Reeds Rains (Lisburn) reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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Dont use in house solicitors. Be warned ⚠️

Decided to put our mothers house on the market. Back in june . When someone wanted to buy it . we was advised to use there solicitors oniell patient solicitors from MANCHESTER not local which was strange. . Well the buyer was a cash buyer so should be straight forward i thought. Well here we are week 7 and no further forward. Tryed calling them to query time put on hold for eternity asked for several call backs nothing . So went through estate agent and guess what no help. Just told to sit and wait . Well its all good well but when you have no where to live after house is sold and you cant put your name on a lease until you get a date . Well how long does a no chain sale take . Me i thought weeks not this shet show by both parties on this . I would never use a in house solicitors again . Never . Stick to local firms not call centres .especially after reading the reviews about the solicitors.

Shaun · 16 September 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Sue has been a fantastic support to me…

Sue has been a fantastic support to me since the day I joined the Liverpool branch Reed’s rains. I always trust her to let me know what’s going on and she is fantastic at getting issues sorted both big and small. She’s so easy to speak to

Jennifer · 3 August 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Selling our property

You have been very helpful in every way and have sold our property for us for which we are very grateful.

Mrs · 28 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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5 star service

Dan has been fabulous all the way through our journey of selling our dads flat. We couldn’t have asked for a better estate agent. Will highly recommend

Jessica · 18 September 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Reed rains gosforth Newcastle upon…

Reed rains gosforth Newcastle upon tyne, terrible service, I offered for 1 house on grange road recently didn't forward my bid, or not even get back to me. After a week house just been sold which made me really annoyed rang them but couldn't get any satisfactory answer so looked like they had preferences which makes that branch very very unprofessional.

Qaiser · 4 April 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!4 years ago the council came to inspect the property to make sure the house was suitable for living in. After finding numerous issues they put together a long list of maintainence problems that needed sorting within a month. Reeds rains act as the middle man between my landlord and myself and after endless phone calls and the works still not been done 4 years later, I have had to get the council involved and now the local MP due to there incompentance. I never get up dated, myself and the land lord have been repeatedly lied too, phone calls and emails not returned, refusal to speak to a manager, messages to the manger to call never returned, a call regarding broken boiler and no hot water (I have a son) resulted been told in "boil the kettle and fill the bath that way (I have a one cup kettle for starter ffs!), my sons asthma aggrivated by the damp and mould unresolved issues in the house, leaks in the house never attended too, same contractors coming a to do quotes in the works 4 times in the last 4 years with no work actually starting, the wall crumbling in my sons room, leaks in the roof.... I could go on an on to the point where this review would end up been a book.The property management team for reeds rains are an absolute disgrace!! Not one of them would be able to tell the @rse from a hole in the ground.Reeds rains... Get your bloody act together!!!! Landlords pay you a monthly fees to do a job and that job never gets done.I have rights as a tenant and this tenant is sick to the back teeth of all the lies and incompetence. I am now taking my case further!!Reeds Rains.... As for you reply below, the issue is with your company, not the landlord. You are the middle man as said before and it is you who have neglected to pass on the correct information to all parties as well as ignoring the issues and allowing this to continue for 4 years. The senior has called me and continued to lie and was called out on then tried to back track on what she said. You need to stop passing the book and do you jobs!

Kerry · 3 September 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Customer should come first

Asked to view a property they said it will take five days then they said if interested it will take four months for the tenant to leave and purchase the property and would only accept a very inflated price I don’t think they are interested in selling the property or that’s how they made me think whoever is in charge of this company needs to get a grip because there staff don’t seem to have the company’s interests first,very disappointed at the service

Headache · 2 September 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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I recently found a beautiful property for rent with reeds rains. It couldn’t have been easier for me to move forward with my rental application with the help of Tracey Cordner, she assisted with everything along the way and still goes above and beyond to make sure I have settled into my new apartment. For someone who is new to moving into a property alone the process could not have been any easier for me with the help I received from Tracey. I would recommend Reeds Rains to anyone who is looking to get on the property ladder or just to rent, for me it was a quick, stress free process and my numerous questions and queries were always answered.PositiveResponsiveness, Professionalism

Chloe · 24 August 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Used Reeds Rains Congleton branch as lettings agent

Used Reeds Rains Congleton branch as lettings agent (first time landlord). They have been absolutely abysmal. Impossible to get someone to call you back or answer emails. Don't explain anything and just send random forms or documents with no cover email or explanation and then a really rude follow up email asking why you haven't signed and returned yet. Also caught the person showing prospective tenants around my property being incredibly rude about me and telling them private details about my work and travel - this could enable anyone scoping out the property to return and actually burgle the place. Plus it is just incredibly unprofessional. The branch also placed tenants without telling us anything about which tenants they were considering even though the only referenced one of the tenants (it was a couple) and when I complained told me I had signed a form allowing them to act for me and they could put anyone in and didn't have to let me know anything beforehand. Second month in the tenants have already missed a rent payment. Avoid at all costs!

