Reeds Rains CEMB estate agents in Clevedon and Portishead

★★★★★ 5/5

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Wonderful service and support at the worst time of my life

I am in the process of securing a tenancy through the Rotherham branch. I cannot fault the experience so far... Reeds Rains has made everything so easy at the most difficult time of my life - moving out of my late mother’s house as it must be sold - so I couldn’t appreciate them more in this period of intense grief and turmoil. Communication is excellent and service is friendly. I am also incredibly impressed with the tenant portal, which makes it so simple to set up services and utilities. All in all, I would like to commend Reeds Rains, and especially Sarah, my main point of contact, for taking so much of the stress out of this massively difficult life-changing time that I’m going through.

Ellie · 16 July 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Manchester Branch

Manchester Branch: Do not sell your property with these guys. They charge £150 for photographs that you aren't happy with, give you no choice in which ones they will use to market your property and then refuse a refund despite failing to deliver on their promise!

Francesco · 15 July 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Rubbish

Obviously, I don't work for Reeds Rains so they won't be getting 5*. I found them AWFUL! The telephone staff are patronising little girls who delight in femsplaining what life is all about from behind their rented desks in rented offices to people who have run multimillion pound businesses since before they were born. Apart from the sale of personal data from which they profit by the sale (read the small print), they are very keen to get hold of your money and details before you recieve a product. I would advise against working with this company primarily because employs teenagers with one gcse between them to haggle for commission. Deal with a proper estate agent and grown ups.

Paul · 15 July 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Reeds Rains, Bury, Lancs

Reeds Rains, Bury, Lancs.We recently bought a property that was listed with Reeds Rains in Bury. We were cash buyers, required absolutely no funding, had sold our own property and were able to purchase a property very quickly. We saw a property advertised with Reeds Rains and called to arrange a viewing. They told us that they could only arrange viewings Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm. I asked for a reason and was told: 'that's the way it is'. As my hubby and I both work full-time, we couldn't view during those hours. Fortunately, I knew how to contact the vendor directly. The vendor knew of no reason for the restricted viewing hours. We arranged a viewing with the vendor and agreed a sale 4 days later. The complete process took just over 3 months, and from showing our ID to the agents, they never contacted us once, not even on the completion date to congratulate us. If you are looking for customer service and support throughout the sales process, then I would not recommend this branch of Reeds Rains. So much for today's buyer is tomorrow's seller...

Jacinta · 13 July 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

★★★★★ 5/5

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Southsea Branch - A real find

As I live in Kent and was selling my late Mum's retirement flat from a considerable distance, I needed an agent I could really trust and rely on to keep beavering away in a slow and difficult market. I'm pleased to say that Reeds Rains delivered in every way. From the beginning, Dan and his exceptionally strong team stood out from the many agents I saw and proved to be a real find. I was kept regularly informed, the communication and advice at every stage was honest, straightforward and realistic and Dan's quiet but highly informed and experienced persistence paid off and achieved a sale exactly in line with the price range he had advised. I really grew to trust Dan's judgement and felt he was batting for me throughout, including going the extra mile to really research and understand the specific micro market attaching to my Mother's and nearby properties. I'm not easily impressed but felt Dan and, unusually, every member of his team I dealt with, to be superb. An outstanding service in every way which I would unhesitatingly recommend.

David · 13 July 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

★★★★★ 1/5

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Legalised criminality (Folkestone)

Awful. Avoid like the plague! Financially exploitative. Costs and hidden agendas at every turn! The emotional distress we recieved at the hands of these monsters is insurmountable. We were loyal renters with these people. We were charged £90 at the signing of our renewal of tenancy fee after our first year (when they knew the landlady wanted to sell) and then we were served a section 21, dropped and stripped of all our dignity. They broke our tenancy agreement by allowing viewings and erecting a for sale sign before their own tenancy agreement says they were allowed to. We were rinsed for money we could not afford. All this while caring for four children (two who are disabled) We had the most soul destroying experience at the hands of these people. Legal advice proves they showed bad practice in their dealings with us. We are still being made to pay to this day. Monstrous people with no care for others. I will never get over their foul treatment of myself and my family.

