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2.2/5, 9 Reviews
33% Recommended
By : 'Please'
Services : Letting(I am a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB4
I would suggest avoiding using this agent if at all possible especially if you are unfortunate enough to have to deal with a particular member of staff called Eva. If you are not a landlord using this service (as you will see, the only positive comment about this company has come from a landlord) expect the strong possibility that you will be treated like you are not worth their time of day. I can completely empathise with people like 'Dan' on here who said he had to wait 3 months to get a water pipe fixed. We have experienced rudeness and disrespect to the extreme when all we want is to do is live in a safe, pleasant environment with our children - it's not much to ask and we're even happy to deal with some of the maintenance issues ourselves. Maintenance issues take forever and a day to be resolved if they ever are. You'll be made promises that everything is in hand only to be disappointed and subsequently not contacted or informed. With regards to Eva, if you question her on anything or even give the slightest hint that you may have a complaint or issue with her work, instead of being friendly, polite and informative, expect to be met with passive aggression and then have the law quoted at you. We were told "if you don't like it, find another landlord". I am an HR and Finance manager, if she was a member of my staff team, she would have received serious disciplinary action at the very least by now - it begs the question, are her seniors aware or is this merely the general standard at Accent? I shall be following the formal complaints procedure about this and several other issues we have experienced, but with Accent, I don't hold out any hope that my point of view will even be listened to let alone taken to be of any importance - as others have similarly said on this site, I am only worth anything to them when I'm paying rent; even then, don't expect a thank you but expect a sternly worded letter chasing for arrears if ever they occur. If only we could legally enforce Accent to do their job as is required of them in the same manner in which they do with our rent. I strongly suspect the outcome of our complaints to be a letter filled with legal terminology and justifications as to why Accent's actions and the employee's have been perfectly acceptable and that we're somehow at fault; this is the sort of thing we have experienced in the past with them. So whilst we are likely to have to suffer more rude, and unpleasant customer service, please take my advice and avoid using Accent Property Management on Regent Street in Cambridge unless you are threatened with homelessness (and even then, pause to think twice as there are always alternatives - trust me, I've worked at night shelters). If I prevent just one of you from experiencing the likes of Eva and the unreliability of Accent, this review will have been well worth my time of day writing it, and yours reading it. Written with regret and disappointment. Yours sincerely, Anonymous (as we strongly suspect they're in the process of colluding with the landlord to have us moved as we occasionally insist they do their job) p.s. I apologise to any members of staff based at this premises who are competent and display the basic human qualities of manners and respect that are often taken for granted. If you do exist, this complaint is not directed at you - I just haven't been fortunate enough to have met any of you yet. It often only takes one to let the side down.
For this member of staff (Eva) as I can\'t comment on all staff; Training on the following: Communication skills - dealing with customers in a polite,respectful and professional manner. Time management - it is important when you say you are going to do something for a customer that you either deliver or at least provide an explanation as to why there will be a delay.
Accent Property Management Ltd.
81 Regent Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
CB2 1AW
01223 500387
By : 'JRP'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : CB1
Having been a landlord with Accent Property for a number of years I have been extremely happy with their service. My dedicated Property Manager Eva always ensured that the property was kept in good order, whilst providing a professional and friendly link between myself and the tenant. I would... Read Full Review
By : 'AKF'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : CB1
We were very pleased with Eva's services. She always responded promptly to our requests and was always fair with... Read Full Review
By : 'Please'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CB4
I would suggest avoiding using this agent if at all possible especially if you are unfortunate enough to have to deal with a particular member of staff called Eva. If you are not a landlord using this service (as you will see, the only positive comment about this company has come from a landlord)... Read Full Review
For this member of staff (Eva) as I can\'t comment on all staff; Training on the following: Communication skills - dealing with customers in a polite,respectful and professional manner. Time management - it is important when you say you are going to do something for a customer that you either deliver or at least provide an explanation as to why there will be a delay.

By : 'Elspeth'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
------------------------------------------------ Re.: Rachael Ratcliffe, Lettings agent at your Cambridge branch. I nominated Rachael as Employee of the year, and am quite disappointed that she was not selected! I consider myself very fortunate that my flat is in Rachael's capable... Read Full Review
By : 'Emily'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
I am sorry that I have to give this awful company even one star! They repeatedly entered my house and snooped around without my permission. Each time they said that someone had tried to phone but got no answer and that they had sent a postcard. It was a very stressful time being associated with... Read Full Review
For a start, if they hadn't broken the law my letting themselves into my house whenever they felt like it would have been a start.
By : 'Victoria'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
I have left a review of JSM on the other listing for them on this website, but basically, they kept entering my house without asking me! Everytime I complained that just fobbed me off saying they had sent me a card in the post - total rubbish. This is a dreadful... Read Full Review
Been honest. Been helpful. Had manners. Done their job.
By : 'Dan'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
I am a reasonable person and understand that it might take a few weeks to get repairs etc done given all the red tape etc - BUT these guys take incompetence to another level! I waited over 3 months to get the cold water pipe fixed in my bathroom and even now it rattles like a banshee. It wasn't ... Read Full Review
By : 'Yannis'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
I also have suffered these people coming into my house without asking me my permission. They never say sorry and are very... Read Full Review
By : 'Very'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
I am a tenant that is moving out of a house that JSM have just taken on. One of their agents let themselves into my home without asking or notifying me. I complained to the Manager and he said that their internet had been down that day, but that someone had sent me a card to let me know - I never ... Read Full Review
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