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1,961 reviews across 2 offices and 3 platforms
Reeds Rains Robinson Lee has two offices, in Bury and Rawtenstall. Together they have 1,961 reviews on three platforms, rated 3.7 out of 5 overall.
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5/5
TrustpilotLittle Sutton office helped sell…
Little Sutton office helped sell property in Wirral. Professional and helpful staff. Helped support us with a difficult buyer. Kept us up to date throughout the process. Also provided good mortgage advice.
5/5
TrustpilotGreat service from Reeds Rains Guisborough.
Great service from Reeds Rains Guisborough. The Guisborough office team were friendly and helpful at all times. Their regular contact with all parties involved was much appreciated.Many thanks.
1/5
TrustpilotA body of lies (Reeds Rains Wrexham)
This review is related to the Reeds Rains Wrexham agency.Friendly advice: please do not waste time with them, even if they have properties that might seem appealing to you. Long story short: after exchanging a lot of e-mails and getting you to view a specific property, they will lie to your face that, if you like that property, all you have to do is call their office and apply for it, on the spot (fact which will start the referencing process for you, as a potential tenant). All good, you are happy, you give it a think and then decide to let them know that you want to proceed with the above mentioned property (e-mail and phone call, shortly after, i.e. 1-2 hours). Now, here come 2 parts:1. The fun part: when you get to talk to them again they tell you that, oh, there were other applications for that property already and that the landlord will decide which one will he accept;2. The absurd / deceiving parts: a) you have no idea on the criteria that the landlord will use to make his decision, AS YOU WILL NOT BE ASKED ANY DETAILS WHATSOEVER before or after doing the viewing;b) if an offer was already submitted for that property why on Earth did the viewing even take place or why are loads of applications collected, without requesting for any details whatsoever?Like I mentioned at the beginning, steer well clear of them as, since they have too many customers (probably), they afford to lie and deceive them.
Dear Mr F, I’m sorry you’ve been unhappy with our tenancy application process. It is true that all you need to is to contact us and trigger your application. However, often there is high demand for a property and we receive several tenant applications. It is impossible for us to know in advance how many applications to expect. We arrange a bank of viewings, and submit any resulting applications to the landlord. The landlord will then decide which application to progress with. We will then begin reference checking this tenant. If this tenant were to fail the reference check we would progress the application with another tenant. We recognise that this can be a frustrating process when you are hoping to rent a property, but it is an unfortunate necessity in a competitive market. We also want to avoid conducting reference checks unnecessarily as we charge our tenants a fee for these checks. I hope this provides you with some clarity, and let us know if we can help further with your property search.Reeds Rains
1/5
TrustpilotVery unprofessional service by amateurs…
Very unprofessional service by amateurs purporting to be estate agents. Spend as little time as possible on valuation and pics 'visits'. Can't even get property details correct after four attempts and yet still posted it on Rightmove, etc.
Hi David,I'm sorry to read you are unhappy with the service received. We'd like the opportunity to try and rectify this for you. Please contact our customer relations department on salescomplaint@reedsrains.co.uk so we can get more details from you.Many thanksReeds Rains
1/5
TrustpilotThe worst customer service ever
The worst customer service ever. I rented my home out through them, they allowed pets in my home after I had specifically told them no pets. They let one tenant sub let a room, and did nothing about it. They let a tenant move her boyfriend in, 3 years down the line I'm still getting letters from bailiffs and debt collection agencies. They have been no help whats so ever getting it rectified. Calls were never returned. The photos they took when tenant moved out, where inadequate for the company dealing with my claim against the bond. Even though I paid for them to fully manage the property when ever there was a problem they could never find a contractor I had to find my own. Stay well clear
I'm sorry you've been unhappy with our service. Please contact our Customer Relations Department so we can investigate this as a formal complaint. You can do so by emailing rrcustomerrelations@reedsrains.co.uk.To see our full complaint process, please visit https://www.reedsrains.co.uk/contact-us/lettings-complaint-branchReeds Rains
1/5
TrustpilotTwo years after letting my house…
Two years after letting my house through this company I'm still feeling the after shock. They contacted me when I was abroad saying my neighbour wanted to extend at the back of his house, and that it might compromise the windows on my lean to. I said it was OK as long as my side of the extension was made good. They just conveyed it was ok, which has left me with a £400 bill for making good. This is on top of a long list of miscommunications, not handling my tenants check out correctly, not following though on various items, contracting builders from London to fix a leak 50 miles away in Rye. Grossly incompetent, high staff turn over due to negligent management, poor communication...the list is endless. Buy through them by all means, but let your property out through them at your peril.
