Barkers Estate Agents
2.6/5, 27 reviews
41% recommended
75% sales valuation accuracy
77% sales fee satisfaction
67% lettings valuation accuracy
44% lettings fee satisfaction



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Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 75% 77% £76,000 £283,000
Lettings 67% 44% £450 £895
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From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
2 1 0 7 7 3 1 0 1 5
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Services offered
  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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“Started renting from this agency early in 202......”

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Nov 22,2021
Minithumbdown
By: 'Jon'
Nov 22,2021
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Started renting from this agency early in 2020. All started off well. Staff came across as professional and polite. But with estate agents, you can’t know how good they are till an issue comes up that needs resolving. Barkers failed miserably at sorting issues with ...
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“Never recomended...”

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May 15,2021
Minithumbdown
By: 'Anna'
May 15,2021
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this agency is a joke. they insisted that I come into this house earlier. I agreed. I signed the contract and paid the money. the day before the move I went to see the house again. renovation started. I don't know when he will finish ...
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“Brilliant service...”

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Mar 25,2021
Minithumbup
Nicola
By: 'Cynthia'
Mar 25,2021
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I have had the very best experience with Barkers Estate Agents right from the beginning. I have mainly dealt with Nicola and received nothing but professional and courteous service from her via phone or email. Nicola always responds to my enquiries immediately and her customer ...
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“Excellent service. Highly recommend. Professi......”

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Jan 03,2020
Minithumbup
Nicola
By: 'Stuart'
Jan 03,2020
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Excellent service. Highly recommend. Professional staff, especially Nicola who consistently updated, were always available and great support all the way!!...
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“Moved in to the property with no toilet flush......”

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Dec 03,2019
Minithumbdown
By: 'Akram'
Dec 03,2019
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Moved in to the property with no toilet flush working, carpet were dirty with full of dogs hair everywhere (This property doesn't allow pets). Kitchen sinnk was leaking. Lied about the gym membership, doesnt mention in the advert that its not free. Lied about the ...
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“Absolutely sensational and nothing short of e......”

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Aug 21,2019
Minithumbup
Nicola
By: 'Katie'
Aug 21,2019
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Absolutely sensational and nothing short of excellent service!!! Staff complete professionals ( particularly Nicola) and would only ever recommend and use Barkers!!!!!!!! From the get go, we were consistently updated and supported all the way....
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“A Good Response to Questions & Emails Once th......”

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Jul 05,2019
Minithumbup
By: 'Caroline'
Jul 05,2019
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A Good Response to Questions & Emails Once the House was Receiving Interest/Sold. A Nice Easy Pleasant Transaction. Thank you Margaret & Helen for All Your Help & Assistance....
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“At first my view of them was average, but a ......”

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Jul 24,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Gary'
Jul 24,2018
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At first my view of them was average, but a tad on the negative side. Having completed my inventory check and mentioned certain things that were wrong, they made no effort to rectify them. I assume this is simply for them to compare when I ...
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Decent
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“Great service...”

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Jun 26,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Tracy'
Jun 26,2018
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Fantastic service from start to finish always kept in the loop, excellent feedback nothing was ever too much trouble, would highly recommend. Thank you Jessica & Jo for all your hard work- Tracy...
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Good
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“Excellent service from the whole team...”

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May 02,2018
Minithumbup
JOANNA
By: 'LS'
May 02,2018
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Excellent service .Highly recommend using this branch of Barkers . From the start of the process to completion , the team kept us informed , even saying we could email them at home when they were ill , Joanna worked very hard to find prospective buyers and negotiated well ....
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As expected
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“Barkers coordinated the work that needed to be done to ......”

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Aug 23,2017
Minithumbup
By: 'Rowena'
Aug 23,2017
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Barkers coordinated the work that needed to be done to my property and then rented it out in record time - it was excellent service from a wonderfully helpful and professional team. Many thanks to Jack S!...
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Very reasonable
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“I have found the staff at Barkers to be helpful ......”

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Aug 07,2017
Minithumbup
JESSICA
By: 'Kirsten'
Aug 07,2017
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I have found the staff at Barkers to be helpful and professional. I have just sold my house with them and they were efficient and kept me informed at every step of the way....
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Fees were reasonable.
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“I've recently completed on the sale of my property and ......”

