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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From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
135 30 161 103 332 60 181 34 48 164
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  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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“Bairstow Eves - Bare Faced Liars more like! Do not ......”

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Jun 18,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'VictorM'
Jun 18,2011
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Bairstow Eves - Bare Faced Liars more like! Do not use this agency or specifically this branch. Unprofessional, unethical, rude and incompetent....
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“Used the Redhill branch recently. They were really nice and ......”

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Jun 15,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'Abby'
Jun 15,2011
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Used the Redhill branch recently. They were really nice and seemed really professional until I decided to proceed with a letting application with them. First of all their referencing fees are ridiculously overpriced (£125 per applicant - other places charge around £75 per applicant). This is when ...
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“I have today contacted them regarding a property that I ......”

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Jun 06,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'Andy'
Jun 06,2011
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I have today contacted them regarding a property that I saw in their window yesterday, it was advertised at £59,995 for a 2 bed. detached mobile home - I then had a look on their web page today and found the same advert with a photo of ...
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“One of the worst experiences of my life, after a ......”

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Jun 05,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'mac'
Jun 05,2011
2 people found
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One of the worst experiences of my life, after a brilliant sales pitch by the MD, the house was put on the market, overpriced, at his incidence so no viewings. After dropping the price by us to a realistic price after our own research, things ...
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“Unfriendly staff, did not return calls, not even sure offer ......”

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Jun 01,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'Essex'
Jun 01,2011
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Unfriendly staff, did not return calls, not even sure offer made on property was passed on to the vendor. What a shambles!!.....
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“I used these guys to sell two properties - mine ......”

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Jun 01,2011
Minithumbup
By: 'mozcore'
Jun 01,2011
1 people found
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I used these guys to sell two properties - mine and my partners. They were very helpful especially when the people we were buying from pulled out not once but twice! They kept everyone informed and when we lost the one we wanted they kept ...
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“This branch are an awful estate agents that misrepresented a ......”

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May 13,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'Wakka1201'
May 13,2011
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This branch are an awful estate agents that misrepresented a property that I am still trying to buy almost 9 months after first seeing the property. In all their advertisements for the house they said it was a freehold but after we agreed price and our ...
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“I had a terrible experience with Bairstow Eves today!I ......”

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May 06,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'bad'
May 06,2011
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I had a terrible experience with Bairstow Eves today! I made an appointment for a property viewing with Bairstow Eves this morning. Also, their sales person insisted that I need to talk to one of their mortgage advisor and said this mortgage advisor will be ...
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By: niji
Aug 27, 2011
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“I had the most awful experience today. The lady was ......”

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Apr 30,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'shah'
Apr 30,2011
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I had the most awful experience today. The lady was rude said she had nothing for me to look at. Talked me like I was nothing. I got up to leave and she asked me why I stood up!! Because you said you had nothing ...
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“Doing business with Bairstow Eves was one of the worst ......”

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Apr 29,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'DPNixon'
Apr 29,2011
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Doing business with Bairstow Eves was one of the worst decisions I have ever made. Once they have your money, they don't give a damn. They won't even return your phone calls. I really cannot express my disgust without resorting to expletives. If you do ...
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By: BJL - FNAEA
Jul 17, 2011
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I didn't know Bairstow Eves had a branch in Coulsdon Road Croydon. Who is DPNixon and how do we know this is a genuine complaint? ...

“What can I say about this shower other than be ......”

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Mar 13,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'JON'
Mar 13,2011
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What can I say about this shower other than be warned everybody they take your deposit and when you opt to move on they help landlords to rip you of by claiming spurious repair bills and not releasing your deposit....
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“The employees are unprofessional and rude.The landlord didn't get ......”

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Mar 10,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'john'
Mar 10,2011
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The employees are unprofessional and rude.The landlord didn't get the property ready as per the tenancy agreement but they claimed it is ready and insisted on shifting into the house.They overchagred for all the services they provide like referencing and administrative work. They ...
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“[[EDIT ORIGINAL START]]This company gives more credence to the ......”

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Mar 03,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'Jon'
Mar 03,2011
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[[EDIT ORIGINAL START]] This company gives more credence to the fact that Estate Agents are con artists, I was given a verbal quote for commission of 1.5% then in writing a fixed fee was insisted on some...
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“In a nutshell....NO Feedback, NO communication, No Advice, No ......”

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Feb 28,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'palacegirl'
Feb 28,2011
2 people found
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In a nutshell....NO Feedback, NO communication, No Advice, No Support. And after four months of nothing we were told you might want to drop the price by ten thousand pounds!!! Needless to say we have now taken the house off of the market with ...
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“After meeting with ********** whilst loking at a property with my ......”

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Feb 27,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'Glyn'
Feb 27,2011
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After meeting with ********** whilst loking at a property with my son with maybe the intention of buying. He adopted the most dreadful attitude and was very rude and obnoxious to myself and members of my family. We do not intend to have any further dealings ...
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“Asked me why I was taking so long to find ......”

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Jan 27,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'R8'
Jan 27,2011
0 people found
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Asked me why I was taking so long to find a property (only 6 months), why I keep changing my mind, and then reprimanded me for not returning their ambiguous phone calls (we've got something new, can you pls ring us back...) Then they hung up ...
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“Selfish and arogant. Been gazumped 3 times off these now through ......”

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Jan 21,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'Cleggie'
Jan 21,2011
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Selfish and arogant. Been gazumped 3 times off these now through their sly dealings and backhanders. Such a high turn over off staff and so unhelpful. Do not buy off these people, they have their favourites so you wont stand a chance....
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“These people are not only incompetent but also rude. On ......”

