Winkworth West Hampstead reviews in Camden

★★★★★ 2/5

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Open houses for rentals - no thanks!

This company clearly values the wealthiest tenant over the right kind of tenant.Winkworth is regularly hosting ‘open house’ viewings of rental properties. Potential tenants are bundled into houses in groups or made to stand outside queuing to get in and then encouraged to bid against each other in a bidding war and actively encouraged by the agent to place a higher offer than the advertised rent. Not only is this process discriminatory but it pushes people who may already be stretching their budgets to stretch them even further. Rents advertised should be the rents tenants commit to. If a landlord is keen to earn more than the advertised rent then it should be advertised as ‘offers over’ and the potential open house viewings made explicit. Really disappointed in Winkworth and am searching for an agent who values their customer not merely their wallet.

SalseraJ · 1 December 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Outstanding Service

Thomas Syms was a fantastic agent who made the process of selling my slightly complicated flat smooth and trouble free. I don't think the sale would have gone through without his dedication.

Katie · 30 November 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Great if you are a landlord

Great if you are a landlord, awful if you are a tenant. Trying to raise prices as much as possible, siding with the landlord at every possible opportunity. Two years ago we signed the contract and then Winkworth / the landlord decided not to sign their part until 1 week before moving 'just in case the previous tenants decide not to leave or something'. Were left in a difficult situation as I was moving in with my partner and we both gave notices in our places with the fear that if something went wrong these guys wouldn't have the contract signed. Tried to hike my rent by another 7% after in year for an already overinflated price which had raised by ~20% before I moved in.They also sublet any property management so if you have a problem in the building they do nothing because they just delegate to a 3rd company. Only bother if the issue is inside the flat.Not worse than other agencies though, and that is the problem, this is the situation in England...

Carswift · 18 November 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent service

I let my property through Winkworths in Kensal Rise.I recently had the property completely refurbished and decorated. Michael did a brilliant job of organising all the tradesmen and making the process quick, efficient and very smooth. His input and suggestions were extremely helpful. Aaron also did a brilliant job of getting the property let quickly. The process was very professional and efficient. They are always very friendly and helpful to deal with.

G · 30 July 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Angela and her team are AMAZING

Angela and her team are AMAZING! She secured a very quick sale for my house achieving a good amount above the asking price and helped me secure my purchase under the asking price. But where they really really shine is the personal service ironing out the ‘impossible’ scenarios. I was going through a tricky personal time with my Mum in hospital when a neighbour started misbehaving about a nasty notifiable weed which looked as if it would completely scupper the sale, she stepped in with advice, support and telephone numbers.They offer a polite, honest efficient service, so helpful and I contact as a friend as well as a BRILLIANT Estate Agent.No hesitation to recommend.

Kathryn · 31 October 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Very professional Team!!

Very professional approach of the whole sale team !Especially Nicola who has showed very high standards of the service in handling my case and amazing work ethic !!Highly recommended!! Thank you again!Maksym.

Maksymek · 10 November 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thomas Syms - Breath of fresh air!

Thomas Syms, take a bow! An ultra-professional from first meeting right the way up through to exchange and settlement. Plenty of obstacles from the bank, valuer and wider economy, but you took the problems in your stride and showing a level of calmness and pragmatism that will see you go far in your industry. Cannot thank you enough for the clear instructions and prompt reply to my (million) questions! Looking forward to working with you again at some point in the future. Cheers, Simon.

Simon · 24 October 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Professional and efficient agency

The team at Winkworths provided a professional and efficient service in securing a tenancy for our property. I would recommend Aaron and his team without hesitation to anyone seeking a reliable agency.

Ouertani · 1 November 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Awful!!! Please use ANYONE else!

