Underwoods Town & County
based on 99 ratings. This website contains 99 user reviews of Underwoods Town & County.
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Agent Information
Underwoods Town and County specialise in Residential Sales, Residential Lettings, Property Management and student lets. We are a family run business priding ourselves on our ethical approach to property marketing and dealing with every client in a friendly yet efficient manner. We are a member of ARLA the Association of Residential Lettings Agents and are officially licensed by ARLA to let properties. We are also approved by the office of fair trading, members of The Ombudsman of Estate Agents and The Guild of Professional Estate Agents. Underwoods Town and County are a well recognised and reputable agent in Northamptonshire with branches located in both Northampton and Wellingborough Town Centre’s allowing us to reach the local property market with ease and efficiency meaning that you are safe in the knowledge that your property is in good hands.
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Customer Reviews (Page 1 of 4)
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FEATURED REVIEW25
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by 'claire' 31/10/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
- Staff Member
- No staff selected.
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
When searching for a property, I didn't really think about which estate agent to go with, as presumed all would provide a similar level of service... I now know better, so please do consider carefully. If you're considering Underwoods, go for it! Their reviews on here seem genuine and not as if written by the agents like some (see Ashby Lowry!).Underwoods were approachable and helpful from the start. And they were patient as we looked around a lot of flats that were identical! When we found somewhere, we requested a lower rent if we signed for a year rather than the 6 months -... (read more)
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by 'Elise' 8/12/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
- Staff Member
- Naomi Stokes
- Postcode
- NN5
Underwoods Town and County are such a wonderful agent to rent with. People I know who are tenants with other agents always seem to have problems but I happily tell them what a pleasure it is to rent from Underwoods. I have rented from them for 7 years now and wouldn't rent from anyone else.A massive thank you and pat on the back should go to Naomi Stokes. She is a credit to the company and is great at her job and Underwoods should feel very proud and privileged to have her working for them. I have had some maintenance problems crop up recently and she has ensured that they have been sorted out promptly and has kept me informed about every step of the way. She is fantastic.
I thoroughly recommend Underwoods as a professional, hard working and tenant friendly agent! You will not be disappointed with the service they provide.
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FEATURED REVIEW18
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by 'Sally' 7/11/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Landlord)
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
- Staff Member
- Diana Drew, Anna Waterfield
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
I have rented my property through Underwoods for the past 10 years and have found them to be extremely helpful, efficient and organised with all aspects of renting out my property.
The staff are extremely helpful and knowledgeable and when I have had the odd difficult situation with rent arrears or maintenance this has always been resolved quickly and in a disciplined/structured manner.
My house is extremely well looked after by them and I feel it is in good hands with a professional company employing professional staff in all areas - getting tenants, inventory control, house checks, maintenance management and payment of rental monies.
I could not recommend them more highly and look forward to another 10 years with them as I like the personal touch they provide for Landlords/Landladies.
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FEATURED REVIEW23
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by 'B V Cox' 2/11/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Landlord)
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
- Staff Member
- Lee Bosley, Susan Bowman
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
Considerable and very professional assistance given by Susan Bowman in the termination of a difficult Tenancy.
Lee Bosley and his team efficiently and speedily handled the property re-let.
I have several properties in the area for which the Let Only has been handled to my satisfaction by Underwoods
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by 'John and Cashana' 18/4/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Landlord)
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
- Staff Member
- Lee Bosley
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
***WOW*** What a team!
Not only did Lee sell us the property a couple of years ago, it was wonderful to see his appreciation of our efforts when he came to view the changes made in bringing our three apartments up to today's expectations of comfort .
I'm sure many a new landlord has skirted around the concept of renting out their property themselves, but it has been unequivocally the right decision to instruct the team at Underwoods to shed this load from us.
In no time at all, we have three young, professional individuals either moved in, or just about to, with what can honestly be described as pleasurable ease.
Everyone we have encountered, from both offices, have been positively helpful, professional and chirpy to boot. Thank you for that Guys!!!
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by 'Glynis Robinson' 12/3/2013
- Branch:
- 6 Sheep Street
- Services:
- Sales (as a Vendor)
- Staff Member
- Natalie Hope, Natalie Hope
- Postcode
- NN8
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
Ben and Natalie worked really hard on the sale of my house. When the going was tough Natalie worked so hard telephoning around all parties concerned to keep things moving to timescale.
