Hunters Barnsley reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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avoid them, they don't care about tenants

Unfortunately, estate agents usually have exclusive rights on properties and if you find a property you really like, you will have to go through them whether you like it or not.It's also likely that you will only see this review when you have already had problems with Hunters, but just in case this helps anyone, here's my recommendation: avoid them entirely, find another property you like if they are managing it exclusively.After I ended my tenancy, they kept me waiting for weeks and weeks without any kind of information. I could've waited to receive the money of the deposit, but I couldn't accept is the complete neglect and lack of updates they put me through. They didn't return calls (when i called they were always busy) and never answered emails.After trying to contact them again and again, they only decided to do something when I said I would take them to the small claims court if necesary, Even with that, they did reply but with lots of nonsensical excuses.After I got my money I found out that the landlord, unlike me, had been in the loop for everything.I wasn't even notified about the meter readings taken on check-out day by the clerk so that I could close my accounts.Why was I treated so differently? Well, simple, they don't care about tenants, only landlords, because they are the ones giving them their cut, not us.Also, the agents were the ones holding my deposit, so the later the better for them. They were clearly not in a rush to return my deposit.Absolutely unprofessional behaviour from a big estate agent that has offices in multiple places. This is a money-making machine with no consideration for tenants.

JORDI · 19 September 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Nicole Coombes at Hunters estate agents was so helpful and fab!!…

Nicole Coombes at Hunters estate agents, Middleton; has helped me and my partner (first time buyers and we had no clue about the processes of purchasing a property) she talked and helped us through step by step and made each step clear and understandable. she also did this with such a warm, friendly and professional manner plus she was so patient with me throughout. i would certainly recommend hunters and certainly Nicole Coombes was just fablous with us. we now, thanks to nicole at hunters, moved into out first, soon to be family home

Charlotte · 8 September 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Cooling off period contract disparity…

Cooling off period contract disparity with hunters.We signed up to sell our property then changed our minds over the weekend as we are entitled to do under the 14 day cooling off period. There is a clause in the contract which contradicts this entitlement so be warned if you change your mind. The measure of any company is how they react! In our case, demand for payment and threat of debt collection when no work had been done. Be warned my fellow house moversThe sooner estate agents are regulated, the better for all concerned!!! Ombudsman your time to shine

M&T · 4 September 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Booked a veiwing on a property and all was set for Friday morning. We arrived and to our suprise the address we were given didn't match the house at all. We were led inside to find that it infact wasn't even the same house, it was this vile property that looked a though it has never been cleaned and it had one of the worst smells I have experienced. At this point I stated it was the wrong house to which the man showing us advised that it must have been the one down the road which had sold yesterday. Clearly, they had sold the property we wanted to see (which had more bedrooms and was worth twice as much) and rather than just being honest about it they just assumed we would be interested in veiwing any old pile of rubbish as he very quickly knew which house we wanted to view straight after I said this wasn't right. What a waste of time.

Ethan · 21 June 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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A first class service from start to finish. I had spoken to other leading agents in the area but Rob at Hunters was the most confident in selling my property at the best price and absolutely delivered. One of the other 'leading' agents in town undervalued by property by £20k so I would advise anyone to do as I did and speak to the experts at Hunters before selling your property. Very highly recommended and I would use them again without hesitation. Thanks to all the team at Barnsley.

Michael · 21 June 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Save yourself the hassle and don’t bother!

