Linden Homes Cotswolds estate agents in Gloucester, Stonehouse and Dursley

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Disgusting Experience - Bristol!

As an excited potential first-time buyer, we were thrilled when we reserved our 2 bed house in Bitton Mill, Bristol. The sales team were friendly and couldn't do more. We were very apprehensive about the whole process as this was something we'd never been through. We even questioned what would happen if the valuation was bad - the very friendly sales Exec said there's no chance of that happening!Fast forward two weeks, and we receive a down valuation by £30,000 after paying £475.00 to the mortgage company. We were advised that we either cover the cost of the difference (what first time buyer has another £30k hidden in the bank?!) or go and get another valuation done.... still being out of our own pocket.We were so disgusted with how the sales team and Area Manager made it feel like it was our fault, that we pulled out of the process and lost £475 which, to anyone, is a lot of money. When other prospective buyers went to visit the property, the sales exec told people that we were unable to obtain a mortgage rather than a down valuation. These potential buyers knew us, which added insult to injury really.I don't know how a company can get away with reassuring a young couple who are naive in the house buying process, and then leave them to bear the financial costs associated with it. Thanks to Linden homes we had a very bitter opinion of new build developers. Thank god that we didn't let that get us down. If you want good treatment and not to be financially screwed over, go to one of the other developers!!!

Stacey · 7 June 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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It's a zero from me !

I would have given zero stars if it was possible, however it was not.My son bought a one bedroom apartment from Linden & has had various problems since the money was exchanged, which have been difficult or very near impossible to resolve. However, to add insult to injury, recently I collected an order from Ikea for my son & duly parked outside his apartment while we carried the Ikea desk top up to his first floor flat. Upon returning to my car I was surprised & just slightly annoyed to find that I had been issued with a parking ticket by a company called NSGL (£40 if paid within 14 days & £80 if not). I thought that this was obviously a mistake & that it would be easily resolved if I appealed to the common sense of both companies.....how wrong I was.NSGL advised that I could appeal but turned it down without taking into account the mitigating circumstances & upon asking Linden to intervene & have the ticket overturned, they spoke to the parking company & advised that the ticket had been issued correctly. What a shower of s**** !Please tread carefully when dealing with Linden as they will be all sweetness & light until they have your money & then, forget it.

Terence · 30 May 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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Scandalous

Scandalous! Does not even deserve 1 star. Customer service are shocking and the head of customer care is an absolute dead loss! I really wonder where they drag their staff in from but then the M.D. does not care or follow through from customer complaints. Literally seeing how far I need to escalate this to get action and to warn others to not line the pockets of such a rogue company.

LFord · 28 May 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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Poor management and customer services, disappointed and disheartened

Linden homes have the worst customer service management and project management I’ve experienced. The customer does not matter as soon as the contracts are exchanged yet they promise the delivery of a high standard experience in buying your home. They use the cheapest of materials and the cheapest contractors which is clear in the quality of the end product and the issues that arise after you move in. To date, sinking ceilings, bust boiler, scratched and scuffed ‘new’ kitchen, enter radiators, marked walls, faulty electrics, water logged garden, chipped tarmac in driveway, scratched gate, sinking paving, broken heating and a number of broken promises to remedy these issues.I’ve taken time off work and workmen have not turned up. I have sent plenty of messages mails, reminders voicemails and left messages for the infamous Jackie to get in touch and she fails to do so....I think they were making her up. It’s nit that I blame one individual....yes they could refrain from promises they can’t remedy...however I blame their poor quality training and their lack of management skills. Customer service is none existent and I among many are disappointed and disheartened by what was supposed to be a really positive experience. I would like to escalate further but 6 months from initial escalation no further forward, just another name that ignores customers.

D · 25 May 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

★★★★★ 1/5

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Literally the worst company I’ve ever dealt with.

Literally the worst company I’ve ever dealt with. Every single person I’ve had dialogue with has been behond useless. Honestly avoid, I mean that as I’m currently living with the ongoing hell which is Linden Homes.Just want to add, 1 star on trust pilot thats disgusting. Linden should be ashamed of there so called business. I’m gutted I didn’t see this feedback before purchasing.