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Feb 23,2017
Minithumbup
JOANNA
By: 'Jan'
Feb 23,2017
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I've recently completed on the sale of my property and would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to the sales team at Barkers for their professional, friendly & speedy service. I only had a short window of time to move home and they ...
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Very competitve
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“Expensive, misrepresentative and exceptionally poor - my first encounter with ......”

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Feb 16,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'Topelius'
Feb 16,2017
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Expensive, misrepresentative and exceptionally poor - my first encounter with this operation was about average, the second truly bad. Still considering legal action to recover monies. Avoid....
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Outrageously high for no value for money.
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By: Jessica
Feb 16, 2017
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Hi Topelius. Thank you for your feedback. Please could you contact our office on 0116 2709394 to discuss this matter further as we are concerned by your comments and would like the opportunity to resolve this for you. Kind regards Barkers ...

“If I could rate this company no stars I would! ......”

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Oct 14,2016
Minithumbdown
Scott
By: 'Gio'
Oct 14,2016
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If I could rate this company no stars I would! Absolutely hopeless. I used to let out my property through them. Worse ever decision. Still trying to get through all their mistakes. To be honest I should of realised from how cheap they are. Don't ...
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Comment on agent fees
Expensive for people who don't do anything. Not even sure what I've paid for
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By: Jessica Pritchard
Oct 14, 2016
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Hi Gio. Thank you for your feedback. We do value your views. Unfortunately this review is not for our office at Queens Rd, however we will pass your comments onto our student division at our West End office and make them aware of your feedback. If you wish to discuss the matter any further please feel free to call us on 0116 2709394 or 0116 2758338. Thanks Barkers. ...

“Don't know who it was who showed me around the ......”

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Jul 20,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Freddie'
Jul 20,2016
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Don't know who it was who showed me around the properties, but she could not have been less interested. Treated with complete indifference. The woman could not have cared less, no eye contact, no feedback. Pretty dismissive of me as a customer altogether.. If I ...
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By: Jessica
Jul 20, 2016
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Hi Freddie. Thank you for your feedback which is always helpful to improve our customer service. If you could kindly contact me on 0116 2709394 to discuss your viewing with me so I can look at who this might have been so we can resolve this for you. Jessica (Barkers) ...

“Jessica belongs to the school of estate agents who believe ......”

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Mar 10,2016
Minithumbdown
JESSICA
By: 'Zana'
Mar 10,2016
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Jessica belongs to the school of estate agents who believe their own lies. Do not attempt to buy anything from this estate agency as judging by the actions of this young lady they are totally dishonourable. We wasted time in providing proof of funds just ...
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By: Jessica Pritchard
Mar 10, 2016
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Hi Zana Thank you for your comments. I am most disappointed to hear you were not successful in buying the property. When we are dealing with other offers we try to be as fair as possible and offer you the chance to come back with your very best offer. As you withdrew from the process the seller went with the other party. We act in the vendors best interests and this was the way they wished for this to be handled. If you wish to discuss this further please feel free to contact our offi ...

“Couldn't disagree more with Zana's review I have dealt with ......”

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Mar 10,2016
Minithumbup
JESSICA
By: 'Kamlesh'
Mar 10,2016
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Couldn't disagree more with Zana's review I have dealt with Jessica for a number of years and have always found her honest and open. I think this is a case of soar grapes on this customers part....
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By: zana
Mar 11, 2016
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Kamlesh - good for you if you find Jessica honest and open however you have no idea of what took place. It is commendable that somebody who lives in NW1 (which I believe is in London) has such close contact with a Leicester Estate Agent and springs to her defence!!! For your information this was not a case of "sour grapes" as Jessica spoke with the vendor and our offer was ACCEPTED - based on a sum that the Vendor was willing to accept and was HIGHER than our original offer. I backed out when ...

“i contacted them four times (different ways) to view a ......”

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Dec 09,2015
Minithumbup
Scott
By: 'sab'
Dec 09,2015
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i contacted them four times (different ways) to view a property. Finally after getting back to me. There was no Response when i told them i wanted to buy a property Do sellers know this is how there agent is behaving ....
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By: Jessica
Dec 09, 2015
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Hi Sab This is not related to our office, could you kindly remove these comments please. The office relating to your complaint is Braunstone Gate not Queens Road. Thank you Barkers Queens Road Branch. ...

“Shocking service, Julie made mistake after mistake. Email correspondences were ......”

