Avant Homes Midlands Derby reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!!!!!

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!!!!!! I’ve been in my property for 10 months now and all I can say is once they have your money they really don’t care. Communication is zero, you’d get more sense out of a new born baby! The quality inside is poor and they will try and fob you off constantly, it’s takes a lot of nagging to get absolutely anything from them, and I’m not saying this would be them actually fixing anything. Just getting them to agree to an issue is like pulling teeth, in fact having my wisdom teeth extracted was a less painful, better experience. If I could hand this house back and get my money back I would instantly. I was told about 6 different items that were ‘standard’ specification by sales which I found out weren’t after the purchase had completed. When queried, I was told this is what you get. It took me complaining and escalating to get one of these rectified, the others are still outstanding. The site team ‘apparently’ didn’t know when I was moving in so that’s why my property wasn’t complete nor quality checked as I’d been promised. But oh wait, why were the company chasing me and my solicitor to ensure the completion date they set was met! A never ending list of snags which don’t get dealt with, no updates, can’t get through on the phone and contractors who don’t contact you. Oh and when you do eventually have an appointment booked, no one shows up because they’ve changed the date without telling you! They didn’t even lay the concrete floor level and then wanted to start drilling it up after my carpets in adjoining rooms had been laid (thankfully I chose an external company to Avant for my flooring!) The latest saga was a tap which was so hot it burnt you when it was set to warm, according to the plumber there was nothing wrong and ‘it is what it is’, his words not mine. The second one is dry verges hanging off, these are the edges of the roof. Apparently, according to the site team it was ok to leave these over Christmas as they weren’t a health and safety risk as they are plastic….. this is a two storey property so if they fall and hit someone or something I’m sure there will be damage. This is the utter ridiculousness of this company. I could write a book with the number of issues that weren’t addressed appropriately or timely.

Donna · 22 January 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Fitzwilliam Grange - Huddersfield

We purchased a plot on the fitzwilliam grange development in Huddersfield in December 2022. From start to finish it has been a pleasure to go through the process with Georgia & Lynsey who are a credit to Avant. Our home was completed on schedule and we were regularly kept up to date. Upon moving in any of our snags were quickly addressed and we are still well looked after, if we ever have any questions we know they will be answered!Many thanks,Keane & Anna

FI · 20 January 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Accommodating Professional at Greenhall Village

We went to Greenhall Village to view one of their homes. When we arrived there, we were treated very professionally by their sales agent (Jacqueline) who gave us access to the show home despite the fact that we did not have an appointment. During the tour, she was informative and accommodating. All our questions were adequately answered and the visit was very successful.

Samer · 9 September 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Positive experience, great aftersales at Bradley Point

I would recommend AVANT as builders, there was some minor hiccups when purchasing which were discussed and sorted, however the aftersales team (Michelle) has been especially great. We didnt have anything major on our snagging list thankfully, however the team has dealt with everything accordingly and we feel well looked after. We love our home, the estate is lovely - overall it has been a very good experience.

Daisy · 20 December 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Really poor customer service

Really poor customer service. Didn't even respond to an official written complaint regarding the garage not being constructed properly. After 3 years of and fighting to have the issues, which were potentially dangerous rectified, Avant were instructed through an independant adjudicator via the consumer code to remedy the poor construction and give me a written apology. Their written apology was 1 line long, which shows just how much they care about their customers!

Tracey · 18 August 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Terrible aftercare

I saw the bad reviews before buying an Avant home and thought it cannot be that bad. The design of the house itself is really nice but as soon as you have handed over the money the service you receive is shocking. I have been in my home now 16 months and the snagging has still not been completed. The communication is terrible and I would never buy from them again in the future!

Lyndon · 22 July 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Horrific company no customer service

Horrific company no customer service, do not stick to timelines and all they want is your money! They did not conduct there own snag list prior to us moving in which resulted in over 250 snags of which maybe 50 have been completed in 8 months. The en-suit shower has leaked through to the living room three times and therefore we have had a hole in the ceiling every time. The lounge still is not painted, we still require two metres of our garden. Nobody replies to emails or phone calls. The company and its fundamentals are an absolute joke. DO NOT BUY WITH AVANT!!!

Elliot · 9 January 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Nicola was lovely and welcoming

Nicola was lovely and welcoming! Had a meeting Sunday afternoon regarding buying our first home. Nicola was super reassuring and knowledgeable. Made myself and my partner feel at ease and comfortable.