Victoria · 13 July 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

★★★★★ 1/5

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Inadequate call centre, restrictive terms of business and inappropriate invoicing

I refer to LIN079L6. Our experience with Reeds Rains has not been pleasant.We signed a contract for “Let Only” but for two years we have been invoiced for “Rent Collect”.The Call Centre carried out an investigation into our contract. Fully 5 working days have passed and no communication as to the result. We can now only assume that our contract is Rent Only. Contact with their call centre is frustrating, their staff seem unable to respond to simple questions. Worse, they do not actively return calls. We wanted to confirm who held our tenants deposit. The call centre was unable to confirm but said they would call back. They didn’t, we did. Over a period of 4 weeks and at least 4 calls, no calls back and no confirmation, we spoke with a Team Leader who confirmed our enquiry in less than 5 minutes.Please read their terms of business before signing. There are clauses restrictive to a landlord. For example, clause 6.22 requires a landlord to pay 1 months rent plus VAT if the landlord wishes to terminate RR management/rent collection. I can understand RR doing this to prevent landlords abandoning a contract after a few months but after 2 years or more I consider this to be restrictive practice.

Stephen · 12 July 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Having been a landlord and using Reeds…

Having been a landlord and using Reeds Rains for 8 years, their service is now at an all time low. My tenants have paid their rent to RR but RR still have 2 months in their account and not mine. They have failed to provide legal documentation as required and really don’t care. Consider using a better agent!

Ian · 6 July 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Worst agents ever (CHESTERFIELD)

Worst agents ever. So unprofessional and do not stick to their word. Bought a house through them which the sale process was horrendous. They did not enclose the full information of the house sale even though they was quite clearly aware. When it came to light the seller only owned 25% of the property they was trying to sell Reeds Rains has zero knowledge of the 75% owner and it was down to me to purchase the Title Register and send to my solicitor to find out what was going on. The seller was a complete nightmare throughout , basically matched up to the agents! Showed no willing to exchange and complete which when we finally did (on the same day) I was absolutely at breaking point. Passed from pillar to post throughout with different stories from everyone who worked in branch, When I finally got the keys and went to the house the back fence was totally down which I had not been made aware of ( this was no way visible to me from an exterior inspection ) however one of the neighbours notified me that Reeds Rains has been made aware with photo evidence by her, several weeks before.They had promised repair of this as it was blocking her drive however this never happened. After various emails and calls between them and them admitting to me they should have sorted it, they decided to wash their hands of it and advised me to seek advice from a solicitor. After weeks of stress, an unsafe garden for my dog, and upsetting my new neighbours , I was promised a contribution towards the repairs from the seller which Reeds Rains was supposed to sort however this never materialised. So I was left with a very large bill I did not account for when buying the house. Now months later I am still getting letters addressed to Reeds Rains for outstanding bills from before I took on responsibility of the property. Total cow boy outfit! With all the online low fee agents popping up you would think they would try and pull their finger out and stay in business. No homes to sell / let = no job.

Sam · 2 July 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Northwich Branch DO NOT DEAL WITH.

I was dealing with Northwich Branch but never again when people say don't trust estate agents they are right the staff at this branch are two faced they tell you yes we do this and the minute your out of the door they have stabbed you in the back.I do not recommend this branch and it's staff at all.

Shah · 30 June 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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If I could give zero stars on this I would

