“!!!!!!!!! WATCH OUT !!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT RENT ......”
1 Star Review
Aug 28,2023
By:
'DENISE'
Aug 28,2023
Branch: Glasgow, 107-111 Byres Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £875
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G20
Branch: Glasgow, 107-111 Byres Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £875
Postcode: G20
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!!!!!!!!! WATCH OUT !!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT RENT WITH COUNTRYWIDE !!!!!!!
We have rented our Apartment through Countrywide and everything went fine. We had to pay a 1000 GBP deposit but when we moved out, they told us they'd keep 500 GBP, apparently because there was damage, the apartment required cleaning ...
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“Finally Arranged a viewing for a property,To......”
1 Star Review
May 31,2023
By:
'Jman'
May 31,2023
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G5
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Sales (Prospective customer)
Postcode: G5
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Finally Arranged a viewing for a property,
Took them 3 days to arrange it and me
Chasing them, they were happy for me to drive two hours away knowing fully well an offer was accepted on the property! Called the same to put in an offer, ...
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“Excellent level of customer service...”
5 Star Review
Sep 11,2020
By:
'Mark'
Sep 11,2020
Branch: Hamilton, 29 Cadzow Street
Services: Sales (as a Vendor)
Sold price: £176000
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: ML1
Branch: Hamilton, 29 Cadzow Street
Sales (as a Vendor)
Sold price: £176000
Postcode: ML1
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The Team at Countrywide Hamilton sold our property within 7 days. The level of service and professionalism from the whole team was exemplary. We would not hesitate in recommending them to anyone who is thinking of selling their home. Special thanks to Nicole, Kirsten and Vikki ...
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“Nicole, Paige and all the team at Countrywide......”
5 Star Review
Sep 01,2020
By:
'Naseem'
Sep 01,2020
Branch: Hamilton, 29 Cadzow Street
Services: Sales (as a Vendor)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: ML4
Branch: Hamilton, 29 Cadzow Street
Sales (as a Vendor)
Postcode: ML4
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Nicole, Paige and all the team at Countrywide Hamilton were amazing with the sale of my home. Everyone was extremely helpful and couldn't have asked for a better team to help me out. I would highly recommend them nothing was too much trouble I could ...
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“Very limited knowledge. I was contacted after......”
1 Star Review
Aug 11,2020
By:
'CJ'
Aug 11,2020
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Services: Property Management
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G1
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Property Management
Postcode: G1
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Very limited knowledge. I was contacted after I enquired about a property only to be met with a rude and unhelpful attitude from the Lettings manager. Also I expected someone in this position to have a basic understanding of Scottish property legislation, which she did ...
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“Terrible and total rip-off! I rented a flat t......”
1 Star Review
Mar 22,2020
By:
'Mohamad'
Mar 22,2020
Branch: Glasgow, 107-111 Byres Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £675
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G12
Branch: Glasgow, 107-111 Byres Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £675
Postcode: G12
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Terrible and total rip-off! I rented a flat that was dirty and I gave it back to them better what I received after 2 moths, they are now charging me £500 from my deposit for the cleaning and damage to the sink, when there is no damage!...
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“Omnis accusantium mo Omnis accusantium moOmni......”
3 Star Review
Feb 21,2020
By:
'Test'
Feb 21,2020
Branch: East Kilbride, 22-24 Cornwall Way
Services: They are our factor
Sold price: £458
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: ML3
Branch: East Kilbride, 22-24 Cornwall Way
They are our factor
Sold price: £458
Postcode: ML3
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Omnis accusantium mo Omnis accusantium moOmnis accusantium moOmnis accusantium moOmnis accusantium moOmnis accusantium moOmnis accusantium moOmnis accusantium moOmnis accusantium moOmnis accusantium moOmnis accusantium mo...
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5 Star Review
May 01,2019
By:
'Ian'
May 01,2019
Branch: Glasgow, 202 Kilmarnock Road
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £575
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: PA2
Branch: Glasgow, 202 Kilmarnock Road
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £575
Postcode: PA2
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I, as a landlord found all the letting team at Countrywide very professional, excellent service and are all very friendly. Beth and Maddie especially helpful in dealing with my me, regarding my new tenancy and answering any questions....
