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★★★★★
2,232 reviews across 2 platforms
83 New Elvet, Durham City, DH1 3AQ, DH1 3AQ
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Reeds Rains's office in Durham, at 83 New Elvet, is rated 3.8 out of 5 across 2,232 reviews on two platforms, including 274 Google reviews rated 4.6. See how it compares with other estate agents in Durham.
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5/5
TrustpilotMy house had been on the markets with…
My house had been on the markets with another agent for months. I handed it over to Shannon Varey at reeds rains and it sold in less than 2 weeks ! They were brilliant and always in touch, keeping me up to date with everything. Very pro active .
5/5
TrustpilotExcellent communication and efficiency…
Excellent communication and efficiency to finish in purchasing our new home.Tom at Reed Rains was fantastic. He gave me great advise on process of buying and possible delays to watch out for. He negotiated with 3 bidders and helped us secure the property we wanted.I would highly recommend this team for great service at what was probably the busiest time ever with the end of stamp duty waivers ending.from startKeep up the good workBrianne
5/5
TrustpilotThank you Benjamin
Thank you Benjamin for being so understanding and supporting all this time.Thank to you we have a new lovely home!
5/5
TrustpilotWe had a great experience with Reeds Rains when selling our property.
We had a great experience when Reeds Rains sold our house. Louise and Nicola Jane from the Eccleshall branch were very friendly, polite and helpful at all times. They were very knowledgeable and helped us to sell our house very quickly and secure a deal on a property we were buying. I would definitely reccomend Reeds Rains.
5/5
TrustpilotThey are very supportive with good…
They are very supportive with good time management and available on time.
1/5
TrustpilotAbsolute shambles of a company
Absolute shambles of a company, don’t stick to their contractual obligations, forget to do things, don’t reply to emails. Overall very poor service. I’ve never written a Trustpilot review before but in this case I feel compelled to. Over £800 tenant deposit still outstanding with lame excuses from reeds rains that it’s effectively “not their problem”. Landlords do not use this company.
5/5
TrustpilotGreat!
Great support and communication from Reeds Rains Ossett branch. Daniel Field and Dan Marsden made the process of buying much easier. Thank you for all your help.
5/5
TrustpilotReddish Branch
Reddish Branch - Heather And the Team.Really good experience with Reeds Rains. From the moment we discussed the opportunity with Heather, it took about 8 weeks to get the tenants in the property. So far so good ... lots of details around the contract that protect both the landlord and tenant, along with rental protection.Great experience so far, with Heather easing any worries or anxieties. Wouldn’t hesitate putting our next property through Reeds Rains either.Keep up the good work.Jason
1/5
TrustpilotExtremely ignorant and arrogant never…
Extremely ignorant and arrogant never do ANY repairs to your property even though I was electrocuted and knocked unconscious bare in my I have a heart condition and specifically informed them and requested for the electricity meter which is a faulty second meter put in by the landlord to be fixed some of my jewellery went missing when my flat was inspected without me being present but obviously I can not prove this saying that I think people have the right to know the full truth my rents always paid in front and my flats kept immaculate but they never return calls no ones ever available when you do call always busy or off today it took six days for an email response they won’t send me my previous references supplied to them they lied to my housing officer so I can’t move out the place is full of damp with mushrooms growing on my bathroom walls I am now taking them to court due to being evicted with NO warning due to the hairdressers downstairs not only blasting music threw my floors all day every day at ridiculous unreasonable volumes (I’ve actually provided the council with sound recordings) and it’s not even just in the shops opening times but even on a Sunday and from approximately 7am-11pm the hairdressers response was I’m a business and I can play my music as loud as I want from 7-11 THANKS FOR BEING SO SELF GRATIFYING!!! there regularly filling my bins with brick plaster gloves food wastage and dirty nappies chucking cigarette butts outside my front door for me to clean up they’ve been knocking on my door regularly making false accusations to which after 17 months of getting NO HELP WHAT SO EVER FROM REEDS RAINS I finally confronted the woman from there whom then tried to have me arrested for malicious acts against a business knowing full well my problem was actually HER!!! The police then went back to warn these people to keep the volume lowered as I obviously had proof and advised me if it continues I’m to ring him and he will attend reduce the volume and put a formal complaint in to the council on my behalf to which they then went behind my back and clearly lied to my landlady who actually owns that property too even though reeds rains deny any acknowledgement of this and refused to contact her on my behalf also the previous tenants son actually visited my property after his elderly mother was evicted for the same reasons ive been served notice he informed me of the problems I would endure with this company if I complained well I guess he wasn’t lying out of bitterness after all my recommendation is to AVOID THIS MONEY GRABBING ESTATE AGENTS AT ALL COSTS!!!! They certainly do not care about there tenants and no more use than an ice cream in a hundred degree oven 🙈🙈🙈
5/5
TrustpilotAbigail Volynchook is excellent
Abigail Volynchook is excellent. She is extremely helpful, reply to email immediately and found us a new tenant very quickly in this difficult time. Thank you Abigail.
