Trusted Agent profile · Manchester
★★★★★
865 reviews across 2 platforms
The Hacienda, 21 Albion Street, Manchester, M1 5DA, M1 5DA
Bridgfords's office in Manchester, at The Hacienda, is rated 3.2 out of 5 across 865 reviews on two platforms, including 412 Google reviews rated 4.5.
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5/5
GoogleRecently moving flats, Daniel Mooney went ABOVE and BEYOND in helping me find my new home. Would completely recommend them in the future in helping anyone find the perfect place for them. Quick, effective, professional and charismatic. Couldnt have asked for a smoother experience. 5 STAR SERVICE!
5/5
GoogleI recently entered into a tenancy contract with Bridgfords and have been thoroughly impressed with their service. The agents are incredibly supportive, providing top-notch service that exceeds expectations. They are prompt in responding to emails and phone calls, ensuring that any inquiries are addressed swiftly. The positive feedback I've received from them has only solidified my confidence in their professionalism and dedication to clients.
Hi Hesam, Thank you for your wonderful review of our local team and providing them with 5*! - Best Wishes, Scott @ Customer Care
1/5
TrustpilotIf I could score 0 out of 5 I would
If I could score 0 out of 5 I would. The worst letting agency I have ever encountered, even my landlord at University was more on the ball that these muppets! The customer service stops as soon as you’ve paid the extortionate agency fees and deposit. We moved into our flat in Didsbury and discovered that the Gas Hop was not working, I went through Bridgefords Maintenance Team to get this sorted, it took them Three weeks to get someone out to look at it, it turned out to be a very quick fix. A month later we discovers a leak from the skylight in the Bathroom and another in the Bedroom, this issue also took forever to get sorted, neither Bridgefords nor HML Properties would except liability for the problem and I had to do all the leg work as the people on both sides hadn’t got a clue!! We moved out of the property in September and the leak was still an issue, but I had given up by then as we had a warm and dry summer! During the start of the COVID 19 outbreak our tenancy was due to run out and Bridgfords wanted us to pay £125 to renew the tenancy, even on a rolling month by month they still were asking us to pay the renewal fee. Luckily the government introduced rights for tenants during lock-down so they couldn’t do anything, they never spoke of it again! They also asked us to pay more rent per month- I refused! We finally moved out of the flat in September 2020, and it started again! 10 days after vacating the property, it was left in a very clean state, better than we had received it I asked for our deposit to be returned. I was passed around until I spoke to a very inhospitable man called Mathew Healey who told us in a rude an abrupt manor that there were cleaning issues with the property and asked for £125 to cover the cleaning costs. I asked for inventory, it stated ‘left at good domestic standard’ he said they had signed it off and that a member of the Didsbury branch had high-lighted the cleaning issues. I asked for photos which took him a week to send over after much chasing up. He advised me to pay, I held my guns much to his annoyance and appealed through DPS and was got almost all of our deposit back. More than half of what they were asking for which was nice. Do not rent through Bridgfords they are daylight robbers and a circus of clowns who haven’t got a clue!
5/5
GoogleI used Bridgefords to find my new home in Manchester and dealt with a lettings rep named Thomas. The communication was excellent and I could rely on swift and help responses. The process was as stressless as it could be due to the exceptional levels of customer service. Would 10/10 recommend using Bridgfords.
Hello Thomas, Thank you for your wonderful 5* review! We're thrilled to hear that Thomas provided you with excellent communication and made the process stress-free. Your recommendation means a lot to us. Best regards, Lucy, Customer Relations Team
5/5
GoogleWent to view a property and Tom was really helpful and friendly, he was telling me about the area which seems lovely and quiet,
1/5
TrustpilotAppalling Behaviour/Service
Our experience with an agent at our local Bridgfords has been utterly awful. They have behaved appallingly and their “sales” tactics could be described as bullying. They have used a form of emotional blackmail by using a property (That was Managed by them) we had expressed an interest in as a carrot so that they could sell our house for us. We knew this would be a conflict of interest but they have shown they are so desperate that they would stoop so low to actually try and bend ethics and morality. Would never ever use this company!!