Edward · 18 May 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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Awful experience

Awful experience. I would never purchase a property from Linden Homes or any company associated with Galiford Try. Upon buying a property I had numerous issues from the beginning. Quality of the build is horrendous. Boiler was wired incorrectly amongst a 4 page back and front which took over a month to resolve. However the most recent issue is although I paid extra money for a balcony I asked for one specifically without a lamp column outside blocking the view. 8 months later it was relocated right outside my balcony without no warning or notice. Still in the process of trying to get this removed which doesn’t look likely. Significantly reduced the view, property value and looks vile! Still almost 4 months battling to get it removed. Can quite frankly say they have no care for customer satisfaction and are more interested in getting their money! Awful experience would never purchase from them EVER again.

Amanda · 14 May 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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BAD WORKMANSHIP

I am a plumber and I have had the opportunity to work in new builds, and the experience I have have had with linden is shocking, I went to a new build, the new owners had called me out as all their toilets where blocked. After much investigation, linden had not connected soil pipes to the main drain under the house, this ment my customers had to move out with much stress. The general workman ship of these houses are nothing but shocking, and after reading these other reviews, I hope Linden don't sell another house until they sort there own house sorted! Linden please sort yourselfs out, and do the right thing for your customers!

Josh · 10 May 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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DO NOT BUY FROM LINDEN HOMES COWBOYS!!!!!

I would not recommend buying a home from linden homes!! We have had so many issues with the house and the customer service is appalling!! We have had serious mould issues all around the house, bathroom floors coming up, waste water not draining away properly since we moved in causing blockages in our downstairs toilet which is still ongoing and not being resolved, this leads to waste water coming out of sinks and no use of downstairs toilets!!!! Bedroom doors dont shut, cracks in ceilings, bedroom carpets coming up along the sides, kitchen units not being stuck on the walls properly... the list goes on!!! Its disgusting how they leave you with all these issues, I have to take days off work to wait for them to resolve these and sometimes they dont even turn up!!! Customer service team always fob you off or say they cant book you in for 4 weeks. Even took the issues to the MD who send a 1 lined email back saying he would take to customer services. Our whole estate is having the same issues not only us. I would never buy a house from linden homes!!!!!!

Jade · 2 May 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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LIARS AND CHEATS - DO NOT BUY FROM LINDEN

I feel sorry for the poor woman below. What a horrendous story. I am putting this on here to support my friends who are currently living in a hellish situation in their new home.Check out the Daily Mail article 'surrey homeowners furious with Linden Homes over sewage smell'..... it's all self-explanatory. But it rings very true with the story below. The lying and deception - the passing the buck, and the sheer callousness of this company.They also have some very dodgy dealings behind the scenes - directors with conflicts of interests; shell company set ups (so there's no money in the bank if they're sued). Corporate thieves really.......

Ruth · 29 April 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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People are promised their dream home…

People are promised their dream home only to be faced with a house of nightmares!!! Avoid Linden Homes at all costs!!!

Nikki · 29 April 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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Disgusting after sales

Rating only, no written review.

Howard · 28 April 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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Consistent with everyone else's review, customer service is awful.

Consistent with everyone else's review, the flat looks good and seems to be fairly well done (except for the plumbing; almost everything has leaked). But the problem comes in getting the snagging fixed. Customer services are shocking. In 9 months of living here, I haven't had a single response to emails. If you phone them you get told the relevant person is busy and will call you back - never happens. They will come round with a paint brush - anything else and you are left frustrated. We aren't a special case - all of our neighbours are also struggling to get anything done. Linden homes couldn't care less about post-sales customer service.

Nathan · 22 April 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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They are liars!!

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Emre · 22 April 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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If I could give zero stars I would

If I could give zero stars I would. I emailed 6 weeks ago and got completely ignored (even though I received an automated email saying they would reply within 7 days). My chase up email also was ignored. When I called I had some woman telling me I had called the wrong team even though I had not, and was then dealt with by another incredibly rude woman. The customer service is appalling, and would certainly put me off buying any house with Linden Homes in the future - as soon as they have your money they don't want to know, apparently.

