Reeds Rains Castleford reviews in Wakefield

★★★★★ 1/5

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Private tenants AVOID ! BULLIES

Private tenants AVOID !! Never in my life have I felt intimated by a company until my dealings with reeds rains. Absolute bullies. Staff are disgustingly rude. ( Apart from Ellie, I think she is the only one who seems to have undergone any customer service training ) One lady just turned up at my house with a front door key and told me shes coming in to inspect, I asked for half an hour as I was in an important phone call. She told me that doesnt matter, she needs to come in she isnt waiting half an hour and she has a key so WILL be coming in. Alls I was asking was for a bit of time to re arrange my phone call they cant even respect that. She was made up to exert her power that she had a key for my house and was coming in. Hope that made you feel good you horrible woman. House was dirty and an overflowing bin in the living room on my 1st day, therefore caked in flies each window was a graveyard of dead flys. Oven thick with grease. (Despite being told this was being professionally cleaned before I will get the keys) I was told any maintenance issues, reeds rains sends someone to complete then charge landlord. No I sent an email with some maintenance issues and got a section 21 back! They want the house back. Landlords friend came and did some odd jobs after a long while. Not the service I was sold.

Chelsea · 14 June 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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My experience was with Janine Robinson who valued my home. She was friendly, open, trustworthy and just an all round lovely person. She spent extra time with me and didn't rush the process. She answered all the questions I had and gave me real confidence in her for when the time comes to sell my property. Due to finances it doesn't look like right now but she'll certainly be my first choice when it does come around. Thank you so much Janine. All the best. I highly recommend her!

Katie · 27 May 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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ReedRains and religious beliefs

I tried to apply for a mortgage adviser position with Reed Rains. Due to my religious beliefs I was not able to work on Saturdays. Reed Rains were not able to accommodate my religious beliefs despite the fact I offered Sundays , they have many advisers and several estate agency offices in the area and we are in the 21st century. They claim Saturday is a busy day at estate agents (even though appointments were telephone calls only and could be any time) and would not budge to consider even a part time role. The discussion was with an area supervisor in the North West. Reeds Rains are now beginning to address the issue!

D · 23 May 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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I am a landlord that's worked with Reed…

I am a landlord that's worked with Reed Rains to manage our property in East London. There has been little need for interactions over the last few years other than the odd visit and collection of rent. However, over the last 6 months, our tenants have unfortunately slipped into arrears of around £10k. Reed Rains has not managed this situation very well, there has been little effort to communicate with the tenants other than rent invoices being sent from an office 200 miles away. It was mentioned three months ago that the tenants might have vacated the property. This was only checked last week with an abandonment notice being placed on the door. Despite repeated requests to be contacted or find out who deals with the property and us as a client nothing has been done. What I have been getting is passive-aggressive emails from the team at credit control taking no responsibility and showing no empathy for the fact we are £10k in arrears with no end in sight and that we could have been better head of the problem. Again there has been no one to speak with to discuss the matter.Our experience of this company and lack of customer service here is shocking, in this case, there certainly have not operated in the best interest and on behalf of the client.

Daniel · 21 May 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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MCR City Center Branch - 0/5

I am landlord, I was on fully managed service with RR. RR selected some bunch of thugs as tenants for my house, Tenants never paid rent on time and stopped paying after 3 months completely. RR did literally nothing, RR failed to effectively do the pre-tenancy checks, referals, failed to notice that tenants had dogs at my property, RR also made blunder when sending S21 notice, it was rejected by solicitor. There is no dedicated property manager, it keeps changing and you need to keep explaining to the new property managers. its big NO-NO agency, avoid yourself a horror and choose some other trustworthy agency.

Pradeep · 20 May 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Staff was great,good communication and…

Staff was great,good communication and taking their time to explain things through. Would recommend the service over again

Ms · 27 August 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Niamh was very prompt and professional and made moving in seamless without a hitch

Dele · 1 September 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Reeds Rains were fantastic from start to finish throughout our purchase. We would not hesitate to recommend them. Dale & Luke - Orange Fox Properties.

Dale · 10 July 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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I had a good experience using this agency. They are very helpful through the entire process of my buying and renting my property with them

Barbi · 10 July 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Reeds Rains Hull

Reeds Rains Hull - EllieThis review is in regards to information i required after leaving my property.I needed information regarding a number of things when i had left Reeds Rains, the main being information on my deposit and how to correctly ask for a refund etc. Ellie replied very quick and reached out to me with all of the updates to do with my deposit refund. I never felt like i was waiting for a response and she handled my needs with what i would deem as above and beyond customer experience.I had a lot of bad experiences with the Hull Branch of reeds rains, especially in recent years. But Ellie was fantastic and couldn’t have done more for me.Nathan K

Nathan · 20 May 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Professional

They handled the sale of my property in a professional manner with great communication through the whole process.

Stu · 24 August 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Myles reeds rains

Myles could not have been more helpful and patient Under very trying circumstances

Mr · 24 September 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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A very competent ,pleasant and helpful…

A very competent ,pleasant and helpful young lady, a credit to your team.

