Trusted Agent profile · Sandwell
★★★★★
1,871 reviews across 2 platforms
70-76 Birmingham Street, Oldbury, B69 4EB, Sandwell, B69 4EB
Connells's office in Sandwell, at 70-76 Birmingham Street, is rated 2.3 out of 5 across 1,871 reviews on two platforms, including 240 Google reviews rated 4.7.
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5/5
TrustpilotGreat service e
I have recently moved into a rental property, moving house can be very stressful and Connells made the transition into our new property almost stress free. James kept in touch with us to keep us updated on a weekly basis so we knew what to expect and was prompt with any questions or queries we had.I will definitely be recommending Connells in the future.
1/5
TrustpilotConnells warndon.
Connells warndon.Terrible. Just brought our first house and the seller used these lot. We had to chase all the time, not kept in the loop at all. I was led to believe I was in a bidding war with interested party, turns out they lied. I paid an extra 2 grand for nothing. On completion they gv my mrs a welcome pack with random stuff which several were out of date. Steer clear, bunch of muppets is putting it very lightly
5/5
TrustpilotA big thank you to Kelly for offering a…
A big thank you to Kelly for offering a very personal and extremely easy experience in renting my property. It had been so effortless which is exactly what I required and tenants were found within a week.Thank you for going over and beyond Kelly nothing was ever too much effort for you, a true credit to the company and gold star service. (Jas Dhillon Perton)
1/5
TrustpilotZero star not available
Zero star not available. As a landlord they always blamed other people, never took accountability. Complaints process only active on socials but details on their “investigation” never posted and hidden
5/5
GoogleJessica and Andrew have taken me on a fantastic journey, from an enquiry phone call to moving in. The all process has been smooth and handled professionally, and where concerns were raised all have been dealt with to my satisfaction. Loving this place I call home thanks to Andy and Jess, brilliant service.
1/5
TrustpilotI had to take some time to calm down…
I had to take some time to calm down before writing this review.
1/5
TrustpilotResidential Lettings service apalling
We used Connells letting service to save us time for a considerably large fee. Not only was the tenant very disappointed with their service but Connells asked us for the names of contractors and in one case asked us to organise the service that we had paid them to provide. We never had the same person dealing with anything and even when we dismissed them we had to resort to their complaints process to partially resolve the issue. Steer well clear is my advice as you will pay for a service that you not receive. Never again.
5/5
GoogleThank you to Andrew Jones at the Oldbury branch for helping me with the rental of the property for my family where every other letting agency - every one - I contacted turned me down because 'I'm a pensioner'. Andrew was super helpful, speedy and clear throughout the process.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value
1/5
TrustpilotConnells North St Bristol
Connells North St Bristol Speaking as a landlord I would not use this particular branch of Connells again. While getting some properties valued recently the agent and I got chatting,I explained I had a difficult tenant and due to my age I was thinking of handing my residential portfolio over to a property management company. He advised me to use his team (only one person at this particular branch) and me being keen for an easy life contacted Beth. While I should stress that the team I spoke to in her absence (kingswood branch) came across as wanting to help me and also very professional as was the sales team at this branch,I can honestly say I don’t feel the same way about Beth. I felt like she was under the impression she was me a favour rather than charging me 11% something she actually did say is I’m dealing with the tenant for free despite me telling her to bill me for it. The whole point of me letting her deal with this particularly tenant was to see if she would be capable of looking after my portfolio. I personally feel this would be something she would not be capable of doing.
1/5
TrustpilotLeft alone to deal with a tenant who doesn’t want to leave after being served with a notice.
I directed Connells that I needed my property back and they advised the customer of my instructions. They told me the customer has to save the notice period, which is about a month and a half. As I’m writing this review, Almost 6 months later, the tenant still hasn’t left the property. There hasn’t been any updates from Connells regarding the eviction notice. They left me to deal with the tenant (which hasn’t been easy) although THEY ARE STILL COLLECTING MONTHLY FEES from this property. I have now decided to go the legal route…will update in due course
1/5
TrustpilotVery bad property management service
Very bad property management service . It has been six months and they are not fixing the house repair .
