Acorn New Homes reviews

★★★★★ 5/5

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Acorn - Northumberland Heath - FTB - Excellent Service

I had the pleasure of working with Acorn Northumberland Heath to purchase my first home in Erith and would like to thank the Team for making this such a pleasant experience. Shoutout to Amelia Giles and Layton Thomas for their hard work - you guys are amazing. Attentive, professional and excellent service received throughout the process.

Michael · 26 August 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Jonathan was amazing with our recent…

5 stars.Jonathan was amazing with our recent house hunt. He listened to our brief and called us as soon as a property was available - we saw it before it was even online which gave us an edge against the competition viewing. It was exactly what we were after and we put in an offer straight away. It's not often you find an estate agent that listens to your brief AND follows the process right through to exchange, but Jonathan did it all and was invaluable to us. He kept us calm during the stress of solicitors etc and helped chase up all relevant parties which really is above and beyond. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone house hunting / looking to sell their property, for a great service with a smile!

Miss · 4 March 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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Property Managers can't manage anything

I had an amazing experience with guys in sales team - very friendly, attention to detail service - till I sign the rental contract.From when the tenancy of our dream home has started, our nightmare began.The property manager is an absolute nightmare.She (I would like to name her if possible for other people's sake) asked if she can visit a property for gas inspection, in less than 24 hours notice.We told her it is impossible to arrange it at last minutes as we are both working in office and need at least few days to see if it is possible to arrange a work from home option. Also contract clearly states that agent/landlord require at least 24hours notice for a visit. No reply by the time of the visit next day - one of us urgently managed to wait for a visit. No one has come.Then she has arranged another round of gas inspection and property inspection on 14th Feb so one of us has agreed to work from home to attend a visit.Then she has emailed us that the visit will be 5th of Feb.We were so confused and told her we have arranged out time for a visit on 14th of Feb as originally agreed.She then told us she has mistaken a date and confirmed the visit will be 14th of Feb.On 14th of Feb, she hasn't visited our property although we confirmed several times, no phonecall, no email.On 17th of Feb, 3 days later, for the first time she emailed us as per below."I did call and the person I got through to advised a property inspection was not arranged so I was unable to attend on Friday."Not sure what she meant - anyways,1. When sales team contacted both myself and my partner, all went through perfectly fine, and no-one else would answer our mobile.2. She would have been able to ring our door bell on 14th Feb 9am -12pm as agreed. We have stayed in property for a whole day just in case they are running late. No visit/phone/email on the day, and next 3 days.Before signing a contract we have agreed with a landlord that the property to be freshly painted. That was part of our rental agreement.Property management team has assured it will be done either the day we move in or few days after we move in.It still hasn't happened.All of this happened within 6 months from the day we moved in.We have few experiences with other agents but by far Acorn is the worst.We like a property itself but not happy with the way it's managed.Landlords, tenants, please avoid this agent at all cost. Before you end up like us.

Akiko · 18 February 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Sidcup to the seaside

We initially had Kelly value our home just as the Sidcup Branch of Acorn opened. It was almost a full year until we put the house on the market with Acorn (we’d initially gone with another EA), and Kelly arrived with the same warmth, enthusiasm and intent as before. In order to sell our house, I was impressed at how Kelly just didn’t look at the price and numbers, she’d taken into account the style and type of property we lived in and was able to contact those people whom she thought it would appeal. From this we had quality viewings, not quantity. We had realistic conversations about house prices. Our views on this were always respected whilst recommendations were backed up and essentially we were happy to trust Kelly.Kelly kept in good contact with us through the entire process, some hand holding towards the end when the pressure was on for all parties concerned, Kelly understood our concerns and did her best to understand the emotional side of selling the house whilst dealing with the office side.We thoroughly reccomend Kelly (and Paul) and the entire Sidcup Acorn team. Their approach felt up to date, progressive and personal and we now live in our dream house by the sea. Thank you.

Jaron · 28 January 2020

★★★★★ 3/5

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Okay, but could certainly improve.

A solid if not great estate agent. They know the SE London area well and the fact they can utilise their customer base across their branches is a positive.Initially very eager to get the flat on the market and take our business; very confident of a quick sale but when viewings failed to convert into offers for the first couple of months, updates were infrequently offered despite chasing. That said, once an offer did materialise our account manager Leon was very good in handling the process on our behalf and remained available for any other questions we had until the process concluded.

