Acorn New Homes Bromley reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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Unprofessional, Don't care, Wouldn't return our deposit.

Awful experience from start to finish. All agents we dealt with were unprofessional, from taking weeks to arrange contractors to fix things (at one point we were washing dishes in the bath for a week following a blocked pipe in the kitchen) to making and cancelling flat viewings last minute, not to mention generally unprofessional emails - taking way too long to reply, rushed replies with spelling mistakes, and no punctuation.However, all this I can deal with and unfortunately expect from agents in London. The reason for this review is our recent experience trying to get our deposit money back. Acorn took 31 business days to return this - rather than the pre-contracted 10 - and only after dozens of emails and even a phone call when four emails in succession had been ignored.I don't believe we would have gotten our money back if we had not chased this for the past six weeks. We did not receive to all back however, Acorn have kept an amount to cover some damage incurred by the contractor arranged to fix the aforementioned blocked pipe. They were unable to provide us with the contractors report, so are blaming the industrial damage on us.I wouldn't rent from them again if there were no other options.

AJ · 14 September 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Grazie, Acorn and Ruggero!

My experience with Acorn was seamless from start to finish. Ruggero expertly handled all my enquiries and smoothened the process with the referencing company. Whenever I had a question or a problem, I called him directly and he always solved it. He was upfront and honest, and I never felt pressured into renting -- it was my own choice. When my old landlord ignored my request for a reference, Ruggero chased it up and put my mind completely at ease. I appreciated his help greatly and told him as much so I'll say it again: grazie mille, Ruggero. I hope you get to put your feet up too : )

Torera · 4 September 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great and efficient experience

I am a teacher and was looking to rent near my school so I was quite anxious to find a place quickly. The first part of the day was disheartening and unsuccessful however at my first viewing with Acorn I met Jack who rapidly understood what I needed and instantly sorted this out for me via information and a viewing of the property I needed. Jack communicated very clearly, consistently and made this whole process efficient. I am extremely happy to be in the property and can wholeheartedly recommend. Thank you.

Grace · 28 August 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Hugely let down by Acorn

I will be avoiding this company in the future.We used the east dulwich branch, and were told multiple times we would be able to move in on the 28th. We put down a holding deposit and signed an initial agreement stating the ‘unconfirmed’ date was the 28th. We booked and made plans around this date, as it was due to be happening in a few days. Only a few days before the due date, we received a document mentioning the move in date was now the 31st- never were we contacted directly by the company to inform us of this change. Enquiring about this, we were told there is nothing they can do, and ‘we hope this won’t be a problem.’ We also were not informed until long after all submitting our guarantor documents that the guarantor had to be a home owner. This would apparently cause delays. Upon getting a new, home owning guarantor, we were told that their documents didn’t come through because there was no subject in the email. This could cause further delays.In the document received 4 days before the 28th, it stated all payments must be made five working days before moving in. We were never informed of this. And we were unable to make any payments until Acorn had done everything they needed to do on their end. Out of our control. Finally, we were then informed 2 days before our initial move in date that the landlord decided it would be too expensive and take too long to fix up the apartment, and our offer was thus rejected. However, the listing is now back up on the website, apparently available now, for £100 less than we offered. Very strange and a HUGE let down.

Izzy · 26 August 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Mark and James from Rainham

Mark and James from Rainham, Kent branch have been wonderful by helping me selling the house. After several awful experiences with different estate agencies, I have finally found Mark who together with James helped me to find the perfect client for my property. I have met Mark before while I was viewing several properties and I noticed that he is excellent with people and has excellent skills in negotiation.

Carmen · 13 December 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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First time buyers

We have been dealing with Daniel, William and Abbie and throughout the process they have been a great help, very communicative and informative. They went above and beyond to help us get this over the line. Would like to thank them all so much, and we couldn’t have done this without there knowledge and experience. Thanks again!

Charlotte · 21 December 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Don't choose Acorn to manage your household

We are a household of 11 flats in South East london and Acorn has been appointed for the Estate Management. Their service has been lacking in communication, the contractor they used we doing such a poor job that they had to come multiple times, we have outstanding issues for more than 10 months and still, there is no sign they're gonna get fixed any time soon. However, they are very good at sending us the bills for paying the service charges. They also got to blame us for some of the delays. Outrageous. Stay away.

