Bairstow Eves
3.8/5, 1248 reviews
69% recommended
86% lettings valuation accuracy
81% lettings fee satisfaction
Having been in existence for over 100 years the name Bairstow Eves is synonymous with professional estate agency. Bairstow Eves now has over 240 offices all over the UK and is still expanding. show more Having been in existence for over 100 years the name Bairstow Eves is synonymous with professional estate agency. Bairstow Eves now has over 240 offices all over the UK and is still expanding.

Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Lettings 86% 81% £290 £3,750
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135 30 161 103 332 60 181 34 48 164
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“originally they failed to notify their solicitor of the sale ......”

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Jan 18,2013
Minithumbdown
By: 'Margaret'
Jan 18,2013
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originally they failed to notify their solicitor of the sale which caused delays. I was given conflicting information depnding on who I spoke to on the phone. On the day I moved out of my property I received a letter from them informing me that ...
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“We were supposed to see a property and contacted them ......”

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Jan 16,2013
Minithumbdown
By: 'Evelina'
Jan 16,2013
1 people found
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We were supposed to see a property and contacted them again 10 min before the viewing. Despite that we waited outside for about half an hour in a freezing cold and nobody showed up. Called them again just to be told that our viewing was cancelled. ...
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“Switched to another agency after 6+months of no movement.No ......”

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Jan 12,2013
Minithumbdown
Emma
By: 'Jeremy'
Jan 12,2013
5 people found
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Switched to another agency after 6+months of no movement. No offers made due to a lack of sales tactics, and lack of market knowledge. Opinions on Bairstow Great Barr seemed to be that houses don't sell unless prices dropped, not that effort needs to go ...
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The only good thing they did was put an enthusiastic individual onto us named Scarlett, yet by then the damage had been done. The administration was terrible.
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“The staff at the Leyton branch of Bairstow Eves are ......”

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Jan 03,2013
Minithumbdown
By: 'Miss'
Jan 03,2013
8 people found
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The staff at the Leyton branch of Bairstow Eves are totally incompetent, so much so it amazes me they even manage to get themselves dressed in the morning. We were constantly misled, lied to and had to chase several times for answers on the simplest ...
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“The Bairstow is the worst agency ever. I STRONGLY DO ......”

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Dec 20,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'A'
Dec 20,2012
1 people found
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The Bairstow is the worst agency ever. I STRONGLY DO NOT RECOMMEND THEM!!! Before you decide to use their services, please read feedback as they will cheat on you and not providing services as they should as per contract. First of all, Leyton Bairstow agency ...
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NEVER
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“When you let through Bairstow Eves you are actually letting ......”

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Dec 20,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'angrytenant'
Dec 20,2012
6 people found
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When you let through Bairstow Eves you are actually letting through Countrywide! They charged us over £400 in fees when setting up a 6 month tenancy agreement which we were told we would be able to renew when it expired, However at the end of the agreement ...
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“To begin with, the property management company you are required ......”

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Dec 18,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'JT'
Dec 18,2012
5 people found
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To begin with, the property management company you are required to go through for repairs took 2 weeks to send anyone round to sort out a leaking toilet and oven that didn't turn on. Then it was all fine (because I didn't need anything). When it ...
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“The worst estate agent in Colchester. I only used them ......”

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Nov 24,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Professional'
Nov 24,2012
3 people found
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The worst estate agent in Colchester. I only used them because the vendors property had been badly market and thus was available quite cheaply. Constant excuses, not returning calls, readvertising when SSTC to get a few extra quid and jeopardising a sale that took over 6 ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Getting rid of the smarmy, slimy, lazy and unprofessional staff would be a start. Realise that buy to letter landlords are key to selling 2 bed Victorian terraces and treat them with a bit of respect.
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“If you need rent don't go to Bairstow Eves Brentwood ,......”

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Nov 23,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Jon'
Nov 23,2012
2 people found
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If you need rent don't go to Bairstow Eves Brentwood ,Marina is to busy to call you back ,you have to chase her, to busy herself to show a property complains she is always on her own ,not enough staff you listen to her problems ...
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“This branch is a joke!!! I dealt with Mark Sharer ......”

