Charles Church Bishop's Stortford reviews

★★★★★ 5/5

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Lauren & Ed, Silverwood, Garforth

Myself and my partner reserved our property at Silverwood, Garforth, on August bank holiday weekend and completed / moved in the week before Christmas. The girls in the sales office, Chloe & Karla, were great at keeping us up to speed throughout the transaction and had good knowledge of our property type, (even more comforting when you’re buying off plan). We’re really pleased with the end result and glad we spent that little bit more on the kitchen & bathrooms. Everything has been done to a really good standard and it’s a beautiful home. We’ve had a few snags, yes, but nothing major. More importantly, the snags we identified have been dealt with so efficiently and without query - we couldn’t have asked for a better team of people looking after us. I’d have no hesitation recommending the team or site! We moved from North West Leeds to Garforth, and settling into the area well. Lots of nice walking routes close by and transport links are great!

Lauren · 13 March 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Charles Church customer experience

Jamie and Andy were exceptionally helpful, willing to go the extra mile. They made the experience well above average and looking forward to continued customer support with any issues in the future. They are an asset to the company, good service is often hard to find these days. Well done to the whole team very good standard of product.

Ron · 14 July 2024

★★★★★ 4/5

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Customer experience

The attention given to us by staff onsite has added to our positive experience, both Denise in the sales office and site managers we have had the pleasure of dealing with throughout the journey. Steve has been looking after us really well and nothing seems too much trouble for him. He actively helps us get things sorted and both keep in touch, good communitation. They are very pleasant when we see them both on site too. Some areas where our experience could have been improved would have been if we had experienced fewer changes of site manager as feel we did have to repeat some of our requirements a number of times to each new site manager Also if completions were spaced out so not as many were happening at year end as we felt it was a rush to get us moved in with some works unfinished. Not a reflection on site/sales staff though who did all they could in the circumstances.

Ben · 7 March 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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I can’t recommend more highly

I can’t recommend more highly, buying a property from Charles Church. There customer service, in particular the excellent communication I have received from purchase throughout the build has been exceptional. I would like to thank Darren at Harland’s Park personally for the weekly progress pictures and updates. This personal touch is something that makes me review so highly.I can contact Darren on-site with any questions and I always feel listened too.

Michelle · 4 November 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Bay window fix

Mick has attended my property a couple of times to resolve an issue relating to Bay Window. 1st visit resolved the issue, and 2nd visit (today) was to redecorate affected areas. Mick has been fantastic, and very thorough, explaining what he was doing, as well as carrying out to a high standard. Thank you to Mick, and Persimmon for support.

Ian · 11 June 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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De Vere Grove

De Vere Grove, Earls Colne, 72 Rogers Avenue. We moved into our lovely new home on 29/02/2024.Natalie guided us through our journey from leaving a deposit to completion and far exceeded our expectations. Very professional, polite, friendly and courteous. Big thank you Natalie for all your help. Brad the site Manager is also very helpful and friendly. Recommend anyone looking to move to Earls Colne.

Jason · 5 March 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Harlands Park, Uckfield

We got the keys to our new home at the Harlands Park development on 23rd December 2022 and have been very happy with how we have been looked after by the site team - led by Darren, Mick and Steve. Darren was in touch straight away when we confirmed our reservation in late 2022 - sending us pictures of the build progress of our house, so we always felt like we knew what was going on. If we had any questions, Darren responded almost immediately. When we received our keys, we met Steve and Mick who made us feel very welcome and assured us that if we had any problems they would be taken care of.We did have a list of snags (as is expected), but the day after we sent the list Darren, Mick and Steve were already on the case and over the coming weeks managed to get most of them sorted for us. All the contractors who have visited us have also been very polite and helpful.So far, our only criticism would be that some of the final finishing (paintwork, mastic) was a bit rushed and messy and needed touching up during snagging - but the team have responded quickly. The site is still being built out, so we hope that this level of service continues and others have a similar experience!

