Chard
1.9/5, 33 reviews
24% recommended
100% lettings valuation accuracy
57% lettings fee satisfaction



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Chard opened its doors over 25 years ago as a specialist in London lettings to offer a better and more thorough service to all our clients and customers. With a focus on lettings, we have extensive knowledge and experience in the market, giving us a unique understanding of all aspects of ... show more Chard opened its doors over 25 years ago as a specialist in London lettings to offer a better and more thorough service to all our clients and customers. With a focus on lettings, we have extensive knowledge and experience in the market, giving us a unique understanding of all aspects of the lettings process.

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Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Lettings 100% 57% £435 £3,000
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From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
1 2 6 17 0 1 1 0 0 5
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Services offered
  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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“My flatmate and I went to see a total of 3 pr......”

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Jun 14,2023
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By: 'Lauren'
Jun 14,2023
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My flatmate and I went to see a total of 3 properties and the agent tried to pressure us into every single one. The most irritating part is that out of all of the properties shown to us, only 1 was within our budget. The ones picked ...
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“Terrible customer service...”

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Jul 26,2021
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By: 'Craig'
Jul 26,2021
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Looking at all the negative views for tenancy I’m guessing it’s not a high sales priority in the Fulham office. Firstly our agent didn’t show up to a 10am viewing on a Saturday, which we travelled 1 hour to get to. When we ...
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“Huge thank you to Mark Paris!...”

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May 26,2021
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By: 'Susie'
May 26,2021
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Huge thank you to Mark Paris! Planning my move to London (from Canada) during a pandemic, without being able to fly over and find the perfect home was daunting. I started working with a few brokers that tried to push me to accept houses outside ...
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“do not do business with CHARD...”

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Oct 02,2020
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By: 'Ross'
Oct 02,2020
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This is the worst company I have ever had to deal with. Rude, aggressive and embarrassingly unprofessional. They do not answer emails, just sporadic phone calls. They are terrible managing agents and the office staff are disorganised and dishonest....
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By: Anonymous
Apr 06, 2021
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I wish I could have read this a month ago. Agreed- they are dishonest and say whatever it takes to have you pay your deposit and not follow through on promises or tasks. ...

“Absolutely abhorrent property management team......”

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Sep 28,2019
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By: 'Rebecca'
Sep 28,2019
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Absolutely abhorrent property management team - irrespective of who you speak to. Trying to receive our deposit back due to the cap on Tenants Act 2019 and NONE of the staff can confirm the date or the actual process - I've done that for the one ...
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“Extremely bad services from property manageme......”

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Aug 15,2019
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By: 'Billy'
Aug 15,2019
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Extremely bad services from property management team I have been living in one flat for over 10 months which is managed by the Chard. The kitchen hood, dish washer, carpert and window are broken, which started from my first day of moving in The property management ...
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“Agent...”

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Mar 19,2019
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By: 'James'
Mar 19,2019
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I found Anmar extremely diligent, with a highly professional work ethic. He worked tirelessly to find me the best property for my requirements. I wouldn't hesitate to use him in future. He's a credit to Chard....
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Good
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“BEWARE...”

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Dec 11,2018
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By: 'Emma'
Dec 11,2018
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BEWARE - Do not use this company as a Tennant or landlord if the property is managed by Chards in house team. In 13 years rental in London never have I experienced such a sham of a company. Property managers are beyond negligent. Upon leaving the ...
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“Stay Away...”

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Nov 26,2018
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By: 'SC'
Nov 26,2018
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I saw the bad reviews before renting through Chard and foolishly thought that everything would probably be fine. Don't make the same mistake. My wife and I moved out of our flat six weeks ago and cannot get our deposit returned -- despite the fact ...
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“Friendly & Professional...”

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Aug 03,2018
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By: 'Helpful'
Aug 03,2018
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The staff at Chard's Fulham Broadway office were incredibly friendly and welcoming whilst maintaining a professional approach to the way they conducted their business. They were very swift in their response to all our queries and were helpful in showing us many properties in addition ...
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By: Marilyn
Aug 06, 2018
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Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for your review regarding your experience with our Fulham Office. I am delighted to read that we have achieved our aim of delivering a five star service. I would like to thank you once again for taking time to submit your feedback and wish you all the very best for the future. Kind regards Asma Customer Relations Manager ...

