Stirling Ackroyd Thornton Heath reviews in Croydon

★★★★★ 1/5

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Extremely poor experience

Extremely poor experience. They really push to get the holding deposit, but once that is done the agent disappeared. No information was provided earlier about the agent going on a holiday, and no one else was assigned to take over the task once they are on a holiday. I had already paid the deposit so couldn’t back out but also couldn’t get any further details to finalise the tenancy. Spent the whole week in uncertainty. Worst people ever.

Zeenat · 29 November 2025

★★★★★ 4/5

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Rob and the team

Rob and the team kept me informed at all times concerning visits and information on the visits.

Donald · 20 March 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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The worst renting experience I have…

The worst renting experience I have ever had. I have rented through Stirling Ackroyd (Bermondsey branch) for the past 2+ years and have dealt with several individuals. I have constantly been met with unprofessionalism and unhelpfulness. The worst of our situation during our tenancy was when our boiler broke in January and Stirling Ackroyd left us without hot water and heating for 30 days due to their lack of communication and urgency. This resulted in us reaching out to the landlord directly who dealt with the situation immediately. I genuinely do not know what they do on the daily as it does not seem to be managing properties. They also cannot read their own contracts they drafted and tried to take out money unnecessarily from our deposit at the end of our tenancy. Would never use again.

Pippa · 15 October 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Undervalued property after their initial "the property is worthless" valuation

Shocking. Run away if they come to value your property! My experience with Stirling Ackroyd Surveyors property evaluation service, who acted on behalf of HSBC, was shockingly unprofessional. The evaluator arrived late, dressed inappropriately with trousers around their bum and not being friendly. The initial evaluation inexplicably valued the property at ZERO, displaying a severe lack of competence and attention to detail.Despite providing further documentation, Stirling Ackroyd's response was to undervalue the property without clear justification, undermining our confidence in their process. The lack of transparency and accountability throughout was deeply concerning. For anyone considering HSBC for property evaluation through their agents Stirling Ackroyd Surveyors, I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere for a more professional and reliable service.Update. Look at their AI-generated response. They can't even write a proper, more human response. So robotic. Just appalling.

Stelios · 15 October 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Spoke to David Harvey in the central…

Spoke to David Harvey in the central office earlier today. Before transferring me to a colleague in a local branch, he was exceptionally helpful and provided some really useful information. Great customer service!

GC · 23 September 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great service given by Victor Abdulai

Just wanted to say a big thank you to Victor Abdulai the Sales Director of the Thornton Heath branch. I’ve been looking for a property for a few months without any success. I decided to then visit a few estate agents on the Thornton Heath high street. Went to visit a few competitors did but not feel welcome in any of them I was not asked of my requirements just gave my name and number and left. I then walked into the Stirling Ackroyd Thornton Heath Victor Abdulai immediately stood up and greeted me , introduced himself and made me feel welcome. He then presided in asking what my requirements were, how long I’ve been looking and the things I didn’t like about the properties I’d seen. Victor then discussed about the other services Stirling Ackroyd offered ie financial services and solicitors which I will be using. Victor didn’t have anything that suited my requirements at the time. He promised he will keep in touch once a something comes up and true to his word I got a phone call from Victor that he might have a property for me. I went to view the property it ticked all the boxes I’m so estactic and over the moon that I have now found my dream property. My offer was accepted and now going through the legal side of things. I can’t thank Victor Abdulai for having the time and patience in finding me my dream property. I have recommended Stirling Ackroyd to all my friends as I was so impressed with there service.

Natasha · 13 November 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Mohammed Amin

Mohammed Amin looks after our properties and he is brilliant. Very responsive both for me as landlord and also for the tenants so I feel very assured that I am on top of everything I should be doing. A real asset to Stirling Ackroyd. Aidene

Aidene · 27 July 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Inconsiderate, untrustworthy, unprofessional

Absolutely horrible service from Stirling Ackroyd Thornton Heath branch, particularly Victor Abdulai, who handled our case as Joanna Evangelou's left on holiday. Our offer was accepted, and we were instructed to undergo a Credas check and docusign by Jo. Instead of transparently explaining the situation from the seller's side, our details were promptly forwarded to the solicitor, creating the illusion of progress. Eager to move, we completed forms and payments within 24 hours.Regrettably, our attempts to communicate were met with unanswered emails and callbacks. The lack of feedback has caused us stress and is disheartening. Astonishingly, the property was sold to another buyer without even the courtesy of informing us. This was informed to us by the solicitor they referred us to while we were in the middle of the process.We were actively exploring multiple houses daily, relying on an approved mortgage offer expiring in December. This commitment by Stirling Ackroyd led us to reject two other properties. Despite the urgency of our situation, we were misled and left in the background while the seller sought another buyer.This unreliable and inconsiderate service has left us in distress, with concerns about its impact on our mortgage offer & our housing needs. Given timely feedback and clarity, we would have willingly considered alternative properties.Our disappointment stems from the lack of clarity, false hopes, and the significant waste of our time. Stirling Ackroyd has offered us exceptionally unprofessional, untrustworthy, and inconsiderate service.