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Nov 22,2012
Minithumbdown
Mark
By: 'believer'
Nov 22,2012
16 people found
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This branch is a joke!!! I dealt with Mark Sharer and found him very aggressive, rude and pushy. Tried to get more money out of me and when realised I am young but not stupid, became angry, spiteful and vindictive. Made his best to ensure ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Attitude change
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“AVOID THIS AGENCY !!!! Absolutly nigthmare to deal with these people. ......”

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Nov 10,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'EwA'
Nov 10,2012
5 people found
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AVOID THIS AGENCY !!!! Absolutly nigthmare to deal with these people. I was renting 2 bedroom flat with damaged wall in bedroom by roof leakages by 7 months .They promised to fixed - nothing done .I had to move out. Writting complaitn without positive result. Im going to ...
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“what a terrible service. only got us one viewing in 16 ......”

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Oct 29,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'jpatching'
Oct 29,2012
3 people found
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what a terrible service. only got us one viewing in 16 weeks. The one viewer said she could tell when she phoned them to book a viewing that they were not a good estate agents. They telephoned me a couple of times throughout the agreement to ...
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“we have been trying to sell our house using this ......”

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Oct 27,2012
Minithumbdown
lee
By: 'max'
Oct 27,2012
2 people found
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we have been trying to sell our house using this useless bunch. we have been lied to by them telling us they have phoned us at least once a week to let us know what is happening.we have been told that a buyer would ...
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By: Truthfulthomas
Jan 05, 2013
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What they should be shut down which means more people out of work and on the dole. Get off you high horse. Your house didn't sell because its awful and stinks ...

“These people contacted me to let them sell my flat ......”

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Oct 19,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Disappointed'
Oct 19,2012
2 people found
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These people contacted me to let them sell my flat which I currently rent out through them. They convinced me that the market was on the up, blan, blah, so I agreed. They charged me £200 to market it which apparently wasn't optional, then used old ...
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“Very pleased with the service i received here and particularly ......”

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Oct 13,2012
Minithumbup
By: 'Daniel'
Oct 13,2012
1 people found
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Very pleased with the service i received here and particularly Tony who advised me of the pros and cons of letting my flat. I have made an informed choice on letting now and will istruct them to find me a tenant....
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“I dealt initially with Graham but most of my contact ......”

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Oct 03,2012
Minithumbup
Stacey
By: 'Jan'
Oct 03,2012
3 people found
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I dealt initially with Graham but most of my contact was with Stacey. She always answered my emails within minutes of me sending them. She was always extremely helpful and this was so important as I live 2000 miles away and was unable to visit the ...
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“My partner and I had been looking for a one ......”

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Oct 01,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Rachel1001'
Oct 01,2012
8 people found
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My partner and I had been looking for a one bed flat for sometime using private agents, however we were having no luck and decided to go through an agency. We went to Bairstow Eves believing that because it is a nationwide company we would ...
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“Having previously sold a property I have been acutely aware ......”

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Sep 26,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Mr'
Sep 26,2012
5 people found
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Having previously sold a property I have been acutely aware of how painful the process can be. Nothing could have prepared me for the rudeness of this individual. To start to describe him by saying he clearly aspires to be one of the characters in ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
A little more honesty and a little humility might go a long way, but maybe just appreciation that it is the seller that is the one that pays him and that is who he needs to treat with a little bit more respect.
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“I wish there was an option bellow terrible. This agency ......”

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Aug 22,2012
Minithumbdown
Moustafa
By: 'ECLM'
Aug 22,2012
2 people found
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I wish there was an option bellow terrible. This agency is a joke. We rented a property last year and they are responsible for the contract and for our deposit. First we specifically asked to have a 6-month break clause in our contract, which they ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
I would change my mind if they had done their job over the course of the past year. Now it's too late. All I want is my deposit back promptly and to never have to deal with them again.
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“The property agent is completely incompetent. They they don't know ......”

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Aug 21,2012
Minithumbdown
Leanne
By: 'Annoyed'
Aug 21,2012
4 people found
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The property agent is completely incompetent. They they don't know their job, when they are doing something they do it wrong and where they can they do nothing at all. I honestly do not see why they bother, looking back all they have succeeded in ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Do their job.
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“We first viewed the property through their partner company Frank ......”

