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Cardiff, Cathays CF24

2.4/5, 58 Reviews
36% Recommended

45% sales valuation accuracy

67% letting valuation accuracy

35% sales fee satisfaction

35% letting fee satisfaction

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Pinnacle's Cardiff branch is on Fanny Street in Cathays. We offer a wide range of homes; anything from studios, flats, shared houses, family houses, new builds and maisonettes.
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1 Star Review

By : 'Rebecca'
Services : Letting(I am a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £275
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24

15 Dec 2015
People found this helpful1

I'm writing this review to warn everyone NOT to use Pinnacle! As a student, Pinnacle seemed very helpful and friendly at first however this rapidly changed once we signed our contracts. The attitude of the staff has been rude, unhelpful and ignorant. When reporting issues we struggle to get in contact through any means with any of the team as we are constantly chasing up emails and phone calls we have been promised to have a response back to. Here are some overall problems we have encountered: 1. The house wasn't up to a standard hygiene requirement 2. Broken smoke alarm, broken hoover full of dirt and rice from previous tenants and being held together with sellotape and broken furniture (desk chair was rusted through and being held together with string) 3. Mould on the fabric wardrobes and stained curtains 4. Washing machine constantly breaking and having to wait most of the time at least a week or more to have it fixed only for it to break a couple of days later 5. Being lied to about the types of metres in the house - we were told at our viewing that all water, gas and electric were billed but in fact the electric was a PAYG metre which worked out much more expensive as it turned out we ended up paying off old tenants' debts! 6. Having a broken boiler (so without hot water or heating) for over 4 weeks in the middle of winter. After all of us chasing Pinnacle up we finally had a contractor come out WITHOUT the required 24 hour notice text and then had him let himself in to the property UNANNOUNCED and into one of the girls' bedrooms whilst she was at home on her own in bed. Obviously this was a worrying time for all tenants and now we do not feel comfortable being home on our own. What was hardest about these issues was trying to get hold of Pinnacle to resolve them. When reporting issues we received no response through email and most phone calls we were hung up on or not contacted back. After this happened numerous times we finally got our landlord out to see the first of our problems in mid September and their response along with Pinnacle's was "that's students for you". We may be students but we are paying as adults and should be treated as so.


What agent could do to change your mind?

Professionalism in the fact that it would be helpful to return calls/emails and also not hanging up on tenants when finally getting hold of a team member to report issues. Also to treat students with common decency by treating them like any other adult.


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The agency fees we believed were to help the tenant with any issues with the property however we have had such a hard time trying to get anything sorted as well as having a constantly rude agency team I don't exactly know where my money has gone.

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Performance Statistics
ServicesValuationFeesMin Price of property reviewedMax Price of property reviewed
Sales45%35%£0£0
Lettings67%35%£260£1,200
Areas covered
  • CF10
  • CF14
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  • CF24
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Pinnacle Letting & Estate Agents
3-5 Fanny StreetCathays, Cardiff City
CF24 4EG
02920 640200

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1 Star Review

By : 'NNH'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £790
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24

4 Sept 2023
People found this helpful0

They do not answer the phone. The answering machine told us to fill in the form to review the property online but the website calendar does not work. I sent emails but no reply. They just take money from landlords but does appalling customer service. Please do not use this... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review

By : 'Ash'
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24

6 Aug 2021
People found this helpful0

My boyfriend arranged 2 flat viewings on the phone on Friday for the following Tuesday and said they seemed to be perfectly friendly. It is incredibly difficult to find nice properties at the moment, so after a discussion we asked via the telephone number they provided for any queries or issues... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review

By : 'Owen'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £331
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24

5 Aug 2021
People found this helpful0

Never have I known anyone to lie so blatantly to someone's face. Had several problems with rats that was not sorted for months, there were CHEWED THROUGH BRICK, after sending someone out to "fix the issue" they put foam in all the holes, beyond me how they thought expanding foam... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review

By : 'Callum'
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Rent PCM : £675
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24

17 Apr 2021
People found this helpful0

I booked two viewings for 2 different properties on Tuesday. The 'tenants cancelled' both and only gave me the option of viewing one which i agreed to on Friday. On Friday I turned up to the propery at a time agreed and the agent did not show! Baring in mind I had to travel over half... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review

By : 'Luma'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £750
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF10

24 Feb 2020
People found this helpful0

the worst of the worst i'm a new tenant with them and the communication with them is more than horrible it is like contacting inanimate... not respondence no... Read Full Review

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By : Pinnacle Letting Agents

3 Mar 2020

Hi Luma, we are really sorry to hear that you are unhappy with the service you had received so far. Please could you send us some more details of the issues you are experiencing to...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Verity'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF14

12 Sept 2019
People found this helpful1

I have rented through 7 different agencies in my life and have never been treated as badly as with Pinnacle. They are unresponsive through email and tell you to email when you call so communication is impossible. They even altered dates on photographs for their closing inspection of the property,... Read Full Review

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By : Pinnacle Letting Agents

17 Sept 2019

Hi Verity, Firstly my sincere apologies that you do not feel that you received the service that we would expect our customers to. With regards to deposit charges, we are led by the landlord on these...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Holly'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £550
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24

