Gleeson Homes Tees Valley Middlesbrough reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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No after care

After being in the house for 18 months I am still waiting for the drive to be tarmaced . They take your money and have no after care I had so many problems in first few months it's then you find that the sales girl and site managers have lied and as soon as you move in they do not care about you I'm sure there are some that are happy with their homes but the after service is a joke the senior managers of the company should get their heads out of their backsides and sack the middle management who keep telling them all is well my advice is do not buy from gleeson rip off merchants

Paul · 22 February 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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This is my second review one was in…

This is my second review one was in December which was about my experience with the lovely Louise at Northbeck grange she has been exceptional but for me this is a never ending situation my self and my son are sleeping on the floor In others houses we bought a house with gleesons and that particular plot was just a slab on the floor and not moving they then offered another which I was told maybe December we could move in then came January as an estimate now saying Feb but I can’t see it happening as we past middle off Feb and driving past the house it does not look like it’s going to happen I was told about 2 weeks ago it’s on paint stage and have no other knowledge as the site manager is on annual leave so I can’t be updated I moved from Essex lost my house been in Bradford nearly a year and practically homeless I have heard from my own son Adnan khan who has recently moved into a Gleeson home same area that Mo the site manager is amazing and helped him a lot so please if that is true contact me so I can have a bit off hope as the way things are going I have non also concerned once we do move in as the reviews are terrible what is gonna happen if I could turn the clock back I wouldn’t have gone with gleesons

Kalsoom · 21 February 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent service

Excellent service from initial contact, reservation and all the way through to snagging and handover. Had a minor query with confusion with our electrics options but was quickly and satisfactorily sorted out. Cannot fault service and response. Quality of build is most impressive, we’re extremely pleased and have no problem in recommending Gleeson. Love our house and where we have moved to.

David · 17 March 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Lovely house, horrible experience

The house itself is lovely. We've spent a lot of money having the garden done, however, the driveway STILL hasn't been finished and we've been in nearly 2 years! Gleeson have now decided to plant Oak trees 3 foot from our garden- the recommended space is 50 to 70 foot away from a property. Customer service is a joke! We spend our days off chasing Gleeson to get things done. We also had a faulty tap, this Gleeson managed to fix, it only took 9 months. If we could go back 2 years, we wouldn't come anywhere near even though we love the house, the Gleeson experience has spoiled it for us.

David · 20 February 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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My recent experience with Gleeson. Homes…

My recent experience with Gleeson Homes has been excellent. Special mentions to Christine at Firbeck Fields and Karen at Vickers Grange development for their knowledge, friendly and professional manner. Nothing was too much trouble.

Customer · 21 February 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Terrible!

Garden has no grass, no gate added to fence, most importantly the workmanship of my new home is way below anybody’s standards; alot of flaws and snags. No door number, no porch light, paint and plastering is horrible, kitchen is defective, bathroom has chipped tiles, no shower, half tiled up with only a bathtub. Very dirty and a lot of issues, like cracks. You wouldn’t buy a brand new car with flaws would you??? I’m pissed off. My neighbour has more problems than me. And don’t believe the incentives, they don’t provide carpets or flooring as standard. That used my £3k and the rest!

James · 4 February 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Honestly by far the worst company I have ever dealt with!

Honestly by far the worst company I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. All smiles and niceness when they're trying to sell you a home, but the after care experience is just absolutely appalling. I could not even begin to think where to start with providing details of the endless list of fob offs and issues I've had. I've been to the NHBC twice about them they're that bad! Note to anyone looking to buy a Gleeson home DON'T unless you are a skilled plumber, electrician and builder yourself because if not you'll have nothing but stress

Becki · 31 January 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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A hazard to health!

I was shocked at the state of the wall behind our bath! Black mould! Our bathroom is now mouldy because after Gleesons have come out to “fix” it at least 5 times, water is still running down the wall behind the bath and leaking into the living room ceiling. We’ve had this continuing issue since we moved in 2 years ago! I’m seriously concerned as my partner has recently received treatment for cancer and his immune system is compromised and this could make him seriously ill! Gleesons can improve their experience by actually fixing the issue after trying a quick fix (bodge job!) and understand it needs ripping out and starting again! The state of the wall is discussing and all the wood is rotten. I wish I’d have checked reviews before buying as I would have never bought from Gleesons’s!!!!