If I could give zero stars I would!! I have done nothing but cry this past week, but first I will start with what happened when we were going through the process of renting a property with this awful company. I attended the pre tenancy interview it was all going ok until it was nearly finished the guy who done the interview asked would I like life insurance I said no not right now I can’t afford it. The guy started playing on the fact that I had epilepsy and made me feel awful and I burst into tears (west derby branch, Liverpool) my partner came with me asked him what the hell he was playing at and the man was very apologetic and said he just thought it may be something to consider Incase anything did happen, I suffer with terrible anxiety due to having epilepsy and this guy played on that, does he get some sort of bonus for getting people to sign up for life insurance because there was no need what so ever for him to say what he said. We FINALLY moved into the property it was a big ball ache but we moved in and everything went smooth for a few weeks then someone came to inspect the property, it was fine but then it started happening every few weeks which was annoying and inconvenient I understand estate agents do inspections but not to the extent reeds rains did!! My boiler broke just before Christmas 2018 and I was left without heating for 6 days as no one was getting back to me I was having to call them every day for an update and I spoke to a different person every time so was having to explain everything again and every time they said they would call me back but never did, I didn’t really care about myself but I have a 1 year old daughter and an 8 year old son who were left without heating, my mum bought me 4 electric heaters and as many people know there not cheap to run and use up electricity very fast so It was costing me a fortune. It got sorted after 6 days. I received a letter saying my landlords were selling the property but I’ll be ok as my landlords have said I can stay unless they sell to someone who wants to take over the property but more than likely it’ll be an investor. I was happy to let people come and view the property but sometimes the person showing them round wouldn’t even turn up and I was showing them around myself which was all very weird and uncomfortable. My oven broke, someone came out to see it but never came back I have wrote to reeds rains and emailed but I haven’t heard anything back and I am still without a working oven to this day. I have just given up to be honest, I can use my grill and microwave but it’s not really the point it should have been fixed. I haven’t even had a response as to weather someone will be fixing it or not. 8 weeks ago I received a letter saying the landlords want to take possession of the property and I had to leave which I wasn’t to bothered about as I wasn’t planning on staying here anyway all’s I was bothered about was sorting the funds out to be able to rent another property. A few days after being told I have to leave the property I received a phone call asking if someone could come and view the property, I said no as I was a bit miffed that I was being told to leave so I said they can do all the viewings they want when I’ve left the property but I won’t be allowing any viewings, last week I received a letter asking why I have failed to vacate the property so explained I have a house lined up but it’s having a bit of work done and isn’t ready yet and asked why they are asking me to leave and the girl on the phone said it was because I stopped viewings when I only stopped the viewings after I received my notice so someone’s lying. Unfortunately I couldn’t get the funds together in time so I had to apply for a council property I explained my situation and good enough I was offered a property with in a few weeks. They asked me for 3 references off people I have rented with in the past 5 years, I asked my previous estate agents and I got them on the same day. I sent a letter asking reeds rains for one on Sunday 23rd June 2019 .. it is now Saturday the 29th June 2019 and council have said they need them all by Monday 1st July 2019. I’ve been calling reeds rains since Monday about a reference and different people were answering and didn’t seem to know anything as there no note on the system, I got told the manager from the west derby branch would call me but she never did. I called again yesterday and It was only yesterday I got told to ring a different number who deal with the reference side of things. Why has it took 5 days for someone to tell me that ? I spoke to someone who told me I need to email a reference form, I don’t have a clue what that is as no other company has asked for one, by this time I’d had enough and just put the phone down I was so stressed out with everything as these references need to be in by Monday or they will have to offer the house to someone else. The landlords sister lives next door to me and out of desperation I knocked and begged her to ask her sister if she could personally write me a reference because reeds rains aren’t helping me at all. She said she would then an hour later she knocked and said she can’t write me one it has to be the estate agents and that her sister has decided to go with another estate agents as they keep messing her around too and said all’s they care about is money and charging fees for anything and everything. They would probably charge you to go for a wee in the house if they could!! Someone did come and take the for sale sign down a few days ago which makes sense now as I thought they had taken it off the market. It’s Saturday now and I only need one more reference from reeds rains which has to be in by Monday but doesn’t look like I’ll be getting one so if I loose this house it’s down to your company I’ve done nothing but cry the past few days and I thought I’d see if there was any reviews on this company and there is loads and most of them are bad I only wish I’d have read these before I moved in. Thanks a bunch reeds rains! You have my details and phone number so don’t bother replying back to this review as I have explained everything and would appreciate it if someone could call me to sort this out.

Kirsten · 29 June 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Reeds Rains

Ok where do we begin. We moved into a managed property in May 2018. When we moved in the garden was over grown with weeds and bramble bushes, we couldn’t even open the back door without cutting down the excess. The oven had 2 inch of grease and grime from top to bottom, which was claimed to have been professionally cleaned before we entered the property. The wardrobe was all smashed and damaged at the back. The bathroom floor Lino had holes and gaps, the undividual pieces of lino came up when you walked on them. The back bedroom window had the biggest gap in the seal. Letting all the heat out in said bedroom. The emergency water tap was jammed even the gas engineer couldn’t budge it. The boiler broke 3 times. The landlords eventually arranged a new one to be installed, the boiler was wonky and left massive holes in the wall in the kitchen. The gas engineer also broke the smoke alarm cover (for some reason trying to pinch the battery). The cold tap in the bathroom never worked so we had to run the bath with the shower to add cold water. The plug socket next to my daughters bed was loose and didn’t work and was hanging off with live wires. The male landlord constantly rly appeared st the property and did not always allow peaceful enjoyment of the property, he also let himself in twice when the boiler man was here, I was upstairs cleaning and I heard him just walk in the house. TWICE. All of this I have proof of, which includes dates photographic proof and screen shots of conversations with the female landlord making comments on my mental health. We have a 6 year old little girl who nearly broke her leg down a huge hole in the pavement on the drive. Slates fell off the roof outside the front door.We had our check out on 05/06. It’s comical, they’ve tried to charge us for damages and cleans that weren’t caused by us. We even followed the rule, got the carpets and oven professionally clean, even though it wasn’t to that standard when we moved in. I now have had my old neighbour receive messages from either a member of reeds rains or the landlord hiding behind a fake profile on Facebook. Commenting on how we’re being dealt with by solicitors as we’ve made slanderous comments on Facebook. big fat LOL. Our comments are NOT slanderous because they are 100% true and we have the proof (unfortunately for them). How do we know it’s reeds rains or the landlords that made the profile? Well the information that was disclosed would only be known by either of these parties. After this I went only to read all the reviews on Reeds Rains, and I can see I am not the only one. Now due to the comments made by this individual on Facebook, were contacting ICS to investigate RR, and will go back and meet with our solicitor as this has got more serious. As our data privacy has been breached. All we wanted was our deposit back, and we would have let the past 12 months in that property behind us, but unfortunately they’re trying to charge us for damages we did not cause.

