William H Brown Brentwood reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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Do not use this estate agent

Do not use this estate agent. They did not act in our interest and quite openly attempted to bully us into selling our property at well under the market value. We had a ridiculous offer, which they just expected us to take. Zero effort made to push the property after the offer.

Billy · 28 March 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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William H Brown in Bury St Edmunds are…

William H Brown in Bury St Edmunds are fantastic, Richie was very helpful and was very patient when I asked him 100 questions. I would highly reccomend his services due to his knowledge of the job and kindness. I have dealt with many agents and Richie by far is the one I will stick with now.

TillyM · 23 August 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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I have been realy pleased with the level of excellency in providing rental services. The person in charge of the current tenancy; Morgan Rooke, has been attentive to my instruction, needs and tenancy requirements. I have been using William H brown for a good few years and have two tenancies via them. I would say, hopefully it continues to provide the level of excellence they have done so this time.

Jaya · 23 September 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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William H Brown - Bury St Edmunds

If I could score higher, I would! Richie and Charlie are excellent estate agents. Richie was very personable and kept our information on file, so once a property came up to view that met our needs, he contacted us immediately. They were both extremely professional, friendly, and quick to respond to any queries we had. The best experience with estate agents we’ve ever had, hands down! Couldn’t recommend this team enough.

Josee · 19 October 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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I don’t usually take the time to write reviews, but this was a must. I cannot recommend William H Brown highly enough. Lisa and Ashleigh in particular have been outstanding. Nothing has been too much trouble, they went above and beyond for us. Our property sold very quickly with them after being with other local agents for some time. They kept us up to date with feedback from buyers immediately. The personable experience we have had from day one has been a breath of fresh air and I would only ever use them now.

Kelly · 15 March 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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It was a very positive experience to work with this real estate agency. They took up my order immediately and very quickly found tenants for my apartment. Agent Morgan Rooke, who handled this transaction, not only successfully negotiated with both parties and prepared all the documents for signature, but also settled all the problems that happen to new real estate owners, such as gas check and so on. As the owner of the apartment, I was able to fully trust Morgan, which is very important when you are a busy person, far from the real estate business. Thank you so much for the pleasure of working with you!

Y · 15 March 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Buying our first home was made a lot easier by the folks at William H Brown. Tara, Lisa, Ashleigh, and the rest of the team were incredibly helpful, and most importantly to us, the communication was excellent. They emailed and called very frequently to give updates and let us know what was going on, and it just took a lot of stress off being able to know exactly where we were at. Would highly recommend going with them as a first time buyer.

Jarrod · 14 February 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Lisa has been amazing from the beginning and to where we are at now in the process! Would highly recommend her and the team! Would definitely use again x

Victoria · 15 March 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Really lovely service, Morgan and Connor were very helpful throughout the process and helped me with any enquiries I had. They were fast at responding and answering all my questions. Highly recommend their service !!

JUSTINA · 17 October 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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We recently moved to the Romford area in London, and Elle Frakes from the letting agency william h brown was absolutely amazing throughout the whole process. She was super friendly, helpful, and really listened to what our family needed. …

林明生 · 16 August 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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We are very happy with the service William H Brown has provided to us, the communication from the lettings team has been great and they have been very helpful and professional through our time with them. Thankyou Elle and Morgan

Thomas · 16 August 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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I do not have words for this level of unprofessionalism and incomptence