22 Jul 2019
People found this helpful2

There was a hole in the roof where rain came in for the whole 18 months we were there. In heavy rain a whole bucket would be filled in an hour, with a little waterfall down the wall where mushrooms grew. We reported this so many times and were always ignored. Eventually a concerned neighbour... Read Full Review


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By : Pinnacle Lettings

22 Jul 2019

Hi Holly, thank you for your review, First of all, I would like to apologise for any communication issues you may have had and this will be looked into and addressed with the team. In terms of the ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Kyle'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF14

19 Mar 2019
People found this helpful0

This companies lack of competence is frightening, no check in or check out procedures done and then use a old inventory to take a large amount of our deposit without providing any evidence. They do not return emails or phone calls... Read Full Review


Comments on Agent Fees

TERRIBLE

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By : Pinnacle Letting Agents

19 Mar 2019

Hi Kyle, n nI am really sorry to see your review. When processing deposits we are led by landlords and do follow the TDS guidelines and give all tenants the opportunity to dispute any charges that ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Mrs'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24

26 Dec 2018
People found this helpful4

Absolutely appalling service from this agent and ripped off on fees and return of deposit. My daughter and friends rented a house from them last academic year. My daughter has already left negative feedback on this site but I would just like to add if you are unfortunate enough to have already... Read Full Review


Comments on Agent Fees

They don’t deserve any fees. They shouldn’t be in business.

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1 Star Review

By : 'Maisy'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24

6 Dec 2018
People found this helpful2

Pinnacle don't even deserve one star. I would not recommend this estate agents to anyone. Me and my friends rented one of their properties last year, and the first thing was the house had not been cleaned at all (not even hoovered) by August 1st when we moved in. We complained multiple times... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review

By : 'Customer'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF

15 Oct 2018
People found this helpful1

Poor communcation skills the maintenace team and contractors don't communciate with eachother properly. Also you get told they will promise to ring back and it doesn't... Read Full Review

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Richard'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £395
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : CF24

25 Sept 2018
People found this helpful1

Kelly looked as excited as me to view the house to be fair, she was incredibly informative and down to... Read Full Review


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I would definitely recommend!

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1 Star Review

By : 'Conor'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF37

16 Aug 2018
People found this helpful1

We dealt with a lot of the members of this branch and although friendly and supportive there was zero convinction in their words and promises. We had a lot of issues with our house and landlord and a small minortiy of this issues were addressed and dealt with. The agency seemed to always be on the... Read Full Review


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1 Star Review

By : 'Conor'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF37

16 Aug 2018
People found this helpful2

We dealt with a lot of the members of this branch and although friendly and supportive there was zero convinction in their words and promises. We had a lot of issues with our house and landlord and a small minortiy of this issues were addressed and dealt with. The agency seemed to always be on the... Read Full Review


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5 Star Review
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By : 'Fawaz'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : CF2

12 Apr 2018
People found this helpful1

Kelly did her job in a professional manner. She was enthusiastic and friendly. I do really appreciate dealing with such professional person... Read Full Review

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Appalling service right from ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'JD'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £600
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF14

28 Nov 2017
People found this helpful1

Appalling service right from the start. Property not clean. Damp in both bedrooms. Took them ages to sort it out and my boyfriend now has asthma (he never had any breathing issues before living there. We have now moved to a new property. 3 months on and we are still waiting to hear anything about... Read Full Review


Comments on Agent Fees

Ok fees.

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By : Pinnacle Letting Agents

29 Nov 2017

Hi JD, we are really sorry to hear that there were some issues during your tenancy. We aim to resolve any issues that occur as quickly as possible, however, we are led by landlord decisions when it...

Hands down the least ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Charlie'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £825
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24

10 Oct 2017
People found this helpful2

Hands down the least professional, most ineffective, least customer-focussed and most poorly run letting agent I have had the displeasure of doing business with. Day 1 we moved in to a completely uncleaned property that had had a contractors living in it for the previous month. When I say uncleaned ... Read Full Review


Comments on Agent Fees

Probably the only thing that’s acceptable about this business is its fees.

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1 Star Review

By : 'Chris'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £975
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF14

21 Sept 2017
People found this helpful2

Pinnacle have been very disappointing since the beginning. The house was not clean upon us arriving, with leaks, over grown grass and nails/broken glass in the garden. As a company they are slow to handle problems and extremely poor in handling customer queries/requests for maintenance. Charlotte ... Read Full Review


Comments on Agent Fees

I have no idea why we paid the fees; the service has been extremely poor. Google reviews are pretty scathing.

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Carol'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £1200
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : CF24

6 Aug 2017
People found this helpful0

As landlady I have been given a great deal of advice and support in getting my property ready for new tenants. Richard Read has been unfailing in his communication with me, even though I do not actually need an agent at this time. I wholly recommend Pinnacle and will certainly go to them first... Read Full Review


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1 Star Review

By : 'Cardifftenant77'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £285
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24

4 Aug 2017
People found this helpful3

Poor service. Never sorted out damp issues before we attended which we were promised. Still not sorted over a year later. House was not cleaned on arrival and now they have the audacity to take a major sum away from our deposits. AVOID... Read Full Review


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