Allen & Harris Clifton, Bristol reviews

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

Charlotte Gleed was very friendly, professional and efficient! Very happy with her service!!

Chloe · 26 June 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

Very little communication. AVOID!!

Avoid this company at all costs. I used the PPAISLEY branch, I was misquoted on the fee cost and over quoted on the value of my property. So, it cost me MORE to sell and my property was worth LESS than they said. After taking time off work to allow Allen & Harris' photographer in my property I ended up asking them to use my own photographs. I was told I would be contacted once a week with an update, but this rarely happened. Prior to my flat selling I hadn't heard anything for over 3 weeks. I has to ask them to check viewers were actually viewing a property that fitted they're search criteria. A constant reason a buyer wasn't interested was that it was in the wrong area. Goodness sake! Google maps!! Check with the buyer where they DO want to stay!! That was beyond strange, why view somewhere that is not in your search area? I honestly doubted half my viewers even existed. Weekly calls from the office from Leanne soon stopped, these calls were embarrassing as Gary who sold me on using Allen & Harris had assured me that my property was in high demand. This was obviously not the case OR this company were not doing their job. I eventually had to chase up this company to make sure they were doing all they could to sell my property. I think they were more relieved my property sold than I was, I got ONE phone call to say an offer was being initiated and that was the last I heard from them. Everything then came thro my solicitor. They did practically NOTHING to earn their over-rated fee. Avoid this company at all costs. I have only awarded 1 star as there is no option to give ZERO.

Linda · 22 February 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

Highly recommend . Charlotte was very helpful

Anuradha · 24 September 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

Trustpilot

Wonderful company to deal with

From the initial meeting to the conclusion the Ayr office were fantastic Caitlin, Ben and Allan were calming and reassuring at all stages. I am the anxious type so their management and constant updates were very welcome. I wish I had gone with their lawyers too in retrospect. I would not hesitate to deal with them again!!

Mrs · 27 September 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

Excellent team of people, extremely helpful and professional every step of the way. Rob was very knowledgeable and informative during our first viewing. Harry was exceptional at sorting out the complicated forms, finances and checks. And Jonathan really helped us by moving our less helpful solicitors along and getting us moved for our deadline, still not sure how they managed it! No house move is easy but from getting our offer accepted to the completion of the sale I have no complaints with Allen & Harris whatsoever. Thank you again!PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Kai · 25 October 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

Would give zero if I could

Would give zero if I could. We had lots of issues with the house and the estate agents just ghosted us. To this day, they still owe me money for the keys because they couldn't even manage to get keys cut right (never heard of checking?). I keep asking when it will be returned and Lewis just says "I will get back to you". Special shoutout to Lewis for being particularly useless on this matter and for maintenance issues overall. They left us with broken furniture for a whole year- they kept saying they would send someone to fix it but never did. The house had an awful mould problem- they sent someone over to give quotes to install extractor fan in bathroom but nothing came of that. They tried to milk money out of the deposit but we argued so they backed out (their claims had no merit). Would not recommend. They don't check that houses are suitable to live in, and they don't respond or care if there's an issue with the house. Not responsible, practical, or reliable.

Yasmin · 12 October 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

I rang their rose hill branch to let…

I rang their rose hill branch to let them know a property they are managing has a sofa outside which is causing an eyesore and was put through to the manager. She spoke to me so rudely, refused to help and hung up on me.

Lydia · 5 January 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

Shockingly bad company to rent from

Shockingly bad company to rent fromOne of the worst renting experiences we have ever had, doomed from the start to finish. Left us in unsafe conditions with mould, broken shower and flea ridden carpets with an overwhelming stench of dog despite telling us the property had been professionally cleaned.Eventually after numerous kick offs they brought in cleaners who agreed the state of the property was close to inhabitable. They noted the landlord had tried to use paint to cover the extent of the mould and that it was only likely to get worse.We had agreed prior to move in to bring our pet, however this was completely missed off our application by the team and subsequently caused another kick off from our landlord, trying to void our rental agreement and request our pet was re-homed due to their grave error. They claimed the building was a listed building and we ideally were wishing for the single glazed windows in the living room to be replaced due to how cold it gets during winter despite heating on. This was refused even though the bedroom and kitchen windows had been replaced and there was no record of the property being listed. Lastly as our tenancy agreement was coming to the end, we were surprised with the news that the flat didn’t have a Carbon Monoxide alarm despite passing the gas safety before move in, this means us living there was completely illegal due to having gas appliances but yet they continued to work with the same landlord and readvertise the property for rent.Overall there is a complete lack of care or interest for tenants at all and they seem to completely priortise getting money from landlords. They do not care for people in the slightest.

Jez · 11 December 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

Allen & Harris have been absolutely fantastic during my rental process. Bethan is a ray of sunshine and has gone above and beyond for me and my sister as we prepared to move into our new property. Thank you for making the process so easy, I would recommend Allen & Harris to anyone :)

Izi · 25 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

Rude and abrupt - Clarkston Branch

I have been waiting a month for a call back with more information. I found a couple times over the month and got told that I would be called back. I phoned today and the lady was rude and abrupt, saying they already phoned - which they did not. This whole experience has made us never want to use them.

