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Sawyer and Co

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1.00 /5

Very difficult to get a hold of on the phone or via email. They took months to fix a broken door lock, meaning we were not safe and our insurance was invalid for a very long time. When you can reach them, they constantly offer call backs that they never deliver, so it's impossible to have a professional conversation. Promised action on so many things that were never resolved, include a serious leak from the above flat which led to damage to our property. Like a lot of agents, they only care about taking your money when you move in. After that, they wipe their hands of any serious responsibility. Really disappointed, and glad to be moving away from Sawyer and Co.

Reply from agent

Thank you for letting us know how you feel Jonathon, I'm really sorry you felt you had a bad experience with us. Looking into your experience a little deeper, the property owner(your landlord at the time) instructed Sawyer & Co on an introductory service only. This meant that they (landlord) would deal with all remedial works and maintenance of the apartment. In the future we will aim to make this clearer to tenants moving into their new homes. I can only apologise if this wasn't clear to you at the time. We really hope you could give us another chance in the future.

1.00 /5

Great until a recently.

Reply from agent

Sorry to hear this Noe, we would love to help improve our service for you and others alike. If you could get in touch with us to let us know how we could improve we would love to chat 01273 201 929 Aaron - Senior Manager

1.00 /5

I hate this agency,poor customers service 😖😖😖 …

Reply from agent

Good Morning Mr Ant I'm very sorry you feel this way. I would like to see if I can remedy any wrongdoings we as a company may have done. Please call me on 01273 201929 to discuss further Aaron - Senior Manager

1.00 /5

[UPDATE] Their response to this is a joke - if they'd care to explain how anyone should pay £1800 for a house they can't shift for £1400 and where the bath didn't work for 4 years despite constant requests from the tenant - amongst a tiring list of other problems - just explain that ONE POINT - then maybe you can say you acted appropriately - you are a JOKE. YOU RIP PEOPLE OFF AND YOU SHOULD NOT BE IN BUSINESS Absolute scam artists. We lived at 54 clifton st for 4 years, they put the rent up (despite me telling them it wasn't worth it) until we were paying 1800 a month. The bath never worked, damp issues reported, leaking shower reported, never had an itinerary upon moving in, only issued 1 key - got charged for changing the locks at the end because I only returned one key, was forced to pay to redecorate the whole house upon exit - where they were forced to drop the rent to £1400 p/m - they will rip you off until you are exhausted from the BS - ignore your calls and emails about issues and then charge you to fix them when you leave. I was told to fix a broken floor board myself - £1800 a month - no bath - we have kids - no bath - 1800 p/m... terrible, terrible agency - there's reams and reams more but I just cannot be bothered. STAY AWAY, THEY WILL BLEED YOU DRY. They're only interested in keeping the landlord happy because we are just tenant scum with no power. Unfortunately for them tenants do have power and I will do everything I can to warn people away from them. I paid nearly £20,000 in over charged rent the time we were there - they never lifted a f&*(king finger and screwed me after leaving. I cannot warn you enough - STAY AWAY I also strongly suspect these 5* reviews are all paid for - or friends - because there's no bloody way they should get even 1 star UPDATE 2020 Just coming back here because I see they replied with more lies - they didn't act appropriately - they are cowboys and I would still advise everyone to stay the hell away from these scam artists