1/5
TrustpilotUninterested
As a property management company, Bridgfords provides an pretty poor service overall. In fairness, my experience is based on only having one property manager for the Schoolhouse in Manchester - Rebecca. More often than not (including in pre-pandemic times), chasing for a response is necessary. There is a lack of interest in important concerns at the property. The overall impression is that more time and energy is spent on higher value rentals, which are deemed to be more worthy of the time. I guess it's not the work which brings in the commission...
1/5
TrustpilotVery disappointed
Very disappointed. Cancel 3 appointment just 5 minutes before
1/5
TrustpilotIf only there was 0 rating I could give
If only there was 0 rating I could give. Worst experience with a letting agent ever, they have been withholding my daughters deposit for nearly 4 weeks now claiming work is being completed on the flat after her and her flat mate vacated on the 15th November 2024. When we went to finalise the cleaning on the weekend of the 15th Nov, there were clearly painters in decorating where the leak in the living room was (leaking for most of the tenancy) and a few spots in the bedrooms, I have pictures ofthe whole flat on vacating as proof. However, despite holding her deposit to this date the flat has already been readvertised on the 24th November ready to move into 9 days after she moved out because it is fit for tenancy, as we had left it! ! It is now the 11th Dec and we are still being fobbed off with excuses as to why they are not returning her deposit! Cleaning carpets apparently now!! We left the flat cleaner than when she first moved in and I have already cleaned the carpets. I have sent a complaint to their head office / parent comany, Countryside Residential Ltd and will be following it up by reporting them to their ombudsman! If anyone needs to know who the ombudsman is, it is 'The Property Ombudsman'. I sincerely wish I had read their terrible reviews before she rented the flat. Avoid Bridgefords at all cost!
5/5
TrustpilotBridgfords Chorlton
Bridgfords Chorlton provided fantastic service from start to finish. John and Muneer were always on the end of the phone and email. Response to any queries was always dealt with promptly and efficiently. More importantly was the way they managed things when our dad sadly died during the sale process. They were caring and compassionate and still continued to support us through to a successful sale. We really cannot thank them enough.
5/5
GoogleMy husband and I were very pleased with our experience working with Bridgfords. Thomas Richmond, who helped us find tenants for our property, was exceptionally supportive. His professional approach and clear communication ensured that the entire process was efficient and stress-free. I highly recommend both Bridgfords and Thomas for their outstanding service and dedication.
Thank you Fion for the fantastic 5* review and it is great to read that you would recommend us and I would like to wish you the very best for the future. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.
5/5
TrustpilotBridgfords Denton - Seller
Ryan promised to sell our house over the asking price within 3 weeks and he didn't disappoint! You listened to exactly what we wanted and offered great advice. Quick turnaround with initial paperwork, excellent professional photos, perfect advertisement online, overall brilliant communication and reasonably priced (you pay for exactly what you get, well worth going with this team over Ryanair style Purple Bricks). Reliable and professional service offered by all the team, huge thank you to Ryan, Adam, Stacey and Gemma! Can't recommend you all enough!
