Stirling Ackroyd West Byfleet reviews in Woking

★★★★★ 1/5

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This could turn into the longest…

This could turn into the longest negative review ever written but will abbreviate it as much as I can. Issues faced was nothing to do with the letting agent who showed us the property as she (Becky) was amazing. The problems started with the management company side of things and the pure neglect they have shown us as tenants, being all for the landlord and not us:1) Fridge broke, we had to store our sons medicine so was made clear that this was urgent to be resolved. I offered to buy a fridge because of the importance and they said no it cannot be done the landlord will approve the purchase that they find and it will resolved. 7 days this took to get a fridge, I could have had the exact fridge that was supplied delivered next day by currys!2) Carpet coming away from runners and on the stairs, trip hazard. Took 2 months to have someone to come see this. 3) When moving in we was told the garden would be dressed back to a level that was easy to manage. This was never done and we was left with 4ft weeds and stinging nettles over a 20m2 area of the garden, really great when you have an 18month old. Anyways after constant chasing a workman was sent round who said "I am being paid a bit of cash to do this, never done anything like this so will do my best". Credit to him he did do his best and worked very hard. But should maybe a specialist not been sent round, a official contractor with liability insurance? Illegal? He took a tree out with a hand saw!Anyways from point of reporting this took 7 months to get someone over. Still not even done as they left debris and didnt remove the weeds just cut them short. All grew back in 4 weeks. When the clearance started a skip was provided we was assured this would be gone by the weekend as it was blocking all of the drive so we had to park our cars on the roadside over night where they are not insured to be, even this could not be arranged properly, the skip was removed 4 days after the quoted day given.4) Boiler broke and kitchen sink leaking from underneath - Boiler engineer come round and said a new part was needed. 5 weeks until the go ahead was given for this and the repair carried out. Engineer looked at the sink and confirmed that the sink and tap had been badly installed and needed to be repaired or replaced to stop the leak. The answer we was given by the management company "you must be using it wrong". I can assure you in my 36 years I have learnt how to use a sink.5) Flooring bards in the kitchen where missing or broken, this again took just over 2 months to resolve. Now the final and main issue:We signed a 3 year contract. Phone call on a Saturday morning to say the landlord needs to sell the house as they cannot afford to run it. So will be ending or tenancy in November, we said ok but we need to start looking now due to the housing demand and should we find something then we will serve a month notice. Well we did find somewhere, so served 2 months notice. Just doing our referencing and Arran at the management company will now not complete the referencing until he hears from the landlord about if she wants to charge us remarketing fees for the early exit? We was told, she is selling the house because she cannot afford the house, had we not been told that then the notice would never have been served until our contract stated we could. Fine charge us fees but complete the referencing and do not hold us over a barrel as we are just trying to secure a nice safe home for our family. Time and time again we have been let down by the management side of things and I for sure will never recommend Stirling to anyone. Arran is great for landlords but not for tenants. If you rent through Stirling then make sure the landlord is not paying them to manage the property because you will get treated like absolute S**t if they are. The house is literally falling apart, through all the problems we have continued to pay our rent on time and in full each month, maintain the property as best as we can and even make some improvements but this is not seen good enough to simply complete the referencing. Appalled by the treatment we have and are receiving.

Jordan · 14 July 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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STERLING AKROYD,, West Byfleet : From start to finish Sterling Akroyd were professional, knowledgeable & helpful. …

Wendy · 10 October 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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Disappointed

I have sold many properties using several different estate agents. I am sorry to say that Stirling Ackroyd Sales were uncaring, arrogant, and unhelpful and caused a lot of stress for the parties involved. They managed to get us a buyer within a week, which was great, but then did nothing. Their communication was disgraceful. When we emailed them we got no reply or an auto-return 'we are busy and will get back to you in 24-48 hours', which they never did (4 times!). We paid a lot of money for this lack of service.

Deborah · 25 May 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thank you Ellis

I spoke to Ellis Craig this morning when I was trying to book in a house viewing. He was very nice, helpful and happy and was able to get the branch to offer me a viewing at a time to suit me. Thank you

Emma · 8 November 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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We viewed a property that was advertised for sale by Waterfalls and from that very point right up to completion the customer service provided by the team was nothing short of amazing. Bianca was always there at whenever needed and was actively involved in helping us drive & push towards completion, what you want from an Estate Agents is to know that they're fighting for you all the way and Bianca couldn't have done that more.

