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2.3/5, 84 Reviews
39% Recommended
100% sales valuation accuracy
69% letting valuation accuracy
47% sales fee satisfaction
47% letting fee satisfaction

Julie

Matt
By : 'HadEnough'
Services : Letting(I am a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Where to begin with this make shift estate agents. We started looking for properties somewhat cheaper than the £1050 per month rent we were currently paying. We decided our budget would be around £750 and started looking for places. We arranged a viewing with Martin & Co for the apartment that we took an interest in. We were in the position as it was a 2 bed, that me and my partner would move in and our friend wanted to also. I told the guy showing us around that he would move in with us but we didnt know how long he would stay so if there was anyway we could not have him on the tenancy agreement. We were told that it would be fine he would put mine and my partners name on the tenancy agreement and then issue us with 3 sets of keys - This was extremely helpful with the situation we had put across. Fast forward to 3 days before we move in - We then get an email from a woman in the office telling us under no circumstances were we allowed our friend to live with us unless he had been referenced - Any good work had now been undone as obviously these people have gone to a Mickey Mouse Estate Agents School and have learnt to say whatever needs to be to get people trapped into their contracts. We decided to just get the property ourselves and had to tell our friend he would not be able to move in with us - Again not just disappointing myself, my partner but now also my friend. It was either that or lose our deposit for the contracts - Thats another point. We then moved into the flat and things were ok - and thats being generous. Our balcony door didnt work for 2 months, there were holes in the walls, the tables legs were nearly falling off, the seats around the table had gone through, the Sofa had been ripped to shreds, there were oil marks on the floor. It was a mess!! So then we invite some friends over who smoked. We checked the tenancy agreement as to the rules of smoking in the flat. The agreement says no smoking in the premises nor in areas such as garden, car park or garage. Now as we had paid £250 for a contract that reflected our apartment we saw this as to our balcony would be ok and it had not been mentioned. Fast forward to the end of the evening and the bucket which had been used for our friends to put their cigarette ends had caught fire. Where the bucket had been positioned it was behind a wall so we could not see that it was alight. It was only brought to our attention when we saw a tenant in the flat opposite ours flashing a light into the property. The fire was put out, the fire brigade arrived and told us " We dont know how these flats pass fire safety as the gaps are too wide, the flooring isnt fire safe, the wood panelled walls on the balcony shouldnt be there and the fire alarm should be nearer than in the hallway" The next morning we receive a call from Martin and Co. My partner took the call and he said that the attitude of the woman, who turns out to be the "manager" again obviously got 3 mickey mouse badges so she could become one, was by far the worst customer experience he had ever been witness to. She spoke down to him, patronised him, told him it was all our fault - there was not one mention of whether anyone had been hurt or if we were ok. This has now been going on for months. We said we would pay for the damage - we were told we couldnt and it had to be done by a contractor - we allowed them to access the flat yet we were never provided with quotes. - We then said we would pay the excess for the landlord - Again we were told no. Until now a week before we are due to move out we are told that because we havent supplied insurance documents ( that would be contents insurance when the damage was external i.e buildings insurance which everyone knows is covered by a landlord) we will be charged for the work carried out ( although we were never told the costs) and the excess on the landlords insurance. Julie Houghton "Manager" is by far the work person I have ever had the displeasure of speaking with and I work in an escalated complaints department so you can imagine the people I speak with! Her tone, attitude, lack of customer service, rudeness and lack of compassion is disgusting. Re-training would only make her worse, she should be sacked instantly along with other members of her "team". I can now see why everyone I spoke to told us not to touch them with a bargepole. I have now used mine and my partners positions within the community to bring this branch to peoples awareness and so far have in the region of 1500 within Manchester who will never touch them. DO NOT GO WITH MARTIN & CO. YOU WILL REGRET IT TRUST ME!
Nothing - the staff at this office are incompetent of providing anything other than ridiculous customer service.
By : Robyn
11 Jul 2012Little bit scared as Matt Binns showed us around our property on Saturday and told us exactly the same thing about Being able to take out the tenancy and have an extra set of keys.... We paid the fee on Saturday and now I'm a little worried.
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 100.00% | 47% | £149,950 | £180,000 |
| Lettings | 69% | 47% | £600 | £1,250 |
Martin & Co
33 Liverpool Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester
M3 4NQ
0161 8392212

By : 'Luke'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £6
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M4
Genuinely terrible company, awful communication, wouldn’t fix anything that we asked them to, we got in the flat and it stank of mould, we brought this up instantly and they did nothing to rectify it and then suggested we just moved out if we weren’t happy with the flat but our... Read Full Review
By : 'Jess'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £775
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M15
If I could leave no stars I would. Absolutely shocking customer. Extremely rude and incompetent staff who ignore most emails and deter any phone calls with “we’re WFH” and throw out jargon to try and confuse you when you ask a valid question that could lead to them... Read Full Review

By : 'Sab'
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Rent PCM : £750
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M22
Absolutely terrible in communication. I have been chasing up for many days for a viewing. Then waited for 3 days to hear back. Had another property that I’d like to view, I had to chase up many times for them to send me the video. Requested for a viewing, again had to chase up. Then... Read Full Review
By : 'Adam'
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Rent PCM : £690
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M3
Rude and very unprofessional. It took me 3 attempts at contacting the agent in Manchester to arrange a viewing and this was then confirmed by a surly individual who would not give me their name. They then did not show up, leaving me out in the rain having paid for a taxi to the viewing, and ignored ... Read Full Review
By : 'James'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M15
If I could leave minus stars I would. Worst experience with a letting agent. We were going to go to a viewing in Central Manchester but the property had already been taken. They didn't have the decency to let us know until we were waiting outside the property for 30 minutes. They even... Read Full Review

