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3.9/5, 73 Reviews
75% Recommended
50% letting valuation accuracy
80% letting fee satisfaction

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By : 'Margarita'
Services : Letting(I am a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : N14
Alban made our first experience of renting quite enjoyable. Everything was explained for us to make it easier. Thank you
By : Daniella Kyriacou
2 Jul 2018The majority of the good reviews on here are from Akelius themselves. Their whole organisation needs to be shut down. Absolutely disgusting service and handling with their tenants. I have been with them over 2 months now and have had two asthma attacks from the excessive mould and damp in my property that hasn't been solved. STAY AWAY PEOPLE! I have been a private tenant with Akelius for 6 weeks. Since moving into our "newly refurbished property" we have had numerous patches of mould growing in our property, we have had a potent damp smell, woodlice and slugs within our property too. I suffer with asthma and have been sign off work for a week due to a severe chest infection that has affected my breathing. I have reported damp and mould growth to Akelius and Sophie in particular the property manager. She evenutally got in touch with streamline and arranged for an engineer to come onto our site and inspect the mould/damp growth. The engineer inspected ONE of our bedrooms, just one. He took photos and provided us with a bleach spray. He advised us that we must continue bleaching and airing our our property with the windows open. We told him we have our windows open when we are home but not in the evening as we are on the ground floor. However my partner and I both work a 9-5 job Monday-Friday, leaving the windows open whilst we are at work is not an option as we possess expensive furniture and take pride in our belongings. After chasing sophie for a response regarding our next step to progress from this situation her reply was not helpful at all. She advised us that the patch was a small patch in our bedroom. We have mould, thick mould growing around every single window in our property, and in each room in the corners of the skirting boards. This kind of treatment is not acceptable as a private paying tenant, we have paid alot of money for our deposit and our rent is alot too. Everytime I have called to speak with Sophie for an update she is always on site visits, she has NEVER visited the site I am living on. I have asked for proof or any certificates that show the building has been professionally damp proofed, they are yet to provide me with anything. I have spoken with several residents at Gwalior House and they all agree that their properties are in bad condition, riddled in mould/damp. The previous tenants put up with damp and mould for years until they decided to move out in December and not give their notice to Akelius. Sophie has now taken a step down as PM and has passed all responsibility over to a new Property Manager named Anthony. I just hope they sort this on going issue out otherwise they will have to refund us our full money and deposit or re locate us to a new property. I would never recommend this property management company to anyone.
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letting | 50% | 80.00% | £650 | £2,250 |
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | From Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 55 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Akelius
25 Hosier Lane, London, Greater London
EC1A 9LQ
0800 014 8579




By : 'Gareth'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £2050
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E9
Akelius suck!! Do not rent with them. Rotting floorboards, faulty electrics, unsecured entrances so parcels stolen, bikes stolen with useless bike ... Read Full Review

By : 'Patrycja'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1100
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : NW2
The best agency ever I've rented flat with! Friendly and helpful staff members plus easy and fast check-in! Highly ... Read Full Review
By : 'Emanuele'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W10
Lack of communication, organisations and professionalism. Enquiring about a property might turn in a very bad experience. They tell you to wait 24 working hours(3 working days) to be contacted but nobody does so. If you try to follow up over the phone they keep repeating the same, not sure why ... Read Full Review
By : 'MD'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1475
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E1
Absolutely shocking. Would give them zero if I could. On the face of it the properties can look nice but that's where it ends. Do not expect any customer service at all (in fact it's borderline disdain that Akelius show for tenants and they are a 'black hole' for effort if ... Read Full Review
By : 'TB'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1600
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E1
I would give zero stars if I could. Not only have they generally been slow and unresponsive in dealing with issues, but they've now partnered with JustPark, meaning that anybody can rent a spot in our private car park. We were already having trouble with security, and now they're ... Read Full Review
By : 'HUSNIYE'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : EN3
Absolutely terrible after service, I have been trying to get my deposit back but they don't even bother replying your emails. When you try and call, you can never get the person you want on the phone and the person you speak to has been programmed to simply say "I cant help, you have to ... Read Full Review
By : 'Jacopo'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1300
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E9
Akelius is one of the worst agencies you can work with. They tried to trick us in many ways but the worst was when they left us to leave in a flat that was losing water from everywhere, including the lights on the roof. Damaging my health and furniture. We had to move at some point of the ... Read Full Review
By : 'Eva'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £650
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SW5
Not really. They lie too much. In general disorganised. No hot water or cold repairs slow no heater . They ask for fictional bills to pay them. Tent to turn bought property into a living building site and hammer your hearing with excruciating noise. Service below standards. Better avoid. Dishonest ... Read Full Review

