Trusted Agent profile · Stockport
★★★★★
578 reviews across 3 platforms
Albert House, 2 Station Road, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 5AE, Stockport, SK8 5AE
Bridgfords's office in Stockport, at Albert House, is rated 2.5 out of 5 across 578 reviews on three platforms, including 123 Google reviews rated 4.2.
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1/5
Trustpilot“Worst service and company!!" Cheadle…
“Worst service and company!!" Cheadle Branch ,we already give the offer at high on market 20k, we just want to know offer is accept or reject ,but we called and sent email to same effect. 1 weeks later, no response, until property not on the market (sold).Do not use this estate agent very bad service and they are an absolute disgrace, we not happy at all. They are useless.
1/5
Trustpilot1 star is too good for this company keep well away
1 star is too good for this company the staff are ignorant self centred pathological liars and they dont speak to you they speak at you in a condesending way, They don't respond to reports when things need fixing and expect you to jump when they finally listen to you. They have no regards to when you work and think it's acceptable to enter the property when your not present. The land lady wasn't any better either her advice to a tv that was reported in a furnished flat was to hit it and it will be ok as well as accusing the silicone had been pulled off but hadn't they took £60 off the bond to clean the oven which couldn't be cleaned properly as they said it was ok to leave on the monday then rang giving 4 hours notice to say that i had to hand the key back at close of business 4 days earlier than expected. the flat was disgusting when I moved in and they said it had been professionally cleaned when it clearly hadn't and it took 3 days to clean before moving in. Not to mention reporting a fire door taking 12 minutes to close putting my life and other residents of neighbouring flats lives in danger still not rectified after 3 years in the property. keep away from this place.
1/5
Trustpilot1 star is being nice
1 star is being nice. Unfair rent and "administration fees". Required repairs were highlighted with the manager directly upon viewing the property and still not completed 12 months on upon me moving out. One of these was the flush mechanism on the toilet which shows you how much they care about their tenants. Rent advertised lower than actual (Jan 2017 advertised at £450 pcm and was actually £500. Now up for 500 where it is actually £515. My flat was disgusting upon moving in and still had paint/work gear from where someone left half way through a job. Less than a month before my tenancy is up for renewal, I receive an email stating that rent is increasing and I have to pay £125 administrator fee to literally stay in my current home. Needless to say, I am moving out at the first opportunity and will be avoiding Bridgfords from now on. Absolute joke of an organisation with not a care in the world for their tenants. Never again
5/5
Googlei used other agents to rent my property but sadly they could not get tenants. I tried Bridgefords Cheadle Hulme, they was just great, found me a Tenant in 4 days , highly recommended, all the staff i spoke to was very friendly and helpfull,
Thank you John for taking the time to recognise the teams efforts. I am pleased you were supported. Kind regards, Sarah
1/5
TrustpilotAn utter disgrace. Steer clear!
I am only giving one star as there is no option to give zero. I rented a property through bridgfords based on the lies told to me by the agent. I stayed for the full six months, despite having no hot water upstairs, no shower, no oven, and a friendly family of rats living in the shed/kitchen. I had to pay to have a phone line put in, get a new gas meter fitted, and made general improvements, despite the poor quality of the property.I moved out over a month ago, they hadn't even booked an inspection until I went into the local office to ask about it. 6 days after the official move out date (I actually moved out 3 weeks before) the inspection was done, and was, as expected, nit picky. I arranged to have the carpets cleaned (again, they'd already been done, absolutely nothing wrong with them), and the landlord emailed to have them release my bond. This was 2 weeks ago, the rep from bridgfords then emailed me NINE DAYS after the landlord's email, to request my bank details; I replied immediately. It's now been a week and I still haven't received my money. I have had to take a loan to pay the bond on my new house, at my own expense. Bridgfords do not care about anything but their targets and their profits.I wish I had looked at their reviews before using their "service". I would certainly have made a different decision, and would advise anyone thinking of using them, to steer clear and avoid the hassle.
1/5
TrustpilotTerrible customer service
Called the Preston branch and left a voicemail asking for a call back to arrange a viewing - still waiting 2 days later.I called last week for a viewing at one of their properties and was told someone would call me back to confirm - they didn't - so I called back, they apologised and said they would call me back first thing in the morning, no surprises for guessing that I'm still waiting for that call.If I was a landlord wanting to rent a property I would be furious that potential tenets are not even getting called back to view their properties. Avoid.
5/5
GoogleBest, supportive and kind people ☺️.
