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Reeds Rains Castleford reviews in Wakefield

3.8

★★★★★ Good

2,302 reviews across 2 platforms

12 Wesley Street, Castleford, WF10 1AE, Wakefield, WF10 1AE

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Reeds Rains's office in Wakefield, at 12 Wesley Street, is rated 3.8 out of 5 across 2,302 reviews on two platforms, including 303 Google reviews rated 4.7.

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4.7 / 5

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1/5

Trustpilot

Awfull

Awfull. Through lockdown both my partner and i had to dig for information. It had the feeling like they were there for us not the other way around. Hollow apollogies do not work when you are trying to relocate.Will never use them again.

Mike · 30 May 2021

Agent replied · 26 October 2024

Hello Mike,We are disappointed and surprised that you were unhappy with our service during the sales process. During our conversations, we felt that we had a good rapport with yourselves and would do our best to obtain information and updates from solicitors whenever possible. We are sorry that you feel this way and would be happy to call you to discuss anything further.Kind regards,Reeds Rains - Guisborough

2/5

Trustpilot

Reeds Rains have been my letting agents…

Reeds Rains have been my letting agents for the last few years. They are the sort of agent who tend to get things done eventually, in a roundabout sort of way, but their business process is clearly chaotic and they can be a real pain. Some of the highlights of my tenancy:* Any communication needs repeatedly following up, a large number of emails get ignored.* They somehow failed to keep a copy of all the keys to my flat, so they can't get in without me there* My local branch closed down but they never thought to tell me. I only discovered because I turned up there and it was a vape shop.* They've suddenly introduced a £120 "renewal fee" for renewing contracts.On the plus side, their call-centred based maintenance system, while a little impersonal, does tend to get people out to me quickly enough. Their staff are generally friendly too, a few of them are just a bit dim-witted. If you see a place you love and it's Reeds Rains, you might have some hassle but it'll be ok.

R · 8 January 2020

1/5

Trustpilot

Big Mistake to go with Reeds Rains.

We used Reed Rains Abergele to manage our property because they were local. Within a few months they closed the Abergele office. We then had to deal with their inefficient Southampton call centre. They were a disaster for us. We ended up having to deal with repairs and contractors ourselves because they didn't have any local contractors who would pay to be on their books. They got ridiculous quotes for repairs. In the end we changed to a local company but Reeds Rains want us to pay £750 to get out of a contract when it is actually them who are at fault. They unilaterally changed the terms of our service without any discussion.

IAK · 3 January 2020

5/5

Trustpilot

Excellent Estate Agents

Every staff member is professional, knowledgeable and very friendly to deal with. They always phone back when they say they will and I would highly recommend this estate agency to anyone who is thinking of selling a property.

Lisa · 29 August 2024

5/5

Trustpilot

Amazing customer service skills

Amazing customer service skills, cannot thank Ellie and Callum enough for the time and effort they have put into helping us, can’t recommend enough

Sophie · 9 December 2021

1/5

Trustpilot

If there was a zero stars they'd get…

If there was a zero stars they'd get it! You never speak to the same person twice due to staff turnover and when you do, they do nothing about your complaint. We were left without heat or water for a week with a small child. Despite visits every 3 months where they stated everything was fine, at the end of the tenancy they delayed returning our deposit for 3 months and then stiffed us for the full amount as they said the house didn't match the original inventory. We were not given the chance to dispute this or find cheaper firms to do any work that was supposedly necessary. Absolute con artists! Complaints going to the ombudsman asap.Edit: Hilarious to see this joke of a company requested feedback about which office I had a problem with, when its the whole company. Enough with the pretend customer care on Trust Pilot! It's the treatment before hand that does the damage. What a joke.

Mr · 31 December 2019

1/5

Trustpilot

Absolute con artists

Absolute con artists. You sign a document stating rules etc. I briefly remember one of the pointers being "check out fee" but no actual figure of how much this was. To be horror I am sent a bill for £120. Apparently this is to pay for someone to walk around the house and check it is okay. Did I mention the landlord pays the same? £240 for a ten minute walk around? Really???! I then received the report back stating several issues such as lampshade missing (even though it was there but in a different place) damp and mould of front and back door (how and why that is the tenants fault is beyond me).The landlord then came back and stated she wanted £60 from my deposit because I had left my grass cutter in the garage (a phone call about this would rectified this as I forgot about it); apparently she spent 8 hours cleaning the property??? Due to the damp and mould from the doors. The house is old and both doors are old and not fit for the amount of rain water. She then also complained I had smart meters installed "without her permission" clutching at straws there, as smart meter does nothing to alter the property in any way! And aside from that I lived in this property for a year and 7 months of that I lived with a rat infestation!!! I was simply told to just go get some rat poison (even though I had a 5 year old, like you want rat poison with children inside) and some traps?? They did absolutely NOTHING until i reported it to environmental health. The whole agency is a complete rip off with hidden costs. I won't ever rent with them again or recommend them.Taking that extortionate amount of money plus £60 (conveniently a very rounded amount) off a single parent right before Christmas must make them feel really big!!

