Romans West Drayton reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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Was left without fridge-freezer and I…

Was left without fridge-freezer and I was told to give the foods to a neighbour for a couple of days!? No spare freezer, no engineer within 24 hrs, not even the suggestion of a compensation for the hundreds of pounds that will be lost as freezer is full of meat, fish, seafood and shellfish. Romans appreciate my issue apparently but cannot be bothered to do something in a really timely manner (I was actually told that this was dealt within a timely manner!). The big fees we both tenants and landlords are giving them unfortunately are not big enough to send someone over to fix things. Disappointing Romans in Reading!

DORA · 8 April 2019

★★★★★ 1/5

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Totally unjoined up service in Sandhurst

We had Romans round to value our house a year ago and made it clear we weren't looking to sell for at least a year - despite this, I received 3-4 phone calls a week chasing me. They were so harassing, I blocked their number! When we did wish to sell, we thought we would see if they had improved but when they came to value our house, they were extremely unprofessional in their approach - rather than selling their services, they just told us how awful everyone else was in the area.We chose another company to market our property but registered with them as potential customers. Despite us being clear about the area we wanted to live within and the required features of a new home, we were sent completely inappropriate houses by various other branches too.I would receive several calls from different members of the Sandhurst team on the same day asking whether we were still looking! The whole process was ridiculous! Despite our house showing as "Sold STC" on rightmove, Romans continued to send us marketing material and phone us to try and get them to market our house! When we did try and make viewings for properties we liked, our calls were not returned promptly and they didn't seem that bothered.I can honestly say, I haven't been impressed at all.

Rebecca · 28 March 2019

★★★★★ 1/5

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Please avoid!

For a few years Romans had been managing our rented property. During that time as tenants we had lots of issues with the property and never had any support by the company. No matter what it was: emails or phone calls they were always ignored. No any response back or phone call back. Once we stayed without hot water during winter, it took me a month to get somebody in the house to fix a problem. I do not understand what is a point of having property manager? Easier would be to deal directly with the landlord.Please avoid!

Denny · 6 March 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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We had been letting with Dewhurst now…

We had been letting with Dewhurst now Romans for the last 5 years. They have given us great service, we are now dealing with Tom Bath who has proved to be very efficient.

John · 16 August 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Loved the process with Romans

Loved the process with Romans. Highly recommended.

Marina · 3 July 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Jessica Crawford - Bath Romans - Great Experience!

Jessica Crawford from the Bath Romans branch has been great throughout our tenancy. Her replies are always prompt and issues are always resolved in a timely manner. The rest of the staff in the Bath branch are also lovely!

Tom · 7 October 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Highly recommend!

Romans Windsor have been extremely supportive with the sale of my flat. They have given me honest advice and made themselves available at all hours of the week to answer my queries. I have been very impressed with their professionalism and guidance.

Alanna · 3 March 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Have reported several maintenance…

Have reported several maintenance issues recently and housing manager pooja chavda has seen to it that these issues have have been dealt with quickly. Very happy with quickly response in dealing with problems

Nicola · 5 August 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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DO NOT USE ROMANS!!

DO NOT USE ROMANS!!I was using another estate agents instead of romans and i put an offer on a property which romans still managed to take away from me even though i was working with them!!!!Romans are a money grabbing company

Courtney · 12 May 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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I am new here in the UK

I am new here in the UK, Anais Payne from Romans is very helpful and has answered all my questions with patience. I would recommend Romans to anyone moving to the UK for the first time for their seamless and all-digital process and experience. Thanks again

Biplab · 13 February 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Absolute shocking company avoid avoid…

Absolute shocking company avoid avoid avoid !! as potential tenants or anyone who has dealings with this shower of a company we where told we could move in to a property paid 6 months upfront and arranged removals we where told 24 hours before that Romans had sold the property they are an absolute joke of a company left us homeless living in a hotel took me so long to get my monies back from them I had to go mad at them please avoid these absolute sharks of the highest order don’t waste your time or effort even viewing anything they have on there books totally pathetic excuses for letting agents if I could leave -100000000 I would 🤢🤢🤢

Andrew · 20 November 2018

★★★★★ 2/5

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Please avoid!

As an overseas landlord, we were sold and paid for a premium service. What was delivered was the absolute bare minimum while charging the highest fees possible. In our opinion, Romans Lettings under delivered on every area they were responsible for. Some examples:* Our named contact was always out of the office and changed every couple of months. Simple issues took weeks to resolve because of this.* Required chasing multiple times to resolve routine issues.* Failed to renew contracts or chase late rent payment* Failure to communicate with the tenant regarding work* Failure to carry out urgent work quickly* High charges for absolutely everything. If they can charge for it they will. Reluctant to provide full details of fees!* Lock in contracts that they were very reluctant to share before committing.Very strongly recommend you find another agent. They may not be any better but at least they will be cheaper!

Andy · 15 November 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thankyou Romans for your support for 26 years…

We have been renting with Romans for 26 years. In the whole of the time the interaction has only been positive, Any repairs requested have been dealt with quickly and efficiently. In recent years our property has been managed by Denise Hurn who could not have been more helpful and efficient,

Tony · 19 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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avoid this agency if you can

Request to all tenants.. Please try to avoid romans letting agency. They are the most unprofessional and money grabbing agency I have ever seen in my life. First they will charge enormous amount for doing nothing basically. They will try to add extra charges once you have confirmed the tenancy. Also they would be creating trouble when you are moving out by creating incorrect inventory checks which results deduction from your deposit. Also they will be thorough unprofessional. In my case the inventory check out fee was supposed to be paid by them, but each of them was asking for the same money from me. I had to send my original confirmation mail to each people to void that. AVOID AVOID AVOID this agency.