Just poor on every level. Communciation has been abysmal from the start. I feel I have been lied to on several occasions and it is clear most members of staff don't give a damn. Avoid I have the great displeasure having to deal with these people over the last fortnight regarding a property I want to rent. There have been issues right off the bat, including an agent called George not turning up to a viewing because he forgot and it taking four days and six phonecalls for me to be told that no-one in the office I was calling was going to call me back and I needed to call elsewhere. No apologies offered at all. It got worse when I put in an offer on a property though. When I put in my offer I was asked some questions and these identified I would need someone to guarantee my lease. That's fine, I'd anticipated that and my parents were willing to do this for me. I dealt with an agent called Sam who called them before putting in my offer to ensure they would meet the criteria for a guarantor. At this point, or at any point during the process, Sam never gave any indication that they did not. This only came to light approximately a week before I was due to move in (my parents are semi retired and generate a portion of their income through investment property and the stock market. This was apparently unacceptable for a guarantor. Which would have been fine, if Sam had told them that from the start). We found a solution, where my parents would pay my first six months rent and I'd then rent from the landlord. I had to chase (approximately four phone calls) to get this answer from him and even then, I had send him back to renegotiate as he had not done this properly (he attempted to agree a six month lease when both me and the landlady wanted something longer). When putting in my offer, I had agreed to go into a zero deposit scheme and paid £250 in order to do this. The issue with the gaurantee also took my out of this scheme, although this was never communicated to me at all. If I had known, then I would have reconsidered my position. Because Sam did not mention the problem when it arose, I was not afforded this opportunity. The only warning I had that extra money was needed, came to light when the invoice arrived and they had stuck an additional £1200 onto the fees. The only possible inkling we had about this was a phone call from Sam about 20 minutes before the invoice was sent, which lasted for all of 30 seconds and briefly mentioned a deposit. Something that I thought had already been paid and had no reason to suspect otherwise. I want to be clear here, the fact I failed the checks is not the problem (I'm a recent university graduate moving from part time to full time work and separating from my partner. I'm not naive to the fact I do not look good on paper). The lack of communication and the lack of care from Sam and his director, Rachel is. They prevented me from making a decision with the full facts. I have been left feeling utterly lied to and like I have no choice but to find an additional insane amount of money or leave me and my children homeless. Salt was further rubbed into the wound as when I called Rachel to discuss this, she sadly decided to double down on the lie that Sam had discussed this deposit with me and implied I was making it up. I have emails to confirm this deposit was never mentioned. No apologies were forthcoming, just a shoulder shrug and an offer to refund my holding deposit as well as a sly comment that it's a landlord's market right now, which is just further confirmation of how little they value potential tenants. No property is worth having to deal with these people.

Penny · 22 August 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Morgan is very efficient and helpful. Made the process of renting a house so easy. Would strongly recommend anyone use William H Brown for lettings especially Morgan.

Kerry · 15 March 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Do not use William H Brown they are the…

Do not use William H Brown they are the worst agent any one could get they never return your calls no good advice at all you do not hear from them at all and if you do there advice is totally wrong there staff are badly trained and give the wrong advice. I nearly lost my removal company on there advice which was totally wrong,but the removal company which is Relocate were brilliant and brought in an extra van on the day.the only good advice and updates were from the agent I was buying from Chris Deller they were excellent I could go on for hours but will not SO PLEASE DO NOT USE WILLIAM H BROWN if you do God help you

Pauline · 1 July 2022

★★★★★ 2/5

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Its Rental Payments

I found my letting agent to be brilliant Mr N Bourne and I prefer to only deal with him as I found him to be quiet honest and extremely fair, I don’t like dealing with other people in the office as they don’t seem to be able to keep to their word.

Julie · 4 February 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thank you Victoria Zafirova for helping out our dream of having a home to come true. I really appreciate your efforts and professionalism. As a first time buyer I didn't have any idea what I had to go through. You did the whole process less stressful and easier. Taking time to explain in a simple way what I had to do was a really touching moment. I would strongly recommend you as a professional, knowledgeable mortgage advisor and very kind and friendly person. Wishing you many more new clients.PositiveQuality, Professionalism

Stefka · 14 June 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Fabio and Andria made the whole process…

Fabio and Andria made the whole process easy and smooth for us to get a new house to rent and move in. They were informative and updated us on each and every development. They were so helpful. We are so grateful of their professionalism and world class customer service. Many thanks to Fabio and Andria. Not forgetting Ethan who warmthly welcomed us and assisted us when we first visited William H Brown.