1/5
TrustpilotWhen is an auction not an auction - seller beware
Seller beware of signing up to the Modern Auction method of selling your house. I did and wasn’t given the contract to read before signing up or sent a copy to allow the cooling off period by the Watford branch. Apart from being told this would be easy and bidding was like on EBay. Interested buyers would bid and the idea was that the price would reach the reserve or above. The buyer pays 4.2% above the sale price and the seller pays no commission. All good so far! In reality people who view make an offer and as in The traditional selling method the offer is put to the seller. If the offer is refused the buyer is under no obligation to put that bid on the Iamsold website to generate more bids. So for 6O days my house stayed at its original starting price even though people had made offers moving towards the reserve price. People on the watchlist saw none of this as nothing happened. And it certainly didn’t generate a ‘bidding frenzy’I gave notice on the contract and was told it would cost me nothing. SELLER BEWARE clause 3 of the contract which I had never been given a copy of stated that I would be liable to pay the 4.2% for the next 12 MONTHS if anyone Connells had introduced subsequently bought the house. A list of 60 people. Going to a new agent you are tied to Connells for 12 MONTHS and the new agent is obliged to tell Connells if someone from the list buys the house. You, the seller then incurs the 4.2% commission charge plus the commission charge to the new agent. This does not happen if you stay with Connells and use the traditional method. However as they introduced 60 people and failed to sell the house, which by the way was valued much higher at the start of the process and the again by an independent agent more recently, they are unlikely to be able to sell it at a higher price.For a buyer a £300,000 house will cost around an extra £20,000 on top of the buying price with stamp duty and 4.2%. In my opinion The traditional method where the price starts high and buyers make offers gives a far better deal to both seller and buyer as both are in control of the sale price and end costs and there is no ambiguity.
5/5
TrustpilotGreen lane Wigan visit
Good morning just a review on connells surveying team excellent internals team on appointment processing very easy to work with
1/5
TrustpilotFalse advertising, lack of communication and professionalism
Connells MaidstoneWe recently rented a property that was advertised as partly furnished. On both the website and after enquiring they confirmed that would include only the white goods. However after moving in we found multiple piece of furniture that were not communicated and now they are asking us to pay for storage in case we don't want them in the house! If you are dealing with them make sure you go through every little detail before you make any decision - overall very poor experience..
5/5
GoogleAndrew and Jessica provided excellent service in putting our property on market for rent. We had tents move within 10 working days. From advertising to right to work, to collection of deposit and key handover. Throughout the whole process, we had been kept updated via emails and phone calls. We couldnt ask for better service.
Thank you for your wonderful 5* review and your kind words. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.
1/5
TrustpilotThe poorest evaluation I ever had in my…
The poorest valuation I ever had in my life the house price is 230k in market they put down 175k The valuation man was 🥴 🥴
5/5
TrustpilotEllen Gynn
We received excellent advice from Ellen Gynn at the Wellesbourne branch, she made the whole journey pleasant and extremely easy.
5/5
GoogleDealt with Jess from the start and she showed me around a couple of places, she was really friendly, patient and listened to what I wanted. The rest of the team were great when I had to call the office too. Really swift in finding me a home and completing the paperwork, top service, very efficient.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism
5/5
GoogleJust wanted to say thank you to Andrew for finding us the perfect family home. Andrew is really helpful, nothing is too much trouble and he always got back to us with any queries we had nothing was too much trouble. Completion of the house was within days really impressed. Thank you again AndrewPositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value
2/5
TrustpilotPoor Experience
We used them via Persimmons home exchange. The initial valuation and communication with them was great as they want to get your custom. They were meant to phone us/ email about our house listing so we could proof read it before it was put on the market. They listed our house as leasehold and made up information about this lease.. The property is freehold.. 🙄 we contacted them about this and they said it takes a week to amend it on the website. 2 weeks later it is still currently listed wrong.Anyway, this probably lost us quite a few potential buyers but luckily we also had our house listed with a local estate agent who marketed our house correctly and we sold within a week with them!
5/5
GoogleConnells were the first company we approached when planning to let out our property. We were so impressed with Charlotte, the lettings manager, that we didn't speak to anyone else. Contact has been speedy, professional and yet friendly. We have felt well informed all through the process and she definitely went the extra mile to match us with suitable tenants, who moved in today. First class service.
1/5
TrustpilotI was a prospective tenant for one of…
I was a prospective tenant for one of the properties listed with them. They cancelled a viewing 2 hrs before the appointment saying the house was having 'some work done'. We rebooked the viewing for 2 days later and I called on the day of the viewing to confirm some details about the property. It was only then that I was informed that the property was not available. They had not bothered to contact me to cancel the viewing (was meant to happen in less than 2 hours). They did not apologise and were actually quite rude. I don't trust them at all and wouldn't be surprised if the information I was given was untrue. I would not recommend them!
1/5
TrustpilotThe worst agency I had to deal with…
The worst agency I had to deal with very disappointed and I would not recommend it to anyone!The letting agent Lauren Galway’s very rude and discriminating person!she asked me about my share code three times and than after that asked me for a BRP card!after giving her everything at the very end she said that we can’t have the very deposit option!Never ever I’ve been treated like that in this country
4/5
TrustpilotLilli Cox was very responsive to all…
Lilli Cox was very responsive to all questions and queries. Her second in command - Oliwia was also helpful in responding when Lilli was unavailable. Thank you for all your care and attention!
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