Sharman Quinney Chatteris reviews in Fenland

★★★★★ 1/5

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Constantly call you!

We viewed a property with this company and first of all they were late for the viewing - ok these things happen but no call or no apology. We advised them it was not the property for us but told them it wasn’t price it just wasn’t the one for us, however they have constantly called my partner telling him it’s been reduced and he had repeatedly told them it ISN'T the price.

Katie · 7 June 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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Terrible experience, avoid

Terrible experience. Be warned and avoid. This was my first experience selling a property and Sharman Quinney, and Adam Tanswell in particular, were a nightmare to deal with. It started out with a few small warning signs as Adam came to our home and he seemed a bit pushy, but we went ahead with advertising our property with them, if only we’d gone with our instincts and not assumed all agents are like this.After an initial 2 weeks with 4 viewings (none of which came to anything), things cooled off very quickly. We went several weeks with few viewings or communication and had to push them for updates. After 6 weeks we were getting really disheartened and asked if we could give 30 days’ notice and give someone else a go (Adam made it clear when we met, we could give 30 days’ notice to end the contract). Their response was to send excerpts from the contract highlighting that 30 days could only be given after week 25!! And if we advertised with anyone else their fees would go up considerably and they would try to block any sale independent of them or seek their inflated fees on top.It was a really intimidating and stressful time, they should have tried to address our concerns and offered advice and reassurance rather than point to the contract points in their favour.We got advice to take it to an ombudsman who would be very concerned by such a long length of contract and poor terms, but despite this we waited out the 25 weeks to be free. We received more no shows than viewings (few of either) and towards the end of the contract they tried to pressure is into selling to a property developed for well under the asking price.To make matters worse, once the contract ended, they sent us a bill for £150 for their advertising and requested we pay it within 3 days. Ironically, we couldn’t get any reply from Adam or Mike Sharman when we wanted advice towards the and of the contract, and they were slow to respond to requests to remove our ads after the contract ended, but quick to send us this bill and request immediate payment (twice in two days). There are plenty of much better agents out there, and we’ve had a much better experience now we’re with someone else. Avoid Sharman Quinney and Adam Tanswell.

Kim · 11 November 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Harassment

Haven't even got my house for sale with them and keep cold calling me hounding me to use them to sell it. If I want to sell my house with you I will call you and for future reference I won't be using you

Mr · 4 March 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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I would most definitely recommend using Sharman Quinney the service provided by both Terry and Dylan was exceptional. They kept us updated throughout the whole process, very responsive to emails and calls and got our house sold very quickly.

Michelle · 25 October 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Worse experience I have ever had

Worse experience I have ever had. Get everything in writing from them and even if you do, they will never fix any issues and lie to you and ignore emails for weeks!

Id · 25 May 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Very helpful and all nice and hardworking people!

Right from day one we were treated very well, all the staff at Thrapston were fantastic,James was so helpful, kerry was the one that I spent most of my time talking to, and she was so helpful! and thank you Lucy and Mariella, never had a problem during the sale of our Bungalow! But all the staff were great and could not have done a better Job, Thank You all!

Graham · 10 November 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Avoid if at all possible.

Lived in multiple different rented places over ~10 years (i move around a lot with work) and SQ are by far the worst letting agent i have ever used.Staff are uncommunicative, slow and incompetent. The online reporting system for faults is excellent - but never used by the staff. Not a single fault we ever reported was ever fixed - apart from the massive water leak we had which we fixed ourselves and then billed them for. There is no emergency out of hours contact number so tenants are left to fend for themselves in such situations.In the year we rented with SQ - they never ONCE answered the phone, and only occasionally responded to emails.On several occasions, we tried to visit the letting agent branch directly to complain- only to find the door locked (despite being during normal opening hours) and no one around. We even had to wait outside and have someone unlock the door to hand our keys back.It is by no means evident what, exactly, these people do for their money. You'd be much better off taking your chances with another agent, or renting directly from the landlord. Heed my warning - avoid SQ if at all possible.

ANON · 2 June 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Persistent unwanted contact and gazumping

Over the last few months, I’ve been contacted around five times and repeatedly encouraged to make an offer on a property I viewed some time ago in Thrapston.