Meg · 24 June 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

★★★★★ 5/5

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We bought a house from Reeds Rains in Clevedon recently. They were respectful and professional from the beginning. We have had the unfortunate experience of dealing with Mark Templar's estate agent recently which was the worst experience we have ever had, please avoid. Caitlin was great and always had a smile on her face. Reeds Rains made everything easy which is what you want. Thank you everyone, very much appreciated.

Rita · 21 June 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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DO NOT RENT FROM THIS COMPANY!

DO NOT RENT FROM THIS COMPANY! I am a teacher and work full time and am a professional person in every aspect. I rented a property and when I moved in it was filthy and I discovered fleas in the carpets as the previous tenants had kept cats against the rules of their tenancy agreement. The inventory they gave said the property was in "good, clean condition" throughout. It was disgusting. I contested this straight away. Nobody ever got back to me to address these issues or offer support. I have now been given an inventory upon moving out which shows the damages and obviously says I have caused them. Whilst I was living there their contractor came out to collect a quote for new carpets which had been damaged by the cats and to keep that money from the previous tenants' deposit. There is some kind of scam going on because they provide you with a copy of the inventory which says it is in great condition but are obviously taking money from people's deposits each time. I think they hope most people will give up pursuing them for money in the end if they make it difficult but I intend to go all the way to the property ombudsman and take legal action if I need to. I have sent photos taken the day I moved in, all emails sent and received to local branch for investigation. They were sent tracked and tracking shows they were received two weeks ago but I have yet to hear a thing. Meanwhile my deposit gathers interest in their account whilst they recieve rent from a new tenant. Thoroughly corrupt. Pontefract branch.

Miranda · 20 June 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Cannot recommend Reeds Rains at all. Very poor.

I am a landlord and let out my property through Reeds Rains. They are awful to deal with. Wolverhampton branch never gets back to you with any updates regarding maintenance or queries.I wanted an inspection on my property carried out which to be honest I shouldn’t even have to tell Reeds Rains to do as these should be periodically checked as it’s part of the contract I initially signed.But most of the time I feel like I have to tell them to do their job for them. All this is supposed to be done without me getting involved as I’m paying for a fully managed service to them. I cannot recommend Reeds Rains at all. They do next to nothing apart from the bare bones. Awful service.

Mogster · 20 June 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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No show at prebooked appointments!

I arranged a viewing for today but the agent didn't show up at the appointment! When I called the office i didnt receive apology. Instead i was told she had left me a voicemail telling me the viewing was cancelled - reason ?. I don't know who's phone that message went to, (if the call was actually made), or if it is policy to cancel appointments without actually speaking to the customer but I'm not at all impressed. If i was a vendor trying to sell my property i wouldnt be happy about my potential buyer being left to stand in the rain.... V. Unprofessional. Update:This was the Consett branch.

Helen · 18 June 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Been waiting weeks to get my window…

Been waiting weeks to get my window fixed and nothing even when fitted wasn't done right paying out all my money on gas and electricity to keep house warm absolutely useless Bamber bridge or Chorley

Thomas · 18 June 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Difficult from Start to Finish

The Manchester branch have made the experience of renting difficult for me from start to finish. Made promises on the viewing they weren't willing to keep (work that would be completed before moving in), moved in to a property without any smoke alarms (they had made me sign a document before collecting keys to say they were there), were unresponsive to a number of maintenance issues that needed completing (it took two months to get things fixed, including me having to go in for a meeting to get them to take action), and now they are finally fixed want to start coming to inspect the flat in case I've done any damage! (So much for quiet enjoyment of the property)I want to move someone into my spare room, and have been told that I need to re-referenced in case I can't afford the property any more (all for a fee of £60).Beware of anything you're told that you don't get in writing.

