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★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotNearly 2 months that I’ve moved out and…
Nearly 2 months that I’ve moved out and still haven’t received my deposit. So awful to deal with. Had alot of mould in the house and never did anything to fix. When they were doing viewing for new tenants they never mentioned the mould so people get stuck to a contract. Agreed to move out paying a fee. Collected the keys from us and the next day we get told we still have to pay rent and bills. Don’t use Acorn if you want to stay out of trouble.
Ledio · 8 August 2024
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotAwful to deal with.
Awful to deal with. Rented a house for 2.5 years. Agreed to pay a fee to break the contract and to stay until someone else moves in.Mould covered the walls within the house was the reason i moved out as they never did anything to fix. Was asked 2 weeks in advance to move out as someone was moving in. From viewing they were asking for 2500£ deposits. Was getting calls every 3 days to make sure i was moving out on time. I did. I payed for a day extra to give them time to make the exchange. Gave the keys on 10|06/24 and on 11th i get an email saying the new tenants have pulled out and im still liable for rent and bills until found someone else. I’m paying rent already somewhere else and acorn made me move out and collected keys. Nearly 2 months now from moving out and still getting told i have to pay the bills. The house was advertised more than what my rent was. Incompetent workers you should be ashamed and if the landlord knows how you’ve been dealing with me im sure he’ll run aswell. Keep away from this cowboys they just there to steal your money…
Elis · 6 August 2024
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotJoy Davis
Joy Davis. What is her secret in keeping her job? She is very rude to customers and constantly makes mistakes. It would appear she does not care to make improvements to her behaviour.
I was a landlord and had to leave Acorn because of her.
Maria · 21 October 2025
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotI was looking to view a property that…
I was looking to buy a property that was advertised by AcornI asked for a viewing for this property that I was interested to buy within 1 hour of the email that was sent to me by an agent form acorn. I kept following for 2 weeks over phone and email and the agent (Katlyn) told me that they were gathering the viewing requests and will get back as to me once they get a date from Seller. After 2 weeks, when I chased them again that said it was fully booked and that I cannot be accommodated and were sorry for not mentioning it to me earlier. Highly unprofessional!
Ujjal · 24 January 2022
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Hello Ujjal. I am sorry to read your review and have spoken to the branch in question. I am afraid the demand for this property was unprecedented (over 60 viewings) and sadly your enquiry was missed. You have been registered with us for over 6 months and we have conducted several viewings with you on other properties and so feel that your comments are a little harsh. You are still free to view if you wish? Thanks. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager
★★★★★ 5/5
TrustpilotI would highly recommend Acorn
I would highly recommend Acorn Lilia was so helpful with every detail at the Northumberland Heath branch Everything was professional I can not thank her enough Very happy client ! Jackie 💗
Jackie · 21 January 2022
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Thank you Jackie for leaving us a 5* review. We are really happy that you were pleased with the service you received from Lilia and if we can help further please do let me know. Thanks. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager
★★★★★ 5/5
TrustpilotBest estate agents we've ever dealt…
Best estate agents we've ever dealt with,we had dealings with quite a few during our property search. We recently sold our house with acorn. The main branch we had dealings with was bexleyheath,all the team are very professional, responsive and generally good at their jobs,especially Jake,he was amazing throughout,we can't recommend him highly enough! You get straight up advise and information from Acorn, no messing you about. We will definitely be recommending Acorn to all!
Jess · 28 November 2018
★★★★★ 5/5
TrustpilotTerrific customer support
Acorn (and Jamie in particular) have been terrific at making sure our rental flat is fully up to date with legal requirements. Jamie is very prompt and clear in communication; wonderful to have such great customer service!
Brockley · 5 February 2021
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Thank you for leaving us a review of your experience with Jamie. We are really happy that you were pleased with the service you received. If I can help further please do let me know. Thanks. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager
★★★★★ 4/5
TrustpilotWe have had a tricky time with Acorn
We have had a tricky time with Acorn. We moved between branches after not being happy with the poor service and communication levels. However after moving we had a brilliant relationship with Harrison White in Dulwich. His communication was excellent and he kept us up to date with viewings and feedback. Finding someone you can trust is key when selling your home and we felt we had this with Harrison.
L.H · 1 March 2023
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry there were difficulties at first but pleased that we were then able to offer the service we pride ourselves on and what you would expect from Acorn. Kind regards- Karen Hedges Acorn Customer Services
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotWorst I’ve ever dealt with. Avoid at all costs.
