Hamptons Banbury Sales reviews in Cherwell

★★★★★ 1/5

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Words can’t describe how terrible the Hamptons experience was

Title - Hamptons made what should be one of the most exciting achievements of someones of life to one of the most painful, stressful and least enjoyable things I have had to go throughDon't get me wrong, buying a house can be very stressful but it can be made a far lot easier with a high quality estate agent - unfortunately Hamptons fall well below "high quality" from my experience.When people write reviews or provide feedback it's usually because they expect something back, perhaps a refund, an apology, looking out for others etc. I know there is nothing I am getting back from this, so why am I spending my free time writing up my feedback......it's purely to make sure nobody else has to go through the same nightmare and deal with the same attitude of the individuals I dealt with.I have read a few other reviews to see if my experience was a one-off and seeing some of the other comments, unfortunately it seems a few others have had a similar experience.Since day 1 of the discussions, the feeling of excitement quickly changed to a feeling that this wasn't going to be an enjoyable process. A few words to describe the way I was spoken to were, rude, unprofessional, bullied, harassed, arrogant ("I have been doing this job 12 years, don't question by ability"), defensive (there is no accountability when things don't go wrong), not being able to apologise for blatant errors. Attitude aside, the quality and detail of information provided was incredibly poor - documents scanned incorrectly (missing pages), incorrect information provided, there was even information that was hidden during the process that could have put me at financial risk. I only became aware of this information through my own research into the property. If I had known about it in the earlier stages I wouldn't have gone ahead with the purchase but given I was financially committed by the time I was aware, it was too late.Deadlines were set daily and when I needed something done there could be weeks between getting an answer. The buyer should feel like the estate agent had control in the process, at no point did I feel the purchase was in control until the keys were in my hand.Since moving in I have had to replace a leaky radiator and had got an oven that has been out of action for 4 months which cannot be fixed given the price of fixing the radiator, none of which was mentioned as issues when I asked if there any appliance/fixture issues.The overall feeling is just a massive disappointment as what should be a really exciting process was made a horribly painful one - the feeling of completing was more a relief to never having to deal with Hamptons in any capacity ever again.Not even a congratulations when the keys were collected…

Unknown · 1 December 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Property let

We have let a property for some years with the support of Hamptons. They have been helpful and proactive throughout that time. 18 months ago, we asked Hamptons to undertake full management of the letting. They have excelled both in finding a good tenant and, subsequently, in assiduously managing the letting. They have been particularly helpful over the introduction of the new letting regime. Nikki Cullen, who is our property manager, has been attentive and punctilious throughout.

John · 4 May 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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I don’t often leave a review, but in this instance I am more than happy to. The Banbury team were wonderful - very efficient, very professional, very friendly. If I can call out Jayne in particular - it was the simple things that made a difference. On her first visit to my house , she took her shoes off before coming in without being asked - none of the other agents did so, and it’s those thoughtful touches that made a difference. I was going through a bad time personally during the sale, and she was empathetic and sensitive to how I was . She had no problem in going the extra mile, even offering to pick up some shopping when I was self isolating with COVID. And then, when I did get the offers through, she put the facts clearly, professionally, helping me to make a decision without influencing the decision. I thoroughly recommend Hamptons Banbury - thanks to Jayne, Rowena and the team for their help.

Isobel · 10 November 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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We were searching for a home to buy for a year, during that time Amanda was extremely helpful and kept us informed on upcoming properties often before they were advertised. Amanda also had a lot of knowledge of the market and gave us useful advice. We registered our interest with many local agents and Amanda was the only one who proactively kept in touch with regular calls and emails. In the end we purchased a house from friends but if we are ever looking to buy or sell in the future we will come back to Hamptons.

Sara · 10 November 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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I have recently completed my second house move with Hamptons as my selling agents. I have found the whole team to be professional, experienced and helpful throughout. I dealt with Chris at the outset and then principally with Sarah, Rowena and Amanda. Clearly they have great internal communication, anyone of them being able to update me and they were very proactive and effective in communicating with solicitors and agents in the chain. Their professionalism is equally matched with a friendly and supportive service. Wouldn't hesitate in recommending.

Lesley · 10 November 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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I would thoroughly recommend Hamptons Banbury. They have just helped my elderly parents and myself through a particularly tricky sale. We were initially helped by Chris but soon Amanda took over management of our account and her professionalism and support was exceptional. We had a great service, with smooth communications and smart handling for us and our buyer throughout the process but Amanda's care and attention, particularly at some very stressful moments was superb. The whole team were a joy to work with and sorted out between themselves things when Amanda wasn't available which was also a thoroughly practical and helpful approach. Can't thank them all enough.

