1/5
TrustpilotSo Unprofessional!
Never have I dealt with such an unprofessional company!
Trusted Agent profile · Solihull
Burchell Edwards Solihull reviews
★★★★★
320 reviews across 2 platforms
Doubleday House, 29 High Street, Solihull, B91 3SN, B91 3SN
Burchell Edwards's office in Solihull, at Doubleday House, is rated 2.3 out of 5 across 320 reviews on two platforms, including 57 Google reviews rated 3.8.
Reviews
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Trustpilot1/5
TrustpilotTerrible service cannot recommend them…
Terrible service cannot recommend them any less for their york branch. Terrible to deal with, no interest in helping tenants who have been locked out of their building. Had to stay with friends for several nights and they still haven’t helped us. Utterly ridiculous will be taking this complaint further and claiming rent back as this is insane. AVOID AVOID AVOID even if there are no other properties because of the housing crisis I recommend avoiding them and waiting for somewhere else half decent. I would leave 0 stars 1 is far too generous
1/5
TrustpilotIf one could give no star.
If one could give no star.. Trust them to advertise what they cannot offer. We got a falsely advertised service.. Exaggerated pictures of the house and when we complained, we were told rent will be increase and then we moved out.. the threat continued to "release deposit to the landlord and draw a line under it".. No one reads your emails about any complaint...As my complaints were not addressed at all..Would never use them again or recommend to friends and family..
5/5
TrustpilotBridgefords Macclesfield
We recently used Bridgefords Macclesfield, and we can’t praise highly enough Pauline Adshead, whose helpfulness and customer help skills, made what could have been a nightmare, a lot less fraught. Thank you Pauline
1/5
TrustpilotAbsolute Joke!
Absolute Joke!Me and my boyfriend went for a viewing and made it very clear that we are NOT interested in a leasehold property (especially if its a house). We went to see the property to be told that it was a freehold. Everything seemed perfect so we went ahead and SOLD HALF of our assets in stocks and crypto to then be told that the Estate Agent didn't double check and the property was actually a leashold. Due to this mistake I lost a good couple of grand of profits. Check your facts especially if you know that we were NOT interested in a leasehold, we made this clear multiple of times to be ignored! A waste of time, money and energy.
1/5
TrustpilotBridgeford's Estate Agents in Poynton
Bridgeford's Estate Agents in Poynton - 01/12/21 12.15pm - I phoned this agent to enquire about a property for sale in Poynton (Cheshire). The man I spoke to (may have been the manager) was extremely rude. I asked him if a particular property was still on the market and he said "almost". So I asked him if it was therefore not on the market. He stated "that's not what I said" in an abrupt and impatient tone. (it seemed that we were playing guessing games at this point). I, therefore, asked him if the said property was under offer and he replied that it was (although he sounded unsure). Anyhow, given that the property was seemingly under offer I advised him that I would not view it, at which point he slammed the phone down. The whole thing was really very strange and unwarranted. I can only assume that he "got out of the wrong side of the bed" as my grandmother used to say. (i.e. he put his foot in the used chamber pot).
1/5
TrustpilotComical agency who take no responsibility for their actions
I've had an experience which was almost comical in how incompetent these guys were along the way.Things this agency has decided they don't need to do:- Have keys to their properties- Collect rent from tenants- Check tenants are actually living in their properties- Follow their own proceduresThings this agency has decided it will do:- Blame everybody else when things go wrong- Claim they're "trying to find a way forward" then when asked what that is have no answer- Lie about having end of tenancy check outs booked in- Establish a tenant is in possession of a property by "looking through the window" only after receiving complaints about their actions.A weirdly dodgy agency who seem set up to block the truth at every turn & blame everybody & everything else when things go wrong. Somehow managing to avoid any consequences to their own actions. Very good at throwing their clients under the bus, not good at managing rental properties.
1/5
TrustpilotManchester office
If there was a minus adoption for our experience I would have posted -10.Shocking experience from the day we were handed the keys to a rental property from the manchester branch Flat Hanes over in an appallingly condition not fit for a pig!Subsequent customer service without exception the work that I have experience having run my own business for the past 25yrs. AVOID
1/5
GoogleEmailed requesting a viewing. Had a voicemail from them saying they understand I want a valuation. Erm no I want a viewing. Rang them back saying I wanted a viewing not a valuation. Evidently the wrong department but they would get someone to ring me. Nothing. I rang again to ask for a viewing on Tuesday stating I could do anytime Thursday afternoon or anytime at all on Friday, they said they would sort a viewing out and let me know. It's now 7 pm on Saturday??? And I've heard nothing. I would hate for them to be selling my house. Beauchamp Rd solihull has missed a potential buyer.