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by 'Keith & Jackie Benwell' 8/3/2013
- Branch:
- 6 Sheep Street
- Services:
- Sales (as a Buyer)
- Staff Member
- Natalie Hope
- Postcode
- NN81
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
We had nothing but a top class service from Natalie she always answered our calls, if she was away from the office she would always ring us back we found her to be be a really bubbly young lady we could not believe it when she told us she was only 18 we cannot praise her highly enough a real asset to your company
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by 'Julie Price' 4/3/2013
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Landlord)
- Staff Member
- No staff selected.
- Postcode
- NN6
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
Some years ago I rented a property for myself with Underwoods and found them a really nice company to deal with as they were always polite and helpful. Therefore, some years after this, when I was in a position of being a landlord myself, I immediately went to Underwoods to manage my property for me. Over the last 3+ years they have been absolutely amazing. I moved to France hence why I was renting out my property and they managed the property for me very professionally. The staff are always polite, personable and helpful. If there was a repair needed at the property they efficiently sorted... (read more)
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by 'Jim W' 8/2/2013
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Landlord)
- Staff Member
- Naomi Stokes, Suzanna Pickering
- Postcode
- NN16
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
A very good professional company who always keep in touch, deal with tenants in a fair, polite and professional manner. All problems are sorted efficiently & cost effectively making my life stress free, which is all you can ask for as a landlord.
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by 'dangermouse' 28/11/2012
- Branch:
- No Branch Selected
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- No staff selected.
- Postcode
- NN2
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? No
The rating is a little innaccurate here as I have to have at least one star.Anyway my experience with this letting agency has been absolutely awful.Before moving into the property I had to pay £545.00 for the application fee and deposit combined.As a student this is a lot of money , most agents would only charge £200 deposit and one wonders what the 'application fee' is actually for if the property was found and applied for by the tenant.Upon securing the property I paid a summer retainer which is reasonable and standard for student properties where the student does not move in until... (read more)
Report Abuse Agent Response & Comments (2)View All Comments (2)by MD 29/11/2012
Dear Dangermouse We are sorry to read your review. As we are already in dialogue with you we will respond to you direct. We are a little concerned about some of your comments that are not quite right but we will explain again when we respond to you in writing. Managing Director -
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by 'Rangers1' 10/11/2012
- Branch:
- 6 Sheep Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- Corrine Bailey
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
The service I received from Underwoods was second to none! I've had dealings with many agents over the years and can safely say that these guys are the best around.
They have fees to pay like any agent and lets be honest no-one really wants to pay these but they were always upfront about them (unlike most others!)
I would definitely recommend them to anyone!
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by 'lizzybee87' 7/11/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- No staff selected.
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? No
Overall I am disappointed with the service from Underwoods. When I have telephoned the office the member of staff who answered was very unhelpful and impolite. I felt she really had no interest in handling my query at all. We notified them a week ago now about our broken boiler, and having called them again today and was told that someone will be called today to fix it, but could not tell me when it will be fixed. It is November and very cold. The member of staff was very eager to end the conversation and hang up. I am someone who doesn't like to complain and understand that it isn't the... (read more)
Report Abuse Agent Response & Comments (1)View All Comments (1)by MD 08/11/2012
We are very sorry to hear of your troubles. A letter is in the post to you and could you please contact the Manager of our Property Management Department so that we can immediately address the situation. Managing Director -
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by 'Shelley Newman' 7/11/2012
- Branch:
- 6 Sheep Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- Corinne Bailey
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
This is my first time renting through Underwoods, from the very beginning I have dealt with Corinne Bailey, I found her very professional, polite and easy to communicate with, any queries ( mainly by email ) where answered very efficiently.
The documentation I have been given is very helpful and useful and also extremely detailed. I would not hesitate in recommending Underwoods.
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by 'Ros' 6/11/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Landlord)
- Staff Member
- Lee Bosley, Susan Bouwman
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
We have been letting our property for 6 years. Initially we experienced a very poor service from another Letting Agent and were just planning on leaving them when, luckily for us, the company was sold to Underwoods. From this moment onwards we have been very impressed with the service that we have received. As we live many miles away from Northampton, it gives us great peace of mind knowing that our property is in very capable hands. After a long tenancy our original tennants moved out, this was very straightforward and well handled by Helen. We decided to spend some time updating the... (read more)
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by 'Satisfied' 2/11/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- No staff selected.
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
Agent dealt with an early lease termination in a helpful and understanding way whilst maintaining a professional approach to everything that had to be done.
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by 'Miss E' 3/9/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- No staff selected.
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? No
I rented a property in the County Chambers building for 2 years. I had no problems with Underwoods or the property for the first 8 months of my tenancy, things soon went down hill though after that!
