Trusted Agent profile · Aylesbury
★★★★★
1,851 reviews across 3 platforms
2 Temple Street, Aylesbury, HP20 2RH, HP20 2RH
Connells's office in Aylesbury, at 2 Temple Street, is rated 2.3 out of 5 across 1,851 reviews on three platforms, including 257 Google reviews rated 4.4.
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1/5
TrustpilotPaid a marketing fee of £238 which if I…
Paid a marketing fee of £238 which if I used their solicitors gilson gray I would get this amount back. First I was promised 28 working days from the house sale being completed 2 months went by then told 28 working days from when they send in the invoice. The account team sent an email to say this is being fast tracked and I would get it by 7pm still nothing back and getting excuses after excuses
5/5
GoogleWant to say a big thank you to Connells estate agents for helping us with the purchase of our first home the team were friendly and helpful. In particular Pritesh is fantastic a real asset to the team very professional always keeping us up to date and had a great sense of humour. Would definitely recommend Connells Estate Agents. Kind regards Steven Band
5/5
TrustpilotGreat speedy service from Hope at Connells
Speedy response to all communication. Hope was our estate agent, she was friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. She made us feel really relaxed looking round the property, and continued to provide a speedy and informative service throughout the process of renting our new property, a pleasure to deal with.
5/5
GoogleI really like their service. Thank you Connell estate agent.
Many thanks Linda for the great 5* review and your kind words. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.
5/5
GoogleJust finalised finalised the process of finding a new tenant for my investment property and the varies pre occupation box ticking etc. I must say the lettings team were excellent - instantly accessible, professional and a delight to deal with.
Many thanks Nigel for the great 5* review and your kind words. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.
1/5
TrustpilotAbsolute Scam artists
Absolute Scam artists. Ridiculous deductions from deposit (£250 for an oven that needed cleaning and a shower screen that was dirty). Neighbours said cleaners never attended, refused to provide an invoice for cleaning. Useless communication. Agent I dealt with made return of deposit as diffcult as possible (taken 2.5 months) and pulled stunts like ignoring my email for a week, emailing a reply at 5:20 on a Friday and when I responded immediately, got an "out of office for a week" auto-response. Scum.
5/5
GoogleAdam Manning and the lettings team have always been very helpful knowledgeable and happy to help with any issues regarding letting property, we found him very professional pro- active and insightful, up to date with all the latest legislation and very prompt in returning calls which we find particularly important.
Hi Cathy, Thank you for your wonderful review of our local team and providing them with 5*! - Best Wishes, Scott @ Customer Care
5/5
GoogleGabriella and Adam were super friendly and helpful in helping me find my rental property in Aylesbury. The process was clear, simple, and easy, and they were very available and quick to respond to my questions. Nothing was obscure or complicated, and the entire experience was stress-free. Would highly recommend for lettings in Aylesbury.
1/5
TrustpilotDo not use or work for this company.
Honestly, the worst company you could work for or use as a client. I have not experienced everything quite like it. I had witnessed, heard and been made to tell so many lies to paying customers. Money is all they care about, not ones health. Not a good company.
1/5
TrustpilotWe completed on our house on Friday and…
We completed on our house on Friday and We used connells as our Agent, their customer service is awful. No viewing feedback, I had to ring them each time to ask, most times just being told we can’t get hold of them. On one viewing I happened to be in the house and the agent let it slip that the week before the woman who was supposed to view our house didn’t actually view it and there was confusion and it wasn’t our house she wanted to view, instead of telling us this, they made up feedback and said one of the bedrooms was too small! They had a key for us in their office so they could let themselves in to do viewing yet one time we got called back to let them in as they didn’t know they had a key! After we had agreed an offer that was the last we pretty much heard from them. I would chase and chase on emails for updates just to get a snotty email back from Adam who’s the sales branch manager. Absolutely no communication pretty much from start to finish!
5/5
GoogleSamantha and her team provided excellent service for the recent sale of my son's property. They were all very professional and nothing was too much trouble. It was a complicated shared ownership sale, and Samantha's knowledge was very reassuring. The Housing Association were very slow to respond, but Samantha was able to move the process on providing excellent advice as to how to liaise with them. Many thanks Connells!
5/5
TrustpilotThe surveyor was punctual amicable and…
The surveyor was punctual amicable and friendly.
1/5
TrustpilotI wish I had read these reviews before…
I wish I had read these reviews before using Connells. Absolutely terrible. We used the mortgage advisor service for first time buyers. We could never get hold of anyone, and it would take at least a week to get a response (we were in a contract race). We decided to pull out of the race and look at other options, booked and appointment to get some help. We drove half an hour to be told: 1) I am not allowed to help you if you are someone else’s client and 2) I cancelled your appointment yesterday by which he meant he had deleted it from his own diary but not contacted me at all to tell me this is the case. Walked away very angry drove all the way back home and told them we will not be using them moving forward. Now using an independent mortgage advisor who is fantastic, and free of charge!
5/5
TrustpilotGreat service e
I have recently moved into a rental property, moving house can be very stressful and Connells made the transition into our new property almost stress free. James kept in touch with us to keep us updated on a weekly basis so we knew what to expect and was prompt with any questions or queries we had.I will definitely be recommending Connells in the future.