Dorothy · 17 April 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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Living with Linden Homes 2 year nightmare construction site

HiRegarding Linden Homes: We have not bought from them but have had to put up with living in front of a huge development (flats/houses up to £Million +) nothing but noise, vibration, dust, swearing from workers, lorries delivering before 7.30am. Constant beep beep reversing tones from site vehicles before 8am. this we stopped after all complaining to noise dept at council. Broken rear fence when they just scraped their digger up and down it to clear undergrowth behind (jan '17). Still not fixed. Cut avenue of lovely trees down with TPO's on to widen access route. Workers parking in our car park spaces, lobbing lunch etc out of car windows when finished. witnessed one worker assaulting what looked like his ex wife? hit her in face, swearing, going mental over who had their kid over weekend, nice people they employ. Alarms going off over bank holiday weekends, no one bothered to come out, it was their site office alarm. They have a mix of Housing assoc, rent to buy on plans but obviously not told buyers of houses they are on a part council estate. We enquired as to what these houses were but they refused to answer.Had a lovely outlook of trees, bats, animals, birds but now covered in flats, tarmac, houses, soon to be filled with cars, noise, probably will end up moving. Linden could not care less about any complaints

Laurence · 13 April 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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Aborhent builder

Though the property looks nice and some superior materials and parts have been used, the standard of workmanship, quantity of snagging issues and professionalism of their after sales department is shockingly bad.We love the area and the development but every house in our new estate has had issues with Linden. Internally - we have had severe problems, sometime they can take 3/4 visits to rectify. External issues far outweigh any problems we've had within the house. The leadership team deflect and ignore the issues, blame everything and anyone else.My advise would be to tread carefully. We were mis-sold plenty of things and given assurances that were broken. Snag your house and keep on top of them. They strike me as a loathsome company, morally corrupt without any procedures to support consumers.

Hammers77 · 26 March 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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Do not buy a Linden Home, you'll live to regret it

Bought a house at Linden Home’s Longacre development in Basingstoke. Absolutely shocking standards of finishing inside the house. Been chasing them for a whole year now to fix snags, they've done hardly any of them. Chasing Linden Homes to come and fix their poor workmanship is a full-time job. Once they've got your money they don't want to know. If you're lucky enough to actually have someone show up to do some work, good luck being able to get them to understand what they need to do, they're mostly Eastern European and don't speak much English! Linden have clearly started using cheap, unskilled labour to try and increase profits. Some of the materials that they use are obviously of very low quality too, If they can save 20p on light switch, which is so cheap and flimsy that the fitting bends off the wall, they’ll do it. Spotlights that hang down from the ceiling by a few mm, gaps in the paint around them, 3-5mm wide cracks everywhere, collapsing floors, front doors that are not painted by the manufacturer, but rather are painted on-site by what looks like a five-year old judging from the paint on the glass and the gaps in the paint around the edges and fittings and letterbox, plumbing leaks, I’ve been waiting for them to send around the promised plumber for 4 months now, the leaks are still there! Windows of dubious quality, with 2mm gaps in their fitting where they meet the sill which are apparently ‘normal’.I know people who work in the industry and they tell me Linden used to have a good reputation, but a short while ago they were taken over by Bovis, who have clearly implemented a new strategy of grab the money and run, maximise profit and don’t deliver fair value or good after-sales service to the customer. They’re clearly still trading on their pre-Bovis reputation, but boy, oh, boy is that reputation taking a big hit now. All of my neighbours report the same experience, we’re at our wit’s end! Someone needs to bring them to book, they’re a deceptive company, who are not delivering the high quality homes that people pay a premium price for, they’re not even providing a basic level of decent finishing. It’s starting to feel like a ‘class-action lawsuit’ is going to be the only way to get them to lift their finger. My neighbours and I are in discussions on how to proceed in this regard.DO NOT BY A LINDEN HOME, YOU’LL LIVE TO REGRET IT (unless it collapses on you during the night, which is quite likely, but at least then you'll be put out of your misery).

David · 21 March 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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Buy a Linden home and expect RATS!!

Buy a Linden home and expect RATS in your loft due to poor build and badly laid drains. You can also look forward to poor wood workmanship, stupid layouts of electrics, a lawn full of rubbish just under the surface, toilets that dont flush and the thinnest lick of paint on all walls as standard. NHBC refer you back to Linden for any issues and after 2 years they couldnt care less.

