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3.2/5, 36 Reviews
58% Recommended
58% sales valuation accuracy
83% letting valuation accuracy
69% sales fee satisfaction
69% letting fee satisfaction
By : 'GPR'
Services : Letting(I am a Landlord / Landlady)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B31
DO NOT RENT YOUR PROPERTY THROUGH THESE AGENTS. I am shocked to think that today we can pay for a service and receive nothing in return. As a landlord you expect a level of professionalism when they are managing your investment, and in some cases peoples retirement funds too. Oulsnams are excellent with the first interview, the salesman is knowledgeable, confident and promises you the world. That however is the first and last you will see of him. Once signed you then have extortionate fee's to pay to setup the property whilst they 'market throughout their extensive database' what rubbish. Once you have found a tenant then they basically stop working. This due to them also charging the tenant a massive fee to apply for the property. The reports are useless, the agents have no idea about the property, its never the same agent inspecting your property so they dont know if your living room was pink or blue last time they inspected it. The reports could be written by a 3 yr old with out any explanation to the content. Once we had a heading of 'Dog' followed by another heading of 'damp in conservatory'. After 4 emails, 2 weeks and many phone calls we could never quite get to the bottom of what 'Dog' meant. This after the office staff phoning the tenant to ask when it wasnt the tenant who had produced the report. This happened so often that in the end you gave up asking. Emails would disappear into nothing with a general address of lettings@oulsnams the only contact you had available. No replies, if they did they ignored all questions too. It took a face up meeting at their office to finally get a repsonse and actions out of what we had been trying to resolve for 4 weeks. When arriving it was like going into a dirty cafe. We were made to stand on the landing to make calls and chat, meting room provided. They originally shut the door on us upstairs as they all had their friends in there sitting, drinking coffee and laying around like a Vicky Pollards tea party. The checkout also was a shock. The TDS awarded the tenant most of the money because the agent had submitted a different amount to what we had submitted for repairs.... Its a disgrace to have them in the industry with so many that are honest and trust worthy.
The list is too long to mention. The office staff should be fired and new professionals with experience in other sectors introduced.
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 58% | 69% | £0 | £0 |
| Lettings | 83% | 69% | £475 | £1,100 |
Robert Oulsnam & Company
81 Hewell Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
B45 8NL
0121 445 7410


By : 'Rico'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1100
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : B38
The agents provided good service and helpful. Besides, the communication is efficient and fast. Especially thanks to Mr. Mitchel & Ms. Stacy who are very kind and... Read Full Review


By : 'Jennifer'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1100
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : B38
The agents provided good service and helpful. Besides, the communication is efficient and fast. Especially thanks to Mr. Mitchel & Ms. Stacy who are very kind and... Read Full Review
By : 'V'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £825
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B31
The lack of communication and the way they treat people makes me wonder how these guys are in business, we put an offer in for a let property and have to keep chasing for updates with false promise after false promise of call backs, it has now been 10 days and have managed to make an offer and all... Read Full Review


By : 'Malcolm'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £725
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : B45
Excellent lettings service very helpful staff especially Jessica she has gone above and beyond of what would be expected would definitely use Barnt Green lettings department again, the accounts department are also very... Read Full Review

By : 'Abu'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £850
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : B12
Excellent dealings before the lockdown but since has dropped. I hope after lockdown is eased I can get the service I was recieving before taking the... Read Full Review

By : 'Dan'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £675
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B31
*Charge you an absolute fortune to book you out of a rental property, produce a report then try to steal your deposit for things which aren't even listed as being wrong in the inventory they've charged you a fortune to produce. They are currently hanging onto a non disputed section of... Read Full Review
Appalling. Fortunately the law changes on 1st June
By : Laura Fiddes-Baron
27 Mar 2019Thank you for your comment, it is always disappointing to hear a customer has had a bad experience. I can confirm all charges regarding the checkout process are confirmed in the tenancy agreement...

By : 'Mr'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : B60
Samantha has dealt with our enquiries promptly and efficiently, therefore creating a good relationship with our tenants. Samantha has been helpful and professional at all times. When we have been on holiday she has dealt with situations on our behalf to which we are grateful.. We would like to... Read Full Review
Very reasonable fees. Value for money.

By : 'AndySBham'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £895
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : B30
I find that the service provided by Oulsnam Letting is consistently good. In my most recent appointment of Oulsnam, they were quick to survey and value the letting, discuss options, and once agreed, put on market without delay. Interests in the letting were quickly conveyed to us. A prospective... Read Full Review
Competitive fee considering the high level of service provided by efficient and experienced staff.