“Crooks and liars. I told them I had a small ......”

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Aug 03,2017
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By: 'Sunny'
Aug 03,2017
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Crooks and liars. I told them I had a small chihuahua prior to moving in, the agent said he checked with landlord and she was fine with that. After 2.5 years of paying rent on time every month, I suddenly received a letter of eviction for ...
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Too high for crap service.
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By: Sunny
Aug 07, 2017
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Interesting that no one responded at the time to my complaint, but now I have posted a negative review, you suddenly show "concern". ...

“real bandits and rude, be aware they are same as ......”

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May 23,2017
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By: 'Landlord'
May 23,2017
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real bandits and rude, be aware they are same as Dexter! avoid at all costs as they will let you down....
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By: Marilyn
May 26, 2017
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Dear Sir/Madam, I am very concerned to read your review and we would value the opportunity to discuss this with you. If you could contact me at [email protected] and provide me with more details regarding the areas of our service that you have been unhappy with, I would like to look into this matter on your behalf. Kind regards, Marilyn Head of Customer Relations ...

“stay away from this office, vague and unclear procedures of ......”

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May 12,2017
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By: 'FedUp!'
May 12,2017
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stay away from this office, vague and unclear procedures of credit references lead to loosing the holding deposit. they have never removed the property from the website and their attitude change drastically once you have paid in full. nightmare. avoid at all cost. I have ...
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By: Marilyn
May 26, 2017
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Dear Sir/Madam, I am very concerned to read your review and we would value the opportunity to discuss this with you. If you could contact me at [email protected] and provide me with more details regarding the areas of our service that you have been unhappy with, I would like to look into this matter on your behalf. Kind regards, Marilyn Head of Customer Relations ...

“Shocking experienceCouple of professionals with one daughter. Flat rented on ......”

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Feb 24,2017
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By: 'Paolo'
Feb 24,2017
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Shocking experience Couple of professionals with one daughter. Flat rented on Nov 16, snagging list and carpet replacement agreed with entry date early Jan 17. Entry date postponed to mid Jan and then late Jan by the Agency as works not completed. Upon entrance flat completely dirty, ...
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Nothing good all bad
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By: Marilyn
Feb 24, 2017
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Dear Paolo, I am very concerned to read your review and keen to discuss this with you. If you could contact me at [email protected] and provide me with further details, I would like to look into this matter on your behalf. Kind regards, Marilyn Plews Head of Customer Relations ...

“Applied to view a flat (which we are currently now ......”

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Dec 16,2016
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By: 'Benji'
Dec 16,2016
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Applied to view a flat (which we are currently now living in) and were taken to see 3 "similar" properties. This was fine, but I think your average punter really only wants to see the one they asked to see. Service was swift and pretty efficent, ...
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Reasonable and no hidden costs.
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By: Marilyn
Dec 19, 2016
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Dear Benji, Thank you for having taken the time leave your review. Feedback is very important to us and we appreciate you bringing these points to our attention. We will review these with our staff and also share them with our Coaching and Development team for training purposes. Your comments are very helpful to us and we will continue to review our service levels against the feedback we receive from our customers. We wish you well for the future. Yours sincerely Marilyn He ...

“Agency of very kind and professional agents. My agent always ......”

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Dec 13,2016
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By: 'Tae'
Dec 13,2016
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Agency of very kind and professional agents. My agent always did her best to show me the best properties. And I was interested in most of them. To meet my requirement she conducted so much negotiaton with present tenant and lanlord. She made it. If ...
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By: Marilyn
Dec 19, 2016
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Dear Tae, Thank you very much for taking the time to leave your review. I am delighted to read that our Fulham office achieved our aim of delivering a five star service. Feedback is very important to us and it is always nice to read about happy customers. Kind regards, Marilyn Head of Customer Relations. ...

“Seriously shocking service. I wanted to see a flat that ......”

