Stirling Ackroyd West Byfleet reviews in Woking

★★★★★ 1/5

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Im a landlord

Im a landlord - they held double the agreed letting fee for two weeks after the tenants moved in (24th Sept -9th October) - only refunded it after quite a few letters and phone calls. They have not yet invoiced me and have revised the "statement" to say I owe them the money in a years time instead. Their accounts are overdue at Companies House - avoid this agent they are shambolic at the moment. They managed to take this "double" fee by taking three months rent in advance from my tenants even though I said in writing I didnt need three months in advance. I will update this in due course. Oh and I only received the deposit the morning the tenants moved in and only because again I had to make a BIG FUSS ie this money was three days late. They are also late giving my old tenants back all their agreed deposit minus deductions. Oh and the check - out I'd asked them to organise on my behalf didnt happen and they didnt tell me either.

Sian · 10 October 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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I am writing a review for David Harvey…

I am writing a review for David Harvey in particular at Stirling Ackroyd, rather than Stirling Ackroyd. We were having some issues with this company that were not being resolved and it was becoming increasingly frustrating. David happened to pick up the phone when I called in again and even though the issue we were having was absolutely nothing to do with him, he was brilliant - not only did he take my issue seriously, he dealt with it immediately and also followed it up until the issue was actually solved. We had been having problems resolving the issue since April/May, I tried to speak with 4 other people, but made no progress and David resolved it within 1 day. Not only are we really grateful for the issue being solved, but the speed and manner with which it was done - he was polite, calm, efficient and just a really nice person to deal with - thankyou!

Nicola · 3 September 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Extremely bad property management service

I am a tenant and their property management service is horrendous. We have had an emergency power cut due to the apartment fuse box overheating hich is an health and safety risk and legally the electricity had to be switched off. Having called them their response was we will liaise with the landlord as we cannot give any permission for the work. Such a response is expected for standard issues but how can this be a response for an emergency issue which the landlord is legally bound to take care of immediately.

Prachi · 7 October 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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It was a very difficult time for me

It was a very difficult time for me, my mother had just passed and her house needed to be sold. I dealt mainly with Joel Gooden at the beginning and he was excellent in explaining everything to me, keeping me informed. The rest of the team were amazing, informative, helpful and made the process one less thing I needed to worry about. Very happy with the service and more than happy to recommend.

Lucie · 12 December 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Im not one for such negative reviews but avoid this estate agents !!! I’m astonished how this branch has such high ratings as separate experiences as a tennant and prospective buyer have been nothing short of appalling. As a tennant coming up for renewal, the negotiation agent ghosted. For months. We had to chase multiple times over email and phone for over 2 months! When ringing the branch and saying the name the handler on the other side said this negotiation agent had had complaints by multiple other tennants waiting & it had been raised with her manager but she had gone on annual leave for a few weeks & cases had not been handled to someone else. When chasing with her manager we had to wait another 3 weeks. We contemplated emailing the landlord directly to tell him this because quite honestly not worth the fee the landlord is paying from our rent. If you get Mia Bearne at the branch I would suggest asking for someone else or taking your business elsewhere depending if you’re a tennant or landlord. How someone still has a job with multiple complaints against them I don’t know. It was her & realising she worked at this branch that sparked the need to write this review after the following has also previously happened here…. Noah, although kind, was similarly awful. I was looking at a property which on auction joint with Pattersons. At the time in their window it said nothing about the property being on auction. To be honest I think they did the seller of the property a huge disservice in bad advice on the both the price, the strategy and then telling him to do it by auction. It would have sold way more quickly & simply with a slightly lower price and without the auction. The communication between the auction house and Noah wasn’t great and I was hounded by both men in the middle of the working day multiple times days in a row. Noah said he would get back to me on something. He never did. I went into branch to chat to him, a colleague took my email and number for him to follow up which never happened. We then ended up in the bizarre scenario where the property was both for sale on the auction site and had already been let, with a let agreed by the Woking branch. What’s worse is I had to tell both the west byfleet branch and the auction house of this as I found it on Rightmove as let agreed whilst it was still on sale. This was news to all the others involved. As a seller it seems they give you poor advice & if they suggest the auction with pattinsons I suggest you run a mile. As a landlord they ghost good tennants of 0 information during contract renewal and as a result really don’t deserve the fee you pay them. As a buyer similarly extremely poor in communication & have no clue what’s going on amongst themselves between branches. From these multiple separate bad experiences I would suggest everyone simply takes their business elsewhere to somewhere better.

