Trusted Agent profile · Birmingham
★★★★★
2,081 reviews across 2 platforms
124 Church Road, Birmingham, B25 8UT, B25 8UT
Reeds Rains's office in Birmingham, at 124 Church Road, is rated 3.7 out of 5 across 2,081 reviews on two platforms, including 60 Google reviews rated 4.5.
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5/5
TrustpilotSarah was very helpful throughout the…
Sarah was very helpful throughout the entire process of renting out my house. Always attentive to detail and responded to my questions with great ability. Thank you
Thank you!
1/5
TrustpilotCompletely garbage, I wish I could give a negative mark, fail company, never work with them.
Never response to ANY enquiry, they will only contact you when they need payment from you for work, they will never follow any instruction, they are never taking any responsibility.Long time in the industry only let them know how to forbid any responsibility that they need to take, you are always only on the loose end.Try them if you are brave enough, at your own risk.I am now suffering and waiting to terminate their service
Hi Max, sorry to read your review. We take customer service really seriously so I will look into this further and get back to you. Kind regards
1/5
TrustpilotGood luck getting your money back.
We have been renting through Reeds Rains for over two years now. In the meantime we have moved from one property managed by them to another one. Needless to say the move was anything but flawless (they wouldn't consider >100K £ / year as income because I'm employed via an agency and so on).The fun part starts when you ask for your deposit back from the previous property, managed by them. Countless emails, countless requests for updates. Very little back, blaming the landlord and so on. I've agreed to their exit report and everything, I just needed an update from the specialist "moving out team". The landlord personally contacted me this weekend to say that he is trying to return my deposit but Reeds Rains is making it difficult for them to do so. We are going to start legal proceedings but as far as Reeds Rains go:- Asked for who the manager is for the moving out team (no reply).- No complaints or code of conduct policies on their website- Incompetent one line replies basically saying "we are also waiting for an update from the landlord". For weeks.- no support as a tenant. Feeling talked down to despite being a customer for years.I would strongly advise people to seek someone else for their letting needs, be it landlord or tenant. I wouldn't trust them with buying or selling a house either since their process to get a deposit back and move to another property is so shockingly poor.
Hello Flavian,I am really sorry you have not been happy with the experience you’ve had from Reeds Rains. We take customer satisfaction very importantly and as such I would like to look into the issues further. Please could you email me at: Antonia.Bowler@lslps.co.uk. I will be happy to investigate the matter further.Kind regards,Antonia Bowler, Marketing Assistant
5/5
TrustpilotI have been helping a friend who has…
I have been helping a friend who has lost his son recently and his wife has now been admitted to hospital. There is a personal matter relating to a letting which is managed by Reeds Rains which required a sympathetic consideration. The matter was handled by Megan both sympathetically and professionally. In a hard business world sometimes decency and empathy shine through.
5/5
TrustpilotI currently rent a property through Reeds Rains Gosforth
I currently rent a property through Reeds Rains Gosforth and have always found their service to be first class. All my queries have been dealt with promptly and the staff are always professional, kind and courteous. I highly recommend them and Phil in particular is a pleasure to deal with.
We greatly appreciate your positive feedback and recommendation. It's wonderful to know that you've consistently received prompt assistance and exceptional service from our team. Thank you for choosing Reeds Rains Gosforth.
1/5
TrustpilotThis is one of the froudsters on Stoke…
This is one of the fraudsters on Stoke high street. Security deposit will not be protected, and you will lose it without explanation, as there is zero response to email and calls to the agency, or to the central of theirs. Highly NOT recomended. Prepare to lose money on them! It is 3 months down since closing the rental and they do not care to give your money back.
Hi Peter, very sorry to read this has been your experience with us. I've sent you a request for more information. The request will come from Trustpilot. If you could let me know some more details that would help me look into this further and help you resolve this. Kind regards
1/5
TrustpilotAWFUL experience, choose another agent.
AWFUL experience. I was moved into a house that had not been thoroughly checked by the estate agent, so there was no ventilation in the bathroom (legal requirement), a missing fire alarm, broken glass, the property hadn't been thoroughly cleaned, no working freezer, no security alarm... the list goes on. I had to go into branch a number of times, emailing for months on end, was told by a maintenance team member to 'forget it'. I managed to end my tenancy early which cost me a lot of time and was very stressful. They now are making no effort to attempt to get my deposit returned, so I'm having to formally raise a dispute. This is months of unnecessary stress. Save yourself the pain, don't rent from them.
