Hunters Forest Hill reviews

★★★★★ 5/5

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Amazing - Wembley Park branch (Agent Sam)

My experience with this letting agent is absolutely amazing. Dealt with the Wembley branch. The agent who helped me was Sam! He was a life-saver in my long search for a place to live. He was understanding, professional, helpful and friendly. He found me a place within a few hours!!! He truly knows what he is doing!!! Also a big thank you to Francis who took my initial call and all my details and was so lovely on the phone. RH

Raghida · 3 December 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Sarah Varley and the team at Hunters Forest Hill branch were excellent. Highly professional, experienced and helpful agents. I was new to home buying, but Sarah Varley helped me every step of the way and I received the best professional and personal advice that took all of the stress out of the purchase. Everything was explained in a way that was open and easy to understand - from making the offer, to working with mortgage brokers and solicitors. This made it really easy to move into the property in less than 3 months. Highly recommend.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism

Gemma · 13 November 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Hunters to the Rescue

Had lot of issues with other estate agents but Michael Warren and Hunters came to my rescue. Grade A service highly recommended.

Ashley · 13 August 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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We had the pleasure of dealing with…

We had the pleasure of dealing with Steven Craig of Hunters for a property view. Stephen is an excellent agent, very personable, professional and prompt in his dealings. We would have no hesitation in endorsing Steven. Keep up the great work!

Rakesh · 25 October 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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avoid them, they don't care about tenants

Unfortunately, estate agents usually have exclusive rights on properties and if you find a property you really like, you will have to go through them whether you like it or not.It's also likely that you will only see this review when you have already had problems with Hunters, but just in case this helps anyone, here's my recommendation: avoid them entirely, find another property you like if they are managing it exclusively.After I ended my tenancy, they kept me waiting for weeks and weeks without any kind of information. I could've waited to receive the money of the deposit, but I couldn't accept is the complete neglect and lack of updates they put me through. They didn't return calls (when i called they were always busy) and never answered emails.After trying to contact them again and again, they only decided to do something when I said I would take them to the small claims court if necesary, Even with that, they did reply but with lots of nonsensical excuses.After I got my money I found out that the landlord, unlike me, had been in the loop for everything.I wasn't even notified about the meter readings taken on check-out day by the clerk so that I could close my accounts.Why was I treated so differently? Well, simple, they don't care about tenants, only landlords, because they are the ones giving them their cut, not us.Also, the agents were the ones holding my deposit, so the later the better for them. They were clearly not in a rush to return my deposit.Absolutely unprofessional behaviour from a big estate agent that has offices in multiple places. This is a money-making machine with no consideration for tenants.

JORDI · 19 September 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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I would highly recommend hunters estate agents. As first time buyers we definitely felt looked after as we were guided through the process. Joseph and the team were incredibly friendly, addressing any queries we had in a prompt and professional manner. We’re loving our new home, thanks again to the whole team.

Adam · 13 November 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Nicole Coombes at Hunters estate agents was so helpful and fab!!…

Nicole Coombes at Hunters estate agents, Middleton; has helped me and my partner (first time buyers and we had no clue about the processes of purchasing a property) she talked and helped us through step by step and made each step clear and understandable. she also did this with such a warm, friendly and professional manner plus she was so patient with me throughout. i would certainly recommend hunters and certainly Nicole Coombes was just fablous with us. we now, thanks to nicole at hunters, moved into out first, soon to be family home

Charlotte · 8 September 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Cooling off period contract disparity…

Cooling off period contract disparity with hunters.We signed up to sell our property then changed our minds over the weekend as we are entitled to do under the 14 day cooling off period. There is a clause in the contract which contradicts this entitlement so be warned if you change your mind. The measure of any company is how they react! In our case, demand for payment and threat of debt collection when no work had been done. Be warned my fellow house moversThe sooner estate agents are regulated, the better for all concerned!!! Ombudsman your time to shine

M&T · 4 September 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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This company doesn't seem to care…

This company doesn't seem to care either about their prospective customers or their existing landlords.

Stuart · 17 September 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Save yourself the hassle and don’t bother!