Louise · 26 August 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great customer service from Ryan at Sterling

I dealt with Ryan Johnson at Sterling Ackroyd in recent month and he offered stellar customer service. He kept in touch regularly with me over years, after I first contacted him a few years ago mentioning that I would sell my house at some point; this shows great business acumen. More recently he advised on current house prices in my areas and what a good price for my flat would be. He was always kind, approachable, prompt and helpful. Excellent service

LL · 8 October 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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I don’t usually write reviews and…

I don’t usually write reviews and recommend businesses to go through for other people but , Stirling Ackroyd’s service , in particular by a man named Jad was beyond great. My first encounter was when I was in Brixton (Being from north, I’m sure you can guess I’m not familiar with Brixton). I was lost . I went into a few shops and they disregarded me for directions to get to the place I was traveling to. Then I went into Stirling Ackroyd where Jad had just finished a phone call. Well presented , he stood up, greeted me and showed me how to get where I wanted to end up. The second encounter was when I was trying to find a property in the area. He was very helpful on the phone and is keeping me updated for the properties that may be of interest. This constant update is helpful in keeping stress levels down as I know someone is trying to find the correct property for me that I can call a home. I would definitely recommend going to at least Stirling Ackroyd, if not Jad for services.

Ishaan · 6 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Abysmal Service

Stirling Ackroyd was absolutely wonderful when I signed my tenancy with them. However, now that I’ve ended my tenancy, I am having to fight to get my deposit back - like many others have reported in their previous reviews. There is no communication unless I chase. I have had to call and email - all of which are ignored or when I do get a response, it’s over 3 weeks later. I have only recently received the inventory report from check out (I left my flat over a month ago, so why am I only getting the information now), and it’s because I had to chase. Despite my emails including my address in the subject and message, I have been asked for the address several times, as if I hadn’t included them. Unfortunately, I will now have to file a dispute, and will be contacting the Ombudsman and my lawyer, to see what the next steps are, as it’s clear that while Stirling Ackroyd may have good reviews, they have no interest in helping me, have let me down and I cannot recommend them.

Laura · 23 September 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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We recently bought through Waterfalls West Byfleet and we were very impressed with everyone we dealt with - particularly Daragh and Bianca. The level of communication was perfect and we were made to feel as valued to them as the vendor (who ultimately was their client above us). Bianca was excellent at pushing the chain below us along and was also very friendly and helpful with my queries about the area. We would highly recommend Waterfalls.

H · 27 October 2018

★★★★★ 1/5

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Bad management service and very slow

Usually I never write a review, but this agency is let me down many times with propriety management .I been with many agencies the worst I deal with it it’s Stirling Ackroyd.I rent a house with them around 3 years.And due this 3 years 4-5 times they changed property management and they didn’t notice the tenants, when I have problems in the property and try to contact the property manager they left the company. Also it’s very slow service if you have in issue in your property when you phone them they will ask you to write in email, and they respond to your email after one week .However any issues in your property it takes more Thant 4 weeks to sort if you are lucky.My advise from my experience if anyone have a chance with another agent please avoid Starting Ackroyd.

London · 9 August 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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House Valuation

I received a call from Sandra Holmes at Stirling Ackroyd on Monday regarding my property, Sandra ran through several services that Stirling Ackroyd offered and asked me what plans we had if any with regards to our house. Unfortunately this time we were not in the market to sell but knowing that we were due to be renewing our mortgage sometime soon I asked if a valuation could be organised for us. This was carried out the very next day as I was very busy at work myself, and conveniently Sandra managed to book in a survey to fit in with my work schedule which was great. This was carried out by Matthew Parr, one of the sales directors, very professional and knowledgeable. I would like to thank Sandra for all her help and impeccable customer service, a true asset. A great team to deal with.

Customer · 13 September 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Amazing house/ landlord BUT terrible agent!

Amazing house and Lovely landlord, but the agency has been genuinely awful

Anna · 8 July 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Very professional and efficient. The thing that has most impressed us after several changes is how fast they find new tenants. It was so fats last time that we had to rush to get a look at the place before the new tenant arrived. They remove all the hassle of dealing with the tenants which we could have done with in the not too distant past before we upgraded to the full service.

