Romans
4.1/5, 1806 reviews
83% recommended
69% sales valuation accuracy
85% sales fee satisfaction
53% lettings valuation accuracy
41% lettings fee satisfaction



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Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 69% 85% £34,000 £730,000
Lettings 53% 41% £500 £2,995
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441 38 511 182 302 22 163 13 78 56
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“Although the people in the frontdesk and property management are ......”

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Jun 29,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'forwiser'
Jun 29,2017
6 people found
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Although the people in the frontdesk and property management are really good and try to listen (important hint there) the Agency practices and approach to money making begs the question of value added....
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Fees are not aligned to value for money and are one of the highest in the industry (outside of London and prime properties). Very hard to justify.
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“Romans is the absolute worst letting agent I ever had ......”

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Jun 09,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'Maria'
Jun 09,2017
13 people found
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Romans is the absolute worst letting agent I ever had the misfortune in renting from. Not only are they hideously expensive with extortionate fees for every little thing, they are incredibly unprofessional and do not care for neither tenants nor landlords as long as there ...
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The fees are horrendous. about £750 in initial fees for 2 people renting, referencing fees, fees for absolutely every little thing. Horrible. No other agent in the area charges this much.
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“Rented a flat above the yateley branch with nothing but ......”

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May 08,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'Robbie'
May 08,2017
3 people found
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Rented a flat above the yateley branch with nothing but hassle from the agent! Like our sons life wasn't his own Still awaiting deposit return as the wanted to charge for a professional cleaner to remove a single fingerprint from a door handle DO NOT ...
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Extortion £500 for a credit check search
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By: Oscar
May 23, 2017
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Worse agency ever, I left the flat I rented in a much better condition and they still charge me £500 for many issues not recorded initially . DONT USE ROMANS ...

“As a landlord Romans are the worst I have every ......”

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May 03,2017
Minithumbdown
Charlotte
By: 'Unhappy'
May 03,2017
7 people found
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As a landlord Romans are the worst I have every had to deal with. They do not care about the landlord or the tenants and only seem interested in how much money they can get out of you. Their communication is terrible, I felt I ...
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For the fees they take, the level of service should be a lot better.
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“I have rented a property with Karen as our Prop. ......”

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Apr 30,2017
Minithumbup
Karen
By: 'Oliver'
Apr 30,2017
0 people found
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I have rented a property with Karen as our Prop. manager and I am pleased to say I have found Karen very professional and friendly from day one. She was able to resolve any property matters very quickly, putting us at ease that things were ...
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good
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“I was tenant with 5 Romans for five years . Initially their ......”

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Mar 22,2017
Minithumbdown
Karen
By: 'Harry'
Mar 22,2017
9 people found
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I was tenant with 5 Romans for five years . Initially their property management service was good. But later on Karen Campbell become our property Manager. She is rude, incompetent and irresponsible. She never visited our property and call herself our 'property manager. It was horrible time ...
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If you loose your copy of contract they charge £38 to give you another copy. They will rip you off when you will leave their property
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“Complete rogues, I would never use Romans again for selling. ......”

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Mar 21,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'Superfrank'
Mar 21,2017
9 people found
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Complete rogues, I would never use Romans again for selling. They will give you the highest valuation so that you obviously sign up with them, then a week later call you to say that you need to drop the price - surely that amounts to ...
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By: Mark Wright
Mar 24, 2017
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Further to your review, comments regarding our service whether negative or positive are extremely important to us and I am sorry in this instance we have not met your expectations. I would very much like to discuss your review with you in person and therefore, would invite you to contact me on my email or direct dial listed below. Kind Regards Mark Wright Regional Director, Residential Sales 01344 404705 [email protected] ...

“Worst experience in my life.... 1star is even too good ......”

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Mar 20,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'Vugar'
Mar 20,2017
6 people found
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Worst experience in my life.... 1star is even too good for them! Please try to avoid romans staines! I rented a propert for nerly 1.5 years. Problems started when I asked to repair the dishwasher which was not working from day 1. Property manager Amena will ignore ...
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too high! You pay premieum fee to be treated like premium crap!
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“If there was an option to give 0 stars I would. ......”