Carlos · 7 February 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Harland Gardens at Cottingham - customers don’t matter.

Harland Gardens at Cottingham is supposed to be open this weekend 11 - 6, but nobody bothers to answer the phone, so presumably they haven’t bothered to open. Just an answering machine message referring you to the website. Pointless making a journey to a development that hasn't bothered to open!Charles Church is is a Persimmon-owned company, so I suppose that’s pretty typical of their attitude towards inconvenient things called customers. Persimmon have an appalling reputation for poor build quality, which is presumably carried through to Charles Church houses. Customers just don't seem to matter.Now looking at other sites in the area where they have a better attitude towards potential purchasers, and probably a better build quality too.This is the reply from Charles Church - my answers are below, because without them apparently the review may be removed.Hi John,Many thanks for your feedback. I'm sorry to hear of your disappointment but please be assured we take every review very seriously and would like to help, where we can. Where we are unable to see your contact details we have instructed Trustpilot to gain these. Please do respond with your plot number and development and once we have received this we will pass it onto the relevant management team to investigate further.Best wishes,AdaThere is no plot number, but the development is the one shown in the review - Harland Gardens, Cottingham, East Yorkshire. As I correctly stated, it was impossible to speak to a real person all weekend over the telephone because all calls were put straight through to an answering machine. I was enquiring about buying a house on the development but needed to be sure that the site was open - there was nobody to confirm that it was open (all weekend) so I gave up on the basis that if sales customer service is bad, aftersales customer service is likely to be even worse!

John · 6 February 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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The house is beautiful and exceeded…

The house is beautiful and exceeded expectations. Service has been brilliant too and nothing has been too much trouble. love my new home. Thanks again

Caroline · 1 October 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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New home disgrace

What we were handed over two days before Christmas was a disgusting mess and around a month short of a finished product. Then everyone went on holiday for two weeks and left us to it. Since then everything we touch falls apart or is a mess. Calling yourselves five star builders is just a complete joke and you should be thoroughly embarrassed. We are trying to be excited and loving our new home, which was incidentally 6 months late, but we can’t b cause of the stress and anxiety. God knows about the parts we can’t see. Totally and utterly disgraceful Charles church, you have denied us of everything a new home should be. Don’t worry, you’ll get a call from the MD they said. Guess what…five weeks later no call. With leadership like that I suppose none of this mess should be a surprise.

Mr · 25 January 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Harlands Park

We completed on our new home just before Christmas and are really happy with our experience. Our previous home was also a new build, so we were generally aware of the process. I cannot recommend the site at Harlands Park, Uckfield enough and having worked in the industry previously, it's clear that the team really go above and beyond. The houses have been built to a really high standard throughout and the design of the homes are really beautiful, with carefully thought-out landscaping across the site. There are some snags to be sorted but Steve, the Site Manager was really quick to respond and I'm confident they will be sorted quickly. The team were really great throughout the whole process and with being in a chain, it took longer than we'd hope. The team were really patient the whole way through and were really understanding with the difficulties we were having. We're so happy to be moved into our forever home at Harlands Park!

Amy · 12 January 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Harlands Park, Uckfield

So we have now completed on our home at Harlands Park, Uckfield and we couldn't be happier.The team have been incredible - its not all been plain sailing there have been issues with the house but what has amazed me is the speed with which they are resolved! I sent a list to Darren on a Monday evening and 10am Tuesday morning Steve had already been to see us and every single one of the matters was resolved. There were also issues with the built in wardrobe which we had ordered and while it is incredibly frustrating the team have been honest on what caused the issue - which has helped manage the frustration!We have just had out snag finder out and given the reputation of Persimmon i was apprehensive but there were actually no massive problems.... just a few small decorative issues which are being resolved as i write this.No request seems to be too much for the guys on the site - all of the contractors are incredibly polite and even when i am trying to work from home they can barely be heard - even though homes are currently being built all around us!Overall - i have had a fantastic experience and couldn't recommend Charles Church and in particular the team at Harlands Park highly enough!

