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Paramount Properties

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

Utterly useless lettings team. Couldn't find their way out of a paper bag.

Reply from agent

Hi Harry, I'm very sorry to hear that you weren't happy with your experience. I just want to say that we work hard to do everything we possibly can to find you the perfect fit in your next home. Unfortunately certain requirements, like the need to accommodate pets, can sometimes reduce the available options that still tick all of the "must have" boxes. We think pets are wonderful (most of us have one or two ourselves!), and we think we may see some great changes in this area in the near future. As things are today, we appreciate that it can be frustrating when it becomes a limitation. If there's anything that we can do to help please let us know, and in the meantime we sincerely wish you all the best in your property search.

1.00 /5

Not recommend at all.

Reply from agent

Hi MJ, thank you for your review. We are really sorry to hear that you wouldn't recommend us. It's not acceptable to us that you have not been happy with your experience. We would really appreciate the opportunity to find out where we went wrong for you and what we could have done better. Would you be open to getting in contact? Please do give Reagan a call at 020 7644 2312 or send an email to reagan@paramount-properties.co.uk.

1.00 /5

I have been trying for over a week to book a viewing. Always goes to the admin team, no one is available! The agent, name Dexter, respond to my email and called me and asked me loads of loads of questions, at the end he missed understand and mixed some questions and simply said 'the landlord is looking for a couple, I said, yes we are a couple! and he said , you know what! there is an offer on the property and I will contact you if that didn't proceed. I am 100% sure that the flat is available! he took it personally and decided to not to give me the viewing just because he didn't liked me! terrible service. LANDLORDS PLEASE AVOID !!!!

Reply from agent

Hi Elaheh, first I would like to sincerely assure you that our whole team is committed to a high standard of professionalism. We do our best to get to know as much as we can about you and what your perfect home looks like. We know that finding your next property is a big decision and it's important to get it right. This does mean that we'll ask a lot of questions! Unfortunately the property that you enquired about had received an offer and was in the process of coming off the market. We know that it can be frustrating when the timing isn't quite right, so if there's anything that we can do to help you in your search, we're here for you. Just give us a call at 020 7372 0202 or send an email to info@paramount-properties.co.uk.

1.00 /5

I'm looking to rent and really liked the look of a flat listed with this agency. Tried to get in touch to arrange a viewing but the experience has been nothing short of, for the lack of a better word, odd. I was told to wait for 24 hours (that window isn't small) until an agent got back to me. I had a whole afternoon available so tried again to be told about the same time frame. I had to see if I could manage my schedule and arrange a time to view the flat today so bit the bullet and called the office and again the non-agent personnel started parroting the same stuff about waiting 24 hrs... What?! Sure, you get the message that these people have their priorities somewhere else but to not call a potential client in two days? Common courtesy is one of the things NOT paramount to this business.

Reply from agent

Hi Jawad, thank you for your review and I'm sorry that you feel you've had a frustrating experience. What you've described is absolutely unacceptable by our standards so right away we've looked into what happened. It's incredibly important for you to feel like you're receiving caring service, so we make sure to have every resource in place so that we can respond immediately to all of our enquiries. I've confirmed that your first enquiry received an immediate response by email to ask for more information, and our agent followed up with a phone call later in the day to the number you provided. We then followed up with another email that unfortunately wasn't answered. We attempt to get in contact in different ways as we know different people find different methods more convenient. By the time we were able to get in contact with you an offer on the property had been accepted by the Owner. We completely understand that it can be frustrating when you've found a property that looks like it'll be a perfect fit and then it becomes unavailable. We want to do everything we can to help you find a great fit for your next home, so please do let us know more about what it is that you're looking for. We're here to help you find it!

1.00 /5

Having rented with Paramount twice and also having a friend who's used Paramount with similarly frustrating experiences, I genuinely cannot fathom why the ratings here are so high. Essentially, anywhere they can find something which they can add a small but not insignificant fee of £25 to £40, they absolutely will. At the point of moving out, they feel far more like an extortion service than a letting agent, charging well over double the market rate for services. £25 for a tiny blue mark which requires one lick of paint on a banister (pictured) and £6 each for 5 light bulbs (especially given that half the bulbs in the house died within two weeks of us moving in, as highlighted to Paramount). This was in a 3rd/4th floor duplex, where some moving marks are unavoidable, even though we used professional movers. Also see pictured "yellow stains to table" which are supposedly shown in the picture. That'll be another £20. The Paramount defence will be that they work with a third party for these check outs, which obviously doesn't mean much as it's pretty clearly in their interest to find miniscule defects they can charge £25+ for. Sadly, at the point of asking for what's left of your deposit back, there is very little you can do but accept these charges, PLUS their double market rate cleaning charges (which they then add VAT to). As a final note, Paramount initially described the kitchen of our new flat as "modern", before insisting that we paid for a dishwasher to be purchased and installed ourselves if we wanted one. Upon leaving six months later, the landlord so generously offered to pay back 75% of the dishwasher price (but none of the installation fees). Two weeks later, the 75% payment still hasn't been received. Odd when Paramount are usually so enthusiastic to insist on payments being made, it doesn't seem to bother them as much when it's an outgoing from their client.