Nick · 23 January 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Our Gleeson Cork

From the moment we first looked at the new development we are on we fell in love with Gleeson homes, the staff at the sales centre (Shelly!) Are amazing, even the builders are friendly! Yes we have had problems which comes with every new build property but Gleeson have been quick to resolve for us!

Megan · 24 March 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Many lies told by sales staff

Many lies told by sales staffBought a home which is backed by a field and when I asked if there was any plans to build in there I was told "Gleeson certainly won't be but someone else might, this estate is already a lot of new houses for the town so it's very unlikely" yet only 6 months after moving in a recieved a letter from the council consulting me on a planning application for the field, I'm shocked to find that it is actually Gleeson that made the application.Had the home professionally snag inspected before I moved in and over 100 snags were found. Gleeson only corrected around half and said the other half are "just the way it is, can't do anything about it". Many of the snags such as plastering had to be redone multiple times before it was corrected, everytime it was up to me to argue that it was still not right, no oversight from the site manager.Disgraceful

Oliver · 11 January 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Avoid like the plague

I had a great experience with gleeson up until they had taken my money. 9 months some of my snags have been outstanding. I made a formal complaint in November and had someone from customer care get in contact to discuss and ensure they would get everything moving. I was told I’d get a follow up email and could contact her mobile if I needed anything else. No email appeared, I waited a few days and then decided to text her. No reply. I sent an email. No reply. At this point they have ignored countless emails, countless calls, countless texts AND deleted any of my comments on their social media WITHOUT reaching out to help me. I am at my whits end and will be seeking legal advise. I would 100% buy a new build again but 100% NOT be buying with Gleeson and I recommend you also steer clear.

Mollie · 10 January 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Gleeson do not care about their customers

I could write a book of all the negative experiences we have had with Gleeson. Rude staff, lies, problem after problem, minor leaks they say they’ve fixed which then escalate into a bigger leak through your ceiling and ruining your new floor which they take no responsibility for. Our professional snag report found 129 snags. We completed on 30/11/22 but the poor customer service started after we had exchanged. Do not give this company any of your money. The reviews speak for themselves. They claim to treat their customers fairly and equally but they definitely do not.

Chloe · 8 January 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Empty promises and false dreams