Mr · 11 January 2023

★★★★★ 3/5

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The good, the bad, the ugly…could have been a 4 to 5 star - kitchen let them down.

First time to buy a new build. There were a number of good points, which I have covered and this is why I gave the 3 star rating. However, details to the ‘ugly’ is reported on.I would like to clarify, there is an opportunity for this developer to correct issues, given I’m due to complete their 7 day snagging process. Depending on how they resolve, I shall return and update my stars. The main issue, is from the design and installation of the kitchen. The second (although somewhat minor issue) all the toilet seats are NOT soft close. For a few extra pounds….also consider the need to change and dispose if customer changes.The kitchen units are so extremely high - I actually need a 3 step ladder to just make the top (I’m 5’6)! I have to stand on the top step just to reach. At this stage I’m not sure if it is the kitchen company who installed, however, the point here is the approval sign off. Maybe no-one has noticed given I’m the first to move in. Having had an upgraded kitchen, 2 of the corner units are poorly designed, with 1 being totally non functional given I can’t place my head to manoeuvre into the space. There are also missing side shelves from joining units - eg. Where the new unit meets, items being stored fall through to the bottom. An entire corner has a gaping hole you can see the ceiling. It’s quite funny that the fitter would not have said anything. / point out.The boiler pipes can be seen by eye whilst standing in the kitchen - had they lowered the boiler cupboard - it would be ok. The other minor ‘moan out’ is the sales team mentioning there were no solar panels or eco service on this small development at the time of the plot reservations, only to see 3 homes with inbuilt solar panels. When questioned, simply shyly smiles and said, ‘oh yes’ Plot 1, 3 and ..is! Overall the house is very good with minor snags. Lots of electrical points. Painted finish of the house is very good. Answered queries promptly. The vinyl flooring they have is good quality (previously only ever would use wood) and it was laid very well. The high skirting boards, give a more upmarket quality feel too. Given the fibrenest not available when moved in, they installed a temporary individual mobile booster.

Anna · 30 December 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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We started our home buying process with…

We started our home buying process with Lauren and continued with Laura while Lauren was off, both ladies are really great, very helpful and professional, they made sure we are happy with what we got and always there and ready to answer our questions with solutions. We will surely recommend them and the company. Thank you

Oluwatosin · 29 July 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Hannah and Steven, Silverwood

We reserved our home in July and took advantage of the home change scheme. The stress of putting our property on the market was taken away from us and we were able to proceed with our purchase quickly. Even though there has been delays along the way, Chloe and Karla have both been there to answer any questions or queries we have had. All in all Charles church have been fab, solving any snagging problems quickly and efficiently.Thank you to Tony the site manager for being on hand for any house questions and again to the girls. We love our new home and think it’s dead posh!

Hannah · 16 December 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Harlands Park Site Team

We are currently purchasing a house on the Harlands Park site. As we are using help to buy, things have to be complete by certain deadlines. Darren and his team have gone above and beyond to meet these deadlines for us, we get weekly updates from site with photos of progress and he is responsive to all of our questions. This added care and attention makes a stressful time a lot easier to deal with. Whilst we have not yet moved in, we know that the team are doing all they can to make this happen by the deadline.

William · 27 November 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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There was some snagging issues but…

There was some snagging issues but nothing major. They will be resolved I’m very happy with the service throughout the whole process. Also I forgot to put on my form the front door corners need paint The energy box at the fron has yellow marks. Please can you. Go over the sealant in white. Thankyou we love this house you will always get a few things needing doing. Nothing major. I recommend Charles church herons park Angmering.

Mrs · 8 March 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Harlands Park…

We are reviewing Harlands Park. A special thank you to Darren and Steve for the customer care and constant updates with progress including photos. We recently went on site to see our plot and we were really pleased to be able to do this. On meeting Steve we felt in good hands both been really brilliant at accommodating our requests. They are really on it with information and the details of our plot. This is what really assured us we were in good hands. We look forward seeing the finished build but everything has been great so far and we feel like they will do their best to look after their customers. We are hopeful the rest of our journey continues to be as positive as it has been so far.

