Every review we hold for the Northampton office, from every platform, shown as written. First names only.
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotTerrible customer service
I was repeated called, texted and emailed by Adele at the pontefract office to sell my home with them in their Boxing Day sale. I did message to say I had sold my property and did they have any houses coming up in my area to buy up to £300k - zero response. A perfect house came up for sale with them in our area on the Boxing Day sale but was also up for sale with Strike and they could not be bothered to tell me so guess who sold it Strike!
Mrs · 10 January 2021
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotConcerning lack of accuracy
We attempted to purchase a property through the Swaffham branch which was described as having equestrian facilities. The property turns out to be subject to various undisclosed restrictions and clauses that prevent its use for keeping horses. After we pulled out of the purchase and disclosed these issues to WHB, the property was re-marketed without any amendment to the listing. We presume this is a deliberate attempt to mislead future buyers into thinking this is a viable equestrian property.
Dr · 23 March 2021
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotNorthampton Branch l
Booked a viewing with them on a house as soon as it was posted (Saturday). Asked for earliest viewing which was Monday afternoon. Got there and they were a no show. A couple that were hanging around to view said they called and apparently the house was unavailable. Apparently the agency had "tried" to call the couple but there phone was off, and had "tried" to call us but number wasnt recognised. Definitely avoiding this agency from now on
Harley · 15 March 2021
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotThis estate agents are by far worst I…
This estate agents are by far worst I have come across...they have absolutely NO back office...selling the house is one thing but how they manage the sale after that it quite simply dreadful..the lack of communication..total and utter negligence in handling forms ..they are truly all over the place and have cost me thousands in interest payments..they recommend cheap paralegals to the buyers to handle the legal side of things and its only at the last moment a solicitor actually looks at the case and then comes up with an abundance of new enquiries which causes huge delays...1 of my buyers took 13 weeks to get a survey..another had waited so long had to ring the mortgage company themselves to found out the bank had been trying to get hold of whb broker for 3 weeks!! To confirm a simply address...another buyers help to buy form took 6 weeks to get right..and on and on the failings happened!! every single one of my buyers did not have one good word to say about this outfit ..not one! They simply cannot manage the aftersales if you do anything this year DO NOT use this office it will cost you money in the long run there are plenty of good reliable estate agents out there that keep you updated ..track all paperwork ..acutely fill out forms..and more importantly spend the time to make sure forms have been recieved and are correct all the stuff you would expect from a professional company of which this is not!..trust me when I say this they have cost me 1000s in interest payments due to negligence and My company will NEVER use them again you have been warned!Steve StindersCeo Stinders Construction ltd
Steven · 10 December 2020
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotIf I could give a nil score I would!
If I could give a nil score I would!Huddersfield branch: Misleading staff Read the T&C very carefully (you don’t get your photos fee refunded if you don’t use the conveyancing company they get commission from!)They Lost a house key!Even worse gave a viewer the house keys unaccompanied….shocking service leaving house vulnerable and ultimately the occupant..Steer well clear..
Kate · 7 October 2023
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotLet down with no explanation.
I called to book a valuation, arranged for 3 days later. After waiting half hour I called to check arrival time. They said they had no record of it (yes, definitely right company). That's it. No apology, no offer to rearrange. Will take my business elsewhere, not a great start if they can't even schedule an appointment.
WH · 6 October 2023
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotProbably the worst experience i have…
Probably the worst experience i have had buying houses. If you are a seller that want toi was told offer was not accepted one day, next day i received a call saying to send my document as my offer was accepted before and encouraged to use solicitor through sequence (solicitors who are not responsive, ignore emails and never reply back to you) while, all these was going on. i receive a further call that the seller was ringing everyone who has viewed the property to give their final offer. Why would you let me engage your solicitor or told me my offer was accepted when you are still in the bidding stage? I will try avoid this agent every opportunity i get. surprise to see that the same offer i gave is what is being paraded as what the b=property is being sold for online £47k if it is, then this is borderline fraudulent and not getting the person who is being repossessed the best chance.also when i made my complain known, The lady who address my complain made no effort whatsoever to understand what aspect i was not happy about (i was unbothered if you get a higher offer as when it comes to corporate sales thats the goal). i was not pleased with the service provided.