Hilrem · 9 November 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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We’ve just successfully moved office…

We’ve just successfully moved office after working with Lucy Stephens at Stirling Ackroyd. Lucy is extremely professional, took time to really understand our needs as business and her knowledge and interest of the area really stood out. We were able to see a long list of properties, and second viewing of the short list at our convenience and multiple return visits to help us decide. Throughout the process, Lucy was able to guide us, answer questions at short notice and liaise with all parties.

Marcus · 7 November 2023

★★★★★ 4/5

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I always felt they were on our side

Even though we were buyers not sellers, I always felt that they were on our side. Buying and selling are so stressful and they always treated us courteously and kindly with an acknowledgement of the difficulties that we encountered. Reassuring and with a great sense of humour. Feroza in particular was very warm, understanding and patient with each of our property visits as well as over the phone; Anthony made it all happen, was always very responsive and went beyond what he needed to do, on our behalf as much as the seller's. Thank you both!

Pete · 3 November 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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***RENTERS BEWARE***

***RENTERS BEWARE***I am posting this review as a sincere warning to anybody thinking of renting a property with this grossly incompetent organisation.At the end of me and my partners tenancy we were disgusted to be informed that we would be only be receiving just over £100 of our £1600 deposit.The reasons stated were that the flat was left in an 'uninhabitable' condition. A statement which was completely at odds with the check out report. We were also informed that the place was 'riddled' with bed bugs. These bed bugs were supposedly situated within the sofa bed, one small issue (I'm being generous using the word 'small' here) is that we were never informed that the sofa was a sofa bed and never used it as such.This means that we moved into a property with a sofa bed that wasn't declared as such that was supposedly filled with bed bugs from a previous tenancy.We were charged over £1000 for fumigation services, sofa removal and purchase of a new sofa.So, this bombshell was dropped to us in a cold and informal email shortly after our tenenacy and we were informed that if we disagreed with their assessment we would have to follow the arbitration process.Me and my partner spent countless hours on this form providing irrefutable proof of lying, gaslighting and pointing out numerous instances of gross incompetence over the 12 months we had the displeasure of dealing with this trash company.The arbitration process was an unnecessary and extraordinary mentally taxing process which I will never forgive Stirling Ackroyd for making us go through.I'll end on some good news. The arbitration process was a success and we were found in the right and recovered the majority of our deposit.I really hope that someone reads this and decides to steer clear of renting from this company.I'd actually love more than anything if someone we had the displeasure of corresponding with during this process is reading.Thanks for returning OUR money (under duress) we're going on a nice holiday x

Sam · 6 September 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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I am writing a review for David Harvey…

I am writing a review for David Harvey in particular at Stirling Ackroyd, rather than Stirling Ackroyd. We were having some issues with this company that were not being resolved and it was becoming increasingly frustrating. David happened to pick up the phone when I called in again and even though the issue we were having was absolutely nothing to do with him, he was brilliant - not only did he take my issue seriously, he dealt with it immediately and also followed it up until the issue was actually solved. We had been having problems resolving the issue since April/May, I tried to speak with 4 other people, but made no progress and David resolved it within 1 day. Not only are we really grateful for the issue being solved, but the speed and manner with which it was done - he was polite, calm, efficient and just a really nice person to deal with - thankyou!

Nicola · 3 September 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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It was a very difficult time for me

It was a very difficult time for me, my mother had just passed and her house needed to be sold. I dealt mainly with Joel Gooden at the beginning and he was excellent in explaining everything to me, keeping me informed. The rest of the team were amazing, informative, helpful and made the process one less thing I needed to worry about. Very happy with the service and more than happy to recommend.

Lucie · 12 December 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great customer service from Ryan at Sterling

I dealt with Ryan Johnson at Sterling Ackroyd in recent month and he offered stellar customer service. He kept in touch regularly with me over years, after I first contacted him a few years ago mentioning that I would sell my house at some point; this shows great business acumen. More recently he advised on current house prices in my areas and what a good price for my flat would be. He was always kind, approachable, prompt and helpful. Excellent service

LL · 8 October 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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I don’t usually write reviews and…

I don’t usually write reviews and recommend businesses to go through for other people but , Stirling Ackroyd’s service , in particular by a man named Jad was beyond great. My first encounter was when I was in Brixton (Being from north, I’m sure you can guess I’m not familiar with Brixton). I was lost . I went into a few shops and they disregarded me for directions to get to the place I was traveling to. Then I went into Stirling Ackroyd where Jad had just finished a phone call. Well presented , he stood up, greeted me and showed me how to get where I wanted to end up. The second encounter was when I was trying to find a property in the area. He was very helpful on the phone and is keeping me updated for the properties that may be of interest. This constant update is helpful in keeping stress levels down as I know someone is trying to find the correct property for me that I can call a home. I would definitely recommend going to at least Stirling Ackroyd, if not Jad for services.