1/5
TrustpilotShocking service
Shocking service. Arranged a viewing but no one turned up. Ended up waiting for 45 mins then phoned the office. Spoke to someone called Ryan in the Manchester office who said Shack was suppose to be there and to phone back in 10 mins if we had not heard anything. Phoned back 7 or 8 times after but no one answered.Ended up walking to the office and some lady was very apologetic and rearranged for Tuesday. Ryan said he was in the office on his own so couldn't answer the phone?! When we walked into the office there was three members of staff.Anyway took half day off to arrange the rearranged viewing but on way hoe got a call from someone called Shack saying the viewing was booked for Wednesday. Then he asked what was the latest time I could rearrange and to which I said 17.30 due to work commitments and then he asked if I can make 17.00. By which point I cancelled. The only way I can think that Reeds is still in business if this experience is anything to go by is due to the demand in Manchester city centre. Joke.In response to the review the Manager of Reeds kindly contacted me today to apologies and to see if there was anything he could do to rectify the issue.
Hi Mr Sutcliffe, as I explained on the phone I am truly apologetic the service has not been satisfactory. We had some staffing issues on Saturday which were beyond my control but this does not excuse the lack of customer service you received. As discussed you are still registered as a buyer and new instructions will be emailed to you as requested. Kind Regards Greg Davies, Senior Branch Manager
1/5
TrustpilotReeds Rains review - North East
I would rate minus 5 stars if possible. Ive rented houses around the country with several small, local companies. So when i moved back to the north east with a baby on the way, I thought id rent a new build (4 years old) through a big, nationwide firm for peace of mind.. Big mistake. Firstly, within a month on moving in, our boiler stopped working, my dad, who is a gas engineer, diagnosed the fault. 6 month and 6 emergency callouts later, the boiler issue still wasnt resolved. Finally it was resolved by what my dad said was required all along. Tenants, DO NOT use the emergency call out procedure online, you will not be repaid your money back. I fort and fort and was finally paid £240 out of £840 owed. I was told by Jill Crump that basically I was in the wrong for following the emergency procedure and i should have phoned a reeds rains approved contractor from their list, which i didnt have access to at 23:30 on a saturday night.Maintenance center staff, Karen Farrington in particular, is extremely rude and very unprofessional, she told my partner and myself on one occasion, that the landlord was "getting fed up" of the housing faults. From the 3 complaints i put in, each one included this and the response was that it would be looked into. Calls are recorded so why not listen?We were left with no toilet and raw sewage coming out of the drains for 27 hours, even though a contractor who came out to price up the job told Karen that the system was completely blocked. This is against the law, let alone the health and safety laws.Our initial house inspection was brilliant, got told it would be every 6 months since the house was spotless and clean. Since i put in my first complaint, our house inspection has gone to every 3 months now.. Funny that.Since i have said i will be leaving at the end of my tenancy, i have another house inspection.. I wonder how many 'faults' are found when i move out..The only positive, Susan Spokes of Chester-le-Street branch has been a god send, she has been absolutely brilliant. Basically doing the job of everyone in the maintenance center. Calling out emergency plumbers in bad weather (12 degrees inside with a 1 week old baby) when the maintenance center staff told us that our landlord was busy and couldnt grant permission for an engineer to come out. I was also told on the phone when i said that i wouldnt pay my rent until i was paid back the money owed, "if you want a good reference, i suggest you pay your rent" Unprofessional and passive aggressive. Luckily its pushed me to buy a house so a reference isnt needed.Overall, i would suggest thinking twice about using reeds rains for renting, it has been nothing but stress and frustration all the while paying premium money..Rude, unprofessional staff, extreme lack of knowledge regarding the laws around renting, especially the landlords and tenants act. I wonder if this will prompt Reeds Rains to contact me to settle the outstanding balance owed.
