John Payne London reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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Lettings department is a let down

Lettings department is a let down. - The person you are looking for is never available, promised call backs never happen. - Lack of internal communication ie the house we rented was being sold, then towards the end of tenancy our property manager (some new person who was never introduced) asked to urgently confirm if we want to renew tenancy...- Ridiculously overpriced quotes for work. Received a £3k quote to fix a window issue. Got it done for a few hundred without them...Spent a bit over 5 years in the property, in year 2 we stopped talking to them and went directly to our landlord due to above mentioned problems. Landlord ended up selling the house via another agency for same reasons. Waiting for the deposit now, provided all information they asked for and received zero confirmation/update as to what to expect. We are talking about a 30 seconds email...

Istvan · 11 July 2022

★★★★★ 4/5

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On behalf of Lynne Humphries - Just a small note of thanks to all team, especially Max for your efforts, patience and good service for finalising our move to Herne Bay with success and professionalism. Throughly recommended. Many thanks

Leanne · 6 June 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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A big thank you to Mark and all his…

A big thank you to Mark and all his Team at the Rainham office. All the Best.

Lester · 18 October 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great estate agents. I dealt with Jonathan Mook who worked effortlessly to make my transaction smooth and quick. He had a great attitude to getting the job done whilst communicating between all parties- making a very stressful process a who lot easier!

Alexia · 6 June 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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We are still having issues renting a…

We are still having issues renting a place I’m beginning to take things very personal They took over £500 of my money for a holding deposit and now won’t give it back It’s against the law so looking at a small claims court …. Because my referencing didn’t go through / FAILED as they keep saying which makes you feel horrible… Apparently they use it for the cost of referencing… I’ve been private renting for 12 years at my current place … I have a good credit rating …. So something isn’t right Give me back my money 💰

SJC · 19 May 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Where to really start….

Where to really start - from the offset the agent we dealt with lied to us consistently about an endless list of things, about the sellers situation, to the the tenure of the property, to the structure of the property - the list goes on. Every agent we dealt felt like they were pretending to be an estate agent, and seemed to think that the best way to handle buyers is to lie to them, and the deny everything. They will do whatever they need to to get the property sold. They are smarmy, untrustworthy and selfish. I can’t imagine the culture in the office is healthy at all. Our solicitors said they were the most unprofessional, rude and intimidating agents she had ever dealt with, and if the whole process hadn’t already been delayed by so long because of their complete lack of ability, we would have gone to the Property Ombudsman because some of their practices were so incredibly dodgy and almost definitely illegal. I wouldn’t go near them with 10 barge poles.

SC · 13 September 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Highly recommend their Lewisham office

Highly recommend their Lewisham office, Arikson and Dammy were key to our sale going through

Clive · 23 November 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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We sold our flat through John Payne and had a great experience. We had a few bumps in the road (no fault of anyone’s) and Oliver at John Payne supported us all the way through to completion. Hopefully we won’t be moving again for a while but if we do we’ll definitely come back!

Mia.D · 14 May 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Max was brilliant and very efficient in helping us to broker a deal with the vendor and everything in between. A very big thank you to Max and the team, we are enjoying our new home.PositiveProfessionalism

Yemi · 27 July 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Oliver at John Payne has been excellent in supporting us with our recent house sale in the Eltham area. He has maintained regular contact throughout and provided relevant and timely updates when needed. Would recommend!

Paul · 4 March 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Grove Park Office

Grove Park Office. All went extremely well with the sale of a property for which I was a Trustee. A very helpful team, and minor difficulties were soon resolved.

Richard · 25 July 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Very friendly staff. Nothing was to much trouble. Went out of their way to help with any concerns I had. Kept me informed every step of the way. They also got the best price for my house. I would recommend them to anybody. 10 out of 10 for experience.

