/ complete before they had rectify the issues. As you are at the bottom of their list, when it comes to fixing something. I also asked for extra cupboards, before buying the property, which they agreed. Three months later I still have no extra cupboards. They have been delivered 3 times and been the wrong ones apparently. Like the other reviews state. There are better new build developers out there.

Calista · 28 April 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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Haslington development

Haslington developmentUnfortunately we can completely agree with the other reviews on trust pilot. The company are focused Purley on selling. There is no customer service you are not made to feel welcome by sale staff. They answered questions mechanically and abruptly. They will not try to meet any individual requirements be that for disabled people or for individual health and safety reasons. Their out look is, it is what you see. No changes or adaptions can be made and they will happily put a property price up £20000 even if you were talking to them about the property at the lower price. harsh and uncompromising. It is all about the commission and selling. There really don't care. The Web site says the sales office is closed on a Monday!!!!! This is not true abd they are still seeing people and selling houses on a Monday so we missed out on a plot we were interested in because of this. No apology was given!!! Advice, Stay away there are much nicer and more ethically driven builders out there. We were only sorry we didn't read trustpilot before wasting as much time as we did with them.

Susan · 24 April 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

★★★★★ 5/5

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Dimitar · 14 April 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

★★★★★ 5/5

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Good quality houses, 4 miles to Stratford

Miroslaw · 14 April 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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WARNING

WARNING, UNSCRUPULOUS BUILDING COMPANY AT LARGE!!This is a warning to all prospective Bovis customers.Make sure you exchange contracts by the given date otherwise they will dump you!!!We have had 4 stressful months of dealing with Bovis. The sales team particularly Michelle Rayner and Angie Strang are incomprehensibly objurate and lack any iota of customer service or goodwill! We have had trouble with communications both with Bovis and Foot Anstey. Our mortgage company’s mortgage department have been down with Covid. All of this had no effect on this uncaring shambles of a company called Bovis.We were ready to commence the exchange of contracts 16 hours after the due date but they refused to exchange with us and are to remarket our plot!!!Is this really the way in this day and age to treat people. Do they care about anyone on Pebble Beach or any other of their developments?Definitely not we would say.Beware if you are in the process of purchasing from them. They are a nightmare.In a normal market, they would not be able to treat people so shoddily.FINAL WARNING-BEWARE!!

Martin · 6 April 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston

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Terrible. Commission driven, not customer satisfaction.

Terrible, rushed quality of build. Wrong bricks used, broken cement floor, frames not straight, etc. The "main" builder we were put in contact with didn't know the answers to the technical questions. No thought was put into the design or build process. They put skirting board down to the subfloor and don't leave a gap for carpet to go under as it should. Layed the front lawn first so it's all trampled from the construction crew and cement all over the plants. How about doing the lawn last? This is what I mean that no thought was out into the construction. Raised concerns about (not completed) quality with site manager and main builder. Manager got defensive and dismissive. They just want the building to complete in time for their commission numbers.

Customer · 5 April 2022 · Bovis Homes West Midlands Long Marston