1/5
TrustpilotAVOID AVOID AVOID
Myself and my partner had the displeasure of renting from Bridgfords for a year. Needless to say it was one of the WORST years of my life. We’d never rented before and had no idea what we were doing, they knew that and took advantage. We were shown a shoe cupboard of an apartment, the rent was around £350-£400 a month for one bedroom apartment with the kitchen and living room being one big open space. At first it seemed great. Finally living alone (we later found out we were paying the same rent as the rest of the building who’s apartments were 3x the size of ours and had someone who came to check the place out from Bridgfords even POINT OUR HOW SMALL OUR APARTMENT WAS COMPARED TO OUR NEIGHBORS!!!). No pets allowed was annoying as we had two small cats but we knew the couple who lived across from us (they moved out not long after we did because of similar issues) and they had a cat... along with half the building... so we didn’t worry or care. Everything was fine until the first inspection of the apartment, I’d stayed awake all night before the viewing to clean (as we’d never done that before so I wanted to make sure it was clean) I fell asleep on the couch at around 8/9am to be woken up by a small blond woman in my apartment (the door was locked..) so I was obviously surprised and confused, the woman gave me attitude claiming she knocked and rang the buzzer. The buzzer is so loud you’d hear it during a hurricane, I immediately knew that was a lie and The walls were paper thin so if she knocked I’d have heard as would the entire building, once done she went to other apartments and knocked.. when no one answered she walked away, didn’t let herself in like she did with us... That was bad enough. Then she took MY KEYS with her and when I ran downstairs and across the car park to ask her if she had my keys she said “no” as I saw them sat on her passenger seat.. I had to go out so I was panicking in a rush because those were the only set of keys we had. I started walking back to the building angry to have her call me back and say “I’ve got them” yes. I know. That was bad enough and already gave me anxiety about anyone and everyone letting themselves into my apartment without my permission or me even being there! Then we asked to move into the apartment downstairs as the previous tenant had just moved. We were given the ok. Great right? Would have been if they didn’t tell us we could move in at the end of the month to them ring/email and asked “can we move now” and have them ignore us until mid way through the month and say “end of this month” this went on for 2 months. 2 months of packing and unpacking all of our belongings in a tiny apartment just so we had clothes to wear. Then Joel began harassing me over the phone/emails, demanding we let people come into our apartment to look around (the apartment we wanted was empty for 3 months but they refused to let us move) so I said no as the apartment was a tip and I would be home alone when they came, I suffer from severe depression and anxiety so you can imagine the amount of stress and worry I felt not only when I would see an email from him or his number ringing my phone. At first he took the no as a no and said okay but the amount of times he’d email/ring about viewings increased as they continued to ignore our requests to move into the bigger apartment. Then one day I got a phone call from Joel, I answer and had him yell at me down the phone for 5 minutes (it felt like an eternity) for not letting people view the apartment, ignoring that they refuse to let us move downstairs and THEN they can show whoever the hell they want. I felt like a child being scolded for drawing on the walls.. I’m 22.. so when he hung up I informed my mum and dad (they worked across the road from Bridgfords) so my mum for obvious reasons was not happy, they both almost ran across the road to see him and when they called him out for how he treat me he went bright red and fumbled over his words.. he has the nerve to act big and tough over the phone but if you confront him in person? Coward. Absolute coward. Fast forward to moving into Apartment 1 (when we moved the landlord put the rent up for the entire building to £450 and added an extra £100 on to the deposit.. it’s too convenient to be a coincidence) and almost immediately we were getting complains about covering out windows... we got complaints because nosey people didn’t like that we covered the windows...