Trusted Agent profile · Maidstone
★★★★★
689 reviews across 2 platforms
36 Earl Street, Maidstone, ME14 1PS, ME14 1PS
Bairstow Eves's office in Maidstone, at 36 Earl Street, is rated 2.9 out of 5 across 689 reviews on two platforms, including 61 Google reviews rated 4.6.
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4/5
TrustpilotHighly recommend Bairstow Eves
Highly recommend Bairstow Eves. We really appreciate their help and support throughout the house sale process. I was new to selling a house (on behalf of my Mother), so I had a lot of questions and these were always answered thoroughly by the agents involved: Claire, Daniel and Stephen. They were all professional, informative and worked very hard to keep the momentum going throughout the process. A big thank you to the Folkestone team.
5/5
TrustpilotI highly recommend Bairstow Eves…
I highly recommend Bairstow Eves Sudbury, Ross, David and Sophie were great at every opportunity when buying our first property, bungalow.After being let down by another estate agents across the road, me and my partner were very nearly at the point of giving up looking for a family home, but David and co soon turned that around! Constant updates via email and phone calls made buying a property feel natural at every step possible! Thank you for all the help and guidance when required, you guys have been great 🤩
1/5
TrustpilotAVOID AVOID AVOID Jason Jessica and Freddie
AVOID AVOID AVOIDI recently had the displeasure of dealing with Bairstow Eves Letting Agents, and it was an experience that left me thoroughly disappointed and frustrated. From start to finish, their incompetence and lack of professionalism were evident, with countless issues that made the entire rental process extremely cumbersome.The most glaring flaw was Jason, Freddie and Jessica's abysmal communication skills. They were consistently unresponsive, failing to return calls, emails, and messages promptly. It often felt like we were chasing them for necessary information, updates, or even simple questions. This lack of communication created unnecessary stress and wasted valuable time.Unreasonable Charges: The letting agency imposed exorbitant fees and charges for their services, without any tangible value in return, leaving us feeling exploited and taken advantage of. The lack of transparency in their fee structure only added insult to injury.Overall, my experience with Bairstow Eves Letting Agents was nothing short of a nightmare. From their poor communication, and unreasonable charges, they consistently underperformed and failed to meet even the most basic standards expected from a letting agent.I strongly recommend steering clear of Bairstow Eves Letting Agents to avoid unnecessary stress, wasted time, and unfulfilled expectations. There are undoubtedly better options available in the market that prioritize professionalism, efficiency, and tenant satisfaction.
5/5
TrustpilotProfessional and thorough experience
Professional and thorough experience. Our property was advertised with them and was let within a week. They completed an inventory for us and everything was checked and legally compliant. Highly recommended.
5/5
Trustpilotshe is an excellent estate agent
estate agent of the year Naomi Hughes bairstoweves tamworth. I've had a few problems. and Naomi. has sorted them out. she is very quick and polite and just gets things done thank you Naomi
5/5
TrustpilotAbsolutely fantastic team at tamworth.
Absolutely fantastic team at tamworth.I've corresponded with dec and bethany throuout my time with them.What can I say:Poor bethany has been so helpful at every step of the way, I bombard her with questions and she always has the answer and patience with me ha ha 😂.Dec is cool and calm and explained the process in a way I could understand.👍Any time I've needed to speak to Beth she always contacts me back.Always on time for viewings with a friendly happy face.Definitely the place to sell your home, you get a bonus bestie with every sale. 😉.Xxxx
1/5
TrustpilotRomford Branch - (Mostly) lovely people, useless organisation
The positives - the majority of the staff are actually nice, apart from someone who claimed to be the manager. He complained about his own staff to me when someone had been off ill and dismissed any responsibility for fixing the poor service we received, asking for sympathy himself instead.The main issue is that when staff are off, nobody takes over their work. Nobody tells you they are off. So if the person responsible for your sale is off, nothing gets done. It takes lots of chasing to get a call back, so you are left with no progress being made for long periods of time.There were some issues with our sale because of difficulties that the buyer had with the mortgage provider. The buyer used a mortgage broker with Bairstow Eves, so I thought this would have been easy to fix, but it didn't help smooth the process at all, and each phone call ended up being a long chain of relayed messages with little to gain, and things only progressed once I asked the estate agent for the contact details of the mortgage broker, spoke to the mortgage broker, then found the details of the valuer from the mortgage lender and spoke to him directly. This feels like the sort of thing I was paying Bairstow Eves £3600 to do for me.This wasn't an isolated incident, and the same issue was repeated with dealing with issues with the EWS1 form, where after waiting for weeks with no movement I suggested calling the company who was responsible for the certificate, upon which the issue was resolved promptly. Again, this felt like the work I was paying someone else to do for me.Overall, I put in far too much work to justify a £3600 fee. Coupled with the rude emails I received from Countrywide chasing an AML fee that hadn't been paid because initially they had failed to invoice my solicitors, so my solicitors only knew the commission due through me, I would run like hell away from any Countrywide Estage Agents if I ever needed to sell a property again.(Mostly) lovely people, useless organisation.
