By : 'Lucy' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £830 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : DE7
10 Jun 2024
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Cannot believe what we have just been through with leaders. We had secured a property back in April, told that it is available from 28th June which was perfect. We viewed and paid the deposit straight away. Contracts were signed by us and the landlord. Everything was great. We even went to the... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 9th Jun 2024
Cannot believe what we have just been through with leaders. We had secured a property back in April, told that it is available from 28th June which was perfect. We viewed and paid the deposit straight away. Contracts were signed by us and the landlord. Everything was great. We even went to the house a second time to take measurements and have another look around of course. I get a phone call weeks before move in date, saying we can no longer have the property. The current tenants want to stay and now we can't move in. Even though contracts were signed, leaders said that is not enough. We received a very passive aggressive email explaining why our opinions and views are wrong. Basically there was nothing they could have done!! We were left to find another house in such little time, almost making us homeless with no customer care whatsoever !!! Luckily we found somewhere and secured this with another agency, however this has knocked our confidence in other agencies. If you sign with leaders don't expect to actually get your house!! Until the keys are in your hand.
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By : 'Not' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Rent PCM : £645 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : DE23
11 Jan 2024
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Very happy with the property manager, Sophie Morris, who looks after my rental property. She deals with issues efficiently and is always pleasant and... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 11th Jan 2024
Very happy with the property manager, Sophie Morris, who looks after my rental property. She deals with issues efficiently and is always pleasant and polite.
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By : 'kjnjkn' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : DE24
2 Jan 2024
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Experienced landlord with different lettings agency over the years I can say Leaders hands down is the most incompetent agency I have ever come across.
Leaders are simply too BIG to care and YOU ARE JUST A NUMBER, they do not care about you or your property.
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Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 2nd Jan 2024
Experienced landlord with different lettings agency over the years I can say Leaders hands down is the most incompetent agency I have ever come across.
Leaders are simply too BIG to care and YOU ARE JUST A NUMBER, they do not care about you or your property.
Paid for a fully managed service for years, and wanted was an efficient, competent, professionally managed service that communicates well with the landlord.
What I got was the most inefficient, incompetent, and unprofessional service that lacks even the most basic communication skills, that I have ever come across In my entire life.
The level of incompetence shown by Leaders in (mis)managing my properties is beyond belief:
• missed property inspections • Failure to transfer and register tenant deposit! • Consistent lack of comms • repeatedly chasing the most basic of queries • Lost set of keys • unauthorised Maintenance done • Consistent errors, mistakes and lies • checkout inaccuracies • erroneous charges
All above just some of the failings and by no means exhaustive.
In spite of all the failings above Leaders will not let you out of your contract with them unless you pay a punitive and excessive exit charge of 2 months’ rent + VAT!, Leaders reward for their failure!! Think carefully before signing the terms of business!, they would rather see you pay for their own mistakes.
What is even more shocking is Leaders inability to put things right be accountable and take responsibility, none of these individuals that I have dealt with over the past months has the ability, capability or willingness to put things right or to see right from wrong. The impression I get is that either A the staff simply do not care or B staff a little wet behind the ears, in either case simply unacceptable when you are entrusting them to look after what is most people’s biggest asset.
Typical scenarios from Leaders:
Me: “why has my rent not been paid?”
Leaders: “I will check with credit control, and get back you” (they never do)
Me: “why have I been over charged?/ why has my rent not gone into my bank account? / where is my refund that I was promised?” Leaders: “I will check with the accounts department, and get back you” (they never do)
Me: “why have my property inspections not been done?” Leaders: “I will check with the inspections department” (they don’t get back!!!)
Me: “Property need re-marketing" Leaders: “I will get someone from marketing to give you a call” (you guessed it this call never arrives!)
Typical scenario you will find yourself in time and again with Leaders, everyone passes the buck and no one takes responsibility of acting on your requests, you are paying for a ‘fully managed’ service and you find yourself doing the managing all the time between all these different departments and playing piggy in the middle getting passed from pillar to post. As a busy landlord paying for a service you want your life to be made easier and not harder.
As a landlord it is easier to self-manage your properties or better still sign up to a proper agency, rather than pay Leaders for a fully managed service where all you will end up doing as a landlord is managing Leaders mis-managing your properties and paying them for the privilege.
God forbid should you require some maintenance and you choose to use Leaders contractors, they will charge you an extortionate amount way above a reasonable market rate,
Leaders is absolutely the very worst company I have ever had any dealings with in my entire life, where the levels of service are just abhorrent and the sheer scale of incompetence shown from top to bottom is beyond belief.
Leaders do not communicate at all well and have proven themselves to be totally unprofessional incompetent, dishonest, negligent and totally untrustworthy many times over.
Online blog soon detailing all failures (link will be posted below), also in touch with local and national newspaper consumer journalist to publish article on Leaders gross incompetence and gross negligence.
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This review of Leaders is spot on. I was with them and they were beyond awful! I now have my property with another agent and it is now run...
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By : 'Demi' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £750 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : DE21
16 Oct 2023
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Thank you so much, Tom, he showed me the apartment and he was helpful cos I got a call back almost immediately after he filled out the form for me.
