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Whitegates Sefton

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1.00 /5

So for some reason my previous review isn't showing, luckily i have several emails and want to make sure people aren't being ripped off. what the manager of this branch cant seem to grasp is that unfortunately for him his staff have not been acting professionally. when one of your agents tells me face to face that a property has been taken off of the market because it failed its survey don't tell me that its never had a survey before. and then when your staff are calling asking for feedback from a viewing and they get told "I'll do you one better id like to make offer of xyandz" Is your agent then responding with "well i still think you could get springfield" even though somebody had already made a higher offer on the previous property so we were told that she'd lost the property as a result.... did the higher offer not exist? why are your reps still pushing for the sale of a house thats already under offer? surely thats bad business practice to actively try to gazump people. why when these properties have accepted an offer are your agents still hosting viewings? and why are you accepting an offer on a property and then proceeding to fail to report that back to the seller? you've now put a property back on the market for higher than the agreed price even though it's failed its survey in 13 separate areas just last week, are you simply out to waste peoples time or are you more interested in selling properties thats aren't fit for use. a roof replacement and render replacement would cost upwards of £15,0000 so dropping the price by 5k is insulting, wouldn't you agree? asking me to remove my review because i'm not a direct customer is insane, a review is based on a persons experience, i have had my mother in law on the phone nearly daily in tears because she's been messed out by you so much and now she's hundreds of pounds out of pocket paying for a survey on property that you knew was going to come back failed. that is my experience, all of this is based on MY experience with your company.

1.00 /5

Not impressed with the customer service given by this branch they are very unprofessional to a family member when trying to buy a new house. Even the manager was just as bad as the his staff. To your reply my name is not Lydia

Reply from agent

Hi Laura, I'm truly sorry to hear that you’re left feeling this way about Whitegates Sefton. I’ve looked into our system but, unfortunately, couldn’t locate your information. At Whitegates, we prioritize customer satisfaction, which is why so many people choose us each year. If you, or any family member who may have experienced this, would like to discuss your concerns further, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can call me directly at 0151 203 0325 or email me at james.lacken@whitegates.co.uk. I would genuinely appreciate the opportunity to look into this for you and help address any concerns. Thanks again for bringing this to our attention. Best regards, James Lacken Associate Director

1.00 /5

Awful Experience.! Spoke to Tom who needs to learn how to speak to customer, Rude and condescending, speaks over you. would suggest Training is needed. will not be buying any houses from Whitegates again.

Reply from agent

Hi Jan, I’m sorry to hear that you’ve been left feeling this way. I’ve tried to reach out but haven’t heard back. I understand that Tom explained our policy, which requires clients to be actively on the market to view properties. This is a common approach in UK estate agencies, as many sellers prefer to show their properties only to clients who are in a position to proceed. For our sellers, it can be frustrating to prepare for a viewing if there’s no realistic prospect of an offer or a timely sale. Whitegates is the market leader in the areas you’re considering, and we’d regret if one conversation changed your perception of us. If you’d like to discuss this further, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly at 0151 203 0235 or email me at james.lacken@whitegates.co.uk. Wishing you all the best with your property search. Kind regards, James Lacken Branch Manager

1.00 /5

Michelle, unprofessional, a theif and scam artist. Taking deposit money off tenants for no reason and blame the landlords that are their clients. Took our deposit off us over redecoration costs yet put the property back up for rent with how we decorated the property. Property was left in an immaculate condition and the rent was never late but we still got our deposit took off us by these money grabbers. Avoid any rental properties from whitegates as you'll only ever hear from them when they want more money off you. Whitegates never followed up any repairs that were reported on property by their own staff. Would avoid at all costs very unprofessional and rude.

