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1,295 reviews across 7 offices and 2 platforms
Linden Homes South West has seven offices, in Newton Abbot, Exeter (two offices), Chudleigh, Penzance, Plymouth and Wellington. Together they have 1,295 reviews on two platforms, rated 2.5 out of 5 overall.
Linden Homes South West's seven offices, most reviewed first. Each has its own page.
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5/5
TrustpilotI would buy from Bovis again
We bought a new home from Bovis in January 2018. We are very pleased with our home. There were only very tiny issues on first moving in and these were dealt with quickly and well. The site has only recently fully been built, but the workers have always been very courteous. I would buy from Bovis again.
5/5
TrustpilotLoving our new home
We recently decided to buy a new build house in Wilford Fields in Nottingham as we moved up from Essex. The experience we had from the start was excellent and we couldn’t rate everyone highly enough.Hilary helped us navigate through the pick and purchase of our house and was not at all pushy. In fact we walked away at first and came back after a very bad experience with Avant Homes in Wollaton, as we found them to be very rude and unhelpful. Best move we ever made and have not looked back.My partner took a keen interest in the build of our house and spent a lot of time with Steve W, the Site Foreman who was more than accommodating and helped to make our new build house our home. He was happy to meet and show us around and did everything he could to meet our needs during and even after we moved in - could not thank him enough.Wayne has also been very helpful and friendly and would often drop by to see if there was anything he could help with.Matt sorted things out for us quickly and helped us organise getting things done and pointing us in the right direction.I have read some bad reviews on here re Linden Homes but I am perplexed as none of the bad experiences did we experience at any time. The team at Wilford Fields and I could have named several more are all hardworking, polite and accommodating. We would and have recommended them to friends and family.
4/5
TrustpilotLovely experience
Lovely experience, accommodating team from start to finish. Completed on time. Very happy with my new home.
1/5
TrustpilotManipulating, lying bullies!
If I could give them 0 stars I would! Myself and my husband have been fed lie after lie and have had nothing but consistent issues from this foul company. A year on we are still waiting for outstanding snags to be dealt with, complaints to be dealt with and for an apology!! As soon as they take your money you become non existent and they are completely unwilling to help. They manipulate you into completing a survey as soon as you’ve got your first foot in your new home to get the best reviews then treat you like dirt afterwards. We have been waiting for 6 months to retract our customer satisfaction survey but have been told we cannot until snags are complete which should have been done 11 months ago meaning most of their customer satisfaction reviews that potential new customers read are not accurate. I have been personally bullied by staff members in the sales office and was left on moving day out in the rain in tears with nowhere to go because they denied me the keys to our home after lying that we would have the keys early as a ‘good will gesture’ for all the issues we had up to that point- more lies from Bovis! Management for the company are all laughable and an embarrassment sticking up for staff members who compulsively lie just to keep up their pride. The customer is NEVER right seems to be the motto for this waster company!!
1/5
TrustpilotI wouldn't buy from them again. Shame.
Pain to deal with them. We bought a new build home (Borley Park, Botley) and gave them our key to sort out snagging problems after we moved our belongings into the house. Next day when I was at work and they worked on the house our smart alarm system recorded one of their people as he rummaged in our drawers. The next day they sacked the man and they said sorry. I had to replace the locks, and put a new security system in place plus disposed of all the effected clothes which cost me thousands. I ask Linden to pay for some of the damage they caused because of their negligence, but I had no luck with them. Nice. I wouldn't buy from them again. Shame.
1/5
TrustpilotAbsolutely shocking aftercare
Absolutely shocking aftercare. West Midlands customer care are truly awful, no record of previous calls, 8 days to pass on my complaint, for which I followed their complaints procedure, promises to call back - they don't. Logged a fault with electric switch, it took them 3 weeks to log it with the contractor - they blamed the contractors email for the delay. The contractor was booked in for 5 weeks after I logged the issue, I take time off work, the electrician calls to say he will be 45 mins and....No show. Logged an issue with ground maintenance in July...got a reply today saying they'll let me know when they have an update! Pxxs poor..don't buy off these people unless you want to waste time chasing silly little issues that they clearly don't give a damn about, because they've already got yr money.
1/5
TrustpilotHow they pass as acceptable is beyond me!
