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1.7/5, 60 Reviews
19% Recommended
35% letting valuation accuracy
38% letting fee satisfaction
By : 'Kalaivani'
Services : Letting(I am a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB1
Leaders is one of the worst real estate agents, at least in Cambridge. First of all, their charges are exorbitant. Absolutely unjustifiable for the service they provide. Apart from rent and 1.5x rent as deposit, I almost ended up paying them a month's rent as fees before taking up the property for rent. They collected £180 checkout fee at the start of my tenancy, even though check out is done only at the end! The application fees they collected is one of the highest in Cambridge. Second, their service is pathetic. I had broken window frames in the house I rented. When I contacted them regarding the situation, it took them almost a month to send word across to the relevant person! I had to live with a broken heater in a room for a month in January! They never answered my emails. I spent my initial days trying to send them email after email, only to be lost in their ocean of unanswered emails. I had to phone them and tell them to look at my mail, which they will while keeping me on hold and then reply - which kind of negates the purpose of email! Above all, I find the staff very rude. My own property manager was Ruth from Leaders Cambridge. She never answered her phones or mails in a polite manner. Every time I talked to her, she made me feel like I was doing a crime disturbing her, even though she was my property manager. Even after a year of managing my property, she had no clue of the tenancy, termination dates, and the other procedures, even though I talked to her so many times over phone explaining everything. She was always dismissive and said things like, "oh, we receive a ton of emails", "It is a very busy time of the year, we are dealing with a lot of work", etc. The final straw for me was when I caught them lying to me outright. When I was looking to move out of the house, Ruth said (paraphrasing) that I cannot keep changing my mind and that my decisions have repercussions; there was so much going on behind the scene with every decision of mine; they had to advertise the property, clean and find a new tenant; and that I was not giving them time to do this. When at this point, I had already heard from my landlord that she was not going to re-let the property and in fact she was okay with me leaving the house without any reservations! It is just unacceptable how they make people feel apologetic for no reason! I hear from my landlord that she has been paying very high fees as well and they never took good care of her property - she has ended her business with them as well.
Exorbitant. Not worthy of the service they provide.
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letting | 35% | 38.00% | £400 | £2,350 |
Leaders
140 Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
CB2 8PB
01223 500387
By : 'Dr.'
Services : 7
Sold price : £1495
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB23
My experience with Leaders Cambridge has been one of the most unprofessional, horrible and chaotic encounters I have ever had with a letting agency. I wish there was a NO star option. I was initially told by two of their agents, Kori O’Neil and Amy Rutherford, that the garage advertised with the... Read Full Review
Leaders CEO refused to refund my £321.29 holding deposit, framing the situation as if I was backing out of the agreement despite the fact that I have written emails from Kori, Amy, and Jake. He insisted the holding deposit could not be refunded, even though the withdrawal was entirely due to their mismanagement and contradictory information. I want a thorough investigation into the matter and refund with compensation.
By : 'Alison'
Services : 2
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB1
I would not recommend anyone rent with Leaders Cambridge. We received a careless and unprofessional experience from the start (when they lost our house keys in their office when we arrived to collect them) through the middle (when they repeatedly left maintenance requests unanswered over six... Read Full Review
By : 'Bob'
Services : 2
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB1
Terrible service- I would not recommend Leaders as a tenant or landlord. From our first contact with the agency, when we were not told the property had been taken the day before, before our arrival after driving 1.5 hours. Then to our first viewing of the properly we , where the agent turned up... Read Full Review
By : 'Mistreated'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB4
The most unprofessional and disappointing agent I've ever dealt with. When I moved in I saw how dirty and unkempt the room was. The walls were extremely mouldy, and the bed mattress hasn't been cleaned or replaced at all for a long time so it had a lot of stains unremoved. Also, the ... Read Full Review
By : 'Catherine'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1365
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB2
Believe the 1-star reviews. I would give 0 if I could. From my initial onboarding as a tenant, to the very end, it was like pulling teeth. It's the worst of the worst in terms of professionalism. Expect curt one-liners to BIG issues, passive-aggressiveness, them giving up when the issue is... Read Full Review