By : 'Shakila'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M40
I had very terrible moments with this agency and I just wanted one flat and all day told me send a video for me and the day after when I called them told me the flat is gone yesterday and I told them exactly the day before that I want the house and i can move aS soon as possible The person in... Read Full Review
By : 'Izzy'
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M30
Just had a terrible experience with the Manchester branch. Fell in love with a flat and got a video viewing (which arrived in my inbox 2 days late) - the morning after I rang back straight away to say I wanted to sign contracts etc. The man on the other end of the phone had no idea how to do that... Read Full Review

By : 'Chionia'
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M1
The worst customer service I've ever had. I emailed them concerning a property, no one responded to me for days when I decided to email the agency again. This time I got a single line of response which was: "Can you pay 6 month in advance?". I was being very polite and asked... Read Full Review
By : Izzy
6 Aug 2020Had the same issue with them!! They don’t care about their customers...
By : 'JCW'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £800
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M1
Martin & Co Manchester Central is the worst property agent ever!!!! They "robbed "; me of the 5 months management fees and it's them who terminated the contract claiming that they lost business!!!! They claimed that it's because of me. I constantly complained because of... Read Full Review
By : 'Leah'
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Rent PCM : £695
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M16
This was the worst service I'd ever received. I made a booking for a viewing at 3pm 11/10/2019. I rang them at half 1 when I finished work to confirm it (I've had a lot of people cancel viewings so I wanted to be sure I wasnt wasting my time). At 2pm my housemate text me to... Read Full Review
By : 'Spectrum,'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M3
Our story of Martin and Co incompetence started a month before we'd even moved in. Whilst getting shown around on the initial viewing it was apparent the balcony door handle was only one good tug away from coming off and as such we raised this as an issue whilst viewing. The letting agent... Read Full Review
Extortionate. Every aspect of dealing with them felt like they needed a cut.
By : 'Tommy'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £750
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M5
I have booked viewings for 2 times and the agent late for around 10 minutes everytime. When I ask for more details on the property when viewing, the agent said he is in a hurry and ask me to phone to the office for details. Application fees is extremely high and when I ask for the fees breakdown,... Read Full Review
Ridiculously High and the agent did nothing.
By : Sudha Narahari
29 May 2019The Most Fradulent company I have ever seen. The agency is not efficient in getting good rent for your flats. They don't even market your flats for tenants. My flat was vacant for three months last ...


By : 'Corina'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M4
Rudest people I have ever dealt with. We rented an apartment through them for a year and I can honestly say it has be the most appalling customer service I have ever received. David Land only emails when we are supposed to renew our contract and never replies to emails we sent him with any... Read Full Review
Normal fees

By : 'Ryan...or'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M20
DO NOT USE THIS LETTING AGENT. When a member of Martin&Co (Ryan) initially showed me around the property he said that he was in a rush and was unable to answer the majority of our questions about the property (misquoted us on the rent, didn't even know which furniture would be in the... Read Full Review
RIDICULOUS. Fees for everything including a move out fee!
By : Sudha Narahari
29 May 2019Avoid using this estate agent . Every one working in this company are all Fradulent. The staff involved in our case are Jess, Julie, and...
By : 'Anonymous.'
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M5
The treatment I received from this letting agents was nothing short of disgusting. Firstly, £2000 of my money for deposit and first months rent was misplaced. I was told that somebody would be available to discuss this on the Saturday and when I arrived the door was locked. I had to ring numerous... Read Full Review
BAD. ABSOLUTELY AWFUL.

By : 'TCass'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M4
I had rented an appartment this company in 2016 me and my friends had decided to make a move to Manchester and were coming up from Leicester to do so. In all honesty the whole thing was a complete farce. There is no point booking a viewing with these agents because they aren't even able to... Read Full Review
The fees are terrible see above
By : 'JP'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £950
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M5
Simply the worst estate / letting agents I ever had the displeasure of dealing with. The lethal combination of extortionate fees, disrespectful staff and horrendous service. Having rented property with different agencies over the years, Martin & Co, Central Manchester are easily the worst... Read Full Review
Bad.


By : 'Ruaidhrí'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £695
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : M46B
For the the last year we have been renting with Martin & Co . The overall experience in dealing with Martin & Co was a very fresh and very positive one. All of the members of staff that I have spoken to are very friendly and professional. Two members of staff in particular both Jessica... Read Full Review
The fees we paid we’re fairly priced, they were cheaper than previous estate agents we had dealt with and making it one of the reasons we chose to rent with Martin&Co.

By : 'Disappointedtenant'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M4
Also would give zero if possible. Terrible all round. The fees are shocking. Hound you for money and references but the minute you need anything from them they don't want to know. Poorly managed and highly unprofessional. Made my 1st renting experience nothing but stressful and far more... Read Full Review
Extreamly poor


By : 'A.'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1150
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : M3
Worst experience and communication ever. I would run away from them. Poor social skills. Unprofessional. It takes ages for a reply. Non... Read Full Review
The worst ever
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