Strutt & Parker Eastern Estates & Farm Agency Suffolk reviews

★★★★★ 5/5

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after doing a lot of homework to find…an agent to market our farm tom goodley

after doing a lot of homework to find an agent and interviewing several to sell our farm we met Tom Goodley from s&p norwich who was by far the most knowledgeable and personable of everyone, so having looked at their charges which are competitive with all otherswe gave them the account . Tom and his team helped us to a great conclusion going way beyond the call of duty, always on hand and ready to come out and smooth any bumps in the road. we are really so pleased we chose Strutt and Parker NorwichWho have done a wonderful job for us. no i'm not on the payroll they couldn't afford me now after the sale at the price they achieved for us. thank you all colin barrett rosewoodfarm norfolk

Colin · 25 September 2019

★★★★★ 4/5

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Great experience with very professional agency

Really good experience with Strutt & Parker. Fai Nesari was very responsive when I contacted about a flat - she was very efficient in organising the viewing, was on time, and knew all the details when I asked for more information. Fai kept us in the loop at every stage, letting us know about key updates and I appreciated how profesional she was (very different to other agents I’ve worked with)

Thomas · 4 November 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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I do not have enough good things to say…

I do not have enough good things to say about my experience with Strutt and Parker. They made the experience easy, seamless, and (dare I say it) enjoyable. We were treated as friends and guests and I genuinely enjoyed the chats i had with the S&P employees (massive shout out to Meena)! They were quick to answer any questions or concerns we had, and they made me feel comfortable with the entire moving process.

Brittany · 12 March 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Newbury branch - hire some more help!

Newbury branch - understaffed, underresourced, got a lone junior staff member running the entire Lettings team, and literally could not organise a *p-up at a brewery as a result. No apparent efforts to get resources and help from their considerable branch network, resulting in a slow, badly communicated, unsupported process and 2 weeks later, I still have no tenancy contract to sign in the most easiest of circumstances.

Gingernut · 2 April 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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Very poor customer service

We decided to sell our house with Strutt and Parker, who style themselves as a premium estate agent capable of achieving the best price for your house and as a result they charge a percentage that is at the top of the bracket of most agents. However over the 11 months it took to sell our house, we were subject to a very poor viewing service, no ‘For sale’ sign for the first two months, an aborted sale on the day of exchange and very poor agent/client communication. It was a painful experience that I don’t wish to repeat or wish anyone else to be subject to. Viewings.One of the basic requirements of any estate agent is to be able to show people round, however Strutt and Parker’s nominated person to accompany potential buyers has another full time job so it was hard for buyers to arrange a time. As a seller, I conducted the first two viewings myself (the second with the Strutt & Parker rep as she had not seen the property before.) The third was conducted by a friend of ours at short notice and this one led to the first offer in January 2018. We received little or no feedback from any other viewings that were conducted. The first sale.The first buyer, initially wanted to complete by mid-March. Before they even made an offer, I made it clear that I work abroad and would not be in a position to complete until the end of April, although they would be welcome to exchange at any time up to that point. I agreed to shuffle work commitments to be home sooner than originally planned and we agreed on 25th April for completion. They were happy with that and we arranged the completion of the house we were buying for the same date. It took longer than they anticipated to sell their house and in the end they were pushed to make the generous deadlines set back in January. Updates were scant in the lead up to this and at the beginning of April I began to get nervous that nobody was managing the sale and, having a exchanged on the house we were buying I needed to arrange a formal loan if they were not going to be in a position to complete at the same time. There was an inexcusable lack of communication from Strutt and Parker during the final few weeks and there was nobody managing the sale. The principle agent was on holiday and made it clear to me that she would not be making any calls or writing any emails on my behalf during that time. I needed a decision, one way or the other, so that I could decide whether or not to move my family for the start of a new school term 300 miles away or stay in our old house to see out the school year, which would have been preferable at the time. A lack of clarity and even basic updates made this very difficult. The longer a sale takes through poor management the longer the window is open for the buyer to change their mind. In the case of this buyer, the sale management was poor, the window was open too long and the buyer went from very keen, to quiet, to evasive and finally to deciding to buy something else instead closing the deal.It is ironic and slightly disturbing that the agent suggested she could have “demanded a fee at that point for having introduced a ready and able buyer”. They were certainly able, the house they purchased just weeks later was £300k more expensive, but they were far from ‘ready’ and we would have been delighted for them to have purchased the house had they been just that. The second saleAfter the abortive first sale, I was close to looking for a new agent. However, the agent persuaded me that lightning would not strike twice. I was keen to point out that, if we were to continue, some lessons needed to be learned from the first one. The biggest of these lessons in my view is that the agent needs to a) have a good handle on the situation at all times and b) keep the seller and buyer informed of progress. The agent is the only person who can speak to both parties and I see this as a vital role, for which we have paid a considerable sum of money. When long periods of time passed without any progress occurred again in the second sale, and very few interim updates (far from the weekly updates we had requested) we started to get nervous again. I was assured that once the mortgage offer came through for the buyer, things would progress faster. It came through in early July, but it still took another 6 weeks to exchange during which time the window of opportunity to change their mind was still open. During this time, as ever, updates were few and far between from Strutt and Parker and the last contact I had from any representative was 10 days before the contracts exchanged. The house finally exchanged and then completed two days later, yet unbelievably the agent did not call or email to inform me. They did however find time to send in their invoice for ‘proffesional services’. The irony of the typo is not lost on me. One of the final hold ups came right near the end of the sale when the buyer’s solicitor inferred via email that some contents had been agreed by the agent as part of the sale. According to him the agent had agreed to include the sofa in the lounge, two expensive light fittings and the washing machine and tumble dryer as part of the sale despite never mentioning it to us and those items not being on the contents list that form part of the contract. I asked for an explanation from the agent as to what had been verbally agreed. I never received a reply. Negotiation.During both sales the agent displayed poor negotiation skills. The house was on the market for £525,000. When a house is valued slightly above a major threshold it gives some room for manoeuvre. When the first offer came in at £475,000, the agent’s advice was simply to take it, no counter offer, it was a good deal. I did not feel that way and said that £500,000 was my bottom line. I am sure the buyer saw that coming and they agreed at that price. Having had someone go as far as they had with the sale, I was fairly confident in the value of the property so when the second buyer offered also considerably below the asking price, my response was the same. So was the agent’s, I should take the offer. I didn’t and when the second buyer also settled on £500,000, the agent said I was ‘jammy’. I would have expected an agent to have worked a bit harder to achieve a good price, but it was clear that the agent’s priority was to get us through the door as quickly as possible with little regard for the large sums of money involved. The difference on a commission is slight after all.Once the sale had gone through, I wrote a lengthy email to Mark Wiggin, regional area manager, outlining my grievances. His response was a few lines long and essentially backed up the office. I doubt he actually read it. This off-hand approach merely confirmed what I already knew. In conclusion, I would not recommend Strutt and Parker. They are super keen when trying to win your business, but once a sale is in motion they move on and there is very poor management of the sale in the role of intermediary between buyer and seller. In addition there is an arrogance and laziness that almost belies contempt for the customer. It leaves a bad taste.