Hello Sarah,I am really sorry you have not been happy with the experience you’ve had from Reeds Rains. We take customer satisfaction very importantly and as such I would like to look into the issues further. Please could you email me at: Antonia.Bowler@lslps.co.uk. I will be happy to investigate the matter further.Kind regards,Antonia Bowler, Marketing Assistant
2/5
TrustpilotUnnecessary charges for buyers
Beware. If you happen to buy a property from them. Each person will have to fork £48 ID checks. That usually done by solicitor as part of their package. While they need to verify.i don't see the point of extra payment. I would say go get that money from their customer ( seller of property)
Hi Hardik,Thank you for your review. We take your feedback extremely seriously. We would like to look into this further. You will receive a request for more information that will come from Trustpilot.Regards,Reeds Rains
5/5
TrustpilotReeds Rains Cheadle- you are all…
Reeds Rains Cheadle- you are all amazing.I can honestly not thank them enough, they have made the whole process of renting feel effortless.A big shout out though to Tony, you have been great. Excellent communication, responsive and helpful. Always professional, knows his job well and gets things done. Always cheerful and a friendly voice on the end of the phone. A huge thank you Tony.
5/5
TrustpilotExcellent service from reeds rain
Excellent service from reeds rain, Karen knight our go to person was brilliant and kept us informed all the way, would recommend reeds rain to anyone selling or buying, brilliant service from beginning to end 5 star service
Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience. We're thrilled to hear that you had a positive experience with us, and that you found our service to be excellent. We're proud of our team and appreciate your recognition of their hard work.
5/5
TrustpilotHighly recommended.
We had to sell my mums house after she passed away suddenly. Jack and Jeremy made an awful experience so much easier. We live 350 miles away and they took care of everything: the viewings, valuation etc and kept me constantly informed. I can't recommended them highly enough. Professional, courteous and very approachable. I found their charges more than fair.
1/5
TrustpilotWe bought a house and were promised by…
We bought a house and were promised by the Manager that the house will be cleared of all rubbish. We still found rubbish and kept on requesting them to clear and they were not interested.I am surprised after reminders and so many reminders they ignored.Try to avoid if you can, can not be trusted.
Hi there,Sorry to read your review. Your feedback is extremely important for us. We would like to look into this further, we will send you a request for more information that will come directly from Trustpilot.Regards,Reeds Rains
5/5
TrustpilotJake and the team are so helpful and…
Jake and the team are so helpful and very good at what they do, I would recommend them to anyone, sold my house in 2 weeks
Thank you for your 5 star review
1/5
TrustpilotCustomer should come first
Asked to view a property they said it will take five days then they said if interested it will take four months for the tenant to leave and purchase the property and would only accept a very inflated price I don’t think they are interested in selling the property or that’s how they made me think whoever is in charge of this company needs to get a grip because there staff don’t seem to have the company’s interests first,very disappointed at the service
Hi,I'm sorry you have not been pleased with the service you've received from Reeds Raoms. Customer service is of paramount importance to us. Please email enquiries@reedsrains.co.uk with some further information regarding your review.Kind regards,Reeds Rains
5/5
Trustpilot5 star service
Dan has been fabulous all the way through our journey of selling our dads flat. We couldn’t have asked for a better estate agent. Will highly recommend
5/5
TrustpilotFantastic company
Fantastic company, always ready to provide good advise , would seriously recommend them to all my friends and family.
1/5
TrustpilotReed rains gosforth Newcastle upon…
Reed rains gosforth Newcastle upon tyne, terrible service, I offered for 1 house on grange road recently didn't forward my bid, or not even get back to me. After a week house just been sold which made me really annoyed rang them but couldn't get any satisfactory answer so looked like they had preferences which makes that branch very very unprofessional.
5/5
TrustpilotSelling our property
You have been very helpful in every way and have sold our property for us for which we are very grateful.
1/5
TrustpilotUsed Reeds Rains Congleton branch as lettings agent
Used Reeds Rains Congleton branch as lettings agent (first time landlord). They have been absolutely abysmal. Impossible to get someone to call you back or answer emails. Don't explain anything and just send random forms or documents with no cover email or explanation and then a really rude follow up email asking why you haven't signed and returned yet. Also caught the person showing prospective tenants around my property being incredibly rude about me and telling them private details about my work and travel - this could enable anyone scoping out the property to return and actually burgle the place. Plus it is just incredibly unprofessional. The branch also placed tenants without telling us anything about which tenants they were considering even though the only referenced one of the tenants (it was a couple) and when I complained told me I had signed a form allowing them to act for me and they could put anyone in and didn't have to let me know anything beforehand. Second month in the tenants have already missed a rent payment. Avoid at all costs!
Hi Albert, I'm sorry you have not been pleased with the service you've received from Reeds Rains. Customer service is of paramount importance to us. In regards to a missed payment, it is stated in our Terms of Business that payments can take up to 10 working days to go through. In regards to the viewing issue you have mentioned, please can you contact enquiries@reedsrains.co.uk referencing this review so we are able to investigate internally? Kind regards,Reeds Rains
1/5
TrustpilotWill update complaint progress.