Heather · 2 August 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent service from Rubeena and…

Excellent service from Rubeena and Lilia. They really took her time in making sure we were well informed throughout the process and they continually assured us that we were in safe hands.We can honestly say they went above and beyond in making sure everything was done including chasing up other departments to speed up process.They were quick to respond to all our enquiries and checked on us after the process to ensure we settled in well. We can't recommend them enough. A big Thank You for making sure we had a smooth renting journey! - E&R

Ed · 24 February 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Couldn’t recommend them enough!

The whole team at acorn were amazing and the lovely gentleman who dealt with all my tenancy was absolutely fantastic and went a love and beyond to help. Thank you Jamie for all your help.

Sacha · 19 August 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Couldn't have asked for better estate agents. A big thank you to Jonathan in the Eltham branch who helped us enormously with our move. He was always informative and organised which made the whole thing go through that much smoother.

Roland · 6 June 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thanks to Lilia Ghenim, who helped me to find a flat and answered all my questions in detail. Because of her help, the move was much easier, even though I've been in another country in the process. Very happy customer.

Victor · 6 June 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I recently had the pleasure of working with Oliver.Henness at John Payne estate …

Dine · 9 October 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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Updated review - there are plenty of other companies I’m sure

Further update to my review posted 15 July 2024, I received an email from Paul Deveney 16 July 2024. How efficient or coincidental was that!!! Well I have not dignified the email with a reply. It amounted to ‘corporate speak’ and my fault - not checking the small print. Mr Deveney stated some ‘Staff Training’ needed to be carried out. I find that difficult to comprehend. How do you ‘train’ staff to be honest and have integrity when some of their staff blatantly lied. I thought companies would strive to enhance their reputation apparently not. Fortunately I will not be in that situation again. Take a long dispassionate look at letting agencies before you sign a lease. It could be a frustrating and expensive experience. Good luck.

Theresa · 9 August 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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I was looking to view a property that…

I was looking to buy a property that was advertised by AcornI asked for a viewing for this property that I was interested to buy within 1 hour of the email that was sent to me by an agent form acorn. I kept following for 2 weeks over phone and email and the agent (Katlyn) told me that they were gathering the viewing requests and will get back as to me once they get a date from Seller. After 2 weeks, when I chased them again that said it was fully booked and that I cannot be accommodated and were sorry for not mentioning it to me earlier. Highly unprofessional!

Ujjal · 24 January 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Very good service and thanks to James…

Very good service and thanks to James Clachar for is help through out the process and after

Edith · 18 March 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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Unbelievable awful.

Unbelievable awful. Rented a property through them for a year. Moved in three days later than arranged due to their mistakes on name, address and date on contract (the three most important details on the contract!) End of tenancy handled similarly incompetently. If I could give 0 stars, I would

Laura · 4 July 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Awful to deal with.

Awful to deal with. Rented a house for 2.5 years. Agreed to pay a fee to break the contract and to stay until someone else moves in.Mould covered the walls within the house was the reason i moved out as they never did anything to fix. Was asked 2 weeks in advance to move out as someone was moving in. From viewing they were asking for 2500£ deposits. Was getting calls every 3 days to make sure i was moving out on time. I did. I payed for a day extra to give them time to make the exchange. Gave the keys on 10|06/24 and on 11th i get an email saying the new tenants have pulled out and im still liable for rent and bills until found someone else. I’m paying rent already somewhere else and acorn made me move out and collected keys. Nearly 2 months now from moving out and still getting told i have to pay the bills. The house was advertised more than what my rent was. Incompetent workers you should be ashamed and if the landlord knows how you’ve been dealing with me im sure he’ll run aswell. Keep away from this cowboys they just there to steal your money…

Elis · 6 August 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Huge thanks to Oliver and his team for all their help with the sale of our home in New Eltham. Outstanding service from start to finish. Would highly recommend!

Alice · 22 May 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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I have had the pleasure to deal with…

I have had the pleasure to deal with Jamie Perrin for over 1 year now and I have been extremely happy with his services. He has always been very helpful and anytime I needed his assistance or had any questions, he was always there and never hesitated. I just want to say thank you so much for all your help and for making the whole process easier for me and my family. THANK YOU.

Lena · 29 September 2022