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Mar 11,2017
Minithumbdown
Lucy
By: 'Lucy'
Mar 11,2017
8 people found
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If there was an option to give 0 stars I would. I have never dealt with such an incompetent estate agent. They charge a fortune for an appalling service. Sarah gave incorrect information the entire way through the veiwing process which resulted in us moving into ...
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Terrible. Every expensive and over charge for everything!
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“It's a shame I had to enter 1 star because I ......”

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Mar 07,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'Louise'
Mar 07,2017
9 people found
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It's a shame I had to enter 1 star because I don't feel they even deserve that. Will never and would never advise anyone to deal with Romans. I've not met one person who hasn't said the same. Absolutely appalling service!...
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“Romans is a large organisation and every time I contacted ......”

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Mar 03,2017
Minithumbup
Fran
By: 'Peter'
Mar 03,2017
3 people found
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Romans is a large organisation and every time I contacted them someone different picked up the enquiry and this lack of continuity was very disconcerting until Fran answered the phone. Having explained the issue she volunteered to be my single point of contact and thereafter ...
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Romans have some of the most extensive range of fees I have seen and this was one of my reasons for moving elsewhere.
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“The Romas branch in Maidenhead has to be the worst ......”

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Mar 02,2017
Minithumbup
Matthew
By: 'R.K'
Mar 02,2017
6 people found
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The Romas branch in Maidenhead has to be the worst estate agent I have had to deal with. Rude and disinterested staff at branch. Also despite referencing issues, they retained my entire deposit - unlike other agents who will refund part in similar circumstance....
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Bad
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“I had a great experience with Romans Windsor office recently. ......”

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Jan 26,2017
Minithumbup
By: 'Valeriana'
Jan 26,2017
0 people found
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I had a great experience with Romans Windsor office recently. Having dealt with many estate agents in recent years this was a refreshing change, friendly, helpful and with the rare ability to actually listen to what my requirements are. Head and shoulders above other estate ...
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“As a long-term landlord I can say that Romans are ......”

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Jan 20,2017
Minithumbup
By: 'Upset'
Jan 20,2017
8 people found
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As a long-term landlord I can say that Romans are the worst I have every experienced. They do not care about the landlord or the tenants and only seem to look after themselves (and charge for everything and hold on to your money whilst sorting ...
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For the "service" offered - outrageous
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“Romans are the worst agents in Reading to deal with. ......”

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Jan 17,2017
Minithumbup
Iwona
By: 'Ankan'
Jan 17,2017
8 people found
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Romans are the worst agents in Reading to deal with. They not only charge the highest amount of fees for properties, but also the maintenance service sis abysmal. I lived in a property in Kennet Island without a boiler for 4 months and they did nothing ...
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Too high, unreasonable
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“Asheligh from Romans in Yatley has been a delight from ......”

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Dec 23,2016
Minithumbup
Asheligh
By: 'Jess'
Dec 23,2016
0 people found
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Asheligh from Romans in Yatley has been a delight from the get go. She was the first estate agent we met with and we warmed to her straight away. She is an enthusiastic, helpful, clever and kind young lady with a very bright future. Asheligh ...
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Good
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“Dreadful - don't do it! It's estate agencies like this ......”

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Dec 20,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Don't'
Dec 20,2016
4 people found
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Dreadful - don't do it! It's estate agencies like this one which give Estate Agents a bad name. #letsestateagentsdown Unnecessary Fees. Renowned for not returning deposits when they should....
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“Worst lettings service I've ever received. 'Andrew frost' or something ......”

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Dec 09,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Angrycustomer'
Dec 09,2016
7 people found
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Worst lettings service I've ever received. 'Andrew frost' or something they never say the surname clearly. He promised to send a pro forma over to me 3 days ago worth £850.00. Still heard nothing back. I moved out my property nearly a month ago and all they ...
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Extortionate.
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“Absolutely awful estate agents. Wouldn't trust them further than I ......”

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Dec 06,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Beatlenut'
Dec 06,2016
9 people found
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Absolutely awful estate agents. Wouldn't trust them further than I could throw them. Goodness knows why they have been given glowing reviews & 5 stars. My experience of this establishment is that they are VERY unprofessional and extremely dishonest. Beware any prospective client, do not use them, ...
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By: Maaz
Apr 27, 2018
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I fully agree with your comment. I found them very nice when they are trying to sell but awful after sale service and they will completely forget about you once you checked out and litterally you have to send you chasers to get your deposit back. ...

