John D Wood & Co. is one of London's highest profile estate agents. Whilst we have we been in business for over 130 years we are at the forefront in harnessing today's technology to provide the best service to our clients.show more
John D Wood & Co. is one of London's highest profile estate agents. Whilst we have we been in business for over 130 years we are at the forefront in harnessing today's technology to provide the best service to our clients.
Asked them to provide a valuation. Clearly not interested in selling but didn’t have the decency to come back to me. The woman who looked round made me feel very uncomfortable... read full review
“I approach JD Wood agency on Elizabeth Street......”
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1 Star Review
Dec 14,2023
By:
'Magdalena'
Dec 14,2023
Branch: London, 48 Elizabeth Street
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Rent PCM: £2600 Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: SW1W
Branch: London, 48 Elizabeth Street
Lettings (Prospective customer)
Rent PCM: £2600 Postcode: SW1W
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I approach JD Wood agency on Elizabeth Street to rent a new flat . Truly lovely lady Olivia showed it me and helped to make an offer . 15 minutes later I receive a call from letting manager Matthew Williamson . Williamson could see from my name that I ... read full review
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Steer clear of this organization for "property management" if you are a landlord and best of luck if you find yourself a tenant of a property they manage. 5 months in to my tenancy we are on the verge of finishing a project that was agreed to be done prior to move in. Ultimately the organization manages nothing and expects you to spend your time organizing with contractors and scheduling your own time while simultaneously having no clue about where any project stands. Outrageously they are charg ...
“Kudos to Kate!!...”
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5 Star Review
Nov 16,2023
Kate
By:
'CA MORRIS'
Nov 16,2023
Branch: London, 166 Regents Park Road
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £3800 Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: NW3
Branch: London, 166 Regents Park Road
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £3800 Postcode: NW3
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Kudos to Kate!! She's just amazing. As an overseas landlord, it's nearly impossible to know what's going on in my flat. But Kate is super communicative, and goes above and beyond the call of duty. In addition, I had my flat listed with another agency ... read full review
Appalling Property Management in W4 5DD
The John D Wood team in Richmond and Chiswick has provided nearly zero services in the three months since our move-in. We moved into the property with no professional cleaning done and a third of the lightbulbs missing. There ... read full review
Disorganized and not remotely service-oriented. Charge high fees for the little they actually do. Never again. Phone is always on hold and hard to even get a real person and they seldom call back.... read full review
“The support and service provided by Conor ha......”
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5 Star Review
Apr 03,2023
Conor
By:
'Fairlies'
Apr 03,2023
Branch: Lymington, 53 High Street
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: SO41
Branch: Lymington, 53 High Street
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: SO41
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The support and service provided by Conor has been exemplary. We had quite a list of 'must haves' - he diligently sought a property that matched our needs and introduced us to options we hadn't considered previously... read full review
“Radyah Sultana, who is in charge of the paper......”
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2 Star Review
Feb 14,2023
Radyah
By:
'Jianyi'
Feb 14,2023
Branch: Chelmsford, 80-86 New London Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: E14
Branch: Chelmsford, 80-86 New London Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: E14
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Radyah Sultana, who is in charge of the paperwork, was so unprofessional, dishonest and impatient. I have received passive-aggressive threats from her and had a really bad experience.
We worked smoothly with Egle and David, and paid the deposit very early.
However, the contract was ... read full review
Branch: London, 5 Church Road
Services: Sales (as a Vendor)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: SW19
Branch: London, 5 Church Road
Sales (as a Vendor)
Postcode: SW19
0people found this helpful
Very happy with Warren/Peter/Quinton's efforts in the successful sale of our house. They were patient, available, and worked hard to secure good offers.... read full review
Since Stephen has been appointed as my property manager, things have turned for the better. He has proved to be responsive and caring, trying to sort things out in the most effective fashion. So far the best property manager at john D wood.... read full review
“I have had THE most positive experience with ......”
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5 Star Review
Oct 10,2022
By:
'Mrs Patricia Molloy'
Oct 10,2022
Branch: London, 5 Church Road
Services: Sales (as a Vendor)
Sold price: £675000 Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: SW19
Branch: London, 5 Church Road
Sales (as a Vendor)
Sold price: £675000 Postcode: SW19
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I have had THE most positive experience with the Wimbledon Branch of John D. Wood. Warren, Peter and Quinton have helped me through the sale of my mother's flat following her death. Spot on accuracy for sale price, always keeping me informed of inspections and ... read full review
“Laura Purvor, a five-star letting manager at JohnDWoo......”
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5 Star Review
Sep 28,2022
Laura
By:
'Liying'
Sep 28,2022
Branch: London, 68-70 Turnham Green Terrace
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: SW3
Branch: London, 68-70 Turnham Green Terrace
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: SW3
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Laura Purvor, the letting manager at JohnDWood’s Turnham Green Office, is the agent managing my property, Laura has been extremely efficient, helpful, open, transparent, and reliable, she really cares about me as well as my tenants, she understands our needs from the very beginning.