They don't even deserve the one star but you have to put it to be able to leave a review. Awful doesn't come close to their service!!First time for us selling a house and the branch manager convinced us they were the ones to do it. Promised us "professional photographs", "dedicated sales team", "great communication and follow up from viewings" and "expert sales agents".We received literally NONE of what he promised. The photographs were not great, let alone professional. The estate agent using a professional level camera, does not equate to professional photos. Some of them weren't even focused properly, they were taken at very poor angles and the first photo that everyone saw online, which was of the front of the house, had almost the entirety of the neighbour's house in it! So people didn't even know which house was for sale!! Even one of the people viewing made that comment when they got to the house. As for communication and follow up from Winkworth, there was none. We unfortunately had to chase them for ANY feedback and even then we just got poor excuses of they "hadn't spoken to them yet" (6-7 days after a viewing), "we left a message" etc. We're not the kind of people that get offended if someone doesn't like the house enough to buy it, but the agent should at least let the client know if the viewer didn't want to take it any further. We were even told that a couple of the viewers were "very keen" yet had zero follow up on them. One couple who we were told were "super keen" even had a follow up question for us regarding broadband speed, for which the answer was "gigabyte high-speed fibre" which is the most positive answer you can get and then. . . nothing. No follow up call from the agents like they'd promised they'd give us.One of the agents Max, was great and he was the only positive thing about the entire experience with Winkworth, but even he didn't follow up from the viewers follow up question, just left us hanging.The sales agents are honestly nothing more than a poor mans tour guide. Giving bad advice like "knocking through into the garage" for more living space (which is actually taking away space to do that), instead of suggesting a conservatory or small extension. 🙄Also, how difficult is it to turn lights off after a viewing?! Given the current extortionate charges for electric it is simply unprofessional not to turn lights off, not to mention costing the client money. The branch manager of the Hellesdon office is utterly patronising, condescending and goodness does he love to mansplain!Please, please save yourself the disappointment and frustration and use a different estate agent. Don't waste any time with Winkworth, get yourself someone who will actually do the job properly and professionally and sell your property.

J · 9 October 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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It was great working with Nicole at Winkworth West Hampstead Estate Agents. She was very organised and was prompty replying to my queries. She ensured the purchase of the property happened as smoothly as possible.

Georgia · 18 April 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Recently purchased a flat with Nicole from Winkworth acting as the agent. Nicole was professional and helpful throughout the process and appreciated her straight talking, no nonsense approach to the sale. I would certainly use Winkworth if I were to sell/buy in the future.

Prawira · 27 March 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Would highly recommend Nicole! Understood what we wanted, was highly responsive and went out of her way to help.

Dorothea · 17 April 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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PLEASE BE AWARE BEFORE SIGNING UP

Dear potential clients of Winkworth Estate Agents, I would like to make you all aware before you think of signing a contract with this incapable organisation. Firstly a viewing took place at my property, which I later found footprints all over my brand new cream carpets, on another occasion my wall got damaged by a client that viewed my property so I made contact with the Director regarding costs to fix this, but was told it’s not their responsibility to supervise your property during viewings. Secondly, the communication and lies regarding clients positions and the ongoing lack of support quickly come to light that we had chosen the wrong agent. Lastly, my advice to you, would be to never to go with Winkworth as the whole experience was something I wouldn’t want anyone else to go through. We have wasted an entire 4 months with this agent, with much regret!Been blocked by winkworth for honest feedbackWinkworth Estate Agent Eaton Office Norwich

Natalie · 14 September 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Winkworth - Appalling Service

Winkworth, Sunningdale, Appalling Shoddy ServiceThe service we had to endure from Winkworth over the last 2 years was atrocious. Fortunately the rental has now ended and we have been able to leave Winkworth. We will certainly never use them again. They have absolutely desire to deliver a good service, you call their office and invariably the call is not picked up. The lady in the letting department is off on holiday or sick more often than not, it is a rare day you call and can be put through to her. Your emails are not replied to, you have to chase for an answer. The tenants told us that the lady from the letting department pointed out faults in the house (faults that we were not aware of). They failed to collect the correct amount of rent for the last year of the rental, they had taken their fee for rent collection but had not provided any level of service for this charge. Their recent rental valuation was low in comparison to other agents, they had totally disregarded the current conditions in the rental market, you cannot trust their guidance. I would highly recommend that you do NOT use Winkworth unless all the other local agents have closed down.

Sarah · 30 August 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great experience letting

Great experience with letting my property with Aaron and team from Winkworth. He has been very helpful, positive and friendly through the full process. Aaron has helped with each step.