(some of the people in that building were just as pathetic and childish as Bridgfords) then when we sorted that complaint we got a letter telling us to leave because we have cats and you’re not allowed pets. They sent us an email with a PICTURE OF OUR CATS IN THE PREVIOUS APARTMENTS WINDOW. So they KNEW we had the cats from the start and still let us move in downstairs... that’s extremely snakey behaviour, any excuse for more money. So skip ahead to moving day and our previous apartment had been rented out to a young woman who smoked WEED IN THE APARTMENT WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN WITH HER FRIENDS ON A FRIDAY NIGHT. You’re not allowed to smoke in there.. never mind doing ILLEGAL DRUGS. So that told us plenty. Then skip ahead again to today (November) we’ve been away from those soul eaters for a few months and I got an email asking for the deposit because of “unpaid rent” we’d had this back and forth about rent for months now, me sending them bank statements of rent being sent on the right days to them ignoring us and coming back a month or so later to try again, I was sent an email today with an attachment of “evidence” as to why they want over £1000 from us... it’s a word document. SOMEONE HAD OPENED A NEW WORD DOCUMENT AND TYPED UP “date-date: unpaid” etc. This is not evidence. This is not proof. Anyone can write a word document, I’ve sent verified bank statements with the date/time sent, amount sent, who it’s sent to and the reference number. They won’t take that as proof but expect me to take a word document as solid evidence that they are entitled to over £1000 from us... they are truly pathetic. Joel is a bully, Alex is manipulative and they condone harassment and targeting. DO NOT TRUST THEM. DO NOT RENT FROM THEM. DO NOT BUY FROM THEM. THEY WILL OVER CHARGE YOU. We now live in a 2 bedroom house for the same rent as a 1 bedroom apartment where you’ll get people complaining that they can’t be nosey. Since we have been here we haven’t been harassed, haven’t had people starring at us through the window, no one has just let themselves into our home. We have never been happier. I 10000% recommend Dawson Estate, when I told Matt how we’d been treated by Bridgfords he was disgusting and confused at there unprofessional behaviour and went out of his way to insure we are fully aware of what’s going on and replies to any questions I have almost immediately. Avoid Bridgfords!!! Get in touch with Dawson Estate!!! They’ll treat you right and respect you not harass and target you!!!The Bridgfords I had the displeasure of dealing with was in Halifax but after looking through over reviews it looks like it’s not just the Halifax branch that needs a reality check and a customer service training course...
5/5
Googlethey are professional.
Thank you for leaving us your superb 5* review. Thank you for your delightful comments. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Feedback and Support Team.
5/5
TrustpilotBridgfords- Buxton
My husband and I have bought and sold quite a few properties over the years and this is the first time I have felt impressed enough to write a review. Choosing an estate agent can be tricky and choosing someone you can trust with possibly one of the biggest financial transactions during a lifetime can be quite scary. Thankfully, a recent experience of purchasing a property in the Buxton area has helped change my view of estate agents and their skill sets.I would like to make a special mention of the team that work at the Buxton office of Bridgfords. John Sweeton and Judy Scouler lead a great team and Judy in particular made the recent process of finding and securing a suitable property for my family a really positive experience. Judy was helpful, perpetually positive and demonstrated a superb set of communication skills when delicate negotiations were needed. Her ability to maintain a professional service despite any hurdles she came across was commendable. I like to think that both the seller and I (the buyer) left the purchasing process feeling like we had both gained what we needed to and a bit more. So, well done Judy.I would recommend this particular team as they communicate with you in a timely manner; they keep you updated when necessary and answer all the questions you have as quickly as possible. I would certainly use them again.
5/5
GoogleI was looking for a rental property as a student in Manchester but due to the extreme speed with which the rental market moves was finding it hard to even secure a booking. After a visit to Bridgfords, I was given help by Charlotte Mann, who quite simply could not have done more to aid in securing a property. Due to her giving invaluable advice, sending through the details of a property she had mentioned and following up with emails extremely promptly, I was able to secure the property within 10 days of going into the branch, and am now happily installed. I was also out of the country for a large amount of the process and even with this complication on my end it all went incredibly smoothly. It is entirely due to Charlotte Mann's help that I would absolutely recommend Bridgfords to anyone looking to rent a property in Manchester.
Thank you for your amazing recommendation, 5* review and kind words. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.