5/5
TrustpilotExemplary team at Bairstoweves
The team at Bairstoweves in Billericay were absolutely brilliant , professional, thorough, followed through on delays involving solicitors, surveyors and all areas of our buying and selling , and kept us informed weekly !Both our buyers and ourselves had issues with the speed ( tardiness ) of our respective legal and financial people but Bairstoweves stepped in quickly and timely to bring our sale to a conclusion . I cannot praise or recommend them enough! We will certainly be using them in the Future . Thankyou Billericay Team you were exemplary.
1/5
TrustpilotI sold a house, overcharged for fees, headache
L I sold a house and they over estimated the fees and tried to charge me 8 grand. They are dirty don’t touch them. They have very good lawyers as well that will play the game. Avoid this headache.
5/5
GoogleBrilliant, professional and reliable all the way through our leasehold property sale. Kept informed of every little update and nothing was ever too much! Thank you so very much, Tilly, Stephen and the team!
Thanks for your great 5* review! - Best wishes, Scott @ Customer Care
5/5
GoogleRupert was excellent, great communication throughout”
It’s really lovely to read another 5* review. Your warm opinions are greatly appreciated. Many thanks, Lucy, Customer Relations.
1/5
TrustpilotOne star because no stars is not an…
One star because no stars is not an option. If you want to let a property and then chase your own money for the next year, Bairstoweves is the place to go. You will not be told when your supposed to cash in your rent or what the process is when your tenants don’t pay, you will just be left guessing. All of that for a steap management fee. @Bairstoweves, Breach of contract is the term I guess.
5/5
TrustpilotExcellent service at Bairstow Eves Sanderstead
We purchased a building through Robin and the team at the Sanderstead branch of Bairstow Eves. It was a long, drawn-out legal process lasting several months. Robin kept in touch with us, let us keep seeing the building so we could work out how we would update it, and whether the building was empty, and check that the pipes hadn't burst as the tight sellers had turned off the heating. He even showed us a similar building that was finished to help us visualise how the house could look when it's updated.Robin and the team exceeded our expectations - which is very rare! Bairstow HQ - give that team a pay rise!
5/5
TrustpilotAmazing customer support
Im very pleased and really grateful for all the support and attention provided by the Bairstoweves Leytonstone team.For the second time in 4 years, I have to say that this team are really something else. Thank you so much Mark Hughes, Mesba Uddin and Bairstoweves for all the attention, kindness and support.I really appreciate all of your work and dedication to make what I really needed to happen. God bless!!!
5/5
TrustpilotA great experience made possible by Shanna Seaton.
Shanna Seaton made our experience looking for the perfect family home hassle free. Shanna went above and beyond to show us the property after hours at a time that was convenient for us. Shanna kept us informed of the process at all times and insured that everything fell into place timeously. We received the keys for our property a few days ago and could not be happier. Thank you Shanna for your great service! Regards Andre Myburgh
5/5
TrustpilotI want to give a glowing review for…
I want to give a glowing review for Chrissie Thompson …. My brother had a house fire and I was trying to sort him a rented accommodation out for Christmas…. It has been a long and stressful 3 weeks until I spoke to Chrissie …. In 3 weeks she is the only letting agent to call me back and was so helpful and supportive in trying to deal with the insurance company the claims department the rapid relocate people …. So as you can guess there was a lot of phone calls back and forward …. Chrissie was so patient with me and guided me through so emphatically….. So thank you Chrissie you are a massive asset to your company…. Have a great Christmas and the best for the new year
4/5
TrustpilotProfessional
The team at Bairstoweves, especially Bethaney and Lucy were very professional and helpful during the search for my new home.
5/5
TrustpilotExcellent experience with the South…
Excellent experience with the South Woodford branch. Itayi, Hayley and Alicia were super helpful and responsive to all our communications and kept us guided and informed throughout the entire letting process from the very start to the finish. We just moved in to our new home and Itayi was there to meet and greet us and explained everything clearly. The whole experience was fantastic and Itayi and team are a real credit to Bairstow eves. This is first time we’ve used this agent having having dealt with other letting agent/companies in the past. Bairstow eves have raised the bar high in this industry - we can only highly recommend them to others.
5/5
GoogleI would like to thank Steven for his professional manner on selling our property. A professional gentleman with a professional outcome . Made selling our property a breeze. Would recommend to future customers as you will not be disappointed on the outcome of your property buying or selling . Keep up the good work . Well done !! Kind regards Y Sweeney
Thank you for taking the time to leave us this great 5* review! It's great to see that the professional and friendly approach taken by the Bairstow Eves branch made this a excellent experience for you. Thank you for the recommendation. Kind regards, Lucy.
