Reeds Rains Rotherham reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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Avoid as a landlord. They are useless and you will never get the support you need.

On a fully managed service, they found me difficult tenants and then did not support through the tenancy or after the tenancy. Despite explaining that I was pregnant at the time and wanted a stress free tenant, they knowingly gave me a tenant who had failed referencing (and did not inform me of this but instead pulled the wool over my eyes saying everything was fine). A multitude of issues then stemmed from this tenancy and the various departments at Reeds Rains have failed to support me throughout and after the tenancy.I am now out of pocket financially paying for issues this tenant created in my property as I was assured by Reeds Rains that they had started a claim with ZDG. Having spoken with ZDG directly, this claim was not on their system. Generally speaking, if you ask them for something/their help on something/an update, you will be met with silence. You can keep chasing, but you will never get an answer to your question. Even if you call, they'll say they'll get back to you, but they won't. Even if you call multiple times with the same questions.Reeds Rains have caused me, and continue to cause me (even after I have moved my property away from them), an incredible amount of stress.Please avoid them.

Deepaah · 2 March 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Worst service ever

I wouldn’t recommend renting from this estate agent as they are a nightmare to get your security deposit back from. My landlord agreed to return my full security deposit and 18 days and numerous excuses later from advisors in the moving out team and I still am without my deposit. They wouldn’t know good customer service if it smacked them in the face.And their response says to email that address I have and I’ve emailed a complaint but yet can respond to trust pilot but not my emails

Louise · 28 February 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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After calling for a viewing an…

After calling for a viewing an arrangement was made within a couple of days atva convenient time. My offer was placed and accepted without having a long drawn out wait. I was sent an email informing me that i would be looked after and informed throughout the process.

Lynne · 15 August 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Absolutely horrific

They had no regards toward us as a tennant or towards our landlady. They failed to get in touch with us when the contract was up for renewal, we had to constantly chase them. Our landlady opted for them to fully manage the property and do inspections. They never did as many as they were paid to but always kept taking a cut before the rent reached the landlady.When trying to hand our months notice in they declined it. Luckily I cross checked this with our contract and had to contact them again, which they did end up accepting in the end. Due to this delay we nearly lost the house we were moving into to a different couple. I contacted them via email and phone approx 5 times alone about where to hand the keys back as our local branch didn't exist anymore. Nobody seemed to have a clue. When it came to the deposit it took us nearly 2 months to get it back. The landlady hadn't disputed anything, they just hadn't bothered to contact the landlady or the TDS. We ended up raising a dispute, the TDS couldn't even get a response from them so ended up releasing the funds that way. They tried to over charge us on the overlap of rent which took me caused me waste further time emailing and calling. Early on in the contract they tried to charge me a fee to renew the contract despite the new legislation that came in regarding this. All the contact I had (or lack of) was with my property manager Ella Slack. Maybe the issues I experienced isnt company wide and are down to this one individual. However, if this is a case, I strongly recommend if managment see this review, you check the notes on the system and you will see how many time I called and emailed to move out of a property as requested by yourselves. Its not that I was even trying to leave mid contract, the landlady wanted to move back in and gave 2 months notice and I was just trying to adhere to that. I think it must have took what feels like 20 calls and emails to arrange this.

Danielle · 17 February 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent service

So glad I have went with reeds rains to sell our house they have been so helpful and any questions I have had they have answered them for me all the staff are so polite and always there to help

Danielle · 11 December 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Reeds Rains Surveyor was great

Reeds Rains Surveyor was great and really understood the local market. Hi valuation was spot on and we sold the house within Three weeks and got a good price for it.

Michael · 23 August 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Reeds rains wrexham bad experience

Reeds rains wrexham, overall not a pleasant experience dealing with Simon. Travelled a long way to view a property, submitted two offers with no response, no willingness to negotiate on our behalf with the vendor. Recieved a voice mail to say property sold to a cash buyer who's offered considerably more (it wasn't, 5k more) then said 'ideal really'. Not what you want to hear when you think you have found your dream property. Both me and my partner found him rude and obnoxious on the phone. I'd go as far to say I would actively avoid purchasing a property listed by reeds rains Wrexham.