5/5
TrustpilotReeds reins Chesterfield are superb
Reeds reins Chesterfield are superb, friendly professional and excellent communication. Thank you Miranda and Amelia for completing the sale of our house and getting a great price.
1/5
TrustpilotREEDS RAINS OSSETT WORST ESTATE AGENT…
REEDS RAINS OSSETT WORST ESTATE AGENT EVER!!!!!LACK OF COMMUNICATION, 4 WOMEN IN OFFICE USUALLY PICK UP MY EMAIL NONE OF THEM BOTHER TO REPLY BACK. THIS NOT FIRST TIME COS IT'S MANY TIME THEY INGORE ME. HORRIBLE ATTITUDE FROM STAFF (WOMEN) ALL OF THEM IS MISERABLE FACE. TWO PERSON IM PRAISE IS CHRIS (VALUATION) AND JOHN, CHRIS THE PERSON ALWAY RESPOND MY EMAIL AND JOHN SHOW GOOD MANNER. ALL THESE WOMEN AT OFFICE SHOULD BE SACK BIG TIME! PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR HOUSE ON MARKET WITH THEM OR BUYING PROPERTY FROM THEM MAKE SURE DEAL WITH CHRIS OR MANAGER NOT THESE ALL WOMEN!!. NIGHTMARE ESTATE AGENT EVER!! THANK GOD IM FINISHED WITH THEM NOW!
1/5
TrustpilotRubbish
Obviously, I don't work for Reeds Rains so they won't be getting 5*. I found them AWFUL! The telephone staff are patronising little girls who delight in femsplaining what life is all about from behind their rented desks in rented offices to people who have run multimillion pound businesses since before they were born. Apart from the sale of personal data from which they profit by the sale (read the small print), they are very keen to get hold of your money and details before you recieve a product. I would advise against working with this company primarily because employs teenagers with one gcse between them to haggle for commission. Deal with a proper estate agent and grown ups.
1/5
TrustpilotReeds Rains, Bury, Lancs
Reeds Rains, Bury, Lancs.We recently bought a property that was listed with Reeds Rains in Bury. We were cash buyers, required absolutely no funding, had sold our own property and were able to purchase a property very quickly. We saw a property advertised with Reeds Rains and called to arrange a viewing. They told us that they could only arrange viewings Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm. I asked for a reason and was told: 'that's the way it is'. As my hubby and I both work full-time, we couldn't view during those hours. Fortunately, I knew how to contact the vendor directly. The vendor knew of no reason for the restricted viewing hours. We arranged a viewing with the vendor and agreed a sale 4 days later. The complete process took just over 3 months, and from showing our ID to the agents, they never contacted us once, not even on the completion date to congratulate us. If you are looking for customer service and support throughout the sales process, then I would not recommend this branch of Reeds Rains. So much for today's buyer is tomorrow's seller...
5/5
TrustpilotSouthsea Branch - A real find
As I live in Kent and was selling my late Mum's retirement flat from a considerable distance, I needed an agent I could really trust and rely on to keep beavering away in a slow and difficult market. I'm pleased to say that Reeds Rains delivered in every way. From the beginning, Dan and his exceptionally strong team stood out from the many agents I saw and proved to be a real find. I was kept regularly informed, the communication and advice at every stage was honest, straightforward and realistic and Dan's quiet but highly informed and experienced persistence paid off and achieved a sale exactly in line with the price range he had advised. I really grew to trust Dan's judgement and felt he was batting for me throughout, including going the extra mile to really research and understand the specific micro market attaching to my Mother's and nearby properties. I'm not easily impressed but felt Dan and, unusually, every member of his team I dealt with, to be superb. An outstanding service in every way which I would unhesitatingly recommend.
1/5
TrustpilotLegalised criminality (Folkestone)
Awful. Avoid like the plague! Financially exploitative. Costs and hidden agendas at every turn! The emotional distress we recieved at the hands of these monsters is insurmountable. We were loyal renters with these people. We were charged £90 at the signing of our renewal of tenancy fee after our first year (when they knew the landlady wanted to sell) and then we were served a section 21, dropped and stripped of all our dignity. They broke our tenancy agreement by allowing viewings and erecting a for sale sign before their own tenancy agreement says they were allowed to. We were rinsed for money we could not afford. All this while caring for four children (two who are disabled) We had the most soul destroying experience at the hands of these people. Legal advice proves they showed bad practice in their dealings with us. We are still being made to pay to this day. Monstrous people with no care for others. I will never get over their foul treatment of myself and my family.