Communication is non-existent.Between Linden and Bromford, I don't know who's worse.Build quality is shocking.Snagging list doesn't happen.4 week wait for a voicemail about a complaint that should never have been in a new build in the first place, still on-going, no progress yet.Rare email reply, just to be told to email somebody else, then somebody else, never-ending cycle.Something as simple as a smashed plug socket, promised to be changed before I moved in, still smashed (even had 3 month delay moving in, no excuse for lack of time).Next door neighbours back door leaks water when raining.Water came out of ceiling light.Sky TV out 5 times for install as original wiring was wrong, or something along those lines.Street lights don't work, they blame the council, the council blames them. Since a recent attempted break-in, in this very dark street and after many complaints for months, suddenly it's being looked at aka barriers around the non-working street lights.Uncompleted road flood, school run parents, kids and pushchairs avoid as can't cross, shin deep puddles (not exaggerating).Unfinished roads with raised drains covered by wood, barriers and bricks on both sides, someone burst there tyre on these recently, makes a very narrow road.Unsafe metal poles sticking out the ground in back garden, unable to remove myself, need tools, too deep in the ground.Heat alarm installed directly above oven, open oven door and alarm goes off everytime.Defect list goes on.If you enjoy going round in circles and getting nowhere, like frustration and settle for less than acceptable, then go with Linden and/or Bromford.Buy an old house if you can, avoid new builds at all cost, never will I ever deal with Linden or Bromford again if I can help it.Overpriced and poor workmanship.In the 10 months that I've been living in one of these homes, there has been only problems, nothing has changed and doesnt look to be changed anytime in the near future.Lack of care, once they have your money, they're not interested.Read The Bicester Advitiser from 27th June about Linden homes.
1/5
TrustpilotRecently moved into our new home
Recently moved into our new home. Was given the full speech. We’ll do everything for you, whatever you need just ask. Absolute shower of s**t. Trying to get the simplest of issue resolved is an absolute ball ache. Book in contractors who don’t turn up. Log defects to site manager, who just couldn’t give a damn. Having previously had a new build redrow, I’d definitely never use bovis again. £440k house you’d of thought you’d of been looked after a little. Especially with the lack of building on the site. Save your money. Don’t buy from bovis.
1/5
TrustpilotIf there was an option for zero stars…
If there was an option for zero stars it would be that. I have lived on the Linden Homes estate in Radstock for 2 1/2 years and had no contact from Linden Homes to the changes of plans for the road etc. The Road works have been contracted out and the lovely men completing the works have kept the street up to date of changes. This is not good enough Linden Homes!The road plans have changed, I have checked with BANES, we have not been informed by yourselves. The road is meant to be a two way road, however you can only fit one car down at a time. You have not met the legal requirement for two lane road... what are you going to do.Also stop ignoring the feedback and comments your customers are leaving. The Bristol office have not been helpful, and are refusing to contact any of the property owners to discuss options. All we ask for is communication.My first ever home and I would not buy from you ever again - not worth the hassle.
4/5
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1/5
TrustpilotOnce they have your money you don't exist anymore
Once they have your money you are ignored and treated as a second class citizen. Everyone expects snags in a new build, what we didn't expect was to be ignored, called liars and to have to fight to get even urgent items such as leaks sorted out. You are no one to them once you have taken possession of the property. Beware, the home you fell in love with will soon cause you so much stress and time, and the whole blame lies with this developer.
1/5
TrustpilotBUYER BEWARE
BUYER BEWAREDeceptive Sales and MarketingWe were looking at the Ribbans Park development in Ipswich and wanted to buy in a privately-owned part of the development.After reserving, we found that a number of properties on the road had been sold to an affordable homes company ten months before. When we had originally asked a rep to circle all of the shared and affordable homes on the development, these were not circled, leading us to believe at the time that they were all privately owned homes.Details of the homes going to an affordable homes company were not in the marketing brochure or site plan. When we asked the sales reps directly about two properties opposite to ours, we were told they were privately owned. When we checked on the Land Registry the homes had been bought by an affordable homes company. When I complained to the rep I was told that "we do not have to point out which houses are affordable and/or shared ownership". They may not have to do so legally, but I find the practice very deceptive and dishonest. Bovis obviously doesn't care about its reputation. People are unable to make an informed decision about a purchase on a development as Bovis and its reps aren't being honest.To add further insult ,after wasting a lot of my time by not being honest, Bovis tells me that I have to wait 28 days for the reservation fee to be refunded. Now I see where all of the bad reviews are coming from. We have bought a lot of new-builds over the years but we would never buy from Bovis.
