John D Wood London reviews

★★★★★ 3/5

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Individual excellence let down by lazy communication and poor tenant management

While there are pockets of excellent service and friendly staff at JDW, overall our tenancy management experience was “hands off” at best and irresponsibly poor at worst. We had multiple managing agents throughout our three year tenancy, but nobody bothered to inform us when our point of contact would change, I only found out when emails would bounce. The landlord even switched away from agent management and nobody bothered to tell me that either. When I’d call for tenancy queries our initial managing agents were helpful, but others almost made me feel as if I was inconveniencing them. This isn’t to take away from great letting agents and certain great staff, but overall experience and keeping tenants informed leaves a lot to be desired.

Matt · 27 January 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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I honestly couldn’t be happier with the…

I honestly couldn’t be happier with the service from the Notting Hill branch! From day one, the whole experience was seamless, professional, and incredibly well managed. Paris, in particular, was exceptional and truly went above and beyond.

Nancy · 10 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great Lettings Support Centre

As a landlord, the Lettings Support team at the Docklands & City branch genuinely exceeded my expectations. Bryan Norton Crail in particular was brilliant in a) securing a buildings insurance claim for a leaking pipe and b) holding the management company to account and getting them to accept responsibility.

D.Morris · 30 December 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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John D Wood & Co sold a house for us recently under difficult circumstances and were excellent throughout. Everyone I dealt with communicated very well, something that was particularly important as I was about 200 miles away, and they were …

Brendan · 16 April 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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I recommend these guys to anyone who listens!

I’ve worked with Rupert, Ellie & Zara at the Notting Hill branch of John D Wood for a number of years. It’s so refreshing to work with agents that really care about the entire letting process & not just getting the contract signed! Their due diligence is second to none & they actually do what they say they are going to do! I recommend these guys to anyone who listens because it’s hard to find people like this in the industry.

Alice · 21 January 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Terence and Huw were incredibly helpful, efficient and professional during the whole buying process and nothing was too much trouble for them. I definitely can recommend them.

Sara · 22 August 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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The Battersea Team were brilliant to…

The Battersea Team were brilliant to deal with in the sale of our property. Fred in particular was fantastic to deal with throughout the sale process. As we were immigrating to New Zealand during the sale process and had departed the UK after accepting an offer but before exchange of contracts, Fred was exceptional with providing feedback and assisting us when opposite time zones were a challenge. I would have no hesitation recommending John D Wood to other sellers in Battersea and a big thanks to Fred for all his help!

Paul · 24 November 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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I had a great experience with Paris…

I had a great experience with Paris from Notting Hill. He really went the extra mile to help me secure a flat, and even when things got complicated, he handled everything calmly and efficiently.

Andrea · 14 April 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Jaw-droppingly useless

To describe the agents of the Wandsworth branch of John D Wood as 'incompetent' is to do that word a disservice. Their inability to do even the most basic elements of their job would be hysterically funny if you were not the one to bear the brunt of their idiocy. From the moment I moved in as a tenant to when landlord sold the house, any interaction with John D Wood would leave me agog at how utterly useless and unnecessarily aggressive they were at their jobs. They treated us tenants as though we were pests and an annoying inconvenience. Their bias towards our landlord wasn't hidden, and we were lucky that we had a good relationship with him that CCing him into our communications with John D Wood would lead to a solution to whatever we were trying to sort out. They surpassed themselves in incompetency when our landlord sold our house. "24 hours notice for viewings? Nah, we'll just turn up with interested buyers when we want." I came home early from work one day to find viewers ALONE IN THE HOUSE who said that the agent had "just left". Said agent also insisted that we allow the eventual buyers bring their family around on a day to view that we had said multiple times that we could not accommodate, making a viewing appointment and not turning up to the viewing, leaving me to deal with the frustrated would-be viewers. But a standout communication from this agent was when we emailed our concerns about potentially not being able to move should a national lockdown occur and being told that we were "being unnecessarily hysterical" and being "ensnared by media speculation". Upon that, we decided to leave sooner than we had planned, which turned out to be a couple of days before lockdown happened.There is also no internal communication between agents and a lot of buck-passing from what I can gather. TL;DR John D Wood's agents are incompetent, useless at their jobs, aggressive and dismissive to tenants, will not reply to communications from tenants, but will harass tenants almost hourly if they want something done "ASAP". Avoid at all costs if you are looking to rent, and be wary if you are a landlord/looking to sell.