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I was happy with agents fees.
Good.
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1 Star Review
Mar 14,2019
By:
'John'
Mar 14,2019
Branch: Glasgow, 202 Kilmarnock Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G41
Branch: Glasgow, 202 Kilmarnock Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: G41
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They told us the flat had been "deep cleaned" it was filthy and took one week of our own time and effort to get it into reasonable condition. This company should be ashamed of themselves. "Lazy, unprofessional, liars" would sum them up quite adequately. Do ...
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“Worst Letting Agency Ever...”
1 Star Review
Dec 10,2018
By:
'Tom'
Dec 10,2018
Branch: Glasgow, 107-111 Byres Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G12
Branch: Glasgow, 107-111 Byres Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: G12
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I was rarely able to contact the agency through phone after I became a tenant at one of their properties. The never got back to any of my e-mails or called me back. This has been such a poor service and support, in order to ...
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5 Star Review
Aug 28,2018
By:
'david'
Aug 28,2018
Branch: Ayr, 14 Parkhouse Street
Services: Surveys
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: KA26
Branch: Ayr, 14 Parkhouse Street
Surveys
Postcode: KA26
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took 3k yes ,3 thousand for advertising and got nothing but an a4 schedule worst estate agent in ayr ,d, grant now with slater hogg...
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abismal
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“Professional and effective service...”
5 Star Review
May 12,2018
By:
'Jim'
May 12,2018
Branch: Hamilton, 29 Cadzow Street
Services: Sales (as a Vendor)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: ML4
Branch: Hamilton, 29 Cadzow Street
Sales (as a Vendor)
Postcode: ML4
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The introductory meeting was clear and friendly and the follow on first class. They set up 6 viewings in the first day and had an acceptable offer within 2 days. Great result! We were kept informed at all stages by phone, text and email....
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Very pleased with the reasonable fees
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“They have an aversion to renting out properties. If you are a landlord avoid using them as your agents....”
1 Star Review
May 02,2018
By:
'Rph'
May 02,2018
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: DD1
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: DD1
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I live in a different area from the flat I rent out so am reliant on the agent for organising any repairs. I originally commissioned a local agent to look after the flat, however this agent was subsequently taken over by Countrywide.
they have taken ...
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“Don't trust them, bunch of liars....”
1 Star Review
Apr 17,2018
By:
'Pregnant'
Apr 17,2018
Branch: Glasgow, 202 Kilmarnock Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G77
Branch: Glasgow, 202 Kilmarnock Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: G77
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I had multiple issues with the shawlands branch of countrywide.
1. When I moved into property they lost my keys and took 1 month to get the secure key sorted. Till that time I had to spend 1 month in my friends house.
2. After moving into the property ...
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“Beyond useless is the only way to describe the team ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 04,2018
By:
'Disgruntled'
Mar 04,2018
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G40
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: G40
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Beyond useless is the only way to describe the team at Glasgow Merchant City. They are often friendly but don't actually seem to do anything for the money you pay as a landlord. My partner made repeated phonecalls to chase every last detail of anything ...
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“We are currently renting a property from this agent, and ......”
1 Star Review
Dec 09,2017
By:
'Angry'
Dec 09,2017
Branch: Hamilton, 29 Cadzow Street
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G72
Branch: Hamilton, 29 Cadzow Street
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: G72
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We are currently renting a property from this agent, and I would never recommend this agency to anyone. They are an absolute disgrace of a company. They let out this house, even though it is in a disgraceful state and have simply ignored all the ...
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“We have read a lot of bad reviews about this ......”
5 Star Review
Oct 18,2017
By:
'Thomas'
Oct 18,2017
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: G11
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: G11
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We have read a lot of bad reviews about this letting agent and were a bit suspicious of the dealings, but that might have been our own bias after having read all the bad reviews.
I do not recall much details from when we have ...
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“CAUTION - complete incompetence and lack of communication in all ......”
1 Star Review
Oct 11,2017
By:
'Angry'
Oct 11,2017
Branch: Glasgow, 2nd floor
26 Springfield Court
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £850
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: KA30
Branch: Glasgow, 2nd floor
26 Springfield Court
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £850
Postcode: KA30
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CAUTION - complete incompetence and lack of communication in all areas they are only interested in collecting monthly fees. 9 mths of renting our property and one property inspection. Check out report must have been done 4.55pm on a Friday Complete Circus....
