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2/5, 8 Reviews
29% Recommended
0% sales valuation accuracy
60% sales fee satisfaction
By : 'barnesy1977'
Services :
Rent PCM : £1350
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B74
PLEASE NOTE THAT ACRES FOUR OAKS HAVE 2 ENTRIES ON THIS WEBSITE - ONE FOR LETTINGS AND ONE FOR ESTATE AGENCY. THE ESTATE AGENCY ONE HAS MORE REVIEWS ON IT. Acres Lettings are the most appalling and unprofessional company I have ever had the misfortune to deal with in my life. I was a tenant of theirs and the number of unresponded to emails and phone calls is beyond belief. The manager of Lettings (Julie) is incredibly patronising and impolite. We had various issues with them, and ended up deciding to end our tenancy early because of it. We were left financially burdened and had to make a claim to mydeposits to recover our deposit (which they ruled in our favour). We have also written to the property ombudsman about the code of conduct on the Estate Agency side (as we purchased a property they were selling - run by the office next door). We wrote to Nigel Deekes who is one of the Partners there, but he was not interested and did not even bother to reply. We have also informed the landlord of the property that we rented, that they do not act in the their interest. The inventory we were given when we moved in, we were told was from 2 years ago and hadn't been updated (this was whispered in our ear by the agent carrying out the viewing). They also were happy for an upstairs water leak to carry on over a bank holiday weekend because the call-out fee was higher on a weekend than in the week - but obviously not as much as the damage it could have caused if it had have been left! We were conscientious and decided to resolve it ourselves as we didn't feel it should be the Landlord's problem given that they had no say in it. On another occasion, Acres (eventually) called out an electric gates company to repair the electric gate. The quote was £600 which seemed crazy to me for what I felt was an easy fix. I asked if they were going to get any other quotes but they said no. The company came to repair the gate and I watched them closely (in the interest of the landlord), and the problem was just a lose wire - which resulted in a £40 call-out charge and nothing more. Surely they should have obtained at least one more quote. Please take note of the review here and on other websites and just use a different agent. If you do have issues with them as a tenant, please be sure to record any phone calls that you have with them. Unfortunately I was too late in realising this although I did record the last few I had.
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | 0.00% | 60.00% | £625,000 | £625,000 |
Acres Estate Agents
74B Walsall Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
B74 4QY
0121 355 1133
By : 'Willis'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £625000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B75
Absolutely shocking avoid at all costs. Abrupt staff, over valuation which lost us time during the valuable initial selling period, kept telling us we could only sell we reduced the price (we ended up increasing after obtaining planning and secured a higher selling price) even then they still... Read Full Review
By : 'Adam'
Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )
Rent PCM : £650
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B23
They gave me an appointment to come and view a property and after taking the morning off work and travelling all the way from Coventry to Birmingham no one turned up. I called them up to which they told me the viewing had been cancelled without any prior warning. She then proceeded to blame me and... Read Full Review
By : 'Dee'
Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B74
I don't normally write reviews, especially bad ones, but my experience as a potential buyer with the Acres was diabolical, so I feel I have the duty to warn those who might want to hand their porperies for Acres to sale. From the first point of contact: I rang 4 times over two weeks to book my... Read Full Review
Not even be considered
By : Babak Shirali
24 Sept 2018I absolutely agree with...
By : 'Unknown'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B73
I wouldn't normally write a review but I feel that strongly about the experience. I've never known anything like it! Staff were rude, unprofessional and unhelpful. Tenants treated as second class citizens - seriously do not waste your time and money on them! Go to a properly run agency where... Read Full Review
bad
By : 'HH'
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Rent PCM : £750
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : B24
Excellent service - found tenants for my property quickly, comprehensive inventory, good communication regarding move in dates and referencing, and always pleasant and... Read Full Review
Reasonable fees
By : 'AC'
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : WS13
I received excellent service from the Acres letting team whilst renting out my property, took all the stress out of... Read Full Review
By : 'Anon'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £630
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B74
absoloute shocking level of service from this estate agent all nice when they are getting money of you but that soon changes. They are very rude and do not have private rented tenants interests at heart! i would never use this estate agent again and would advise most not to use it either! they are... Read Full Review
bad!!
bad!!
By : 'barnesy1977'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £1350
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B74
PLEASE NOTE THAT ACRES FOUR OAKS HAVE 2 ENTRIES ON THIS WEBSITE - ONE FOR LETTINGS AND ONE FOR ESTATE AGENCY. THE ESTATE AGENCY ONE HAS MORE REVIEWS ON IT. Acres Lettings are the most appalling and unprofessional company I have ever had the misfortune to deal with in my life. I was a tenant of... Read Full Review
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