Thanks for the wonderful 5* review! Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.
1/5
TrustpilotBEWARE better out there
Like previous reviews gave 1 star because I had to ,too be able to write a review Do not deal with this company after several years of renting from various rental companies this is by far the worst They take large amounts of money initially for things that are unjustifiable e.g credit cheques which can be done free of charge and are by lots of companies The quibbling to get repairs done e.g broken patio door lock was "fixed" by placing a coin in the lock yes it worked but would a new lock have been better practice and that was not the only repair in the few short months that I lived in the property broken cooker,leaking toilet blocked drain the list is endless and more if I would have lived in the property longer The worst thing is when you leave a property and they do the checkout process They emailed me a list longer than my arm of does and donts produce receipts for deep cleaning it wasn't deep cleaned before I moved in me and my family did it all they told me it had been done "sack the company that does it their rubbish and that's a mild word" leave the garden tidy, windows washed, rubbish cleared the list is endless they then send a checkout operative to make sure everything OK this process took about 90 minutes they take endless amounts of pictures to make sure everything is fine After this you hope you will get your bond back but if you don't ask for it they won't remind you about it I asked several times how long mine would take communication is not a good point you will get sick of emailing and telephoning Use another letting agent there are a lot better out there
1/5
TrustpilotAn absolute DISGRACE! LANDLORDS & TENANTS BEWARE
Have never written a review before but felt incensed enough to sign up and do one, so here goes;Where to start...1. Terrible customer service - seriously unprofessionalE.G. had to pay a small sum of money a couple of years ago so gave my card details over the phone. Money didn't come out until 2 weeks later - it turned out that this employee had written all my credit card details down on a piece of paper including 3 digit security code and had forgotten about it until 2 weeks later.E.G told we had to be present on a given day for the 6-monthly inspection. So I put a holiday in at work for it... Bridgefords never turned up and no phone call (this happened a few times).2. Repairs - no inspections of the works carried out by the cowboys they sub to.E.G. 10-15 visits over 2 year period by 4 different companies to try fix a shower 3. FIRE/SMOKE ALARM FAULTY - the fire/smoke alarm in the hallway of our apartment was faulty and I found it had 'expires june 2015' and needed to be replaced. Took loads of phone calls and well over a year to sort it out. 4. THEY CANCELLED OUR ENERGY PROVIDER ACCOUNT WITH EON - We got a letter through the post saying that our letting agent had cancelled our account. This is a breach of contract.Above are but a few of the more serious issues but bottom line is I have not one good thing to say about Bridgefords. Guys I could go on - seriously...Bridgefords - wow what can I say, I'm surprised you haven't been shopped to the relevant authorities by now because you are a complete and utter disgrace.
1/5
TrustpilotDon't deal with this agent
The worst customer service ever! I received a call from one of the letting agents at Bridgfords after an inquiry and she booked me a viewing, i waited for a whole week and on the day of the viewing i called to confirm the appointment as i didn't receive any confirmation from them. The agent that i spoke to who claimed to be the manager was totally unprofessional and just kept saying that there is no appointment booked for me today and maybe it's another agency not Bridgfords!! when i asked to submit an official complaint she said there is nothing to do and that she is the manager and the only thing she could do is to call me if anyone else cancelled his booked appointment or to book me another appointment after a week while she knows that this property will be gone by then!! Although she said that someone else was booked on the same time slot that i was given by the agent and he cancelled his appointment but again she refused to book me! She didn't even care to know the agent who called me and did that error
1/5
TrustpilotOnly gave 1 star because I had to
Only gave 1 star because I had to. Absolute disgrace of a company. If you want to be lied to, call dodged, ripped off on end of tenancy deposit return (genuinely left the property in a better condition than recieved it in) and caused a huge amount of stress then rent a property from this outfit. If however you would like to avoid all of the above then rent a property from elsewhere. Seriously, don't put yourselves through the stress. It will take 3 months, THREE MONTHS of listening to lies, dealing with incompetence, and call dodging because they know they have cocked up just to get your deposit back. Read reviews, do your checks, I doubt you'll find any extremely satisfied customers.
1/5
TrustpilotLOWTON BRANCH LET DOWNS!!!
