Reeds Rains reviews

★★★★★ 5/5

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As a long time landlords with the…

As a long time landlords with the newland Avenue office, we were confident when choosing Steve, Tony and their team to take care of our own house sale …… superb communication, attention to detail proved successful when arranging the many viewings in a very short space of time which I’m confident will produce a buyer for our lovely home very soon THANKYOU

Kevin · 1 September 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Horrendous!

The response to my initial review (posted on 28th November, below) is as unsatisfactory as the service. Whatever the company claim now, I can evidence all of the concerns I listed. Further, almost three weeks after the moving date, problems persist. The fridge and freezer were not working and the tenant lost £130 of food. He is still without a working oven and has no access to the electric meter to obtain an initial reading. The latter is especially concerning because the hot water tank heats up constantly and then drains itself: imagine how much this is costing! Various items are broken (door handles, toilet seat) and there is black mould around the windows, very unhealthy. The tenant is facing Christmas with a microwave meal. How unacceptable is this! Happy Christmas, ReedsRains., , , , , -Dealing with this company has been a nightmare, for myself and the tenant for whom I acted as guarantor. Annabel Gilbey was the nominated negotiator but emails and phone calls to her went unanswered. On one occasion, the tenant drove several hundred miles for a viewing, leaving home at 5am but no-one turned up. A phone call would have been helpful. Sending a text when the negotiator knew he was travelling was not. We were sent repeated requests for information, money and urgent legal confirmations - none of which were necessary had the negotiatior or her colleagues acted professionally. The Branch Manager Justin Barton must bear the greatest responsibility for this. My concerns can be evidenced if this is necessary.

Lynda · 20 December 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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I had the worst experience renting 1102 Jefferson Place. When I arrived, the flat was filthy, filled with personal belongings from the previous tenant (including condoms, batteries and incontinence pads), and had badly damaged furniture. I moved on a Saturday afternoon, and couldn’t contact anyone so deep cleaned myself - when I did get in touch, they told me I should have waited to move in. I had hired a moving van, taken time off work and arranged for help, so that wouldn’t have been possible. Eventually they gave me a £50 one off rent reduction for 3 days of cleaning. It took 6 weeks to get blinds fixed, the bath resealed and all the belongings removed. Included pictures of the state of the place. The communication was awful, nothing got fixed unless I emailed repeatedly, and all they would say is that “the landlord needs to approved anything”. Also GDPR issues, at one point I was accidentally forwarded an email chain between my property manager and landlord. Now it’s been 3 weeks since I moved out, and I still can’t get confirmation of my deposit return, same story as usual that my landlord won’t reply and they can’t do anything. I’m having to open a dispute to get any movement. Maybe other properties are better, but this one was appalling. Looks like it’s still available, best of luck to the next tenant.

Ella · 16 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Kirsty and the team have been a real breath of fresh air - helpful, timely, professional, and kind. I wish more of the world could be like this! EDIT: I would like to add that the rest of the team have been amazing during our purchase!

Michael · 18 December 2025

★★★★★ 2/5

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shambles, salford quays barance were the worst…

salford quays barance were the worst letting agents we have been unfortunate enough to have dealings with, if you can avoid them I suggest that you do. the move in inventory was a work of fiction with not a single fault or damage mentioned and the flat was filthy with numerous items of damage and disrepair that they are now trying to claim from us after moving out and leaving the place in better condition that we moved in Jessica was so tardy at arranging repairs that we gave up. never again would we deal with these people

Peter · 7 November 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Lewis the agent was early to the…

Lewis the agent was early to the viewing appointment and gave me time to wander throughout. He called when he said he would, and was very helpful throughout. As you can imagine the process can be quite nail biting but his quick responses and helpful manner made buying stress free. I would definitely recommend your service to anyone.

Mrs · 2 September 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Don’t touch with a barge pole!!

