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Martin & Co Abingdon & Didcot

A selection of reviews/testimonials by highest rating
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1.00 /5

I can't even give this company 1 star. The worst Estate Agent i have ever dealt with. The staff are rude and the when i had a issue i asked to speak with the director who deliberately avoided my call more than once and got one of her staff to tell me, i needed to email her. Which i did and never got a reply. The customer service level is abysmal and the business is run very poorly. End up always speaking to different people as the same person is never available twice or left the company and when you do need to speak with someone in person the office is shut! Especially the one in Didcot - says ' Mon-Sat 9:00-5:30pm well i can tell you it's defiantly NOT it's more of a part time estate agency if you ask me. If your a landlord like me i would strongly advise using someone else plenty more decent agencies out there which do a fine job compared to this joke.

Reply from agent

Hi Tim, Ive checked my database and my emails and I can not find who you are, or if you are a customer if ours. Please feel free to call me to discuss your comments as certainly we would like to respond to you. As a business director, I'm sure you can appreciate I’m not always available to take calls, if you had emailed me, I would have responded accordingly. I do have other senior staff who are also more than capable of dealing with your query. We are currently recruiting for our Didcot office, and when staff are out on appointments we do occassionally need to lock up the office. Most of my staff are long term, we have a great reputation for customer service & local market knowledge. I look forward to hearing from you to resolve your outstanding matter. Sharon Self - Director

1.00 /5

I rented a property through these guys not very nice experience bathroom had leak which we advised them of took several weeks to get repaired then to have the panel put back on the bath took another 3 or 4 months which made it dangerous for my 5yr old son we also had 1 window in the kitchen which never opened which we continuously told them about via email nothing was done to resolve this in the whole year we stayed there for every time we were told they were waiting for the owner to authorise the work we don't know the owner we know Martin and Co that s who we were paying rent to and now to get my deposit back seems to be a problem as they are wanting to charge me for repairs to a vacuum that was already damaged and we never once used it which we have on our inventory they seem to be such a rip off will never use agaiñ

1.00 /5

Everything took a month or more to fix, but every time they needed something from me it was always in a rush. It is amazing how long somethings took to fix / do.

Reply from agent

I was sorry to read your comments, my staff always work as quickly as they can at resolving maintenance issues but we dont have authortity to spend unlimited landlords funds, we need to wait his permission to go ahead with works. You did not treat this property very well, for such a fabulous apartment, you left it in an appalling state, all of which we had to resolve when you moved out. The landlord was also extremely upset & disappointed his property had been left by yourself in this condition, luckily he had a good agent on hand to sort it all out.

1.00 /5

I rented a property through these guys not very nice experience bathroom had leak which we advised them of took several weeks to get repaired then to have the panel put back on the bath took another 3 or 4 months which made it dangerous for my 5yr old son we also had 1 window in the kitchen which never opened which we continuously told them about via email nothing was done to resolve this in the whole year we stayed there for every time we were told they were waiting for the owner to authorise the work we don't know the owner we know Martin and Co that s who we were paying rent to and now to get my deposit back seems to be a problem as they are wanting to charge me for repairs to a vacuum that was already damaged and we never once used it which we have on our inventory they seem to be such a rip off will never use agaiñ

1.00 /5
Reply from agent

Hi, I would like to get in touch to help & understand what happened, as I have searched our database & I'm afraid I cant link you to any of our properties. If you would like to call me to discuss, please feel free to do so. Kind wishes, Sharon Self - Director

1.00 /5
31.10.2017

Very polite on phone - answered query and directed to more suitable property

Reply from agent

Thanks for the feedback Jacquie, we're glad we could help you with your search to find the perfect home.

1.00 /5
Reply from agent

Hi, I would like to get in touch to help & understand what happened, as I have searched our database & I'm afraid I cant link you to any of our properties. If you would like to call me to discuss, please feel free to do so. Kind wishes, Sharon Self - Director

1.00 /5

Don't have a property with Martins am fortunately enough to own my own home, however the flat above me is let and managed by Martins, this property has leaked into mine causing damage to my ceiling. despite repeatedly contacting Martins nothing had been done until I caught one of the 'staff' showing around a new tenant, I was assured that it would be dealt with sure enough someone turned up at my door and decided it could be painted over!! having explained that this was not acceptable the man was going to call me back........ this never happened, turned up at my door asking to be allowed in to do the work that has not been agreed to. I am not a tenant and yet they treat me with the same contempt as they seem to there tenants.