David · 6 August 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

This should be 0 stars

This should be 0 stars. Don’t rent from them, shameless money grabbers. They don’t know what they are doing, liars and that’s all they care is about money. They do not care about tenants unless it’s money. They don’t know what they are doing within their team as one person says one thing and another says another. They lie about coming to agreements and shift the goal posts after they take your money. You pay early to full contract, hand in keys and leave property, then they tell you that your still liable to pay all the bills and council tax even though your not in there. After the fact, They tell you that you didn’t follow early release protocol and yet when I tried to ask for early release at the earliest opportunity they said there is no such thing. They are shameless - stay away!

Michelle · 29 November 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

If you’re renting my honest advice…

If you’re renting my honest advice would be to avoid this company like the plague!!! This company only have one focus within their little set up and that’s money money money. Happy to take their cut every month, but not happy to take responsibility or ownership when things go wrong. We’ve had nothing but stress and trouble with them since renting off them, the local office is run by kids who don’t seem to have any clue of their roles, probably only driven by commission and not customer service. AWFUL AWFUL COMPANY.

Jamie · 24 November 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

Mollie was incredibly helpful throughout the entire renting process. She made everything smooth and stress-free with her.

Rose · 2 June 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

Shady, sneaky, dishonest.

Hope to never have to deal with this company again. This company work only for their own self-interest and not for their clients. Purposefully deceitful in order to bump up offers and sabotage accepted offers that they aren't happy with. Avoid.

Tom · 23 January 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

My general experience has been positive, though I find it confusing that I seem to deal with so many different people. I am therefore glad that Amy Garrod is there who can resolve any problems with the touch of a magic wand. She was particularly helpful in withstanding tenacious efforts of a non tenant to stay on in a flat after his girlfriend(the true tenant)had left. I was fearing litigation but Amy waved her magic wand and the awkward customer vanished in a puff of smoke. Have also had positive dealings with Eve Parsons and Lee Brown. My only complaint is that putting so much on line there seems to be a needless repetition of automated texts.

Joseph · 26 October 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

Allen & Harris were great in securing me a buyer at a price I was happy with. They were very supportive and communicative throughout, and ensured that the process was as easy as possible for me. They were helpful in stepping in to chase things up with solicitors as needed. Overall, their market knowledge and approach was the best I have seen, and I would highly recommend the Clifton branch and in particular Jonathan Siggins who was the Branch Partner that supported me through out my sale process to a successful conclusion.

Cian · 26 October 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

Alyesha was excellent; very helpful, and knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend!

David · 27 May 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

Trustpilot

A superb service from the Roath branch…

A superb service from the Roath branch from start to finish.

J · 30 August 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

Charlotte G gave us a tour of the property that we eventually decided to rent, giving us the space and information we needed to make our decision. Picking up the keys was easy and we were impressed with the detail of the inventory record.

Robbie · 21 December 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

Thank you for your wonderful support and quick response we are specially mention one of your staff Riley Florio, who give us good service. We are highly recommended your agency for tenancy services. We are so happy to deal with your agency. Thank you ☺️

CHANCHAL · 7 December 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

Dreadful service from Allen and Harris…

Dreadful service from Allen and Harris Stratton Branch and especially Steve Hudson. This branch used to be fantastic and I bought my house from them over 3 years ago but how things have changed. Luckily I had brilliant agents selling my property (Richard James) but have the misfortune of buying one through Steve at Allen and Harris in Stratton who is totally useless.He has lied, been uncommunicative and never even supplied me with the property details that I'm buying. Without any assistance from Steve, we're finally nearing completion and I've been trying, without success to contact Steve for the past 2 days but he's refusing to answer my emails or calls. This review is solely of the Stratton branch but I would suggest you re-think your agents if you're in this catchment area

Nicky · 10 January 2019

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

The adviser who was also the manager …

The adviser who was also the manager gave wrong information false expectations did not meet the agreed timeline for the sale of the property resulting additional cost to me as the seller . the manager /adviser did not return my calls I reported this poor service to head office and got no response . this is the second issue I have had with this company and would advise potential customer to steer clear of this. Good sale talk but no follow through Delays thrpough every part of the process

Evelyn · 17 October 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

Had to give 1 star as giving none was…

Had to give 1 star as giving none was not an option. My daughter was a long term tenant (10 years plus) but was unexpectedly served 2 months notice to leave. Reason given was to replace the kitchen. This was a fabrication as the flat was then remarketed and let with nothing changed. The Allen and Harris bath branch who were the letting agent were unhelpful in finding alternative accommodation, devious and unprofessional in their conduct of business (lies, mixed messages, not responding) and finally delayed the return of the deposit. This was an appalling way to treat a long standing tenant of impeccable credentials. Please take heed and go elsewhere as the trauma and hassle of dealing with this agent is not worth the effort.

Richard · 17 October 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

Charlotte was really helpful, as were Louise and Bethan! Thank you for your help ☺️

Abi · 29 December 2023