1/5
TrustpilotAppalling service
Would not recommend this company at all. Very rude staff at Crossgates branch. Booked an appointment for a valuation of my home for today on Tuesday/Wednesday. They rang to confirm yesterday and then received a phone call this morning saying they have to cancel without giving a reason so he spoken to Claire the manager who then rung us and said she doesn’t cover LS16 and that it would take 45minutes from crossgates to cookridge! I know for a fact it doesn’t take that long. There was no apology, there was very poor customer service and the comment we received was ‘I am not willing to argue about this’ when we didn’t even receive an apology !
Hi Abigail, I'm sorry this was your experience. It is true that our agents only cover certain postcodes, and will not be able to give a valuation in a postcode which is out of area. You should have been informed of this when you originally booked your valuation and we apologise that this was not the case, clearly as a result of a breakdown of communication between our teams. I also apologise that you feel our agent was rude on the phone. Reeds Rains
5/5
TrustpilotReeds rain - Manchester - Sofia Shabhaz
I recently purchased a property and had absolutely outstanding support from their mortgage advisor, Sofia Shabhaz. She advised me through the purchase of one property being sold through Reeds Rain. This unfortunately feel through, but as part of their service they provided free mortgage advice for the purchase of another property which wasn't sold through Reeds Rain. Sofia was not only available and easy to contact but a pleasure to deal with and highly professional.
Thanks so much for your review Patrick! It's great to hear about your experience, and congratulations on buying your home.You might be interested to know that if you recommend a friend, and they book a sales or lettings valuation with us, then both you and your friend will receive a £50 Amazon Gift Card. More info here: https://www.reedsrains.co.uk/refer-a-friend
5/5
TrustpilotThe team in Chester le Street have been…fantastic best service ever
The team in Chester le Street have been amazing. They keep in touch constantly with updates and advice. I really feel like part of the family. Vicki and Janet have always gone the extra mile and have always been at the end of the phone. Don’t go anywhere else these guys are the best there is.
1/5
TrustpilotDeserves Less Than One Star!
Deserves Less Than One Star!Useless is an understatement. Totally inept until they want £120.00 to resign the same contract with a "slight" rent increase every year.Incredibly inefficient, slow and unable to organise anything. When we first started the contract it took over 3 months to fix broken appliances to a sub standard quality. Even now trying to organise things to get fixed is a sluggish nightmare.Not looking forward to the deposit lynching we will get when we leave the property.
1/5
TrustpilotBeware!!
Very bad estate agents, not to be trusted. It took months and a threat of withholding rent to get a load of rubbish removed from back garden and loft. I was eager to finish my year with them, they then had the gall to with hold part of my deposit when leaving. I am in the midst of taking them to small claims. Beware
I'm sorry this was your experience Rachel. We'd be happy to investigate this as a formal complaint. To register a complaint with our Customer Relations Department please email rrcustomerrelations@reedsrains.co.uk. Or, to view our complaints process please visit https://www.reedsrains.co.uk/contact-us/lettings-complaint-branch
1/5
TrustpilotCertainly NOT worthy of an 'Estate…
Certainly NOT worthy of an 'Estate Agent service'! With all the New and upcoming, Far CHEAPER estate agents on-line like 'Purple Bricks', 'YOPA', 'Tepilo', 'Doorsteps', etc, etc one would of thought Reeds Rains would provide a Far better, indeed Far CHEAPER service than what happened to us!? Reeds Rains 'Customer Relations Manager' Ignored the whole complaint Below :- 1. They totally ignored their then employee “J” first visit with us, his appalling discriminatory behaviour towards our beliefs etc, etc. They readily dismissed this as entirely irrelevant!2. We did NOT say ‘There was not a Vat element to this fee’ We said “J” and others said the Total at the end would be Only £1,700 and No more! This was the Agreement.3. This is the First Time We had seen this Document Reeds Rains say had a part to play in my sale!4. We also phoned Reeds Rains as suggested by your employee “J” to Clarify this with management etc at Reeds Rains. They clarified the Total