Dane Park Development.Going into the process, we accepted that it's a new build property in 2022; and there are of course going to be some teething issues. however we did not prepare outselves for the storm of horror that awaited us.Come and join us on a magical journey as I take you through the wonders that is Gleeson Homes.I am writing this review in hindsight after having spent the past 6 months in our new build home. I am going to present purely the facts of what we have experienced, as we have already been warned that Gleeson intend to take legal action against myself and a group of others on the development for having the sheer audacity to share our negative experiences with each other via a private WhatsApp messaging group. The entire sales experience for us was fantastic up until they received our deposit money, then the updates stopped coming in, and we just felt like a hinderance when we asked where we stand in the process. In terms of the site team, we have been informed that our development has had over TWENTY different site managers over the past two-three years; if that's any indication of how the development is ran.We were informed we could under no circumstances have a snagging inspection prior to purchase(first red flag). Flooring, Garden/Turf & Fencing are all considered 'optional extras' and must be bought seperately. Our house was actually built on time... HOWEVER we we were called at 18:00 on the night of the 31st of July and pressured into completing/accepting the keys to meet their yearly/monthly targets and seemed frustrated when we asked for a demo/walkaround before completing. We had two seperate leaks we knew about in the property prior to completing. We were assured that there weren't any and haven't been any leaks in the property during the above phonecall(even though we had personally seen them). They backtracked and stated that if there were any leaks they would be fixed before we move in... They were still visibly present on our very brief demo. We mentioned them and were told they would be fixed before we moved in(spoiler: they were not).After reluctantly accepting the keys. the REAL issues began.In our 6 months in the property, (so far) we have had 5 leaks, one of them being quite major; and has destroyed a portion of our bathroom wall, a section of our stairs/landing and carpet. We were informed by the contractor fixing it that "there is absolutely no way this would have passed a CML inspection" as our main soil-pipe for the house was not sealed in any way, so upon flushing the toilet, all of the dirty water seeped through the walls... yet somehow ours was signed off. The general finishing of plastering/paintwork is beyond unreasonable. we had over 200 seperate issues throughout the house to be rectified which were picked up on our professional survey.Our shower door was finally fitted after six months of an almost unusable shower curtain.We are still awaiting for some other optional extra's that were agreed upon as part of our sale, and do not have any hope that they were be delivered/installed at any point after this review. Trying to get ANY issue resolved is like pulling teeth; they ask you to upload it to their webpage, however it's a flip of a coin whether it even gets answered, or they just request a signature to close it without even contacting you. Even simple 2-minute jobs such as replacing a bit of mastic/sealant lead to a two-week long escapade of chasing down staff to find someone qualified enough to do it. Speaking of which: there was such a backlog of outstanding defects to fix, they brought in an external contractor to work on these issues; however they did not background check him, so ended up having to fire him after a week. He left many jobs half-finished, and some now need starting over(including the replastering of our walls/ceiling).We still have multiple ongoing issues, such as the fact that our toilets either do not flush properly, or backflow soiled water / waste into our house (lovely smell!) due to the constantly blocked drains from the site worker's debris. The one silver lining to this absolute fart of a cloud is that there seems to be one employee on site named Ian who actually appears to care about the customer experience, and will rectify issues personally, however as you can imagine with a site of 60+ people who know this, he is in high demand. As mentioned previously, we have discussed this with ~60 other homeowners in the development in a WhatsApp group, and there is a large consensus that we are not a one-off property.All in all, I can safely say I wish i never bought this property, despite the cheap value of it. Nothing is worth living the current nightmare we are in, and set to face the next 30 years paying off/paying to rectify the issues we have inherited.

Anonymous · 28 December 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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.....Where to start

.....Where to start. Don’t start a WhatsApp group for the community to discuss issues etc. Gleeson don't like it.The Dane park site is terrible, roads are currently flooded in places due to blocked drains, which I have suffered from for the last 2 years.The organisation skills are of an infant, no notice to residents to dig up their drives, and leave them with no access. No thoughts given for the disabled.The 2-year warranty they give, should be made 4 years as the work doesn’t get done within that timeframe, unless you kick Gleeson workers out your house for poor workmanship. They like to put more paint on your furniture rather than the doors or walls they are painting.They even crack your walls to straighten a door frame that was not fitted straight. They leave doors damaged and too short and expect you to live with it. The carpenters must use a knife and fork to cut out the hinges and handles.Patio doors left scratched and never fixed even when reported, a new house is supposed to be new. Not to forget things like vents need to be connected to even work.Gardens, I have a garden the size of a football pitch but unfortunately it has more lumps in it then my mum’s mash potato. Not enough topsoil used, hot weather caused a fence post to lift out of the ground, but Gleeson blamed it on the weather, so was left un-fixed.I do love my house and feel the build is good but have been let down by the poor workmanship and finishing touches, not helped by the poor customer care / aftercare.Ran out of time to write anymore

Dave · 28 December 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Amazing service

Amazing service, love our Gleeson home We decided on a cork very spacious! Our sales executive (Leanne) went above and beyond! Couldn’t be happier be with the whole process with our new home !

Craig · 19 January 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Just want your money then don’t care about the mess they leave

Initial house and home buying process was fine, however the aftercare is appalling. Once they have your money they don’t care about you at all and pretty much leave issues to you. Our estate was completed 2 years ago with last people to live in and we still have no roads. Cowboy contractors keep coming out and messing things up and just leave the estate so that we can’t access our homes without any notice. Obviously no one at Gleeson cares as they now have our money and keep getting lied to by their ‘customer care’ team (who can’t care less). Initially we were told everything would be complete by July then rolled back. Whenever we chase we get told it is with another department and then never get back to us.