1/5
TrustpilotRent - don’t fix issues
Have lived in a rented property for 4 years (Middlesbrough) and had nothing but problems. Reported issues regarding leaking roof, mold and a large window that doesn’t lock (security risk), on numerous occasions. Had visits made. Reported again and still having issues. As the landlord agreed to repair damages bridgfords “can’t help” apparently even though I pay them. Landlord won’t fix them so what exactly am I meant to do? I would think that Bridgefords should fix the issues and claim the money from the landlord. I should not be dealing with this over 4 years. Do not rent through this company, they have no follow up. Reported the issue AGAIN yesterday.*(11/2021) moved from here after 7 years; still no repairs. Flat now uninhabited. Had the nerve to say WE caused some damage! Would not return bond, didn’t even look back, glad to be out of their chain. Disgusting
1/5
TrustpilotViewing inefficiency
Rang Crewe branch to request viewing: left voicemail and sent email to same effect. 24 working hours later, no response. Rang again to get v/mail. Maybe this is unrepresentative experience... or maybe their staff are failing timefully to respond to buyers.This inefficiency is precisely what angers sellers, who may lose sales because potential buyers view, and offer, on rival properties they are considering with other agents.I would expect all calls and emails are responded to within 24 working hours - and that agents explicitly undertake to do this. If their staffing is affected by illness they need to state on auto email reply/v/mail that they regret their response may be slower than normal and when they *will* respond ('within 48 hours', etc).
5/5
TrustpilotSpoke to Tom about renting a flat
Spoke to Tom about renting a flat, he replies fast and communicates well !He’s an absolute star ! ⭐️
1/5
TrustpilotZero focus on the customer
Zero focus on the customer. Just find somebody else, particularly if you are a landlord letting a property. The applicant vetting process they do isn't fit for purpose and I was left with an "approved" applicant who should never have passed any reasonable vetting process and consequent rent arrears. I asked to speak to their CEO seven times and all I eventually got was a letter saying he would not be calling me. They just aren't bothered.
1/5
TrustpilotNo show
We arranged for Jonathon, the manager, from the Swinton branch to come out and value our property for rent & sale. We agreed a time to meet at the property as we don’t live there anymore and Jonathan didn’t show up. Called 3 times and no one answered. Rude and no respect for anyone else’s time.
1/5
GoogleThese guys are cowboys. Best to knock on the vendors door to make sure your offer has been put forward. They are only interested in you paying silly money to use their mortgage advisor. He is useless too.NegativeQuality, Professionalism
Agent replied · 12 November 2024
Hello, we are very sorry to hear that you believe the service of our Burchell Edwards team was not up to our normal high standard. If you would like to provide any further details on this, please get in touch with us on socialmedia@burchelledwards.co.uk and we can look into this further for you.
5/5
TrustpilotGregg Cameron from Brigfords Newcastle…
Gregg Cameron from Brigfords Newcastle is super helpful, efficient and always resolves any issues regarding the tenant or any issues I have with our flat. I cannot compliment him enough. I am extremely happy with the service he provides.
5/5
TrustpilotEllie and Joe were very helpful and…
Ellie and Joe were very helpful and made the process of buying my first home easy, quick and straightforward! Would recommend both Estate Agents for anyone looking to purchase :) Thanks so much!!
1/5
TrustpilotReally appaling level of service as a…
Really appaling level of service as a tenant - wrongly accused us of being in arrears three times in 12 months and tried to take £1150 from our deposit. No apology, sometimes just didn't reply to messages and treated us as if we were trying to swindle them! Matthew Healey particularly condescending and bad customer service. I would say to avoid this company at all costs - you'll regret going with them because once they've got your money they won't care.
5/5
TrustpilotMove from Edinburgh to York during Covid
I lived in Edinburgh and was trying to re-locate during the start of Covid. I was unable to buy in York to co-inside with my sale so I had to find a let. Lauren and Emily from Bridgefords helped me to do that explaining all the steps and helping to take some of the stress away. Also managing to re-let the property once I found somewhere to buy. Very friendly and helpful even though I know they were extremely busy.