Reply from agent

Dear Mr Poole, Thank you for your feedback, we have tried on many occasions to arrange for our workmen to carryout repairs to this property, but you have always refused entry to us & the workmen. You have also not allowed them to rearrange the works. We did look into the ownership of the property you live in & found you indeed were not the owner. Could you please ask the owner to contact us so we can explain the situation to them. Kind wishes, Sharon Self - Director

1.00 /5

As a previous tenant of two Martin & Co Abingdon managed properties, I can confirm that I have also felt the 'cold finger of injustice' when trying to deal with Martin & Co. I'm sure that Shaun and his team were not always trying to belittle us as tenants, although it often seemed like it, but would instead panic when confronted with matters that they are not seemingly qualified to deal with. This would often manifest itself in their predictable knee-jerk reaction; whereby Shaun and his loyal band of amateurs, would immediately absolve themselves of any need to react or plead ignorance of any previously reported problems. This reaction is somewhat understandable though; In that moment i’m sure i might also be snippy and rude if i was panicking and fundamentally bad at my job. A good example of this kind of characteristically unprofessional reaction is demonstrated in the attached image. The attached image shows a Facebook post that Martin & Co Abingdon sent to me insinuating that i am some kind of criminal. I not been approached about any outstanding rent and am extremely offended by the insinuation and attempted intimidation that this is a police matter. They have now removed the comment from their social media but are yet to apologise. I assume this means that they regret this hasty move but are not willing to accept the consequences of their mistake. Passing the buck has become somewhat their raison d'être, and resultantly, Martin & Co Abingdon end up dragging their heels on matters of Property Management. One such instance left us waiting days for Martin & Co to organise fixing a Carbon Monoxide leak in one of our bedrooms. Not only did this leave the property without heating for days over Winter, forcing many of us to leave the property at our own expense, but also had potentially lethal consequences. Thankfully, none of us died and we were all able to continue paying Martin & Co for a seemingly imaginary service. If potential tenants would like any evidence of these problems then i have all correspondences and issues still recorded and will be happy to share with them with you, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch. These records include the legal case that we were forced to put together, to which we were awarded damages and were kind enough to settle out of court. Martin & Co Abingdon will attempt to make the next year of your life difficult and frustrating and i wish you every luck if you take the risk and assume that it won’t be that bad. Review - 1 star

Reply from agent

Thank you for your feedback, and your account of both the carbon monoxide situation & the situation regarding us settling a deposit situation out of court, both of which we would like to respond on. The deposit was never lodged by Martin & Co but another agent in town, we represented our landlord in trying to resolve the matter with you, to which we found a solution that was acceptable to you, hence the reason it didn't go to court. The carbon monoxide detector went off, and you were correctly instructed to turn off the gas at source by a member of our team, out of hours, until the situation was investigated. Parts were ordered, and fitted as soon as they were able, i appreciate this might not have been as quick as you would have preferred, but the situation was with a trusted contractor, and parts were sourced as quickly as possible. When you rented the first property with us, for many years, you had no hesitation in renting from us a second time, to join an already existing tenancy with other tenants. I assume from this you also experienced that Martin & Co were indeed a good agent or you would not have considered this. Shaun is no longer with Martin & Co, we have a new Property Manager who has fantastic skills at managing people, and difficult maintenance situations. Its not always an easy role and we can appreciate a tenants frustrations when something beyond our control is not fixed as quickly as they would like. Once again thank you for your feedback, and i do hope you can see Martin & Co resolved everything given in your feedback. Sharon Self - Director

1.00 /5

I tried to help a friend who was struggling to secure heating for his home to which he had recently taken his 6 day old baby, in December. Sharon Self was uncooperative, rude and incredibly unprofessional. Because she didn't like me getting involved, just posted a negative comment on my personal company account. She has refused to take this down hence my negative review of her conduct. I was just trying to help a friend with a 6 day old people - most of us would do the same.

Reply from agent

Dear Richard, we provided the tenants with heaters & the landlord agreed to get a new boiler which was fitted within a few days, over the Xmas holidays. We did everything we could, and indeed the tenants were very thankful to us at the end of it all with the outcome. We prefer to deal directly with our clients, so we can resolve matter quickly, it seemed quite unnecessary for you to be involved when you were not our client, and your numerous emails did not help the situation for anyone. Sometimes heating or appliance breakdowns can be extremely frustrating for everyone, especially when timing like this is not ideal. We wanted nothing more that to get the situation resolved quickly for everyone, and indeed the plumber worked on New Years Day, a day he had plans to spend with his family, in order to fit the new boiler for our tenants as quickly as possible. Kind wishes, Sharon Self - Director

Contact details
Sales Phone:

01235 524300

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Address

8-10 West St Helen Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5BL, South East, UK, OX14

About

We specialise in providing advice and guidance across all areas of the property market, covering the areas of Abingdon, Didcot, Wallingford and Wantage. Managing Director of Martin & Co Abingdon Sharon Self has over 12 years experience within the property industry, and Sharon is both NFOPP (National Federation of Property Professionals) qualified and a member of ARLA (Association of Residential Letting Agents). Along with her enthusiastic and knowledgeable team she offers expert advice on selling, buying or letting your home. Martin & Co Abingdon is located in the centre of town, just off the main high street and our team offer a truly personalised service, providing expert support and guidance to customers no matter what their property needs are. Whether you have a property to sell or you are looking for a house to rent in or around Abingdon or you would like a valuation, please do get in touch with a member of the team. For all property enquiries please call Martin & Co Abingdon on 01235 524300

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