Belvoir
Colchester, CO1
3.7/5, 15 reviews
67% recommended
75% sales valuation accuracy
100% sales fee satisfaction
83% lettings valuation accuracy
88% lettings fee satisfaction



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“Appalling. I rented my house out through Belvoir on a ......”

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May 07,2017
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Julie
By: 'Kate'
May 07,2017
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Appalling. I rented my house out through Belvoir on a Belvoir contract. The tenant was the owner of the franchise, Julie Davis. I thought I was in safe hands and never for a moment imagined I would have any problems however Julie Davis does not pay her own rent. How can she legally be allowed to own and manage the lettings agency and yet breach her own contract and not to pay her rent? Disgusted.
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Belvoir
1 Montrose House
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1LS
01206 364444

Performance statistics
Services Valuation Accuracy Fees Satisfaction Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 75% 100% £312,000 £312,000
Lettings 83% 88% £725 £1,400
Review statistics
From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
5 2 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
Areas covered
  • CO1
  • CO2
  • CO3
  • CO4
  • CO5
  • CO6
  • CO7
  • CO1
Services offered
  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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“Quick and easy to deal with...”

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Sep 16,2022
Minithumbup
By: 'kingsley'
Sep 16,2022
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I'm happy with the service I got from Belvoir Colchester they helped me get exactly what I was looking for easy and fast...
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“The team at Colchester Belvoir have offered e......”

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May 17,2021
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Darren
By: 'Karen'
May 17,2021
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The team at Colchester Belvoir have offered excellent service from the moment I contacted them to view my property. Jutta has been amazing thought as has Sarah in the maintenance team....
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“Outstanding service...”

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Apr 14,2021
Minithumbup
By: 'Nick'
Apr 14,2021
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Belvoir have looked after my property for over twenty years and consitantly exceed my expectations. The service they provide is exemplary....
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“Fantastic experience for renting...”

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Mar 22,2021
Minithumbup
Darren
By: 'Craig'
Mar 22,2021
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I haven’t rented on my own for sometime and the team at Belvoir were fantastic in offering me quick solutions and processing my rental documents quickly and efficiently. I wanted to be in as quick as possible and they delivered. The flat was cleaned ...
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“I would highly recommend using Belvoir! Colch......”

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Mar 18,2021
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Darren
By: 'Simon'
Mar 18,2021
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I would highly recommend using Belvoir! Colchester. From the very first meeting I felt very comfortable and confident as their knowledge of the local housing market and advice was excellent. Darren was great at keeping both the vendor and buyer informed of progress throughout which ...
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“Great advice given, Darren is very knowledgea......”

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Mar 17,2021
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Darren
By: 'Joanna Russell'
Mar 17,2021
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Great advice given, Darren is very knowledgeable about the Colchester rental market and goes through all the options fully. Provides a friendly service....
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Mar 17, 2021
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“A First class service provided by helpful, knowledgeable and very ......”

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Nov 17,2017
Minithumbup
By: 'Peter'
Nov 17,2017
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A First class service provided by helpful, knowledgeable and very pleasant staff. The agency acted extremely swiftly to ensure that we moved in in less than two weeks. Can't fault them!!....
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“Terrible. We let our house through this agency and we'll ......”

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Sep 19,2017
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Alison
By: 'Alison'
Sep 19,2017
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Terrible. We let our house through this agency and we'll never do so again. There was inadequate inspection of the property to which considerable damage was done. During the tenancy, responses to emails were incredibly slow. Try somewhere else is out recommendation....
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By: Julie Davis
Sep 20, 2017
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Dear Allison We were very disappointed to read your review as we do care about how our landlords properties are handed back. We had until this tenancy not had any issues. We were extremely unhappy to discover that the firm who carried out the check out had not noted this damage and we have ceased using them as we have also had a couple of issues at other properties during the same period. I agree with your comment in respect of the time I took to respond to your emails at the end of ...

“Belvoir have rented and managed my property for nearly 10 years. ......”

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Jun 05,2017
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Julie
By: 'Caroline'
Jun 05,2017
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Belvoir have rented and managed my property for nearly 10 years. I have always found Belvoir, but in particular, Julie Davis to be professional, efficient and very helpful. I would not consider using another agency. Having read the recent review (May 2017) I am compelled to add ...
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“Appalling. I rented my house out through Belvoir on a ......”

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May 07,2017
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Julie
By: 'Kate'
May 07,2017
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Appalling. I rented my house out through Belvoir on a Belvoir contract. The tenant was the owner of the franchise, Julie Davis. I thought I was in safe hands and never for a moment imagined I would have any problems however Julie Davis does not ...
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“Having been a landlord for a number of years I ......”

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May 07,2017
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By: 'George'
May 07,2017
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Having been a landlord for a number of years I was thrilled to find Julie Davis about 16 years ago when she worked for another agent. I found her to be efficient, 100% trustworthy and great at problem solving. Having used a number of managing agents in ...
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Very competitive and excellent value for money.
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“Would definitely NOT recommend Belvoir to anyone...ever! I was ......”

