Trusted Agent profile · Westminster
★★★★★
2,354 reviews across 2 platforms
26 Clifton Road, Maida Vale, W9 1SX, Westminster, W9 1SX
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Chestertons's office in Westminster, at 26 Clifton Road, is rated 4.5 out of 5 across 2,354 reviews on two platforms, including 159 Google reviews rated 4.6.
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5/5
TrustpilotTamara Price was very efficient
Tamara Price was very efficient and pleasant in my search. Knowledgeable of the area and made local cafe recommendations. Thank you!
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review Zuri. You can't beat a cafe recommendation, especially when there's so many great ones to choose from!
1/5
TrustpilotExtremely poor service
Extremely poor service. When questioned, they were poor to respond generally and when they did they were arrogant and dismissive. I engaged their services to manage my flat rental and they changed 5 agents who were supposed to be my point oif contact within the first 6 months. When I decided to change agents I asked for reassurance that they would facilitate a smooth transition. They flatly refused to do so instead stating that they would fulfil their contractual obligations. It has been the most frustrating experience that I have ever had as a Landlord. The whole idea of getting them to manage was to reduce my workload and stress yet they caused the exact opposite. If you are a small landlord, they are not interested as they are a big corporate, despite their empty reassurances otherwise. Avoid Chestertons at all costs for managing your property as it seems that ther is high staff turnover so continuity will be poor.
Hello, thanks so much for your feedback. We are very sorry to hear how dissatisfied you are and would like to investigate as quickly as possible. In order to do so, we just need some more details from you please respond tothe Information Request which will follow shortly. Rest assured, as soon as we have this information we’ll endeavour to find a solution.----Update:Hi GD, thanks again for leaving this review - we take client dissatisfaction very seriously and are keen to investigate. Since our previous correspondence, we still haven’t received the details we require in order to escalate your complaint. If you would still like us to look into this please respond to the Information Request we sent a week ago. Best wishes, Alf
2/5
GoogleWe were disappointed by the Lettings service at this branch. One agent took very very long to get back to our emails. We had to follow up via call. Another agent, working in conjunction with the former, showed us a flat we really loved. We were told that we were the first ones seeing it, and that it just came on the market. We asked them to send us an offer form and that we’d like to make an offer asap. However, just 5 minutes after, we got a call from them claiming that an offer had just been accepted. I asked him how this was possible, since we were the first customers to see it. Apparently there was some kind of miscommunication and the flat had had viewings prior to ours led by the former agent. We were disappointed and felt that the service was very bad, since there was lack of communication and knowledge about the situation. A third agent that showed us another flat told us about Chestertons’ policy for students/tenants with no income - 12 months rent payment required upfront. We were fine with this, but perplexed since all other agencies accept 6 months upfront payments. The agent claimed that the other agencies were “dodgy”, and that “you might be pretending you can afford to live here”. Just the way this was said left a bad impression on us. Disappointed with the service this year.
Hi there, we hope you're keeping well. After investigating this review with our Little Venice branch, none of our team recognise this incident, nor have we had a situation recently where a property has received an offer through another agent whilst we've continued to offer viewings. In regards to your comments surrounding upfront costs, our branch manager has confirmed that they regularly offer six-month payment options to students or tenants with lower incomes. Chestertons also prides itself on professionalism and respect for both our clients and the industry as a whole, so we are concerned to see your comments surrounding one of our agents. Our branch manager has assured us that no one would have made these comments and it would not be in the nature of anyone in our Little Venice team to think this way about other agencies, who we regularly work alongside and with. If you would like to provide us with further details that would confirm when this incident took place, please feel free to email us at social@chestertons.com and we will be more than happy to help.
1/5
TrustpilotTerrible experience with Chestertons Fulham…
Terrible experience with on-going property relationship with Chestertons Fulham, please avoid carrying business with this branch.Before signing a rental contract, the staff was always helpful, smiley and responsive. After signing the contract, I have been switched to a huge void, a non-responsive department that does not answer the phone (I tried calling 5 times and leaving my phone number), usually responds emails in 3 business days, and does not solve anything for tenants. In my first day of tenancy, there were 3 contractors renovating the fllor in the kitchen and I was not able to move in on my first day. It has been 4 weeks since I found out that the washing machine is completely out of service (they did not check that before securing the contract, of course), and basically there is no resolution so far. Again, please avoid this company/branch.