Adam · 22 January 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Professional and Meticulous

My husband and I would like to thank Mauricio for the immense help towards finding our flat. He and Sian did a meticulous job through the renting process. I appreciate the level of professionalism and dedication put towards their job. I would highly recommend these agents in case of finding a perfect home. Thanks to the entire team for performing a wonderful job.

Bhavana · 12 December 2022

★★★★★ 2/5

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I have mixed feelings about my…

I have mixed feelings about my experience with acorn because it's not nice having to judge the company due to one member of staff behaviour. Fair enough a ccj was found on my file but as soon as the ccj came up the staff responsible for my case became uninterested, stopped returning and picking my calls. I had to track him down through the company phone. He basically did not care. Bare in mind my deposit money is still with the company. After a few days of receiving completely air from the agent, I gave up and wanted and requested for my money back. There was no need to get rude to them because im sure thats what they expected but the level of professionalism was -0! My partner and myself was extremely appalled. I had to leave and find another lettings agency elsewhere.

D33 · 4 August 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Property sold!

I asked 3 different estate agents to value my property and Acorn, Swanley returned the best, most realistic valuation with very comparable rate of commission. They produced an impressive, high standard brochure for my property. Within one week I had approximately 6 positive viewings and within 3 weeks I accepted an offer and have just exchanged on the sale.I’d like to thank all the team at Acorn for their due diligence, dedication and professionalism throughout, in particular Hayley Gardner-Bryant, Kieron Russell and Mark Sugarman, who showed great team work throughout.I highly recommend Acorn Estate agent, if your considering to sell your property.Margaret, Swanley

Karin · 1 August 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Izabela Wrobel is a star

I have been dealing with Acorn for around a year i can not say i have had the best experience and if i knew it was going to be anything how it is i would not of used them but since Izabela Wrobel started dealing with me and my apartment my thoughts of acorn have dramatically changed. Izabela Wrobel sticks to her word and does her job very well but still treats people like they are humans. Izabela has been a massive help. I honestly believe if Acorn worked in the way Izabela does that would not have many problems and have tenants that love living where they do.

Jade · 23 July 2019

★★★★★ 1/5

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Bad is too much rating for Acorn

Bad is too much rating for Acorn. They get my advance amount and they didn't make the house ready to move in for the promised date. Instead tell house is not ready they are blame insufficient document for referencing for one of the person moving in. In the final mail they are asking give us few more days to make the house ready. No proper response. I lost the amount paid for property movers.If you believe these guys, they will make you to stand in the streets with your household things.

Suren · 10 May 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thank you

Jamie at Welling was extremely helpful and was always updating us on the sale of our family home whenever there was a change or any progress made, however small. This contact was all important especially when the selling and buying of a home can be so stressful. The contact with our seller’s estate agent was basically an automated email every few weeks - No comparison! Jamie made the whole experience a lot less stressful and I would have no hesitation in recommending Acorn in the future. The personal touch made all the difference. Thank you Jamie

Louise · 19 April 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Olivia was outstanding in the service…

Olivia was outstanding in the service she provided my wife and I! She was very helpful, diligent at her work while showing a strong determination to succeed on our behalf. We can’t thank you enough for your honesty, care and professionalism throughout. You’re the best! Jonny & Miriam 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Jonny · 18 December 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Worst ever property management service…

Worst ever property management service and horrible staff. Agency is so favourable to landlords and are not at all considerate to tenants. We had massive water leak and half of false ceiling fell down mid nite in living room due to rain and some builder left work half done repaired upstairs. No emergency number worked nor the landlord responded and water was dripping from electrical lamps. I and my pregnant wife were left with no help and hazardous to stay at home. This happened on Saturday and I had to leave email to agency and couldn’t do much. Got call from agency on Monday with simple inconvenience apology. Eventually the fix took 20 to get back to original and when we asked for compensation, team lead of acorn was so rude to me saying it’s all owner side and she can’t do much and house was in habitable state where actually we had just one room and difficult for my pregnant wife to move around. It’s so evident that owner pays this agency money so they can go to any level to support them though they are wrong. At the end they wrote email again favouring owner saying they have gone above and beyond to help and are willing to reduce £100 in the rent for one month (of £1275) which is so cheap. Also email they write is so rude and unmannered favouring the owner.