The experience I had with Leaders Estate was smooth and very fast.
Erin Doyle is the letting consultant on my application, she is super helpful.... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 16th Oct 2023
Thank you so much, Tom, he showed me the apartment and he was helpful cos I got a call back almost immediately after he filled out the form for me. The experience I had with Leaders Estate was smooth and very fast. Erin Doyle is the letting consultant on my application, she is super helpful. Thanks for your help!
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By : 'marcella' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : DE21
29 Sept 2023
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Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 15th Aug 2023
Thank you so much Lee Walker. It was good to know you. Whenever i need your help, you were next to me. Thnx again Yilmaz Baldiz
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By : 'TGSerima' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : DE21
14 Aug 2023
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From viewing to the time we moved in, we had the great experience and on the ball communication thank you a million Georgie for your “world class... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 14th Aug 2023
From viewing to the time we moved in, we had the great experience and on the ball communication thank you a million Georgie for your “world class performance”
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By : 'Manu' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £1150 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : DE24
9 Aug 2023
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Worst property agents to ever deal with.They are manipulative and conspire with their landlords to prey on Tenants.
I rented a 5 bedroom house from them and was advised that it was long tenancy,so i got myself comfortable knowing i was going to leave in the property for atleast 5 years.They... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 9th Aug 2023
Worst property agents to ever deal with.They are manipulative and conspire with their landlords to prey on Tenants. I rented a 5 bedroom house from them and was advised that it was long tenancy,so i got myself comfortable knowing i was going to leave in the property for atleast 5 years.They tricked me into taking entering a no deposit scheme which saw me paying more than £50/month for nothing. 6 months during my tenancy, they told me they were selling the property and i either had to buy or leave. I was not yet prepared to buy a property and with all the efforts i put to relocate with my wife and 3 children i was confused,depressed and stressed out that i had to start looking for a new home.I stayed in the property for more than 6 months while it was being sold and paid my rent in full an on time as i have always done. We had weekly visits from different persons that wanted to buy the house which terrified my children. I finally got a new place and i had to spend a lot of money again to move,look for new schools for my children,sygery etc. I made sure the unit was kept cleaner than when we initially moved in. Then a month later leaders sent me an email that i owe them £981 and i must pay the money. I also had the landlord at some point threaten me that since i was not a British citizen, he could make life difficult for me, that he knew people. This people are the worst of humans i have ever had to know. They are heartless and will prey on thier tenants
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By : 'Emma' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : DE22
28 Jun 2023
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Incompetent and dishonest. Renting with Leaders was a shambles from application to the end of tenancy - and beyond, as a year on they are suddenly chasing us for money that they insisted on refunding when our tenancy ended. The property was unsafe for a year due to poor and delayed maintenance and... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 27th Jun 2023
Incompetent and dishonest. Renting with Leaders was a shambles from application to the end of tenancy - and beyond, as a year on they are suddenly chasing us for money that they insisted on refunding when our tenancy ended. The property was unsafe for a year due to poor and delayed maintenance and many promises to fix doors and gates went unfulfilled. They took £300+ from the deposit of the tenants before us and attempted to take £600+ from ours (thankfully this was denied by the TDS). Staff were rude and unhelpful. I literally can't say one good thing about our experience.
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Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 19th Jun 2023
Seemless process from start to finish, thank you Georgia for keeping me updated
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By : 'Virgiliu' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : DE22
13 Jun 2023
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dear leaders.co.uk agency.this is a message for everyone to see who will be able to read it.i had a 2 year contract after which i left before the end of the 2 year term.during this time the shower broke I stayed for 2 weeks without a shower in the kitchen, you couldn't cook because it was... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 13th Jun 2023
dear leaders.co.uk agency.this is a message for everyone to see who will be able to read it.i had a 2 year contract after which i left before the end of the 2 year term.during this time the shower broke I stayed for 2 weeks without a shower in the kitchen, you couldn't cook because it was very dirty. During this time I didn't pay council tax because it was included in this price. I tried to talk to them to move me to the same building at another apartment but they didn't agree. they wanted to force me into this apartment after they found out that I had to leave. so this agency is very good????
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By : 'Yogesh' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : DE1
25 Feb 2023
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Thanks, Eleisha Thomas (Property Manager - Leaders) , for your excellent support!!
I don't have any words to express, you provided an incredible service!!
You have resolved all my queries on time and I am really happy that you are managing my cases.
I came to UK first time and was... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 25th Feb 2023
Thanks, Eleisha Thomas (Property Manager - Leaders) , for your excellent support!! I don't have any words to express, you provided an incredible service!! You have resolved all my queries on time and I am really happy that you are managing my cases. I came to UK first time and was little nervous because I don't know the process here, but after having conservation with you, now all my issues has been resolved. You are a such a good person.