Albert · 15 August 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Liverpool office is a disgrace

Liverpool office is a disgrace. Don’t return calls, ignore emails. Tell you lie after lie When you chase them up the person you originally spoke to is convenient off sick, ask to speak to the manager and they are convenient not in the office either. Staff are just rude every member of staff. Actually told me someone had left yet I seen them in the office the following week. They are a joke and you feel like they just sit there thinking of ways to upset people just horrible.

Kieran · 12 August 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Will update complaint progress.

Did not see me or try to contact me for a viewing appointment when I was parked outside for an hour. Proven by the tenant and car tracker to have been there twenty minutes prior to appointment and forty after. Initially told (not a direct quote) 'It's one of those things, nothing we can do about it'.In advance, produced an extensive document and proposal for the owner to decide whether or not my circumstances made me eligible to even apply for the tenancy. Not read or passed on by Alistair in the Chesterfield office, who over the phone was clearly reading my script for the first time. Potential wasted time, travel, other opportunities and costs.Complaint lodged, (they are members of the The Property Ombudsman service)At this point I cannot recommend a landlord or tenant to trust the level of their competence in applying customer services.Will update complaint progress.UPDATEReeds Rains asking me for personal information and more details of the case via TrustPilot. Do they have so many formal complaints in one day at Chesterfield that they cannot keep track of them?

Johninkelham · 11 August 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Abysmal company

Given 1 star but would give zero. Awful company. Our letting agents for 6 years. Passed all house inspections and never missed a rent payment. We were evicted in May when the landlord decided to sell the property which was fine. Reeds Rains offered us no properties to help us relocate. 3 months after moving out we are still waiting for our deposit back but are being told the landlord is making a "claim". They have given us no details of the claim, will not let us contact the landlord directly and despite the landlord not returning their correspondence, will not help us with the deposit holding company to return our deposit. Pemberton branch. Little more than daylight thieves.

Martin · 6 August 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Was super getting me a flat and helping…

Was super getting me a flat and helping me out and was super when living in the flat. Give notice like I was meant to moved out handed keys back cleaned full flat before moved out, left the flat in the same way the flat was left for myself. Get a email 2 month later telling me that I owe them £1450 because of damages and also because of wallpaper falling off walls.. even tho I didn’t once decorate in that flat and the carpets was already dirty when moved in. They was things already left in the house when I moved into the property and then I get told I left them. I asked them if they had a invoice for when they moved me into the house for the person to ignore my email. My washing machine blew up when living in the flat phoned them up told them about it I got told to get rid didn’t get any help getting a new one like they said they would! Got my own so taken my own with me when I moved out and got told I apparently stole there washing machine when the washing machine was left in the flat blew up and they was told about it. I then try ring someone about the situation and no one phones I have taken photos of the flat when I moved out the property of what state it was in and they don’t want to know. Bridlington branch!!

Emily · 5 August 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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DO NOT RENT FROM REEDS RAINS

I have never had to deal with such difficult people!!!! The Chester branch. Dean vian and Micheal fellows in particular. Never respond to any of my emails. Then weeks later when I have sent 2 emails per week trying to get a response they email me back with nonsense completely unrelated to what I’m complaining about and I have to start the process all over again. It’s been over 3 months. I have a broken shower, an ant infestation and light fittings hanging off the ceiling. The house shouldn’t have been rented out in this condition in the first place.I have followed the complaints procedure and had zero response. I have contacted head office and had zero response. I have emailed enquiries@reedsrains no response. I have contacted the lettings hub no response! I’m sending all of my emails to the ombudsman. Reeds rains service is an utter disgrace! I pay £1000 a month to live in a “fully managed” property and I have no shower and a hall way full of ants and no one will do anything about it!

Jen · 4 August 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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THE WORST

THE WORST! Complete disregard for anyone except themselves in there office with their cheap suits on. Very unprofessional. Reported a broken shower in a fully managed property that I’ve just paid £7000 up front for and 12 weeks later I still have no shower. Never get a response to emails or phone calls. Messed up my moving in day. All my stuff was packed and movers booked went get the new keys only to be told no paper work had been done and I’d have to wait another two weeks!! Now with no where to live in the mean time and money waisted on the movers. The lads in the office thought it was funny and had zero apologies for the monumental mess up.