1/5
TrustpilotDeeply unethical letting agent
Deeply unethical letting agent, even by industry standards. During our tenancy we maintained the property to a high standard and did not miss a single payment during a three year period. Whenever an issue arose with the house (inc. but not limited to broken boilers, faulty fixtures and broken utilities) they would delay as long as feasibly possible on behalf of the landlord, leaving us without equipment we were paying for. Upon leaving the property, they (and by extension their holding company Countrywide) arbitrarily raised a number of questionable charges against us at exorbitant rates and did not adjust charges when we proved a number of them unfounded. We are currently in the process of disputing the charges with a third party and their conduct continues to be unprofessional, as they delayed official response until the latest possible juncture.In my experience all letting agents will provide their own frustrations, but this company is not to be trusted.
1/5
TrustpilotGross greed/incompetence
If I could give this business zero stars, I would. Poor customer service, blatant lies about the flat being refurbished and an astronomically slow response time in getting issues in the flat fixed. The flat we were moved into that was promised to be refurbished before moving in but it was in a completely disgusting state. Taking advantage of the covid situation by not letting us physically look around the flat prior to moving in and only providing a video tour. The flat was barely cleaned, there was missing lightbulbs, decayed furniture, mould and pigeon faeces covering balcony. How does a letting agent let all these problems slip through the net? Its either greed to get tenants in ASAP or just gross incompetence. I honestly don't know which is worse.To top this all off Bridgford knowingly let us move into a flat with dangerous electricity. Without us alerting them to the problem they'd have never fixed this. Just absolutely disgusting service. Don't use these conmen if you're a tenant because you blatantly dont matter to them, its just about taking your rent and deposit.I implore anybody to avoid them at all cost.
1/5
TrustpilotI rated one star as couldn't write comments with ZERO stars
I rated one star as couldn't write a review with zero stars. Terrible service! E mailed to say I had an interest in a property...no reply! Rang agent to say I'd had no reply, got an apology they hadn't got around to my email. I was the first person to express an interest in a rental property. I was told I'd get a video of the property...Guess what still waiting. Arranged a viewing for Saturday at 1:30pm. Got a call from agent Saturday morning, very flippant, ah sorry your viewing will have to be cancelled. Why I asked, because someone has secured a let! I asked why could I not have been contacted to ask if I wanted to view the property before Saturday as I expressed an interest first. Apparently it's not their job. I then got attitude and pretty much was made to feel it was MY fault because I'd arranged the viewing for Saturday...absolute disgrace!
1/5
TrustpilotWe have rented a lovely apartment…
We have rented a lovely apartment through the tynemouth branch and the staff we really good and everything went smoothly and we r really happy with that. However the agent asked if he could pass my number to an agent to discuss energy suppliers. Foolishly we said yes. We were telephoned twice and each time said we had decided to go through British Gas and never thought anything more about it. A few weeks later I had a text from SSE saying my gas and electric bill needed paying. Then received a letter from British Gas saying they were sorry we decided to switch energy supply ( we hadn’t) rang SSE and after many hours of stress telling them I hadn’t switched to SSE( awful company to deal with they never ring back when they say they will) it turns out that the agent who rang us had switched our energy supplier even tho we said we didn’t want to. This has caused us so much stress and hassle and I am really very upset. We are still trying to sort.
1/5
TrustpilotBrigfords Blackburn Branch - AVOID!!!
Brigfords can certainly talk the talk, but as soon as your agreement is signed and your money is locked in, you can kiss goodbye to any shred of good customer service. They caused us nothing but stress throughout the sale of our property. We found ourselves constantly chasing them for information, and worst of all, concocted a story to place blame on our buyers for the delay in our sale, which we later found out was due to their own incompetency! Important information was withheld from us that threatened the sale of our property. They couldn't even stick to the price they agreed for their services from word go. Absolute shambles of a company who should be disgusted!
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Questions about Burchell Edwards Solihull
How many reviews does Burchell Edwards Solihull have?
Burchell Edwards's Solihull office has 320 reviews across two platforms: 57 on Google, 263 on Trustpilot (across the whole business).
What is Burchell Edwards Solihull's rating?
Burchell Edwards Solihull is rated 2.3 out of 5 across all 320 reviews, and 3.8 out of 5 on Google from 57 reviews.
Where is Burchell Edwards's Solihull office?
Burchell Edwards Solihull, Doubleday House, 29 High Street, Solihull, B91 3SN, B91 3SN.