*Firstly my washing machine broke down. I reported this straight away, but still had to wait 5 weeks to get a new one (not exactly fair and reasonable time)
*I had a problem with the electrics in the bathroom which I reported 4 times, and nothing was ever done about it.
*I asked for countless meter readings which I never got.
*There were issues with tenants dumping rubbish in the communal... (read more)
Report Abuse Agent Response & Comments (4)View All Comments (4)by MD 03/09/2012
WE DID MANAGE THE BLOCK. QUITE SOME TIME AGO JP LETTINGS, WELLINGBOROUGH ROAD, NORTHAMPTON TOOK OVER MANAGEMENT. WE DID NOT DEAL WITH YOUR DEPOSIT RETURN. BE CAREFUL WHO ACCUSE PLEASE AND TAKE THE MATTER UP WITH THE CORRECT AGENT. -
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by 'Amy' 6/7/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- Diana Drew
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
Underwoods have been wonderful. I rented a property of them in 2011 and it all went very smoothly.In june 2012 the tenancy was ending. A month before it ended me and my ex partner split up and so i had to move back to Oxford nearer family. Underwoods especially (Diana Drew) were amazing and kept me updated all the way, because it was a messy split up and i was worried i wouldnt see any of the deposit Underwoods made sure they would split it all down the middle to make it fair. Everytime i would contact the team i was answered within half an hour even if they were busy.
Alot of bad reviews on here about them but from my experience they have been really good and worked very hard to help me!!!! Bring a underwoods to Oxford as if they were here i would use them.
Thank you Underwoods
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by 'Caroline' 4/7/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Landlord)
- Staff Member
- No staff selected.
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
We instructed Underwoods when we were having problems with a tenant. Their professionalism, support and advice in dealing with the eviction enabled the whole process to proceed smoothly and with minimum of stress for me. I did not have to employ the services of a solicitor.
All the staff were most helpful in any queries or concerns I had. Naomi was excellent in dealing with the repairs and works required in order to relet the property.
I also dealt with staff in the Wellingborough Office who marketed the property and who also were friendly, helpful approachable and professional.
I thoroughly recommend using this company.
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by 'SC' 15/6/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- No staff selected.
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
Underwoods were a good agent, very professional. Rented a lovely flat and everything went really well while I was there- friendly staff who were very knowledgable and helpful. Would def use their services again. Thanks!
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by 'Irate Northamptoner' 13/6/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- No staff selected.
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? No
Terrible service. Not long into the tenancy both me and my partner began to dread calling cause of the uncaring and condescending attitude of some of the staff. They change premiums for services that are little more than pressing print sometime, some of these costs border on extortion.
From speaking to friends and family that deal with them also, it seems they treat their landlords well but give very little care to tenants.
Report Abuse Agent Response & Comments (1)View All Comments (1)by MD 21/06/2012
Dear Irate Northamptoner I am sorry if you found my staff condecending and uncaring. It is difficult for me to comment further as I do not know who you are or the circumstances of your general complaint. Our fees are clearly set out in the Tenancy Agreement that you signed in order to commence a tenancy. Therefore, you were in full knowledge of these before you signed the tenancy agreement and they were certainly not changed during your tenancy as you seem to be implying. I am genuinley sorry you have felt the need to compalin about us and wish you every happiness in your new home. MD -
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by 'Miss Unhappy' 31/5/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- No staff selected.
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? No
Awful as letting agents for a tenant! I would never use these again, another faceless unsympathetic company.
High volume of inspections, having to pay to have your tenancy renewed, awful for repairs.Find it very strange this letting agents has so many "good reviews" and how many are actually from landlords?!
After trawling this site out of interest for the last hour and looking at other agents 9 out of 10 reviews whether good or bad are from tenants themselves - highly suspicious in my opinion!
Also I know someone else who had rented from town and county and have said how... (read more)
Report Abuse Agent Response & Comments (1)View All Comments (1)by managing director 01/06/2012
I am extremely concerned to read this review and am wondering if we are, in fact, the agent you mean to refer to. My reasons for thinking this are set out below. Firstly, we are sorry to hear of your bereavement and extend our condolences. If a tenant has signed a fixed term tenancy it is a legally binding agreement for both parties, the landlord and the tenant. I am sure if a landlord wanted to break a tenancy agreement early a tenant would have much to say on the subject. If a tenant wants to surrender the tenancy early we have a procedure for this. Miss Unhappy would have been... (read more) -
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by 'No' 28/5/2012
- Branch:
- 6 Sheep Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Landlord)
- Staff Member
- Corrine Bailey, Linda Gallacher
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
She managed to find a tennant within as week before the other tennats had moved out, in timely manner to prevent loss of rent. She handled all the communications ewith both partioes in efficient and confident manner. All the staff in the office are very helpful and understands their responsibilities.