Giancarlo · 18 August 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Initially after a viewing they send me…

Initially after a viewing they send me quite a few emails......i made an offer and after that never heard from them again. I made phone call after phone call to get an update but was told that the agent was either out on a viewing or would return the call later.....they never did....this went on for nearly x2 weeks until i just stopped calling.....im not saying all of them are like that but certainly it was the norm at their Peckham branch....and i have no idea why

Hisham · 16 August 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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I can't praise enough Samantha Latham and the whole team from Acorn New Homes. Since the viewing everyone was superbly helpful and responsive, guided me through the whole process of house purchase as a first-time buyer, as well as helped me ensure that it will be as quick as possible. Samantha was absolutely outstanding, so friendly and always willing to help (and very efficient with it!). I would certainly recommend Acorn to anyone.

Małgorzata · 11 June 2018

★★★★★ 1/5

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DO NOT RENT WITH ACORN

DO NOT RENT WITH ACORNI can’t comment on the sales side but the lettings agency is awful. Landlord barely maintained property (he fixed what he likes). Moving in was hard enough (we should have realised this) as other have said cleans claimed to have been done weren’t done and the property had many faults he didn’t want to fix. Getting anything fixed is an uphill battle and getting your deposit back to is aswell you will need to go through the dispute service. This agency should be inspected with the agencies they below too as they seem to do what they like and not respect contracts/ property rental law - please rent a property elsewhere if you can !!**edit / they have over 50% bad reviews. Our case wasn’t deal with appropriately we have to take legal actions as acorn do not care about tenants

Natalie · 29 July 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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AVOID AT ALL COSTS

AVOID AT ALL COSTSAbsolute nightmare renting with Acorn. When we took over our flat it was meant to be 'professionally cleaned' which it was not and there was blood on the toilet seat!! They even included the picture in the moving in inventory so they obviously think that's acceptable. We had so many plumbing issues that literal toilet waste came up from the shower and flooded the floor, was unable to use this bathroom for months and the landlord told us nothing was wrong use some bleach every few weeks down the drain..... We never got reimbursed for not being able to use this facility. The front door in the summer used to heat up that we physically couldn't open it as it was slightly leaning to the side so was jammed. It was only after making a formal complaint and getting confirmation from the fire-brigade that the door was a danger to our lives if there was a fire that it was looked into, but we had to get in and out using the balcony doors for several months! They also argued with us to pay £12 for a new part for the shower screen that was mouldy. They try and squeeze any penny from the tenants to pay for things the landlord should replace.Not a surprise at all they are now trying to take payments from our deposit for the bathroom he should have fixed when we told him and holding onto out deposit for over a month now. I cannot wait for the day to never have to deal with them again. Please learn from my mistake and use any other rental estate agent!

Nicole · 23 July 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Appalling customer service and no…

Appalling customer service and no communication (or no care?!) when they want money they will send multiple emails but as soon as you need anything there is radio silence. I had to ask them to stop emailing me when they sent over 9 emails in one day asking for a deposit 'immediately' despite only sending the paperwork that morning ( we had waited for a week for said paperwork) they have been hard to get hold of, rude and uncaring and I will never ever use them again. We are still waiting for them to remove furniture from the property that they said they would remove (it wasnt meant to be here so we have been trying to work around it) and they dont care - incredibly frustrating

Bethany · 25 June 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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BEST TEAM EVER,i was having a lots of…

BEST TEAM EVER,i was having a lots of requests about how i want to look my flat ,i want a big flat with two baths and two bedrooms in a good area and the team from acorn made me feel like it s so easy to find the flat that i need to be perfect,two of the agents helped me more than somebody will ever do ,they answer at any hour on the phone when i called to ask any question and they had the perfect answer to make me feel safe and secure about moving,i ve seen many flats from this agency until i find the right one for me and they keept going to help me with all the paper work that i needed,i had a excelent experience with them!

Gabriela · 16 June 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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We bought our flat through Acorn New Homes Estate Agents and dealt mainly with Nicola and Sammy. They went above and beyond every time for us, always on hand with answers and helping to chase and speed up the process. We are so grateful they made the stress of buying a home as smooth and pain free as possible, always incredibly friendly. We would highly recommend using Acorn Homes, and would use them again in the future. Ellie & KatharinePositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism

EMM · 10 June 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Whiteberry Estate Services Ltd - Independent accountants

As an independent accountant, I have been working with the finance team at Acorn Estate Management for nearly ten years. During all of that time, I have found them to be friendly, polite and professional. My main contact has been Emma Barton-Lee and I must commend her on her positivity, dedication and perhaps above all, on her ability to get things done. She has helped to get numerous sets of accounts “over the line” and always in a conscientious and efficient manner. I continue to look forward to working with the team and wish them all the best for the future.Mark Gatford ACMA

Mark · 13 May 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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No care for there customers

They don’t care if you are trying to find a place, will book you in for viewings not contact you and not show up. Kept saying benson will call me back witch he never did then they booked me for another appointment the next week for the same place to and called me on the day of the viewing to say the propertied been letted out now with no solution or alternatives to the problem they caused by constantly delaying me like it didn’t matter I didn’t care to ask about the other places I had seen advertised after how I felt they were on the phone and the service I was getting. In response to your reply I was contacted after my review 2 days ago only to be told more stuff that you didn’t do.