We are professional landlords and have dealt with many agents over the years and Acorn are the very worst I’ve come across. The staff lack training, the communication between agents and back office is none existent. From the lack of pictures on the listing to the inability to follow up on repairs, it’s been a shambolic and frustrating experience from start to finish. The only thing they were efficient at was billing us. Shocking service. Avoid at all costs.
Lisa · 15 February 2022
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Dear Lisa. I am sorry to read your review and have now had the opportunity to speak with you in person. I am very sorry that you were unhappy with the service you received from us and agree that there are areas we can improve on. Thanks. Thanks. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager (andrew.roberts@acorngroup.co.uk)
★★★★★ 5/5
TrustpilotI have had the pleasure to deal with…
I have had the pleasure to deal with Jamie Perrin for over 1 year now and I have been extremely happy with his services. He has always been very helpful and anytime I needed his assistance or had any questions, he was always there and never hesitated. I just want to say thank you so much for all your help and for making the whole process easier for me and my family. THANK YOU.
Lena · 29 September 2022
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Thank you Lena for taking the time to leave us a 5* review. We are really happy that you were pleased with the service you received from our Jamie in our Property Management division and if we can help further please do let me know. Thanks. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager
★★★★★ 5/5
GoogleJust wanted to thank the agency for the great communication and professionalism throughout the time I have rented with them. From the beginning up until the end they have always been very friendly and handled my concerns and requests in a timely manner. A special thanks goes to Mr. Stuart Wood who has been great to deal with. Always punctual and a man of his words.
F · 22 June 2023
Agent replied · 21 June 2024
Thank you for a great review ! Best wishes Karen Hedges Acorn Customer Services
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotBe careful of a scam sign up to…
Be careful of a scam sign up to lifetime legal they offer which rolls into a membership, Acorn will not mention this on-going cost only the benefit as they sign you up,
Dodgy business
Peter · 19 January 2026
★★★★★ 5/5
TrustpilotIncredible company
Incredible company, Elycia was so helpful in getting us our beautiful home. The team are lovely and helped us with everything. Highly recommend
Victoria · 3 December 2024
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotLandlords beware!
Used Acorn to let a property we own. Letting process was ok, though they were extremely pushy in trying to sell additional services such as rent guarantees and condition reports. Even attempted to get me to indemnify them for anything related to the tenancy because I wouldn't agree to additional chargeable services. But they found a tenant quickly and all seemed well.But their property management service is a joke. Had a leak in the roof of the property and it took them 12 days to get a quote from a contractor. And the level of communication during this time was very poor.Finally received a quote from a contractor at £1,600 plus VAT but got the job done for a total price of £1,150 by another contractor. I guess their quote includes the commission the contractor has to pay them!During this process, despite escalating to management, they displayed complete indifference to any possible damage being done to our property by further rain ingress and communication was terrible.Postcript. Thanks for the response Andrew. Only thing I would say is that if my company were being rated bad by 53% of all reviews on Trustpilot, I would be slightly less comfortable that high standards are your norm. I appreciate this will include tenants, buyers and sellers, but it's hardly a great statistic is it?
John · 25 October 2021
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Hi John. I am sorry to read your review and to hear of your experience with our services. We have spoken now and am grateful for the feedback you have provided. All points will be investigated and improvements made were possible to ensure that we maintain the usually very high level of service experienced by our 4000+ landlords. If I can help further, please do let me know. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotAbsolutely useless
I should have read the reviews before using acorn. Things started off well but with the last few months have gone down hill fast to the point I find myself in financial difficulty & risk being evected due to Acorn initially taking to long deal with paperwork therefore my move in date have to be moved 2 or 3 times, Acorn have 0 communication skills despite the fact I've tried to explain the situation they don't care. Even after explaining i still get calls & emails from the same person every month asking about rent & when I explain the situation AGAIN to that SAME PERSON I'm made to feel it's all my fault even though Acon have put me in financial difficulty I'm still trying my best to keep on top of the rent. No one at Acon have asked how can they help to relive some off the pressure off my shoulders they just say next month you'll have have pay more to try & catch up which has now got me having sleepless nights & anxiety with worry. I wish I had never used your company & will never ever use them again I'd rather live on the streets then come to this lot again. Avoid this lot at all cost they promise you everything but will give you nothing but stress, anxiety, sleepless nights, depression.