Do your research on Brigfords before you even glance at their website let alone walk through the door. It seems that they will be happy to place any house on the market without firstly checking that the person who is selling is in a legal position to sell! 24 weeks on and £1200 out of pocket on a vacant no chain property without an exchange date mentioned once, i had to back out! Unprofessional! They will literally sell the ground from under you if you said you owned it! Buyers be aware! Always speak to the vendor at the earliest opportunity, and always request proof of who owns the property and ensure the seller has power of attorney if they say they are selling on the behalf of someone else! Very underhanded! Personally I'd keep well away!!!!!!!! Charming staff until you hit a wall, then expect very little help with zero empathy, topped of with a drawn out game of he said she said while you're made to sit through all the legalities that should have been covered before the house got placed on the market in the first place!
1/5
TrustpilotAvoid at all costs!!!!
These are by far the worst estate agents to rent from. They were always slow to respond to repair and maintenance issues, it took the landlady to call and apologise on behalf of Bridgfords before anything could be fixed. However when it comes to money, they make all sorts of silly excuse to keep your deposit and inflate costs to justify reaping off tenants. The staff are incredibly complacent and rude. Dealt with the lettings manager at their Northwich office and a Rebekah in their head office, never dealt with such unhelpful and rude individuals, it's a wonder what sort of customer service training they receive, if any at all. AVOID!!!!!
1/5
GoogleSome of the staff in this office are bullies and really aggressive (starting from Craig Patterson). I felt I was dealing with people from an extremely rough area. Would not recommend to use this particular office if you want to sell, buy or rent a property.
Good morning, I am sorry to read your feedback. So we can look further into your experience, please do get in contact with us at review@countrywide.co.uk Kind regards Emma
5/5
GoogleGreat service from Izzy and Mel at Bridgfords in Cheadle Hulme. They were professional and responsive right from the start and really efficient throughout the whole sales process. I highly recommend this branch.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value
Thank you for taking the time to leave us your 5* review and recommendation! I will make sure your comments reach our local team and Regional director. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.
5/5
Trustpilotbridgfords Washington
I am very Impressed the team especially Ann was fantastic dealing with my move in, nothing was too much trouble,would defiantly recommend this company thank you again.
1/5
TrustpilotJustice For Tenants
I'm writing on behalf of Justice For Tenants, a Not-For-Profit Tenant's Rights Organisation.We provide free help and advice for tenants who are having trouble recovering their deposit/bond. We have recently helped someone who used Bridgfords to find a place to live, and had issues getting their deposit back. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you're having similar issues.Our website is: https://justicefortenants(dot)org/You can contact us on 020 3476 6648 or by email at advice@justicefortenants(dot)org
1/5
GoogleIf you are selling avoid this bunch of sharks like the plague. They put as little effort as possible into selling my elderly parents house and then overcharged them once they bullied them into selling for well below the value they gave.
Hi Steve, I am sorry to read that you feel this way. As you may be aware, it is ultimately the sellers decision on if they wish to accept an offer or not. During the conveyancing period the seller can withdraw from the sale prior to exchange of contacts. Should your parents wish to raise any concerns, they can do so via review@countrywide.co.uk. where we will be more than happy to investigate any concerns impartially. Kind regards, Scott (Customer Relations Team)
5/5
TrustpilotBridgfords, Sale
Katie Leslie from the Sale Branch, dealt with the letting of our property, she was very professional and helpful, answered all our queries and kept us up date all the way through.
1/5
TrustpilotTerrible agency
Terrible agency. Moved into the property in November and waited months for repairs to be done. Some repairs are still not done now. Everybody that works at Bridgfords takes ages to reply or just ignores your email. Spoke to a manager on the phone who was extremely rude and did not have the time of day to speak to me. Overall, the Hacienda branch have been very disappointing and have made my move not enjoyable.
5/5
GoogleHe provided prompt feedback to me and arranged view of the property on time. It is really helpful especially to me, a new comer to Stockport. He also provided useful information about the property to me.PositiveResponsiveness, Professionalism
Thank you for your 5* review and brilliant comments! Best wishes, Scott @ Customer Relations
1/5
TrustpilotPoor communication
Poor communication, all words no action.
1/5
TrustpilotA deplorable and unscrupulous business
A deplorable and unscrupulous business. Tenants have to chase and chase for their bond monies to be repaid and during the chase, Bridgfords lie,lie and lie.
5/5
GoogleExcellent service from beginning to end. Really efficient- sold the house within a week. Brilliant communication throughout. Would definitely recommend! If you want your property sold fast then use Bridgfords Cheadle Hulme!PositiveResponsiveness
Thank you for taking the time to leave us this amazing 5* review and recommendation. Kind regards Lucy, Customer Relations.
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