Save yourself the hassle and don’t bother.From the moment we met Justin at Hunters, I should’ve sensed that something was wrong. He was full of the miracles he was going to work, how he would sell our house in days, not weeks or months. We fell for his lip service, telling ourselves it was enthusiasm, and listed with them.We thankfully negotiated to not pay the £165 he was asking for up front for “professional” photographs. This was one of our better decisions - the photos were less than ideal. I had to ask Hunters to re-edit them and turn down the saturation as all of the oak wood throughout our home looked bright orange! The photographer was from an external company and was also an arrogant piece of work.After a week or so on the market had passed with zero communication from Hunters, I called them to ask for an update. I was met with very little response and that they were not sure why there had been no interest (remember how I said Justin would sell it in “days, not weeks”...).I let another week pass to the same tune, no communication. I called again and their response was “let’s rejig the order of the photos on Rightmove”. Still nothing, and still no more communication.Our house is in a desirable area and is immaculately presented, so at this point I’m failing to see what the issue is. I’m asking Hunters who also have no idea. However the most worrying part was when I asked what their next steps were... blank. Nothing. No idea.Katy came out to see the house, supposedly so she could speak about it with first-hand experience to interested parties. I explained on her visit that I would like regular communication regarding the plan and next steps. I should point out that in my line of work I have to manage several projects at once and I often have to update stakeholders on progress. If progress is delayed, I am expected to reason out why and think of next steps - this is simply what I was asking Hunters to do.COMMUNICATE.After 5 weeks, we had whispers of a viewing. So I handed over the keys as we weren’t going to be around. I expressly stated that viewers are to either remove their footwear or wear shoe covers upon entering. I reiterated this as it had already been said on four separate occasions to two members of the team.I returned home to boot prints on my carpets. I have white carpets in my bedrooms.I turned on my CCTV which allows me to see into my porch way - no shoes were removed, and no covers applied. Absolute basic request, and disrespectfully not followed.I looked over the rest of the viewing, granted only from the outside of the property and also noticed an incredibly stupid move; When we left before the viewing, we put the bins out at the top of the drive. After collection, some ‘helpful’ individual decided to move the bins more into the drive where they were blocking the pathway down, sat just above some steps and right next to my car.Charlotte from Hunters arrived to do the viewing; She squeezed herself between the bins/car to go open up. She then squeezed herself back through to go wait for the viewer at the top of the drive. They arrive, and they all squeeze themselves past again. WHY NOT MOVE THE BINS?!?! What a brilliant first impression to make! Honestly, basic lack of intelligence shown at this point.After we came home and saw this, I asked for our keys back. Three days later and they’re not posted back through the door. There were whispers of another viewing but by this point I’d absolutely had enough of Hunters lack of professionalism, respect and communication. Basic things that they’re failing on.I terminated the contract (14 days notice negotiated, don’t let them fob you off with more) and went with another agent!Oh - and then they respond to your review to call you a liar. Real smooth.

Natalie · 22 July 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Useless from day 1.

Useless as an agent. They do not even know their own contracts. As a tenant I was left out to dry. They did not want to know when I had an issue. I was basically told to pay for what I had signed up for. Although the contract I had signed had a get out clause that I was having to quote to them to get them to talk to myself. All via email. Absolutely useless and contact was slow and usually at the end of a working day so as I couldn't get a follow up response till at least the next day or longer. I ended being told to shut up and put up in not so many words. Pay what you owe. Which was never an issue I just wanted out! They struggled to deal with the scenario and even when they did act upon my instructions it was very labored. The manageress was no better than the person in charge of the letting. I had to put her straight a few times and quote her own mistakes. Constant battle to get them to take action with the landlord or reply to myself.after being forced £580 to pay for a service that they had on file was a joke. I asked for the full works if I was having to pay for it. Photos etc. But the refused to come and take them. I'm not saying they robbed me, I'm telling you! I seriously doubt that the landlord was paying that sort of money for that service every time they required a new tenant.Finally after paying a lot of money for a house I never touched they managed to get some other poor soul to rent the property. If you are a landlord. It's not all about the money. Stop being horrible people and make nice house for people to make into homes. If the property you let out is a mess than people will not rent it unless they are desperate like myself at the time. Would you live in it!!???

Micky · 1 June 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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first time using hunters for the sale of our house would highly recommend these guys very polite and communication is good we have been speaking with brogan and zack through out our sale and are very helpful

Shaun · 9 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Daniel and the team worked extremely hard to sell my property. I received regular updates on the state of the market and how my property viewings were going. Daniel and Zack were easy to get hold of and actually called back when they said they would! Great service and I'd definitely use Hunters again.

Cally · 22 June 2019

★★★★★ 1/5

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Do not rent from them

Do not rent from them. They refuse urgent health and safety repairs.

Butrint · 26 September 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Avoid Hunters like the plague!

