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3.4/5, 42 Reviews
64% Recommended
0% sales valuation accuracy
0% letting valuation accuracy
25% sales fee satisfaction
25% letting fee satisfaction
By : 'PAUL'
Services : Sales(I sold a property using them)
Sold price : £530000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W149
After an initial impression of them being very professional we found them to be very pushy and easily influenced by our freeholder who just happened to be a long-term client of Shaws letting her property out through them. Together with the Freeholder's inability to effectively maintain the property and not carry out her role in line with the contract this made our sale unecessarily fraught. Shaws never declared this interest at the start of the sale and then colluded to get the best outcome for the freeholder. Furthermore they neglected to tell us about an alternative offer on our property which clearly lead that potential buyer to complain at their basic administration. They then backtracked and suggested that they were 'aggressive' amongst other slurs against our personalities. Upon us complaining about Shaw's conduct and efficiency in the sale they then accused us of being 'aggressive.' The last straw for us was when as a result of their own ability to invoice our solicitors on time they accused us of not paying them their commission. We are now raising this with the Proprty Ombudsman. We did sell our property relatively quickly but firmly believe in that location / market conditions it sold itself. All in all we have never paid for a service and being treat with such a lack of integrity and courtesy by anyone. We would never use them again and if you put honesty and openess ahead of commission and glossy brochures urge anyone to do the same.
All the other local agents were also offering a similar level of fee.
All the other local agents were also offering a similar level of fee.
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 0.00% | 25% | £530,000 | £530,000 |
| Lettings | 0% | 25% | £1,400 | £2,580 |
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | From Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Shaws Estate Agents Ltd
49 Palliser Road, London, Greater London
W14 9EB
020 7386 9996
By : 'J'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £2200
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W14
Incompetent. Extortionate charges taken from deposit. Everything takes weeks for a response. Now requiring escalation through TDS. Huge waste of time and unnecessary stress. Awful ... Read Full Review


By : 'reviewer123'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W6
I would absolutely not recommend this estate agent they are very incompetent. Their organisation is terrible and communication even worse. The staff are exceptionally rude and passive aggressive especially Jana and Kat. Do yourself a favour and stay ... Read Full Review
Complete rip off for a terrible service
By : Huw Jones
26 Jul 2017I am sorry you feel this way, as we do always strive to give the very best service. If you could supply your details I would be happy to look into your dis-satisfaction with ourselves, so that we may ...
By : 'Tom'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : W14
Very impressive service thus far from Shaws - we have secured a lovely 2 bed flat and have been helped throughout the process by the professional nature of the agent we have worked ... Read Full Review
By : 'Avoid!'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W148
Avoid if you want to live in peace. We rented the house they provided us for two years. Everything good until the end of the contract. They are trying to do not give us the full deposit and find any kind of way to keep money. It's normal find a deal when you are closing a contract, about deduction ... Read Full Review
Bad! They increase prices to get more money
By : 'Alessio'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £173333
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W14
Very bad experience with this agency, especially in the last period when we (me and my brother) needed to leave the house to move abroad. At the beginning of the rent they forgot to give us the inventory and, although I understand it was our fault to realise it too late and never asked for it, we ... Read Full Review

By : 'Not'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £2580
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W14
Literally the most horrific estate agents to deal with that I have ever encountered. Their service has been horrendous throughout our tenancy, we went without a working washing machine for weeks, the landlady came to the flat for 10 inspections in a two year tenancy with virtually no notice despite ... Read Full Review
As per review.
By : 'PAUL'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £530000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W149
After an initial impression of them being very professional we found them to be very pushy and easily influenced by our freeholder who just happened to be a long-term client of Shaws letting her property out through them. Together with the Freeholder's inability to effectively maintain the property ... Read Full Review
All the other local agents were also offering a similar level of fee.
All the other local agents were also offering a similar level of fee.
By : 'Sophie'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £1400
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W14
They are absolutely the worst, they get a client and charge a fortune to look after the property and don't bother. I know of another property as well same blocks, same problems, they are greedy, neglectful people. I would not go near them , stay ... Read Full Review
By : 'Not'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W6
Very unresponsive to emails and telephone calls, and rude manager. Shaws allow people access to your home without informing you. Today my neighbour telephoned me to let me know they saw someone in my flat when I was away and wanted to check I wasn't burgled. I phoned Shaws and was put through to ... Read Full Review

By : 'James'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W6
OK, what should I start with: 1. The agent show claims to be a sales negotiator was completely unprofessional. She drove me to the place. She was driving like crazy, looked for parking, payed for the parking meter. Then, she realised that she got the wrong keys. We went back and got the proper ... Read Full Review
Nothing…they are hopeless.
By : 'Neveragain'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W14
A dreadful experience. I don't understand how they have such a high rating. I thought I had selected a good agent but at no time did I ever feel that they were on my side, or even interested in my property. The tenants were not well matched and the service was non existent. They are however very ... Read Full Review
To change my mind all the agent need to do was to do what they said that they would do.
By : 'Disgruntled'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W14
I realise that my review is somewhat against the popular trend here but, I regret the years that my property was so called "managed" by Shaws. During my time with them they promised a lot but never matched my property with a suitable tenant, I felt that they had no interest in my ... Read Full Review
By : 'Nomadnz'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W14
Rented through Shaws, over time mould started to appear on the ceiling in our reception room. After notifying Shaws a couple of weeks passed and nothing happened. We again contacted them and told them that it was a obvious health hazard. The Landlord obviously didn't think it was and failed to ... Read Full Review
Treat tenants like humans, can you really rent out a property that is covered in mould and not recitfy the problem.
By : 'concerneduser'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W14
Absolutely appalling. I rent a property through them and they manage to get everything wrong even though they arent even managing the property. They dont check reference. They say they will collect months rent in advance to make up for this, they dont. They have a million hidden charges - I ... Read Full Review

By : 'Stacey'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : W14
We were very pleased with the service we recieved from Shaws, particularly Jana who we mainly dealt with. She was very helpful in explaining each step of the process and ensuring that our tenancy started as smoothly as possible. Highly ... Read Full Review
By : 'Elena'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Shaw has provided me with excellent and very efficient service regarding letting of my property. The property was visited and advertised straight after I made the initial contact and letting was arranged pretty much the next day. Also the administration side of the deal was very efficient and Mrs. ... Read Full Review

By : 'treherne'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Shaws are friendly, not pushy, helful and clearly very hard working and serious, they are quick to respond to any request, patient and understanding.They have , it seems found excellent tennants in very little time and so far have shown themselves to be reliable and to have a good sense of humour ... Read Full Review

By : 'Pippa'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
I have used Shaws estate agents for a couple of years while renting out my property in Queens Club Gardens. They have been incredibly helpful, responsive and organised. I have also found them to be extemely honest and very friendly to deal with. I would wholly recommend them to anyone looking to ... Read Full Review


By : 'Jane'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Shaws, (and in particular Lisa, Natasha and Jana with whom we dealt) were extremely helpful and efficient in re-letting the above property. They are friendly and and always pleasant to deal with and we look forward to dealing with them in the ... Read Full Review
By : 'Enkay'
Branch : London, 49 Palliser Road
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
I am the landlord of a ground floor flat in Castletown Road, W14 and have used Shaws Estate agents for many years. They have always given me good service and been friendly and efficient in their dealings with me over the years. Recently they have secured new tenants for me in quick time - despite ... Read Full Review
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