Rupert · 11 September 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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The Lettings Agent at Strutt and Parker

The lettings Agent was professional, straightforward and helpful. Part way through the process of finding me new tenants and having no assistant, she contacted Covid 19. She worked from home dealing with me as a landlord and potential tenants wishing to view my house. Kathy Billing was at all times kind, courteous and considerate. I am grateful to her for finding a suitable family for my property.

Mr · 29 March 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Jen and the team at Godalming are amazing

Jen and the team at Godalming have been amazing throughout our buying process - we are really excited to move into our new house next week

David · 12 December 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Dont rent from this company

Didn't want to give this so called brilliant estate agents a one star they do not deserve it after the way we have been treated the past 3 years we have been renting from them.My first point is you ring the office for some help if there is a problems and you get told they will give you a ring back but you wait and wait and still no call back.We had a problem with the flooring in our kitchen and got told they would sort it when someone finally came out to have a look he was very surprised and said it was asbestos in the kitchen flooring when they finally decided to address this issue and get new flooring it was 9 months later walking on asbestos in my kitchen.We also asked to get someone to have a look at the bathroom due to there being thick black mould accumulating on our bathroom ceiling when we asked about this we where told to wipe it with bleach and water NOT ACCEPTABLE.And to top of this matter we are now being evicted after being there 3 years but have also heard that we are not the only people this has happened to due to 3 other families have been evicted aswell from these houses they are renting to peopleABSOLUTELY DISGUSTINGhow this company is still running I will never know no respect for tenants atall

Em · 1 September 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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In competent sales staff

This salesman was either totally inexperienced, incompetent or did not want our property on their books. Strutt and Parker had valued our property for £250K less than 3 other estate agents. How could you trust this company. To add, the attitude of said salesperson left a lot to be desired. Further more we were approached by Strutt and Parker stating that they had buyers who had missed out on a sales and were waiting to buy our property like ours, which is clearly untrue as when questioned there were none.

Steven · 31 August 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Purchasing property in Ashford

We had an excellent experience with this agency, notably Mr. Aaron Turner, no delays in communication and timely response to our requests related to our purchase. Presentation of the property on the website was superb! It was much better than our agent did for selling our property. Highly professional job and satisfied customer! Thank you all guys.

