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Farmer & Dyer
3.5/5, 13 Reviews
62% Recommended
100% sales valuation accuracy
100% letting valuation accuracy
67% sales fee satisfaction
67% letting fee satisfaction
You will find Farmer & Dyer experience invaluable when correctly valuing properties in order to achieve its maximum potential. We never forget who we work for.
All sales are closely monitored through to exchange of contracts and successful completion. Like many who have previously experienced in the past, you can
trust placing your, potentially, greatest asset in our hands.
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1 Star Review
Calvin
Damien
By : 'EC'
Services : Sales(Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG4
12 Jan 2013
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To clarify my relationship with this agent was that they were representing the buyer of my property and their professionalism in this directly impacted me. Unfortunately the experience was not good. This agent was handling a transaction of £800,000 to propspective buyers living in rented.. On the basis of their assurances my buyer carried out a survey on my property and instructed solicitors. I also carried out a survey, arranged mortgages and instructed solicitors committing to spend of thousands of pounds. After 10 weeks the chain was not moving prompting both myself and the person I was buying from to bypass our agents and arrange face to face meetings with Calvin at Farmer and Dyer. It turned out that the prospective buyer had not even arranged a valuation survey. During the meeting Calvin was decidedly unimpressive and had he been my agent I would not have accepted any offer he put forward. I asked basic questions...'do you know the percentage mortgage the buyer is looking for?' Answer No. 'Have you see evidence of their mortgage in principle' Answer No. 'have you seen evidence of a deposit (remember these buyers had nothing to sell so money should be in a bank account)' Answer No. 'has your financial advisor assessed their ability to buy or have you spoken to their IFA' Answer No. is there anything written down to support you qualification of this buyer'. Answer No. In short there was nothing ( after 10 weeks ) to support the fact that the buyer was good or that the agent had any confidence yet they had happily let people further up the chain spend money on mortgages arrangement, surveys, legal fees. The other point is my wife and my solicitor spoke to Damien Farmer to qualify what was being done and both said he was very rude. I am sure they felt under pressure but all other agents in the chain remained polite and professional throughout. In the end the chain collapsed and several people lost their money. Discussing locally with other families in coffee shops around Caversham I have heard similar stories about this agent. My view is beware. F&D may be ok if you are selling a small property to a first time buyer and moving to rented although there is plenty of other choice so why take the risk. However if you have a substantial property and likely to be in a chain I would avoid. In future I will not be accepting offers from prospective buyers if Farmer and Dyer are critical to closing a sale in the chain below me. For those of you with properties on the market in 2013 with Farmer and Dyer between 600-1M I am a potential buyer but I am not viewing your house because of your agent.
What agent could do to change your mind?
Change of personnel (Calvin is not up to it). Apology from Damien Farmer to my wife for being rude and offer a goodwill contribution to to me to cover some of the £3,000 I have lost (they know whe we are).
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Performance Statistics
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 100.00% | 67% | £300,000 | £900,000 |
| Lettings | 100% | 67% | £900 | £995 |
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| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | From Other | |||||
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| 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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Farmer & Dyer
1 Prospect Street, Reading, Berkshire
RG4 8JB
0118 946 1800
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1 Star Review
By : 'satya'
Branch : Caversham Reading, 1 Prospect Street
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG1
11 Dec 2024
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After going through all recent reviews I strongly believe that Famer & Dyer has got a strong team dealing with Property sales. However their Lettings team is actually a lot less than something you can boast of. I strongly feel they have a good team but with a very laid back attitude. Currently ... Read Full Review
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5 Star Review
By : 'R&S'
Branch : Caversham Reading, 1 Prospect Street
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £995
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : RG4
28 Sept 2023
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An excellent service as usual. another lovely tenant. thank ... Read Full Review
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1 Star Review
By : 'Dissapointed'
Branch : Caversham Reading, 1 Prospect Street
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Sold price : £300000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG4
31 Aug 2023
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If I could - I would leave them zero. Terrible people, horrible attitude. They've been using our street as free billboard display for their own advertisement!!! When my wife went to ask them to remove their free adverts hanging there for months!!!! they were extremely rude and accused my wife ... Read Full Review
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1 Star Review
By : 'Catherine'
Branch : Caversham Reading, 1 Prospect Street
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Sold price : £900000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG4
3 Jun 2022
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I made an appointment for them to value my property but they didn't turn up. I'd spent a week cleaning and ... Read Full Review
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Best ever! Thank you ...