Reply from agent

Hi Richard, I am somewhat a little confused about your review. The landlord requested your deposit back due to you carrying out decoration works to the property without permission. Whitegates did inform the landlord the property was left in a good condition however despite this she still wanted to request for monies to cover the works to return the property to how it was given to yourself. We informed you Whitegates makes no decision on this matter and in fact the deposit protection scheme would review your check in report, check out report and make the final decision. Your review should be towards them not Whitegates. I am happy to show you our check out report stating the property was left in a good condition. All repairs are done via our Sefton emails and logged to be carried out. I am unaware of any repairs not being carried out? You never raised any issues whilst in tenancy with our service and I can confirm Whitegates wouldn’t benefit from your deposit being held or returned to the landlord. This is not our decision and it was the landlords. If you want to discuss this further by all means feel free to pop in branch for an appointment. Thanks James Lacken Branch Manager

1.00 /5

If you pay rent to a landlord and Whitegate S are the property agency start saying your prayer s they do nothing for you they only have the landlord interests simples don't waste your time calling them they don't do anything or nothing and Don't care .FACTNegativeQuality, Professionalism

Reply from agent

Hi Jim, Apologises you are correct we do work on behalf of our landlords and their instructions however I cannot seem to find you on our system. Are you sure this is the correct Whitegates branch? Please give me a call to discuss further. Thanks James Lacken Branch Manager

1.00 /5

If you pay rent to a landlord and Whitegate S are the property agency start saying your prayer s they do nothing for you they only have the landlord interests simples don't waste your time calling them they don't do anything or nothing and Don't care .FACT

Reply from agent

Hi Jim, Apologises you are correct we do work on behalf of our landlords and their instructions however I cannot seem to find you on our system. Are you sure this is the correct Whitegates branch? Please give me a call to discuss further. Thanks James Lacken Branch Manager

1.00 /5

I was interested in renting my house. Booked appointment via chat. No success. Booked via telephone. Agent came in wrong time than agreed. My impression is that this agent choosing to work with only inferior people.

Reply from agent

Hi Jan, Apologises the service levels have not been met at Whitegates. I couldn't find you on our system but If you like to discuss anything further please dont hesitate to contact me direct. Thanks - James from Whitegates

1.00 /5

AWFUL , THEY ARE ALL LIARS AND THE SERVICE IVE RECIEVED IS AWFUL , HAVE INFORMED OMBUDSMAN , WHITEGATES LIED NEVER CARRIED OUT WORK BEFORE I MOVED IN , I HAD NO BLINDS THE CARPET WAS RANCID IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CLEANED NEVER HAPPENED PAINTED NEVER HAPPENED I LAID LAMINATE FLOORING AND PUT BLINDS UP IMPROVED THE DUMP WAS WILLING TO LEAVE IT ALL FOR A SMALL CONTRIBUTION WAS TOLD NO BUT LANDLADY IS HAPPY FOR YOU TO LEAVE IT ALLBET SHE IS BUT NOT WILLINGTO CONTRIBUTE YET WAS HAPPY FOR ME TO MOVE INTO HER STINKING PLACE THAT WAS NOT CLEANED DESPITE REPEATED REQUESTS FOR IT TO BE ALL REQUESTS TO WHITEGATES ALL IGNORED VERY VERY POOR SERVICE THAT MADE ME ILL, I WAS TREATED APPALLINGLY AND THREATENED WITH NOT GETTING MY DEPOSIT BACK IF I LEFT IT IN THE TERRIBLE STATE I MOVED INTO LETS SEE THAT HAPPEN AVOID THIS PLACE LIKE COVID 19 ,SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES BUT THEY WONT DISGUSTING

1.00 /5

This company is an absolute joke. They lie repeatedly, never reply to emails if they do ignore questions they don’t like. Had to take them to ombudsman they lied to them too and when I got rewarded compensation they never paid me ! Really awful company can’t believe previous reviews DO NOT touch this company plenty of others out there.NegativeResponsiveness, Professionalism

Reply from agent

Hi Lynette, I am sorry you have been left unhappy with the service provided by Whitegates. I am a little confused by your review. Your goodwill gesture was due to be paid by 12/04 - This has been confirmed as paid on the agreed date. Should you have anything else you would like to discuss please don't hesitate to contact the branch directly. Kind Regards James Lacken Branch Manager

1.00 /5
12.04.2021
Awful

This company is an absolute joke. They lie never reply to emails if they do ignore questions they don't like. Had to take them to ombudsman they lied to them too and when I got rewarded compensation they never paid me. Really awful company don't believe google reviews as it won't let you add a negative review

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