Njabulo · 20 March 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Hi i am writing to you as I am…

Hi i am writing to you as I am frustrated and disappointed with the Brentwood branch.I had a confirmed move in date which was for the 1st April and 2 days before receiving the keys iv had no communication with Connor who was my agent dealing with me.I've called and he has said I cannot move in and will have to be the following month on May 1st i didn't have a choice as i was packed and ready and put a holding deposit. I called every week for a update on the contract and Connor has lied to me making excuses and promises.Its now 12th may and he has no explanation and why he hasn't contacted me for a move in which was supposed to be 12days ago.Tara is the manager whom i have left messages for and had no response for 8weeks.I have now asked for a refund 10days ago and still haven't received it.I have made several complaints throughout the process waiting for Tara to deal with the situation and have had no sign of her.I am living out of boxes for 2 months and lost out on many other properties. At this moment I just want my money to be returned. Connor and Tara need to be investigated as this has lasted to long and have lied throughout the process which has led here

Habibur · 12 May 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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William H Brown or Sequence, both the same... crap!

This is basically the same review as my Sequence Review, but since they're essentially the same company, why re-invent the wheel?I honestly like to see the best in people or companies, but William H Brown is one of the worst.As a tenant, dealing with them is a nightmare. Everything from arranging repairs, to dealing with contracts.Everything is outsourced; they're nothing but secretaries throughout their entire company.Living in Yorkshire, why do I need to ring someone in Liverpool to tell them a tap is loose, and then wait weeks for a response?And if that 1 person is off work, no one else can pick up that task?Why do I have to send multiple emails and make several telephone calls to get answers, and then be badgered by them for "not doing something", or anyone external to their system?Or the fact that they don't know, nor have access to, their own systems in order to answer any of my questions.Literal blame shifting to anyone but them.And I've only dealt with them for 6 months.

Niall · 9 May 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Hasan Aysal at WHB Brentwood has been amazing to deal with on the Mortgage Services side, even though the property we were involved with happened to be listed and purchased via a different Estate Agent. He has been very responsive, knowledgeable and extremely helpful right from the start. We couldn’t have expected any more from him and refreshing to see excellent customer service and care really does exist !!

Ranjit · 14 June 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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An incredibly poor service

Quite possibly one of the worst estate agents we have dealt with.We were contacted by one of the agents from the Welwyn Branch, who repeatedly told us that unless we had our house valued, we would not be taken seriously by Vendors. After being called on the third occasion by the agent, we decided to get a valuation and I contacted him by return, to let him know that we had. Even though the valuation had been the day before, the agent told me that it would be useful if he also valued my house. This would have been the fourth valuation in the space of 6 months.We were then called by someone from their call-centre and although, seemingly impossible, the service was even worse.All that the lady we spoke to wanted to do, was sell us a product. No real interest in us, or what we were looking for in the housing market. I finally gave in and asked how much the service would cost - she had no idea. When I questioned how she could try to sell me a product, where she did not know the cost, she became flustered and told me that her she would liaise with her "boss". The first time, he apparently told her that he would provide me with info, as he was in my area. When I asked when, she told me he was not, but he could be. When questioned further, he was not going to be in our area. So, I asked her to get him to email me - he was not able to. I then asked her to get him to call me and I was told he would. One week later, she called me back, not remembering me at all. I then got the whole sales pitch again. Enough was enough. I asked to make a formal complaint and was told her "boss" would call me, as he took these things seriously. Still waiting.You are treated as a number and not a person. I am not really sure how they can still be in business.

John · 20 April 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thank you to Jack who assisted me with a rental property. Jack was professional, knowledgeable and dedicated throughout.

Maz · 25 July 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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William H Brown lettings team have been wonderful. Elle was very helpful and informative, I will be going back when I am ready to start my next chapter and move out. Thank you so much, Elle :)

Beth · 26 January 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Fantastic turnaround in Lettings

I have had a very difficult relationship with WH Brown over my years as a professional landlord and considered them to be among the worst agents in my area .However they really have got their act together, in recent times, due to a change in Management in Lettings starting with Izabela and latterly with Olivia .Olivia has been fantastic not only has she done what she said, she has achieved more than 30% more rent than I was getting and a new tenant was found interviewed and signed up within a week with no hassle or inconvenience to me .Thanks for making my work life easier Olivia I cant recommend you enough and won't hesitate in using WH Browns in future .

David · 4 March 2022