Thanks, Yogesh Soni
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By : 'sarah' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £750 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : DE24
2 Dec 2022
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Thanks a million Georgie Start, for being professional and helping me to get accommodation in Derbyshire. Thank you so much for not giving up on me even though I was unavailable a couple of times when you were ringing me to make follow ups. Thank you Leaders for employing such an amazing lady with... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 2nd Dec 2022
Thanks a million Georgie Start, for being professional and helping me to get accommodation in Derbyshire. Thank you so much for not giving up on me even though I was unavailable a couple of times when you were ringing me to make follow ups. Thank you Leaders for employing such an amazing lady with excellent people skills. I am really happy.
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By : 'Sam' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £750 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : DE22
15 Nov 2022
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Horrible agency. Extremely unprofessional and unfair. I took an old house from them - marked walls, broken door glasses, ripped wallpapers, dirty oven. Landlord wasn’t willing to sort any of that, told me to take the house ‘as it is’ so I painted, fixed everything I... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 15th Nov 2022
Horrible agency. Extremely unprofessional and unfair. I took an old house from them - marked walls, broken door glasses, ripped wallpapers, dirty oven. Landlord wasn’t willing to sort any of that, told me to take the house ‘as it is’ so I painted, fixed everything I could fix and never complained. Never missed a rent payment and now when I moved out they are trying to charge me for things that were there when my tenancy started. Charging me ridiculous amounts like - £150 deep clean, £100 handy man (to fix issues that were already there before I moved in!!!), £250 window damage I did not incur, paint, garden etc etc. They have no shame giving me dirty, unpainted house with hundred issues and wanting it back brand new. Stay away from these crooks. Always keep the inventory handy, you can’t trust these agents, they will try to rip you off. At the end of the tenancy no one checks the inventory there, no one cares. They just want your money. Lack of professionalism and decency. Avoid at all costs.
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By : 'Extremely' Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : DE1
23 Sept 2022
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Absolutely useless, zero interest in actually renting the houses they have available. Was trying to get in touch for nearly a week (Derby office) but all I got was empty promises of call backs and nothing else. They hardly ever answer their phone. After all the emails I sent and the phone calls I... Read Full Review
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Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )Date: 23rd Sep 2022
Absolutely useless, zero interest in actually renting the houses they have available. Was trying to get in touch for nearly a week (Derby office) but all I got was empty promises of call backs and nothing else. They hardly ever answer their phone. After all the emails I sent and the phone calls I tried to make I then saw that the property I was trying to rent isn’t even on the market anymore, they have waisted so much of my time. AVOID!! There are so many other decent letting agents out there, how these are still in business is beyond me! GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!! You are the worst lettings agent I have ever dealt with.
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By : 'Simon' Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant ) Rent PCM : £550 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : DE22
15 Aug 2022
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Apart from the fact they hardly ever answer the phone, I'm not impressed with Leaders Derby. I had a property viewing arranged which was confirmed by text but nobody turned up and phone calls go to answerphone which is par for the course with Leaders as arranging the viewing was a nightmare... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )Date: 14th Aug 2022
Apart from the fact they hardly ever answer the phone, I'm not impressed with Leaders Derby. I had a property viewing arranged which was confirmed by text but nobody turned up and phone calls go to answerphone which is par for the course with Leaders as arranging the viewing was a nightmare in the 1st place. I certainly wouldn't let them manage any of my properties!
Update In response to Leaders reply on Trustpilot where manager Emma asked me to call, I've tried 11 times.. most go to an answerphone which asks for a mailbox number (?) and the others just get cutoff ??♂️ I did eventually get them to call me back through the Sales office and Joe put the phone down on me when I was explaining how disappointed I was with their service.. thanks Joe.
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By : 'Neill' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : DE23
12 Jul 2022
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Worst Letting Agents I ever encointered in 50 years of renting/letting. Bad customer service and very vad attitude. Still 2 weeks waiting for ny deposit. Landlord is horribke Dors not want to fix issues with... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 11th Jul 2022
Worst Letting Agents I ever encointered in 50 years of renting/letting. Bad customer service and very vad attitude. Still 2 weeks waiting for ny deposit. Landlord is horribke Dors not want to fix issues with house
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By : 'Derby123' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Rent PCM : £610 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : DE24
11 May 2022
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Awful service, try to leave and they get very upset! Been with Leaders as a landlord for 4 years. Paperwork always slow (11 months for a variation to a tenancy), constantly pushing to increase the rent, very rarely contact or make visits to the property - had to request one after 19 months had... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 11th May 2022
Awful service, try to leave and they get very upset! Been with Leaders as a landlord for 4 years. Paperwork always slow (11 months for a variation to a tenancy), constantly pushing to increase the rent, very rarely contact or make visits to the property - had to request one after 19 months had passed. Recently sent the tenant a default notice despite them paying on time, all the time! I have just given them notice for their poor service, and they have got very rude and defensive on both calls. Giving decent landlords a bad reputation.
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By : 'Emma' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : DE22
8 Apr 2022
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Was helped by Tom today who gave me my first home! Helped me with the application process and got back to me within an hour from the landlord saying that I’ve been accepted.
Was very polite and was very helpful one of the best of the team I have spoken... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 8th Apr 2022
Was helped by Tom today who gave me my first home! Helped me with the application process and got back to me within an hour from the landlord saying that I’ve been accepted. Was very polite and was very helpful one of the best of the team I have spoken too
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