DMC · 22 December 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Worst customer service ever

Buy a Gleeson home if you want to be ignored by customer service and fobbed off by their site mangers and have numerous snags on your new house made worse by their unskilled workers. The standard of the workmanship is poor to say the least, your new home will be filled with multiple snags that you have to fight to get put right. It’s impossible to get any help from customer service and the site managers are unhelpful. Unawares to myself My bathroom toilet leaked for about 18 months before leaking into my kitchen, my shower also leaked ruining my kitchen ceiling. Gleeson’s left my family with no shower for a whole week. My current toilet issue has been over a week now and they intended on leaving it till after Christmas. I have had to take a total of 7 days off work for people to come and fix these issues. I have also had other issues they tried to fix and made worse. They are happy to take your money but then they are nowhere to be seen when you need them, they prioritise new customers to get their money but then leave them feeling anxious and stressed by not fixing snags. Trust me you don’t want to buy into this nightmare!

James · 20 December 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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DO NOT buy a Gleesons Home

We have had poor customer service from start to finish. We have been in our home for 2 years still to date with issues that haven't been resolved. The stress and anxiety these have caused us has been immense and very distressing. At a time in our lives where we wanted to be moving forward, and enjoying our lives we are stuck with issues with no resolve. Once you have finished completion, issues will take ages to be resolved, we have had numerous contractors not turn up. I worked out if I was in an office I would have had to take over 4 weeks annual leave for the amount of visits (a week of which would have been people not turning up) . I wish we hadn't of bought the house.

Charl · 15 December 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Would not recommend

Please don't believe the Instagram hype and read all reviews before purchasing from this company.The worst decision we ever made buying from Gleeson. Their customer care caused two years of stress and upset. Snags for days and poor quality build.Just because they've recently done a brand refresh with nice images does NOT mean the quality has improved. It may fool some people but this company does not care about its customers. We have even been lied to by them and have the proof.

Matterson · 14 December 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thanks for being so helpful and…

Thanks for being so helpful and informative to Josh at Rainsborough Park. Lovely show homes and warm and friendly staff. Would recommend to anyone looking for a new home in the area

LISA · 23 February 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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11 months of problems

I have been in this house since January and have had so much stress trying to get a large number of issues rectified. Some of the problems have not been minor and have still not been put right, there are draughts from windows and the house is really cold, these houses are supposed to be very well insulated but I doubt that very much. The customer care has been bad and promises to complete the work are regularly broken. New problems are still occurring and having to. be reported. This is what Gleeson advertises and are supposed to have sold to me [ At Gleeson, we build affordable, high quality homes in the North of England and the Midlands ] I have 1 word in reply to this statement RUBBISH!!!!. If I could have given 0 stars I would. Please avoid and save yourself the hassle.

Yvonne · 12 December 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Pay a little more elsewhere and AVOID this company

If I could give 0 I would! They are all happy go lucky and happy to help while still in process of getting your money including the sales team! Don’t be pulled in by the thought of full support for 2 years.Once you’re in your on your own they don’t care your house has an expiry date of 2 years because everything then goes wrong.If you like ‘luxury’ toilet roll don’t bother your drains can’t hack it and they will leave you over bank holiday without any help! If you want a damp free home then DEFINITELY go elsewhere.Customer support is something else it doesn’t exist.The builders use the roads as a racing track with the diggers no respect for people living in the houses.If you want decent and with no expiry go elsewhere!

Charlotte · 5 December 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Perfect Developers and Customer service

We've been looking for home around us and gleeson homes came through for us, from the customer service to the mortgage advisor to ease of reservation.

Michael · 24 August 2025

★★★★★ 4/5

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I went to the sales office of Calverley…

I went to the sales office of Calverley View in BD2 and the staff was very friendly. She gave me all the information I required and I am looking forward to buy the house soon. Thanks

Sandeep · 15 November 2023