KZ · 13 June 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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I’ve had a fantastic experience working…

I’ve had a fantastic experience working with Shaman Quinney as my letting agent. As I live quite far from the property, it was really important for me to have someone reliable managing everything and they truly delivered.

Serdal · 24 March 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Don't rent through this company

A vile company for sure but not the only letting agents in the UK to indulge in dodgy practices to make a bit of extra wonga. The below email was sent to Rob Gray at SQ and speaks for itself. No reply yet, since his previous denial of any responsibility.Mr Gray, the previous tenant had OVO energy as her supplier. When she moved out, Kevin Henry (Part of SQ) immediately asked Spark to take over the supply. It takes 3-5 weeks for any supplier to complete the takeover process. When we moved in, we immediately requested a switch to Scottish Power, so now there were two takeovers happening at the same time, since Spark hadn’t actually finished taking the supply from OVO. We had absolutely no knowledge of this practice by Kevin Henry and many other letting agents, including Countrywide, Sequence Connells and Sharman Quinney all over the UK. It is a completely unnecessary and money making practice and we are not the first tenants to go through this nightmare, although ours was considerably more complicated than most we have read about on Facebook. My partner has rented 3 properties previously, two of them through one of your partner companies and one of them not. Needless to say the two rented through you had Spark installed as the energy supplier, so your claim that you don’t indulge in that tactic is quite frankly, bulls**t. The switch to Scottish Power went ahead on 13th and 19th December for gas and electricity and because the fools at Kevin Henry had already requested a switch to Spark, Spark promptly took the supply back a week later. Add to this the fact that the electricity meter was faulty and the fact that Spark or OVO had allocated another meter to our property (that belonging to 5 Eastacre), we now had a bill for two electricity meters. It was as a result of all this and Sparks intransigent attitude in refusing to investigate the matter in an efficient fashion that resulted in us being billed for hundreds of pounds we didn’t owe. We sent proof to them but they persisted until we took them to the Ombudsman. They lost on every point, including their inefficiency and we were awarded compensation. The problem is still ongoing, as we are still receiving letters from them but it looks as if the solution appears to be on the horizon. While all the above was going on, we started getting demands (In January) from OVO for £462, run up by the previous tenant, Mary Challis, who did not inform them of her move. We started binning the bills and letters, as we knew Spark were our supplier, although it should have been Scottish Power. Eventually, we got threats of bailiffs and the bill went up to £492. This problem is also still ongoing, although the collections agency, Oriel Collections, (pre-cursor to bailiffs) returned all our correspondence to OVO and said they did not want to be involved. That action speaks volumes. We haven’t heard from OVO since, although I am certain we will. All of the above happened because Kevin Henry asked Spark to take over the supply. What right did they have to do that, since the landlord did not give them any specific instructions to do that? In the private property sector, when a house is sold, the new owners switch to their preferred supplier, without any involvement from letting agents. There is absolutely no reason that this should not apply in the lettings sector. There has to be a reason for this completely unnecessary practice, so I stand by what I said previously, that there is a cash benefit to letting agents from the suppliers, otherwise, why do letting agents all over the UK indulge in the disgusting practice? This has caused me more stress than you can imagine at a time when I am suffering with prostate cancer and have a partner who works for the NHS at Royal Papworth and who is now off work due to stress. I am quite frankly disgusted that you seem to accept absolutely no responsibility for any of this and do not even offer an apology for the mess you created for us. When I next speak to Kevin or Henry, two lovely guys I have known since they started their company, I will tell them all about this and I am sure they will be horrified. You should drop their name immediately, as it reflects badly on their reputation I have now made it a mission to highlight this practice by letting agents by giving my story to every media outlet I can think of until one of them takes up the story. I have also been in contact with my MP, Kemi Badenoch, who has said she will raise the matter in Parliament. I will copy her in on this email, along with the landlord.

Grant · 19 October 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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HIghly recommended

We have had dealings with SQ over several years and would have no hesitation in recommending them. They have always provided a very professional and personalised service which makes youfeel wellsupported throughout the buying and selling process. A special thank you to Lucy at the Thrapston branch who went the extra mile and always conveyed the feeling that she cared about us. Thank you all.