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Jan 06,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'Olympian'
Jan 06,2011
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These people are not only incompetent but also rude. On one viewing the prospective buyer said the only reason they would not purchase the property was because it did not have a boiler. In fact there was a boiler and a new one to boot! ...
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By: Josey Wales
Aug 31, 2011
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Had the same experiance , they sign you up then go to work on you getting you to drop the price week after week. ...

“The people who work in this agency change by the ......”

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Jan 01,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'Brian'
Jan 01,2011
1 people found
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The people who work in this agency change by the minute, and all are incompetent - bear in mind that Bairstowes operate on a franchise basis, and actually encourage unqualified individuals to apply to join the 'business'. If you do decide to use this Agency ...
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By: bad experience
May 06, 2011
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Great thanks! I had a terrible experience today too. and I have just emailed nick too. ...

“Most horrible experience. Great at the point of selling their ......”

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Dec 17,2010
Minithumbdown
By: 'furious'
Dec 17,2010
0 people found
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Most horrible experience. Great at the point of selling their services, tonnes of promisses. In reality - worse than nothing. I chose them to sell my property back in July. Also instructed them and paid for EPC. Photos of the house were made by a ...
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By: zbdbkues
May 04, 2011
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Strange really because Bairstowe Eves and Hamptons are actually the same company. They are both owned by countrywide. ...

“Let down last minute after close to exchange - sold ......”

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Dec 14,2010
Minithumbdown
By: 'alansmith0017'
Dec 14,2010
0 people found
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Let down last minute after close to exchange - sold the property to someone else after telling me the vendour decided to take it off the market - total crap as I found out they sold it to another purchaser. The branch never keep to ...
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“I originally had 3 valuations of my property and after going ......”

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Dec 10,2010
Minithumbdown
By: 'michaelr52'
Dec 10,2010
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I originally had 3 valuations of my property and after going with the agent I thought was the best (did not have much joy with them) I changed to Bairstow Eves. The same guy came round and whilst he seemed fairly knowledgable, was quite slimmy. However ...
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“Not to be trusted.The upbeat sing song voices the ......”

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Nov 28,2010
Minithumbdown
By: 'Professor'
Nov 28,2010
0 people found
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Not to be trusted.The upbeat sing song voices the negotiators project are a phoney masking tactic.The disdain for clients and the deception that seems to be prevalent and accepted as the norm in the industry is a sickness that needs to be tamed ...
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“Complete cowboys(girls), the sort of agent that will tell ......”

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Oct 28,2010
Minithumbdown
By: 'Pi$$ed'
Oct 28,2010
2 people found
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Complete cowboys(girls), the sort of agent that will tell you anything to get an instruction, and then throw every excuse in the book at you for their lack of care, attention, and expertise. Please stay away from this agent. I had a pristine property ...
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“[[EDIT ORIGINAL START]]Warning Do Not Use These Cowboys!!!! Incompetent, ......”

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Oct 10,2010
Minithumbdown
By: '703'
Oct 10,2010
1 people found
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[[EDIT ORIGINAL START]] Warning Do Not Use These Cowboys!!!! Incompetent, Unprofessional, Untrustworthy. I made an offer on a property that I liked, the seller accepted my offer. I was then informed that I needed the deposit money by the end of the week, as the ...
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“I am appalled beyond words with the way I have ......”

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Sep 22,2010
Minithumbdown
By: 'lykastar'
Sep 22,2010
2 people found
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I am appalled beyond words with the way I have been treated by a Lettings Negotiator in their Barking office. I live in Nottingham and study in London. Due to personal reasons, I was unable to travel to London and visit estate agents until two ...
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“Well, where do I start, from making up viewings and ......”

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Sep 21,2010
Minithumbdown
By: '37'
Sep 21,2010
3 people found
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Well, where do I start, from making up viewings and never giving you any feedback, they truly arent very good.... use another agent....
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“Absolutely terrible. I wouldn't recommend to my worst enemy ! I ......”

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Sep 13,2010
Minithumbdown
By: 'jules64'
Sep 13,2010
1 people found
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Absolutely terrible. I wouldn't recommend to my worst enemy ! I made an appointment for BE to come and take photos etc so they could begin marketing our property ASAP. I made the appointment two weeks hence and as a result booked three days off work ...
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By: from a decent estate agent
Sep 22, 2010
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Bairstow Eves Franchising, Brook House, Apex Court, Camphill Road, West Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 6SQ Tel: 01932 350314 Fax: 01932 350587 Email: [email protected] ...

“Disgusted with attitude of manager and staff. They are bullies ......”

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Aug 23,2010
Minithumbdown
By: 'cash'
Aug 23,2010
0 people found
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Disgusted with attitude of manager and staff. They are bullies and cost me a lot of time and money in travel and hotel for viewing on a house they had accepted my offer on. I believe that as a cash buyer they have gazumpted me ...
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By: cash buyer
Mar 01, 2011
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The problem was not the repoposition but the lack of honesty and information and deliberately misleading me. ...

“In my opinion this estate agents is absolutely disgraceful their ......”

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Aug 20,2010
Minithumbdown
By: 'Mo'
Aug 20,2010
3 people found
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In my opinion this estate agents is absolutely disgraceful their customer service is appalling and the staff need some classes on etiquettes. Avoid this estate agents. ...
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Awards won by Bairstow Eves

Regional Awards won by Bairstow Eves

Individual Branch Awards

London, SW11

Surrey, CR0

London, E11

Nottingham, NG1

Lincoln, LN2



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