Clare · 10 December 2019

2/5

Trustpilot

Good luck if you have any issues in the house, they aren't coming

It's been months to get issues resolved in the house we are renting. Half of the time folks are on leave and no one picks up the maintenance requests. You have to keep emailing and calling to get things done. Very very poor service. If you have a choice to go with another property manager, please do. You will save yourselves a lot of headache and frustration.

Johny · 8 August 2022

5/5

Trustpilot

Alan Mills was excellent in dealing…

Alan Mills was excellent in dealing with myself and my mum when viewing a property for rent. Very engaging, enthusiastic and honest! He is a credit to Reeds Rains :)

Nisha · 11 August 2020

1/5

Trustpilot

Reeds rains Hull...

Reeds rains Hull...Initially registered interest in a property through website, due to no answer at estate agents, even though they were supposed to be open.Expected to be called once registering, however no call came? Rung the estate agents again and finally got through, lady explained I would have to go through my details again as they can't retrieve my information off website? So I gave details, to be told someone will ring me back. No one did. Rung estate agents again and finally booked a viewing. Took afternoon off work as I work away and went to view property. No representation from estate agents turned up and no access to property due to it been vacant. Strange when Estate agent stated it was in high demand and they had been viewings through the week? Ring estate agents who explained they had been a mistake in the diary and wouldn't be able to view today! Luckily the owner of the property now knows the mess around we've had off reeds rains. Quite simple, no one is bothered in that place. Even though they're a esrare agents, they don't seem interested in viewing or selling of properties. Stay away.

Richard · 29 November 2019

5/5

Google

Excellent service from start to finish. Friendly approachable helpful staff. Would recommend them. Sold my house in less than a week. Theresa Rocket was very efficient and kept me up to date with everything.

Jane · 26 October 2018

4/5

Google

The staff at this branch were extremely helpful and understanding. A special thanks to Kim who works here for being supportive and with us from the very first step. A welcoming atmosphere from the staff.

Alison · 26 October 2017

5/5

Trustpilot

Professional stress free sale

The sale of my late mother's flat was always going to be a difficult and emotional event but thanks to both family and Reads Rains (Clevedon) it was completed with minimal fuss and pure professionalism. This was after an earlier estate agent declined the sale as the "family were too fussy". I would happily recommend Reeds Rains to anyone wishing to sell a property.

Mike · 22 November 2022

5/5

Trustpilot

Excellent communication and efficiency…

Excellent communication and efficiency to finish in purchasing our new home.Tom at Reed Rains was fantastic. He gave me great advise on process of buying and possible delays to watch out for. He negotiated with 3 bidders and helped us secure the property we wanted.I would highly recommend this team for great service at what was probably the busiest time ever with the end of stamp duty waivers ending.from startKeep up the good workBrianne

Mrs · 25 June 2021

5/5

Trustpilot

Thank you Benjamin

Thank you Benjamin for being so understanding and supporting all this time.Thank to you we have a new lovely home!

Thank · 1 June 2022

1/5

Trustpilot

Extremely ignorant and arrogant never…

Extremely ignorant and arrogant never do ANY repairs to your property even though I was electrocuted and knocked unconscious bare in my I have a heart condition and specifically informed them and requested for the electricity meter which is a faulty second meter put in by the landlord to be fixed some of my jewellery went missing when my flat was inspected without me being present but obviously I can not prove this saying that I think people have the right to know the full truth my rents always paid in front and my flats kept immaculate but they never return calls no ones ever available when you do call always busy or off today it took six days for an email response they won’t send me my previous references supplied to them they lied to my housing officer so I can’t move out the place is full of damp with mushrooms growing on my bathroom walls I am now taking them to court due to being evicted with NO warning due to the hairdressers downstairs not only blasting music threw my floors all day every day at ridiculous unreasonable volumes (I’ve actually provided the council with sound recordings) and it’s not even just in the shops opening times but even on a Sunday and from approximately 7am-11pm the hairdressers response was I’m a business and I can play my music as loud as I want from 7-11 THANKS FOR BEING SO SELF GRATIFYING!!! there regularly filling my bins with brick plaster gloves food wastage and dirty nappies chucking cigarette butts outside my front door for me to clean up they’ve been knocking on my door regularly making false accusations to which after 17 months of getting NO HELP WHAT SO EVER FROM REEDS RAINS I finally confronted the woman from there whom then tried to have me arrested for malicious acts against a business knowing full well my problem was actually HER!!! The police then went back to warn these people to keep the volume lowered as I obviously had proof and advised me if it continues I’m to ring him and he will attend reduce the volume and put a formal complaint in to the council on my behalf to which they then went behind my back and clearly lied to my landlady who actually owns that property too even though reeds rains deny any acknowledgement of this and refused to contact her on my behalf also the previous tenants son actually visited my property after his elderly mother was evicted for the same reasons ive been served notice he informed me of the problems I would endure with this company if I complained well I guess he wasn’t lying out of bitterness after all my recommendation is to AVOID THIS MONEY GRABBING ESTATE AGENTS AT ALL COSTS!!!! They certainly do not care about there tenants and no more use than an ice cream in a hundred degree oven 🙈🙈🙈

