Barnard Marcus
3.6/5, 833 reviews
68% recommended
76% lettings valuation accuracy
77% lettings fee satisfaction
Barnard Marcus is one of the largest and most established estate agency chains in London. A network of 46 computer-linked offices within the M25 provides exceptional selling power across Greater London. Additionally, as part of the Sequence group, Barnard Marcus has direct computer links to offices throughout the United Kingdom. show more Barnard Marcus is one of the largest and most established estate agency chains in London. A network of 46 computer-linked offices within the M25 provides exceptional selling power across Greater London. Additionally, as part of the Sequence group, Barnard Marcus has direct computer links to offices throughout the United Kingdom.

Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Lettings 76% 77% £560 £4,200
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From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
142 41 135 82 152 24 93 27 45 92
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  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
  • Home Builder
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“Barnard Marcus has managed my property for almost two years ......”

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Oct 10,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'holly'
Oct 10,2016
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Barnard Marcus has managed my property for almost two years now. I've had a number of property managers which have not been satisfactory but my current manager Ellen Roberts has been great. Very helpful and organised. She always has a friendly manner and is very ...
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“Don't waste any time with these guys. Appalling. I am ......”

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Oct 10,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'StampDuty'
Oct 10,2016
6 people found
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Don't waste any time with these guys. Appalling. I am a first time buyer, which is bad enough in London but to be subjected to the service here by Barnard Marcus Mitcham is quite an experience. Firstly our offer (perfectly reasonable considering it's your life ...
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I would never pay these guys a penny.
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“I had dealings with the Sutton branch and found them ......”

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Oct 07,2016
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By: 'Not'
Oct 07,2016
9 people found
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I had dealings with the Sutton branch and found them to be both deceitful and incompetent. I will not go into details, but merely state that if you wish to avoid emotional stress and losing money, then avoid this bunch of xxxxxxx!...
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“I have recently sold my property through Barnard Marcus Clapham ......”

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Oct 06,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Mr'
Oct 06,2016
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I have recently sold my property through Barnard Marcus Clapham to my regret I didn't have Barnard Marcus out to value it at the start and I initially did instruct another agent. this other agent didn't perform at all and didn't manage to conduct any ...
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Fees were competitive with other local agents.
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“This has to be one of the worlds most disappointing/......”

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Oct 06,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Disappointed'
Oct 06,2016
6 people found
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This has to be one of the worlds most disappointing/let down estate agents ever! They have lied on many occasions to myself when it came down to open house and viewings. I had previous tenants with company and they forgot to inform my tenants ...
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“The worst estate agent we have ever dealt with. Had ......”

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Oct 04,2016
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By: 'G&G'
Oct 04,2016
7 people found
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The worst estate agent we have ever dealt with. Had an open house got a price above what we asked for, we then found a property and had to prove that we had everything in place, five months down the line and two weeks from ...
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Bad
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“As soon as I met Ryan I knew I could ......”

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Oct 01,2016
Minithumbup
Ryan
By: 'Team'
Oct 01,2016
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As soon as I met Ryan I knew I could trust him and the Barnard Marcus team to sell our property. Even through some uncertain times I was reassured that all would be well and it was. Ryan is hardworking, determined and has a friendly ...
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Very good
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“Astonishingly poor service from start to finish. They lied about ......”

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Sep 27,2016
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Vince
By: 'Iain'
Sep 27,2016
5 people found
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Astonishingly poor service from start to finish. They lied about the tenants' referencing, did nothing when the tenants didn't pay, then tried to steal the deposit. AVOID BARNARD MARCUS AT ALL COSTS!...
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Very expensive! poor value considering that they do nothing for the money
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“Renelle was the first agent I have met who was ......”

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Sep 23,2016
Minithumbup
Renelle
By: 'Christos'
Sep 23,2016
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Renelle was the first agent I have met who was really enthusiastic about the property. In addition, she never made any claims which were beyond realistic, and she had a really good knowledge of the property. She was willing to hear to our specific requirements ...
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“Review for Ellen Roberts:Ellen has been fantastic managing my ......”

