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1.2/5, 34 Reviews
9% Recommended
0% letting valuation accuracy
23% letting fee satisfaction
By : 'Anon'
Services : Letting(I am a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £320
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24
Before diving into a complaint about the company (which I do very seriously dislike) I will offer one positive to offset the criticism. For all their flaws and faults, some of the deals they offer with bills included were extremely competitive compared to the prices I've paid at other places in Cardiff. The other complaints that reviewers make about them not responding to emails/ caring about tenants after they've been signed - while true, is not unique to Imperial. The nature of the market in Cardiff means that virtually every agency takes their tenants for granted. My main issue is to mention again like others their borderline criminal behaviour towards tenant's deposits. Every agency I've been with will charge a dishonest £20/£30 for 'cleaning' regardless of the state you left or found the place in. Unfortunately it's just a fact of life that unless you are willing to spend a lot of time and effort disputing agencies, they have all of the leverage when it comes to your bond. Imperial though, are the first agency I've met who start their dishonest claims on at least £150/£250. Their strategy then is to ignore every single e-mail/ evidence/ communication you send to them to dispute it until the last possible minute of their self-imposed deadlines. At which point they will ignore everything you've said and knock a small amount off the amount they've asked for - and rinse and repeat until they hope most tenants have lost the will or and under too much financial strain without their deposit and will just agree to take the hit. I've been with them three years and all the people I've seen go in that time I have seen suffer this treatment - every one without exception. They/ their main landlord Mr Abedi - is as cynical and unpleasant a person as I've ever come across. It was interesting being with Imperial for three years because I changed rooms once or twice in the same house - so I was in contact with people going through the dispute process while I was still in the house. One poor tenant Abedi insisted on holding out for months on hundreds of pounds for his deposit because of alleged damage to the walls in his room. I moved in straight after this tenant moved out, and when he finally gave in and surrendered a large chunk of his deposit - no-one from Imperial ever came to redo the walls, Abedi was just happy to pocket the cash from this not very wealthy international student and move on to the next deposit he had his eye on. When it came time for me to leave - the same claims were made again and any of my responses about how I had copies of the emails of these previous claims from the previous tenant were ignored as Abedi applied the same strategy of ignoring and delaying in the hopes of making me give up my deposit. Whatever you do, if you are going to choose Imperial - make sure in your head you include your deposit as part of your initial agency fees - because the chances are you are not going to get much out of it back. Edit: One other thing I'm shocked I forgot to mention first time around - they also couldn't give two hoots about the legal right you have to 24 hours notice for a visit. When they are trying to rent your place you will be bombarded with visits whether you know about it or have given permission or not. On more than one occasion the incredibly unprofessional and rude 'Maz' came into our house with viewers without notice and when I politely asked that next time he makes sure he sends us an e-mail to let us know he was having a visit he stated arguing with me in an unpleasant tone - in front of the people he was allowing in to visit the house!! I repeatedly e-mailed about this, contacted the Citizen's Advice Bureau but in the end Imperial's strategy of doing nothing unless actual legal action is taken won over me again.
Similar to any other I'd been with in Cardiff.
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letting | 0% | 23.00% | £300 | £780 |
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | From Other | |||||
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Imperial Services
164 Richmond Road, Cardiff, Cardiff County
CF24 3BX
02920 455900


By : 'Laura'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF
Critical: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value This letting agency is extremely unprofessional and have a terrible attitude. After not receiving my deposit from moving out from my apartment for almost a month I went to the office to find out the problem. I was shouted at my Leanne , ... Read Full Review

By : 'Ex'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £780
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24
Utterly appalling from start to finish. Issues with moving in, viewings, rent, maintenance, deposit, complaints; you name it, we had it. With the exception of the accountant, all the staff are rude, aggresive and ... Read Full Review
By : Ex tenant
20 Jul 2021Always felt like I was a piece of dirt on the floor when speaking to the staff and sometimes fixed things in the apartment myself to avoid having to deal with them on the phone. Having been a student ...

By : 'George'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £395
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24
Dreadful, Rude, & Shocking. To write all my issues with Imperial in this review would be a waste of my time. It its best summed up with one fact from my tenancy. Me and my flatmate woke up with frost on our bedsheets and water on the floor for 2 months, because Leeanne Mole refused to ... Read Full Review
By : 'Bosco'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £550
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24
I am writing this here cause they changed their listing in Google to hide all of their bad reviews. To rent with this agency was an absolute nightmare. Constant unannounced visits to rent the flat after we leave (even opening the door without bothering to ring the doorbell first), all sorts of ... Read Full Review

