Trusted Agent profile · Lyneham
★★★★★
487 reviews across 2 platforms
South View, Lyneham, SN15 4PG
Linden West's office in Lyneham, at South View, is rated 2.5 out of 5 across 487 reviews on two platforms, including 2 Google reviews rated 4.0.
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1/5
Trustpilot2 years of pages and pages of faults,
2 years of pages and pages of faults,no follow up from customer service to see if everything is OK, they claim to be 5 star builders, which can only be described as false advertising, never ever again.I give one star as its the only choice, should be minus one star.
2/5
TrustpilotBought a house in borehamwood back in…
Bought a house in borehamwood back in July 2017. Same comments as everyone else, as soon as we gave them money it was impossible to get them back. We have 3-4 doors with gaps from the floor to the bottom of the door of at least 3cm so sound travels easily and it’s a larger gap than NHBC state. Had a huge snagging list that never got finished even after numerous emails. Insulation from our garage is awful so we have had to get someone round to finish properly. Love the layout of the house but incredibly poor finish and quality from Linden. Would never buy from them again or recommend to anyone else. I know there’s not much on the market but their properties really aren’t worth it. Go for a smaller developer who has quality control checks as these guys clearly don’t.
1/5
Trustpilot9 pages of snags
9 pages of snags, varying in seriousness, after a dipstick manager tried to put up barriers we went above him and have resolved all snags.5 star builder is false.If you're happy to have an constant stream of workmen coming in, having to stop in for them over 4 to 6 months, often leaving the "fault" worse than before, then go ahead.Sloppy workmanship is normal, sometimes safety critical negligence.
1/5
TrustpilotDo not use their financial services
Do not use their financial services, source financial products through an IFA....They will ask and pester you to fill out a survey my advice here is simply wait. Wait until all snags have been fixed correctly and then review the whole experience from start to finish.My experience is that you'll provide a more accurate response.Note of caution Linden will contract out maintenance of the development where you brand new house is being built, in my case its a absolute con very expensive for little in return. Linden take an age to sign over the development too, this stops you and fellow residents form forming you own management committee and kicking out the incumbent company which I won’t name just in case.
1/5
TrustpilotAppalling! Avoid from every angle!!!
Nothing but problems since day one! Even a site manager told us he wouldn't live in this house!!! Been here over a year now and still having works and repairs done. It's an absolute shambles! Over 2 page list of problems with it! No one takes responsibility or liability for anything what so ever ... Absolutely shocking. Hated living here since day one!
1/5
TrustpilotLiars and con men
We reserved our home after seeing it built and the large from garden, after reserving and organising our mortgage, Linden changed the boundary, to which we said we no longer wanted to proceed. They offered us £5k in compensation so we changed our minds. This was just a big fat lie to get us to buy. We never received this money and now they say it wasn’t agreed!! They just tell lies to sell houses. Disgusting behaviour, crooks and cheats. Stay away!!
1/5
TrustpilotWhere to even start
Where to even start! Do not believe a word that comes from anyone's mouths at linden homes !! You would think our house had been built by a child (infact I think a child could have done a better job) Brickwork all over the place, bricks hanging out from the walls, not level, chipped bricks etc.. they came to fix these but as you can only imagine it looks even worse than what it did before! We've had a handful of brick workers come and price up re doing the majority of the side of our house and each one can not believe what a mess it has been left in. One of the brick layers broke into our shed to use our hose pipe and broke it, the people who jet wash the houses down smashed into our house and my car. If I hadn't of noticed all the scratches down the side of my car (that they had try to polish to cover up any damage they had done, and pointed the corner of the brickwork whilst we were out) we wouldn't have known this had all happened whilst we were at work!!! Our garden is an absolute bog all our grass has gone and is thick mud and puddles, we've been promised a drain for the last 2 months! oh, guess what! We're still ringing to chase them up every day to come and fit a drain in. There's so much more I could list here but honestly the stress and upset linden homes have caused to my family has been one of the most traumatic, upsetting and emotional times of my life. If you want an everyday battle to get the home you wanted (the show home or the one that looks great on the plans, the dream home you really wanted) then these are your people. If I could take back buying a house from linden homes I would do it in a second!
