Sharman Quinney Great Shelford reviews

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

We had a good experience with Sharman Quinney as first time buyers. Dilan kept us up-to-date with what was happening and even chased solicitors on our behalf - she really went above and beyond!

Ellie · 29 May 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

I couldn't recommend Sharman Quinney highly enough. Jade was friendly, professional and made the process feel so easy. As a first time buyer, she took the time to explain everything in detail and answer follow up questions. Big thank you to Jade and the rest of the Sharman Quinney team.

Matt · 16 April 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Many thanks to Olly and Tawnee

Many thanks to Olly and Tawnee. Good customer service. Communication is key and they both went above and beyond helping me at a worrying time. You were both BRILLANT.

Linda · 9 September 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

We used Jade Burge to secure our mortgage for our recent house purchase. Everything was done smooth and promptly and communication was fab throughout! We’d highly recommend using Jade to find you a mortgage that works for your monthly budget and explaining how the process works. Thank you Jade!

Rebecca · 16 April 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Please avoid using Sharman Quinney under any circumstances. If I could have given no stars I would have, there is nothing good that can be said about this agency. It's honestly the worst agency I have ever come across and I've been in the industry myself for 14 years now. They cannot even carry out basic due diligence when advertising a property so be prepared to be misinformed. One property was advertised as both freehold and leasehold, when we phoned to check we were told it was freehold, but it turned out through our solicitor it did have a lease too. They also didn't know the seller was only selling with a limited title not a full one, something that again only came to light through our solicitor six months later, a complete waste of everyone's time that could have been avoided if Sharman Quinney could be bothered to get to know the sellers and the houses they are selling better. The property we eventually ended up buying was advertised as having allocated off road parking. When we phoned to check this we were told this was definitely correct. Common sense told us this didn't seem right as none of the properties there had parking and the space was no where near the house! It turned out this was not the case at all and there was no parking with the house. It no longer fitted our needs however as this all happen several weeks down the line, and we were due to be made homeless in a matter of weeks, we simple had no choice but to proceed. Sharman Quinney's response to this was 'we take the word of our sellers' so it seems they will believe anything you tell them as a seller, despite the fact common sense should have made any competent agent question the parking situation in this case. Sharman quinney are the only agency I know to get away with not carrying out basic due diligence. You will never be able to get hold of anyone at the branch, we had to phone another branch on many occasions to get them to contact the Shelford office for us, they don't reply to any phone calls or emails. They have a turn over of staff every few weeks, you are not told when someone is leaving nor introduced to someone new starting. The person starting will also have no clue what's going on with the sale so be prepared to constantly have to repeat yourself. They do not bother giving you any updates or chase a sale for you, complete laziness. They will be sitting on their personal mobile phones everytime you drive past. When we raised a complaint about their shortfallings and appalling service, we didn't get a single apology. How this agency is still running honestly baffles me, at the very least the Shelford branch should not be allowed to continue practicing.

Kersha · 16 April 2024

★★★★★ 2/5

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Disappointing service when viewing properties, they seemed determined to not show me places ! In order to do a 2nd viewing they were insisting i see their broker despite the fact I already had a decision in principle organised... then 3 months later when property had no offers they called me ! While always polite and friendly I feel it is important to know about the houses you are selling, and knowledge was often lacking... more training required there. It was often me chasing for a viewing when I saw a property come up for sale online despite asking to be on a mailing list for something suitable.. I was only contacted once the property had no interest or a price reduction... When i had questions for a vendor they were simply copied and pasted into an email to them and their replies to me.. a bit of phone discussion is necessary sometimes! Branch manager was attempting to use some very outdated sales techniques, .. honestly people can see through this .. you're better just being real. I actually stopped viewing properties listed with SQ as the service was so bad.. A sister agency called me last week wanting to show me a property.. not sure I agreed to sharing my data with other agents! Have now purchased through another agent and the difference in service was very clear!

Jo · 16 April 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Distasteful service turned around by Fay Wilson

My 5-star rating belongs to employee - FAY WILSON only. My family had to leave a property manager by SQ early (before the end of our contract) as we suddenly had to move to another city. Graciously, our direct letting agent - Rebecca Clarke was able to sort this out with our landlord on the terms we continue to pay the rents and bills until a new tenant moves in and also pay a one-off fee of £730 to scout for a new tenant. This was fair enough as we were the ones who had breached the initial contract and we had no complaints.We paid rents and bills for 1.5months after we had vacated the property and the search for a new tenant was ongoing. Luckily, a new tenant moved in 8days before the expiration of the rent we had paid and we asked SQ to kindly refund us 8days of rent. For four months, countless phone calls and several emails, I continued to speak with Rebecca Clarke about this. Rebecca responded to just a few of my emails, would promise to get back with an update but hardly ever did. I became really frustrated. So one day, I rang the office line again (1 week after my newest follow up email to Rebecca was not responded to) expecting to speak with Rebecca and get the usual empty promises, Fay Wilson answered the phone and said Rebecca wasn't in the office but asked how she could help. Reluctantly, I narrated my four months ordeal. Fay took ownership of the issue, apologized, asked for time to investigate and promised to ring back. Then she rang back. I mean she actually rang back multiple times.I thought this was a taboo at SQ. Even when I was unreachable, she updated me via emails. Long story short, we got refunded the owed sum 2 working days after my first contact with her. Thank you Fay. If only every staff at SQ was half as kind and customer centric as you are, they wouldn't be any negative reviews. I believe Fay is working in a dysfunctional system at SQ because I was appalled by the fact that all my several emails (though addressed to Rebecca Clarke) were sent to a team/ group email address. Someone else, a supervisor ought to have seen at least 1 email and asked Rebecca what was going on here. Fay, you are the Star of my review and the only reason I could still consider recommending SQ to anyone or look forward to working with them in the future. I wish you Fay, all the best in your future endeavors. TAIWO

Taiwo · 28 February 2023

★★★★★ 4/5

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Well done Matt and crew!