Credenda · 16 November 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great Property Management Service

Stirling Ackroyd have managed our portfolio of properties for a few years now and we are very happy with the service provided. Our property managers Lisa and Samantha have been extremely helpful. Very well organised and always very attentive. Assistance and response is very prompt and handled with care. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend to others.

Tasha · 16 April 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Advise not to use - update

As an update to my previous review, we are now going through the end of tenancy process with SA. It is worse than I expected.. the checkout report took me several hours to check and fortunately I did as I found approximately 50 errors of issues that they mention, but are also clearly apparent in our check in report. When I informed them they ignored me and later proceeded to take a large amount out of my deposit for which most was for existing issues, or problems that were not our responsibility as per the tenancy agreement. Please please do not use them as it will take a great deal out of you.

NL · 29 August 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Shona West managed and project managed…

Woking OfficeShona West managed and project managed a very substantial and complicated home flood insurance claim , which took 9 months to complete. She consistently addressed and followed up with Insurers and communicated and appraised us of progress. Her suppliers were excellent as was the main contractor Westworks and team, who put the house back together.We have worked with Shona for the past 5 years who has delivered outstanding service for which we are most grateful.

Clive · 21 October 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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We recently sold through Waterfalls and would like to say a big thank you to the team at West Byfleet for the excellent service they provided. We were fortunate that a buyer was found and from offer to completion took less than 4 weeks! The team worked hard on our behalf to ensure that everything went smoothly liasing with both parties to proceed to such a quick conclusion. We would highly recommend Waterfalls.

Kate · 27 October 2018

★★★★★ 5/5

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I honestly couldn’t have asked for a better letting experience with Hayden. From the very first enquiry to the day I moved in, he was supportive, professional, and genuinely kind. He made the whole process feel easy and stress-free, always … More

Talika · 23 October 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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We have used Waterfalls twice now to move house and they have been fantastic both times. Dean and his team at West Byfleet have been proactive and responsive all the way through our sale. A special mention has to go to Bianca who went above and beyond to pull everything together in the chain and helped make it a less stressful process!PositiveResponsiveness, Professionalism

Dom · 26 October 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Won't release deposit

This review is specifically for the poor service we have received from Katy Harris, the head of property management - home counties, head office.We had left our rental property over 6 weeks ago, the checkout report summary was that we had left the property in better and cleaner condition than when we moved in 18 month prior. We have always paid rent in full and was expecting a full refund of our deposit quickly.How wrong that turned out to be. The person in charge of this is Katy, she has been making endless excuses to delay this process. We are so fed up. We had been spending weeks over the emails and on the phone, trying backwards and forwards to contact the landlord and do the job for Katy, trying to get this sorted, but she would not return our phone calls, didn't bother to call our landlord to get the information she says she required, didn't understand why there is no deduction claimed from the landlord, delaying to release the deposit by making all kinds of excuses ...so you readers please stay away from this estate agent! When they want your deposit, they would act in timely fashion, but when it comes to release the deposit, if they have no excuses to deduct any money off, it just simply doesn't make sense to them, they will go to the end of the earth to find a reason, otherwise they don't release deposit at all.

Sharon · 4 June 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Rino was super helpful and polite over…

Rino was super helpful and polite over the phone this morning. He went above and beyond to organise a viewing for us at the earliest convenience, which was very appreciated!! Thank you Rino!

Phoebe · 13 May 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Good service and assistance from everyone at waterfalls, especially Anna, who helped drive things forward when things in the the chain got tricky. I would not hesitate to recommend waterfalls if you are buying or selling in the area!

James · 12 January 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Efficient & Friendly!

I spoke with Ashley Kopti this afternoon and her service was excellent. She quickly brought up the information for my enquiry and explained very well, allowing me to understand the reasoning for the info, along with the next steps. Afterwards I was asked more detailed questions to help narrow my search to find suitable properties for my budget. Overall, Ashley was extremely helpful and I was able have an efficient conversation with a person that is friendly and great at their job! :)

Banno · 24 May 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thank you Ellie Kozaki

I am writing to express my appreciation for the excellent service and advice provided by Ellie Kozaki, the Senior Property Associate, and her friendly advisor during my process. Her professionalism and dedication were outstanding throughout the whole process, and I had a delightful experience working with her.Ellie Kozaki, is in-depth knowledge of the property market and attention to detail helped me make informed decisions, and she were always available to answer any questions and provide guidance.Based on my experience, I would highly recommend Ellie Kozaki to anyone seeking expert advice in the property sector.

Marija · 14 May 2023