amount would be asked to pay would be £1,700. and No More!5. They chose to ignore the fact that Reeds Rains Asked us to conduct the viewings ourselves stating because “No one is in the office twas available for the viewing!” We felt Literally pressurized into it! We had to sell our Property to prospective buyers and indeed We alone showed the Property to all who came around even the buyer. No one at Reeds Rains conducted the viewings and even with the buyer Reeds Rains Never told us the viewing was to take place with the buyer. We were kept entirely in the dark even when they turned up on our door step unannounced!This is Not the service anyone should expect is it not?6. Reeds Rains ignored the fact that the Floor plan made by Reeds Rains was entirely Wrong and we had to take considerable time redrawing it to how it should of been.7. We were forced to take the pictures because your staff put the old pictures up the pictures when I purchased this property years go when we purchased the property before we renovated it. Reeds Rains used some of the old pictures! In Their response to our complaints they conveniently chose to ignore these facts.Our Case is with the Property Ombudsman because Reeds Rains chooses to ignore our complaints but still demand money for their far from professional service!******In Reeds Rains response they say, we say honestly *****:1. While Reeds Rains use the convenient excuse that the offending ‘Employee no longer works at Reeds Rains’ his behavior was appalling and one that simply should not be brushed under the carpet and ignored with regards to our complaint! The Impact was felt and it proved extremely upsetting!So there you have it a company who readily dismisses the abuse just because ‘This employee no longer works at Reeds Rains’ !2. There was No ‘Confusion’ between us! In Good faith a “Total of £1,700!” was clarified which Means “£1.700!” in the real would clearly not Reeds Rains world.When I purchased a Car the Price I was told all in, the total amount was what I paid not £340 More like with Reeds Rains!As for the middle document they say appears ‘proving at etc £340’ ? We had never seen this alleged document or signed our name on it! 3.. ' when one of the viewings was booked by our central call centre.' That was the integral Viewing where the eventual buyer turned up without any notice, and unaware of them coming I almost did not open the door! As We stated at almost all times any viewings We were told would we do the viewing from the office at Reeds Rains, because of some excuse Reeds Rains couldn't! In Actual Fact WE sold our property with Reeds Rains They at Reeds Rains were to busy to conduct the viewings! 4. Floor plan was ready to be posted on -line already as were the Old out of hate pictures BOTH wrong!We thankfully spotted them and had to painstakingly redraw them and retake the pictures! Again We did the work of Reeds Rains and We sold our Home Not Reeds Rains!
We apologise that you have been left unhappy with your experience. We are investigating your complaint through our formal complaints procedure and you will soon receive our final viewpoint. However we’re happy to briefly respond here.We train all our staff to behave with professionalism and good customer service. That said, as the member of staff you refer to above is no longer employed by Reeds Rains it is difficult for us to get absolute clarity on the conduct during the first appointment, or regarding the photographs used.We apologise if there was any confusion around the fee, but we have on record our Estate Agency Agreement, signed by you, stating that the fee would be £1,700 + VAT.We understood that you were happy to conduct your own viewings. We apologise that there was miscommunication when one of the viewings was booked by our central call centre. However we’re glad that this viewing went ahead as it would prove to be the eventual buyer who completed the property purchase. As is our normal process, we shared the floorplan with you before we commenced the marketing of the property. We gratefully accepted your amends and were happy to implement these before marketing the property.Brad Ogden, Regional Operations Director, Reeds Rains
1/5
TrustpilotVery slow and disappointing service.
Rating only, no written review.
We're sorry you weren't happy with your experience. We'd really like to know more. Please contact our Customer Relations Department on salescomplaint@reedsrains.co.uk and we can try and address the issues. Thank you.
5/5
GooglePurchased property through Reeds Rains. Professional and timely communications with the estate agent.