Hunters Pontefract are an absolute shambles! We found a property we liked and we wanted to move in, it was a townhouse property 3 bedroom with an en-suite priced at £475. What an absolute steal, right? Wrong! On the day we moved in, which was August 2018 our boiler was not giving hot water as it had no pressure in it. We called someone out who didn’t arrive until 2 days later, you have to report the issue on the internet system they use fix flo. The boiler had lost pressure, the piping work by the boiler had a hole which would leak when pressure needed adding, sadly our boiler kept losing pressure repeatedly and it was up to us to keep adding pressure every 2-3 days as their response when I called is “that’s normal for a boiler to lose pressure” . It leaked into my little boy’s room at one point and we were told we are liable for paintwork and damage. He had to be in our room for over a week due to the damp state of the room until it dried out. They sent someone out in relation to the boiler who said “it’s a number of things that could be wrong so I can’t fix it” We began having a leak from our bathroom and reported it, the gentleman that came out suggested our wall was causing the leak and to monitor it. It began leaking into the living room, for weeks no one could identify the issue. Lastly, an agent that came out noticed our tiling as he advised it was really to fall off and was not fitted correctly condemned us from using the bathroom and came out again to rip the tiling away. The en suite was the same but this is still awaiting fixing. Anyway, the leak was not getting better and we couldn’t use the bath or the shower for over a week so were using the en suite, the leak kept getting bigger and bigger. I was at the doctors and they asked if someone could come try and fix the leak whilst I was out which I agreed to, I came back to my home and the living room had a gaping hole in the ceiling full of dust and mold. I was cried that much my mum called the contractor to ask what on earth he had done but his point was “well, I’ve fixed the leak but we can’t fix the ceiling so arrange that with hunters” 3 months later and still not fixed! At this point, I asked to be let out of my contract for the safety of my son and what he was living in.My oven door was loose as well, it would stay up right but would fall down with no springs to steady it when opened so was rather heavy to open. They couldn’t do anything as my landlord was on holiday and could not get a response from him until returning home. After the date he was meant to return home, they couldn’t get a response about the oven. Then, I was baking with my son and the buns had gone in the oven. 10 minutes in, I was stood washing up and my son was making icing on the kitchen floor and the oven door started to crash down, I had to push my son out of the way and it hit the floor to glass shattering everywhere, including glass being stuck in my foot which took over an hour to take out. My partner had to come home early from work because I was in such a state but luckily our son was unscathed. I cried and begged them to let us leave on the phone and spoke to Amie who promised a contractor would be out to clean the glass up and try and repair the oven with tools in his van . The man came out in a jaguar in passing from a rugby game, he had been instructed just to take a look. He said before even looking at the oven “it needs a new oven, I will leave you to clean it up” I was shocked. I was expecting to have some help at least disposing of the glass as he was being paid to attend the property so me and my partner had to clean the glass up and throw it in the bin repeatedly cutting ourselves from the glass on the floor. Within a couple of days, the chap was back with a new oven so I was happy with the quick turn around of that.At the beginning of September we were told we could vacate our property the next month as it was requested to leave by October at the latest. We are leaving in a couple of weeks but the repairs such as the boiler and ceiling hole and tiling in en suite are still awaiting repairs and the house is already back up to rent even though it is still awaiting repairs. If you see a townhouse at £475 with these guys and think it looks nice and you want to go for it. DONT DO IT. Avoid Hunters at all cost, they are an absolute shambles!*Update* 2 weeks before leaving whilst packing up they emailed us saying a house viewing was to take place, I asked if this could be done a different time as we’d all be tired after work with no 48 hours notice, solid no. The same day my son was sent home from nursery throwing up and feeling unwell. I called asking if they would reschedule and basically the manager informed me “if you don’t comply, we can keep you in your tenancy and you can’t leave” I told them my son would be laid on the sofa throwing up and they just didn’t care.

Anon · 30 January 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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As a property trader, I use estate agents on a regular basis. On rare occasions, you come across an agent that sells the house straight away and does exactly what they promise they will do. Zack and his team at hunters are one of those rare firms. Grade A service.

Scott · 21 June 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Hunters Kendal

Hunters. Kendal.Have no problem recommending this branch. Unfortunately lockdown got in the way. Launch was on Wednesdsy and lockdown Friday which restricted viewing. Kept me well informed as to who was viewing. When I did get a sale dealt with the buyer in no uncertain terms as he was trying to find lots of faults to drive down the price. He didn't succeed! Suzanne Jackson valued my property and was informative and good to deal with as were the rest of the staff in the office dealing with Kendal.

Colin · 15 October 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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North Somerset’s Best.

I’d just like to thank all the staff at Hunters in North Somerset, Yatton, Portishead and Nailsea offices. They have sold 2 Of our private houses for us in the past 3 Years, and one of our rental properties before that. All Were sold in a matter of days. Of the 2 recent sales the 1st one went through smoothly in 2 months. The second was not quite so good through no fault of Hunters I might add.2nd property sold the 1st day on the market but turned out the lady was telling porkies about her funding so she disappeared after 2 weeks🤬Another Confirmed buyer Within the same week and except for the obvious Covid delays, mainly being unable to sort removals, this time everything went as planned.Many thanks to Richard, Mandy and James for their excellent Professional service and I would strongly recommend Hunters to anyone thinking of selling in the North Somerset area. They know the market in this area so well and really go the extra mile for their clients.

Steve · 27 July 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Hunters woodseats.