Save yourself the hassle and don’t bother.From the moment we met Justin at Hunters, I should’ve sensed that something was wrong. He was full of the miracles he was going to work, how he would sell our house in days, not weeks or months. We fell for his lip service, telling ourselves it was enthusiasm, and listed with them.We thankfully negotiated to not pay the £165 he was asking for up front for “professional” photographs. This was one of our better decisions - the photos were less than ideal. I had to ask Hunters to re-edit them and turn down the saturation as all of the oak wood throughout our home looked bright orange! The photographer was from an external company and was also an arrogant piece of work.After a week or so on the market had passed with zero communication from Hunters, I called them to ask for an update. I was met with very little response and that they were not sure why there had been no interest (remember how I said Justin would sell it in “days, not weeks”...).I let another week pass to the same tune, no communication. I called again and their response was “let’s rejig the order of the photos on Rightmove”. Still nothing, and still no more communication.Our house is in a desirable area and is immaculately presented, so at this point I’m failing to see what the issue is. I’m asking Hunters who also have no idea. However the most worrying part was when I asked what their next steps were... blank. Nothing. No idea.Katy came out to see the house, supposedly so she could speak about it with first-hand experience to interested parties. I explained on her visit that I would like regular communication regarding the plan and next steps. I should point out that in my line of work I have to manage several projects at once and I often have to update stakeholders on progress. If progress is delayed, I am expected to reason out why and think of next steps - this is simply what I was asking Hunters to do.COMMUNICATE.After 5 weeks, we had whispers of a viewing. So I handed over the keys as we weren’t going to be around. I expressly stated that viewers are to either remove their footwear or wear shoe covers upon entering. I reiterated this as it had already been said on four separate occasions to two members of the team.I returned home to boot prints on my carpets. I have white carpets in my bedrooms.I turned on my CCTV which allows me to see into my porch way - no shoes were removed, and no covers applied. Absolute basic request, and disrespectfully not followed.I looked over the rest of the viewing, granted only from the outside of the property and also noticed an incredibly stupid move; When we left before the viewing, we put the bins out at the top of the drive. After collection, some ‘helpful’ individual decided to move the bins more into the drive where they were blocking the pathway down, sat just above some steps and right next to my car.Charlotte from Hunters arrived to do the viewing; She squeezed herself between the bins/car to go open up. She then squeezed herself back through to go wait for the viewer at the top of the drive. They arrive, and they all squeeze themselves past again. WHY NOT MOVE THE BINS?!?! What a brilliant first impression to make! Honestly, basic lack of intelligence shown at this point.After we came home and saw this, I asked for our keys back. Three days later and they’re not posted back through the door. There were whispers of another viewing but by this point I’d absolutely had enough of Hunters lack of professionalism, respect and communication. Basic things that they’re failing on.I terminated the contract (14 days notice negotiated, don’t let them fob you off with more) and went with another agent!Oh - and then they respond to your review to call you a liar. Real smooth.

Natalie · 22 July 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Useless from day 1.

Useless as an agent. They do not even know their own contracts. As a tenant I was left out to dry. They did not want to know when I had an issue. I was basically told to pay for what I had signed up for. Although the contract I had signed had a get out clause that I was having to quote to them to get them to talk to myself. All via email. Absolutely useless and contact was slow and usually at the end of a working day so as I couldn't get a follow up response till at least the next day or longer. I ended being told to shut up and put up in not so many words. Pay what you owe. Which was never an issue I just wanted out! They struggled to deal with the scenario and even when they did act upon my instructions it was very labored. The manageress was no better than the person in charge of the letting. I had to put her straight a few times and quote her own mistakes. Constant battle to get them to take action with the landlord or reply to myself.after being forced £580 to pay for a service that they had on file was a joke. I asked for the full works if I was having to pay for it. Photos etc. But the refused to come and take them. I'm not saying they robbed me, I'm telling you! I seriously doubt that the landlord was paying that sort of money for that service every time they required a new tenant.Finally after paying a lot of money for a house I never touched they managed to get some other poor soul to rent the property. If you are a landlord. It's not all about the money. Stop being horrible people and make nice house for people to make into homes. If the property you let out is a mess than people will not rent it unless they are desperate like myself at the time. Would you live in it!!???

