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1.5/5, 19 Reviews
21% Recommended
100% letting valuation accuracy
18% letting fee satisfaction

Anne Marie
By : 'Angry'
Services : Letting(I am a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG1
The agency looked alright at the beginning. We had no issues moving into the property where everything was managed by the landlord himself. After 3 months we moved in the house turned out to be trash. Mold appeared everywhere, we had water coming out of our electricity box, leaks of water from the walls. The landlord was completely useless and the agency never replied to us besides once when, for a bank issue, our rent money didn't go in their bank account immediately. At the end of the tenancy with the pathetic excuse that we didn't give them enough notice to leave (on a fixed term contract) they tried (with the help of the clueless-on-the-law landlord) to take money out of our deposit and charge us an extra week of rent plus inexsistant repairs. We went trough a dispute with the deposit scheme and got every penny back. They don't help at all, they just show up when you don't give them their money asap or when they can try and steal something out of your deposit.
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letting | 100% | 18.00% | £500 | £1,250 |
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | From Other | |||||
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| 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
You-Rent Residential Lettings
Lismore House
28B Wilton Road, Reading, Berkshire
RG30 2SS
0118 907 2025

By : 'Anonymous'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £550
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG1
Worst experience ever with You-Rent Lettings. Had no wifi for 6 months despite this being supposedly included in my rent. Further, I was told I legally had to pay an extra two months' rent equally £1,100 for not giving notice I was leaving the property, despite making this clear ... Read Full Review
By : 'lauraeva57'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £795
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : RG1
Not a high street agency so their fees are cheap for both tenant and landlord. All feels a bit lazy, but they get legal stuff and deposits done. Can be a bit slow in finding new tenants, but they've always just delivered on time. I manage my own property, so not sure about the properties they ... Read Full Review
By : 'me'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £600
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG1
Horrible experience. No notice when the agent or anyone is visiting the property. You can’t enjoy a meal or a friend visit as anyone can come any time, though in this days due Covid is mandatory to give notice and as well is mentioned in the contract terms. Acused I broke things even ... Read Full Review
By : 'H_konti'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £500
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG1
Worst experience ever. Very disrespectful agency, broken stuff took ages and fights to be fixed. Never give a notice to enter the house, there is no privacy. Rude agency manager, they will increase your rent on every renewal. Old and cold houses , you have to pay at least £80 electric per month on ... Read Full Review
By : Ann-Marie
28 Jun 2021Thank you for your review. With regards your comments about fixing things this is something that we always deal with straight away but unfortunately you have not given any specifics so it's...
By : 'Monsters'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £590
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG1
Worst company ever. Been in the house for almost 2 years. Broken stuff never fixed. to get the fridge changed, an essential item, I had to fight a month. The agent is arrogant, a thief as she stole food from the fridge and freezer saying that as it was only two of us in the house we should ... Read Full Review
By : Ann-Marie
28 Jun 2021Thank you for your review. With regards to the issue of the broken fridge this was replaced within a week of it being reported and there was another fridge available to you. As for taken your food...

By : 'Angry'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG1
The agency looked alright at the beginning. We had no issues moving into the property where everything was managed by the landlord himself. After 3 months we moved in the house turned out to be trash. Mold appeared everywhere, we had water coming out of our electricity box, leaks of water from the ... Read Full Review
By : 'Kerries'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1250
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CR2
Really bad company bad at repairs just a shit company avoid big time. Tennets at risk with health problems due to the fact propertys need urgent repair and it does not matter if u have small children it's discussing and I'm in the process of tacking this further. As for Ann-Marie she is ... Read Full Review
By : Ems
11 Nov 2021What kind of repairs are we looking...

By : 'Avoid'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CR2
I cannot emphasise enough the poor service YouRent provide as an estate agent. Communication is terrible, and as others have mentioned lots of 'small print' costs in the contract. If you do decide to take out a contract with YouRent, read the contract VERY carefully, specifically around ... Read Full Review
Significant agent fees, which in the modern day of renting seems regressive and unnecessary.