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by 'Ben' 2/5/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- Linda Gallacher
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
We had rented a property using Underwoods and never have had any issue with them, recently the propety we were renting was put up for sale and from the start of the process through to the end the staff at Underwoods have always been helpful and polite.
Initially Linda was superb in letting us know when we needed to vacate the house and was more than helpful with moving the dates around to suit both our needs and the landlords.
Once we had left the property Helen was just as efficient with arranging the final viewing and returning the necessary amount of our deposit.
My thanks to all concerned
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by 'JW' 26/4/2012
- Branch:
- 6 Sheep Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- Corrine Bailey
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
As an expatriate with little knowledge of the letting process here in the UK, Corrine and team made the experience effortless for me. Very professional, would do business again. Thanks!
Report Abuse Agent Response & Comments (1)View All Comments (1)by --- 26/04/2012
I have been a landlord with Underwoods for about 20 years, almost from the beinging of the company. I have always found its staff in all departments very professional and helpful. Their suggestions on how to make my properties more attractive to the tenants are very wellcomed. I look forward to lonf continuation of our partnership B S PARMAR -
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by 'Catherine' 26/4/2012
- Branch:
- 6 Sheep Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Landlord)
- Staff Member
- Corrine Bailey
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
The service and standards offered to us is exceptional. We have in the past had a poor experience which made us very nervous about engaging with another external company to support us with our rental property portfolio.
We have high expectations and standards which Corinne and her team have met at every stage of the process during our working relationship, we feel confident that when a property becomes available, they are proactive and share our principals and work ethics which in turn reflects in our occupancy rates and tenant loyalty.
I would always use the services offered by Underwoods of Wellingborough, but more importantly recommend them to any company or individual that wants peace of mind and a hazzle free working relationship.
Thanks to Corrine, Linda and the team for all your support and hardwork - it is great working with you.
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by 'Pete Sanders' 24/4/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Landlord)
- Staff Member
- Helen Brock
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
I have to say that I am extremely impresses with the service I receive from Underwoods Town & County. As a first time landlord it was a nervous time renting out my first property. After them renting out my property within 2 weeks, 2 years on and my tenants have moved out. The tenants havent looked after the property and I did my first move out with Helen Brock who took my through the process giving me full advice on how everything works. Helen was extremely thorough and organised and with only 3 working days before my new tenants moved in (i forgot to mention they rented the property again within a couple of weeks) they have organised all of the remedial works quickly and effeciently, and there was quite a lot. Helen's communication and impartial advice was invaluable. Thanks.
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by 'Jane Woods and Christopher Howe' 19/4/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- Naomi Stokes, Northampton Northampton
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
We have been tenants with Underwoods since 2009 and have always found them to be helpful and friendly to deal with.
Naomi has recently taken over as our property manager and within just a couple weeks of speaking to her for the first time, she has resolved an issue we have been asking about for over a year. Other points we bought up on our recent property inspection are also being followed up.
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by 'peter betts' 18/4/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
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- Lettings (as a Tenant)
- Staff Member
- No staff selected.
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
The team were kind courteous and most professional guiding me through the entire process from viewing the properties to the eventual signing of the tenantcy agreement. A thoroughly amazing job my thanks to you all
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by 'Melanie & Dean' 15/4/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Landlord)
- Staff Member
- Suzanna Pickering
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
Underwoods Town & County thank you, in particular Suzanna in the Accounts Dept in Northampton who has been absolutely fantastic. As new landlords we experienced difficulties with our first tenants with getting the rent. Suzanna dealt with everything for us keeping us up to date at every stage. Suzanna made a difficult situation much more manageable. Nothing was too much trouble.
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by 'JF' 13/4/2012
- Branch:
- 16 St. Giles Street
- Services:
- Lettings (as a Landlord)
- Staff Member
- Diana Drew
- Postcode
- No postcode selected.
- Experience:
- Would you use the agent again? Yes
Underwoods Town & Country have been managing the tenancy of our house for over two years now and we have always been impressed with the service. Unlike other agencies we have used we always are kept in formed of issues and promptly paid! In particular, Diana, our account manager, has been excellent and has always been ready to help, provide advice and support us with any queries relating to our property or our tenants. We would happily recommend Underwoods to either prospective tenants or landlords.
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