Jennafer · 3 August 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Reeds Rains Eccleshall Top Service for Letting

We had completion on the Friday, picked up the keys to our Apartment on the Saturday and on the Monday it was let. Louise was a great help through the whole process and Niccola Jane went above and beyond to help with some problems with the Council Tax and to assist me in my quest to challenge the Band rating of same Council Tax. Very impressive.

Gina · 2 March 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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I recently rented out my property through Reeds Rains. The valuation was arranged quickly, the process was simple and Tracey was exceptional at keeping me up to date with how things were progressing. It was an excellent service that I would recommend.

Stephen · 22 November 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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I have recently rented a property through Reeds in Lisburn. The process has been so smooth and stress-free. Tracey has been a dream to deal with - she has been professional, prompt with responses and so kind. I would definitely recommend Reeds.

Laura · 22 November 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Terrible letting agent.

Been renting from them now for near on 6 months and the service is terrible.Getting any maintenance done is a complete farce and the communication of the staff leaves a lot to be desired. It seems common practice for them to just lie and or pass the blame on for everything.Reeds Rains Staff member Ms. Lorna Fieldson has done nothing but lie and change excuses since day 1 of tenancy. Even lied to the council / environmental health who eventually got involved after 5 months of excuses from Reeds Rains and the Landlord.I WOULD ADVISE EVERYONE AVOID LETTING FROM THIS ESTATE AGENT.

Mr.C · 29 July 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Avoid like covid

Was going to wait until the end of our tenancy to write this but honestly today has had me in tears.Might not seem like a big thing but after this year it’s all added up and I’m so upset. It started originally with them waiting until the day before we were supposed to move in to do a gas safety check.The boiler then failed and we had to pay for hotels and find alternative accommodation for a few days.The company they then had to fix it, clearly rushed the boiler , and the whole heating system has been broken all year. In winter it shut down completely and we’ve had around 8 different engineers come have a look. One said it was the worst job he’d seen, another said there was cement in the pipes and another came cut a hole in the ceiling and left ( the hole is still there and drafty). The radiators still rattle very loudly at random times and have not been fixed a year on. We were treated so unfairly over email and accused of lying about the problem .. until we sent a video and they promised to have it sorted.The radiators are still broken and one still leaks .. When we first moved in, the house was filthy , it stunk of damp and mould and there was huge DIY issues such as leaky pipes , bad filling over holes and muck all over most walls. They said sorry , but frankly it’s not good enough. We moved in with furniture that was falling apart , broken and stained. They did replace the sofa and 2 mattresses when we asked. Most of the furniture looks like it was found in a skip. There’s a crack down the top wall , the carpets are old and mucky and in general the house has been a huge disappointment. We’ve been in tears multiple times this year with reeds rain. Today they rung me and told me that the new tenants wanted to come look round again in about an hours time. I explained that I was going to be out and would prefer they come tomorrow ( 24 hours notice and all that) and was told that wouldn’t be possible. The arrogance and disregard for the tenants rights that reeds rains have is gross.I want to warn anyone from renting with them in Manchester City centre.Update - interesting a timely manner according to you is a year on and still not fixed. Accusing us of lying about the issues, and not giving tenants 24 hours notice is professional ?

Ellie · 26 July 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Local Estate agents

Whatever you're doing, either buying, selling, renting or renting out a property, you can get all the information and help you need with the knowledgeable sales staff at your local ReedsRains. Nothing is too much trouble, they go the extra mile.

Mrs · 10 October 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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I was checking for the flats and…

I was checking for the flats and approached Reeds Rain and immediately I received a call from the agent and her name is Abby. She explained to us about the flat and did the smart viewing and finally on the same day she sent us a security deposit document to pay the amount and back to back she called us and asking us to sign it and pay the amount. Finally, we signed the document and asked her to send the account details or a link to make the payment for the security deposit. But she asked for my complete card details and CVV. Here I took a backstep. Who will ask for the CVV and card details? It was completely fraud. We asked her once again if there was any other option to make a payment instead of sharing our card number and CVV details. She said no we are a big company and we do have our branches worldwide and you have only this option to make the payment. OMG STAY AWAY FROM THIS AGENCY.

Sachin · 23 July 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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WIDNES - DISGRACEFUL SERVICE AND NO CUSTOMER SERVICE.

