Trusted Agent profile · Sleaford
★★★★★
1,424 reviews across 2 platforms
75 Southgate, Sleaford, NG34 7TA, NG34 7TA
William H Brown's office in Sleaford, at 75 Southgate, is rated 2.5 out of 5 across 1,424 reviews on two platforms, including 239 Google reviews rated 4.7.
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5/5
GoogleMyself and partner needed to move into a property quite quickly Eleanor was brilliant at getting us all our paperwork references and everything sorted swiftly Thankyou so much we now babe our home and ca get settled in Would definitely recommend to people looking to rent
1/5
TrustpilotIncompetence
Incompetence. Calling us up constantly regarding a rental agreement for a property that we SOLD through the same branch, FOUR YEARS AGO. This was a straight house sale, with no mention of rent, house owner to house owner. This is inspite of being told we don't own the property anymore and to take us off their database! Wouldn't have bothered leaving a bad review, but they've just woken me up after a night shift, which they wouldn't have done if they'd done their job right the first time!!!!
5/5
GoogleI have my property managed at the sleaford branch. Joanne is excellent and has made the whole process stress free. Thanks
5/5
TrustpilotGreat service with a huge seriousness!
It's a situation where you don't find yourself in very often and you have nowhere to learn even if you try to find information from friends beforehand.This is where beautiful people come in and are willing to help you even if they are paid to do so. The difference here at William H Brown is that you are greeted with same seriousness and professionalism every single time.I say this because more than once I got bogged down in the details and I kept insisting on the phone about this and I was met with the same interest and calmness from Rachel.I highly recommend the professionalism of Rachel, Jonah and Jack at William H Brown, Stevenage Branch.
5/5
GoogleFantastic sales team! They got me more money than expected, and vetted everybody well who came through the doors. Alex is great at negotiation and Gareth managed to keep the chain together right till the end. Thank you guys soo much. Definantly give these guys a try! Mrs Moore Sleaford
5/5
TrustpilotVery helpful, good communication
Recently bought a house with agency, very helpful people ,who make it the process of purchase easy for us. I also wanted to mention Ben and Spencer for their amazing work, always helpful and quick answers to all our questions . Happy to choose them .
1/5
GoogleUnfortunately an update, WH Brown lost a key on one of my properties, encouraged me to use Zero deposit on one, tenant then trashed my property. overcharged me then settled for original price, i then bought a property through them with the previous tenant/Landlord using them to hold his bond, they wouldn't return his bond or even pass it to me, they later apologised to me as they had lost my original email advising of the change, will NEVER use for rental again..
5/5
GoogleI found myself in the position of having to let my house out, and reached out to William H Brown for assistance. The lettings team, Jo and Tom, provided a first class service; identifying tenants, and managing all aspects of property management on my behalf whilst I am out of the country, a usually stressful experience, was made very easy from the outset. I would highly recommend securing their services if you are looking for a professional, reliable team to look after your property.
1/5
TrustpilotAVOID AT ALL (VERY HIGH) COSTS
AVOID AT ALL (VERY HIGH) COSTS! I honestly can’t stress enough how incompetent 98% of the staff are that work for this company. They are ignorant, don’t follow through on anything and very rude. We put our house up for sale in May after been told not to use William H Brown (should have listened to the majority) I spoke in depth about what we had heard and was assured that it was all lies and just competition for business and not true. So silly old me trusted them and put our house up for sale. That’s where the lies and incompetence started. Firstly they marketed our house wrong and then lied about how many people they had interest from. Even tho we said we wanted the viewings done by them it never happened I had to do all my viewings myself as they only have someone available to do the viewings on a Tuesdays during working hours! Who views a house at these times????? NO ONE! Evenings and weekends are when most people want to view. Then came the horrendous solicitor recommendations and I refused to use them and stressed that I wouldn’t use them and they are shocking and hold everything up so what did they do. Put our first time buyers with them who didn’t know what to expect from a competent solicitor. Knowing that I stressed I wouldn’t have any dealings with them why would they put my buyers on to them? Oh I know why as they would get commission. That’s all they care about getting the money and getting you out the door. We had so many calls back and forth with the agents and never once did any of them get followed up until I spoke with the branch manager. The branch manager then went on holiday and we was back at square one. Only when I threatened to pull out of the sale was anything done and followed through. We had a dedicated (read the word dedicated loosely) sales progresser who was meant to be the point of call between the solicitors and the buyer. Yeah when she was in. Any conversation with her was like you was inconveniencing her to do her job. You pay a lot of money for this service so expect some kind of service and sadly the service we got was a very bad service. I’d have been better off putting a sign up on my gate and selling it myself least I’d not have been constantly stressed!
1/5
TrustpilotStay well clear of this estate agent!
Do not go with this estate agent!!!
1/5
TrustpilotWorst Estate Agents Ever !!!
I recently bought a property through William H Brown, Adam Leadley, who was my first port of contact started off okay but then showed his true colours and just how lazy he really is. He did not return any of the many emails I sent him or return any calls or messages left and just basically ignored me. Absolutely disgusting and disgraceful behaviour. An associate of Adam contacted me to pick up the keys even though I left a message requesting Adam to call me back as it was urgent. I would never use this Estate Agents ever again and would strongly recommend that you look elsewhere.