Micky · 1 June 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great experience from start to finish with Harry and his team. Would thoroughly recommend working with Hunters!

Thomas · 25 July 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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Avoid Hunters like the plague!

Hunters Pontefract are an absolute shambles! We found a property we liked and we wanted to move in, it was a townhouse property 3 bedroom with an en-suite priced at £475. What an absolute steal, right? Wrong! On the day we moved in, which was August 2018 our boiler was not giving hot water as it had no pressure in it. We called someone out who didn’t arrive until 2 days later, you have to report the issue on the internet system they use fix flo. The boiler had lost pressure, the piping work by the boiler had a hole which would leak when pressure needed adding, sadly our boiler kept losing pressure repeatedly and it was up to us to keep adding pressure every 2-3 days as their response when I called is “that’s normal for a boiler to lose pressure” . It leaked into my little boy’s room at one point and we were told we are liable for paintwork and damage. He had to be in our room for over a week due to the damp state of the room until it dried out. They sent someone out in relation to the boiler who said “it’s a number of things that could be wrong so I can’t fix it” We began having a leak from our bathroom and reported it, the gentleman that came out suggested our wall was causing the leak and to monitor it. It began leaking into the living room, for weeks no one could identify the issue. Lastly, an agent that came out noticed our tiling as he advised it was really to fall off and was not fitted correctly condemned us from using the bathroom and came out again to rip the tiling away. The en suite was the same but this is still awaiting fixing. Anyway, the leak was not getting better and we couldn’t use the bath or the shower for over a week so were using the en suite, the leak kept getting bigger and bigger. I was at the doctors and they asked if someone could come try and fix the leak whilst I was out which I agreed to, I came back to my home and the living room had a gaping hole in the ceiling full of dust and mold. I was cried that much my mum called the contractor to ask what on earth he had done but his point was “well, I’ve fixed the leak but we can’t fix the ceiling so arrange that with hunters” 3 months later and still not fixed! At this point, I asked to be let out of my contract for the safety of my son and what he was living in.My oven door was loose as well, it would stay up right but would fall down with no springs to steady it when opened so was rather heavy to open. They couldn’t do anything as my landlord was on holiday and could not get a response from him until returning home. After the date he was meant to return home, they couldn’t get a response about the oven. Then, I was baking with my son and the buns had gone in the oven. 10 minutes in, I was stood washing up and my son was making icing on the kitchen floor and the oven door started to crash down, I had to push my son out of the way and it hit the floor to glass shattering everywhere, including glass being stuck in my foot which took over an hour to take out. My partner had to come home early from work because I was in such a state but luckily our son was unscathed. I cried and begged them to let us leave on the phone and spoke to Amie who promised a contractor would be out to clean the glass up and try and repair the oven with tools in his van . The man came out in a jaguar in passing from a rugby game, he had been instructed just to take a look. He said before even looking at the oven “it needs a new oven, I will leave you to clean it up” I was shocked. I was expecting to have some help at least disposing of the glass as he was being paid to attend the property so me and my partner had to clean the glass up and throw it in the bin repeatedly cutting ourselves from the glass on the floor. Within a couple of days, the chap was back with a new oven so I was happy with the quick turn around of that.At the beginning of September we were told we could vacate our property the next month as it was requested to leave by October at the latest. We are leaving in a couple of weeks but the repairs such as the boiler and ceiling hole and tiling in en suite are still awaiting repairs and the house is already back up to rent even though it is still awaiting repairs. If you see a townhouse at £475 with these guys and think it looks nice and you want to go for it. DONT DO IT. Avoid Hunters at all cost, they are an absolute shambles!*Update* 2 weeks before leaving whilst packing up they emailed us saying a house viewing was to take place, I asked if this could be done a different time as we’d all be tired after work with no 48 hours notice, solid no. The same day my son was sent home from nursery throwing up and feeling unwell. I called asking if they would reschedule and basically the manager informed me “if you don’t comply, we can keep you in your tenancy and you can’t leave” I told them my son would be laid on the sofa throwing up and they just didn’t care.