Hello, we are sorry to hear you are not happy with your experience. In order for us to investigate this internally please can you provide us with some additional information. You should receive an email shortly from Trustpilot requesting this. Thank you
5/5
TrustpilotMax West was extremely helpful
Max West was extremely helpful, friendly and efficient. Thank you
Hi Giuseppe,Thank you for writing a great review. Its great to hear how helpful and efficient Max was.We appreciate your support.Kind regardsChestertons
5/5
TrustpilotChestertons service
I’m letting my property through Chestertons. And Xiaoyi has been very helpful and responsive with helping managing my property.
It's an absolute pleasure managing your property, thank you for sharing your experience with Xiaoyi. Wishing you all the best!
1/5
GoogleVery dissapointed with the lettings agency here. Nishaad Ali still hasn't taken our property off the market! Its been over 2.5 months since we asked him to remove it. Have written to him 3 times, and our property is still on there! WHY is our property still being advertised? Nishaad hasn't even bothered to get back to our emails about why its not removed yet. Just doesn't care
Hi Tri, thank you for taking the time to leave this review. We've just received a further update from Zoopla today to advise that due to a technical error on their side, your property was still showing on their website. Unfortunately this was out of our control but we did remove it on our side on February 1st. We'd like to convey our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused and wish you all the best for the future.
5/5
TrustpilotTamara Price is amazing!
Tamara Price is amazing!!! She took the time to understand my needs and helped me find the perfect flat. 10/10. Would recommend!
Hi Piper, congratulations on your new home! We'll make sure to pass your compliments on to Tamara, she'll be delighted to hear it. Should you need any assistance in the future, please feel free to reach out to the team. Wishing you all the best!
5/5
TrustpilotPrompt tenany renewal
Tamara was very helpful and prompt in renewing a tenancy
Hi Martin, thank you for sharing your experience with Tamara and renewing your tenancy with us. If you need anything else, please let us know. Best wishes!
1/5
TrustpilotUnskilled staff, below poor service
I used Chestertons to help find and rent my current property and their service was below poor. They failed to prepare the property prior to our move in date, despite pushing the date back to ready the flat and when we arrived to a filthy flat they were completely offline and unresponsive. In addition they offered compensation that they were not entitled to offer then informed us we were wrong to be compensated. Horrific agents and I would never use them again nor recommend them to anyone else. If you are thinking of using Chestertons, please seriously reconsider.
We are sorry to hear of your experience, we've sent you an information request so that this can be investigated. If you could please complete that information. Thank you
5/5
TrustpilotSarah was very friendly and professional
Thanks for the 5 stars!
5/5
TrustpilotThank you Ryan Oldham
Thank you Ryan Oldham! Your prompt service and knowledge of the rental market has been insightful and appreciated and I feel I am better informed to make a decision going forward. I will be in touch ! Best regards
Thank you for the glowing review of Ryan!
1/5
TrustpilotDisgraceful!
It has been nine months since we moved into the flat, and we are still waiting for some maintenance, not to mention a refund for a storage that we had to pay back in September as the flat, precisely, wasn't ready. We have been through three different property managers, and still we are not getting the right service. Disgraceful!
Hi Monica, we're sorry to see you have left this review. In order for us to look into this further, you should receive an email from Trustpilot asking you to confirm some extra details. If you could please complete these at your earliest convenience, we can follow up on this internally as soon as possible.
1/5
TrustpilotI have to write a negative review for…
I have to write a negative review for Chestertons because their service is so poor, unprofessional and bad(I want to use other words and I think "unprofessional and bad" is probably an understatement. I have gone back and forth with Chesterton on this for so many times and yet they randomly added another fee of £180 and deducted that money from my rental income. This is like 3rd time. Previous two times I have spent months to get those money back and this time again. As expected, no response from Chestertons. God knows how long this will take to get my money back. In addition, Chestertons actually have no property manager, when I ask, everyone is saying someone else need to look into this matter for me.
Hello, we are sorry to see that you are unhappy. If you would like us to investigate this on your behalf, please do complete the information that Trustpilot will be asking for. Thank you
5/5
TrustpilotKatie is a very good agent
Katie is a very good agent. When we moved into our new flat she made it very comfortable for us and made sure we settled in fine. She is very polite and honest. I will give her a hundred stars.