5/5
GoogleI've recently begun renting a property through Bridgfords and their service has been nothing short of outstanding - they respond very quickly to emails and work hard to address any concerns in a polite and timely fashion. Phone calls are always answered enthusiastically and with a genuine interest to help me with any issues I am facing. Special S/O to Daniel Bright and Charlotte Curtis-Wood who have made the renting process so effortless and hassle free - this is by far the best company I have had the pleasure to rent through so far :)
Thank you so must for your wonderful 5* review of our local team. I will ensure your kind comments are known to the local team. Best wishes, Scott @ Customer Relations
1/5
TrustpilotDear sir/ madam
Dear sir/ madamI am writing to you to inform you that I currently live in cubic apartments in Preston. I've been living there for eight months now with myself and my partner my day job i dpund out found that a lad had been squatting in one of the flats he's been letting homeless people into the building and on numerous occasions they been seen selling drugs. Also damaging letterboxes and robbing people's mail. Pictures were put up of males ecr I informed ppm management there room number and police but males still live there day and night it's getting bad my misses is scared I have to walk her every were. Were moving soon but this is not on. I should not have to move because police and building people don't do anything. I'm informing you hopefully something can be done soon .he'd been selling drugs and bridgefords refused to help at all. They were not helpful at all they have a duty of care and didn't care at all just about there money .
5/5
TrustpilotGreat experience with the Gosforth branch
Great experience with the Gosforth branch. I’d been struggling for almost 6 months with another estate agent to get my flat ready and tenanted. It only took Jennalise and team 2-3 weeks to have the apartment readied and tenanted after taking the keys from the other agent. She was very hands-on, responsive and professional. Thank you so much!
5/5
TrustpilotGreat experience with Maciek…
Great experience with Maciek Starczewski. He had remortgaged my house when no mortgage brokers could help. Huge thank you ☺️.
5/5
GoogleAdeel was extremely helpful throughout the process, and did everything in his power to get us the best deals. He explained everything clearly and went the extra mile to help wherever he could, making the process less daunting for me as a first time buyer.
5/5
TrustpilotRecently moved to Huddersfield
I have recently moved to Huddersfield from London and Bridgfords was incredible. Sarah has been with me through the whole process and has been really helpful with all my enquiries. Also got back to emails quickly which is great as moving can be stressful. There was a welcoming pack of goodies when I got to the property!! Very satisfied with their customer service.
2/5
TrustpilotVery unsatisfactory experience so far!
Put in an offer on an already vacant flat at the beginning of the week as the property I'm currently in has sold so i need to find somewhere urgently and this fitted the bill perfectly.. Rang them back today to find out why I've not heard anything from them to only find out they still had not submitted my offer to the seller and that they would be doing it today and would get back to me later about the outcome of my offer..surprise surprise i have not heard anything back from them im appalled at their lack of enthusiasm I thought they were ment to be selling properties not sitting on them!! I also mistakenly thought they were a reputable estate agents until I read all the negative reviews on here some with the similar experience I'm currently having with them!!
1/5
TrustpilotVery bizarre ethos
My wife and I found a property of interest being marketed by the Washington branch. We were in a very strong position regarding our status as we are actually completing on our current property on the 30th and prepared to move into rented to get the right house moving forward. This was pointed out to the representative who took the phone call. We viewed the property and I must say the young lady who came out was very friendly and professional. It was very clear from both the pictures and the live viewing that the property required a lot of work both inside and out to make it liveable. We exercised due diligence and found that the property next door had been on the market in June 2024 for exactly the same price as the one we had interest in but it had been fully modernised, had an extension and fully landscaped garden. We felt a below asking price was in order taking this information into consideration and made contact again with the Washington office. The offer was put forward and we were told as it was 5 minutes to closing they would contact the vendors Monday and be in touch. Monday came and went with no follow up call. Today I rang back in and spoke to the exact person I’d discussed the offer with and he seemed totally un phased he hadn’t made any contact with an update. I explained the rational behind the offer regarding the house next door and he replied ahhh that house is much smaller. When I pointed out we had the original listing in front of us and it was exactly the same he just said oh and moved on. Again we explained the situation and even intimated we may go up a little. He said he would go back to the vendors and call me back. Well would you believe it still no call back. I’m really now not surprised after reading the rest of the reviews on here but I do hope someone of a higher level reads this and maybe educates this chap on the art of selling and negotiating. Right now he’s more sales prevention and a poor representative for front of house sales. We will move on and look elsewhere.
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