Lauren · 6 February 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Draffen park stewarton

Purchase process is a shambles. Lies by sales team encouraged by management. six date changes on our entry date with only a day or so notice each time. This was the Cause of much stress at the time. Unfortunately the purchase process was only the start of the pain.Once they have your money there is a complete lack of customer care..... They drag their feet and do everything to avoid addressing snags. Very poor quality of finish (even quoted from the signed off final NHBC inspection) resulting in many snags and each one is an arguement even the major safety related ones. Note: NHBC inspection does not ensure a high standard of finish. This is up to Avant nobody else.Their customer care automated response email says they require 10 days to respond to any query. So in general you actually have to wait 10 days every time you email customer care for them to respond and their response is usually that they cannot give a date or sorry they have made zero progress. Getting simple snags resolved goes on for months and months and if you chase them up it is another 10 days wait for a response and it just cycles on and on for months and many many emails without anything actually happening. E.g. We've had a scaffold up in our garden for months to access our velux windows that were incorrectly installed but Avant cannot give us a date for the windows being fixed (which is about a days work at the most.) The biggest problem is a culture of lies that comes down the line from management and is encouraged down the line meaning dishonest people must be the ones that are promoted in the company in my opinion. This is all to the detriment of the customer both at the sales end and the customer care department who always blame a supplier or contractor for the lack of action. This is not the first new build I have bought. The previous was a Taylor wimpy who although are not perfect they resolved the majority of snags within 14 days and the standard of finish was significantly higher. They at least tried to keep their customer happy and appeared to care about their reputation.We've been waiting more than 6 months for some of our most significant snags to be progressed and a date that they will be progressed cannot be provided by Avant. Always the contractors fault, excuse after excuse. We've had to go down the formal complaints route recently to try and get some traction on a couple of our most significant snags specifically. Not holding our breath though. I get the feeling Avant just want their customers to get burnt out and deal with issues and snags themselves at their expense.

Ross · 1 January 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Carol was very lovely and we were very…

Carol was very lovely and we were very happy with the service.

Miss · 24 May 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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So far, so great…

We saw our future home during lockdown (April/May 2020) and didn’t expect to be able to do anything, let alone view or buy it. But Natalie and Avant have been fantastic whilst ensuring social distancing. Natalie J has been great, talking us through everything. We’ve just completed and we’re due to move in the next few weeks. I’ll update the review then :)

Colin · 5 July 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Jacquiline was really kind and…

Jacquiline was really kind and helpful.Addressed all questions.

Monica · 2 August 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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4 weeks of chasing for refund of reservation fee - Barton Point

Reserved a house but then decided to cancel, on the 29 November. It took raising a formal complaint and then a dispute through my bank before they would refund. This took just under 4 weeks. So hard to speak with anyone during this time. Unresponsive.However they only then partially refunded (£250 against £500 reservation). Paperwork states approx £100 admin fee deduction if a reservation is cancelled. No explanation as to why they have held £250. Totally unjustified given the fact I had to relentlessly chase Avant Homes to refund me. Terrible company, glad I never actually bought from the. Avoid.

Chris · 27 December 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Every important details

Angela was very helping and answered all our queries with patience.

Monika · 9 June 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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James @ Waverley site

James was very helpful and contacted me straight away when I was interested in a house at the Waverley site. He managed to get me in next day and show me around the show home and was there to answer any questions I had.

Joseph · 5 April 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Disappointing

We reserved our house in Spring 2022 for our house to be completed in November 2022. We were told in July that we were at pre-plaster stage. However, we then visited our plot to find that they hadn’t even started. It is now December and we are being told May 2023. This is after a number of ignored emails from us that they have finally changed our completion date. When we spoke to the sales office in August we told them that we have ordered a sofa to arrive in February (as we were told our house would be complete for November) and we were told that we have made a ‘rookie mistake’. Avant have continuously lied to us and have not been active with building our house.