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Nov 11,2016
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By: 'Unhappy'
Nov 11,2016
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Seriously shocking service. I wanted to see a flat that was advertised on zoopla and scheduled a meeting with Jessica at their Notting Hill office. When we arrived she grabbed the folder and we went to find her car. She kept telling me that she ...
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By: Marilyn
Dec 06, 2016
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Dear Sir/Madam, I am very sorry to read that you were disappointed with the service you have received from our Notting Hill office, which has now been rebranded to Dexters. Should you wish to discuss this further please email me at [email protected] and I would gladly look into this matter for you. Kind regards, Marilyn Plews Head of Customer Relations ...

“Nightmare..! From the beginning to the end, everything has been ......”

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Sep 29,2016
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By: 'Seagrave'
Sep 29,2016
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Nightmare..! From the beginning to the end, everything has been a nightmare! The agents Jack Anselm and George lied to us, we enter in our new property which should be ready : no lights, windows broken, matresses not changed and no wardrobe ( which should be changed ...
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“Extremely suffocating, old-fashioned sales techniques. Pressuring clients NEVER works. We ......”

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Apr 29,2016
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By: 'cupcakesarenice'
Apr 29,2016
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Extremely suffocating, old-fashioned sales techniques. Pressuring clients NEVER works. We simply wanted to view the flat but they pressured us into filling up a form in order to register our interest so that "nobody else will get the flat because we are first". In this ...
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By: Marilyn
May 27, 2016
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Hello, I am really sorry to hear that you have been unhappy with the service provided by our Chard Fulham Office, which is part of the Thamesview group. I am head of Customer Services and I wondered if I could be of any further assistance. If you could e-mail further details to me at [email protected], I can investigate the situation and try and resolve any outstanding issues for you. I look forward to hearing from you. Marilyn ...

“My gripe is first and foremost with the estate agent ......”

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Feb 18,2016
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By: 'Avoid'
Feb 18,2016
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My gripe is first and foremost with the estate agent who directly dealt with our letting. Jack Anselm is a disgraceful estate agent with the residential needs of his customers being the absolute bottom of the barrel on his priorities in dealing with you. In ...
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By: Marilyn
Mar 17, 2016
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Hello, I am really sorry to hear that you have been unhappy with the service provided by our Chard branch, which is part of the Thamesview group. I am head of Customer Services and I wondered if I could be of any further assistance? If you could e-mail further details to me at [email protected], I can investigate the situation and try and resolve any outstanding issues for you. I look forward to hearing from you. Marilyn ...

“I had a positive experience with Chard Notting Hill branch ......”

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May 19,2015
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By: 'Dr.'
May 19,2015
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I had a positive experience with Chard Notting Hill branch and have absolutely no complaints to make. The guys were quite professional....
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By: Marilyn
Jun 02, 2015
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Hello, I am the Customer Services Manager here at Chard and I just wanted to say thank you for your kind comments about the service you received. It is always nice to read about happy customers. Marilyn ...

“Chard is terrible. They continually showed properties out of our ......”

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Mar 19,2015
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By: 'DoNotUseChard'
Mar 19,2015
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Chard is terrible. They continually showed properties out of our price range. They continually showed properties out of our desired area. They screwed up the flat/inventory check-in and the check-out. They tried to collect extra rent even though the term of the lease had ...
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By: Marilyn
Apr 27, 2015
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Hello, I am really sorry to hear that you have been unhappy with the service provided by our Chard branch. I am the Customer Services Manager for the group and I wondered if I could be of any further assistance. If you could e-mail further details to me at [email protected], I can investigate the situation and try and resolve any outstanding issues for you. I look forward to hearing from you. Marilyn ...

“Agent chase you all day long until you agree on ......”

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Dec 16,2014
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By: 'Fripoune'
Dec 16,2014
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Agent chase you all day long until you agree on the letting and then becomes rude once he gets his money. I do not recommend it....
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By: Marilyn Plews
Dec 22, 2014
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Hello, I am really sorry to hear that you have been unhappy with the service provided by our Chard branch. I am head of Customer Services and I wondered if I could be of any further assistance. If you could e-mail further details to me at [email protected], I can investigate the situation and try and resolve any outstanding issues for you. I look forward to hearing from you. Marilyn ...