Thomas · 19 January 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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This is hands down is the single worst…

This is hands down is the single worst company I’ve ever I’ve ever dealt with. Over the years I’ve had a whole host problems with inventory checks (they didn’t even take any photographs for my first inventory), the maintenance department and the billings team and the drafting of the tenancy agreement terms (which has changed during the pandemic but RR hadn’t updated). All the departments are fragmented. Anyone I ever speak to hasn’t the slightest clue what is going on, are never willing to help and just do their utmost to pass the issue to another clueless person in another department. While I see the sales side of this has positive reviews and that has alao been my experience. The lettings side is completely chaotic. Steer clear!

Helios · 11 January 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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We have just rented a lovely property in Rotherham. The staff at Reeds Rains are amazing - especially Hannah Read who was our contact point for all admin, and Adam Fletcher who spent ages at the property with us giving us all sorts of information about Rotherham. Coming from Bucks we really appreciated that and it really encouraged us to rent through them. The staff in branch are very friendly and hospitable. Highly recommend them all.

Joanna · 24 October 2017

★★★★★ 5/5

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I had a great experience with Reed Rains in Rotherham, particularly Becky who is incredibly friendly, professional, and helpful. I loved the attention to detail with the little welcome box, too.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism

Ellie · 23 October 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Very helpful professional team

Very helpful professional team. They kept me informed of how much interest there was in my property. I felt they matched my property well to potential buyers. I also felt I could call in and talk to someone if I had any questions.

Sylvie · 18 October 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Tenants Beware!

Absolutely terrible letting agents. Maintenance line might as well not exist. They do not respond to issues reported or say they will call back and never do. We even had them "booking contractors" to attend but then not showing up during our tenancy. We were left with a leaking toilet for 10 months which ruined walls and carpets in three rooms. We have now lost some of our deposit due to their negligence through the mydeposits scheme they use. Damage caused by the leak has now left us out of pocket. Disgraceful and shameless company. We paid our rent, looked after the property and had it professionally cleaned upon check out. The house was riddled with damp from top to bottom and reported many, many times. Disgusted with the company.Stay well clear.

Adele · 21 December 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Because of loosing my job because of…

Because of loosing my job because of covid having a gap in pay I was late paying November rent made the payment on the 17th December at 10:30 with agreement to pay December rent by the end of December.At 11:30 on the 17th December I was issued a court letter falsely claiming I still owed 2 months rent and threat of eviction when the truth is at time of letter being issued I owed 65% of the rent for December while still in December

Mr · 20 December 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Reed Rains maintenance is awful

Reed Rains maintenance is awful! Simply the worst estate agent maintenance I've ever dealt with! They never get back to my emails, never get back to me when I call them when they say they will. I've contacted about the same issues many times with no response. If the landlord is rubbish, then at least the estate agent can get back to me saying they're still waiting on the landlord. Ridiculous service, avoid at all costs. They also didn't ask the landlord to fix a water leak in the toilet until after we moved in (flusher was leaking into toilet bowl so no damage).

Omar · 16 December 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great Job

I used a different estate agent to try and sell my house in Pelaw. They let 3 buyers slip through their fingers even after having 3 acceptable offers on the table. So I decided to use Reed Rains instead. Sarah from the Jarrow Branch was very knowledgeable and professional their first 'prospect' viewed the property made an offer and purchased the property within 2 weeks of engaging Reed Rains. Thank you Sarah.

David · 25 January 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!

Don’t know why I even bother at this pointStill no answer from reeds rainsThey’ve committed so many illegal acts that I’ve had enough…And to think I’m gonna send an email to their customer service team again they can think again… You know them comments they put on your bad review posts on here?? Oh well think again if you think they reply because I’ve not heard a single peep JUST like the Hanley Stoke on Trent branch who have been ignoring me for 5 weeks about my deposit…Not being kept in the loop, not being told what’s going on… at this point it seems like theyre ignoring me so they can illegally keep the depositI’ve had enoughWorst most vile company I’ve ever had the misfortune of working with! AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Sasha · 15 December 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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If I could leave 0 stars I would

If I could leave 0 stars I would. Bullies, liars and horrible people to deal with. I thought the head office team on the phone were bad until I had to deal with the branch staff. Utterly incompetent. Would never recommend this branch or use them to buy, sell and especially not rent. Watch out for Greg the manager he is your typical slimy, creepy salesman who lies to try get what he wants.