Marian · 13 August 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thank you Denise

Denise at the Beckenham branch was fantastic at keeping me informed of progress throughout the sales period from initial offer to exchange and completion. She was very proactive in following up and assisting with the resolution of outstanding queries. Thanks Denise

Steve · 29 July 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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To sell my property through John D. Wood at Fulham Broadway was a very good decision. At all times they were extremely professional and supportive. I could not have asked for a better service. Thank you so much to Brook and her team.PositiveProfessionalism

Sara · 25 August 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Have been looking for a while

Have been looking for a while, and Kirsty at Beckenham branch has been great at looking after us, as well as being incredibly patient. Thanks and we know we will get something soon 😊

SAML · 9 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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I just moved into a new flat in Notting…

I just moved into a new flat in Notting Hill. The team was always very responsive, on top of everything! I’m so happy with my new property and the service they’ve provided.

Andrea · 23 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Helpful and friendly

Always very helpful,friendly and supportive whilst remaining professional. Gave good advice. Appreciated individual circumstances. Always answered my queries. Stayed with us through a long process with a positive outcome.

Jane · 15 May 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Easy first time buying experience at JDW

Working with Sophie and the rest of her team to purchase my first flat has been great. Always quick to get back to me, friendly and making the home buying experience positive.

Anon · 22 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Have just bought a property through John D Wood Fulham Broadway and am happy with the service I received. Georgia Clay kept the momentum going and could not have been more helpful throughout the process. Highly recommend.

Duncan · 18 June 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great help

Thank you, Paris and staff at Notting Hill office for doing a great job renting out our two-bedroom flat despite a tough market. We really appreciate your hard work and professionalism.

Melanie · 24 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great job

I really appreciated Paris’s help at the Notting Hill branch. He helped me find the right flat and did a great job smoothing out any issues that came up along the way

Giada · 16 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Chiswick Lettings Team

Laura and her team in the Chiswick Rental offices went the extra mile in advising us on every aspect of finding a new tenant for our property including help with plumbers, decorators and removals and most importantly in finding us a good selection of prospective new tenants to choose from. A very hands on operation with excellent customer service and support.

David · 1 March 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent service from start to finish!

I'd like to thank the whole team at John D Wood in South Kensington and in particular Umar and Angelo for introducing a buyer and working together with all parties (solicitors, managing agents, freeholders, buyer and vendor) in a friendly, personalised and dedicated way from start to finish. Although the whole process - from offer and sales memorandum till exchange of contracts and completion of the sale at the agreed price - took approximately 12 weeks, Umar and Angelo have always kept me informed of every single step towards achieving a successful sale. It was often just a text or quick phone call - even on a Sunday - which kept me motivated throughout the process. I believe that with John D Wood I have been in very good hands and would therefore highly recommend them.

Mark · 6 June 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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I had an excellent experience working with Rebecca Burrell during the purchase of my first property. She was incredibly responsive and always available to answer my questions, making the entire process much more manageable. Her …

Ali · 16 April 2025

★★★★★ 4/5

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Deposit nightmare solved

We have recently had to move during COVID. It was incredibly stressful and made worse when we found ourselves unable to access our deposit back through no fault of our own. At first I was not happy with the responses I was getting until Rupert Simmonds stepped in. He went above and beyond to cut through red tape and help us to get our deposit back in full. Rupert is a credit to John D Wood!

Shopski · 13 September 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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Really bad when it comes to services

Really bad when it comes to services. My deposit is stuck with them for more than 2 months. Always some lame excuse for not paying back. There is an property manager named Moesha, who will never address any query but will just be harsh I hope to give below 1 star but that the least i can go.

SG · 18 April 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Claire has been excellent in helping us…

Claire has been excellent in helping us find a rental properly from abroad. She was super flexible with our requirements and timing and always kept us in the loop once we found the property. She did an extra video viewing and asked many questions to current tenants on our behalf. I would highly recommend Claire and her team and if were to rent again would definitely use them!

Agata · 23 February 2022