Samantha · 10 November 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent service by Hamptons for over…

Excellent service by Hamptons for over a decade. And thanks to our manager Juan Elkington for providing clear communications and swift actions.

Yogesh · 5 October 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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despite complaining to customer service, worst service I have experienced and don't seem to want to sell houses!!!

My husband emailed Hamptons in Windsor after seeing an apartment on the river. He didn't get a response. I then emailed twice with no response, so the 3rd time I asked why they were not communicating. The response from customer service "Hasan is one of our Saturday Assistants and wouldn’t have picked up your emails on the 18th and 22nd. I assume you haven’t received an Out Of Office so I will speak with Hasan and the rest of the team to ensure these are switched on when not in the office". Ok but my emails were over a 2-week period, so did he also take off the weekend that fell in that time? It would have been better to provide an alternative contact who could actually help us. I then get told "The property is currently tenanted and being sold with a tenant in situ". I responded that it is not advertised as such, but the response is that it was not when 1st posted but is now. I still don't see this mentioned in the listing: Eton Riverside, 39-55 King Stable Street, Eton, Windsor, SL4I then responded with "I noticed that you did not respond to my two comments and at this point we are not interested in working with Hamptons. The customer service provided is very poor and despite giving you the opportunity to make things better, my comments were ignored" I tried to have them help us, but seems they are not that interested, so hence my negative response. All wording here is pulled from our email exchanges. They really don't care.

Tracey · 12 October 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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We have dealt with Chris Scott and his team at Hamptons in Banbury on the sale of two houses and the potential sale of a third over the last couple of years. I cannot speak highly enough of the service that we have received. They go above and beyond!

Rob · 11 October 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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I Had order a par shoes

I Had order a par shoes, I got my shoes in wrong size.I had tried to find out how can I return the shoes back, with out any lock.I had wrote many time to help mail thy have. i am getting this massage back they will come back to me in last 8 days.Still i have no info. how can I return this shoes.Now it goes 2 weeks and Hamptons didn’t contact me and I don’t know what should I do with this shoe and I can’t return them 😌Reza After so long, I had tried to contact HamptonLane Support Team. For any help for returning the shoe that are small for me. They had offer me 16% payback from my shoe, and they don’t want to receive the small shoe back. Please don’t buy anything from this company and, I have noticed the shoes they have sent me. There is no logo on it. It means you don’t know who had made it.I am still waiting for reply from HamptonLane Support Team

Reza · 26 October 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Sarah at Hamptons in Banbury was the selling agent for the house I bought, and she couldn't have been more wonderful! Friendly, helpful and knowledgeable, there was nothing that was too much trouble and, through some very challenging moments in the process, she was calm, professional and extremely supportive. It was an absolute pleasure to deal with her and I would recommend her and Hamptons 100%.

Clare · 10 November 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great service from Hamptons Caterham

Carrie and Anna at Hamptons Caterham were brilliant! Very friendly, clear, communicative and honest team throughout the whole house sale process. After months of not finding the right buyers, Hamptons quickly found us our buyers and with a respectable offer - we couldn’t be happier. Would not hesitate to recommend them.

Kelly · 5 October 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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I had a very positive

I had a very positive experience with Hamptons throughout the tenancy process. The team was professional, responsive, and always willing to help whenever I had a question or needed assistance.

Soner · 1 August 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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A big thank you to Chris and team at the Banbury office for the incredible support in getting our property sold! What a professional service, a team who put in maximum effort every step of the way, it has been a pleasure working with you. Can highly recommend.

Alex · 11 October 2024

★★★★★ 2/5

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Rented for 18 months from Hamptons

Rented for 18 months from Hamptons, they were rarely involved but upon checkout suggested several times I use their £300 cleaning service which I refused.(as if their cleaners are the only ones who can clean...and a 1 bed flat too!)

Dan · 21 May 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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I have had a lot of contact over a number of years

I have had a lot of contact and personal professional service from this company and I know very well that with in the regional office I deal with, things are run to a high standard. I am situated 16,000 kilometres away in another country so it is critical that I have up to date clear and accurate information and reports about the property that is overseen by Hamptons. Their team is very well run and I can say that I am consistently reassured and impressed with my main contact there who is Constance Graham. She has an efficient and polite natural style to problem solving which results in excellent service to myself as the client. I am always kept up to speed with email and photographic information which provides the communicative link to my tennants and maintainance services that I need.