1/5
TrustpilotBe very careful
Be very careful if dealing with this company. They offered us financial incentives on a new house amounting to £23,000 which lulled us in. We had Council searches done and surveys done and were exchanging contracts within 8 weeks only for the MD to remove all the financial incentives at the last minute. My advice to you is if you have to deal with this company then make sure it is written into the small print on your reservation agreement that the financial incentives they offer cannot be withdrawn. Otherwise don’t sign it.They also asked for a deposit of £1000 to reserve and have kept £500 for their admin costs!!! Disgraceful!
1/5
TrustpilotThe perils of Part Ex
Be aware if you are going down the part ex route. You can waste 3 months and approx. £2k before they decide they have changed their minds. The ladies in the show room were very helpful, alas the people behind them are more than happy to mess you around (and let you waste your money). Bitterly disappointed with this company. If they do not want to offer Part ex, they should not advertise it (or if they only want to deal with houses less than 10 years old, they should say so)
1/5
TrustpilotAvoid at all cost
Love the design of my house and love the location unfortunately that’s where it ends, from start to finish and now a year after moving in we have been let down with false promises, lied to and had to battle to get things put right. Linden are a fantastic company UNTIL you exchange then they are the worst company I have ever dealt with. I would strongly recommend looking at any other builder other than Linden, you have been warned read all these reviews and steer well clear.
1/5
TrustpilotDon’t buy. Cheaply thrown together homes.
I’ve been in my linden home for 3 years. In that time I have had to change the handles on the internal doors. They were so badly and cheaply put together my son got locked in his room unable to get out. I’ve had to change the locks on the front door and garage. The Wi-fi doesn’t work as the internal wiring is all wrong. The kitchen is so cheap that is looking tired and all my toilets leak heavily from the cistern into the pan causing a huge water bill. I certainly won’t be buying again from them.
1/5
TrustpilotNot happy at all poor after sale service
Not happy at all, I've owned my home just about 2 years now (base in Harlow Essex) , problem I've faced? Wooden beam hanging, pip leaks and poor customer service. As am writing this review my leaks problem hasn't been fixed yet and it has been more then 4 month now, they ignored my emails. Common we have hard earned and pay huge amount for these homes ! I need someone to get back to me urgently please. I will have no choice now but to start legal action. Really? Do we have time for this?
1/5
TrustpilotThe worst workmanship and customer service ever!
Completed in September 2020, shower started running through the ceiling. Took months to get sorted. Happened again. I've now got actual mushrooms spouting from the soaked skirting boards. The shower tray is on a slope. Apparently there's nothing wrong with it though. Plus the hellish smell coming from the bathroom. Not lindens problem apparently. I even bothering with their complaints procedure anymore, I'm going straight to a solicitor.
1/5
TrustpilotI wouldn't buy from them again. Shame.
Pain to deal with them. We bought a new build home (Borley Park, Botley) and gave them our key to sort out snagging problems after we moved our belongings into the house. Next day when I was at work and they worked on the house our smart alarm system recorded one of their people as he rummaged in our drawers. The next day they sacked the man and they said sorry. I had to replace the locks, and put a new security system in place plus disposed of all the effected clothes which cost me thousands. I ask Linden to pay for some of the damage they caused because of their negligence, but I had no luck with them. Nice. I wouldn't buy from them again. Shame.
3/5
TrustpilotHaving been in our house in Truro now…
Having been in our house in Truro now for 3 years, the house is good quality and a really nice design, just make sure you get them to fix any problems as soon as you possibly can as time goes by as they loose interest the longer you leave it. Make sure to check every screw, fixing, hinge, downpipe, french windows etc... in the first couple of weeks of use and keep on at them until they turn up. AND when they do turn up make sure you are there to make sure everything is fixed.