Vincent · 9 July 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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We instructed Gina from Strutt & Parker…

We instructed Gina from Strutt & Parker to sell our apartment. Within 2 weeks the property was sold. Gina then followed up weekly and kept us in the loop with all of the dealings. She was honest and transparent throughout. We highly recommend Gina Simpson to all sellers who want a seamless process from start to finish. Thank you Gina, Thank you Strutt & Parker Cem & Ebru

Cem · 28 July 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent service at all times

Victoria Rose was the estate agent for the seller of the house we recently purchased. We were very impressed with her professionalism in managing the transaction, especially given the additional complications because of the pandemic. She kept us informed at all times as to the status of the sale. We very much appreciated how easy she was to communicate with We will definitely recommend her in the future.

Nigel · 12 May 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Sharnie and the team were great. Very helpful, communicative and good well-evidenced advice that helped us make decisions. Have already recommended to others.

Philippa · 23 November 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great service from S & P

Thank you so much to Sam and all the team at S&P with their help selling our house.In very challenging circumstances, with assorted restrictions in place throughout 2020, we were kept "in the loop" at all times and provided with very helpful feedback on viewings and the subsequent successful sale in December.Would have no hesitation in recommending S&P for their professional, yet personal, service. Thank you

Carole · 6 January 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Truly terrible estate agents.

Laura · 11 August 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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As a tenant, I would never recommend doing business…

I would never recommend doing business with this company, Strutt & Parker, and its employees. They encourage property owners to evict tenants without any valid reason. There is no UK law that would protect you and your family from being treated as commodities. :-(

Natalie · 4 September 2023

★★★★★ 2/5

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Classic estate agent, do the bare minimum

Classic estate agent, do as little for you as possible. Referencing took over a month just to find simple things like landlord references even when we had given the details multiple times. Response time always very slow throughout and tried to charge us extra at the end of our tenancy (technical error was their excuse). Overall, they weren't bad but had very little to do with our rental & only ever wound me up when having to deal with them.

Sam · 10 March 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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By far the worst experience I have ever…

By far the worst experience I have ever had.Ever since day one Meena from the fullham office has been extremely unhelpful, extremely slow with responding and not only that she gave me loads of drama by making me move in to a apartment were half of the things are broken.Now it has been about a month and I have complained so many times about all the things that have not been working and yet... they don’t give a damn. My dryer the kitchen fan the water pressure the fire place the light in the living room etc. There have been two electricians and plumber guys in my flat and neither of them fixed a damn thing but they did agree that they could have not let me move in to a place that’s half falling apart.I so regret my decision to rent from them.

Riquelle · 12 December 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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The smiling voices of reason

Amy and Hamish at the Perth office were always available to help no matter how small a matter. Incredibly grateful to them for all advice and help given during a protracted sale. During a stressful time these were the people who kept us sane!

Norma · 26 August 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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We would like to mention a massive…

We would like to mention a massive shout to Gina who has helped us throughout the whole process. We cannot imagine the struggles we’ve could’ve gone through if Gina didn’t support us, she’s so lovely and been great help by making everything so easy in a very professional way. Thank you so much Gina!! 🙏👏👏

Dogucan · 12 May 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Strutt & Parker - great result

Edward Church and the team at Strutt and Parker went the extra mile to keep our house purchase on track. The team were super helpful and always responsive. The result - after just one house viewing and a few months of patience and persistence, we are living in a beautiful house in a great location.

Alison · 27 April 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent service from Strutt & Parker...thank you! Petra and team!

I had the pleasure of dealing Petra and her team over the past year through my tenancy with Strutt & Parker. The team were incredibly professional, helpful and efficient. Petra went above and beyond to help me, and I would not hesitate to use Strutt & Parker again for a rental or house purchase, if the opportunity presented itself. Thank you! Kelly G.

Kelly · 21 October 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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Absolutely terrible so called rental…

Absolutely terrible so called rental agents! Viewed a property to rent was expecting a follow up call (never happened) when I inquired as to the status of the rental and how to proceed was then told ' sorry we are not taking anymore enquiries on the rental' And don't bother calling them as they never answer or return your calls! Thanks for wasting my time I definitely won't enquire about any property up with yourselves and will make sure friends etc don't neither.

Neil · 25 January 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Congratulations for such as remarkable professional and company!

I have been in contact with Mr Hayden and Strutt & Parker, as my family and I we have been looking for a property to rent since January 2021.Mr Hayden has been the most remarkable professional I have worked with, he has gone far and beyond my expectations, working extremely hard to find the perfect deal for us.

Pilar · 20 April 2021