Did not see me or try to contact me for a viewing appointment when I was parked outside for an hour. Proven by the tenant and car tracker to have been there twenty minutes prior to appointment and forty after. Initially told (not a direct quote) 'It's one of those things, nothing we can do about it'.In advance, produced an extensive document and proposal for the owner to decide whether or not my circumstances made me eligible to even apply for the tenancy. Not read or passed on by Alistair in the Chesterfield office, who over the phone was clearly reading my script for the first time. Potential wasted time, travel, other opportunities and costs.Complaint lodged, (they are members of the The Property Ombudsman service)At this point I cannot recommend a landlord or tenant to trust the level of their competence in applying customer services.Will update complaint progress.UPDATEReeds Rains asking me for personal information and more details of the case via TrustPilot. Do they have so many formal complaints in one day at Chesterfield that they cannot keep track of them?
Hi,I'm sorry you have not been pleased with the service you've received from Reeds Rains. Customer service is of paramount importance to us. We are aware of your complaint and this is being dealt with internally as per our complaints procedure. Kind regards,Reeds Rains
1/5
TrustpilotAbysmal company
Given 1 star but would give zero. Awful company. Our letting agents for 6 years. Passed all house inspections and never missed a rent payment. We were evicted in May when the landlord decided to sell the property which was fine. Reeds Rains offered us no properties to help us relocate. 3 months after moving out we are still waiting for our deposit back but are being told the landlord is making a "claim". They have given us no details of the claim, will not let us contact the landlord directly and despite the landlord not returning their correspondence, will not help us with the deposit holding company to return our deposit. Pemberton branch. Little more than daylight thieves.
Hello Martin,I'm sorry you have not been pleased with the service you've received from Reeds Rains. Customer service is of paramount importance to us. We are aware of your situation and are dealing with this internally with our Lettings Hub. We will be in contact with an update very soon.Kind regards,Reeds Rains, Pemberton
1/5
TrustpilotDO NOT RENT FROM REEDS RAINS
I have never had to deal with such difficult people!!!! The Chester branch. Dean vian and Micheal fellows in particular. Never respond to any of my emails. Then weeks later when I have sent 2 emails per week trying to get a response they email me back with nonsense completely unrelated to what I’m complaining about and I have to start the process all over again. It’s been over 3 months. I have a broken shower, an ant infestation and light fittings hanging off the ceiling. The house shouldn’t have been rented out in this condition in the first place.I have followed the complaints procedure and had zero response. I have contacted head office and had zero response. I have emailed enquiries@reedsrains no response. I have contacted the lettings hub no response! I’m sending all of my emails to the ombudsman. Reeds rains service is an utter disgrace! I pay £1000 a month to live in a “fully managed” property and I have no shower and a hall way full of ants and no one will do anything about it!
Hi Jen,I'm sorry you have not been pleased with the service you've received from Reeds Rains. Customer service is of paramount importance to us. We are aware of the issues that you have raised and have been in contact regarding this.Kind regards,Reeds Rains
1/5
TrustpilotTHE WORST
THE WORST! Complete disregard for anyone except themselves in there office with their cheap suits on. Very unprofessional. Reported a broken shower in a fully managed property that I’ve just paid £7000 up front for and 12 weeks later I still have no shower. Never get a response to emails or phone calls. Messed up my moving in day. All my stuff was packed and movers booked went get the new keys only to be told no paper work had been done and I’d have to wait another two weeks!! Now with no where to live in the mean time and money waisted on the movers. The lads in the office thought it was funny and had zero apologies for the monumental mess up.
Hi Jennafer,I'm sorry you have not been pleased with the service you've received from Reeds Rains. Customer service is of paramount importance to us. Please can you email enquiries@reedsrains.co.uk with some further details about your review?Kind regards,Reeds Rains
1/5
TrustpilotTerrible letting agent.
Been renting from them now for near on 6 months and the service is terrible.Getting any maintenance done is a complete farce and the communication of the staff leaves a lot to be desired. It seems common practice for them to just lie and or pass the blame on for everything.Reeds Rains Staff member Ms. Lorna Fieldson has done nothing but lie and change excuses since day 1 of tenancy. Even lied to the council / environmental health who eventually got involved after 5 months of excuses from Reeds Rains and the Landlord.I WOULD ADVISE EVERYONE AVOID LETTING FROM THIS ESTATE AGENT.
Hello,I'm sorry you have not been pleased with the service you've received from Reeds Rains. Customer service is of paramount importance to us. Please let us know which branch it is you had dealings with so we are able to find a solution.Kind regards,Reeds Rains
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