Truly awful experience…so unprofessional. Total lack of communication. On completion day, went to drop keys in and office was all locked up! We had been in a few days before to make sure of arrangements and were told there would be someone in their office at all times on completion day. Eventually Luke arrived - he had been for lunch, but there was no-one to cover…unbelievable on a Friday, the most popular day of the week for moving house. Whoever is the manager in Chester needs to realise that we are paying good money for a service, when it shouldn’t be unreasonable to expect someone to actually be on the premises to receive keys from their customers. It gets worse…our buyer went later to collect the keys and the shop was locked up again! It’s 5:30pm now and they still haven’t been able to get the keys. No phone calls to either ourselves or our buyers before hand to explain what was going on - we had to do all the chasing to find out why we were being let down. Begs the question ‘what are we paying for?’ Please avoid this Estate Agent.

Calor · 18 October 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great renting experience! My partner and I recently moved from Italy to Manchester (in a lovely apartment), and Reeds Rains team supported us through the whole process. We showed up to their agency one morning and had the greatest of luck being greeted by Sid! He immediately booked for us some viewing appointments with Jake (great agent too!) for the apartments we liked among the ones proposed on their website. Once we found a home we loved and the landlord approved of us, Sid was so kind explaining to us which documents to prepare, supporting us throughout the reference procedure and always giving out useful advice, all in an extremely friendly yet professional manner. We felt like we mattered, unlike it usually happens with other agencies. We just moved in our new temporary home and the team is already proving they will support us along the way as well. Thank you!

Margherita · 18 October 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Professional and on my side as seller

More personal about the sale if our house. Understood our needs about asking price. Helped to remarket the property and I have always felt they are on my side as the seller not on the side of the buyer. Always kept informed of progress and always available at the end of the phone staff very polite and helpful.

Paul · 27 August 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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I would like to say a big thank you to Jordan at Reeds Rains Manchester. Jordan has been helping me with my deposit case for the past few months and I’m …

Bing · 16 March 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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I don't normally leave a review, but I was so impressed with the service my partner and I got from Reed's Rains Manchester! We spoke to a gentleman called Sid, who was very helpful and knowledgeable about the area and what properties were on offer. Sid really took the time to talk us through our budget and understand us as a couple in terms of the type of property we were after. He also clearly explained the admin process and what documents we needed to start the application process. I've found other agents really pushy and dismissive (they seem to only be interested in getting the money off you!) but I found this was the opposite here. Sid's welcoming and friendly approach put us both at ease and the service we got was first class. Thank you Sid and all the team at Reed's you do a great job!

Becky · 25 September 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Laura Croft was absolutely fantastic throughout the purchase of my flat. She was helpful, professional and always gave good advice whenever I asked. Without her, this difficult purchase probably wouldn’t have happened. I cannot praise her highly enough. She is such an asset to Reeds Rains. Also a shout out to Mia Halliwell who was a great contact, Mia showed me round the flat I bought, she was positive and always helpful when we spoke. Thank you to all at Reeds Rains.

Stella · 25 September 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Highly recommended

From the moment we put our property on the market, the staff at Reeds Rains were very helpful and guided us through the whole procedure until completion. In particular we would like to thank Matthew Candow who was always willing to solve any issues we raised. We cannot thank them enough for making what potentially is a stressful situation very easy and I recommend them without reservation. Rosemarie & Mike James

Mike · 22 December 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Kirsty Rudd was incredibly helpful, answering all my questions when I viewed the property and provided thorough correspondence from negotiation through to the point of sale.

Lucy · 2 April 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent service from the first…

Excellent service from the first telephone conversation regarding a valuation for probate . Stacey was professional,knowledgeable & caring . Nick & Ben are professional, knowledgeable and keep you in the loop about viewings feedback ect . Always go above and beyond I have had phone calls & emails late on a Saturday with feedback . I sold a property with them two years ago they are a fantastic team . I would 💯 recommend them .