Ajani · 26 October 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Stirling Ackroyd dealt with my purchase with professionalism. I was kept informed every step of the way. They worked incredibly hard to ensure all went as smoothly as possible. I would be happy to list my property with Stirling Ackroyd in the future.

Sarah · 10 April 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Appalling dreadful company

Appalling dreadful companyAppalling dreadful company - inefficient, rude & utterly incompetent. From the get go, Ackroyd Legal were just hopeless - stupidly I thought I would give them a chance Very bad move on my part. Very quickly red flags were appearing.You would ring up & reception would answer, you would ask to be put through t your designated person - you would wait 5 minutes or so & instead of getting through to her, back you would come to reception & so it would go on - round & round. Of the 14 times I phoned e I got through once, even after leaving innumerable messages & emails. When I did, she was not only rude with an attitude, but had no idea of either my property or could even answer my simple questions. She simply didn't understand what selling a flat entailedIn the middle of all this the designated person went away on holiday & couldn't even be bothered to pass my details on to anyone else or let me know. I was just told by the company that I would just have to have to wait till she returns. We are talking about selling a property here, which sometimes requires fairly instant decisions. After weeks of utter frustration, I was finally put firmly in the picture by my agent who said in the weeks that they had been dealing with Ackroyd,Legal, they had neither replied to any email or telephone message left either by themselves or the buyer's solicitors & that my buyer was about to pull out of the deal unless I changed my solicitors that day.I left Ackroyd Legal that afternoon. I was recommended Adams Kaye Solicitors Now this is what solicitors should be. if you want superb conveyancers, here is a company that really know how to deal with clients - they are efficient, clever, know everything about conveyancing & you are given a direct line to your personal conveyancer - I was lucky enough to be given Ben cooper who was not only excellent but charming & cleverI can't say enough good things a bout them & compared to Ackjroyd Legal they were literally an eye opener.Please, please for your sanity do not use Ackroyd Legal - how they are still in business is a complete mystery. They give solicitors a bad name & are an appalling company. AVOID

LJJGH · 4 April 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Very Good experience Antonios and his team guided me through the sale of my property

Lawrence · 10 October 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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AVOID AVOID AVOID - ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE - UNPROFESSIONAL

Rey Caliskan was my Conveyancer - incompetent and useless, I lost my first house because of her, after 6 months of praying to her to answer back or to do anything, I was almost kneeling on my emails for an answer. Then I discovered that the seller sold to someone else because of lack of communication and was unhappy with my Solicitor.My Solicitor was greedy, was overloaded with cases and was unable to manage the pressure from all the clients. She was also admitted to hospital as a result. Shame on you, you ruined everything, was my first dream that you turned into a nightmare. Till today I'm still on rent because of Ackroyd Legal. I'm wasting all my savings on rent instead of spending on my house, it's Karma.Only two things needed for this review-1. There should be a ZERO STAR option.2. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY.If you want zero communication and complete incompetent conveyancers then go ahead and sign up.

Sunny · 24 March 2022

★★★★★ 1/5

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Awful estate agents, steer well clear

Awful estate agents. Avoid at all costs. Lied from the start, were incompetent throughout and never got the job done. The initial sales guy was useless, and so were all his colleagues.Part way through they were taken over by another company and no-one told me. Despite me telling them to leave me alone I still get regular calls from them harassing me. Next time I will put a restraining order on the companyUpdated: thank you Amber for your response, and effort to try and find out where your company went wrong. Sadly, I have already told several of your colleagues this information, and if it hasn't been filtered down through the company that is unfortunately a prime example if my point, and reiterates why I will never use your company again, and will advise anyone I meet to do the same.