By : 'P'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £750
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : TW12
DO NOT RENT FROM THESE PEOPLE. I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE Since renting from Akelious I have lost sleep, lost money, lost weight, lost hair, health has been severely affected. Also be very careful of a general site manager*. All of the below was his responsibility and duty of care in which he ... Read Full Review
By : Eva.
5 Mar 2020I am sorry to say but indeed negative is toi much. This firm is based on evil to lie to you, to extort money from you, to make your life hell by building works using unskilled cheap labour from not...
By : 'Ross'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SW4
Arranged to view a property last night at 7pm with Joshua, only to turn up after travelling a significant distance to call the agent and find out the property had been taken. A simple phone call to let me know the viewing would no longer go ahead would have been appreciated. Would not ... Read Full Review
By : 'Mike'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : NW2
AVOID AKELIUS - WORST LANDLORD EVER Fordwych Road - June 2018 - ongoing If you are considering an Akelius property, STAY AWAY! Living in an Akelius property has been THE WORST experience I have had in nearly 15 years of renting properties in London. FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, I HAVE BEEN LIVING ON ... Read Full Review
By : Kevin Hill
4 Mar 2020After reviewing your comment about Akelius I have decided to submit a PDF concerning the problems we have occurred here in Toronto and Montreal Canada. Akelius Canada Ltd has violated every rule...

By : 'Tenant'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1245
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : DA15
I’ve been letting a flat from Akelius for over a year. They wanted to negotiate up the rent on the price that was listed before I moved in originally which I feel is poor form as if you are looking for more rent, advertise at the required price as I offered asking price. The day I moved ... Read Full Review
By : 'Luke'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E96
If you see âAKELIUSâ in any way associated with your prospective tenancy agreement RUN AWAY! This company is a SHAM! The roof of my room was essentially caving in and I was forced to find alternative accommodation whilst repairs were âbeing organisedâ. Fast forward 18 months later and the ... Read Full Review
By : 'natevens'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SE14
If I could give zero stars I would. Rented from them for 1 year and had a horrible experience at every stage. Terrible estate agent Joshua asked for a positive google review before even showing me the property, then when I signed the contract told me I couldn't get the keys on the same day as ... Read Full Review
I did not have a single positive experience
By : 'jolo_12'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE3
We rented an Akelius property for nearly three years and from start to end they were awful. To begin with they had changed the locks on the property and our flat after we had picked up they keys but before we had moved in. We had to wait around for 4 hours before someone could come round and let us ... Read Full Review

By : 'AR'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SW4
Communication from Joshua was excellent, he kept us in the loop at all times regarding viewing times, documents we needed to fill in and the progress of our application. Joshua really knows his stuff and even our parents (who also came to the viewing and are landlords themselves) were impressed by ... Read Full Review
Fees are average and over a long let period equate to next to nothing once calculated as a monthly cost.

By : 'Jamie'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SW4
Everything ran very smooth throughout. Josh was very helpful both before and after our move in date. Would definitely recommend this ... Read Full Review


By : 'Sarah'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1150
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : N20
Our overall experience with Akelius was very good indeed. Everything went very smoothly with the paperwork and the move. Narin Shaker and Sanna Ahmed were very pleasant to deal with and helped with every enquiry we had....Would definitely recommend this ... Read Full Review
By : 'Roland'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SW84
Sheree was amazing. She went above and beyond to ensure i settled into my apartment on time, by making calls and emails at midnight london time to my australian landlords due to them losing the reference email Sheree had sent them. She also took it upon herself to come help me access my apartment ... Read Full Review
good


By : 'Nick'
Branch : London, 25 Hosier Lane
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E9
We had a good experience with Akelius overall. Our main point of contact was Joshua Ogunleye who was fair and attentive throughout. There were a couple of small issues with the flat when we first moved in but they were taken care of promptly. Would ... Read Full Review
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Akelius Residential aim to ensure that the process of renting one of our properties is as smooth as possible. We put customer service and better living at the centre of what we do. Most complaints can be dealt with by our front line teams e.g. your Property Manager or your Lettings Negotiator. They will do their best to resolve the matter quickly, to your satisfaction. If you think your complaint has not been fully resolved then you should write to our Customer Relations department at the address below or email us using the following address: customerrelations@akelius.co.uk
Last updated at 10/12/2017, 1:52:05 AM by allAgents