Reply from agent

Update 2020: Dear Wayne, All maintenance issues reported by you were dealt with. The property was placed back on the market to rent at a lower rate due to the fact that it is now only available as a ‘short-term’ let and this is reflected in the amount. The tenant before you paid £1750pcm. In relation to the rent you paid, when you moved in to the property in December 2014 the rent was £1750pm for a 12 month tenancy. When that period ended you then asked to extend that tenancy for a further 6 months. The rent was not increased until June 2016 when you asked to renew your tenancy for a further 12 months and agreed to a rental increase of £50. The problem with the shower in your second bathroom was reported to us on the 18/02/2016 and we instructed a contractor to visit the property on the 19/02/2016. On receiving a quote from the contractor we sought authorisation from the landlord for the work to go ahead which was given on 01/03/2016. The work was then carried out on 02/03/2016. The bath in the other bathroom did work properly, low water pressure meant that it just took a little while to fill. On the 04/10/2016 you reported that there was a problem with a floorboard beneath the carpet. During discussions with you to find out what was wrong you said that you would have a look at it and let our Lettings Team know. You then agreed that you were happy for the landlord to have a look at the end of the month. We then instructed a contractor to view the floorboard who quoted for the work on the 10/11/2016. With authorisation from the landlord we then gave the go-ahead for the work to be done and the floorboard was repaired within a week. The deductions to your deposit reflect the poor condition that you left the property in, as per the inventory you were given a copy of. The photographs in the report clearly show the reasons why. If you would like a new copy of the end of tenancy inventory that clearly explains and shows this in detail, please feel free to contact our Lettings Team and they will be happy to send you a new one. Many thanks Sawyer & Co.

1.00 /5

Massively rude agent, told us we could not have a viewing because lots of other families looked better on paper, and theres no way we could afford the rent - Which even if this had been actually true is a very odd thing to say to a prospective client down the phone. The place was only £100 over our budget and we were hoping to check it out and put in an offer, ended up having a highly offensive phone call that has really disheartened our search for a new home. Will be avoiding Sawyer & Co in future.NegativeProfessionalism

1.00 /5

I can honestly say I have never had such bad service. They have lied from start to finish and have charged me a fortune for this privilege. They have awful contractors who do not complete work and left me without hot water for 6 days after I got my property back without an explanation or any communication. Avoid at all cost.

Reply from agent

Dear Anna, I’m very sorry that you have had cause to complain and I’m very happy to talk to you directly about this issue in more detail. In the meantime I have looked into this further and I can fully understand how frustrating and upsetting it would have been to move back into your flat without having a working boiler. I gather the fault with the boiler was first brought to your attention back in July. You decided to wait and see if the issue would improve when you moved back into your property once your tenants had departed. Of course sadly it didn’t improve and unfortunately more work to the boiler was required than had first been anticipated which is what led to a further delay in getting it back up and running. I can assure you that you we have been transparent and kept clear lines of communication with you on this, and I can see no evidence that this was through any lack of care, just an unfortunate reality of the boiler needing more than one component to fix. Our panel of contractors are regularly monitored and have become trusted partners over a long period of time. That monitoring is ongoing and we would certainly investigate further should anyone have reason to complain. If you’d like to discuss this issue directly in more detail please call me on 01273 778844. Many thanks, Chris Sawyer (Director).

1.00 /5

Had a viewing booked fo today that I didn’t get the voicemail for to say it was cancelled three days ago. The booking was confirmed by email yet no cancellation via email. The team knew I was coming from London. I’m a cash buyer. And the house owners were in and I was literally stood outside the house and I was still denied a viewing. Terrible communication, sellers not ready to sell and £60 wasted on journey a day off work I didn’t need to take just cause the estate agents were too lazy to send a simple email. Not interested with dealing with them now rather my fee for a cash buy went to a decent estate agent. If you do use them I highly recommend you treat them them with an inability to do the basic job expected from an estate agent which is to clarify a message has got through to a customer. Don’t deal with Elliot.

1.00 /5

Agents didn't show up to a viewing and were then particularly unapologetic on the phone, choosing to pass the buck rather than accept responsibility. Won't be using them for any further viewings. Complete shambles.

1.00 /5

Terrible service provided. Stay clear if you are trying to find a rental property.

Reply from agent

Hi Sara, we're sorry to hear that you're not happy with our service. We'd love to speak to you and find out what went wrong. You don't appear to be registered with us, so please call our Lettings team on 01273 778844 or let us know how we can contact you when you have a moment. Many thanks.

1.00 /5

I would not recommend selling property through Sawyers. I chose them as I thought they would do a good job. However, they managed the sale of my flat very badly, and nearly a year later, I have lost the sale and am out of pocket having moved my tenant out, on their recommendation. Not a good experience. It has cost me dearly.

Reply from agent

Hi Felicity. It's always disappointing when a sale falls through, we'd be happy to discuss this in full with you if you'd like to call us.

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