... read full review
Branch: Lymington, 53 High Street
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: SO41
Branch: Lymington, 53 High Street
Sales (Prospective customer)
Postcode: SO41
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Much a similar experience to others unfortunately. This company strung as along over a sale for weeks and weeks, eventually selling to a developer that offered nowhere near the amount we offered instead of a local family who are heavily involved in the community. Rude ... read full review
Overrated at one star. Came to end of tenancy - agreed deposit return with landlord. Nearly three weeks on and nothing but lame excuse after lame excuse. Also never tell you about faults with properties that they know about. Avoid.... read full review
RUN AWAY FROM THEM!
I have lived in many flats in London and never have I experienced such a terrible process. First of all, we wrote down a formal offer with 1 only requirement. After our offer was accepted and we payed one week worth of ... read full review
I wanted to view a property but I was a little late (I went to the wrong address) she told me I could make it if I got there by 2pm! I was in an Uber on the way and would be there for 2:02 but ... read full review
John D Wood if they Could.
- Wandsworth Branch!
So much to say here, I could write an essay and name names! Suffice it to say. "Old fashioned values" they said they have (the one in charge) HA! To include. Repeatedly ignoring emails of concern ... read full review
“Quite possibly the worst company in the UK. ......”
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1 Star Review
Oct 13,2020
By:
'Manuel'
Oct 13,2020
Branch: London, 501 Battersea Park Road
Services: Property Management
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: SW11
Branch: London, 501 Battersea Park Road
Property Management
Postcode: SW11
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Quite possibly the worst company in the UK. John D Wood manages a flat we have are renting out and it's taken them 7 months to fix a rodent problem we had in our property.
The service is appalling and I can easily say it's the ... read full review
I only enquires about a property. The woman on the phone was very condescending and rude. I explained that I couldn’t pay 12 months upfront as requested but had the necessary deposit etc and was able to pay rent month to month. She then scoffed ... read full review
The Wandsworth branch of John D Wood makes Fawlty Towers look like a well-run and organised establishment. Their inability to do even the most basic elements of their job would be hysterically funny if you were not the one to bear the brunt of their ... read full review
“Alice thank you! Fantastic service above and ......”
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5 Star Review
May 20,2020
Alice
By:
'Louise'
May 20,2020
Branch: Weybridge, 7 Baker Street
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1325 Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: KT13
Branch: Weybridge, 7 Baker Street
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1325 Postcode: KT13
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Alice thank you! Fantastic service above and beyond. We were really desperate to find a property as Covid began. Alice took videos and gave a thorough overview. She helped change the date at the last minute and kindly met us on our move in date.
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Incompetent and rude. We gave nearly 3 months notice that we would be vacating our flat rented through JDW prior to the end of our tenancy. We paid in full through the end of the tenancy despite vacating a month early, and asked that (since we ... read full review
Price agreed with Landlord, paperwork going through, financial checks done, provisional date of moving agreed. Told day before move that the Landlord has some “flags” about the financial references. Offered to pay 18k first year rent up front. JDW then came clean and said that ... read full review
John D Wood in Wandsworth, and more specifically Shae Preece, epitomise every worse trait of estate agents. They incited panic in the chain where there was none, they downright lied on many occasions, they pestered all sides incessantly when it wasn't necessary, and when it ... read full review
“Terrible treatment. Violated part of the cont......”
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1 Star Review
Nov 26,2019
By:
'Mariia'
Nov 26,2019
Branch: London, 162 Kensington Church Street
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: SW5
Branch: London, 162 Kensington Church Street
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: SW5
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Terrible treatment. Violated part of the contract about the cleaning. The apartment is very dirty, on the balcony pigeon poo.
I do not recommend working with them.... read full review
Very biased towards the landlord if you want any of your deposit back - they tried to say I was responsible for issues that were already there and noted within the check-in report (which they never sent me or asked me to confirm upon move ... read full review
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 ... read full review
Branch: Essex, 252 High Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1250 Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: IG9
Branch: Essex, 252 High Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1250 Postcode: IG9
3people found this helpful
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. They also don’t do any repairs even if it kills you!
I left the property they were ... read full review
“We wanted you to be aware of how delighted we......”
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5 Star Review
Jun 27,2019
Harry
By:
'Kevin'
Jun 27,2019
Branch: London, 5 Church Road
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: SW20
Branch: London, 5 Church Road
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: SW20
2people found this helpful
We wanted you to be aware of how delighted we are with the professionalism and personal approach at the JD Wood Wimbledon Branch. In Particular Chole and Harry.
As you are aware the change in government regulations now mean landlords operate on ever reducing margins. ... read full review
“This is not a professional agency !Never se......”
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1 Star Review
Jun 25,2019
By:
'Jonas'
Jun 25,2019
Branch: London, 129-131 Notting Hill Gate
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: W2
Branch: London, 129-131 Notting Hill Gate
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: W2
3people found this helpful
This is not a professional agency !
Never seen something like that. Agents are not professional and you can understand it from the start ..
Be careful !!!!!!!
Speechless... read full review
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