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Sep 22,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'AM'
Sep 22,2016
3 people found
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Review for Ellen Roberts: Ellen has been fantastic managing my property - extremely responsive, quick, polite and creates solutions rather than problems. I wanted a managing service so I did not have to worry about much with regard to the property and I am pleased ...
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competitive and negotiated
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“I used Barnard Marcus as I had read some good ......”

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Sep 19,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Croydonian'
Sep 19,2016
1 people found
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I used Barnard Marcus as I had read some good reviews. The staff themselves, such as Faye, Jermaine, Kelly and Tony were good at contacting me and keeping me in the loop, with only a few gaps in communication occurring. They are polite and professional ...
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As stated previously, ensure you barter for lower fees like those of other agents. Also discuss a 4 week contract otherwise they will lock you in for 20 weeks which is a long time especially if you are trying to sell quickly and would like to move agents.
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By: Valentina Suarez-Zuloaga
Aug 30, 2017
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Paid deposit and agent fee for apartment to be removed from market and they rented it to someone else and now I'm homeless. Don't ever use @BarnardMar @barnard_marcus @BarnardMarcusAu #barnardmarcus#estateagent#estateagentproblems ...

“The one of the worst estate agent i have came ......”

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Sep 19,2016
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Georgina
By: 'Paul'
Sep 19,2016
3 people found
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The one of the worst estate agent i have came across, Paid already and they agreed to let me in the house on a certain date and delayed more than three days which caused me a lot of expanses because of their fault. Highly recommend ...
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Very bad, they wanted me to pay first but they take ages to do their credit and reference check.
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By: Elena Sirghi
Jul 16, 2018
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The worst Agency Ever!! They took the reservation deposit 500 pounds, and don't want to give back the money. We were refused tenancy 2 days before we were supposed to move in. Never trust them! ...

“Elizabeth is one of the best Property Co-Ordinators I have ......”

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Sep 16,2016
Minithumbup
Elizabeth
By: 'YIOG'
Sep 16,2016
7 people found
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Elizabeth is one of the best Property Co-Ordinators I have dealt with.She is very pro-active and will ensure that all property management issues are dealt with diligently, quickly and appropriately. In my experience of dealing with Elizabeth what has impressed me most is that ...
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“Received Top service from Ellen Roberts who was very helpful, ......”

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Sep 16,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Flat'
Sep 16,2016
4 people found
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Received Top service from Ellen Roberts who was very helpful, active and responsive. She helped us to negotiate with tenants over long overdue rents where otherwise we would have taken legal actions which would mean lots of headaches and not to mention the expense on ...
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“Really great service and very good communication throughout the whole ......”

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Sep 12,2016
Minithumbup
Renelle
By: 'Louise'
Sep 12,2016
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Really great service and very good communication throughout the whole process. I found the company very professional to work with...
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“Renelle Grant and Yvette White were excellent. Professional and responsive! ......”

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Sep 08,2016
Minithumbup
Renelle
By: 'Jon'
Sep 08,2016
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Renelle Grant and Yvette White were excellent. Professional and responsive! I did not achieve the rental I wanted but it was not through lack of trying on their part...
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“Agreed price for property with vendor then tried to force ......”

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Sep 07,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'DumbnDumber'
Sep 07,2016
4 people found
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Agreed price for property with vendor then tried to force their mortgage advisor down our throats. We already had Mortgage in-place still they asked me to at least speak to them.* I respectfully declined a meeting. I then receive a phone call the next day ...
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By: Dorian Gray
Nov 10, 2017
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My, oh my - what a familiar story! We had almost the same experience - except it was worse! Firstly they forced their greasy 'mortgage broker' on us, and then they upped the price! So we told them where to go. Do not EVER use this bunch of sharks - they have no ethics and are TOTALLY UNPROFESSIONAL! ...

“Once again, Barnard Marcus found new tenants for me, with ......”

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Sep 07,2016
Minithumbup
Aaliyah
By: 'Anthony'
Sep 07,2016
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Once again, Barnard Marcus found new tenants for me, with a minimum void period between tenants, at the asking price....
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Market Rate
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“Terrible service from the sales department from day 1. Lies throughout, ......”