By : 'Unhappy'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG1
Would give lower rating if possible. Definitely listen to the reviews! Rooms are okay and cheap, so provided you have no problems it's easy, but they do not address any issues, are a nightmare to get hold of and Anne Marie is really rude and difficult. I felt scared to contact them, ... Read Full Review
Fees weren't too high.
By : 'MReading'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG30
You-rent are not in anyway a good agent, as a current tenant they do very little to help when something needs doing. I am fortunate that I can contact my Landlord directly. Their tenancy renewal fee is also a huge issue, ask them to do something and you get little to no response but when it comes ... Read Full Review
They do absolutely nothing to justify their fees.
By : 'Money'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG1
Very poor estate agents. I have been really disappointed with their service. I've been trying to leave and there are fees to do anything (check out, inventory, reference). The house is in disrepair. They don't care about anything but their fees. Avoid at all cost. better stick with a well known ... Read Full Review
Fees on top of fees
By : You-Rent
27 Mar 2017Thank you for your comments. We would like to take this opportunity to confirm the points you have raised. With regards to our exit fee this is £100, significantly less than charges from a lot of...
By : 'Mashaz.'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG30
Please stay away from this fishy agents.. They are not straight forward, after all cleaning the house upon end of tenancy.. They have deducted �310. Hilarious!!! I have pictures of the property upon recieving and handing over.. I did the cleaning very well than they ever gave it to me. Never ... Read Full Review
Please stay away from them.
Please stay away from them.
By : You-Rent
27 Mar 2017Thank you for your feedback Mashaz. With regards to the points you have raised I would like to confirm the companies position - 1. A fully inventory is carried out of all properties prior to any...
By : 'Avoid'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG30
Stay far away from You-Rent. The administrative errors than accompanied our renting process were astounding. Most glaringly, we were provided with the incorrect address for our apartment, which we were never notified about, and left to notice the subtle change in email subject that indicated the ... Read Full Review
By : You-Rent
6 Jun 2013Dear Avoid Thank you for your comments and as confirmed to you both in writing and verbally I am happy to discuss your issues in more detail however to date your demands for money/compensation are...

By : 'feeling'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG
I will never advise anyone to rent a property that is advertised to let by You-rent. This is the most unprofessional, criminal estate agent I have ever dealt with. They are rude and incompetent. I have been renting properties for over 7 years now and never came across such an awful estate ... Read Full Review
=> be more professional in their actions => understand the tenant\'s frustrations => they are stated in my contract as acting on the behalf of the Landlord but now are saying they are not agents to the Landlord => anne-marie especially is very rude and disrespectful they pass on your personal details in to 3rd parties and when confronted, clearly states they do not care
By : You-rent
6 Jun 2013Dear feeling trapped. I have read your review and am a little concerned as you claim to have rented from us for 7 years. This is impossible as we have not been trading that long. Are you really a...
By : 'Daniel'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : RG2
I can do nothing but laud praise on all have worked with at You Rent. I have been a landlord of numerous properties across the country and Europe for many years, having dealt with many letting agents and I have never come across an agency team more knowledgeable, helpful, nimble and pro-active as ... Read Full Review
By : 'Frustrated'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
I would implore anyone who is considering either letting with You-Rent or leasing their property with You-Rent to turn around and run for the hills. This is the most unprofessional, criminal estate agent I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. They are rude, churlish and quite frankly ... Read Full Review
They could have not been lying, thieving, incompetent crooks.
By : Ann-Marie
31 Jan 2013If this is the landlord I think it is all I can say is there are 2 sides to every...

By : 'James'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
I'm a first time property landlord and I was recommended to You-Rent by a friend who's used them for years. When I first made contact I didn't mention that I had been referred just to see how they handled me. I spoke with Ann-Marie who was very knowledgeable. She came out to value the ... Read Full Review
By : 'Simon'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
I've rented from You-Rent for some time and I've always found them to be helpful and friendly to deal with. I had to move to Reading due to work and I didn't know the area at all. They helped to explain the different areas and showed me a variety of properties. The whole process was very ... Read Full Review
By : 'Nick'
Branch : Reading, Lismore House
28B Wilton Road
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
I rented through this "agency" some time ago and they are absolutely appalling. On a number of occasions, I needed to speak to one of the managers, Ann-Marie, who was rude and abrupt. Incredibly unprofessional and do not have a grasp on the legalities of the industry that they work ... Read Full Review
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