Sara · 12 September 2019

5/5

Trustpilot

Reeds Rains have been brilliant…

Reeds Rains have been brilliant throughout the process, with a great, friendly and engaged team. They have been fast, efficient and professional - and well feel that we have been supported with good advise along the way. It is a difficult time to sell and I'm glad we had RR behind us. Thank you!

James · 21 September 2023

5/5

Trustpilot

My house had been on the markets with…

My house had been on the markets with another agent for months. I handed it over to Shannon Varey at reeds rains and it sold in less than 2 weeks ! They were brilliant and always in touch, keeping me up to date with everything. Very pro active .

Stefan · 16 January 2024

5/5

Trustpilot

Abigail Volynchook is excellent

Abigail Volynchook is excellent. She is extremely helpful, reply to email immediately and found us a new tenant very quickly in this difficult time. Thank you Abigail.

Nava · 20 March 2021

5/5

Trustpilot

We had a great experience with Reeds Rains when selling our property.

We had a great experience when Reeds Rains sold our house. Louise and Nicola Jane from the Eccleshall branch were very friendly, polite and helpful at all times. They were very knowledgeable and helped us to sell our house very quickly and secure a deal on a property we were buying. I would definitely reccomend Reeds Rains.

Customer · 28 June 2023

1/5

Trustpilot

Absolute shambles of a company

Absolute shambles of a company, don’t stick to their contractual obligations, forget to do things, don’t reply to emails. Overall very poor service. I’ve never written a Trustpilot review before but in this case I feel compelled to. Over £800 tenant deposit still outstanding with lame excuses from reeds rains that it’s effectively “not their problem”. Landlords do not use this company.

Andy · 21 January 2023

1/5

Trustpilot

Rubbish

Obviously, I don't work for Reeds Rains so they won't be getting 5*. I found them AWFUL! The telephone staff are patronising little girls who delight in femsplaining what life is all about from behind their rented desks in rented offices to people who have run multimillion pound businesses since before they were born. Apart from the sale of personal data from which they profit by the sale (read the small print), they are very keen to get hold of your money and details before you recieve a product. I would advise against working with this company primarily because employs teenagers with one gcse between them to haggle for commission. Deal with a proper estate agent and grown ups.

Paul · 15 July 2019

1/5

Trustpilot

Reeds Rains, Bury, Lancs

Reeds Rains, Bury, Lancs.We recently bought a property that was listed with Reeds Rains in Bury. We were cash buyers, required absolutely no funding, had sold our own property and were able to purchase a property very quickly. We saw a property advertised with Reeds Rains and called to arrange a viewing. They told us that they could only arrange viewings Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm. I asked for a reason and was told: 'that's the way it is'. As my hubby and I both work full-time, we couldn't view during those hours. Fortunately, I knew how to contact the vendor directly. The vendor knew of no reason for the restricted viewing hours. We arranged a viewing with the vendor and agreed a sale 4 days later. The complete process took just over 3 months, and from showing our ID to the agents, they never contacted us once, not even on the completion date to congratulate us. If you are looking for customer service and support throughout the sales process, then I would not recommend this branch of Reeds Rains. So much for today's buyer is tomorrow's seller...

Jacinta · 13 July 2019

5/5

Trustpilot

Southsea Branch - A real find

As I live in Kent and was selling my late Mum's retirement flat from a considerable distance, I needed an agent I could really trust and rely on to keep beavering away in a slow and difficult market. I'm pleased to say that Reeds Rains delivered in every way. From the beginning, Dan and his exceptionally strong team stood out from the many agents I saw and proved to be a real find. I was kept regularly informed, the communication and advice at every stage was honest, straightforward and realistic and Dan's quiet but highly informed and experienced persistence paid off and achieved a sale exactly in line with the price range he had advised. I really grew to trust Dan's judgement and felt he was batting for me throughout, including going the extra mile to really research and understand the specific micro market attaching to my Mother's and nearby properties. I'm not easily impressed but felt Dan and, unusually, every member of his team I dealt with, to be superb. An outstanding service in every way which I would unhesitatingly recommend.

David · 13 July 2019

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