Luqman · 9 November 2020
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotEvery department is useless.
I cannot even begin to describe the terrible experiences that I have had with this company. The mortgage broker service, the lettings service and even the managers are absolutely useless (Colchester branch). I made a complaint and they didn't even investigate the correct claim. The manager, with whom I spoke to for over half an hour, clearly didn't listen to a word I said. Steer clear of every department! They offered me £100 to refer a friend but they couldn't pay me any amount to put anyone else through the stress I had from dealing with this estate agent.
Samantha · 27 October 2020
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotPossibly the worse letting agents in the world
I'd give them zero stars if that were an option. The letting agents are two-faced, unreliable, dishonest, unpleasant, and only out for money. They are thoroughly nasty human beings. They change your energy supplier to one they prefer (without your consent) and tell your current supplier that you're leaving them. Then you are charged at the highest rate and they won't sort the problem out. That's just ONE of the many, many, many problems with them. AVOID THEM LIKE THE PLAGUE!
Sheena · 4 October 2020
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotAvoid as they don't take notice of emails or phone calls unless it suits them.
Tried several times by email and phone to get their Clacton-on-Sea office to stop sending me emails about new lettings staff.1) I have not given them permission to use my name, address or phone number as I have never contacted them.2) I did contact a company called Connels who used to occupy the same office.3) I don't have any property to rent out.They just ignore my requests to stop contacting me.I dread to think what they would be like if I asked them to rent out one of my properties or to sell one of them.Avoid, they don't listen.
Mr/s · 2 October 2020
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotWilliam Browns Hull …
Terrible service if there was an option for minus stars would use DO NOT USE worst service I have ever received would never choose this company again and strongly recommend others not too. Myself and my partner paid out £600 for their services to help purchasing our house they did nothing we chased them up. They blamed Covid over the whole thing utterly not an excuse for incompetent and unprofessional service heard from others they have had similar experience judging by this they won’t be in business much longer .
Laura · 19 September 2020
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotWasted my time
I was interested in a property located Wymondham which they advertised on a popular website. I booked an appointment for viewing and I received a comfirmation text message. I arrived at the property at the comfirmed time but noone was there. I called the relevant branch (Attleborough), however I was only told that the responsible person is not around. Nobody took the ownership of the problem and I could not view the property, although I came here from over 120 miles away.Time wasting company, I do not recommend at all!
Ufuk · 18 September 2020
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotBraintree
Braintree I recently rented a house through them and they took the tennants depositI asked for the deposit £1380 (better in my account than theirs)Almost a month later still nothing has been paid to meDo Not Trust Them, I will never use them againAnd anyone renting Do Not leave the deposit with the agents just pay a one time deposit insurance payment of £26 to mydeposits.co.uk to comply with UK law. Then keep the deposit in your bank account until you need to return itThey charged me £54 to insure it and are delaying passing it to me as long as possible keeping it in their account! what an insult
P · 24 August 2020
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotAre they bad or very bad
I phoned the Pontefract office 2 days ago regarding a bungalow they were selling no one answered as it went to answer machine I left a message name and phone number as of now no one has had the courtesy to phone me back.I'm afraid the reviews on site match my experience with w h browns it's not the first time either.I made an enquiry to Wakefield office 12 months ago regarding a property and 95% of the time on the phone was trying to get me to put my property on the market with them it didn't matter much about the property they were selling.After my experience and certainly the reviews we will not put our property in W H Browns hands.I gave 1 star very reluctantly minus 1 is more appropriate
Paul · 14 August 2020
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotIf I could give minus I would
If I could give minus I would! Never rent out a property with this company. They do Nothing but steal money from you In Every way shape or form. They are very sly, act very nice, withhold important information from you and then demand payment. I am referring to the Leeds branch in headingley. Absolutely terrible!
Fatima · 28 September 2023
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotQuite simply the worst estate agent I…
Quite simply the worst estate agent I had had to communicate with - they were bad 40 years ago and they are worse now- quite how they have survived employing badly trained obnoxious staff is beyond me. Lincoln office ( uncommunicative, rude , unhelpful, )
Anita · 23 May 2024
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotDo it yourself ... better!