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Mar 05,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Kate.Louise'
Mar 05,2012
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Would definitely NOT recommend Belvoir to anyone...ever! I was a tenant with them for just over a year and completely agree with all the bad reviews on here. Very very rude staff, always unhelpful and speak down to you. Constant inspections from, again, rude ...
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By: Ryan
Apr 10, 2012
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OMGGGGG i am a tenant with Belvoir - Chorlton Office and they are CONSTANTLY insinuating I'm lying when i present them with a problem i.e. the lighting not working, radiators not heated and strong damp smells... Also i tripped on a step that wasn't highlighted with warning signs and cracked a window, they charged me £345 for the repair with additions for damaged lock... TOTALLY unjustified and when i challenged them i was rudely threatened with "we will take it from your guarantor, its not a pr ...

“The Colchester Belvoir team pay attention to detail while remaining ......”

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Nov 06,2011
Minithumbup
By: 'Allan'
Nov 06,2011
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The Colchester Belvoir team pay attention to detail while remaining pragmatic, meaning that the tenant has a good experience and the landlords interests and property are protected. Professional and friendly staff....
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“Never again would I go with them. Avoid at all ......”

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Sep 01,2010
Minithumbdown
By: 'Very'
Sep 01,2010
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Never again would I go with them. Avoid at all costs. A monkey could do their job better....
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“Moving into the rented property went smoothly but moving out ......”

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Jun 16,2010
Minithumbdown
By: 'smiley'
Jun 16,2010
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Moving into the rented property went smoothly but moving out didn't. Terrible communication from Belvoir Colchester, 5 weeks after moving out had to chase for my deposit as I had no contact from them. Then less than 50% of my deposit appeared in my bank account followed ...
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Tenant Fees

Overall Fees
£0 (inc. VAT), On Completion

The legislation for England states that in addition to the asking rent, for assured shorthold tenancies agents are now only permitted to charge the following:


1.  A refundable holding deposit  - capped at no more than one week's rent.  Belvoir Colchester will ask you to give us permission to use this towards the 5 weeks rent tenancy deposit, which is subject to satisfactory references.  In the event of misleading or false information been given and resulting in Belvoir Colchester not being able to give you a tenancy a charge of £50 (including VAT) will be made and the balance refunded to you
2. A refundable tenancy deposit - capped at no more than five weeks' rent, or no more than six weeks' rent if the annual rent is £50,000 or more
3. Payments to change the tenancy (once it has commenced), when requested by the tenant - capped at £50 (including VAT), or reasonable costs incurred if higher
4. Payments associated with early termination of the tenancy, when requested by the tenant

Last updated on 31/05/2019, 5:36 PM by Julie Davis Director

Overall Fees
£0 (inc. VAT), On Completion

5. Payments in respect of Utilities – gas, electricity, water and sewerage, Communications – telephone and broadband, Installation of cable/satellite, Subscription to cable/satellite supplier, Television licence and Council Tax

6.Payment of interest for the late payment of rent at a rate of 3% above the Bank of England base rate.

7. Replacement of a lost key or security device, where required under a tenancy agreement up to the permitted limits as set by the Government.

Any charges made that are not in this list will be classed as unlawful prohibited payments.  Additionally, agents cannot require tenants to pay for services, such as reference checking, through a third party.

For further information regarding what can and cannot be charged, we do urge you to read the act in full and to consult professional legal advice if in any doubt:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tenant-fees-act-2019-guidance

Last updated on 31/05/2019, 5:37 PM by Julie Davis Director

Overall Fees
£0 (inc. VAT), On Completion

We are a member of The Property Ombudsman redress scheme and we hold client money protection through safeagent  Accreditation Number A2693 To view our certificate, please click here.  You can find out more details on our website or by contacting us directly.

Last updated on 31/05/2019, 5:38 PM by Julie Davis Director

Kindly note that legally, letting agents need to publish information about their tenancy fees, government-approved redress schemes and client money protection schemes on their website and on third party websites (on which agents are listed). For properties to lease/rent in England, agents need to keep this information up to date and precise on allAgents or specify within the property description.

Complaints Procedure

BELVOIR COLCHESTER COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE


As a firm accredited by the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) J Langabeer Ltd Trading As Belvoir Colchester aims to provide the highest standard of service to all Landlords and Tenants and give an ultimate assurance that any grievance you have concerning such services is immediately addressed.

STAGE ONE

6. If you believe you have, or may have, a grievance with our service or standard of practice or working procedures, please write to the person you are dealing with at Belvoir Colchester, 1 Montrose House, Eld Lane, Colchester CO1 1LS stating the reasons for your complaint. You will receive an acknowledgement within 3 working days of receipt of getting in touch with us and a full response to your complaint within 7 working days.

If the nature of your complaint is such that we need further time to consider it we will contact you and let you know the reason for the delay.

STAGE TWO

7. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your complaint at Stage 1 you can refer the matter to the Director Julie Davis at the above address, who will review your complaint and the response sent at Stage 1.

8. You should outline the reasons you are not satisfied with the response to your complaint by Belvoir Colchester. You will receive a response within the same timescales as outlined in Stage 1 above.

STAGE THREE

9. If we are unable to resolve any dispute, you can refer the matter to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) who are an independent organisation, at The Property Ombudsman Limited, Milford House, 43-55 Milford Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 2BP (Note there is a 12 months time limit in providing The Ombudsman with your complaint which starts from the date the 'Final Viewpoint Letter' you receive is dated).

A copy of these rules can be provided on request.
Last updated at 8:57 AM 29/03/2021 by Belvoir Colchester

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