The market Deeping crew especially Matt made us feel like we mattered. They listened to us unlike others who dictated, meaning we felt supported but in control. Obviously at the start you have lots of contact then a period of calm but towards the last push Matt was instrumental in making sure everyone was working hard to achieve the completion date.When I handed the keys in they gave me a box of random things like alcohol free beer and hair conditioner. It’s a nice gesture and I’m now looking like Michael Myers’s in the free face mask 🙈

Janet · 10 February 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

Google

We chose Sharman Quinney to sell our house because we had a good experience with them in the past. However, it seemed like it was a completely different estate agency when we used them this time. During the house showings for our house they were not mentioning the basic information to the potential buyers that any competent estate agent should. They basically never gave us any feedback for any of the unsuccessful viewings unless we badgered them. Eventually, we sold our house only when my husband showed the house himself! They were also very unresponsive and we had a new agent dealing with our case every other month which meant that we never got any updates or information about what was going on. Even when I called them to ask for an update, they kept assuring me that they will give me regular updates from then on but they never did. The Shelford branch seems to have descended into complete chaos. Please avoid using if you can. I am sorry but they were a complete waste of money. We have moved into our new house and sold our old house now and funnily enough I got a call from them today to ask if we had found a new house. They were involved in the whole process so they should have known this already! I do not know what is going on at this branch but I'd not recommend them.

Tanaya · 25 March 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Ignored, Misled and Left Waiting Over 10 Months for Mould Repairs, 8 Months for Roof Repairs

My experience with Sharman Quinney Lettings has been one of the most stressful and unprofessional I’ve ever had as a tenant.

Ava · 24 October 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

Trustpilot

Excellent Service

Right from the start of the process we have enjoyed a great deal of support from our engagement with the service offered by Chloe. She was very kind, a brilliant example of an ideal customer relationship. She guided us through what was supposed to be a difficult process with ease and confidence. Her expertise and knowledge were invaluable, it was a real pleasure dealing with Chloe Satchell.

Claudius · 7 November 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

My 5 stars on this review are for Jade. Jade is super. She made the process of getting a mortgage seem easy and I am very grateful for her support and advice during what for me was a very stressful time in my life

Nancy · 16 April 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

Warning for potential tenants and potential landlords

Having read reviews here from Landlords, Tenants, Sellers and Buyers covering a number of branch offices, I am beginning to feel we got off lightly.

Bruce · 18 September 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

Google

We used Jade as a mortgage advisor and she was just brilliant. She was always on-hand to answer any questions we had and was really supportive and helpful securing us a mortgage during this turbulent time. We really appreciate it - thanks Jade!

Chloe · 16 April 2023

★★★★★ 3/5

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Estate agent good, avoid broker/solicitor

Very happy with the service received from Sharman Quinney estate agent, Linda McMullan at the Oundle office was amazing throughout the house buying process, easy to reach, knowledgeable and always happy to help. Katie Staggs was also a pleasure to deal with and pushed for completion at every stage!! Highly recommend. However per the other reviews there was a big push for me to use their in house broker, not a very nice tactic. Even though I had an AIP from NatWest I still had to have a quote from their mortgage broker in their words ‘for my offer to be seen as genuine’.Also Sharman Quinney solicitor were not the best, creating an unnecessary 2 month delay due to not actioning a simple charge removal in good time.

Joe · 11 October 2022

★★★★★ 2/5

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Poor communicators

Instructed SQ Thrapston to sell 2 properties. Was pushed towards their favoured conveyancers, the first I rejected due to terrible online reviews. At viewings their performance was decidedly average; not interested in attending viewings after 5pm. Had one offer which was based on a viewing I did. Once we had accepted an offer the selling office lost interest and passed over to the sales progressor who was generally ineffective. No attention to detail whatsoever and poor/inaccurate communication. Ended up dealing with the agent for our purchase because emailing/calling SQ generally a waste of time. On completion not even a phone call or email thanking us for our business. A lot of our problems in the chain were not their fault but they made a tortuous chain worse by their poor communication skills. Would never use again.

Dominic · 29 May 2025

★★★★★ 3/5

Trustpilot

Buying with Sharman Quinney

Couldn't fault Sharman Quinney up to offer acceptance. Mortgage advice from Sophia was helpful and transparent, and negotiations were smooth with Tom too. However, there was a noticeable drop in customer service once the offer had been accepted. Often couldn't get hold of the estate agents on the phone, and had to actively ask them about what was needed next. The agent in charge of post-offer viewing was also 20mins late, just due to forgetting the viewing, which just helped to show the deprioritisation after offer acceptance.Overall was a good experience, and at the end of the day no mistakes were made and the property purchase went through, but there were things they could have done to make the post-offer journey a lot smoother and more fulfilling.

Conor · 17 May 2022

★★★★★ 2/5

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Dealing with the Great shelford branch…

Dealing with the Great shelford branch for selling . Up to last week they had such a large turnover of staff and a lot of our paperwork and photos have gone missing of ours . Not happy at all with them . They apparently now have a whole new team so Im hoping that things will improve we wait and see . Since a young lady named Alice joined them 3months ago things seem to improve . She paid a visit to our home on the market again due to the present economic current climate of mortgage rates increasing and she had done more in one week than any of the others in the past . So well done Alice you deserve a quick promotion for trying to make things better and restore my faith in the company .

Pauline · 28 September 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

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

★★★★★ 1/5

Trustpilot

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

Trustpilot

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

Trustpilot

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