Thank you for taking the time to Review Reeds Rains Bury. Your comments are very much appreciated and we are happy that you found our services satisfactory.
5/5
GoogleReeds Rains were very supportive to us and sold our house within a few weeks. They were very effective for us with a very professional approach. Rob Higgins
Thank you for your review. At Reeds Rains we recognise that our vendors need support throughout the process and are always happy to provide any assistance we can. We are also pleased we sold your property so quickly too. Happy to be of service. Thank you.
1/5
TrustpilotSo called estate agents
I am not a big review writer but I need to share my expreience with this so called estate agent.I was really interested about a property they are advertising so I was trying to make an appointment. It took them 3 days to answer the phone. I left them several voicemails only to get no answers.I managed to book a viewing at 9:45. The property I am talking about is right in front of their office. I got their in the morning rush only to be kept waiting for about 20 minutes.We climbed about 4 stair high staircase. My agent tried to open up the property for long minutes. It did not happen. He than went to pick up another set of keys and the procedure started again. So I was travelling for 2,5 hours, waited for an agent for 30 minutes and stood at the door for another 15 minutes and I could not even enter to the property. I have been promised to get a call from them on the same day as they are calleng for a locksmiths. I am still waiting for that call even tho it happened a week ago.I only wish I could give them 0 stars.
2/5
TrustpilotStaff are nice that work there but the…
Staff are nice that work there but the service is terrible. Had sitting tenant refuses to pay rent then after 3 mths rent protection pays out then tenant pays a mth so back to square 1 again . Fully managed by not doing anything about everything that tenant has dog in house and tenancy said no pets . Get house back after 3 yrs and stuff broken damaged or dog eaten in the house . Talked into sell at online oration site new way start low and bids go up. This is a lie as people go lower not higher so say. They talk the talk can take the money but want you to sell house bellow the asking price as a set deal.
5/5
TrustpilotSELL SELL SELL
We were actually purchasing a property through Reeds Rains (Dartford) Sue Bunce being the agent.As a buyer I initially found Sue a bit frustrating , always on my case , chasing me every five minutes , I’m sure I’ve lost more hair BUT .... these are signs of an experienced , knowledgeable, hard working with no messing attitude which I would certainly be looking for in an Estate Agent IF I was indeed selling my property. So in short if your looking to sell your property I would certainly not hesitate in booking Sue at Reeds Rains (Dartford ) if your buying ... Look out Sue Bunce is about Thanks for all your assistance Sue it’s definitely been worth it , best regards Kev & Jo
1/5
TrustpilotExtremely unprofessional agents left…
Extremely unprofessional agents left the property knowing we were running 10 minutes late- lying about the actual time of leaving as it was apparently 7 minutes after our arriving. The agent didn't even try to contact us, made us driving all the way from Marple in rush hours for nothing, assuming that we have nothing better to do and will come back other day.If this is how customers are treated at a viewing, we are glad that we are not becoming a tenant with this agency. DON'T RECOMMEND.
We're very sorry this was your experience Andrew.
1/5
TrustpilotRotherham reeds rains are THE WORST ESTATE AGENT
Rotherham reeds rains are The WORST estate agent in ROTHERHAM, four people in a matter of days have had the same bad experience with them. DO NOT EVER GO WITH THEM THEY ARE NOT TRUE TO THEIR WORD ! I put a post on Facebook and they blocked me so they think that’s going to stop me !!!
5/5
TrustpilotWell done
I can’t thank them enough at the St. Helens branch. Supportive when buying a property through them. Had problems with selling a property and the solicitors but received good advice from the St Helens team. From my mum and I a big thank you
1/5
TrustpilotIn fact no stars
In fact no stars I was shocked and horrified to receive an email from then telling me to remove my child from the property with immediate effect just because he was not inon the tenancy agreement how can any company think that is morally and ethically right Do not use reeds rains
Hello Joanne. We are sorry to see this feedback. Please get in touch via rrcustomerrelations@reedsrains.co.uk and let us know the property address so we can investigate. Thank you.
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