Vinayak · 12 January 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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I have the best experience with acorn

I have the best experience with acorn - the lettings negotiator Stephanie Carson is amazing she has been very professional she has given the correct information she is always available and very bubbly , she had time to listen to me . really lovely I thought she was a manager the way she conducted herself .

Donna · 9 June 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Giving estate agents a bad name

We bought a house from Acorn in Peckham. The process was made infinitely less pleasant due to the actions of the Acorn team, and at various points the sale almost fell through as they destroyed any sense of mutual trust. Luckily we actually met the vendor half way through the process, and she herself made us feel much more comfortable about proceeding.Dealing with George, the Peckham branch manager, was particularly painful, as he was invariably rude and put undue pressure on the process with transparent sales tactics. I'm hugely relieved to have completed the process and not have to deal with him ever again.James was our point of contact more generally, and was better, but lied to us at least twice (just the times we caught him), which did nothing to improve our dim view of Acorn as an agency. It's no wonder that estate agents have a bad reputation.

Ed · 5 November 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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Seamless experience - thanks George!

From the initial call to completion George Liney at Acorn Dulwich was a fantastic estate agent. Communicative, fast, thorough and super helpful every step of the way. We were first time buyers so had lots of questions so we are appreciative of the time George took to help us in the process. Thank you!

Hayley · 25 May 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Over and above

Had a particularly difficult sale due to cladding/ews1 issues but Jake and Layton at Acorn went over and above to ensure I got a sale that completed. Both kept me up to date, kept chasing the buyer's solicitor and got my transaction completed. I couldn't have asked for more from them.

Rory · 14 August 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Katlyn is very supportive

Katlyn is very supportive. She gave me regular updates and always followed up on any issues. She remained very positive and was determined for the sale to go through. Amelia, who is a colleague of Katlyn was also very helpful. I really do hope that their hard work is recognised by others. They are amazing.

Ursula · 4 April 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great service from acorn as tenants

I would like to shout out Mer in the property management team for helping us with our property issues promptly and doing so with care and understanding. We have been having some water issues related to something outside of the landlords control and Mer is really pushing to help us. Absolute 5* service from these guys since day 1.

Tyler · 8 November 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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WOW thank you!

WOW! Daniel at Acorn Grove Park, thank you is not enough. Daniel Milligan was so knowledgeable, helpful and kept us calm and informed throughout the selling process. We lost our original buyer and in a matter of days we were back under offer with another after he secured new viewings. Any problems in our chain were dealt with quickly, help given and advice. Couldn't ask for more!

Nikki · 27 September 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Perfect choice

We made the perfect choice in using Acorn to sell our house. From the initial visit to our leaving day they have been great. Amelia kept us up to date throughout the sale and we had no problem getting someone to talk to if needed. A smooth, quick, organised, stress free sale what more do you need?

Suzanne · 22 December 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Exceptional Service from Amelia Giles at Acorn Northumberland Heath Estate Agent!

I recently had the pleasure of working with Amelia Giles from Acorn Northumberland Heath Estate Agent, and I couldn't be happier with the service she provided. Amelia went above and beyond to help me close the deal on my new home in just four months.Throughout the entire process, Amelia demonstrated exceptional professionalism, patience, and accommodation. She was always available to address my questions and concerns, making sure I felt supported and informed every step of the way. Her knowledge of the market and the local area was invaluable, and it was evident that she truly cared about finding the perfect fit for me.Amelia's dedication and commitment to her clients sets her apart in the industry. Her attention to detail and willingness to go the extra mile made this experience not only seamless, but also enjoyable. I have no hesitation in recommending Amelia Giles and Acorn Northumberland Heath Estate Agent to anyone in need of top-notch real estate services.Thank you, Amelia, for making this journey a positive and successful one. You are a true asset to the team!

Neelkanth · 14 September 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Tanya made my experience great

Tanya made my experience great, she’s the most communicative member of staff at Acorn that I’ve dealt with and quite clearly is a very fair property manager, not just siding with the landlord all the time. She’s polite and friendly and has made my experience of dealing with acorn a more positive one despite property issues. Thanks!!

Gemma · 17 December 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Nice guys

We had an excellent experience with Adam at Acorn Sydenham. He was super responsive, approachable, and helpful at all times. As first time buyers we really appreciated his guidance as well as his persistence to get the sale over the line in time for us. Thanks Adam, If we ever decide sell, we’ll be in touch.

David · 6 January 2023