Ian · 20 September 2021
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Hi Ian. I am sorry to read your review and have had a look at your file. The pre-tenancy process takes as long as it takes I am afraid and whilst every effort is made to help tenants move on their preferred dates, sometimes these dates have to move due to circumstances beyond our control. When this does happen we will communicate with you as quickly as we can to minimise the inconvenience. With regards to your other issue, as much as we have a duty of care to our tenants, we have an obligation to our landlords to ensure that the rental contracts are fulfilled. We are sorry that you have been experiencing financial difficulties, but we have not receive an explanation as to why this has happened or what the long term solution will be. The landlord has offered you payment options on two occasions via ourselves but no solution has been reached. I am happy to help if you think I can, so please feel free to drop me a line. Thanks. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager (andrew.roberts@acorngroup.co.uk)
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotHorrible experience
We wanted to buy the home on Melrose Close Lee, which is marketed by Acorn, Grove Park. We have tried to do it from the beginning of January till the end of June. We did all our documents to April, and the long three months manager from Acorn could not connect with householders to understand their preferable date of the deal. It was a horrible time of my life when we are only waiting and calling to Acorn. Finely, householders' solicitors said to us that householders were being to looking for a house for themself (chain). But our manager in Acorn said during the first showing of the house, that there was no chain. After 6 months of waiting and spend a lot of time and money, we closed our proposal to the house. And I thinking that it's unprofessional if the manager of the estate agency could not connect with the householders for 3 months and will know about the chain from buyers.
Ekaterina · 16 September 2021
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Hi Ekaterina. I am sorry to read your review and understand that this will have been a very frustrating and upsetting time for you. Unfortunately, as the agent, we sometimes encounter issues with the buyer and seller that are out of our control. This is one of those cases. Your vendors had initially indicated that they would be moving into rented accommodation in order to allow the transaction to proceed, however they changed their mind and wanted to tie their sale in with a purchase. A regrettable situation, but I am afraid one that we have to respect. Whilst I appreciate that you are unhappy with the situation..as we are, the circumstances were not of our doings so feel that your review is rather unfair. I am am of course happy to discuss this further with you should you wish to contact me. Thanks. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager (andrew.roberts@acorngroup.co.uk)
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotUnprofessional, Don't care, Wouldn't return our deposit.
Awful experience from start to finish. All agents we dealt with were unprofessional, from taking weeks to arrange contractors to fix things (at one point we were washing dishes in the bath for a week following a blocked pipe in the kitchen) to making and cancelling flat viewings last minute, not to mention generally unprofessional emails - taking way too long to reply, rushed replies with spelling mistakes, and no punctuation.However, all this I can deal with and unfortunately expect from agents in London. The reason for this review is our recent experience trying to get our deposit money back. Acorn took 31 business days to return this - rather than the pre-contracted 10 - and only after dozens of emails and even a phone call when four emails in succession had been ignored.I don't believe we would have gotten our money back if we had not chased this for the past six weeks. We did not receive to all back however, Acorn have kept an amount to cover some damage incurred by the contractor arranged to fix the aforementioned blocked pipe. They were unable to provide us with the contractors report, so are blaming the industrial damage on us.I wouldn't rent from them again if there were no other options.
AJ · 14 September 2021
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Hi Abby. I am sorry to read your review and have spoken to the team this morning to find out what happened. I can only apologise for any failings you feel you experienced in our service. We do have set processes that must be adhered to when arranging the termination of a tenancy and in speaking to the team, they feel they did this and kept you informed. If I can help further, please feel free to contact me directly at andrew.roberts@acorngroup.co.uk. Thanks. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager
★★★★★ 5/5
TrustpilotMark and James from Rainham
Mark and James from Rainham, Kent branch have been wonderful by helping me selling the house. After several awful experiences with different estate agencies, I have finally found Mark who together with James helped me to find the perfect client for my property.
I have met Mark before while I was viewing several properties and I noticed that he is excellent with people and has excellent skills in negotiation.
Carmen · 13 December 2024
★★★★★ 5/5
TrustpilotFirst time buyers
We have been dealing with Daniel, William and Abbie and throughout the process they have been a great help, very communicative and informative.
They went above and beyond to help us get this over the line.
Would like to thank them all so much, and we couldn’t have done this without there knowledge and experience.
Thanks again!
Charlotte · 21 December 2023
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Hi Charlotte, thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear that Daniel, William, and Abbie provided exceptional support throughout the process. We greatly appreciate your gratitude and we're glad we could assist you. Thank you again for your review!
★★★★★ 5/5
TrustpilotGreat and efficient experience
I am a teacher and was looking to rent near my school so I was quite anxious to find a place quickly. The first part of the day was disheartening and unsuccessful however at my first viewing with Acorn I met Jack who rapidly understood what I needed and instantly sorted this out for me via information and a viewing of the property I needed. Jack communicated very clearly, consistently and made this whole process efficient. I am extremely happy to be in the property and can wholeheartedly recommend. Thank you.