Hunters woodseats.Bought my house with these guys couldn't have asked for anyone better they kept me upto date, chased things up when I didn't seem to be getting anywhere, brilliant ! Elliot was lovely at showing me around and sorting any problems, then Joanne was fab at chasing things up and giving the solicitors a kick up the... thank you 😊 even got a moving in gift 🎁

Samantha · 1 September 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Dealt with James in regards to renting first property, he’s been really helpful, the process has been really easy and really quick, would 100% recommend!

Callum · 18 March 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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We have recently purchased a house from hunters. It wasn’t the normal ordinary purchase, and sent many challanges. Danny was our contact and without him we wouldn’t have got what we have. He bent over backwards for us. Gave brilliant advice! We’re so thank full and appreciative for everything this guy and his team has done for us! Absolutely brilliant service. Everyone was polite, professional and kept us in the loop constantly. Highly recommend to everyone! Thank you so much!

Emily-Jane · 21 June 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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5 star service

We have recently sold our property with Hunters Barnsley and can not fault them. Zak took charge of our sale and dealt with every aspect of this as we were out of the country. Once an offer was accepted Laura took over. Laura went above and beyond to ensure that the solicitors were communicating with each other and a completion date was decided on. Laura was always on hand to answer any questions that we had or to help resolve any issues that we encountered. Without Laura’s help and expertise I don’t know where we would be as she kept the pressure on both solicitors to complete as well as keeping in contact with our buyer. I would highly recommend Hunters, Barnsley and would not hesitate to use them again. The staff we dealt with were amazing, professional and both ensured that decisions were in our best interest. Thankyou so much for all your help and advice at what has been a difficult time for everyone.

HelenW-723 · 15 May 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Hunters Barnsley were an essential driving force throughout the sale of my property, ensuring the buyer and their solicitors were chivvied along when required and resulting in a successful transaction. Would certainly use Hunters again.

Si · 21 June 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Dishonest, incompetent and terrible attitude

Should you choose this letting agents here are a few things you can expect as routine:1) Lying about the status of properties on the market and deliberately misleading all parties on the status of such properties.2) Arranging appointments to view properties that they don't even turn up to meet you at.3) Cocky, arrogant and sarcastic customer service. They really do not care AT ALL!Literally the worst letting agent you could ever choose to instruct. As you can see from the other reviews, dishonesty, incompetence and terrible staff attitudes are a feature. There is a reason for that. Be warned.

Adam · 8 July 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Having had my flat up for sale originally with Haybrooks for 8 months I decided to give Hunters an opportunity to sell it for me.BEST DECISION! I ever made! Rob was great when he came out to value the property.And Zack & Daniel made Haybrooks look like amateur’s! There always updated me when they promised to do so. These guys are the best estate agents I have ever used and deserve I massive thank you from myself for selling my flat. In. My opinion Haybrooks talk the talk but they can’t walk the walk. And Haybrooks were more expensive. “USE HUNTERS” Merry xmas to Rob,Zack & Daniel

Christopher · 22 June 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Spoke with Daniel white talking about how we couldn't get a mortgage for our situation and this that and the other. Within 2 days he sat us down at the office got Paul hurt a mortgage advisor to come see us from prestige financial solutions and the ball was rolling. We never knew we could get a mortgage for our own home and within a week we had a mortgage agreed in principle and our house lined up. Every single bit of confusion or something we weren't sure about Daniel and the team at hunters was a phone call away at any time! Prestige team also! Forever greatfull to them all as we are sat in our first family home that we own! Daniel white put me his life into his job and gives 110% with everything he did for us. Recommend everybody to use hunters and also prestige financial solutions. Thanks guys

Stevie · 22 June 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Would highly recommend Hunters. From initial Valuation through to completion excellent service. We looked at several estate agents in the area local and national chains, and chose Hunters. House sold in 3 days! Some rocky issues with the conveyancer ... but that's another review!.. Hunters supported the chain wherever possible, dealing with all parties. When they say they deal with it all... that's just what they do, from sale / purchase through to arranging the removal company. Huge thanks to Zack, Daniel, Ashleigh and Rob for a friendly, professional and smooth service.

Michelle · 22 June 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Unbelievable service from start to finish. This was the First time selling with hunters Barnsley! But I will definitely be using them for all my business from now on! After taking guidance and trusting the guys at Hunters Barnsley on price and advertising. I accepted an offer and the house was off the market within 6 days, at a price I was very happy with. Since completion of this sale they have remained in contact helping to source and offer advice on future properties! A big Thank you to Zac, Daniel, Robert and Ashleigh! Cheers, Tom.

Tom · 22 June 2019