Acorn Bexleyheath reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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Disgusting company

Horrible experience.Acorn demand £500 holding deposit up front before the landlord has accepted you and before you go through references.Acorn failed our references as they only took my flatmate's base pay into account, failing to actually look at her paychecks and bank statements which clearly showed that she made more than enough to cover the rent. Instead of doing their jobs properly, Acorn demanded we pay 12 months rent up front, or get a guarantor that earns at least £50,000 per year.These are both ridiculous options, and the only two given to us by "Kiera". We have backed out and are pursuing a refund of our holding deposit, and gone with a different letting agent that has been much quicker and easier to deal with.Do not touch this company, they will take your money and run to the hills with it.

Mark · 9 October 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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Absolutely outstanding

Absolutely outstanding! We have just exchanged on our first property. We delt with 3 members of staff Kieran, Steve but the main man was Dan from Gravesend. All of the staff were amazing! Great communication, always contactable and accommodating. Fab team all of them. Wouldn't bother going anywhere else.

Kira · 1 December 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Worse property management company in London.

Worst property management company I’ve ever dealt with in fact the worst company I’ve come across. The way we were treated was poor from day 1 when we moved into our flat in Sutton. The building works weren’t finished. I was without hot water and electric for weeks in the middle of the winter. We stayed in the property for a year altogether and when we moved out they told us their was £1100 worth of damages when they wasn’t a scratch to be seen. After contacting the tenancy deposit scheme all was returned.Stay away from these people.Response to Andrew:This simply sums up Acorn Andrew. I was never kept informed other than an email after calling the Bromley office 5 times a day to sort out the problems. Also I was referenced twice in a short space of time when my wife moved in which is utterly ridiculous seeing I passed the financial obligations without her in the first place. Also I was threatened to be evicted out of the property for not paying my water bill which I never received. We are talking about £20 for crying out loud. Our deposit was held 2.5 months after leaving the property despite the person doing check out inspection said the property was in perfect nick. I will never deal with Acorn and also make sure my network doesn’t. Sorry but you only get one chance with me and that was spoilt before it even started to be quite frank. I wasn’t planning on using anyone name, but if you want to hire decent and representable employees don’t hire Bill Cooper.

Glen · 21 September 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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Acorn did a first rate job selling my house in Crofton Park

Acorn did a first rate job selling my property. The process had several twists and turns, including the loss of initial purchaser whilst the team at Acorn provided sound advice and pragmatic solutions. I was happy with their service and recommend to others. Lamar Hamilton led the transaction.

MB · 14 May 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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I had the worst experience ever

I had the worst experience ever. The estate agent told us we have the house and we can move in next week after there was no response from estate agent on our messages and many calls we had to ring up the company we told them everything what’s going on I gave them our number they told us they will get back to us but nobody ever did. I seriously don’t recommend this company.

Maya · 28 October 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Very pleased with the service received…

Very pleased with the service received on the sale of my flat. After taking over from another agent the number of viewings rocketed resulting in a number of offers. Throughout Leon, Charlie and the Grove Park team were responsive, professional and gave excellent advice. I would not hesitate to recommend for anyone looking to sell a property.

Neil · 27 February 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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I wouldn't extend the following praise…

I wouldn't extend the following praise to Acorn in general, especially since I had a very bad experience with their Camberwell branch, but Nicholas Henderson deserves all the praise I can give. He was alone in understanding where I was coming from and alone in actually trying to help in what was a stressful and very frustrating situation. Effectively he made good what his Camberwell colleagues ruined. Personable, with a listening ear, and very efficient too.

Hector · 30 August 2019

★★★★★ 1/5

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Just avoid

Currently dealing with Jamie Perrin regarding a minor dispute over works done, paid, deducted etc - seems to find it utterly entertaining to send patronising, sarcastic and tedious emails and is enjoying being obnoxiously difficult over the phone. I'm not entirely sure what one gains from behaving or talking to tenants the way he does but he seriously needs some customer service training.Absolute nightmare to deal with when support is needed given current circumstances.

Current · 5 May 2020

★★★★★ 4/5

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My Overall Experience was good

My Overall Experience was good. My agents were very responsive and helpful

ExclusivelyMe · 17 October 2022

★★★★★ 4/5

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Sale of Property

After a poor experience with another agent it was refreshing to work with a great set of professionals (Tommy, Jackie and Joe) at the Belvedere branch. They were able to find a buyer for our property very quickly (pre-covid) and I was kept up to date with the progress of the sale regularly even when everything went into lockdown. I would defiantly recommend Acorn team to anyone looking to sell their property.

Harjit · 22 August 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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If I could give 0 star I would.

If I could give 1 star I would.. been their tenant for almost a decade and when the roof if the property falling down destroying my belongings and I had to move, the property manager Jessica based in Bromley gave the worst reference about me and 11 day rent arrears when in fact they have £1200 in deposit and choose to maliciously sabotage me is terrible when I have never missed a rent payment.