Thank you for sharing!
1/5
TrustpilotOutrageously bad
Do you think paying £300 plus to change a fire alarm is reasonable? Do you believe you should be paying for the cleaning of a flat you don't own? Is two weeks a reasonable response time to answer an email? If you've answered YES to any of those questions, then Chesterton's is for you! This agency is so useless, so incompetent, and rips you off SO shamelessly, I'm shocked they have such a good rating. We used them as managers of our flat for nearly a year and deeply, deeply regret our decision. AVOID these incompetents at all costs!
Hello, we have requested additional information on this and your previous review as we cannot find your details on the system to investigate. If you could please provide the additional information. Thank you
1/5
TrustpilotSubpar property management service
We're currently renting a property which is managed by Chestertons. Unfortunately, we have had a terrible experience with them in regard to some issues that needed resolving in the bathroom.One contractor sent by Chestertons took five visits and approximately 16 hours to install a bath shower and redo some tiling in the bathroom, while another needed 8 visits to fix the toilet and redo some other tiling. These jobs are taking a suspiciously long time to resolve - to the point it feels like they are doing it on purpose so they can extract as much money out of the poor, unsuspecting landlords as possible, while at the same time causing massive inconvenience for tenants. It almost feels like Chestertons are willfully allowing this to happen. This is not an acceptable property management service I'm afraid. Chestertons haven't even bothered to come to our apartment to assess their work.All landlords beware.
Customer satisfaction is very important to us, and any negative reviews we want to immediately investigate. In order for us to do so can you please complete the "additional information" request that will have come from Trustpilot. Thank you
5/5
TrustpilotWe recently had some works done which…
We recently had some works done which Chesterton arranged and managed. Communication was good and our property manager (Olympia) stayed across the process and remained engaged through to completion. Ok to pay the fees when these things get done properly.
Thank you for taking the time to post a review! We have passed your comments on to Ryan, Xavier and the team in Richmond.Best wishes.
5/5
TrustpilotWe are immensely grateful to Kerl and…
We are immensely grateful to Kerl and Abby from Chesterton for their invaluable assistance in helping me and my flatmate find our dream home. We've now settled in and couldn't be happier with the location, interior design, and layout of the house. Their professionalism and dedication made the entire process a smooth and enjoyable experience. Thank you, Kerl & Abby, for making our home search a success!
Congratulations on your new home Skyler, sounds like a dream home! Should you look to move again in the future, please do reach out to the team again.
5/5
TrustpilotGreat Estate agent ,professional and helpful. Thanks Elina
Just want to say a big thank you to Miss Elina for helping us and Chesterton estate agents . Superb work and Elina was so helpful and understanding. Thank you very much keep up the good work!
Thank you for the wonderful review
5/5
TrustpilotFriendly staff
Everyone involved in the move was friendly and as helpful as can be. Charlie in SW Letting was particularly helpful and was always involved and checking in to make sure the transition was smooth and no problems along the way.
We are thankful for you taking the time to post a review. Your comments have been shared with Charlie and his team.
1/5
TrustpilotWorst experience in my life
Worst experience in my life. Unreliable and fraudulent. I took a short term let. After signing the contract and paying advance, they ask me for more money in addition, without a receipt. I send total payment in two payments because my bank did not allow me to make such a large transfer. I send both transfer copies in an official document with CRO. One payment arrives, the other one does not by the weekend. They do not give me the keys. My lawyer is getting me a full refund. Never go to scoundrels like them. Be careful.
Hello Marco, we’ve spoken with the short lets department and they’ve explained that the full rent needed to be paid in advance of you moving in, and this was explained to you before signing your contract. On the day of move in you hadn’t transferred half of the money you owed and as such the keys couldn’t be released to you. The money from your bank arrived today and you collected keys.
5/5
TrustpilotGreat customer service by Risida
I have been staying in a rented property managed by Chestertons and have not had any issue. I would like to specifically call our Risida Gee for exemplary customer service, very prompt and proactive communication and for always being on top of things whenever there has been an issue that needs to be addressed.
5/5
TrustpilotAssistance with new landlords certificate
Hanna Malanyuk was very helpful in providing me with the information required to complete the new landlords certificate form.
Thank you for the 5 star review
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