John D Wood and Co Sales Winchester reviews

★★★★★ 2/5

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Very disappointing overall experience…

Very disappointing overall experience with John D. Wood. Property managers who simply don't care and go AWOL when you email or call with a query or issue you need help with. Took far too long and proably broke the law in terms of the time between us moving out and getting our deposit back. Would not recommend as a result of our experience. If you work there at a senior level then your staff need some management training and your whole organisation needs to up it's game.

Paul · 7 May 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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Absolute incompetency!

Terrible service and serious lack of professionalism. Moved in to the apartment 6 months ago and plenty of the issues are not fixed yet... and I am talking about serious issues like pests, water leakages and broken appliances. We have mice coming in and out of the apartment due to lack of pest proofing and a report made by the council. Yet they do not act. They bounce you from one person to another to wear you down and nobody in the company takes any responsibility. I have written to 5 people so far and nobody gets anything done. I think the only solution with these guys are to AVOID any property managed by them. Turns out the landlord is not aware of any of the problems. We will directly contact with the landlord even though she did nothing wrong but to trust these people.

Hasan · 26 March 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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Terrible on all counts!

From the moment we were given notice John D Wood failed to give anything like a decent service - emails and calls were rarely responded to. Duplicate requests for information came from a range of staff, often no response to contact - you literally have to bombard them with emails / calls to get any communication and return of deposit after months of leaving the property and a significant period (nearly a month, not the 10 days legally required I believe?) since the landlord confirmed an agreed amount.One staff member I think had good intentions and was helpful on speaking to her but the process will wear you down. I think the corporate / company ethic and values must be rotten as they simply do not provide any tiny hint of service that you might expect from a professional outfit. On checking other review sites and this one, I realise we are not alone in our experience. I'm not sure if they read these reviews, but clearly systemic change needs to happen soon or word of mouth will surely stop any further business going their way??

Lee · 23 October 2019

★★★★★ 1/5

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Very biased towards the landlord

Very biased towards the landlord. Tenants please avoid if you want your deposit back as they would report issues at checkout that would be there at checkin. Last week I received an end of tenancy report which state issues which were present when my tenancy started. Since I've been taken advantage of many a times by rogue estate agents and I've learned my lesson so I made detailed recordings of the property at the start & end of the tenancy where I cover each and every inch of the property. I just emailed them one of the video and took screenshots from other videos that show that the issues were there beforehand. I did email Amy earlier that these were present at checkin but instead of checking the records she is going ahead to get repair quotes & ask for deductions from my deposit. I will leave as many negative reviews as I can! even register www. avoid-johndwood. com so innocent people can avoid getting ripped off.

Sohrab · 7 October 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Exceptional service from Rupert and Ellie

Rupert Simmonds and Ellie Bowers at John D Wood in Notting Hill Gate are both absolutely exceptional agents. My husband and I have, as landlords, had dealings with many agents in London but Rupert and Ellie are head and shoulders above all agents we have interacted with. Their attention to detail, knowledge and amazing and caring customer service is in a class of its own. They are both a massive credit to John D Woods. Malini Kamerkar

Malini · 30 September 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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DO NOT USE

AGREE completely and would never, ever use again, I only wish I had read reviews before using. Customer Service is non existent and one star is still too many.

Julie · 16 December 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Do not use- worst experience ever

Do not use- worst experience ever. None of them know what they are doing or how to communicate with each other or me as the customer. Dreadful dreadful service , no service.

Camilla · 1 November 2024

★★★★★ 2/5

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Asked you for a good review and their job done

They acted very helpful and responsive at the beginning of your renting to win a good review from you, and after that... they attitude changed

EOInLDN · 26 April 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Terrible experience, Not professionals!!

Terrible experience.They are unprofessional and unreliable.. Contacted agency and fixed a time view property in Headington, Oxford. I went and waited near the property and no one turned up. After 20-25 mins I called them again and they were saying let is already agreed on that property. They had no courtesy to inform me and the viewing schedule was not even in their dairy!! I would not recommend this agency.

Suraj · 12 October 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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John D Wood Richmond Branch Lettings and Property…

John D Wood Lettings and Property Management Richmond Branch, are extremely unprofessional and constantly lying. They fail to manage properties, and never accept any accountability for their constant service failure. Stay away!

Charlotte · 2 October 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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John D Wood Richmond Branch Lettings…

John D Wood Richmond Branch Lettings and Property…

Adil · 30 July 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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no deposit back after 10 weeks

no deposit back after 10 weeksI rented from John D Wood for 2 years. They were unbelievably incompetent and non-responsive for the entire tenure. now I have to ring them every week to try to get my deposit back.

William · 19 May 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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The perfect solution

The Lymington office lettings-department provided the perfect solution to our fixed-term renting requirement. Special thanks to Conor for his quick efficient and friendly service.

Peter · 28 October 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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incredibly unprofessional

2 times they have been to appraise my house and i never hear anything back.

Farhan · 23 April 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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They will make you chase your own money.

Expect this company to be totally negligent returning your deposit (even if your landlord agreed for this to be released). They will make you chase your own money for weeks after you moved out, an absolute nightmare.

Daniel · 27 April 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Condescending, unprofessional and slow

Avoid this company at all costs!!!

Simon · 23 July 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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The worst agent service I have ever…

The worst agent service I have ever seen in my life. We have been dealing with them for more than a year. We wrote a letter to them complaining and nothing was ever done. They delegate their work to everyone, they just pretend they work. Never hire them.

Bianca · 7 September 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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J D Wood did a fantatic job helping us…

J D Wood did a fantatic job helping us sell our flat in Wimbledon Park. We faced a few hurdles that were unexpected but Chris and Lewis got things on track and got the sale through when we had given up. I would thouroughly reccomend them if you are considering selling a property.

Maxyboy · 18 April 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Toby Nalder at the Earl’s Court office…

Toby Nalder at the Earl’s Court office was extremely helpful and professional, making sure I always was informed of any new property and handling any request swiftly.

Belinda · 20 October 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Attached marketing banner to my property without consent

This company is fly-posting marketing banners on my property's fence without consent. I've reported them to the local council.

CB · 6 May 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Nadia - An Excellent Agent (John D Wood) To Deal With

Nadia, at John D Wood, was an excellent communicator and frank about the flat, the market and clients. She was obviously knowledgeable about the product, prompt in placing the flat in the market and with viewings. I really would like to give Nadia, at John D Wood the opportunity to rent this flat for me when it becomes vacant again - I really valued and will value Nadia's approach.

Nitin · 25 September 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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RENTERS BEWARE

RENTERS BEWARE John D Wood is a very deceitful company. They are withholding my rental deposit after nearly 4 week’s without a satisfactory explanation. They have ignored all requests and constantly lie to me. RENTERS BEWARE

Lucy · 13 April 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Had a really good experience

Had a really good experience! Ellie Bowers the estate agent I was in contact with was very nice, efficient... She showed me a few properties and really into consideration what I liked and did not liked and found me the ideal flat. Her approach was not as salesy as can be with some other estate agents. Feels like she really cares about her customers. I would highly recommend.

Maxime · 7 March 2020

★★★★★ 4/5

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John D Woods a great choice

We are very satisfied with a capital V with the service we received to sell our property in Weybridge. All the team are great but Ruby Rowntree who dealt with us from day 1 is excellent both caring and professional.

Dona · 23 November 2023