Raj · 14 November 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Winkworth Shepherd’s Bush

I only dealt with Winkworth Shepherd’s Bush on Uxbridge Road and can honestly say it was my worst experience as a tenant. All of the good reviews seem to be from landlords and people having their houses let for them, they only care about making money from these people and not about the tenants. Sophie Feighan was the most unprofessional, either clearly very new to her job or just awful at it, taking forever to collect our information and asking us for the same things two or three times which we had already provided easily and make a contract, I actually had to ask in the end please can we have a contract by the end of today or I don’t think we would have got one before the tenancy was due to start. Endless phone calls to get any updates or confirmation. Coming towards the end of our tenancy we had two separate people contacting us (one of them Karen Buckley who I expected more from being high up in the company) for meter readings, keys handing in etc which again we already provided the first time, there is absolutely no communication between staff so be prepared to repeat yourself lots of times and get frustrated. The final straw was they actually sent the deposit back to the wrong account after we confirmed it with them twice?! Luckily it was still the account of someone who lived there but not the one we specified and had been checking all day for the money. Completely unprofessional, rude and slow at their jobs. It’s not worth the effort required for the high fees they charge for an awful service.

Holly · 10 September 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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Henry Synge and his team in RBKC were a…

Henry Synge and his team in RBKC were a pleasure to deal with. They acted in a professional and polite manner and I had a realistic offer accepted after a few weeks of negotiations.The vendor was maladroit and unrefined; yet Henry still maintained excellent communications with the different parties involved and he managed to get the contracts done. Finally, as a foreign buyer, caveat emptor applies in RBKC. It's nowhere near as nice as LA- Beverly Hills or NY-Upper East Side (yet the prices in RBKC are higher per sq ft). It's a very complicated area and in my honest opinion, there are only a handful of garden squares or roads that are worth it.

Mikez · 7 September 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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Honesty and Integrity

Have worked with John Mook on several properties over the years and he is honest and straight talking, which you don't find much in agency these days. Highly recommend.

E · 27 November 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Very happy landlord

Winkworth have been excellent in their letting services they have provided us. We have been using them for the last 4 years and every time we have needed new tenants they have delivered with great results. The tenants have always been reliable too.Aaron is great at providing advice and keeping you up to date with everything you need to know in the process. I will definitely be using their services again.

Will · 18 August 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Nicole and Jack have been great with the whole process from advising, setting up the visits, until completion. I would highly recommend them for anyone looking to sell, buy of rent in the area.

Maximilien · 17 April 2025

★★★★★ 2/5

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Winkworth Crediton

Having used this office for many years, but now under new ownership with Winkworth, I automatically used then again when looking for a new tenant for my one bedroom mews house in Crediton. I took them 12 weeks to find a suitable replacement tenant, meaning the property was empty for 10. I did need and made use of 2 weeks for redecoration etc. but in effect missed out on 8 weeks of income. Will not use again.

Alan · 18 November 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thomas Syms saved my purchase

Agreed purchase at a price we were really happy with but mortgage market going crazy caused us huge delays with our mortgage. The vendor previously listed dual agent and the other agent kept following up, despite being under offer, and us doing all we can to proceed as fast as possible. Without Thomas’ great levels of communication we could have lost the sale, very grateful for his assistance and will stay in touch with him long term.

Daniel · 22 November 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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I would not recommend this renting

I would not recommend this renting agency to anyone. My experience has been incredibly frustrating and disappointing. They are charging outrageous amounts for rent, far more than the property is worth, and they have been completely unresponsive when I’ve tried to get clarity on why the costs are so high.On top of that, they’ve held my full deposit without any valid explanation and refused to communicate properly. Getting in touch with them is almost impossible, and they never arrange meetings with the landlord, even when it's necessary. Overall, this agency is unprofessional, overcharges, and lacks basic customer service. Avoid at all costs!

Vipul · 23 September 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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I would not recommend this renting…

I would not recommend this renting agency to anyone. My experience has been incredibly frustrating and disappointing. They are charging outrageous amounts for rent, far more than the property is worth, and they have been completely unresponsive when I’ve tried to get clarity on why the costs are so high.On top of that, they’ve held my full deposit without any valid explanation and refused to communicate properly. Getting in touch with them is almost impossible, and they never arrange meetings with the landlord, even when it's necessary. Overall, this agency is unprofessional, overcharges, and lacks basic customer service. Avoid at all costs!

Gaurav · 23 September 2024