Reply from agent

Hi Ian, firstly I'd like to say I'm sorry you feel you've had a frustrating experience with a few things. The reason we protect every deposit with the third party Tenancy Deposit Scheme is that they can help you with any end of tenancy charges that you feel are genuinely unacceptable. They offer you recourse and adjudication specifically for this reason - so you have peace of mind that things will be dealt with fairly. When it comes to light bulbs, all information about your responsibility to replace them and the cost if you choose not to is included in your tenancy agreement and is accessible at any time. The kitchen had been completely renovated with a new modern finish just before your move in. Since you had made it clear you wanted a dishwasher after your move, we found a solution with the landlord where you could make the change to suit your needs and be compensated. We completely understand wanting to make your property just right for you, and we'll do everything we can to help you achieve that. We'll appreciate any further feedback about what we could have done to improve your experience, just send an email to info@paramount-properties.co.uk.

1.00 /5

NEVER AGAIN! The worst agency I have dealt with in my whole life. Firstly, they created tones of headache when I wanted to end the tenancy agreement earlier after the break-clause term. It took me from March (when I first requested to break … More

Reply from agent

Hi Adile, we are sorry that you are experiencing frustration, however, we have made every attempt to work with you while a replacement was found for your tenancy during the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak. We want to be clear that the landlord manages this property, and we are only holding your deposit as a stakeholder while you negotiate with your landlord and the current tenants over the damages to the property, after which it will be released to the relevant parties. While we understand that things come up unexpectedly, we need to follow procedures to ensure that every tenancy is handled in the best and fairest way for all. We'd be happy to discuss this further from our position as a non-managing agent in this instance. Please do give us a call at 020 7372 0202 or send an email to info@paramount-properties.co.uk.

1.00 /5

After two years of tenancy managed by paramount, I'm changing my review to 1 stars ( i would do 0 if I could) They are an absolute nightmare when it comes to your Account Manager to deal … More

Reply from agent

Hi Maria, thank you for your comment, and I'm really sorry to hear that this has been your experience. The reason we have specialised departments to handle your journey with us is to make sure that we're able to deliver the best care for you at each stage. We're looking into what happened with your move out straight away because we take the issues you've raised very seriously. We strongly value transparency and open communication, and work very hard to make your experience with us as great as possible. We want you to feel valued and supported. Would you be available for us to get in contact to find out more about what happened? Please do give us a call at 020 7644 2312, or send an email to reagan@paramount-properties.co.uk. Update: Hi again Maria, we've looked into your check out and we have to say we are more confused than before. Your landlord incurred costs so that you wouldn't have to, and your only deduction was the agreed cleaning. All correspondence that we have record of seems to have been positive, so we are finding it difficult to get a clear picture of where we could have done better. If you're open to it, we'd really appreciate the chance to find out where things went wrong from your perspective.

1.00 /5

Sadly i wouldn't recommend Paramount for a few reasons, but the main one ultimately due to misinformation provided to me and my partner during the course of buying a property from them... For example, when we ask the agent showing us around what the door off the communal hallway was, he said this was simply a storage cupboard. As it turns out, it is the 1st floor flats kitchenet and laundry room, thus making the property an HMO which we were not property informed either in the lease or in any of the documentation provided, neither by seller nor by the agent. I also strongly believe they lied about having 'multiple offers/interest' and asked us for a best and final offer, when in reality our offer was the only one on the table being considered. We paused our purchased during lock-down as per government guidelines and were placed under undue pressure from the agent at paramount to move forward, despite government advice and our own desire to pause. Bad experience. Bad Agency.

Reply from agent

Hi Emily, thank you for your review. Right away we've spoken with our sales team to get more information about the process of when you purchased your property a few months ago. Firstly I'd like to say that we strongly value transparency and will never encourage someone to make a decision before they are ready. Our goal is to support you during the milestone of purchasing a property. We apologise if you felt any differently, and we will do everything we can to rectify it immediately. We would really appreciate the chance to get in contact to get some more information about the HMO that you mention - if you could please send an email to robertl@paramount-properties.co.uk.

1.00 /5
Reply from agent

Hi Deidy DJ, we are really sorry to hear that you have not been happy with our service. Could you please provide us with a few details about why you felt like you had a one-star experience? We would really appreciate the opportunity to get in touch and discuss a way to turn that around. We can be reached at 020 7372 0202, or by email at info@paramount-properties.co.uk.

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