Melissa · 16 March 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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The Linden homes does not deserve even…

The Linden homes does not deserve even for 1 star!!DO NOT BUY YOUR HOUSE FROM THE LINDEN. I have recently bought my house from them. Now, it becomes my nightmare. 1. The actual bedroom size is MUCH smaller (more then 7 cm) than the size in the brochure. 2. I have more than 100 list of defections (just for 3 months) but they did not try to resolve them. 3. They put a street light inside of my front yard without my permission. 4. They hided the uncompleted garage footing to visually see by putting a wooden panel. Therefore, it has 1.2 m depth of dig (25 cm width) between the garage wall and the garden wall of next property. And it is VERY VERY unsafe for small children. MOREOVER, I reported all of these to their customer centre (Guildford), but they did not response AT ALL. All I have is 'we will call you back'. Literally, I called them more than 100 times, but I NEVER received their PRIMISED call-back.

Minkwan · 12 March 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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Shinfield Meadows -7 months work incomplete

It has been 7 months since we have moved into shinfield meadows but not a single snag done. They haven't finished with the basic mastic, paintings etc.

Ann · 3 March 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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Good homes / execrable customer service!

Linden probably build good homes, but their social responsibility and ethics stink!. I stayed in a new Linden development last year and damaged my classic car at night on an unmarked, unlit metal barrier which they had left sticking out into an unlit and narrow car parking access road. I wrote to them politely to invite them to pay for the repair (at £250), and supplied photographs of the damage, and they strung me along for four months before saying they 'can't' defray my expense. This could have been a much worse accident. Clearly, they couldn't care less unless I could assemble a viable case for the Crown Court!

G · 18 February 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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Worst ever experience, avoid

Worst ever experience,1- first they let us move in once even the building mot ready.2-from first day lift is not working till now.3- flooring is came off .4- appliances was not given what we agree.5- boiler start making noise.6- paint start to came off.7- main door alighment problem.8- my car damaged due to thier building work.9- doesn't care of health and safty.10- water start leak under the flooring .In first month we start facing this problem not sure how this will go later .

Shahzad · 3 February 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING A PROPERTY FROM LINDEN HOMES.

THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING A PROPERTY FROM LINDEN HOMES.I feel compelled to share my experience after buying 2 properties from Linden Homes. The sales pitch is fantastic, locations are great and the property developments have a lovely home setting.Unfortunately the quality of the plumbing in the properties is very poor considering I experienced 4 leaks in new properties, one of which caused flooding. The construction contractor appointed by Linden Homes had plumbers that supposedly met the highly acclaimed Linden Homes standards.Linden Homes customer services are responsive to issues arising during the 2 year warranty period but I was refused a thorough survey of the piping after the recurring leaks. I also asked them to consider extending the warranty period after the troubles I had. Unfortunately they refused despite advising Linden Homes customer service management that I will share my experience on review sites if I have another leak soon. Lo and behold, I experienced another leak days after the 2 year warranty period expired. The plumber I sent out showed me the loose pipe fitting, confirming my thoughts of sub-standard plumbing in the properties.Sadly I expected a more responsible response from Linden Homes. What impression does it give you about a company that is proud of the homes it develops? I hope this review finds its way to the management team as well as potential buyers.Be wary of Linden Homes glossy brochures and polished website especially the ‘Hear From Our Customers’ link. I would have given a similar account shortly after completion and moving into lovely new homes.Also note Pentland Estate manage the properties after handover. They are part of Galliford Group that owns Linden Homes. I was pleased the management was taken over by First Port, as it took Pentland Estate Management over 4 months to repair and resolve the flooding problems to the dismay of my tenants.

Hassan · 3 February 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)

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Customer service

Linden Homes nice houses staff are quite good and are quite helpful until you are in then you have any issues it’s referred to customer service.I would not hold your breathe for two long as the service is poor always chasing up after them .must say service before issues is excellent as they just want your money .Once in your new home however it’s a diffferent matter not everyone will have issues but if you have you will know I am telling the truth about customer service

Ian · 6 January 2018 · Linden Homes Cotswolds Gloucester (Quedgeley)