John D Wood London reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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RUN AWAY FROM THEM!

RUN AWAY FROM THEM!I have lived in many flats in London and never have I experienced such a terrible process. First of all, we wrote down a formal offer with 1 only requirement. After our offer was accepted and we payed one week worth of rent to secure the place, they tell us that specific requirement cannot be met. They took almost 3 weeks to make the landlord sign our contract, and it was voided TWICE so we had to re-sign the contract 3 times in total as they kept adding clauses to it. During the move in, we realise the flat had not been cleaned (and the contract stated everything had to be professionally cleaned, even curtains and sofas.....) but the flat was in an appalling state really. We asked for it to be cleaned again and we are still waiting..... Not to say that we are still waiting for the landlord to pay the inventory. The people in this agency are very rude and will treat you bad. One advice, never use this agency!!!

NG · 17 May 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great result and lovely to deal with

The John D Wood team in Herne Hill led by Sarah Dirilen did a brilliant job on my sale and I couldn't recommend them more highly. They achieved a really great result having found several suitable prospective buyers and multiple offers, and all quicker than I expected. The whole team were excellent - very responsive and available, professional and a pleasure to deal with throughout.

Simon · 17 January 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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Worst treatment

As a tenant by Vanet Asset Property Management (part of the John D Wood & Co Group), my comments for them are: just terrible!Such a bad treatment from one single agency. Staff turnover is extremely high, different agent each month. No issue log whatsoever, so you need to call them daily to make sure whoever picks up your case, will have the details. So many incidents where we thought our issue was progressing and being resolved, while in reality it wasn't!Forgetting/ignoring tasks, not even when it comes to deposit.Interesting to see what kind of training their agents go through? Do they know how to keep log of issues?Sorry but this is unacceptable treatment.

MS · 22 April 2021

★★★★★ 4/5

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Sound advice

Our property was already on the market when we met James Setright and although it was too late to appoint them, James provided clear and comprehensive advice on issues we were having with the process

Kr · 13 December 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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The Beckenham branch have been most…

The Beckenham branch have been most helpful in trying to sell our home and the staff are hard working and friendly.

GARY · 9 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Very efficient and engaged team at…

Very efficient and engaged team at Beckenham. We managed to sell quickly and they really helped in getting a good offer.

Lela · 8 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Highly recommended

I have had really good customer service from the team at John D Wood, especially Sardar and Camilla. Sardar swiftly arranged a viewing for me and he and Camilla were fantastic pushing things through so I could have a move in date within a week. Exceptional, especially with the move in date being 2 days before Christmas.Highly recommended!

HHM · 8 March 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Awful Lettings Management

As a tenant who has had John D Wood as my lettings management for the last 6 years I can say that they are absolutely awful. They don't reply to emails, don't take responsibility, don't put out of office emails on so you can't get anything urgent done. I would never use them.

Sarah · 30 May 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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John D Wood in Beckenham have been…

John D Wood in Beckenham have been excellent so far, positive, helpful, communicate well & keep me up to date!

Julia · 8 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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JDW Beckenham branch

JDW Beckenham branch, expert, friendly and efficient service. Easy to contact and responsive in a helpful and positive way.

Stewart · 7 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Extremely happy with the service provided by Ellie and William at the Chelsea office. They were both very helpful in ensuring that my flatmate and I found an amazing flat and that the move went smoothly! All communication and paperwork was also very prompt and efficient. Thank you!

Carolina · 25 March 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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The South Kensington Sales team is…

The South Kensington Sales team is friendly, knowledgeable and tenacious. I would highly recommend them for selling!

Alex · 17 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Having already lived in three different countries and continents, I couldn’t recommend Jessica Reisenhofer more highly as the best lettings negotiator to deal with. She understood exactly what I was looking for. Always well presented, …

Maria · 16 April 2018

★★★★★ 1/5

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Awful experience

John D Wood owns APW, a lettings management company. Having raised a complaint against APW, I was, after a ridiculous amount of badgering, passed to John D Wood. Despite terrible reviews of APW already in place and after providing (several times) a list of 14 significant issues, I was informed they had done nothing wrong. Well, if the service (or lack thereof) I received was ‘fine’, goodness knows what this company thinks is poor service. Absolutely dreadful experience. I share another reviewer's frustration when they said they'd rather give their house away than use these guys again. Truly awful. Please don't use them.