Anonymous · 31 October 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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House is falling apart, bribes for positive NHBC reviews!

We have been in our 5 bed ‘Regent’ house for 20 months now. No end of issues, around 300 defects across the property, and several still remaining. It has recently come to light that there are issues with the timber frame, evident through the many out of tolerance walls, ceilings, and floors which are either sloping or dipping in areas. We have had to use wedges under our newborn babies cot to stop him rolling to the edge! At some point in the near future we will have to move out so they can rebuild some, if not all of the property. I could write a book on how bad Persimmon/Charles Church have been; they are an absolute shambolic house builder. Not a single element of the property has been built diligently or with pride. The brick work is embarrassing, the render is cracking, the carpentry throughout is extremely poor, as is the decorating, and if you like your turf laid on construction debris and rocks then you’re onto a winner! Soon after purchasing the Site Manager was bribing us with quicker action to our highlighted defects in return for a positive NHBC survey response, this is totally inappropriate and unacceptable. My advice would be to avoid this house builder at all costs.

Wandering · 30 September 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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5 Star for a 2nd time on Germany Beck, York

I have now purchased my second home on Germany Beck development in York from Charles Church/Persimmon. I sold my first one quickly to move to another one just a short walk away. It was due to the quality of build and finishing that sold my home quickly along with the area which is outstanding. The developer in my opinion has adapted well to market conditions, supply issues, covid amongst other problems and i have felt very valued as a customer and repeat customer. From the sales team in the sales office who were both exceptional, friendly and very helpful to the site management team who are first class and to the various tradesmen who made my house to a very high standard and with very little issues with snagging. You will always get snagging on new homes and its how the develop deals with them that's important. I have enjoyed a great relationship with Charles Church/Persimmon and a huge thank you to all who have been with me on this journey from buying, selling and buying again on the same development, within 200 metres and within 2 and a half years. I now have a super amazing house on an amazing plot and i only have a few snags left to complete as all previous snags been addressed in a timely manner. Great customer aftersales support also. A special mention to Ben Roberts who again has been pivotal in this special house move and I'm extremely grateful to him from the offset and to all his team. What a star he is! Definitely a 5 star experience from me as on both occasions, i have been 100% satisfied with with a smooth, flexible and hugely enjoyable journey on a fabulous site with a great team and lovely homes.

Jason · 29 September 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Work carried out by Alan Foreman

Alan Foreman arrived at our property as usual full of enthusiasm and a smile, he quickly identified the job we had requested to be completed and after a brief explanation of how and how long he would carry out the work he set to work.

PAUL · 22 April 2026

★★★★★ 3/5

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House reservation

Bobbie has been great and very responsive. She seems to really care about us and what we want. Communications from Home Change haven't been as good as we would have expected.After an initial good impression, we asked to market our house with home change but, nearly a week later, have had no update and have been unable to talk to anyone despite phoning on multiple occasions to both Bobbie and home change. (Update 18.04.23)

Duncan · 18 April 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Ji and Jamie from Wellington gate have…

Ji and Jamie from Wellington gate have been amazing from start to finish. Ji has helped since before moving in with any questions we have. His expertise are professionalism are amazing.

Jade · 31 July 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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I finally bought my first house

I finally bought my first house, from the moment that I spoke to the Sales Manager, every aspect has been covered for. There has always been weekly reports, detailed photographs and they are always at the end of the phone. I’ve been quite overwhelmed by their service as a whole. I originally wanted to buy through David Wilson, thank goodness I didn’t if I were to compare the finish quality and the customer service, Charles Church goes above and beyond my expectations. Thanks Darren, for turning things around at the last minute, their site manager has been a godsend. This review is for Harlands Farm, Uckfield.

Melissa · 29 August 2022