Reeds Rains (Newtownards) reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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BE WARNED!! Very disappointed with RR

Bad communication, very disappointed, seemed to appear professional but in reality totally the opposite. I put in an offer in the range of asking price, no reply for 2 months and finally when I chased up, I was told the property was sold, but the property was still available on the market! Finally when she replied after 2 months, lady who was dealing with my request suggested that if I still wanted to be considered that I should put in an extremely higher offer than the asking price so the offer cannot be refused.I found that very cunning and extremely disappointing because the actual price sold for was significantly less than the offer I initially made. ReedsRains not to be trusted, they are cheat, slow with bad communicators. No sense of care for customers. I will not ever deal with ReedsRains again and avoid any properties that are associated with ReedsRains.

Jemma · 15 April 2018

★★★★★ 1/5

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BE WARNED!! Very disappointed with RR

Bad communication, very disappointed, seemed to appear professional but in reality totally the opposite. I put in an offer in the range of asking price, no reply for 2 months and finally when I chased up, I was told the property was sold, but the property was still available on the market! Finally when she replied after 2 months, lady who was dealing with my request suggested that if I still wanted to be considered that I should put in an extremely higher offer than the asking price so the offer cannot be refused.I found that very cunning and extremely disappointing because the actual price sold for was significantly less than the offer I initially made. ReedsRains not to be trusted, they are cheat, slow with bad communicators. No sense of care for customers. I will not ever deal with ReedsRains again and avoid any properties that are associated with ReedsRains.

Asim · 15 April 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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Fantastic company

What a fantastic company! Due to false and lack of information/ disclosures from a local estate agent and solicitors, i found myself in the situation of breaking the sale chain and going into rental accommodation. I used Reeds Rains for the lettings in Rawtenstall and they were fabulous.

Linda · 21 May 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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Reeds Rains: A warning to landlords

Reeds Rains Hillsborough (Sheffield) basically conned us into signing up with them for the rent collection service. We were told we could quit the service with a months notice so we signed up. However you have to pay a FULL MONTHS rent that the tenant pays plus VAT and not the rent collection percentage. So in our case that's over £600 to stop Reeds Rains collecting the rent. In other words a years rent collection fees if you like just to exit. Interesting as the contracts are for 6 months!Our tenant also signed the contract with an address for Flat 4, Spain (I kid you not) and Reeds Rains wrote down she was 57. Turns out she's 67 and retired which means we're in breach of our BTL mortgage terms.To top it all they also transferred all the energy supplies to Spark Energy without our permission BY MISTAKE as we'd signed the forms NOT to do so! Still trying to sort out the Spark issue some 9 months later.In short be warned. We're currently in dispute with them and would suggest you look up the unfair contract law if you're in the same boat or if you're sensible DO NOT USE REEDS RAINS LETTINGS IF YOU ARE A LANDLORD!

Big · 14 March 2018

★★★★★ 1/5

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Reeds Rain Ilford - Horrible experience in every respect.

We purchased our first property from a seller who used Reeds Rain in Ilford. As I work in a property related field I am not nieve to the process.We put in an offer for the property based on a number of conditions being met. One of which was a clear timeline for completion. We were assured that there was a very short simple chain and that it would be an easy smooth transaction.Fast forward six months and we are still waiting for multiple properties in a branched chain to exchange with complex negotiations still underway.Reeds Rain refused to exchange for the entire time (we didn't end up exchanging until a week before completion.) If we weren't tied into the transaction at this stage we would have walked away 100% as a result of their abysmal handling of the situation.In addition to this, a number of the required conditions of sale were not completed, but we were not provided access to the property to check before completion - but again, we were assured by their office that there would be no problems and that things would be done. In summary of their service and attitude: Their office will never return your calls, you will have to just keep trying to get through to the right person, they will refuse to put anything in writing and once they have finished giving you the sales pitch, you will be nothing more than a number in the ledger and they will treat you as such.

Andrew · 6 March 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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I have used Reeds Rains twice now and…

I have used Reeds Rains twice now and always found Lisa Sharp to be incredibly swift in dealing with all aspects of the process. I highly recommend this Agent.

Malcolm · 27 November 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Reeds Rains Rhyl branch

Reeds Rains, Rhyl branch have shown us exactly how an estate agent should work, professional from valuation to offer accepted in less than a week on market.Kept fully informed without even needing to pick up the phone. Very honest comments realistic valuation leading to very quick offer accepted, after 6 months with another agent!! and everything is extremely stream lined. Buyers must feel comfortable too as they've shared honest feedback.

Claire · 2 July 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Horrific experience

Horrific experience. Zero customer services skills, blamed me for mould in the property I let from them which later revealed to be written in the inventory which was completed the day before I moved in, therefore they let me a property which they KNEW was mouldy.

Beth · 26 January 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Avoid At All Costs

This is the worse estate agents you could possibly use! They lie, deny any responsibility for any wrong doing, break your legal contract, never action anything they say they will do, cause you stress, financial loss, and have the worse management and complaints procedure I’ve ever known. If you are looking to rent or buy a property I would definitely not recommend using these and I work in the industry.

Matt · 17 September 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Reeds Rains Wilmslow

Great service with both buying and selling. All staff in the Wilmslow were very helpful and efficient at keeping me up to date, either by phone or email. All staff were very professional and persistent to close issues which occurred as a result of inadequate communications from my solicitor. I would not hesitate to use Reeds Rains Wilmslow in the future. Thank you!