1/5
TrustpilotI was told that my home would be ready…
I was told that my home would be ready winter 2019 they was very pushy in me signing my house over and everything then to have a letter saying my house is ready but roads and stuff are not and that my house wont be ready till January to July 2020 I needed a quick move y I went down this route now I regret and wish I bought another house as this would of been a quicker option for me I would of been waiting over 18 months for a move since I bought this house. Linden your a joke and hope people dont make the same mistake as us
1/5
TrustpilotGoogle 'Portsmouth news woman suicidal' re Linden
To a recent Reviewer saying "this is a genuine review" all I can say is how naive to give a 5* rating just over a month after moving in. Encouraged to leave a 5* review so soon yet who, in their right mind, gives 5 stars then goes on to list multiple things wrong !!!!! If they were genuine I'd have thought 3 stars at most would have been more appropriate. Snags having to be done multiple times, getting contractors back not once, not twice but 3 times. This reviewer does realise, surely, that when giving a review against Linden that does include their contractors 🤔 so complains or admits faults yet still gives 5* 😂Let's see if they still want to give 5* when they've been in 2 years or when something major goes wrong and Linden doesn't want to know. Maybe this reviewer should Google 'Portsmouth news woman suicidal" and see the contempt Linden really treat its customers with.How anyone can give 5* to this abhorrent, unethical, bullying, cowboy of a builder is beyond me.
4/5
TrustpilotAbbey Farm B Swindon
My wife and I purchased a Linden Windsor in October 2017. We have had our fair share of issues from drainage problems to the usual snagging such as creaky floor boards and settlement cracks. At first there was a problem with communication between the customer care team and my wife and I but Linden made changes internally which inturn helped in building a good relationship between Linden and ourselves . We will have been in our house 2 years in October and the issues are coming to a close within the 2 years builders guarantee. The best way to approach issues with house builders is to build good communication and a relationship where both parties respect each other and the same end goal within a realistic time frame. I have been in the civil engineering and construction industry for 22 years so can relate to being the contractor and the buyer. My advise is to steer clear of witch hunts, spouting off on social media and concentrate on sorting your own home and all will come good. My family are now enjoying our Linden home almost issue free.Hope this helps anyone only reading the bad reviews.
1/5
TrustpilotI’ve never known such a untrustworthy…
I’ve never known such a untrustworthy company in my life!! Poor workman ship!! Bad attitude off staff mainly managers!!!! Never admit liability or fault for there mistakes!! I’ve never cried as much in my life as I have while dealing with awful company!! We’re now stuck in a awful situation with them as we’ve spend thousands on furniture/ blinds etc all ready to exchange to find out we’ve been miss sold a house with false boundaries and were being blamed because we’ve only just noticed 😂 “sorry for trusting in the company!! More fool us!! Over a meter width we’ve lost to our neighbours!! To be told they will compensate us with a dishwasher and washing machine 🤦♀️ There refusing to move the boundaries now as the other house is occupied! So now we have to have the property re-valued again!! And basically start from scratch!! I want to pull out of the whole thing but there refusing to help cover our money lost!! My advice stay clear! There frauds!!!
1/5
TrustpilotA shameful collection of human beings- so far I have had 49 days of work to fix my house!
This is a wholly untrustworthy, unreliable, dishonest and poor quality builder.I purchased a new build executive property from them ( £0.6m - 2.5 years ago) and am still trying to fix it, it breaks quicker than can be fixed!)Properties are built entirely by sub-contractors, to low standards, without adequate quality control or supervision. The output is shocking. To make matters worse, post sale support is nothing short of offensive. It can only be described as a fight to get your home into a suitable, merchantable, standard.The home builder ( if they eventually accept responsibility for the defect), just pass the issue to the sub contractor, no engagement, no supervision, no project management ( if the issue needs more than one sub-contractor you are in real trouble). I cannot stress how poor this experience is. Please - for your own health and well being, do not buy a house from this builder.. So far I have had 49 days of remedial ‘home’ days where I was needed to be available for contractors. This truly is an awful company with an attitude to match...shameful human beings who have no conscience.
1/5
TrustpilotA shameful collection of human beings- so far I have had 49 days of work to fix my house!