5/5
TrustpilotEverything was done quickly…
Everything was done quickly professionally great team there helped out on everything I ask 5 star especially Jessica and DominicThank you so muchScott
1/5
TrustpilotWorst agents ever (CHESTERFIELD)
Worst agents ever. So unprofessional and do not stick to their word. Bought a house through them which the sale process was horrendous. They did not enclose the full information of the house sale even though they was quite clearly aware. When it came to light the seller only owned 25% of the property they was trying to sell Reeds Rains has zero knowledge of the 75% owner and it was down to me to purchase the Title Register and send to my solicitor to find out what was going on. The seller was a complete nightmare throughout , basically matched up to the agents! Showed no willing to exchange and complete which when we finally did (on the same day) I was absolutely at breaking point. Passed from pillar to post throughout with different stories from everyone who worked in branch, When I finally got the keys and went to the house the back fence was totally down which I had not been made aware of ( this was no way visible to me from an exterior inspection ) however one of the neighbours notified me that Reeds Rains has been made aware with photo evidence by her, several weeks before.They had promised repair of this as it was blocking her drive however this never happened. After various emails and calls between them and them admitting to me they should have sorted it, they decided to wash their hands of it and advised me to seek advice from a solicitor. After weeks of stress, an unsafe garden for my dog, and upsetting my new neighbours , I was promised a contribution towards the repairs from the seller which Reeds Rains was supposed to sort however this never materialised. So I was left with a very large bill I did not account for when buying the house. Now months later I am still getting letters addressed to Reeds Rains for outstanding bills from before I took on responsibility of the property. Total cow boy outfit! With all the online low fee agents popping up you would think they would try and pull their finger out and stay in business. No homes to sell / let = no job.
1/5
TrustpilotIf I could give zero stars on this I would
If I could give zero stars I would!! I have done nothing but cry this past week, but first I will start with what happened when we were going through the process of renting a property with this awful company. I attended the pre tenancy interview it was all going ok until it was nearly finished the guy who done the interview asked would I like life insurance I said no not right now I can’t afford it. The guy started playing on the fact that I had epilepsy and made me feel awful and I burst into tears (west derby branch, Liverpool) my partner came with me asked him what the hell he was playing at and the man was very apologetic and said he just thought it may be something to consider Incase anything did happen, I suffer with terrible anxiety due to having epilepsy and this guy played on that, does he get some sort of bonus for getting people to sign up for life insurance because there was no need what so ever for him to say what he said. We FINALLY moved into the property it was a big ball ache but we moved in and everything went smooth for a few weeks then someone came to inspect the property, it was fine but then it started happening every few weeks which was annoying and inconvenient I understand estate agents do inspections but not to the extent reeds rains did!! My boiler broke just before Christmas 2018 and I was left without heating for 6 days as no one was getting back to me I was having to call them every day for an update and I spoke to a different person every time so was having to explain everything again and every time they said they would call me back but never did, I didn’t really care about myself but I have a 1 year old daughter and an 8 year old son who were left without heating, my mum bought me 4 electric heaters and as many people know there not cheap to run and use up electricity very fast so It was costing me a fortune. It got sorted after 6 days. I received a letter saying my landlords were selling the property but I’ll be ok as my landlords have said I can stay unless they sell to someone who wants to take over the property but more than likely it’ll be an investor. I was happy to let people come and view the property but sometimes the person showing them round wouldn’t even turn up and I was showing them around myself which was all very weird and uncomfortable. My oven broke, someone came out to see it but never came back I have wrote to reeds rains and emailed but I haven’t heard anything back and I am still without a working oven to this day. I have just given up to be honest, I can use my grill and microwave but it’s not really the point it should have been fixed. I haven’t even had a response as to weather someone will be fixing it or not. 8 weeks ago I received a letter saying the landlords want to take possession of the property and I had to leave which I wasn’t to bothered about as I wasn’t planning on staying here anyway all’s I was bothered about was sorting the funds out to be able to rent another property. A few days after being told I have to leave the property I received a phone call asking if someone could come and view the property, I said no as I was a bit miffed that I was being told to leave so I said they can do all the viewings they want when I’ve left the property but I won’t be allowing any viewings, last week I received a letter asking why I have failed to vacate the property so explained I have a house lined up but it’s having a bit of work done and isn’t ready yet and asked why they are asking me to leave and the girl on the phone said it was because I stopped viewings when I only stopped the viewings after I received my notice so someone’s lying. Unfortunately I couldn’t get the funds together in time so I had to apply for a council property I explained