Ishaan · 6 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Abysmal Service

Stirling Ackroyd was absolutely wonderful when I signed my tenancy with them. However, now that I’ve ended my tenancy, I am having to fight to get my deposit back - like many others have reported in their previous reviews. There is no communication unless I chase. I have had to call and email - all of which are ignored or when I do get a response, it’s over 3 weeks later. I have only recently received the inventory report from check out (I left my flat over a month ago, so why am I only getting the information now), and it’s because I had to chase. Despite my emails including my address in the subject and message, I have been asked for the address several times, as if I hadn’t included them. Unfortunately, I will now have to file a dispute, and will be contacting the Ombudsman and my lawyer, to see what the next steps are, as it’s clear that while Stirling Ackroyd may have good reviews, they have no interest in helping me, have let me down and I cannot recommend them.

Laura · 23 September 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Bad management service and very slow

Usually I never write a review, but this agency is let me down many times with propriety management .I been with many agencies the worst I deal with it it’s Stirling Ackroyd.I rent a house with them around 3 years.And due this 3 years 4-5 times they changed property management and they didn’t notice the tenants, when I have problems in the property and try to contact the property manager they left the company. Also it’s very slow service if you have in issue in your property when you phone them they will ask you to write in email, and they respond to your email after one week .However any issues in your property it takes more Thant 4 weeks to sort if you are lucky.My advise from my experience if anyone have a chance with another agent please avoid Starting Ackroyd.

London · 9 August 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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House Valuation

I received a call from Sandra Holmes at Stirling Ackroyd on Monday regarding my property, Sandra ran through several services that Stirling Ackroyd offered and asked me what plans we had if any with regards to our house. Unfortunately this time we were not in the market to sell but knowing that we were due to be renewing our mortgage sometime soon I asked if a valuation could be organised for us. This was carried out the very next day as I was very busy at work myself, and conveniently Sandra managed to book in a survey to fit in with my work schedule which was great. This was carried out by Matthew Parr, one of the sales directors, very professional and knowledgeable. I would like to thank Sandra for all her help and impeccable customer service, a true asset. A great team to deal with.

Customer · 13 September 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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My property manager Briana Trejos has…

My property manager Briana Trejos has been exceptionally throughout my tenancy.

Kasum · 18 March 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great Property Management Service

Stirling Ackroyd have managed our portfolio of properties for a few years now and we are very happy with the service provided. Our property managers Lisa and Samantha have been extremely helpful. Very well organised and always very attentive. Assistance and response is very prompt and handled with care. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend to others.

Tasha · 16 April 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Won't release deposit

This review is specifically for the poor service we have received from Katy Harris, the head of property management - home counties, head office.We had left our rental property over 6 weeks ago, the checkout report summary was that we had left the property in better and cleaner condition than when we moved in 18 month prior. We have always paid rent in full and was expecting a full refund of our deposit quickly.How wrong that turned out to be. The person in charge of this is Katy, she has been making endless excuses to delay this process. We are so fed up. We had been spending weeks over the emails and on the phone, trying backwards and forwards to contact the landlord and do the job for Katy, trying to get this sorted, but she would not return our phone calls, didn't bother to call our landlord to get the information she says she required, didn't understand why there is no deduction claimed from the landlord, delaying to release the deposit by making all kinds of excuses ...so you readers please stay away from this estate agent! When they want your deposit, they would act in timely fashion, but when it comes to release the deposit, if they have no excuses to deduct any money off, it just simply doesn't make sense to them, they will go to the end of the earth to find a reason, otherwise they don't release deposit at all.

Sharon · 4 June 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Rino was super helpful and polite over…

Rino was super helpful and polite over the phone this morning. He went above and beyond to organise a viewing for us at the earliest convenience, which was very appreciated!! Thank you Rino!

Phoebe · 13 May 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Efficient & Friendly!

I spoke with Ashley Kopti this afternoon and her service was excellent. She quickly brought up the information for my enquiry and explained very well, allowing me to understand the reasoning for the info, along with the next steps. Afterwards I was asked more detailed questions to help narrow my search to find suitable properties for my budget. Overall, Ashley was extremely helpful and I was able have an efficient conversation with a person that is friendly and great at their job! :)

Banno · 24 May 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Brook Green office

Making a point here to say Jordan at the Brook Green branch since he came into the role at that office has been outstanding. Honest, clear communication, always responds quickly when he can and clearly does his best to ensure everything runs smoothly in a very difficult and competitive business. A credit to the firm.

M · 27 March 2026