1/5
TrustpilotThey are a 4* builder for a reason...
I'd like to say it all started so well, but it didn't...- Constant miscommunication in terms of spec for the property, including going through engineering designs for another property (not mine!) prior to exchange - Terrible build quality with a host of snags including insulation left exposed externally, poor cosmetic finish to walls/surfaces, a faulty hob which was an upgrade and took 7 weeks to replace, an upgrade for a built in wardrobe was 4 weeks late, a pile of rubbish left under worktops to discover and finally ineffectual sound proofing hence I'm typing this at 2am as next doors late night netflix and chill have kept me up.- The reluctance as a company to go an extra yard, let alone the extra mile! I've had to sort out communal bins for our block as Bovis didn't bother, fight for car parking discs to save residents having their spaces parked in and even fight to have door numbers provided (which wasn't in Bovis's budget apparently?!)- Setting up things like Sky and Internet have also been a nightmare due to Bovis not ensuring they had the correct infrastructure in place to support them.In summary, Bovis have done little but make life a little grey since purchasing the flat in June. If i had my time again, I would absolutely not buy a property from them, and plead you to look elsewhere!
3/5
TrustpilotHaving been in our house in Truro now…
Having been in our house in Truro now for 3 years, the house is good quality and a really nice design, just make sure you get them to fix any problems as soon as you possibly can as time goes by as they loose interest the longer you leave it. Make sure to check every screw, fixing, hinge, downpipe, french windows etc... in the first couple of weeks of use and keep on at them until they turn up. AND when they do turn up make sure you are there to make sure everything is fixed.
1/5
TrustpilotOne star too many...
They do not deserve one star.Went through the whole process of buying our dream home. I changed jobs and the lender put a caveat that the completion date would be six weeks later than planned - all agreed with the chain. Bovis sold to someone else and let us know by phone... no word of another plot, an apology or talk of our refund back.Have submitted a full complaint 48 hours ago and I’m still to receive an acknowledgement.To us this highlights the financial difficulties Bovis are in must be worse than they are letting on. They had to sell off land to Kier on the site we were purchasing on as they had ‘run out of money’ alarm bells should have rung then!!
1/5
TrustpilotI was told that my home would be ready…
I was told that my home would be ready winter 2019 they was very pushy in me signing my house over and everything then to have a letter saying my house is ready but roads and stuff are not and that my house wont be ready till January to July 2020 I needed a quick move y I went down this route now I regret and wish I bought another house as this would of been a quicker option for me I would of been waiting over 18 months for a move since I bought this house. Linden your a joke and hope people dont make the same mistake as us
5/5
TrustpilotGood quality houses, and excellent customer service
We bought 3 bedroom house from Cranbrook, Exeter. We're very delighted with the quality of our new home. Absolutely fantastic customer service before and after sale. Thank you very much for Simon proper gentleman and the rest of the sales team also Michaela and the rest of the after sales team. Would definitely recommend Linden homes to anyone.
4/5
TrustpilotGet good contractors and a good Site…
Get good contractors and a good Site Manager and you'll get a great house!! I love mine.
1/5
TrustpilotTerrible
Beyond Terrible. Worst buy . Bad workmanship no customers service . No ones interested in helping resolve problems. So Disappointed with our purchase. Kitchen dysfunctional . Carpets fitted badly. Poor finish in bathrooms. Purchased before completed big mistake garden not big enough to put a shed up . As for the House Rising damp ! We moved in May 2019
1/5
Trustpilotpoor Housekeeping
I currently live on montbray in Barnstaple a linden home, we are required to pay some sort of maintenance charge for keeping the place neat & tidy whilst I think this is a good idea I don’t like the fact that plants are being planted only to be left to die & at our expense be replanted a couple of weeks later, surely this is a complete waste of our hard earned money .
1/5
TrustpilotDecember is Bovis year end based on previous years the house will be rushed and of poor quality.