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5 Star Review
By : 'Shuyu'
Branch : Caversham Reading, 1 Prospect Street
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £900
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : RG
17 Dec 2020
People found this helpful0
Best agency ever! We stayed with Farmer and Dyer for nearly 2 years in caversham and received excellent service and support! Louise has been amazing the whole way through! They always try to help you with your queries, nice and polite! Would definitely ... Read Full Review
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5 Star Review
By : 'Jess'
Branch : Caversham Reading, 1 Prospect Street
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : RG4
20 Jul 2018
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Farmer & Dyer have really stood out to us. They have gone above and beyond to support us. We've found them professional, knowledgeable, helpful and very ... Read Full Review
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Farmer & Dyerhave really stood out to us. They have gone above and beyond to support us. We've found them professional, knowledgeable, helpful and very honest.
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1 Star Review
By : 'marie'
Branch : Caversham Reading, 1 Prospect Street
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG4
14 Jun 2017
People found this helpful1
The staff at the Caversham office performed in a totally unsatisfactory manner. While the property was in their hands the interior was ... Read Full Review
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high
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All the staff at Farmer and ...
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5 Star Review
By : 'Cath'
Branch : Caversham Reading, 1 Prospect Street
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : RG4
4 Oct 2016
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All the staff at Farmer and Dyer were very good at their job. They were easy to contact and they all did their bit to ensure my house sold for a good ... Read Full Review
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Good
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5 Star Review
By : 'Ian'
Branch : Caversham Reading, 1 Prospect Street
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : RG4
26 Feb 2014
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I cannot thank Farmer and Dyer (and especially Megan) enough for the speed at which they found us a tenant, especially as we were being let down by another agent at the time. Two years on, and one tenant leaving, they found us another within days which has been a great ... Read Full Review
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Megan was extremely ...
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5 Star Review
By : 'JLM'
Branch : Caversham Reading, 1 Prospect Street
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : RG$
30 Sept 2013
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Megan was extremely professional, and worked with us over a huge number of months, tirelessly showing us all the houses we wanted to see, and some she thought would be good for us. Her patience and client service was light years ahead of the service we saw from a number of other agents. Eventually, ... Read Full Review
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5 Star Review
By : 'Melissa'
Branch : Caversham Reading, 1 Prospect Street
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : RG1
27 Sept 2013
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I have lived at this property coming up 2 years and cannot fault the team in any way. They are extremely friendly a d professional and ensure that any queries are dealt with promptly. Keep up the good work ... Read Full Review
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We pay £950 a month for a 3 ...
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5 Star Review
By : 'Kirsty'
Branch : Caversham Reading, 1 Prospect Street
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : RG4
25 Sept 2013
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We pay £950 a month for a 3 bed house. The agency has always been easy to talk to and sorted out and problems quickly and efficiently, special communication with Megan. Have always had good communication with us as ... Read Full Review
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1 Star Review
By : 'EC'
Branch : Caversham Reading, 1 Prospect Street
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG4
12 Jan 2013
People found this helpful2
To clarify my relationship with this agent was that they were representing the buyer of my property and their professionalism in this directly impacted me. Unfortunately the experience was not good. This agent was handling a transaction of £800,000 to propspective buyers living in rented.. On the ... Read Full Review
What agent could do to change your mind?
Change of personnel (Calvin is not up to it). Apology from Damien Farmer to my wife for being rude and offer a goodwill contribution to to me to cover some of the £3,000 I have lost (they know whe we are).
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