“This is the worst estate agent I have ever had ......”

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Nov 21,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Abi'
Nov 21,2016
12 people found
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This is the worst estate agent I have ever had the displeasure of working with. We lived in the house for just 8 months.. Paid £1800 deposit and kept the house in great condition. We even paid £250 for a professional cleaner. In the end, they got their ...
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Bad... Really expensive
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“The worst estate agent you can imagine!!!After dealing with ......”

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Nov 21,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Tenants'
Nov 21,2016
7 people found
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The worst estate agent you can imagine!!! After dealing with sales and lettings department I can't describe the frustration and stress they have caused. Agents are misleading about sales and are unable to answer simple letting questions. Unfortunately our estate agent was bought by Romans ...
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BAD!!!
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“WORST ESTATE AGENT EVER!!!Worst estate agent ever!!!Rude, fob ......”

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Nov 18,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Natasha'
Nov 18,2016
8 people found
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WORST ESTATE AGENT EVER!!! Worst estate agent ever!!! Rude, fob you off, given wrong information by sarah, dont get called back when they say they will the most recent by amena, I had to chase my contract renwals, I had to chase my end of ...
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“Despite having rented a property a month ago, we are ......”

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Nov 17,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Tanya'
Nov 17,2016
9 people found
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Despite having rented a property a month ago, we are still having problems with maintenance issues and missing keys, Iv emailed the maintenance person and tried to call on numerous occasions, and she NEVER replies. We feel that we have been pushed to one side ...
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Bad
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“Worst customer service.I was interested in property and she ......”

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Nov 07,2016
Minithumbdown
Marianna
By: 'Ammy'
Nov 07,2016
7 people found
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Worst customer service.I was interested in property and she keep denying me sating she is not getting reply from the owner I jeep chasing her and at the end she left me a voice mail saying he accepted another offer.if I am paying 900 ...
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Too high fees for a poor customer service.
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By: Kate
Apr 07, 2018
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That is because they do not respect their tenants. My house was offered on the market without me knowing. The first notice I had was a message saying that they had booked viewings without having ever asked me when it was a good time to bring strangers to a house for which I was gonna pay full price until the last day. Totally abusive!! should not even be legal. ...

“Really impressed with Elaine, very professional with her approach and ......”

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Oct 20,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Islam'
Oct 20,2016
2 people found
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Really impressed with Elaine, very professional with her approach and first property manager I felt that actually listens to your concerns and acts on it...
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“We saw with them a property and we fell in ......”

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Oct 11,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Satine'
Oct 11,2016
3 people found
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We saw with them a property and we fell in love with it! At the moment of visiting it the agent told us that double bed and sofa were included in the rent ( in fact on the announce it was written fully furnished) but after ...
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“I am a Landlord with two properties, until May of 2016 ......”

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Sep 19,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'ian'
Sep 19,2016
5 people found
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I am a Landlord with two properties, until May of 2016 they were manged by Leaders who were merged with Romans who took over the management. They are dire. One potentially useful feature is online statements and other details, this is good except that when I ...
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Outrageously high for example to renew a tenancy with no changes £70 + VAT.
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“Useless, beyond difficult. Unable to keep to confirmed appointments. Took ......”

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Sep 19,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Avoid'
Sep 19,2016
5 people found
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Useless, beyond difficult. Unable to keep to confirmed appointments. Took the holding fee then did nothing to get references for 2 weeks. Almost failed referencing as my previous landlord was out of the country. They had no contingency. Was resolved, 2 days before move in. By me. ...
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Awful. After receiving quite without tax, paid and then was chased for payment. Also paid for referencing, then did it all myself.
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“Honestly I dont know how they still manage to operate. ......”

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Sep 13,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Anon'
Sep 13,2016
5 people found
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Honestly I dont know how they still manage to operate. If everyone weve had to deal with as a property manager put their heads together and tried to arrange a piss up in a brewery they wouldn't be able to do it. After about 6 changes ...
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Horrendous
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“What a joke! I'm guessing that the majority of these (......”

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Sep 04,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Elf'
Sep 04,2016
7 people found
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What a joke! I'm guessing that the majority of these (good) reviews are fake. As a renter, I have never dealt with a more difficult agency. On several occasions they have directly contravened terms of my lease (attempting to put the rent up by an ...
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Bad
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