Amber · 28 September 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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BE WARNED ABOUT THESE THIEVES

The worst, most dishonest bunch of charlatans i have ever encountered. Landlords, take notice of the many, many terrible reviews on the web and don’t be another victim. In a nutshell, they won’t pay you. They will collect rent from your tenants and hold on to it. Send them your bank details, ask for a reason why they don’t pay. All will be either ignored or referred to another office in Southampton. I’ve turned up at their offices to try to spur them into paying me. I was told they have tens of thousands of pounds of MY MONEY in an account, but it’s “on hold”. Unfortunately, they don’t know why it’s on hold, they’re owed no money from me. It’s simply not worth investing in property if you use Reeds Rains for your letting agents. Don’t take just my word for it, DO YOUR RESEARCH. Currently going through their internal complaints procedure, then I’ll be reporting to Property Mark for dishonesty and the Ombudsman. I believe there are a great deal of outstanding cases against them. DONT BE THE NEXT VICTIM

Alan · 14 December 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Sarah was very helpful throughout the…

Sarah was very helpful throughout the entire process of renting out my house. Always attentive to detail and responded to my questions with great ability. Thank you

Lukasz · 16 August 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Terrible service for property…

Terrible service for property management.When the tenant has delay in rent payment. Instead of resolving it first with tenant they start by alarming the landlord and the going to tenant.I had a few property with them,. And it felt as if they are making me work instead of resolving issues quietly behind the scene

Essor · 4 April 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Good luck getting your money back.

We have been renting through Reeds Rains for over two years now. In the meantime we have moved from one property managed by them to another one. Needless to say the move was anything but flawless (they wouldn't consider >100K £ / year as income because I'm employed via an agency and so on).The fun part starts when you ask for your deposit back from the previous property, managed by them. Countless emails, countless requests for updates. Very little back, blaming the landlord and so on. I've agreed to their exit report and everything, I just needed an update from the specialist "moving out team". The landlord personally contacted me this weekend to say that he is trying to return my deposit but Reeds Rains is making it difficult for them to do so. We are going to start legal proceedings but as far as Reeds Rains go:- Asked for who the manager is for the moving out team (no reply).- No complaints or code of conduct policies on their website- Incompetent one line replies basically saying "we are also waiting for an update from the landlord". For weeks.- no support as a tenant. Feeling talked down to despite being a customer for years.I would strongly advise people to seek someone else for their letting needs, be it landlord or tenant. I wouldn't trust them with buying or selling a house either since their process to get a deposit back and move to another property is so shockingly poor.

Flavian · 6 December 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Completely garbage, I wish I could give a negative mark, fail company, never work with them.

Never response to ANY enquiry, they will only contact you when they need payment from you for work, they will never follow any instruction, they are never taking any responsibility.Long time in the industry only let them know how to forbid any responsibility that they need to take, you are always only on the loose end.Try them if you are brave enough, at your own risk.I am now suffering and waiting to terminate their service

Max · 11 August 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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I have been helping a friend who has…

I have been helping a friend who has lost his son recently and his wife has now been admitted to hospital. There is a personal matter relating to a letting which is managed by Reeds Rains which required a sympathetic consideration. The matter was handled by Megan both sympathetically and professionally. In a hard business world sometimes decency and empathy shine through.

John · 22 March 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Disgusting, No Professionalism

The worst renting company I’ve ever had the displeasure of being with!!! REEDS RAINS HANLEY IN STOKE ON TRENT!!!I move out in 4 days… 4DAYS!!! And I’ve been emailing them the same email for 3 weeks straight they won’t email back they’re completely ignoring us, now that we’ve paid our last months rent they couldn’t care less about us or our move… we’re stressed and it’s causing serious problems with my health! Don’t be surprised if you receive a letter from court for negligence to your tenants… absolutely disgusting company!!!

Sasha · 28 November 2021