5/5
TrustpilotA big thank you to Kelly for offering a…
A big thank you to Kelly for offering a very personal and extremely easy experience in renting my property. It had been so effortless which is exactly what I required and tenants were found within a week.Thank you for going over and beyond Kelly nothing was ever too much effort for you, a true credit to the company and gold star service. (Jas Dhillon Perton)
1/5
TrustpilotConnells warndon.
Connells warndon.Terrible. Just brought our first house and the seller used these lot. We had to chase all the time, not kept in the loop at all. I was led to believe I was in a bidding war with interested party, turns out they lied. I paid an extra 2 grand for nothing. On completion they gv my mrs a welcome pack with random stuff which several were out of date. Steer clear, bunch of muppets is putting it very lightly
5/5
GoogleThe letting department team has been amazing. The process was very smooth , and staff were very friendly and highly professional. A special thank you to Adam Manning and Gabriella. I highly recommend Connells, and I would definitely use them again.
1/5
TrustpilotZero star not available
Zero star not available. As a landlord they always blamed other people, never took accountability. Complaints process only active on socials but details on their “investigation” never posted and hidden
1/5
TrustpilotI had to take some time to calm down…
I had to take some time to calm down before writing this review.
1/5
TrustpilotResidential Lettings service apalling
We used Connells letting service to save us time for a considerably large fee. Not only was the tenant very disappointed with their service but Connells asked us for the names of contractors and in one case asked us to organise the service that we had paid them to provide. We never had the same person dealing with anything and even when we dismissed them we had to resort to their complaints process to partially resolve the issue. Steer well clear is my advice as you will pay for a service that you not receive. Never again.
1/5
GoogleWould Give 0 Stars if I could. Have had a broken fridge and Dishwasher for almost a year now along with other "minor" issues since we moved in 3 years ago. Which at the time where told they would be sorted either before or shortly after we move in. Have had no contact from them at all since March 2020. No reply to emails or through their repair reporting platform. When calling the office we have been told our property manager isn't available at the moment but they will call us back. If your looking to rent avoid this lot at all costs.NegativeResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism
Hello, we are very sorry to hear that you believe the service of our Connells team was not up to our normal high standard. If you would like to provide any further details on this, please get in touch with us on socialmedia@connells.co.uk and we can look into this further for you.
1/5
TrustpilotConnells North St Bristol
Connells North St Bristol Speaking as a landlord I would not use this particular branch of Connells again. While getting some properties valued recently the agent and I got chatting,I explained I had a difficult tenant and due to my age I was thinking of handing my residential portfolio over to a property management company. He advised me to use his team (only one person at this particular branch) and me being keen for an easy life contacted Beth. While I should stress that the team I spoke to in her absence (kingswood branch) came across as wanting to help me and also very professional as was the sales team at this branch,I can honestly say I don’t feel the same way about Beth. I felt like she was under the impression she was me a favour rather than charging me 11% something she actually did say is I’m dealing with the tenant for free despite me telling her to bill me for it. The whole point of me letting her deal with this particularly tenant was to see if she would be capable of looking after my portfolio. I personally feel this would be something she would not be capable of doing.
1/5
TrustpilotLeft alone to deal with a tenant who doesn’t want to leave after being served with a notice.
I directed Connells that I needed my property back and they advised the customer of my instructions. They told me the customer has to save the notice period, which is about a month and a half. As I’m writing this review, Almost 6 months later, the tenant still hasn’t left the property. There hasn’t been any updates from Connells regarding the eviction notice. They left me to deal with the tenant (which hasn’t been easy) although THEY ARE STILL COLLECTING MONTHLY FEES from this property. I have now decided to go the legal route…will update in due course
1/5
TrustpilotWhen is an auction not an auction - seller beware
Seller beware of signing up to the Modern Auction method of selling your house. I did and wasn’t given the contract to read before signing up or sent a copy to allow the cooling off period by the Watford branch. Apart from being told this would be easy and bidding was like on EBay. Interested buyers would bid and the idea was that the price would reach the reserve or above. The buyer pays 4.2% above the sale price and the seller pays no commission. All good so far! In reality people who view make an offer and as in The traditional selling method the offer is put to the seller. If the offer is refused the buyer is under no obligation to put that bid on the Iamsold website to generate more bids. So for 6O days my house stayed at its original starting price even though people had made offers moving towards the reserve price. People on the watchlist saw none of this as nothing happened. And it certainly didn’t generate a ‘bidding frenzy’I gave notice on the contract and was told it would cost me nothing. SELLER BEWARE clause 3 of the contract which I had never been given a copy of stated that I would be liable to pay the 4.2% for the next 12 MONTHS if anyone Connells had introduced subsequently bought the house. A list of 60 people. Going to a new agent you are tied to Connells for 12 MONTHS and the new agent is obliged to tell Connells if someone from the list buys the house. You, the seller then incurs the 4.2% commission charge plus the commission charge to the new agent. This does not happen if you stay with Connells and use the traditional method. However as they introduced 60 people and failed to sell the house, which by the way was valued much higher at the start of the process and the again by an independent agent more recently, they are unlikely to be able to sell it at a higher price.For a buyer a £300,000 house will cost around an extra £20,000 on top of the buying price with stamp duty and 4.2%. In my opinion The traditional method where the price starts high and buyers make offers gives a far better deal to both seller and buyer as both are in control of the sale price and end costs and there is no ambiguity.
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