Lala · 27 November 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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The Service we have received from the…fantastic

The Service we have received from the Acorn staff at the Strood office has been fantastic through out on our Sale and purchase of our new home. so much so that we are using Acorn to Sell a late family members home, and again the staff at the Welling branch have been so helpful

Georgina · 6 April 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Unprofessional Acorn estate agents

Acorn moved us into an unsafe, unclean property during the pandemic. The lights did not work and numerous parts of the property were rotting. The agents refused to make any changes to the property in order to make it safe. We vacated the property a month after moving in, after which they decided to try and take all of our deposit. Please do not engage with these agents!

Blayne · 26 May 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thank you Nicholas Henderson

Thank you Nicholas Henderson, for helping us in our search for a furnished flat. Much appreciate your swift and professional replies. Definitely recommend you. B. Miles

Britta · 1 August 2019

★★★★★ 1/5

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0 STAR

Absolutely dreadful.. acorn got everything wrong they could have. Communication was shocking, contractual agreement was wrong, late rental payment.. I could go on. Estate agents generally have a bad reputation and acorn are a classic example. I’d recommend going alone.. !

UNKNOWN · 7 June 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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DO NOT BELIEVE the fake reviews

DO NOT BELIEVE the fake reviews. Illegal gas safety checks, urgent repairs ignored, trying to extort monies for NO services rendered!!! Avoid like covid. This place needs shutting down and compensating the tenants who’s lives they risk just to turn a few quid. -100 review

Fi · 26 October 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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My house valuation was carried out by…Leon

My house valuation was carried out by Leon. In my opinion, he carried out the most efficient service of the 3 valuations that I had requested. He was armed with documents containing similar properties to mine and a range of stats showing their sold prices.I felt that Leon’s valuation was the most honest and realistic valuation, based on other properties sold in my area.

Johan · 17 November 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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The worst property agency

The worst property agency. They breached the tenancy agreement and they never responded to our emails and complaints. We have so many important issues running in the property (no fridge/freezer, no hot water, tap linking water). The most important is they got in the property a couple of times without giving us no access notice. They don't respect customers' privacy at all. If you don't want to get in troubles, definitely not recommended.

Chris · 22 March 2019

★★★★★ 1/5

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Property left in disrepair and now being chased for money I was told I wouldn't have to pay.

After spending 6 months in a property with water coming in through the ceiling every time it rained i was given a reduction on my rent. Now I have left the property they are chasing me for this 'overdue' rent. I have also found out that the landlord wasn't informed of this or the maintenance issues within the property and the landlord is also significantly annoyed with this upon review of the internal comments. This is what happens when you continually change property managers and then leave a property without management for months. I am now seeking legal advice as my attempts to negotiate out of this have fallen on deaf ears. The issues were still not fixed when we left the property.

Tyler · 29 June 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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I want to share my terrible experience…

I want to share my terrible experience with Acorn Group Gravesend, agent name is Izzy. My wife and I were very interested in renting a property through this agency and we were confident that we met the financial requirements. However, the agency found a negative credit history on my wife's record and refused to allow us to rent the property.We were promised that our holding deposit would be refunded, but now it has been two weeks and we have still not received our refund. We have contacted the letting agency several times, but they have been extremely unresponsive and unhelpful in the process. We understand that credit checks are a part of the rental process, but it is not okay to misrepresent the requirements and then refuse to refund the deposit. The unprofessional attitude and lack of transparency from the agency have left us agitated and deeply unhappy.Overall, I would not recommend Acorn Group Gravesend to anyone after this terrible experience. They showed a lack of empathy towards our situation and refused to be transparent in their dealings. If you are looking for a reliable, transparent and honest letting agency, I suggest that you look elsewhere.

Mo · 26 June 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Jonathan was very professional and…

Jonathan was very professional and knowledgable, He was quite supportive and always responding promptly to my queries and constantly keeping me updated

William · 1 February 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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Absolutely dreadful.

Absolutely dreadful.. acorn got everything wrong they could have. Communication was shocking, contractual agreement was wrong, late rental payment.. I could go on. Estate agents generally have a bad reputation and acorn are a classic example. I’d recommend going alone.. !

Charlie · 13 May 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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Not impressed with Acorn East Dulwich

Not impressed with Acorn East Dulwich, several elements why I would not recommend them. Mainly their lack of communication. The first thing they should ask, is the guarantor a home owner and inform the landlord that it is a multiple household application (HMO). Neither of these were asked and now 4 students who were due to move in today have to start again.

Nikki · 2 September 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Best Agency, definitely recommend!

We were in a hurry for flat hunting. Then we came across with Acorn Estate Agents. The staffs were very helpful in every way and replied to our emails back right away. The staff were keen on keeping us updated with everything. We were able to eventually find a flat and settled in. Definitely recommend!

Andie · 8 October 2022