Peter · 22 September 2026

★★★★★ 4/5

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Myself and my husband a viewed a property…

Myself and my husband viewed a property through Reeds Rein last week. I wanted to pass on how great our experience was with Louise who did our viewing. Louise was professional, but friendly, honest and knowledgeable, and did not rush us through the viewing. We have viewed houses previously and I honestly can say Louise was one of the best we have dealt with. She is a credit to your team. We have made our decision about the house, and how we would like to proceed. I know Louise is going to be in touch soon, so will look forward to speaking with her.

Emma · 23 February 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Rude estate agent

Today I accompanied my mum to a house viewing and the estate agents showing us around was awful. For the first few minutes that we were in the house she was perfectly pleasant and professional. However, after a conversation between my mum and I where we indicated that the kitchen and garden may be too small for my mum’s needs, the member of staff very quickly became rude and dismissive of everything we said, and her entire demeaner changed to one of irritation. After seeing the downstairs, I asked my mum if she wanted to look upstairs. Before my mum could even answer, your member of staff cut her off with a very sharp “What’s the point in looking upstairs if you’ve already decided it’s wrong?”. Firstly, we hadn’t decided that it was “wrong”, we were just commenting on things as we saw them (we also made lots of positive comments). Secondly, I was addressing the question to my mum because she has mobility issues, and what I was really asking her was “are you physically comfortable enough to go upstairs today?”, which my mum knew, but didn’t get the chance to answer because she was very rudely cut-off. Thirdly, if we’ve travelled there to see the house, we’re going to want to see all of it. That should be common sense. After seeing the rest of the house and making lots of positive comments, we were discussing it in the downstairs hallway. It was obvious that the estate agent just wanted us to leave, she had clearly decided that we were wasting her time. When discussing the garden, mum said that she ideally wanted something bigger. The estate agent asked where mum lived, and then snapped “Well, the garden you’ve got is like a postage stamp!” which was very rude and totally irrelevant. Mum had already explained that she has mobility issues, and now she explained it again, stating that the reason she wanted a bigger garden than what she has now is because she’s struggling to walk to dogs and she wants them to have a big garden to be able to run around in. My mum shouldn’t have to explain her motivations of her criteria for a house to the estate agent, especially when she had already told the member of staff that she has a disability. That is none of the estate agent’s business! We both loved the house and mum is considering putting an offer in, but staff should be trained to a better standard than that.

Lucy · 9 February 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Very professional

Very professional, friendly and knowledgeable. Keep clients up to date with progress.

Customer · 21 September 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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I have been very happy with Reeds Rains…

I have been very happy with Reeds Rains up to now. They are helpful and polite.

Mrs · 26 August 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great estate agents

Great estate agents. Customer Service was fab. Leah and Tom were both very helpful and kept me up to date and chased solicitors etc. On the day of completion there was an issue with the funds being released and it was late in the day when we got the keys but Tom arranged for them to be dropped off as soon as funds had cleared. I wouldn't hesitate to use them if I move again.

Rene · 12 July 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Would like to say a very big thank you to Rebecca, Christina and Janine at Reeds Rains Castleford. These ladies went above and beyond what could have been expected from them with regards to the selling of mum's house and her purchase of another property. We had a bit of a bumpy ride but these ladies were always there at the other end of the phone to assist and offer reassurance. I know that towards the end, the problems we had were really not their problems but this did not stop them helping wherever they could. They made numerous phone calls and sent e-mails on our behalf in order to assist us in the move and I will always be grateful for their help

Joanne · 25 October 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Georgia Lidden was an absolute delight to deal with from beginning to end! Given that this was our first letting / rental experience in the UK, we were apprehensive and had many questions, most of which she answered without me even having to ask and all whilst keeping me constantly updated via email and telephone throughout the process and putting our minds at ease. She was patient and showed a genuine interest in assisting us right from the very first conversation we had. It was a pleasure dealing with her and I would highly recommend her services without hesitation.

Simone · 25 October 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Five star service from beginning to end. Reeds Rains have recently managed the sale of my parents’ house, from my first visit with Janine I knew I would be in good hands. Rebecca has been my main contact throughout, however whenever I have called the office for any advice or information the team have always been friendly and efficient. I have received constant communication, and been kept in the loop and up to date during the process (even out of working hours some days!). Even during the difficult times that Covid has presented us with it has not compromised the top level of service. Rebecca has gone above and beyond anything I would have expected, and I am so thankful for her kindness and professionalism throughout. I would most definitely recommend Reeds Rains Castleford to anybody looking to sell or buy a house!

Natalie · 25 October 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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Still waiting for my deposit back after…

Still waiting for my deposit back after 5 month ! Now saying landlord disputing it.. also waiting on calls back from phill in the office is a joke! Told constantly he’s not there or will call back to never hear from him!

Mandy · 11 February 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Janine and Keira was amazing from the start. Helpful, friendly and informative. I was moving away from the area. Needed quick and urgent assistance. They liaised on my behalf very professionally and with clarity. Keira was very clear with her communication and information to me throughout. Thank you to you both but all the team.

Carolyn · 24 April 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Responded quickly to request for…

Responded quickly to request for information on property and good communication during placing offer.

MK · 27 August 2026