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3.2/5, 45 Reviews
60% Recommended
100% sales valuation accuracy
0% letting valuation accuracy
100% sales fee satisfaction
54% letting fee satisfaction
By : 'Janet'
Services :
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CR4
When It became increasingly difficult to contact SW19, emails were seldom returned, members of staff mysteriously 'unavailable' when we called, out of frustration we decided to terminate the contract, giving an explanation and due notice. SW19 agreed, but suggested to our shock, a course of action that was a breach of the contract. Initially we weren't aware of this, but soon realised that both sides have to give an 8 weeks notice in order to terminate. Which we were happy to do, however SW19, decided to breach several clauses, sending a series of angry and disturbing emails attempting to force us to do the same. 2) They decided to stop all 'work' on our account. This was further exacerbated when we asked for details of their Property Redress Scheme. We quickly received an angry email from L*** (Company Director) stating he had instructed his staff with 'immediate effect', to stop all work on our account. Below are more issues encountered with SW19 a) Tenants Information We found out the contact details of the tenants on the tenancy agreement supplied by SW19 were fake, most of the email addresses and numbers listed in the contract didn't work. SW19 claim they do stringent background checks? But had never informed us of any changes to the tenants, their details or tenancy agreement. When we requested the correct / updated contact details of the people living in our property, they refused to provide it. So we finally get a hold of the tenant, only to discover they also had issues with SW19. At one point they were given the wrong key code and left stranded outside. Emergency emails were seldom responded to in time, often they had to wait weeks for a response. b) Rental Deductions Quite by accident, we discovered a significant sum of money had been taken from the rental received without our prior knowledge. SW19 'claimed' It was for works that had been carried out. However, we'd already paid for these (as confirmed by emails to SW19 at the time). It took us having to provide bank statements dating almost 2 years back before they returned the funds. c) Collecting Management Fees They collected their Management Fees in January, but refused to provide any Management services. d) Condesending Emails We attempted to schedule a date and time for a site visit, and was informed by Sw19's 'AA', 'via email', that she wasn't prepared to wait around all day for us. The other emails received, 'really' have to be seen to be believed. We received mocking emails sent by the Directors. In these we're referred to as 'Stupid / Unintelligent', and mocked for filling a police report when SW19 refused us access to the tenants details. e) Debts: It would also appear SW19 did not inform the tenants that they had to pay their Heating & Hot Water Bills, despite directions from us (almost 2 years ago), stating this was the tenants responsibility. The tenants then went without paying this bill for almost 2 years. Once we found out, investigated and supplied an accurate (bill) breakdown, SW19 refused to send this bill to them. Their reasons; a) They claimed they weren't aware of the bill. (This is false, as we'd informed them of It almost 20 months ago). b) They claimed the HHW was part of the communal system. (Again this is false, It isn't and has never been). If they had bothered to call the block management company, they would have found out that every apartment is responsible for theirs. It was clear nobody at SW19 checked these facts. c) AA then stopped responding to our emails when we tried to investigate further. d) Another Director, despite being copied in on most emails, stated she didn't know anything about the situation. f) Missing Documents We're still waiting on some paperwork they promised to send. All statements made here can be corroborated / proven by email correspondence sent / received from SW19. If interested feel free to reach out for more detailed information.
11% Management Fees is too high for the poor level of service received.
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 100.00% | 100% | £300,000 | £450,000 |
| Lettings | 0% | 54% | £584 | £2,600 |
SW19 Estate Agents
119 Merton Road, London, Greater London
SW19 1EH
020 8544 2828
By : 'David'
Services : Property Management
Sold price : £1750
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SW19
We've been with SW19 agents for property management of our flat for a year now and have nothing but positive things to say. They pay on time, there are no hidden charges, they respond in a timely manner to enquiries from us and the tenants. They found the builders and project managed getting ... Read Full Review
By : 'S&J'
Services : Sales( As a Buyer )
Sold price : £300000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SW19
Excellent service from the entire team at SW19. They worked tirelessly to get my partner and me over the line with our house purchase. Can't recommend... Read Full Review

By : 'Chris'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £2600
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SW19
We've had a terrible experience as tenants in their property. The property management team are rude, do not respond to emails and continually get things wrong. The main director, Luke, thinks that they are above and beyond reproach when in fact he is part of the problem, not listening to... Read Full Review
By : 'Tina'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £1235
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SW8
Called this morning regarding a 2 bed flat for my partner and I and was told it was only for one person and then they just hang up the phone on me without any explanation. Very... Read Full Review

By : 'Alex'
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SW19
Landlords and Tenants beware! This company has a terrible reputation for a reason! Post it was reviews are clearly written by the company. They are notorious for being terrible we only found this out once it was too late. They do nothing to help landlords or tenants whatsoever. They do not manage... Read Full Review

By : 'Hayley'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SW19
The best estate agents in the Wimbledon area. Excellent communication throughout the whole experience of obtaining the property to referencing. We had had some pretty bad experiences with other estate agents in the area, but one Saturday morning were shown two lovely properties by Andrew and by ... Read Full Review
By : 'Janet'
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CR4
When It became increasingly difficult to contact SW19, emails were seldom returned, members of staff mysteriously 'unavailable' when we called, out of frustration we decided to terminate the contract, giving an explanation and due notice. SW19 agreed, but suggested to our shock, a course... Read Full Review
11% Management Fees is too high for the poor level of service received.