By : 'Joseph'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £670
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24
When looking for a property to rent last year, I was under the impression that Imperial Services were a professional and trustworthy estate agents, however, after moving into one of their rental flats in Roath, it was clear that this was in fact wrong. Be warned the beginning of the problems ... Read Full Review
Again, agents fees are hidden in a damage report, you are due to pay a £50 fee when moving out, even though they are unlikely to carry out a moving out inventory check!!!
By : 'Sayni'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £300
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF10
Absolutely awful. Expect at least 20% of your deposit to be taken away if you behave nicely and do not damage anything! Expect more if stuff is damaged. I think this awful 2.0 average review is already too high compared to their bad conditions and services. They behave nicely before signing ... Read Full Review
By : 'Anon'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £320
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24
Before diving into a complaint about the company (which I do very seriously dislike) I will offer one positive to offset the criticism. For all their flaws and faults, some of the deals they offer with bills included were extremely competitive compared to the prices I've paid at other places ... Read Full Review
Similar to any other I'd been with in Cardiff.
By : 'S'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £575
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF5
I found a lovely flat for rent, Imperial acted as the agents and then managed the property during my tenancy. At first, they seemed fine but it got worse and worse. They were very pushy when it came to making a decision to extend my contract or not, when I asked for a week to think about it they ... Read Full Review
Not very high but they do very little work, I had to keep chasing them for badly spelled emails that made no sense.
By : Anonymous Cardiff
8 Sept 2018Before diving into a complaint about the company (which I do very seriously dislike) I will offer one positive to offset the criticism. For all their flaws and faults, some of the deals they offer...
By : 'Cardiff'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24
I'm a tenant in a similar situation as the Lecturer described below. I had photographic evidence of the clean condition I left the upon vacating. The washing machine did breakdown within the first few days and we were charged for a call out that I refused to pay as no user manual was provided ... Read Full Review
rip off fees and they try to fool you by charging you a renewal fee. Do not pay any fee as you have a statutory right to a periodic tenancy post fixed term.
By : 'Cardiff_Lecturer'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24
Liars, cheaters, scammers, dishonest. I rented with Imperial from May 2016 to January 2018. Firstly I should add that I intended to avoid Imperial based on negative google reviews - so when I decided on a flat and initially dropped the £300 letting agency fee with a company called Letting Angels ... Read Full Review
Extortionate (£300) - watch out for the company 'Letting Angels', masquerading as Imperial.
By : 'M'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF37
Absolutely useless. Apartment I moved into was filthy (including excrement in the toilet) and despite moving out in Jan, still haven't received deposit back (April now) after they tried charging me for fixtures in place upon moving in.. and £20 for supposedly finding crumbs somewhere. ... Read Full Review
They wont tell you about the moving out fee of £55 until it appears on the 'damage report'.. which contains damages acknowledged when you move in
By : 'sioni'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £420
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24
I cannot give a bad enough review for this letting agency. They are an absolute disgrace. My son's flat has rats in the walls which he can hear scratching in his bedroom; They say that they can't do anything about them. They did put down poison about a year ago but tried to suggest it was ... Read Full Review
won't see them again even if the flat is in perfect condition
By : 'M'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £550
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF37
Absolutely terrible service - when finally moving in there was damage to the property, human excrement in the toilet, marks on the walls. When a repair was required on plumbing they didn't take any interest whatsoever resulting in me having to do the fixes myself due to it causing flooding. ... Read Full Review
Fees are okay - until it comes to you looking to get your deposit back.
By : 'CR'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £690
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : NP20
We rented a property for 1 Year. The flat was new and in great condition but the service from imperial was really bad. They only showed us some properties, not the ones we wanted to see. In the end the properties were so bad we picked up the most expensive which we then realised was not the only ... Read Full Review
Bad fees


By : 'Mohammed'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24
This Agent " Leeanne Mole" Have made a big mistake with me when she behaves in such an inappropriate way with me about buying a parking ticket for my car which belongs to Flat 3 18 the ... Read Full Review
By : 'CS'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24
Literally the most awful lettings agent in Cardiff - and I thought CPS were bad! They don't provide you with accurate information, they don't reply to your emails, they don't answer their phones (only once in a blue moon I've found), and the attitude of the Manager and some of ... Read Full Review
By : 'Ellie'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF10
Was very interested in renting a property with this agent. Upon registering my interest in over a dozen of their properties, I would receive an email asking for information on what I am looking for, regardless of displaying interest in certain properties. I replied to this email with relevant ... Read Full Review
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By : 'Natty209'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : CF24
I was letting a flat in my 2nd year of University with a friend. Imperial were great to begin with when they wanted to take your money, but during the tenancy they were continually hard to deal with, would show up with contractors unannounced, not giving the 24 hours notice. They took month to fix ... Read Full Review

By : 'Alisdair'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF24
Poor again from imperial. Emailed them to complain about a drugs problem which is rife in the house I have a flat in. Eventually at the second attempt had a reply from a Leeanne mole who is somehow in a senior position for imperial saying the matter would have to wait until they are back from Xmas. ... Read Full Review
By : 'Waad'
Branch : Cardiff, 164 Richmond Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Sold price : £815
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : CF24
Im very happy with the imperial service, I recommend you to rent with them if you are looking for nice and clean properties ... Read Full Review
Good
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