Jeremy · 20 March 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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TW office

We have worked with Nikki in the TW office. Nikki has consistently been responsive in managing whatever has come through in our dealings. I would recommend Nikki and Hamptons for property management.

HA · 16 March 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Misleading and pathetic service by the agent

I live in Reading and I was looking for a rental property for a family of 6 adults and a 1 year old boy in Pinner, so it takes me at least an hour to drive to viewings each time. I also have a dog. I know this is difficult as I already had many agents telling me most landlords only look at smaller families. So before I confirm viewings with an agent, I always specifically ask if the potential landlord will allow for this many adults plus the dog.There is one property we saw on Rightmove near Hatch End so I went ahead to contact Hamptons, the agent for the letting. Leila, the agent, contacted me for viewing availability. She also sent me an email to ask me details about the potential tenants, for which I fully listed out the names and relationships (one big family) of all the people that will be living in the property plus the age and breed of my dog.She went ahead to confirm my viewing time without any objection. On the day of the viewing, I asked her again if the landlord is fine with the number of people and the dog to which she said "we will see, it depends on the package" (whatever that means).After the viewing (which was on a Saturday), we told her on the Monday through email we would like to make an offer and went ahead to fill in an offer sheet, matching the asking price and guess what, Leila comes back to me and say the landlord won't allow this many people and won't allow pets. I questioned her saying that I already gave her all this information before viewing and asked before the viewing whether the landlord is okay with it because I wouldn't drive for an hour if my offer would not be considered due to the number of people and my dog. What's funny is that she still kept talking about overall package and stuff like that.This is pathetic service by her and this does not reflect well on Hamptons as her title is Senior Lettings Consultant.

Brian · 6 July 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Let down by Hamptons fully managed service

We let our Victorian period house for five years while we lived in the USA through Hamptons fully managed service. Over that period various work were carried out that we approved but obviously which we could not manage. Hamptons assured us they had access and relationships with good quality trades people. We came back to find stone mullions drilled through. Holes made by plumbers left exposed. Cement used instead of grouting. White pipework placed over the outside of the house. Totally different fittings used in bathrooms. The house was beautiful when we left and we returned to find it heading towards a 1960's student house. We paid Hamptons to periodically review in addition to the 11% they took. The company they contracted to was CCP Maintenance. DO NOT LET THEM IN YOUR HOME. I would suggest also finding a letting agency that actually cares about the house and not just the income.

Dominic · 23 May 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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We have been using the Harpenden branch…

We have been using the Harpenden branch of Hamptons for several years, and I have always been impressed by the consistently high level of service they provide.

Chris · 2 August 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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As a buyer of one of one of their properties, we have found their level of response and attention to detail absolutely first class. We wish they’d dealt with our sale! Jayne is meticulous and we wouldn’t hesitate to work with them in the future.

Angela · 11 October 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Sarah, Amanda, Jayne and Chris were great in pursuing and concluding this long probate sale. I always felt that they were on top of the transaction, and they kept me well-informed throughout. I appreciated their professional advice in what was a difficult time for me. Thank you!

Ceri · 11 October 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Perfection

Quick, efficient, responsive, and respectful. Best service one could ask for… Appreciated the work, Danish Ashraf.

Can · 8 October 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Very Poor Experience

We were looking to rent a property (£4000-£5000 pm). We arranged several viewings. The first 4 were conducted by a man from one office. He was very affable. The next 2 were conducted by a girl from a different office. We decided we wanted to proceed with one and we put in a definite and precise offer. We emailed the girl on Friday, clearly stating our position. She responded asking if we were happy to confirm the asking price, which we agreed to. I also confirmed that we were offering a long term let (3+years) and also a holding deposit that was non-fundable in the event that the sale did not complete. That was Friday early afternoon. We heard nothing back and by Tuesday Mid morning I phoned to ask if the landlord had responded. Yes, she said, although she hadn't bothered to tell us! She said the landlord had accepted our offer, but wanted to continue marketing the property until we had exchanged contracts. I asked whether she had advised him of our offer for a non-returnable deposit. No, she hadn't read our email properly! She is clearly on a different planet and speaks a different language! I asked her to go back and tell the landlord clearly what we had offered. She came back saying that he accepted our offer but would continue marketing the property in the meantime. We cannot affor to end up without somewhere to live, so I have told them to advise their client that we withdraw completley. His loss, not ours. I'm sure the outcome would have been different if we hasd been dealing with someone who knew what they were doing and had bothered to digest and understand our communications. Not impressed at all!

Mark · 6 August 2024