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Sep 04,2016
Minithumbdown
Stuart
By: 'Unsatisfied'
Sep 04,2016
2 people found
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Terrible service from the sales department from day 1. Lies throughout, dealt with 3 different sales staff from this branch. Poor communication, unprofessional. Stuart the new sales manager is particularly rude and manipulative over the telephone, almost bullying by nature. Would never go through this agent again....
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Higher than for the terrible service they provide
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“Awful - DO NOT USE BARNARD MARCUSUnder staffed, lies about ......”

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Aug 25,2016
Minithumbdown
Michael
By: 'Dissatisfied'
Aug 25,2016
2 people found
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Awful - DO NOT USE BARNARD MARCUS Under staffed, lies about viewings and leads Simply listed on rightmove and did nothing else They even made us conduct some of the viewings do to staff on holiday Avoid at all cost!...
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“Barnard Marcus have been brilliant in helping us get the ......”

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Aug 24,2016
Minithumbup
Jason
By: 'Jananee'
Aug 24,2016
3 people found
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Barnard Marcus have been brilliant in helping us get the property we wanted! From the Branch Manager Jason initially coming out to value our property and exceeding our expectations on what our property was worth to picking up the keys from Lucy on completion day; ...
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As with anything a lower fee rate would have been ideal but in the same breath the price we sold our home for exceeded any concerns over fees being too high
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“Melissa has been extremely helpful in dealing with the property ......”

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Aug 19,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'tobym20'
Aug 19,2016
3 people found
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Melissa has been extremely helpful in dealing with the property management of our property in Shepherds Bush. She has responded to queries quickly and provided a good level of communication. We have had a bit of a challenging time with other account handlers who have ...
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“I purchased a property in West Croydon. There were dozens ......”

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Aug 18,2016
Minithumbup
Kelly
By: 'Fran'
Aug 18,2016
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I purchased a property in West Croydon. There were dozens of problems and delays with the vendor on a weekly basis. Kelly was very resiliant and patient. finally after 2 months delay it was concluded thanks to the endurance and professionalism of Kelly., i got the ...
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Great service , good fees
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“Very positive experience with this agency. They found us a ......”

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Aug 17,2016
Minithumbup
Abi
By: 'Polina'
Aug 17,2016
0 people found
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Very positive experience with this agency. They found us a great flat for the required budget. All the processing of moving in etc was quick and professional. Although previous tenants didn't clean the flat, the agency and the landlord agreed to arrange all necessary cleaning ...
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“At 09.22 on the 6th August 2016 I phoned Barnard Marcus to ......”

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Aug 16,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Judy'
Aug 16,2016
2 people found
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At 09.22 on the 6th August 2016 I phoned Barnard Marcus to cancel a lettings viewing as it wasn't in a suitable location for me. The agent seemed hurried to finish our conversation but I asked her to wait as I wanted her to keep me on ...
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“I found heather really helpful throughout the process of buying ......”

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Aug 16,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Sophie.C'
Aug 16,2016
1 people found
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I found heather really helpful throughout the process of buying my first property!I was so nervous at as I had experience at all but I have to say that it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I arranged to ...
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“As a buyer I found Heather extremely forceful when it ......”

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Aug 15,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'anonymous'
Aug 15,2016
5 people found
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As a buyer I found Heather extremely forceful when it came to not wanting to use her teams solicitors. We had a solicitor and mortgage broker already in place and Heather refused to take our offer unless we saw her team. We found working with ...
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“Ellen is always highly responsive and keeps me informed about ......”

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Aug 12,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'Wellesley'
Aug 12,2016
4 people found
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Ellen is always highly responsive and keeps me informed about everything happening at my property. The level of service she provides is much appreciated....
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good
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“Ryan assisted with both the sale and purchase of our ......”

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Aug 08,2016
Minithumbup
Ryan
By: 'SS'
Aug 08,2016
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Ryan assisted with both the sale and purchase of our current flat and onward house respectively which took a year! He was good at responding to queries and knowledgeable about the process and local market....
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We had a set fee which was "normal" market rate.
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“I have used Barnard Marcus for a number of years ......”

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Aug 08,2016
Minithumbup
Sam
By: 'Woody'
Aug 08,2016
8 people found
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I have used Barnard Marcus for a number of years and have found them to be efficient and effective. My experience has been as a landlord, but when I considered selling the property I found the sales team to be energetic and market -sensitive. Sam ...
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Flexible and reasonable
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