Anon · 30 January 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Hunters at Forest Hill were our agents for 8 months from when we put our house on the market to when it sold. The attention to detail was there from start to finish, from the careful strategy for advertising and viewing, to the unstinting support and tact in dealing with a very difficult buyer. It was a pretty tortuous process in the last couple of months and Dave’s close involvement was a massive help. Hunters earned every penny of their fee and we were really glad we’d not gone for an online agent!

John · 13 November 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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We were thrilled with the exceptional service we received from Hunters in Forest Hill, and from Joseph in particular. We bought and sold through Hunters and were impressed by their hard work, commitment and efficiency throughout. Joseph was polite, knowledgeable and considerate at all times and helped us through the whole experience, taking care to arrange viewings and meetings around our family life. He was always available to answer our questions and worked incredibly hard to ensure our sale and purchase stayed on track. We’re so happy that we chose to buy and sell with Hunters and have recommended them to a number of friends since. Thank you for helping us to buy our dream home!

Michael · 13 November 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Hunters Kendal

Hunters. Kendal.Have no problem recommending this branch. Unfortunately lockdown got in the way. Launch was on Wednesdsy and lockdown Friday which restricted viewing. Kept me well informed as to who was viewing. When I did get a sale dealt with the buyer in no uncertain terms as he was trying to find lots of faults to drive down the price. He didn't succeed! Suzanne Jackson valued my property and was informative and good to deal with as were the rest of the staff in the office dealing with Kendal.

Colin · 15 October 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Highly Recommend - Hunters Lee

I bought my first property and sold it with the support from Hunters Lee. I am really pleased with my choice. Vikram, Sarah and Serhan are amazing - they are very supportive, understanding, calm and super well-organised. They went above and beyond to support me whenever I need. They made the process really smooth and stress free for me with their years of experience, long term vision and excellent communication skills. I highly recommend this team and will definitely work with them again in the future if I have a chance to. Thank you so much all!

TN · 19 December 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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North Somerset’s Best.

I’d just like to thank all the staff at Hunters in North Somerset, Yatton, Portishead and Nailsea offices. They have sold 2 Of our private houses for us in the past 3 Years, and one of our rental properties before that. All Were sold in a matter of days. Of the 2 recent sales the 1st one went through smoothly in 2 months. The second was not quite so good through no fault of Hunters I might add.2nd property sold the 1st day on the market but turned out the lady was telling porkies about her funding so she disappeared after 2 weeks🤬Another Confirmed buyer Within the same week and except for the obvious Covid delays, mainly being unable to sort removals, this time everything went as planned.Many thanks to Richard, Mandy and James for their excellent Professional service and I would strongly recommend Hunters to anyone thinking of selling in the North Somerset area. They know the market in this area so well and really go the extra mile for their clients.

Steve · 27 July 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Hunters woodseats.

Hunters woodseats.Bought my house with these guys couldn't have asked for anyone better they kept me upto date, chased things up when I didn't seem to be getting anywhere, brilliant ! Elliot was lovely at showing me around and sorting any problems, then Joanne was fab at chasing things up and giving the solicitors a kick up the... thank you 😊 even got a moving in gift 🎁

Samantha · 1 September 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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We feel the agent did not convey our…

Hunters, Carlisle Branch.We feel the agent did not convey our offer correctly to the vendor, telling them we had met their price without including the proviso that we had made that our increased offer was to include contents and furnishings to the value of £5,000. Therefore the vendors thought we had met their price while we thought we had negotiated some furnishings for the property. This we feel was dishonest and caused embarrasment and problems when finalising the sale through the solicitors.

Stuart · 26 November 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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So unprofessional

So unprofessional. Middlesbrough- Teesside Lettings branch cancelled my viewings on the same day just an hour before the appointment with a lame reason of not confirming it via an email when the appointments are usually confirmed by phones. Also no necessary information about the property was given a week ago while I booked the appointments but today after them sending me appointment cancellation emails. I had cancelled my plans for today as I had 2 appointments with them. Staff has no manners to talk to a client, the way of sending emails is so casual and informal. They offered me appointment for the next day when I specifically requested for an appointment for today itself a week ago. I just told them I don’t want to go ahead with such unprofessional company. Management needs some training so do the staff in dealing with the clients.