By : 'Kamila'
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB23
Utterly incompetent, useless and uninterested in helping. Terrible communication, I spoke to a different person every time I contacted them about the property I wanted to rent, and each time I was brushed aside. I reached out to them about this property over a month ago, to this day there has been... Read Full Review


By : 'Kamila'
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB23
Utterly incompetent, useless and uninterested in helping. Terrible communication, I spoke to a different person every time I contacted them about the property I wanted to rent, and each time I was brushed aside. I reached out to them about this property over a month ago, to this day there has been... Read Full Review

By : 'Prospective'
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB1
Took a holding deposit for a property that was totally unprepared. They booked a viewing without having keys to the property so couldn't view. Tried to force me to pay insurance and first month's rent despite contract not being signed. After we cancelled, few days later saw an ad for... Read Full Review

By : 'Valerie'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : CB1
Today I received the result of my first tenant inspection which I am very pleased about. I was able to see my house well looked after. I would like to thank Andre Payne who is looking after my property. His work is professional, always very quick at answering any of my emails with a solution to it... Read Full Review
By : 'Caio'
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB21
15 years of renting and owning property in the UK and I have never come across a company as bad as Leaders. Please note that my issues were not with a single individual or a branch, it has been with the company as a whole in the UK. From top to bottom, Leaders have been nothing but... Read Full Review
By : 'Geraint'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB24
Deposit scheme is terrible. Property manager is completely unhelpful and bordering on dishonest. Changed gas and electricity meters when I was in the US, ended up with a 300 pound bill just for one months gas even though I wasn't in the country! Claims to not know when the meters were changed ... Read Full Review

By : 'Jojo'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : CB11
Thank you team leaders Cambridge for my new home. The team is very efficient,very friendly and instant problem solvers. Thank you kaite for your help and hassle free... Read Full Review
By : 'Kamya'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB1
If I could, I would give this company NEGATIVE STARS. DO NOT RENT WITH THIS COMPANY. This has been by far the worst rental experience Ive ever had, and I've been renting now for over 17 years. First of all, we are internationals. Before moving in, we asked how to get electricity... Read Full Review
By : Kamya
24 Oct 2022Follow up: This has been by far the worst rental experience Ive ever had, and I've been renting now for over 17 years. First of all, we are internationals. Before moving in, we asked how to...
By : 'Rampton'
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Rent PCM : £850
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB2
Very poor service provider.... The customer care representative doesn't even have an idea of what apartment they have listed as she kept arguing that the apartment I enquire for does not exist and was never listed for rent..... I called back about 1 minute after and got someone else pick the... Read Full Review

By : 'Deiaeddin'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1225
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : CB25
Best service ever, informative, and instant reply. Very polite and kind. I highly recommend leaders to anyone moving to this wonderful... Read Full Review
By : 'Laura'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £1500
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB5
Leaders manged my property for over a decade. It use to be good but then I realised every time a called them I had a new property manager who new nothing about me, my property or the tenant. Then the incompetency and deceit started. I understand people make mistakes, I certainly do, but they... Read Full Review
By : 'Jyoti'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB2
In 2021 we rented a house from leaders in Cambridge. Almost all the agents were very rude, not at all helpful and have an attitude of ‘ya whatever’. I agree that Cambridge rental market is a sellers market and renters don have much say or option. But that doesn’t mean ... Read Full Review
By : 'Catarina'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB1
Just wanted to share my experience renting with Leaders Cambridge for about an year. I don't have any complaints during our stay at the property. The check-in experience was not perfect, but I wouldn't go out of my way to talk about it. It was the check-out and deposit experience that ... Read Full Review

By : 'Peter'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB1
They forced me to rent a house with the no deposit option, and during the process they forced me to provide all of my credit card details including security code which they store in their own system. My card has been stolen, not physically but all the same. Avoid these... Read Full Review

By : 'Hermione'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1250
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB1
PLEASE never let with Leaders (see photos). 1.) Our property was not cleaned when we moved Sep 2021. There was: - A DEAD RAT amongst piles of trash and old tenants items - A 3 month old full carton on milk inside flooded and rotten fridge. - Pots and pans filled with old ROTTEN food -... Read Full Review
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