December is Bovis year end, this is when bovis complete most of their houses to achieve the numbers and profit for the stock exchange and share holders, more so than at any other time Bovis quality has in the past year's dropped in this period , as their only interest is getting the house to a point where it can be handed over what ever the issue that is left, this situation has been acknowledged by Bovis previously, which is easy to admit, but has ultimately left thousands of purchasers with years of upset and torment. I would advise that nobody accepts a house purchase at year end, it will be rushed and of poor quality based on all previous years, the sites will be muddy and with out street lighting, and of poor quality not the best result when you have committed your life to pay off the purchase. With the slow down of the housing market and the current uncertainty of the housing market, if you do not have to purchase now it may prove prudent to consider what may happen to house prices, from 2007 to 2009 the last down turn in the housing market, Bovis discounted their house prices by 45 percent, as a result individuals that had spent 400k on a house found their neighbours had paid a little over 200k for the same house less than 2 years later. The reviews that individuals have posted are correct and possibly some what reserved and indicate a small snap shot of the problems that trusting purchasers have been left by Bovis, Bovis will push hard for completions and promise that all aspects of the house will be completed in their entirety, which is not correct as purchasers have found to their detriment and once the house purchase has completed and Bovis staff have received their bonuses, bovis staff immediately go quiet when you raise any issues. For trusting year end purchasers you will find that your completion dates moved forwards to grab the money as soon as possible, therefore reducing the build quality as the house will be rushed, purchasers please be aware.
1/5
TrustpilotGoogle 'Portsmouth news woman suicidal' re Linden
To a recent Reviewer saying "this is a genuine review" all I can say is how naive to give a 5* rating just over a month after moving in. Encouraged to leave a 5* review so soon yet who, in their right mind, gives 5 stars then goes on to list multiple things wrong !!!!! If they were genuine I'd have thought 3 stars at most would have been more appropriate. Snags having to be done multiple times, getting contractors back not once, not twice but 3 times. This reviewer does realise, surely, that when giving a review against Linden that does include their contractors 🤔 so complains or admits faults yet still gives 5* 😂Let's see if they still want to give 5* when they've been in 2 years or when something major goes wrong and Linden doesn't want to know. Maybe this reviewer should Google 'Portsmouth news woman suicidal" and see the contempt Linden really treat its customers with.How anyone can give 5* to this abhorrent, unethical, bullying, cowboy of a builder is beyond me.
5/5
TrustpilotLovely family home- Cleeve View
This is a genuine review.We bought our finished house (The Cheltenham) in May 2019 and moved in in July 2019 due to our jobs and we have had a very good experience with everything so far and our pleased with our choice.Neil in the Sales office was competent and not pushy allowing us to choose between a couple of plots. He was helpful and answered all our questions.The buying process was quick and efficient as we weren't in a chain as we had sold our flat previously and were renting.The move itself was easy and I cannot praise AJ, the site manager, more. He really goes beyond to sort out any issues, has a real attention to detail and genuinely cares that you have a good experience. He's also my toddler's hero and is always so nice to him. No snag is too small and he will keep chasing to get it sorted.The site at Cleeve View is nicely thought out, wide streets and plenty of parking spaces. Also a decent amount of greenery so you don't feel hemmed in. Our garden is a decent size and the double garage is enormous. As is expected we have had a few snagging issues such as paint work, some wall dents (mainly caused by the wardrobe fitters), a fan not wired correctly and the patio doors warping. Nothing we couldn't live with till fixed. We do have a couple of improvements to suggest though:-I would say that the contractors that Linden use can be a bit hit and miss. The wardrobes (paid for by the interiors package) were fitted by Goodings and they had to come three times to make them work and even then left holes in the walls for Linden to fix. AJ was on this very quickly though. We had an issue with a painter not completing the snagging list so had to have another visit. Luckily I was around but I can imagine if you were working it would be frustrating.Also it is a shame that Linden choose to cost cut in certain places: --The Indesit appliances feel quite cheap. The double oven only came with two racks and the fridge with one shelf and a bottle shelf which is pointless. -No higher units in the utility room (have had to buy more ourselves and pay to have them fitted).-A lack of sockets or positioned in strange places- Irritating that you can only turn lights on/off from one switch in the family room/ dining room/ kitchenOverall I would definitely recommend this Linden site and others on here and in the street are all happy with theirs.
1/5
TrustpilotProbably the worst home builder in the…
Probably the worst home builder in the world.If you buy a Bovis home expect:Pressure to complete ahead of timeTerrible customer serviceGhosting. Once the ink is dry on the sale, you will no longer exist.Floods. Even when there is a drought, Bovis manages to make floods happenCost. Despite devoting a substantial portion of your future earnings towards buying the house, you will end up spending thousands more fixing problems they have created.NEVER, EVER BUY A BOVIS HOUSE. THIS COMPANY IS A DISGRACE AND VIEWS CUSTOMERS AS MONEY TREES.
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