Miss · 21 December 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Not acceptable- a masterclass in how NOT to run a business

Wow what an embarrassment the last year or so interacting with Avant has been. The actual property side of things has been broadly ok having lived in an Avant home for 5 years now and the house still standing, but we are on a still unfinished estate (Millbrook, Middlesbrough) even though the last property has been completed for over a year, with unfinished paths, raised iron works destroying car tyres on a weekly basis, abandoned building materials in a still fenced off compound area on what is supposed to be communal land and a destroyed green area where Avant builders claimed the area to build the final houses and never rectified their damage, all with Avant not interested. Their customer service consists of a phone support that will advise you to email them. Their email support will consist of lengthy delays or no response at all and a tactic of deny all accountability and give arbitrary dates for completing works that are always missed. They leave the place in such a mess with such a poor standard of work that local authorities then refuse to adopt their workmanship and you end up on an estate that the builder won’t finish because they don’t want to spend more money redoing ground work that brings them zero income and the council won’t adopt as the ground and infrastructure work isn’t up to standard. My advice is think twice before choosing Avant. Standards have slipped dramatically over the last two years and as a customer, I would be asking the question, what causes a company to be so willing to sacrifice its reputation so massively (as can be seen from this trust pilot thread alone) for what should be pretty standard operating practices for a house builder, such as laying roads and footpaths. Customer service really doesn’t need to be this difficult, be open and honest, own your mistakes and apologise, understand your customers issues and then keep them informed of what you’re doing to put things right. Please try harder and do better, you have a lot of people that have spent a lot of money and put a lot of trust in you to build a home for their families, and you’re letting them and yourselves down.

Michael · 21 December 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Poverty spec and

Been in few months, snagging expected but house was not ready. Missing options, poorly finished and clearly flung upHouse was not inspected prior as over 100 issuesAvant Homes have cut back on specification and standards. As someone who comes from construction, this is all down to management at the top piling on for profit

Ang · 10 April 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Georgia was absolutely fantastic…

Georgia was absolutely fantastic couldn’t have been looked after any more thank you

Elliot · 28 April 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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AVANT - Avoid and buy elsewhere

AVANT market their houses as top spec top workmanship and top customer service! Once you’ve completed your sale they are not interested in helping or solving your property issues.Massive snag list you send to have rectified, no one take ownership and you get passed from staff to staff.It took nearly two years for them to agree to replace a stone windowsill which was broken on the day we moved in and this was only after attempting to fix it 3 times previously.Stay well clear, I have said to many coming to view show homes if you want to come and see the finished product with multiple issues and the emails sent unanswered I will happily show you.

Ben · 15 December 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Avoid Avant

Too long to list what went wrong. Communication none existent, rude staff, no accountability from anyone. List of defects are silly. My house was sold to me with smashed windows on the promise they would be change within a week. Two months later I still had smashed windows and countless phone calls to get absolutely nowhere. The house purchase should be the highlight of a life event but the awful experience and shocking aftercare leaves it more like a nightmare. Please avoid Avant, it really isn't worth your mental health with all the stress. This company simply do not care but are way too happy to take your money. Reported to NHBC

Paul · 15 December 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Absolutely amazing service from start…

Absolutely amazing service from start to finish, there were times we didn't think we would ever get our dream home owing to issues with our buyer, however Angela Kingsley and Victoria Spencer at the Summerville Development in Stockton-on-Tees, went above and beyond for us and we finally moved in on the 9th December 2022! I cannot thank them enough and highly recommend them and Avant if you are looking for a new home!Thank you so much for everything you've done for us and the support you continue to give us even after we've moved in.Collette and Kane -plot 24

Collette · 15 December 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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VERY poor company with no customer service or after care!

We moved into a house we brought from this company over 8 months ago and still waiting for outstanding snags to be sorted. Weve not been able to use our on suite bathroom for about 6 weeks as it leaks terrible and all the grouting around the bottom tiles in there has broken. Avants customer service is a complete joke! They say they will fix things and just don't! They ignore calls or change phone numbers. All they want is your money and anything after they couldn't care less!!. Dont waste your time or money with this company

Jon · 15 December 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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AVANT A CLUE

AVANT A CLUE! Do you want a house built a year after your expected completion date? O wait!!! A year ? That’s if your lucky!Do you want to watch your mortgage rates spiral out of control because you have to renew it every 6 months after your supposed completion date. Do you want to watch your house make no progress in 3 months! Whilst being told lies and empty promises. I could go on and on!This place is a shambles. They are screwing so many people over it’s onlyA matter of timeBefore they are took to the cleaners!

Mj · 15 December 2022