Kirty · 25 November 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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I can highly recommend the services of Hunters, Forest Hill;. I have recently completed a sale of a flat in the area which turned out to be problematic due to the death of the then owner during the process. Dave Ramadhin was professional and patient to the end. Easy to deal with and I felt knowledgeable about the area and the individuals concerned. A good result in the end helped by what I felt was sound advice from Dave R. J Morgan

Jack · 14 November 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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My journey to sell started almost 2 and a half years ago. I could write chapter and verse about my journey trying to sell my house and the extent Hunters assisted me, but I’ll summarise several points. First thing to note is that the house was unusual for the area due to its size. Its one of the largest houses locally you will find in SE23 and therefore needed a very attentive agent to sell it. I started off using the high-end agents in Dulwich despite my house being in Forest Hill. That was a mistake! The agents in Dulwich all said they could get a better price because their buyers have bigger budgets. What they didn’t say is that buyers looking in Dulwich specifically want to buy in Dulwich! This was apparent when all the feedback (30 viewings) was about the location of my house! It seems that the Dulwich agents were taking buyers to look at my house and it was never going to be of interest to them! Anyway, after a year of so, I then put my property in the market with local agents in SE23. Enter Hunters! They were the most proactive agent, getting the right quality viewings from people who wanted to be in the area for specific reasons, they offered the most comprehensive feedback about buyer’s comments and gave me the best advice on the presentation of the property. They generated several offers all the while making me feel that they were targeting the best price for me rather than trying to get any offer accepted. They never put me under pressure to accept any offer. Unfortunately, the sale fell through several times due to chain issues and other factors which were not due to Hunters. Buyers and other sellers in the chain caused problems. Hunters never gave up and persisted with viewings. In the end they had viewings in double figures and several offers. They got me a great offer for a expensive house when the market was falling especially for big houses. It didn’t stop there… I moved out the house for health reasons and the property was left vacant. Hunters looked after the property for me moving my post, checking the house regularly to comply with my building insurance. There where even a couple dead foxes found in the house (they got in through bars in the basement). Hunters found them in the house which couldn’t have been a nice experience, but they were proactive and called the needed department in the council to clear this which was done within 24 hours. Extremely efficient. I didn’t have to get involved at all. Hunters also arranged for contractors to maintain the house, checking on leaks and trimming the gardens etc. The sale was problematic as the title of the property had been split in two in the past and due to members of my family passing the appropriate registrations hadn’t been made with land registry. This took quite some time to sort out with my accountant and HMRC and a specialist solicitor. My buyers were on the edge having sold their property and moved into rented accommodation waiting to finish the deal on my house. They were losing money in rent, had their family cooped up and very uncomfortable for many months due to this. Hunters did a fantastic job of managing the expectations of the buyers despite this being a really difficult situation. They continually negotiated with the buyers to keep them on board and gave me advice that was sound to keep the deal alive. From my experience with other agents, I very much doubt any of them would have dealt with my sale as articulately and professionally and most importantly as “strategically” as Hunters did. I can’t praise Dave and his team in Forest Hill enough for being so tenacious but in such a pleasant way. Without a doubt this team stands out head and shoulders above other agents in this area and probably in the industry. You pay for what you get and whilst Hunters weren’t the most expensive agent by a country mile, in hindsight I would not quarrel if I had to pay Hunters double the fee. This team worked on my sale relentlessly for over a year. Highly, highly recommended. Extremely personal and passionate team. Well done Hunter!

Alfons · 14 November 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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I would highly recommend Hunters at Forest Hill. From my initial contact Dave was very professional and knowledgeable as well as pleasant and friendly. Prior to marketing, Dave gave good advice about dressing the house, provided a good professional photographer and took care to write suitable information to upload on the property websites. The sale was a long process in the current difficult market. I always got good feedback on viewings from the team - Sarah and Joseph. When I did get a buyer, Dave worked hard to ensure I got the best price and again post survey. With a long chain the process was slow and the sales progressors were brilliant at keeping things going. In addition, Hunters charge one of the lowest fees in the area. You could not get a better combination of professional efficiency and a team who begin to feel like old friends.

Moira · 14 November 2019