A · 3 October 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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Jonathan was amazing and a big help. Everything went smoothly

I will definitely recommend Romans- Wokingham and Jonathan who make the things running so smoothly 👌

Ramona · 20 May 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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Awful, do not use!

Romans are shockingly poor and can not stress the need for people to avoid them enough.Im a Landlord, my property was rented out through an agent (Bramptons) they took over. The local staff are good, polite, helpful etc, but the centralised property management team are awful. They have charged me incorrect fees in multiple years (which i know has happened to other people so is not just a one off as they have tried to claim!). They will chase you for payment relentlessly but as soon as you raise a query go very silent.Poor service on check-out which has meant i am directly dealing with an irate ex tenant wanting their deposit back, but have no liability report to confirm deductions. Apparently they sent the check out company the wrong report, so they got confused and couldnt prepare the report. No offers to resolve the issue, take weeks to reply etc etcSteer well clear.

Sasha · 13 August 2018

★★★★★ 1/5

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Attrocious

This letting agency are quite frankly atrocious. Avoid at all costs. They take ages to fix issues. They have an app to report issues, but nothing happens and they don't communicate with you and wont return calls. They keep switching letting management point of contact, so you never know who to speak to. Then when it comes to moving out they will only take the deposit in one lump sum. However will return it in instalments. They also kept adding costs to the original agreed inventory list deductions. I cant warn anyone enough about this company as a letting agents.I am a landlord myself and I know what to expect from letting agents. This company is not anywhere near the required standard.

Rob · 1 August 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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Early thoughts

I'm only my first week into my tenancy but after reaching out to Roman's and Aston specifically regarding some snags and maintenance issues, the response has been positive with relatively quick responses.

Buck · 19 August 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Worse than poor.

We were tenants in a property that was managed by another company that was taken over by Romans. Once we switched to Romans, they were terrible. Not addressing any concerns or issues we had. It took them 3 months and the threat that we would carry out the work ourselves and deduct from the rent to fix a tap! They are attempting to take large deductions from our deposit and their complaints procedure seems to be just a way to make excuses and misrepresentations. They have no problem being untruthful and even when shown the facts do not accept responsibility. Nothing ever got done, even providing the necessary minimum legal requirements such as addressing problems with the property or even providing a CO detector or advising that the landlord lives overseas. Please avoid if you’re after a decent service as a tenant or landlord

Tarek · 12 June 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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We are renting with Romans for more…

We are renting with Romans for more than 5 years and Happy with the service they provide, especially from Stacey Cowap, always helping with our requests.

Thais · 22 March 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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WORST ESTATE AGENTS

AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!!!!!! please read my experience down below and stay far away from ROMANSHonestly the service was unacceptable and so poor, I would give 0 stars if I could!I moved in December 2016, prior to signing the documents they agreed that broken bathroom floor tiles would be fixed in the new year.... they only fixed them 6 months into my tenancy. Absolute douchebags. Imagine - i was using an unsafe bathroom for 6 whole months because of their incompetence. I had to get the council involved and only then they took it seriously.Once they got their money - mind you they nag nag nag you for it, constant stupid emails - they just stopped caring. They email 2352 times for you to pay the fees (pre-tenancy), but when you have a genuine HEALTH & SAFETY issue theyll reply in 2 weeks timeABSOLUTE FARCE!!! avoid themTHEY EVEN BREAK THE LAW. honest to god i have a right mind to sue for damages due to a breach of contract:So before I moved in I asked them to get the landlord to sign a contract saying utilities (water, heat, council tax, electricity, broadband) would be provided and included in my rental payments..... i was /(we were) without internet for over 2 months, and the whole household asked over and over again for them to fix it.They kept stalling and stalling and shifting the blame to others, from the landlord to a property manager to virgin media. I asked them can they fix it or ill be forced to deduct a portion from my rent next month (baring in mind it was 2 months without internet). Eventually they didnt listen and i withheld 4% (A MEASLY 4%!) from my rent, even after ample warning. They did not provide a service that they are contractually obliged to(!) so why would i pay for it?Do you know what they did? Deduct it from my deposit upon vacating! The nerve!!! On top of that, when leaving the godforsaken place I hired a professional cleaner to clean the place before checking out the next day, i had a real invoice and everything.They deducted £115 from my deposit to 'clean' the place, like i didn't already pay for this?? C*nts.THEY DIDNT EVEN SHOW UP ON THE RIGHT DAY FOR MY CHECK OUTHOW DO THEY EVEN HAVE JOBS! AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Rafi · 10 May 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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Friendly and efficient

The team at Lower Early Reading have been very helpful to us over our last three rentals. We have only had a couple of weeks between each tenant and they have always got us the best price possible.

Shirley · 4 October 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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having bought sold property 3 times in…

having bought sold property 3 times in my time, I have not came across a more Diss -organised company Being ROMANS ALDERSHOT.They talk bell & whistles but play a broken flute - terrible.16 viewings no one local,1 offer !!! of which went pear shaped due to a manager not doing what his title states MANAGE!.Excuse after excuse over what there customer feedback per viewing,I have previous sold with bridges past 2 sales of property & wished we had with previous as now, lost our original new home we wanted to buy due to Lack of salesmanship.ADSVISE talk to other estate agents read there reviews & don't take any bull selling, There are better companies out there offering the same but a more professional service, Do not fall for the same bull as we did.

Steveellam · 5 April 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great service from Amy at Romans Bath

Great service from Amy at Romans Bath. Was able to sort out my delayed rent payment query in minutes. Always a good experience with these guys.

David · 15 March 2023