Euan · 27 January 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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These guys were great all the way through. To start with Ryan brought around paperwork to show me what similar houses had sold for around the area - this was more prepared and professional than most other estate agents had been. There were lots of viewings coming in - Tim always let me know any updates and always arrived on time for said viewings. The team took into account specific requests that I had and always did what I asked. And when my first sale fell through they found me a new buyer within a few days. Bianca was fantastic at keeping on top of all of the solicitors and other estate agents in the chain and kept everybody in the loop at all times. Brilliant service from start to finish. Exceeded all expectations. Would totally recommend.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Emma · 26 October 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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We have just completed a purchase on our first home! And without the help of Bianca, I don’t know what i would of done! The purchase wasn’t as smooth as we all would of liked, but Bianca was always there to keep us updated with the progress and reassure us along the way. Such a pleasure to of gone through this with her and Waterfalls. She has definitely taught me a few things for future purchases, as being a first time buyer i was pretty clueless..PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism

Matthew · 26 October 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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I have just purchased a property through Waterfalls and I can’t recommend them highly enough. Bianca has been an absolute pleasure to deal with and has been extremely helpful throughout the whole process. She was at the end of the phone for every query and supported us from start to finish. If I’m every selling a house in the future I will definitely be using Waterfalls, so I have no hesitation in recommending them to anybody looking for a sales agent.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism

Ciara · 26 October 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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We purchased a house through the West Byfleet office. Daniel, Noah and Antonios were key to our success, especially when some negotiation was necessary. They were also scrupulously honest about bringing a difficulty to our attention. Altogether a very good team!

David · 18 October 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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We would like to thank Hayden and everyone else at Stirling Ackroyd for their exceptional customer service and support from start to finish in securing our property.

Melisa · 23 April 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great Customer Service and Efficiency

I recently moved and as you know moving can be extremely stressful. Thankfully Victoria was able to help my journey run a lot smoother. She explained everything I need to know & do and her endurance on chasing up requests was super efficient and timely. Thank you so much!

Deborah · 11 May 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Highly recommend

Super helpful and knowledgeable agent, Cole made the experience of speaking with estate agents actually enjoyable 😉. He listened to my needs and concerns and provided useful information and feedback so that I wasn't left feeling irritated. I highly recommend this agent.

Char · 27 August 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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exelent, professional and very helpful

From the first day I spoke to Magdalena Sadkowska on the phone, she demonstrated professionalism and efficiency. Magdalena was calm and explained everything to me about their properties and offers and gave me advice. She also suggested a broker advisor. Whenever I emailed or called, she was available or called straight away when she was free to talk. Magdalena shows calmness, patience and professionalism at all times. Very caring, helpful, knowledgeable and available all the time. I wish the world was surrounded by people like Magdalena, we would live in a better place.

Justyna · 16 April 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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We had an outstanding experience with…

We had an outstanding experience with Stirling Ackroyd, thanks to Ellis. Ellis was incredibly helpful and professional. Everything was handled smoothly and efficiently, and I felt confident and supported at every step. I highly recommend Stirling Ackroyd.

Yuxuan · 10 October 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Stirling Ackroyd

Stirling Ackroyd are a very professional, helpful and extremely responsive Surveyors. I would highly recommend them! Mike Frith is a simply wonderful Surveyor in every way possible! Thank you to both! Maureen Hinton

Consumer · 27 November 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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My details passed on to an energy company without my consent

My energy contract was taken over by an energy company without my consent and without Informing me. When I challenged them, they said that my letting agent for the property in this case one of Stirling Ackroyd agents had given my details to a partnership that has an agreement with the energy company. I was not very happy about this as this energy contract transfer has caused issues for me. The letting agency obviously has this agreement. I found it shocking that they told this partnership the date that my flat was going to be empty and when to take over the energy supply without notifying me and without my express consent.This is very upsetting. Not sure I can trust them again.

Tobi · 4 December 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Experienced and professional service with a complex portfolio

We have been clients of Stirling Ackroyd (with their letting service) for about two years, and they have been highly professional and knowledgeable. They have managed property issues in a timely fashion as they arise, including handling a complex refurbishment, transferring from a previous (and inept) managing agent, and some slightly difficult tenants. They are also on top of all of the relevant regulatory matters, and do everything in a legally correct manner (to the best of my limited knowledge). I would happily recommend their services.

Julian · 2 December 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Responsive agent

Got a call a day after sending in my enquiry! The whole process of renting and gaining information about the property was prompt and swift thanks to Guy Gregory. He was very responsive and helpful in answering my questions. Highly recommend Stirling Ackroyd!

Jennifer · 4 June 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Hannah Ryan was excellent with helping…

Hannah Ryan was excellent with helping us (first year uni students) to understand the process and the steps involved and helped us secure viewings and then a lovely house. cannot thank her enough!

Hannah · 20 November 2025