This is a wholly untrustworthy, unreliable, dishonest and poor quality builder.I purchased a new build executive property from them ( £0.6m - 2.5 years ago) and am still trying to fix it, it breaks quicker than can be fixed!)Properties are built entirely by sub-contractors, to low standards, without adequate quality control or supervision. The output is shocking. To make matters worse, post sale support is nothing short of offensive. It can only be described as a fight to get your home into a suitable, merchantable, standard.The home builder ( if they eventually accept responsibility for the defect), just pass the issue to the sub contractor, no engagement, no supervision, no project management ( if the issue needs more than one sub-contractor you are in real trouble). I cannot stress how poor this experience is. Please - for your own health and well being, do not buy a house from this builder.. So far I have had 49 days of remedial ‘home’ days where I was needed to be available for contractors. This truly is an awful company with an attitude to match...shameful human beings who have no conscience.
1/5
TrustpilotYou can't not tick the box so 1 star it is !!!
You cant not tick the box so 1 star it is.Avoid this company!!!!!!!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 had to have the bathroom floor replaced 6 times. Glued together carpet in the bedroom , broken windows, bulging walls, no silicone around the bathroom floor and downstairs toilet. Patio doors had to be attended to 10 times......just a snippet of the shoddy crap this company dishes up.Boundary issues as our house boundary has been put in the wrong place. Nearly 2 years on still have mold on our bathroom ceiling as the extractor vent was installed incorrectly. Back garden covered concrete in orange tarp then 1 inch sod on top slimy mess of an uneven garden. Never get any response from customer service in the 7 days. Asked for it to be pushed to head of customer service. Still waiting for a response. !!!! Aarrgggghhhh they are despicable. Once they have your money they dont care.
1/5
TrustpilotIt has been 16 month since we 1st…
It has been 16 month since we 1st reported our faulty banister. They came out today for the 6th time and once again wrong parts had been ordered. Our banister is now bare wood and screws sticking out from where they tried to take it out before checking the parts they had. We have been told once again, the parts will be ordered. They are presently building more houses round the corner, surely they have bannisters. We are also waiting for a replacement weather shield for the front door, of which they brought the wrong one. The plaster finishing at the bottom of the staircase which has been missed. The patio doors still letting in draft as apparently they have put in the wrong sized doors.
3/5
TrustpilotYour beautiful view is not guaranteed.
So firstly, we moved into a 3 year old Lindens home on an established estate. We have heard of others on the estate having issues with their homes, but (and i think this was down to a change of project manager after ours was built) the house we bought is actually lovely. We overlook a 5 hectare nature reserve and are at the bottom of a privately owned cul-de-sac, and the estate is bright and airy and it has a great feel.So, the nature reserve is the point of my words of caution. This space is beautiful. We have hawks, owls, bats, and many other forms of wildlife that live here. It is prohibited to access from the public, and only license holding specialists are allowed to tender this land. According to some of the original residents on the estate, the marketing team sold their houses with the promise of never being able to build on the nature reserve, and those houses that overlook the nature reserve came with a premium on like-for-like models of the same houses on the estate. The nature reserve is home to some protected species such as the Great Crested Newt and barn owls, and they are protected by EU and UK law. This did not stop Lindens putting in a planning application to build 30 tiny terraced houses on it 3 years after leaving the site.Luckily with the mobilisation of the estate, and with the help of our local Councillors, independent experts and ecologists and with the help of the surrounding neighbourhoods, we collected nearly a hundred objections. With two months to go to the decision date, Lindens withdrew their application. If we hadn't had done so much hard work in the objection, our house would now be looking at tiny little terraced houses instead of open, natural shrubs, ponds & grassland.We contacted Trevor Dempsey of Lindens Midlands, asking for them to hand over the land as promised after the last house was sold, only to be told that they would be keeping it indefinitely.So my words of caution are....be very careful when talking to their marketing team before you buy. ANY promises of keeping any public land free from future development work is not cast in stone. Especially if you see any clauses in the title deeds concerning withholding land from handover.My advice is get everything in writing from their teams. If they will not send an email or a letter stating said public land would be free from development, and you progress with the purchase, do so at your own risk. Your pleasurable view over open fields and countryside may not be there in a few years time if they apply to build on it at a later date.
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