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Aug 17,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Andy'
Aug 17,2012
1 people found
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We first viewed the property through their partner company Frank Innes (who were extremely helpful and friendly, and have been since), but Bairstow Eves offered us discounted initial fees. Having provided all paperwork and paid to have the property 'taken off the market', we were ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Complete honesty, better communication, better customer service
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“Very poor customer service both when it came to arrange ......”

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Aug 11,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'not'
Aug 11,2012
3 people found
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Very poor customer service both when it came to arrange second viewing.and. when.we placed an offer on. the house. staff members seemed. Disinterested in selling the property. made no attempt to make any call s to myself to inform me of progress left ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
I think a more honest and upfront attitude and treating us with more respect
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“Myself and my flatmates are students and soon to be ......”

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Aug 08,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Commzski'
Aug 08,2012
3 people found
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Myself and my flatmates are students and soon to be tenants with this company. We were due to move out of our current property before the 6th of August, we were promised this as that was our final day here and none of us had ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Have a complaints procedure which is CLEAR so if you do have one people can see it, be more organised and stick to your self set deadlines! Don't set a deadline if you don't intend on sticking to it!
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By: Matt patt MARLA
Sep 13, 2012
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Naughty countrywide, they've got in trouble with their lack of a complaints procedure before, follow the link: http://www.nfopp.co.uk/media/115861/countrywiderl.pdf My advice is go to ARLA ...

“The property details published for the sale were inaccurate, a ......”

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Jul 20,2012
Minithumbdown
David
By: 'KL'
Jul 20,2012
2 people found
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The property details published for the sale were inaccurate, a floor plan was not loaded. Details of the maintenance charges were not included. We received little if any feedback from people that had viewed the property. Prospective purchasers were not vetted regarding their readiness to ...
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“I have dealt with Yvette, the Mortgage Advisor at this ......”

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Jul 18,2012
Minithumbup
Yvette
By: 'Happy'
Jul 18,2012
1 people found
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I have dealt with Yvette, the Mortgage Advisor at this office for many years. She is always honest, friendly, professional and gives good honest advice. I would recommend her to any of my friends and family. It is difficukt to find a decent mortgage broker ...
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“Time Wasters!After seeing a property and trying to put ......”

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Jul 12,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Disappointed'
Jul 12,2012
5 people found
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Time Wasters! After seeing a property and trying to put an offer in she got obsessed we had to "qualify" to be able to buy the property, we have a private broker and we do "qualify", she hasn't bothered to reply to our eamils/call ...
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She seemed nice but she is not a professional, made us waste precious time.
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“had enough of these cowboys! always say they will ring .........”

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Jul 10,2012
Minithumbdown
tom
By: 'boss'
Jul 10,2012
4 people found
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had enough of these cowboys! always say they will ring ...never do ..all they are interested in is selling their own products ....they have wasted so much of my time.....never going to buy or sell a property through these muppets again!...
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“Our agent seemed disinterested in selling the property.They were ......”

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Jul 08,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'ewan'
Jul 08,2012
2 people found
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Our agent seemed disinterested in selling the property. They were very familiar at chatty with the owner, but relatively uninterested in us, the potential buyers. The tour of the property was non existent while the agent was glued to an iPhone. They also failed to ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
I would not use or recommend Bairstow Eves, we have had similarly bad experiences with other agents from different branches.
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“property advertised as a open day so arranged to view, ......”

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Jul 07,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'sjc'
Jul 07,2012
6 people found
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property advertised as a open day so arranged to view, agent turned up 2 minutes before time to find the keys did not work so cancelled, i was contacted the following week and asked if i would be putting an offer in, obviously dont talk, i ...
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“This organisation is completely incompetent and unresponsive. They have failed ......”

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Jul 06,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Martin'
Jul 06,2012
3 people found
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This organisation is completely incompetent and unresponsive. They have failed to respond on any occassion that i contacted them regarding moving and are currently withoholding my deposit claioming it is the landlord who has not responded. Asked to be given the email address of a ...
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London, SW11

Surrey, CR0

London, E11

Nottingham, NG1

Lincoln, LN2



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