Grace · 28 August 2021
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Thank you Grace for leaving us a 5* review. We are really happy that you were pleased with the service you received from Jack and if we can help further please do let me know. Thanks. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotHugely let down by Acorn
I will be avoiding this company in the future.We used the east dulwich branch, and were told multiple times we would be able to move in on the 28th. We put down a holding deposit and signed an initial agreement stating the ‘unconfirmed’ date was the 28th. We booked and made plans around this date, as it was due to be happening in a few days. Only a few days before the due date, we received a document mentioning the move in date was now the 31st- never were we contacted directly by the company to inform us of this change. Enquiring about this, we were told there is nothing they can do, and ‘we hope this won’t be a problem.’ We also were not informed until long after all submitting our guarantor documents that the guarantor had to be a home owner. This would apparently cause delays. Upon getting a new, home owning guarantor, we were told that their documents didn’t come through because there was no subject in the email. This could cause further delays.In the document received 4 days before the 28th, it stated all payments must be made five working days before moving in. We were never informed of this. And we were unable to make any payments until Acorn had done everything they needed to do on their end. Out of our control. Finally, we were then informed 2 days before our initial move in date that the landlord decided it would be too expensive and take too long to fix up the apartment, and our offer was thus rejected. However, the listing is now back up on the website, apparently available now, for £100 less than we offered. Very strange and a HUGE let down.
Izzy · 26 August 2021
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Dear Izzy. I am very sorry to read your review of our services and have spoken to those involved at Acorn. I understand that there was s light delay in receiving some of your paperwork but can only apologise if the communication from us around what was needed and by when was not clear enough. With regards to the other issues, our landlord decided at the last minute that he did not wish to pay for the works required to ensure that the property met the required legislation for multiple occupation. He has now instructed us to find tenants that do not fall into the HMO category and has reduced the price accordingly to attract such tenants. I am very sorry for the inconvenience this had caused although largely out of our direct control. If you wish to discuss further, please email me. Thanks. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager (andrew.roberts@acorngroup.co.uk)
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotInitially after a viewing they send me…
Initially after a viewing they send me quite a few emails......i made an offer and after that never heard from them again. I made phone call after phone call to get an update but was told that the agent was either out on a viewing or would return the call later.....they never did....this went on for nearly x2 weeks until i just stopped calling.....im not saying all of them are like that but certainly it was the norm at their Peckham branch....and i have no idea why
Hisham · 16 August 2021
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Hi Hisham. I am sorry to read your review and have spoken to the Manager of the Peckham office who will be in contact shortly. Our customers satisfaction is paramount and in spite of the incredibly busy market we should always be communicating effectively and efficiently with all clients. As you mention, your experience is uncommon and will make sure it is not repeated.If I can help further, please do let me know. Thanks. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager (andrew.roberts@acorngroup.co.uk)
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotAwful
Awful. Would definitely give a 0 star if I could. All employees I’ve dealt with are right down rude. Acorn is refusing to follow up a major issue with security in my block. Yes security. Watch out people
CELINO · 11 January 2020
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Hi Celino. To clarify your review. You are a tenant is this development. We have raised your security issues with your landlord..our leaseholder..and the options are being discussed collectively by all the leaseholders and their freeholder. Your landlord will update you I am sure when a decision is made, but for now you must contact your landlord or managing agent. Thanks. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager
★★★★★ 1/5
TrustpilotDO NOT RENT WITH ACORN
DO NOT RENT WITH ACORNI can’t comment on the sales side but the lettings agency is awful. Landlord barely maintained property (he fixed what he likes). Moving in was hard enough (we should have realised this) as other have said cleans claimed to have been done weren’t done and the property had many faults he didn’t want to fix. Getting anything fixed is an uphill battle and getting your deposit back to is aswell you will need to go through the dispute service. This agency should be inspected with the agencies they below too as they seem to do what they like and not respect contracts/ property rental law - please rent a property elsewhere if you can !!**edit / they have over 50% bad reviews. Our case wasn’t deal with appropriately we have to take legal actions as acorn do not care about tenants
Natalie · 29 July 2021
Agent replied · 13 June 2024
Hi Natalie. I am sorry to read your review and can assure you that this is not indicative of the service most of our clients experience... as you will see on Google. I know you have now been contacted and that the case has been escalated to one of our Directors to deal with. Thanks. Andrew Roberts - Customer Relations Manager
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