1/5
TrustpilotI've been a "customer" of William H…
I've been a "customer" of William H Brown now for almost 10 years. During which time I've purchased a house with them, attempted to sell one (unsuccessfully I would add) and remortgaged a couple of times. However, my latest endeavour with them will be my last. Apparently when a company waives a "lifetime" fee in 2013 and makes no mention of this during transactions in 2015 and 2021, they reserve the right to charge it in 2022. In short, I guess times are tough and making a commission from the mortgage provider and an admin fee isn't enough? So instead, despite our 10 year relationship clearly holding little worth (I'd have gone back to them in the future for remortgages and hopefully next year a house move), we will part ways and I'll have to consider it a lesson learnt.Update: complaint was upheld, fees refunded plus compensation of £200.
5/5
GoogleBeth and Jo have been a great help with renting a new property. The communication is excellent and they were always on hand to answer any queries we had. Highly recommended!
Many thanks for your outstanding recommendation and 5* review. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.
1/5
TrustpilotA severe lack of communication ability
I now know why this estate agent has such a poor reputation. As a result of living a good distance from her, we have been searching for a retirement property near our daughter for some time and chanced upon one in a very good location. We e-mailed the office that advertised the property with a few pertinent questions as we would find a return journey on the off chance of being able to get the answers and to gain a viewing almost impossible in a reasonable timeframe.It would appear that others who have had dealings with this company are totally correct as the request has been totally ignored without even an apparent willingness to acknowledge receipt let alone be a little proactive.I would advise any pensioner considering using this Estate Agent to seriously consider whether they would be able to elicit any response let alone information from them.Extremely poor service for both the seller and any prospectve buyer.
5/5
GoogleCottage purchase in July. The staff were extremely helpful from first contact trying to book a viewing, to continued help and support in a difficult purchase due to delays elsewhere in the chain. They kept me upto date and pushed solicitors and other agents in the chain for information and progress to achieve my purchase on my dream home. I would recommend this estate agent without hesitation.
5/5
TrustpilotI had a fantastic experience as a…
I had a fantastic experience as a first-time buyer with Jack and his team at William H Brown Stevenage, from property search to completion, their customer service and professionalism are outstanding.
5/5
GoogleWe had amazing experience with W H Brown, renting out first home and Ellie was amazing very helpful nothing was never too much trouble she made us feel very at ease with the transaction made it quick and effortless. Thanks again Ellie you have been amazing
1/5
TrustpilotAbsolutely diabolical
Absolutely diabolical. Not very good property management what so ever. The store to the property management is really bad communication. Does not reply to emails. Constant ignorance and even when a complaint was raised with enough evidence to prove they were not managing my property and ignoring my emails, the complaints team were even very rude. They changed my tenancy contract from fully managed to rent collect without consent. Didn’t keep up with inspections on the house during my short time on fully managed. Took weeks to get replies for issues with my tenants and faults. Didn’t chase up when the tenant was breaking the tenancy agreement. I don’t know what they did when managing my property but it wasn’t what my new estate agents does which on paper is suppose to be the same thing. They charge for all sorts of fees that no other lettings agency does! Would not recommend at all! The only good experience I had was with the deposits department and accounts departments. Very friendly and helpful! I’m now with a different lettings agency and they work above and beyond for their landlords and tenants!
5/5
TrustpilotTenant Find - Went above and beyond!
I've been dealing with Ethan Smith in order to find tenants for one of my properties. From start to finish, he was energetic and tenacious. Appropriate tenants were sourced quickly and he "pulled out all the stops" in order to sort out a last minute emergency that I encountered, despite it not being of his making. I've not used WH Brown before, but if this experience is anything to go by, I will in the future.
5/5
GoogleEllie was brilliant at sorting out the letting of the property we wanted. She was helpful and efficient with all information, which allowed us into the property extremely quickly. Everyone we dealt with at William H Brown was very friendly. I would recommend them highly.
1/5
TrustpilotIf you want to be talked down to
If you want to be talked down to, called a liar, have the phone put down on you, and have the rudest treatment given to you, then WH Brown in Morley is the estate agent for you, ask for Karly 🤨
1/5
TrustpilotDisgusting customer service
Disgusting customer service, all talk no action, took advantage if an 80 year old couple to tie them into a contract, now to be told another 28 days notice on top of that is required!!!! Will NEVER ever recommend this agent to any body! This is the Ware branch! Forever breaching their contract! Have got in touch with solicitors and now have an amazing court case against them! They’ve destroyed my grandparents future because of this contract!
5/5
GoogleImogen Harvey has been absolutely fantastic in helping us to find the ideal property to rent. She is helpful, polite and knowledgeable. She is clearly very good at her job and aims to give customers excellent service.PositiveProfessionalism
1/5
TrustpilotMade on offer on a house they had
Made on offer on a house they had. 4 days later finally got a letter confirmation. Didn’t hear nothing back for another 4 days asking if we would increase it. Offered 5k more. 2 days later he apparently rejected our offer and is going with another seller. From what we was told on the phone they have another offer but their house isn’t sold. But had now sold. I’m guessing this agent was delaying us as much as possible so they could sell that house and make double commission. We’ve made another higher offer and shock they are ignoring us and not forwarding our offer
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