Sarah · 6 March 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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We approached John D Wood (Alexandra “Ally” James and Ed Coxhead) about a rental in Chelsea that they were advertised on Rightmove. A week later, everything was signed and sealed! They were absolutely phenomenal: they arranged for a viewing within hours of our call, followed up with answers to all our questions with amazing speed and all the time they were absolutely delightful. When we went in to their office to sign the lease commitment we met their colleagues who all came over to say hello to our dog and who were equally delightful and friendly. To be honest, we didn’t think anyone could move this fast but they delivered. Absolutely outstanding!

Quintin · 16 April 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Fantastic service

Simon and the team worked hard to help us find a great place to rent. They always answered any questions we had straight away and the process was easy. They went above and beyond - highly recommend!

SH · 18 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Unprofessional

Unprofessional, non-responsive and DO NOT return deposits timely I had a problem slumlord with endless defects in the flat at 4100 a month. Landlord used JDW chelsea/earls court to manage the property. The pod never responded to email to fix anything. After 6 months we agreed to leave and pay less rent. The kid and his colleagues delayed releasing £4700 deposit for 18 days after moving out using any and all excuses until I threatened to file a dispute! Buyer be ware.

Sima · 3 February 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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My overall experience with the John D Wood was excellent!

My overall experience with the John D Wood team was excellent! I have dealt with Millie Finch and Kate Smith and they were both super helpful and nice! What I really appreciated it was the quick responsiveness on their side every time I had a question/query. I would gladly work with them in the future!

Geri · 11 August 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent service provided by the JDW Chelsea team, led by Chaz, who were able to find high quality tenants swiftly and manage the whole process smoothly for me. High level of customer service and investment into the client relationship were very much appreciated

Michael · 25 March 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Very good experience with the Notting…

Very good experience with the Notting Hill team, definitely recommended!

Giuseppe · 23 April 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Untrustworthy and intimidating tactics

While it may work for some, I found the approach and behaviour of the Wandsworth JDW sales team truly abhorrent. Their wrongdoings range from the way they spoke to my husband and I right through to their sales and negotiation tactics. They frequently made (incorrect) assumptions and comments about our lifestyle and finances and throughout the purchase tried to belittle and patronise us so we followed their instructions rather than listened to our solicitor. They nothing short of used intimidation tactics and baseless threats to make us jump for their every wish. They lied in the details of selling the house, both in writing and verbally; accepted offers but broke the terms of the offers with no communication or regard that this was incorrect behaviour; and when we were finally at the end of negotiations and all paperwork ready to exchange and complete, they started upon new tales and demands trying to threaten the chain breaking if we did not comply. We’ve fed back directly to the agents involved and while sales behaviours are a common part of society, we both felt this was way over the line of acceptable behaviour. In this area of London, with this amount of money being spent in such a lovely community and neighbourhood, my husband and I were truly appalled by their style and have never come across other agents like it. We won’t be using them in the future and sadly, even if it is just this branch, our trust in the whole JDW organisation has been tainted by this truly stressful and frankly bullying experience. I can only hope our feedback is considered and agents reflect upon their handling so they do not continue to treat people this way.

Jessica · 3 November 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Eleni did a fabulous job

Eleni did a fabulous job, made all the paperwork seamless

Simon · 15 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Professional and helpful throughout

The Beckenham branch were professional and helpful throughout our property purchase

Henry · 7 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Recently let our flat through John D Wood Chelsea and Ellie and Chaz could not have made the process anymore seamless. Communication was timely, prompt, and professional. Would highly recommend- our experience thus far has been very positive and straightforward.

Kathryn · 25 March 2024