Happy · 29 April 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Strood Office

We previously had negative experience with another agent and lost time trying to sell the house through them.As soon as we realized that the sale was going nowhere we change the agent to Acorn (Strood) who remarketed the house for us.From the moment Acorn representative Scott visited us and took the pictures the whole process right to the exchange and completion was absolutely pain and stress free.We personally have delt with Jon and Jamie who are not only professional, friendly and just pleasant guys to deal with, but are also very handsome 😁😁( hello Jon and Jamie and thanks for everything you have done!!).If we were to sell the house again there would be no other option to choose from - we would go with Acorn again!Once again we want to thank Acorn and everyone in the company for their hard work and whish them all the very best in their personal life and the business.Thank you!Karina and Natasha.

Unhappy · 14 April 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Dreadful, ineffective opportunists

Absolutely dreadful, ineffective and downright deceitful estate agents. I used them to sell a property a few years ago and they failed to deliver on every single promise they made. Lots of big talk about having close relationships with buyers, knowing buyers personally etc etc, but it all proved to be lies. The eventual transaction with one of these so called ‘friendly’ buyers dragged on and on which cost me a fortune in ongoing bills, council tax, management charges etc and although the individuals handing the sale were understanding, constantly apologising and agreed to address the fee, the firm themselves some two years on have now suddenly decided to take me to court for the balance of the fee they agreed to reduce. Bring it on I say, I can’t wait for the opportunity to demonstrate to the court what outright crooks these people are ! I clearly (and fortunately in writing) instructed them to discontinue my sale unless the fee was reduced but now, after almost two years of silence they suddenly issue proceedings - smells to me of a business in serious financial trouble and desperately searching for ways to bring in some cash. With so very many estate agents to chose from in the area, Acorn are in my opinion certainly one to be avoided as they will promise big, deliver little, take little or no responsibility for their ineptitude whilst charging very top end fees. There are far better and MUCH less expensive agents to use, I chose Acorn because of all the big talk but as the saying goes ‘the proof of the pudding is in the eating’ and trusting Acorn with a transaction is likely to leave you with a very bad taste indeed, so save yourself the trouble and use someone else instead

Honest · 26 March 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Highly Recommend Acorn!

I've had a great experience with Acorn. James was brilliant - always helpful, personable and reliable. Thanks so much!

Lily · 17 January 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Mark and his team were fantastic from…

Mark and his team were fantastic from start to finish . Always there to deal with any questions .

Deborah · 16 January 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Good estate agents

Acorn in Dulwich are a friendly and efficient group of estate agents who helped us rent our flat. Banji, who dealt with most of our application, was very friendly and helpful and was always on the phone if we needed any clarity with anything. I’d recommend him and his team if you’re looking to rent in the area.

Anna · 5 October 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Acorn New Homes provided me with an excellent service in helping me buy my first home. Liz Briselden at Acorn was outstanding, she very was very supportive, knowledgeable and helpful throughout the whole process making it seamless. Thank you very much!

Emily · 13 October 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER!

Absolutely awful experience from start to finish from Acorn in Eltham & the property management team in Ladywell. I won’t call them out personally but the customer service was nil. They were re-active rather than pro-active through the whole process with us having to chase for answers constantly and getting nothing back. They had our holding deposit for over a month. 4 weeks passed since offer was accepted, various delays from the landlord with acorn not pushing to get answers. Provided a tenancy agreement after 2 weeks of hearing nothing then cancelled the agreement immediately and didn’t have the decency to tell us why and we were left wondering what the hell was going on! 5 days left before we were due to move in and still no contract. Deadline for agreement date has now passed so we have withdrawn. DO NOT USE this estate agents. They take your money and leave you to fend for yourself. STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS. This is meant to be an enjoyable experience but this was the complete opposite. Do not put yourselves through the torturous experiences and service they provide.

Billy · 23 February 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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7 days and then the BEST

I spent the last 7 days looking at flats, and Mauricio from the Acorn group has been the most professional among each real estate agent I met. His ear and taste are superb. He heard our needs and walked us through the process of securing a flat; he helped us find a home! I highly recommend him; he's genuinely an expert, and his service is flawless. Thank you, Mauricio!

Isaac · 9 October 2022