REEDS RAINS HAD A CHANCE TO SELL OUR HOUSE, AND THEY DID NOT SUCCEED, SO WE WENT WITH SOMEONE ELSE TO SELL OUR HOUSE.WE THEN GAVE THE MORTGAGE BROKER AT THE SAME ESTATE AGENCY A CHANCE TO GET US A MORTGAGE ON TWO OCCASSIONS.THIS DID NOT WORK EITHER.WE SPENT THE LAST TWO WEEKS GETTING BACK OUR REFUND FOR THE FEES WE PAID THE MORTGAGE BROKER OVER THE LAST 10 WEEKS.IN DOING SO WE FOUND THE PHONES AT THE ESTATE AGENT IN WIDNES THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER THE PHONES, AND THEY WOULD LET THE PHONES RING FOR OVER AN HOUR.ON RINGING THE SAME OFFICE IN THE SAME AFTERNOON WE RECEIVE RUDENESS FROM ONE FEMALE MEMBER OF STAFF, WHO HAD NO OFFICE SKILLS.THEN WE RECEIVE RUDENESS FROM ANOTHER MALE MEMBER OF STAFF, SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THIS.THEN TODAY WE AGAIN RECEIVE RUDENESS ALL OVER AGAIN.IT COMES DOWN TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHICH THERE WAS NONE AT ALL.WE WOULD NOT USE REEDS RAINS, TO BUY, SELL OR ACQUIRE A MORTGAGE AT ALL.THE PARTING WORDS FROM US DO NOT USE REEDS RAINS IN WIDNES, CHESHIRE.FOR WHEN THE MANAGER IS AWAY THEY GIVE NO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT ALL, BESIDES THEY DO NOT ANSWER THE PHONES.THEY ALSO HAVE HABIT OF TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT YOUR COMPLAINT IS ABOUT, BEFORE ACTUALLY DEALING WITH THE COMPLAINT IN A PROPER MANNER.THEY ARE SO CONCERNED ON HOW THEY ARE BEING JUDGED RIGHT NOW.AS THE CUSTOMER SERIVCE LEVEL WAS SO DISGRACEFUL OF THE LAST YEAR AND 48 HOURS.THEY DO NOT GIVE OUT INFORMATION FREELY, THEY DO NOT ASK HOW THEY CAN HELP EITHER?SO WE ARE GLAD WE ARE NO LONGER DOING BUSINESS WITH REEDS RAINS OF WIDNES, CHESHIRE.PLEASE NOTE IF YOU ARE INTENDING TO SELL, OR BUY ETC WITH REEDS RAINS OF WIDNES, CHESHIRE, PLEASE DO NOT GO ELSE WHERE CHOOSE ANOTHER ESTATE AGENCY AND YOU WILL FIND YOU GET A BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE LEVEL FROM ANOTHER ESTATE AGENCY ALL TOGETHER.THEY DO NOT APPOLOGISE, OR SAY SORRY FOR THEIR RUDE BEHAVIOUR EITHER.THIS IS EVEN WHEN THEIR MORTGAGE BROKER HAS THE NERVE TO SEND US THE CUSTOMER A VERY ABRUPT AND RUDE EMAIL, ALL BECAUSE WE HAD ACHIEVED TO GET BACK OUR REFUND FOR THE TWO MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS THAT CAME TO NOTHING.IF THE MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS HAD BEEN DONE CORRECTLY IN THE FIRST PLACE, THEN WE WOULD HAVE GOT THE MORTGAGE AND WE WOULD HAVE MOVED HOUSE BY NOW.INSTEAD WE HAD TO FIND ANOTHER ESTATE AGENCY TO SELL OUR HOUSE, AND THEN ANOTHER MORTGAGE BROKER IN THE LAST WEEK.ALL THIS DELAY, DISTRESS AND STRESS THAT REEDS RAINS CAUSED WAS ALL COMPLETELY UNECESSARY, AND UNPROFESSIONAL.OH YES, WE ARE FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANAGER CONCERNED AS WELL.OUR FINAL WORDS, WHEN YOU ARE CUSTOMER OF ANY ESTATE AGENCY IT DOES NOT GIVE COMPLETE GO AHEAD INSTRUCTIONS THAT THIS ESTAE AGENT CAN JUST BE COMPLETELY RUDE ALL THE WAY THROUGHA VERY ANNOYED CUSTOMER.

Anderson · 15 July 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Major maintenance issues

Rented a property through Craig Wheeler at Reeds Rains Didsbury. The initial service seemed smooth. However, since moving into the flat, we have encountered major issues. After 6 days of living in the flat, and various phone calls to the maintenance department, we have only now been told that various contractors have previously visited the flat and been unable to solve the issue of no hot water from bathroom or kitchen taps. We were not told this at any point during the viewing, or moving in process, and have now been left with a 12 month contract on a flat with seemingly no access to hot water in either the kitchen or bathroom.

Tom · 9 July 2021