my situation and good enough I was offered a property with in a few weeks. They asked me for 3 references off people I have rented with in the past 5 years, I asked my previous estate agents and I got them on the same day. I sent a letter asking reeds rains for one on Sunday 23rd June 2019 .. it is now Saturday the 29th June 2019 and council have said they need them all by Monday 1st July 2019. I’ve been calling reeds rains since Monday about a reference and different people were answering and didn’t seem to know anything as there no note on the system, I got told the manager from the west derby branch would call me but she never did. I called again yesterday and It was only yesterday I got told to ring a different number who deal with the reference side of things. Why has it took 5 days for someone to tell me that ? I spoke to someone who told me I need to email a reference form, I don’t have a clue what that is as no other company has asked for one, by this time I’d had enough and just put the phone down I was so stressed out with everything as these references need to be in by Monday or they will have to offer the house to someone else. The landlords sister lives next door to me and out of desperation I knocked and begged her to ask her sister if she could personally write me a reference because reeds rains aren’t helping me at all. She said she would then an hour later she knocked and said she can’t write me one it has to be the estate agents and that her sister has decided to go with another estate agents as they keep messing her around too and said all’s they care about is money and charging fees for anything and everything. They would probably charge you to go for a wee in the house if they could!! Someone did come and take the for sale sign down a few days ago which makes sense now as I thought they had taken it off the market. It’s Saturday now and I only need one more reference from reeds rains which has to be in by Monday but doesn’t look like I’ll be getting one so if I loose this house it’s down to your company I’ve done nothing but cry the past few days and I thought I’d see if there was any reviews on this company and there is loads and most of them are bad I only wish I’d have read these before I moved in. Thanks a bunch reeds rains! You have my details and phone number so don’t bother replying back to this review as I have explained everything and would appreciate it if someone could call me to sort this out.
1/5
TrustpilotCannot recommend Reeds Rains at all. Very poor.
I am a landlord and let out my property through Reeds Rains. They are awful to deal with. Wolverhampton branch never gets back to you with any updates regarding maintenance or queries.I wanted an inspection on my property carried out which to be honest I shouldn’t even have to tell Reeds Rains to do as these should be periodically checked as it’s part of the contract I initially signed.But most of the time I feel like I have to tell them to do their job for them. All this is supposed to be done without me getting involved as I’m paying for a fully managed service to them. I cannot recommend Reeds Rains at all. They do next to nothing apart from the bare bones. Awful service.
5/5
TrustpilotFab friendly service always kept us in…
Fab friendly service always kept us in the loop, special thanks to Steven Flanagan who guided us through everything.
1/5
TrustpilotDreadful experience with a crap company AVOID!!
Went to view a house being sold by Reeds Rains.The house was being sold at a set price, in fact it was listed as 'priced to sell' I viewed the house at 9am, really liked the house as it suited my needs. We were told there were more people coming to view. Infact we had only been in the house a few minutes when other buyers appeared at the door. We had a look around and decided we liked the house and were willing to pay the full price. I phoned up the agents office and told them I would pay the full price. I was then told they would take my "offer", but were still going to let others look around. They told me if anyone else made an offer they would let me know, basically changing the house sale now to "offers over" which I wasn't happy about. I heard nothing all day. The next day around 11.30am I got a call telling me there was another offer, and they asked me what was my highest "bid" I reluctantly bid another £2,000. They then said they would let me know later that day on the outcome. They never phoned back!! The next day I looked at the listing on Zoopla to see the house was now SOLD.... We then phoned them back to ask what was going on, they told "we will phone you back"...... again, no phone call. Later that day I had an email telling me my offer was unacceptable! Their customer service is awful. Even when I placed my initial offer, the snotty lady on the phone tried to pressure me into using their mortgage advisor, even when I told her I already had my own! Just a bad experience from start to finish, will avoid at all costs!Thanks for nothing Reeds Rains BLACKPOOL!!!If I could give zero stars I would
1/5
TrustpilotTerrible
Terrible. Hidden costs, terrible staff. Said they would release my bond 20 days ago after I left a rental and still haven’t given me my £850 they owe.Had to pay £150 to vacate the property and £120 each time I renewed. Not to mention they charged the tenant before me his bond for work they did not complete and then tried to sting me for the same things. They are screwing people for money. Do not use at all costs. I also sold a house unfortunately with them and they told me it would be cheaper to go with the fixed fee but a percentage would have been much cheaper.
5/5
TrustpilotWe have been a rough drive since the…
We have been a rough drive since the mini budget and winter time. And sold for a right price as things get better and everywhere is blooming and beautiful in Spring time to know the value of what buyer looks for. And most of Reeds and Rains nearby are also sold. Thank you for the RR team.
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