C · 13 October 2018

★★★★★ 1/5

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Very poor customer service

I booked Reeds Rains to value my house and got a confirmation email. On the day, nobody turned up so, 20 mins after they were due, I rang the office. The girl who answered the phone seemed uninterested and totally unapologetic and disinterested. Even after an email to complain I got no apology, just a question about if I still wanted a valuation. I will not bother with them again.

Tim · 8 September 2021

★★★★★ 4/5

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Helpful and supportive

Helpful and supportive throughout the selling process. Went the extra mile to make the sale as smooth as possible despite my solicitors dragging their heels. Overall very satisfied.

Mr · 6 December 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Our initial contact about the house and…

Our initial contact about the house and handling of our offer was quick and very smooth. They arw now dealing with our mortgage adviser making the process easier.

Karl · 5 December 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Jordan was so helpful

Jordan was so helpful, an efficient and very friendly young lady. She helped my son find his first home and made the entire experience straight forward in what can be a minefield fro a first time buyer.

Ronald · 29 July 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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The Reeds Rains team we’re amazing

The Reeds Rains team we’re amazing! Emily kept me informed every step of the way in regards with the flat that I bought. I felt very comfortable speaking to Emily. I can’t recommend them enough! Thank you so much!Tiziana.

Tiziana · 21 May 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Worst experience ever. Castleford branch

Worst experience ever. Do not use reeds Rains if you are looking to rent. They stall and stall in giving you your deposit back. The property management team give you lie after lie and are extremely unprofessional Handed in my keys 29th August. After nearly 3 months I have only just got my deposit back. I was supposed to get a check out report the day after they did their checks.Despite contacting them a few times a week. I was always told they will look into it and get back to me. They never did. After 7 weeks of going back and forth from the branch and the property management team, each pointing the finger at each other. They finally get back to me and decided they were going to take £240 to cut the grass, Despite me having email proof from the landlord that he was going to do it. Their response was contest it with deposit protection scheme as its the landlords fault, nothing to do with them. After reluctantly accepting the charge, I then spent another month going back and forth of them saying they would look into it and nothing happening. Fast forward to last week when they finally agree to give me my deposit back (minus the £240 charge for the grass cutting). They then sent me a quote of £498 for cutting the grass (good job i re checked the quote). I had to speak to a manager to get it back down to the original quote as per email they received. In what world does it cost £500 to cut a very small garden. Extremely unprofessional and trying to fleece tenants with huge unjustified charges. I do not recommend reeds rains to anyone. I have had months of stress over this. They do not protect the tenants at all and only care about getting the rent.

Zach · 23 November 2023

★★★★★ 2/5

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Central office let them down

This is a review as a landlord who used reed rains simply to find a tenant. The local branch in Hebden Bridge did this pretty efficiently. I had it in writing from the central office that after 6 months they would send the tenant a letter explaining that it was now a rolling tenancy. They didn't and are ignoring my requests to do so. So very quick to take the letting payment...I will use a locally based letting agency should i need one again.

Jo · 22 November 2023

★★★★★ 4/5

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Satisfied customers L & L

The overall sale process worked smoothly and quickly at the initial valuation stage, prep of relevant media material, arrangement of viewings etc., when there were delays outside of the agents control later in proceedings they were proactive in trying to resolve matters and reach a timely completion of sale and we were happy with the level of service provided.

Lee · 5 January 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Reeds Rains in Bamber Bridge

We recently moved from Manchester and Alison at Reeds Rains in Bamber Bridge was amazing. She helped us so much and now we are happily settled in our new home! I swear we would not have got those house keys without her!! Invaluable x

Lindsay · 23 November 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Avoid this agency at all costs

Stay away from this agency as they are so unprofessional, dishonest and offensive (Elizabeth March and Andrea Snook). I had an accepted offer for a house and they instructed me to hire a solicitor and start the procedure. However, after 1 month, they have decided to accept a higher offer. They even did not bother to apologise for my £450 loss. Avoid this agency at all costs.

Sid · 7 January 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Reeds Rains Macclesfield

I recently exchanged on my first house purchase using Reeds Rains in Macclesfield Cheshire. Sue Wood and her team have been a delight to deal with, answering all queries promptly and proactively chasing up everything that needed tying up on both sides to make for a smooth process. Highly recommend.

Jake · 4 February 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Arranged a viewing

Arranged a viewing. 10 mins late due to traffic. Rang office when arrived to be told agent already left! No call or message to advise they cannot wait. Very bad customer service 😔

Samantha · 24 August 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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The Property Management Side is Appalling

I've been renting a property via Reeds Rains since the middle of September. Since then, the boiler has broken down twice. The first time took almost a week to rectify. The second time was reported on the evening of October 19th when I was advised someone would contact me the following morning. Six days later I'm still waiting. On Saturday 21st October, I reported a leak in the lounge only to be advised it wasn't an emergency and someone would contact me the following Monday morning. Again, I am still waiting for that call. There are other issues which need dealing with but not as urgent as these two. Although my local agent has escalated this and asked someone to contact me urgently, I still haven't received any contact. I don't know what the problem is but honestly, I wish I had never rented with Reeds Rains if this is the standard they believe is acceptable from the property management side of the business. I would advise any would be renters or landlords to be wary of using Reeds Rains.

Andrew · 25 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Avoid like the plague! They break the law!

I would beg anyone who is considering to rent or let their property with Reeds Rains to find another agent! Please please please avoid like the plague! Entering a property without permission or consent is illegal but in the eyes of Reeds rains, it’s just a normal day in the office! I would rather sleep in a box on the motorway than ever use this company again!!!! Please avoid!

Katrina · 8 July 2021