1/5
TrustpilotHad the following experience with…
Had the following experience with Bairstow Eves Rainham branch- Great staff (Demi was superb) and process seamless, she was the shining star.However, the gaping hole is that they made it as if i had to use their chosen Conveyancer, making it seem mandatory and saying it was a seller requirement, which wasn't the case, its just a sales tactic. I decided to follow their recommendation and was to be charged 2200, only to be charged 3,300 GBP later, for the purchase. I could have used another Conveyancer and paid 1600 for even a better experience.The legal firm they recommend is Countrywide Solicitors - I BEG YOU, PLEASE FOR GODS SAKE DO NOT USE THEM, THEY ARE CRAP AND SLOW.Buying a house is fine from them, but do not take any of their recommendations from them for legal work, it was a fricking sham and robbery.
1/5
TrustpilotSouth woodford letting team
Called regarding a property to rent from them at 9.37 And was arranged for 13:45.Called them back at 10:37 asked for viewing confirmation and the address as i was traveling from far. Gentlemen responded that confirmation will be send to me shortly and he confirmed the viewing once again with me. I had nearly 2h traveling time so i left and got to the area ( had no internet underground). There was not confirmation email yet, called the office about 10 times and no one picked up. Since i was there i followed right move address got to the road and saw another person waiting to view.I explained to the agent there and got refused to see the property as there was no booking. After waiting for 35 min in there by the property since the other agent was trying to get in touch to the person who booked it i left. about 30 min after i got a phone call from the person who booked the viewing saying oh the tenant didn’t want to do more viewing. I replied at least I should’ve received any email or call to say oh Its been canceled. He replied when u don’t have confirmation email why did u come? Yes after 2 times confirmation of the viewing on the phone i should’ve thought they would played me and waste my time.This agency? NEVER again.
1/5
TrustpilotBairstow Eves great, but use your own Conveyancing firm
Bairstow Eves, were excellent, and could not have been more helpful. We had agreed to use Bairstow Eves conveyancing services as part of their package. Everything processed as normal, the flat I’d inherited was sold, and then….. on the day of completion (1st July) , Bairstow Eves conveyancing solicitors “Spiketts Battrick “, informed us that they were unwilling to transfer the funds from the flat sale into anything but an “executors Account”. We then had to wait 5 days for an appointment at the bank to set up the account , who in turn told us we had to wait 10 days for the account to be set up. 10 working days passed, we are still waiting for confirmation from the bank that we can access the executors account. In actuality, it’s now been 20 days since completion, so a new person is living in my inherited property , but I still have no money . It’s been 20 days since Spiketts deemed to inform us that we couldn’t inherit our money unless via an executors account. When questioned about this ( and NB, executors Accounts are NOT inshrined in law, only recommended) Spiketts were off hand, dismissive, and blocked speaking to us because “we had a dispute in the family” WHAT ???????…..eventually Spiketts did speak to us and were of next to no help, and Rude. Obviously we were a nuisance wasting their time, we had passed the point of usefulness as a client, and as they had our money, so Spiketts felt there was little point in speaking to usUsing Bairstow Eves own Conveyancing solicitors has been a false economy - anything we gained using them has been negated by the fact we’ve had to cancel work to our home because of their solicitors ineptitude. Spiketts will doubtless fall back in their T& CS, but their demands for an executors account should have been made obvious either by themselves or Bairstow eves..Irs now 20 days since our buyer moved into my mothers property. It is 15 days since we saw the bank. We have no idea when ( or indeed if) the banking account details will appear.As I write,I still have no money. Use Bairstow Eves, they are brilliant, but find your own convayencing solicitors, don’t say you weren’t warned.
5/5
TrustpilotThank you to all the team who made my…
Thank you to all the team who made my recent purchase of a buy-to-let property smooth. I have bought two properties from Bairstowe Eves in the area.Aimee was great. She informed me of a property that I didn't realise was for sale. They listened to me when I said that the price was too high as I had bought a similar property in the same block. The communication was smooth and they were very patient with me as I also am a surgeon running a private practice so had only small amounts of the time during the day.Julie was amazing at finding a tenant to move in only a few days after completion.Also, thank you to Camilla who sold me my first buy-to-let in the area.
5/5
GoogleBeing in the property trade, means I have worked with many estate agents in the last few years, but Billie and the rest of the team from bairstow eves stands out in being able to guide and help you from exchange through to completion in a professional and easy manner even when things seem difficult. I look forward doing more business with them in the future.
Thank you for your excellent 5* review and kind words of our dedicated team Solomon. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.
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Bairstow Eves's Maidstone office has 689 reviews across two platforms: 61 on Google, 628 on Trustpilot (across the whole business).
Bairstow Eves Maidstone is rated 2.9 out of 5 across all 689 reviews, and 4.6 out of 5 on Google from 61 reviews.
Bairstow Eves Maidstone, 36 Earl Street, Maidstone, ME14 1PS, ME14 1PS.