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Jun 15,2015
Minithumbdown
By: 'Kavanagh'
Jun 15,2015
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Shocking service, Julie made mistake after mistake. Email correspondences were full of typos - including paperwork for the solicitors which even had an incorrect agreed sale price!! this alone nearly cost us over ƒÆ’¢â‚¬Å¡ƒâ€š‚£1000.00. We complained to the owner Mr Humphries who was rude and arrogant ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Be professional, listen, communicate, commit to self improvement
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By: jessica
Jun 15, 2015
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Dear Kavanagh. I am deeply disappointed that you have experienced this service and I can only apologise. However this does not relate to our branch and as such should not be linked to this office. I will pass on your concerns to the branch concerned and ask they address them with you directly. Kind regards Barkers Estate Agents Queens Road Leicester. ...

“Excellent service from start to finish! This is my first ......”

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Sep 15,2014
Minithumbup
Scott
By: 'mrssmith7'
Sep 15,2014
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Excellent service from start to finish! This is my first property I have let out and what a service I got, from the first appointment we had with them they gave a brilliant service and showed a great knowledge of the market, they listed my ...
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“We are renting a property through Barkers at the moment ......”

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Jul 07,2014
Minithumbdown
By: 'SP583'
Jul 07,2014
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We are renting a property through Barkers at the moment and have been for the past 2 years. They are also in charge of managing the property however from our experience they've done anything but. From the start they've been unreliable, inconsistent and utterly useless. I ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Be better and faster at dealing with issues especially when it comes to basic sanitation!
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Comment on agent fees
If a company charges a management fee in the rent then it should be obliged to manage the property or to remove the fee and stop misleading landlords and tenants alike.
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By: Barkers1985
Jul 08, 2014
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Thank you for your comments. We do value feedback and would like to take this opportunity to discuss any concerns you have previously about your tenancy. We have improved since you became tenants with us in 2012 and would be pleased to assist you going forward with any issues you may have, so please contact us via our lettings team who are happy to help you. Barkers Estate Agents ...

“Appalling service from Julie beyond terrible , unprofessional I would never ......”

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Feb 07,2014
Minithumbdown
By: 'R12'
Feb 07,2014
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Appalling service from Julie beyond terrible , unprofessional I would never recommend them to anyone she needs lessons on how to talk customers I was promised a lot but received very little I can't describe how disappointed I am...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
I cannot stress how appalled I am with the service I have received from barkers estate agent I wish I had read reviews
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“The staff here are so unhelpful. We have had to ......”

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Apr 24,2013
Minithumbdown
By: 'maryfabuk'
Apr 24,2013
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The staff here are so unhelpful. We have had to chase them repeatedly and even after a year of trying to get my Dads washing machine replaced (he is a tenant of theirs too), it still has not been seen to. I went in today ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
They could go on a customer service course to find out how to speak to people properly.
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“They messed me about for two weeks on a property. ......”

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Mar 28,2013
Minithumbdown
By: 'ste'
Mar 28,2013
4 people found
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They messed me about for two weeks on a property. They did not show up for the viewing. When I finally viewed the house I made an offer, it was rejected, I then offered the full price, and they told me the only thing I ...
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By: Barkers1985
Jul 08, 2014
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Thank you for your comments. We do value feedback and would like to take this opportunity to discuss any concerns you may have with our office directly. It is always disappointing when there are several buyers offering on the same property and of course there is going to be disappointment for those who are not successful, however we do try to conduct the process in a fair way to minimise this. We apologise for any concerns over the viewing itself if this was raised with our office directly we ...

“We applied for a House in a lovely area, the ......”

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Sep 26,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Victoria'
Sep 26,2012
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We applied for a House in a lovely area, the house was dated and needed lots of redecorating. The price was reasonable. After a week of messing us about, they told us the Landlord was wanting another £50 per month in rent. Stay clear....
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“Lovely staff before you sign the contract, immediately afterwards they ......”

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Feb 01,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'AndRoo'
Feb 01,2012
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Lovely staff before you sign the contract, immediately afterwards they become rude, obstructive, and even though I left the property almost two months ago, they still refuse to return my deposit despite completing a positive check of the property prior to me leaving. The company ...
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I had to jump through all kinds of hoops for them, and they have done nothing for me. If they actually returned my deposit, this would mean I could move on with my life, rather than the added strain of wondering when they decide to return my money, which I didnt' delay for them when I signed the contract.
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