Atrocious communications from their Grantham office - haven't heard from them in weeks bordering into months during our sale. Even when we've chased them, they've not deigned to respond, until - finally - when we raised a formal complaint. Then, just a response that exudes smarmy evasiveness. I can absolutely see why the Sell-it-Yourself approach is booming, as no right-minded individual would use this shambles of an outfit twice. Steer well clear, if I were you.
Maurice · 30 June 2021
★★★★★ 1/5
GoogleI had call just information, look to moved from London to Northampton ,, twice they had hang up ,, First person didn’t understood English, second was name Lilly ( coincidence my name to ) .sorry I need just information to rent a house,, it is that difficult
Elena · 24 October 2020
Agent replied · 23 October 2024
Good afternoon, I am sorry if you were not happy in your experience with us. If you wish to share any further comments about your experience, please do email me at review@countrywide.co.uk. Kind regards, Donna.
★★★★★ 1/5
GoogleWould give 0 stars
They rarely answer the phone or call back when they say
They work in conjunction with another and say to call them or your landlord.
The other agency say to call Taylor's or the landlord and the cycle of incompetence can then repeat.
Internet · 24 October 2020
Agent replied · 23 October 2024
Hi Marcus, Thank you for taking the time to leave us your comments and I am sorry if this has been your experience. Customer service is very important to us and as such I would like to invite you to contact us directly about your concerns to review@countrywide.co.uk. Kind regards, Scott
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotNO RESPONSE AT ALL FROM THE COMPANY
Wanting to enquire a rental property 2 days ago, no one pick up the call, email and all I want to know is whether the property is pet-friendly. I tried to call the company by 20times and 3+ emails, even the livechat on the website could not help me with anything.
AAAAAAAA · 19 January 2024
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotDO NOT GIVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
DO NOT GIVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSAs a purchaser, wanting to view properties in the area, I made this mistake with the scunthorpe branch and got no end of marketing emails and rubbish despite me making quite clear initially that i did not want them. It took 3 attempts to get them to stop and remove me from their system, as you can imagine the 3rd email wasn't so polite.Would not entertain now or in the future .
Transfield · 14 April 2021
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotDo Not Trust Them
Would have given them a zero if I could. I would not recommend them to anyone. I have requested for the 3rd time today for the Lincoln Branch to take my property off the market as they are not marketing it. I have had so-called viewing but within a few hours they have called me to cancel the viewing and give me an excuse why they are not coming for example they don't want to now view due to Covid19 so if you are concerned about it why book a viewing. Think this is their action to keep me with them. All they have done to me is lie all the time. For one of my viewings, I went out of my way to try and get a sale chased several times whether they had heard from the potential buyer it would be no. Also they told me if I dropped my price in their relaunch on Boxing day they would remarket my property but all I got was a price drop on Christmas Day. When I queried it I was told it was a relaunch, which I see as two completely different days with a price drop as nothing had changed and the pictures of the property are awful for a professional photographer. I know someone who is looking to buy and went to view a property with them and they never gave her a call back to ask how the viewing went. Do they think people are going to call them back. Have put a complaint in but that even lies supposed of retracted my cancellation after collecting the keys and asking them several times to remove their board from my property. They never ever acknowledge the cancellation so how did they speak to me about it. Someone from the company called my mother regarding my complaint. Breach of Data protection.
Jennifer · 30 June 2020
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotHalifax branch
We were given some really bad advice with regards to selling our house. We were recommended to put it for auction which just put people off to start with as the auction fees were £6,000. We had texts to confirm viewings that never happened and to get any feedback about viewings we had to ring the office. We gave notice of termination of contract and sold the house within a day ourselves. Would not recommend this company.
Dawn · 18 March 2021
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotNorwich branch dreadful
Join a tenant's union and read up on tenant's rights before renting from this hopeless company. Norwich branch dreadful. Absolutely incompetent company, palmed our renting off to the hopeless 'Sequence' sub-company. Took two months to return the non-disputed portion of our deposit due to their shocking incompetence.
Cale · 4 April 2024
Where the same review appears twice we show it once. We leave out reviews that name another agent or another of the brand's offices.