Andrea · 1 October 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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From putting house up for sale to accepting an offer was very quick.We dealt with Matt and Shannon and were both amazing and kept us updated throughout.Block bookings for our viewing worked fantastic and we received and accepted an offer over the asking price.Highly recommend

Julie · 10 October 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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Absolutely diabolical service from…

Absolutely diabolical service from inept, defensive staff. There seems to be a high turnover of staff in the Hebden Bridge branch, with poor handovers and often the left hand not knowing what the right is doing. They contradict information given between solicitors, and vendors, cause undue stress and delays, go back on the comments they make when challenged, and have taken over 15 months to sell a house that has had a buyer waiting to complete since the first offer.I would strongly recommend that if you want to efficiently buy or sell a property that you look elsewhere. This service has been SO poor that I have advised a friend to not even consider buying the house they are currently interested in as it is only being advertised by Reeds Reins Hebden Bridge and I would not wish this service on anyone else. Edit in respone to Reeds Reins Reply:Whoops- just to evidence their incompetence they don't even seem to know the house completed and I moved in 10 days ago! Way to tell on yourself 😅Yes, my house sale fell through because of delays with your sale, thats precisely my point. I had a cash buying landlady waiting to go and when I was still waiting on basic paperwork and relying on mixed messages from yourselves 7 months in she understandbly bailed. I then cancelled my second sale to a cash buying company which I rushed through in order to save the chain having received alot of pressure to rush once you told me you seller was ready, only then to be told by a different staff member they were 'no where near ready', of course I'm not going to take £30k less than I need to if you had further delays. Having met the branch manager the day I completed, as he had to drop my keys here at the end of office hours as no one called to confirm they had them as I was informed they would, knowing I was moving from another city, I can see why there is such a high turn over of apathetic seemingly clueless office staff, if he is at the helm,my removal man couldn't have summed it up better when he described him as the C word. (Side note if you value safety just be aware he also handed me the keys without even asking my name let alone asking to see ID.)Terrible terrible service, steer well clear at all costs.Positive shout out to Emily who does the weekend vieweings, the only competent person there.

Claire · 2 July 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Highly recommend - professional and empathetic

I rented a property through Reeds Rains and dealt with Thom - who was brilliant! I was in a tricky spot having been given notice to leave a previous rental due to landlady returning and he understood the urgency of a move, but also took into account me still needing to be in the area for my children's schooling and work. He communicated with me well throughout, and found me my ideal place which we all now love!

Kelly · 19 September 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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The communication from Liz was…

The communication from Liz was excellent. Regular phone calls and updates, very professional but friendly too 😁

Miss · 24 May 2026

★★★★★ 4/5

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Very good experience overall

Very good experience overall. People were always very helpful and made us feel valued. On occasion we had to tidy up/hoover, turn-off lights, reset blinds, etc. after viewings which was very frustrating.

Geoff · 14 September 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great work

Helen, Keeley and her team are great and a pleasure to work with. The went above and beyond with difficult buyers, and current occupants to help secure the right buyer!

Mr · 21 September 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Truly awful experience

Truly awful experience. I would not go with this company ever again, not because of the company but because of the landlords they choose.We went through reeds reins even though the landlord managed the property. We went without heating for 10 days with 3 kids. In fact the boiler broke every 3 months for years. There is a leak in the kitchen coming from the bathroom which was also never fixed. Let's not speak about he broken fence.The landlord often entered the property without permission, even if we were not there. When we left, they with held the deposit due to damage we have caused. But then they never did changed anything before for the next tenant l moved in... Where did our money go?Unfortunately my opinion of reeds reins is now they only work with landlords nobody else would choose. They are not responsible for the upkeep of the property but they are responsible for who they decide to work with.

David · 22 April 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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The house selling process with Reeds…

The house selling process with Reeds Rains has been excellent. My house went live on the market on the Friday at midnight and was sold a week and a half later. Customer service is fantastic all very knowledgeable and very easy to work with :)

Customer · 27 August 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Barry was very friendly and…

Barry was very friendly and communicated well throughout the process

Peggy · 22 May 2026