PW · 15 June 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Discrimination

After seeking advise from CAB I’m completely and utterly appalled I have been discriminated against due to being on Maternity. Been made feel terrible because of my personal circumstances. I’m absolutely furious and upset to say the least. I have had to move due to Marriage Breakdown. And move in with my parents with my young baby.I was offered a house providing my mum made the payments. - can I not be trusted? The rent was then put up from £525 to £540! So basically I’m being held to ransom! The reason I need to move so quickly is because my Dad has Cancer and is being treated with TB, as a result my 3months old baby is not vaccinated.Sorry..... I’m not that desperate. The house wasn’t even decorated to a high standard. Still required a lot of work in the garden/painting.It’s not the only estate agents that have made me feel like this, it is a disgrace how you are treated because you have to claim benefits until I go back to work.Everyone is tarred with the same brush! People who has abused the system have ruined it for people like me! Just need abit of help so I support my daughter and I. I wouldn’t mind but I could provide a guarantor and three months rent upfront. On a positive note, Janet (who works at the Pemberton Branch) is so nice! She went above and beyond for me. Just a pity her colleagues aren’t the same!

Kate · 11 June 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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One to avoid

We rented with Reeds Rains before buying a property (with another agent) late last year.The fees are phenomenal, although they do outline the initial fees (to draw up a contract, etc.), what they didn't tell us is that they charge this fee again, plus an additional fee each time you want to renew your tenancy agreement.At first it was all fine, but when we gave notice to leave the property, the branch manager (Chesterfield branch) made the experience very difficult and stressful. We were happy to accommodate viewings and only asked that they took place while we were at home. She still tried to book viewings when we were at work and told us on one occasion that since they had keys they would enter the property anyway after giving us 24hrs notice. Luckily this didn't happen as we did check our rights on this, but during the one viewing that took place, the person conducting it walked in and was surprised to see me as he had been told the property was vacant (which we understood wasn't his fault). Unfortunately the branch manager was always rude and very condescending with us, however the rest of the branch staff were polite whenever we spoke to them.Our landlord was great and very easy to deal with, and there were no problems in getting the full deposit back, even though Reeds Rains alluded to there being a possibility we wouldn't get it (although the property was left in better condition than when we moved in).

A · 5 June 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Ridiculous company policy.

Tried to arrange a viewing but as I work full time and can't take calls I could only converse over email, something which isn't an issue with other estate agents at all. Reedsrains wouldn't allow this so I can't even arrange a viewing. Absolutely ridiculous and they need to review their policy. Information given over email is much clearer than over the phone.

Elle · 5 June 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Great service...with a smile.

Recently bought a house from Reeds Rains in Clevedon. They were professional from beginning to end.They made they whole process very easy. Thank you.

RitaS-69 · 3 June 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Dreadful experience with a crap company AVOID!!

Went to view a house being sold by Reeds Rains.The house was being sold at a set price, in fact it was listed as 'priced to sell' I viewed the house at 9am, really liked the house as it suited my needs. We were told there were more people coming to view. Infact we had only been in the house a few minutes when other buyers appeared at the door. We had a look around and decided we liked the house and were willing to pay the full price. I phoned up the agents office and told them I would pay the full price. I was then told they would take my "offer", but were still going to let others look around. They told me if anyone else made an offer they would let me know, basically changing the house sale now to "offers over" which I wasn't happy about. I heard nothing all day. The next day around 11.30am I got a call telling me there was another offer, and they asked me what was my highest "bid" I reluctantly bid another £2,000. They then said they would let me know later that day on the outcome. They never phoned back!! The next day I looked at the listing on Zoopla to see the house was now SOLD.... We then phoned them back to ask what was going on, they told "we will phone you back"...... again, no phone call. Later that day I had an email telling me my offer was unacceptable! Their customer service is awful. Even when I placed my initial offer, the snotty lady on the phone tried to pressure me into using their mortgage advisor, even when I told her I already had my own! Just a bad experience from start to finish, will avoid at all costs!Thanks for nothing Reeds Rains BLACKPOOL!!!If I could give zero stars I would

Mr · 24 May 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)

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Terrible

Terrible. Hidden costs, terrible staff. Said they would release my bond 20 days ago after I left a rental and still haven’t given me my £850 they owe.Had to pay £150 to vacate the property and £120 each time I renewed. Not to mention they charged the tenant before me his bond for work they did not complete and then tried to sting me for the same things. They are screwing people for money. Do not use at all costs. I also sold a house unfortunately with them and they told me it would be cheaper to go with the fixed fee but a percentage would have been much cheaper.

Kati · 24 May 2019 · Reeds Rains CEMB Clevedon (5 The Triangle)