Pat · 24 January 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Can’t thank the team at the werrington…

Can’t thank the team at the werrington branch enough they have been tremendously helpful throughout our moving process. Big thanks to Johnathan.Andy and coleen

Consumer · 11 September 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Terry and Dylan were so helpful, friendly and professional. Great team! As first time buyers we had no idea what to expect and they Kept us informed and gave us information. Great guys!PositiveResponsiveness, Professionalism

Jands · 25 October 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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I had a very difficult sale, due to a divorce. Terry was fantastic, keeping in touch at all times. I cannot recommend him highly enough. Thankyou Terry for all of your hard work, I do really appreciate it.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Helen · 25 October 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Had to give one star when wanted to…

Had to give one star when wanted to give a zero.Sharman Quinney is a company to avoid at any cost.This estate agents sign you up for a 6 months contract when other agencies sign you upfor 3months.There is a 14 day cooling off periodwhich is law.For those 2 weeks there were numerous viewings and an offer which was accepted then after the 14 days the offer fell through as the buyers could apparently not get a mortgage.After that you are in a 6 month contract then the viewings were few and far between.when you chased them to ask them why it hasn’t sold when other houses in your street were sold with other agencies the lies then started and when the 6 months contract was almost at an end and you told them you would not be renewing it, the property had miraculously sold for considerable less than asking price.months after there was no completion date in sight and endless excuses l removed it off the market.

Julie · 9 February 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Just completed on a house sale and purchase at the Chatteris branch and I would like to thanks to Terry and Martin who was very professional and helpful throughout the whole process ,will definitely use again thanksPositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Gary · 25 October 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Sharman Quinney Chatteris have even thoroughly terrific, navigating the sales process for me with ease and professionalism, even whe my first buyer pulled out they were instantly on the case and found a new one for my property within 24 hours , really quite astonishing,!!! Since then I’ve found them easy to communicate with , very pleasant young people and masters of their craft , would thoroughly recommend, job well done and thank you so much for your help throughout this process . If I ever buy another home I’d certainly be happy to use their services . All best for the future Steve fullerPositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Strictly · 25 October 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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I've been dealing with Martin & Dylan for the sale of my property and they have been absolutely amazing. Every query I have had, they have answered, every issue along the way has been dealt with quickly and effectively. I couldn't recommend them enough, unfortunately I have no plans to sell my new property any time soon but I would 110% use them again! Thank you very much for all your hard work over the last few months, it's been a pleasure using you as my agents! C.PositiveProfessionalism

Chris · 25 October 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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As a landlord who has recently had her fingers burnt from a tenant's behaviour and condition they left my property in, I was more than apprehensive about anyone else renting the house and very distrusting. Lucy put all my concerns as a top priority, kept me updated regularly, understood my worries and as a result of her 5 star customer service, I now have a fabulous tenant. I can't speak highly enough of Lucy's help and the service she provided. Her patience knows no bounds! Highly recommend Lucy if you're looking for someone who works with you, supports you and doesn't put any old tenant in your property. Thank you Lucy for being such a star.

Kathryn · 21 March 2018

★★★★★ 4/5

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The Cambridge team at Sharman Quinney…

The Cambridge team at Sharman Quinney have just sold our house, great work all the way. We did have a rough start as our buyers buyer fell through twice which delayed things but the team kept me informed, agreed to remarketing to reach a sale. Big thanks to Jack, Katie & all involved.

Ian · 15 July 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Efficient and good customer service

Efficient and good customer service. Always followed up on issues or messages. Good honest professional advice when needed.

Sally · 17 June 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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I would like to reccomend Sharman Quinney Office in Chatteris and esspecially say Big Thank you for one of the Amazing estate agent Hannah, she went above her job role and accommodated all our viewing best time suited us and always was Happy to help/advice! Need more people like het in this bussnes! Thanks again Hannah!

LAURA · 10 April 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Still advertising a house with foam in…

Still advertising a house with foam in the loft space !!! Not many mortgage lenders will entertain you.

Sarah · 11 June 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Flat Sale/Mortgage - Orchard Park Branch, Cambridge

Many thanks to all the team at Sharman Quinney, especially Oliver Roper-Gibbs for agreeing a sale on my flat and Vinnie Tesse for arranging my new mortgage.

Robert · 6 November 2024