“i wish I'd found this site before I went with ......”

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Nov 15,2014
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By: 'AnotherChardSucker'
Nov 15,2014
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i wish I'd found this site before I went with Chard!!! what a terrible estate agent! they weren't great when I first went in but ho hey i won't have to speak to them much after...wrong! it took them weeks to fix problems, terrible ...
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By: mailyn
Dec 01, 2014
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Hello, I am really sorry to hear that you have been unhappy with the service provided by our Chard branch. I am head of Customer Services and I wondered if I could be of any further assistance? If you could e-mail further details to me at [email protected], I can investigate the situation and try and resolve any outstanding issues for you. I look forward to hearing from you. Marilyn ...

“I'm very disappointed with the agency. Mr Sweeney was one ......”

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Oct 02,2014
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By: 'Disappointed'
Oct 02,2014
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I'm very disappointed with the agency. Mr Sweeney was one of the rudest agents I have ever encountered. My partner had an appointment with the agent and due to failed signal she was running late 15 min. She called him at the time of the appointment ...
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By: Marilyn Plews
Oct 14, 2014
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Hello, I am really sorry to hear that you have been unhappy with the service provided by our Chard branch. I am head of Customer Services and I wondered if I could be of any further assistance. If you could e-mail further details to me at [email protected], I can investigate the situation and try and resolve any outstanding issues for you. I look forward to hearing from you. Marilyn ...

“This is a review of the Chard branch on Old ......”

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Aug 18,2014
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By: 'April'
Aug 18,2014
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This is a review of the Chard branch on Old Brompton Road in Chelsea. We had Chard show us potential lettings in Chelsea and found one we really liked. The agent(s) seemed friendly and professional up to this point. They promised the apartment would ...
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By: Marilyn
Aug 18, 2014
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Hello, I am really sorry to hear that you have been unhappy with the service provided by our South Kensington branch. I am head of Customer Services and I wondered if I could be of any further assistance? If you could e-mail me at [email protected], I can investigate the situation and try and resolve any outstanding issues for you. I look forward to hearing from you. Marilyn ...

“These agents seemed professional enough - until I sold my ......”

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Oct 25,2013
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By: 'Don't'
Oct 25,2013
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These agents seemed professional enough - until I sold my property through another agent and when trying to get my keys back from them, got such a huge range of lies from them. They lost my keys and yet somehow I was the one who ...
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By: Asma
Nov 25, 2013
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Hello, I am really sorry to hear that you have been unhappy with the service provided by Chard. I am Head of Customer Services here at Chard and I wondered if I could be of any further assistance. If you could e-mail me further details to [email protected], we can discuss the situation directly and try and resolve any outstanding issues for you. I look forward to hearing from you. Asma ...

“When roping us in to sign the contract the agent ......”

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Jul 28,2013
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By: 'unhappyfromwestken'
Jul 28,2013
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When roping us in to sign the contract the agent was polite and helpful, although required a lot of paperwork/personal info that I'm pretty sure wasn't necessary. Problems started when we moved in. The house had not been cleaned, so for a week or ...
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By: Asma
Oct 02, 2013
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Hello, I am really sorry to hear that you have been unhappy with the service provided by Chard. I am Head of Customer Services here at Chard and I wondered if I could be of any further assistance. If you could e-mail me further details to [email protected], we can discuss the situation directly and try and resolve any outstanding issues for you. I will look forward to hearing from you. Asma ...

“Dreadful. Thought I would use a big company to give ......”

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Sep 08,2009
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By: 'customerservice999'
Sep 08,2009
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Dreadful. Thought I would use a big company to give me peace of mind whilst I was living abroad and letting my apartment for the first time. Instead I became a number. They didn't care one bit about providing the 'service' that the office manager ...
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“We are non resident landlords and Chard let our flat ......”

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Sep 19,2008
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By: 'cliffd'
Sep 19,2008
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We are non resident landlords and Chard let our flat on Munster Road in 2 days after two other lettings companies did nothing for almost two months. No problems and no complaints. As much as it grieves me to have to use lecherous estate agents I ...
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