By : 'Mr'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £675
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : DY6
Thomas came out to see me and explained the entire process in detail and gave me a valuation what I was extremely happy with. A tenant was found very quickly and Marie was very efficient when carrying out the referencing checks and drafting up the paperwork. I could not recommend this company... Read Full Review
Good
By : 'James.'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B45
Our experience with Oulsnam has been abysmal. It is my opinion that they are masters of playing one person off against the other, and are prepared to fabricate situations in order to support their whims. In particular, my view is that *they misrepresented situations to us on numerous occasions and... Read Full Review
Abysmal
By : 'David'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £690
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
Rented through Oulsnam for two years and have to say that they are one of the most unprofessional companies that I have come across. They can't do the basics like telling the time, adding up or acknowledge emails and they don't listen. We had to live with rising damp for 18 months... Read Full Review
Bad


By : 'Helen'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £875
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : B31
First time renting and only had 2 weeks to complete before moving house. Emails were answered the same day and all queries raised by telephone were dealt with. Friendly staff and the handover day was quick and very efficient. Referencing was handled by outside company and they were not at all... Read Full Review
Good
By : Olivia
18 Apr 2018Hi, How long after the references were completed by Homelet did you find that Oulsnam finished off the rest of the paperwork and contacted you to let you know all had gone through? Thank...
By : 'dont'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £1000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B13
very dishonest, unhelpful,and deceitful. their main target is to bring in new business, they promise landlords gold mines within weeks but as soon as I singed up with them, getting hold of them became impossible they marketed my property for two months couldn't generate any viewings. I took... Read Full Review
really expensive compared with openrent. they charge both landlords and tenants £100s compared with small set charge by openrent of £20
By : Laura Fiddes-Baron
10 Jan 2018I am sorry you felt you didn't have a good experience with us- I would be grateful if you could contact me to discuss where things went wrong for you....
By : 'Ali'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £795
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : B30
I used the team at Oulsnam to let my property and was impressed with the professionalism and advice given throughout. Laura provided us with all the information we needed to comply with rules (most of which we had no idea about) and didn't push us into accepting the first tenant that came along.... Read Full Review
Considering the service given the fees were very reasonable.

By : 'trina1502'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £625
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : B31
This was my first time dealing with a letting agent, it was a very good experience, everything went very smoothly, I had all the information I needed, the staff were very friendly and... Read Full Review
Fee’s are a bit expensive, but worth it for the great service provided.
By : 'S.'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £750
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B31
Rented a house through Oulsnam Lettings in Barnt Green, Birmingham. Rental application fees clearly mentioned in the letting advertisement including fees for credit check. So happy with this bit. Arrived for signing the lease in the office and was treated to a cup of tea. Nice of the staff at... Read Full Review
Staff good Policies are tweaked to extract money of tenants by hook or crook! There should be more stringent checks by the Consumer Protection Folks
By : Laura Fiddes-Baron
15 Aug 2017Dear Mr Ullah, Thank you for your kind comments at the start of your review. Having looked through your application documents I am surprised to see you were unhappy with the book out fee and...
By : 'Danielle'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £495
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B296
When we originally started our tenancy with Oulsnam, any issues reported got to and from the agency and the landlord quickly. (in total we spent 3 years in the property) After about a year and a half we noticed that the service started to slip, we had to chase up issues and never got a call... Read Full Review
By : Stuart Macdiarmid
10 May 2017Dear Danielle I'm so sorry to read this review, I do hope this issue will be resolved and would suggest taking it up with the letting manager to ensure it's being dealt with. Unfortunately your...
By : 'Gary'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : B60
I had never rented before and found all members of the team who i had contact with to be really helpful and supportive. When the property suffered weather damage the team were contactable and were quick to get the issues sorted. The information they shared on checking out of the property and the... Read Full Review
Fees were reasonable especially with the high level of support provided by the team

By : 'Paulene'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : B61
We needed to move back home to Bromsgrove to be near to our family and friends after spending two years by the seaside, which was always our dream. We missed our family so much so viewed property for rental on line. All your adverts were very informative and we found dealing with you a really... Read Full Review
Fees for renting were good and reasonably priced compared to other Agents
By : 'Kevin'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £675
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : B61O
I had really good customer service and the team very knowledgeable Also they were really professional I was very happy with the whole... Read Full Review
Very competitive
By : Oulsnam's Lettings
17 Mar 2017Thank you Kevin - we appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and are glad that you had such a positive experience with us. On behalf of all of the team here at...
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.
We have a complaints procedure with appeal to the Ombudsman Service: Property.
Contact Julie Powell at Head Office or email Julie@oulsnam.net
Last updated at 1/29/2018, 10:04:38 AM by allAgents