By : 'Claudine'
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SW19
Luke Bennett is unprofessional, rude, arrogant and incapable of being in charge of anything. Hard to believe that Luke Bennett could be a director. Shocking! I have never heard of this company before, so now I know why. Pathetic communicational skills and non-existent customer... Read Full Review
Terrible

By : 'MOMO'
Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SW19
First of all, none of the employees knows what's going on about anything. They are as useless as clueless. The rudest of all, shockingly, is the South Wimbledon manager Luke Bennett, that in my opinion should be sacked immediately as he swear at me. Unacceptable to say the least and a gross... Read Full Review
TERRIBLE - THEY LIE AND KEEP YOU MONEY.
By : luke bennett
19 Sept 2018Thank you for your comment. When a prospective tenant tries to fraudulently acquire a house to sub let out to others, they become quite annoyed when found out. Any intelligent person reading your...

By : 'Richard'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £1400
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SW19
Absolutely waste of time very unprofessional, after even accepting the demanding price to rent a house this agent was still wants to increase the price more then what they advertised on right move!please avoid them if you want to save your... Read Full Review
Very bad

By : 'RTB'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £1350
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SW19
Me and my girlfriend recently moved to Wimbledon and dealt with Andy. He has been extremely helpful and always there for any enquiries or questions we may have. We always get a quick response and always with a professional and happy manner. Would recommend for... Read Full Review


By : 'Jav'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £370000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SW19
I have recently sold my property through SW19 Estate Agents, and i could not be more pleased with the service that i received. I specifically dealt with Ryan, Samuel and Hayley and found them all to be professional, knowledgeable and approachable. It was good to deal with nice, real people who... Read Full Review


By : 'Jenice'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £2400
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SW19
As discussed on the phone, I just wanted to send a quick email to yourself and Genta to say thank you for all your hard work with our new home. The last agency we used messed us around a lot and were never very helpful, nor pleasant to deal with. You have both been extremely helpful and... Read Full Review

By : 'Lauren'
Services : Sales( As a Buyer )
Sold price : £450000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SW19
I simply cannot thank the team at SW19 enough for making the purchase of my first house a dream! I had started the process with Lauristons, but their poor smarmy attitude lead me to SW19. Luke Bennett handled any worries I had and was on call 247. As a first time buyer I was unaware of all the... Read Full Review
All fees were well deserved. I cannot rate them highly enough. A TRULY personable experience with a great team.
All fees were well deserved. I cannot rate them highly enough. A TRULY personable experience with a great team.

By : 'maggy'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £1500
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SW19
we are now tenants of a property which we rented through SW19 estate agents. We are very greatful to have met Genta as this being the first time we are renting somewhere in the UK it was a stressful time, but Genta has helpful and patient she run through everything with us. We had to vacate our... Read Full Review

By : 'jenn'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £584
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SW19
I am very happy with the service that Genta provided us with for attaining our new property. She helped us make a typically stressful time run smoothly. She was more than happy to answer any questions i had. We are extremely pleased with the property and the customer service of the letting... Read Full Review


By : 'Rob'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £320000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SW19
From start to finish, SW19 were brilliant! My wife and I were selling the first property we bought together and I was keen to use an agency that appreciated the uniqueness of the flat and its qualities, and would get us a fair market price. Luke really understood this, and as a local guy himself he ... Read Full Review
By : 'Never'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £1300
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SM4
It hasn't been long since we've been dealing with them but has had terrible experiences with them. They not only have an incompetent team but the whole company is poorly managed - it's like the company is being run by circus clowns - on second thoughts, circus clowns may fare better than this... Read Full Review
They lie. They don\'t respond to emails or messages. They are extremely incompetent.
By : Luke
13 Dec 2014SW19 took over the management of this property with effect from 1st December 2014. I feel the writer of this review is very misleading to readers as we not responsible for the property prior to this ...

By : 'MZZ'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £1300
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SM4
The agent is incompetent, they do not respond to emails, just take your money and disappear. Neither are they worthy as letting agents, I had to chase them for what seemed like forever and a day to be issued with my tenancy agreement, Inventory on moving in, receipt of all monies paid to them etc. ... Read Full Review
Given the level of service is rock bottom, I don\'t think they should be charging a fee at all.
By : 'B'
Services : Sales( Prospective Vendor/Buyer )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SW19
Appalling agent, rude, incompetent and should be avoided at all costs!!! Initially keen to get the deal done, form a vendors point of view terrible as all viewings were put on hold whilst my offer was accepted, in excess of 20 viewings cancelled, good for me at the time but why would you use an... Read Full Review
Nothing - there is nothing even wild horses could do to make me go back to them!!
By : Luke Bennett
15 Feb 2014In response to the writers points – I cannot comment accurately on the specifics of this particular issue without the facts and would request the writer contacts me directly so that I may address...
Kindly note that legally, letting agents need to publish information about their tenancy fees, government-approved redress schemes and client money protection schemes on their website and on third party websites (on which agents are listed). For properties to lease/rent in England, agents need to keep this information up to date and precise on allAgents or specify within the property description.