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“Worst agents ever. Avoid them at all costs if you ......”
1 Star Review
Oct 08,2017
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'Unsatisfied'
Oct 08,2017
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G3
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: G3
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Worst agents ever. Avoid them at all costs if you can. They've been absolutely unprofessional when it came to my flatmate and I signing our tenancy agreement. They have lied to me about them contacting my guarantor for their details, even though my guarantor had ...
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“Worst company ever! After weeks of chasing up over the ......”
1 Star Review
Aug 29,2017
By:
'Mithun'
Aug 29,2017
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G31
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Lettings (Prospective customer)
Postcode: G31
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Worst company ever! After weeks of chasing up over the phone, Countrywide finally gave me a viewing slot for a rental property in Glasgow on a Saturday at 2.30pm. Apparently, the existing tenants were being difficult and not allowing them access to the property.
Nevermind. ...
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“Reported leak February has not been fixed. Hole in roof, ......”
1 Star Review
Apr 14,2017
By:
'Lauree'
Apr 14,2017
Branch: Hamilton, 29 Cadzow Street
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £600
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G75
Branch: Hamilton, 29 Cadzow Street
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £600
Postcode: G75
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Reported leak February has not been fixed. Hole in roof, reported. Roof fell in on finances head. Still no contact...
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“We were new to letting out property so chose a ......”
1 Star Review
Apr 08,2017
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'Landlord'
Apr 08,2017
Branch: East Kilbride, 22-24 Cornwall Way
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £450
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G72
Branch: East Kilbride, 22-24 Cornwall Way
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £450
Postcode: G72
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We were new to letting out property so chose a name we knew but if turned out to be mistake. They mismanaged the tenants, mismanaged the issues reported by tenants, failed to act on our instruction and failes to communicate to the expected level. The ...
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Poor . You are not paying for a good service.
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“We moved in on the 6th of March, since that ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 16,2017
By:
'Connorh'
Mar 16,2017
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £775
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G31
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £775
Postcode: G31
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We moved in on the 6th of March, since that point we have had no hot water or heating. It is currently the 16th and so we have went 10 days without a resolution.
We have not been provided with any regular updates, I have raised 2 ...
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no idea not a landlord, but given the state of the apartment (bits falling off all over the place) the monthly rent is very high.
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“Absolute disgusted with this agency. Did not clean and make ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 27,2017
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'TRAI'
Feb 27,2017
Branch: Hamilton, 29 Cadzow Street
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £400
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: ML3
Branch: Hamilton, 29 Cadzow Street
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £400
Postcode: ML3
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Absolute disgusted with this agency. Did not clean and make house habitable. And not happy with service been waiting weeks for repairs and still not done....
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“On this street there are about 10 different agencies. Now, I ......”
1 Star Review
Nov 23,2016
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'Tenants'
Nov 23,2016
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G41
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: G41
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On this street there are about 10 different agencies. Now, I am no econony expert, but I would naively expect that with such high competition the customer service would be stellat. Err, no... far from it. Sure we entered as tenants needing to renew the contract ...
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“Appalling company to deal with. I have just moved my ......”
1 Star Review
Nov 15,2016
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'Frustrated'
Nov 15,2016
Branch: Glasgow, 107-111 Byres Road
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £1300
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G11
Branch: Glasgow, 107-111 Byres Road
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £1300
Postcode: G11
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Appalling company to deal with. I have just moved my properties to another agent and I am so relieved - dealing with Countrywide has been incredibly stressful. I have complained many times over the years, but nothing has ever really changed. They have no interest ...
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They will charge for anything they can possibly think of
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“Company is a joke !! Worst I have ever had to ......”
1 Star Review
Oct 15,2016
By:
'DO'
Oct 15,2016
Branch: Glasgow, 612-614 Alexandra Parade
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G335
Branch: Glasgow, 612-614 Alexandra Parade
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: G335
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Company is a joke !! Worst I have ever had to deal with ! Washing machine broke down, waited two weeks for it to be fixed for it to break down again waited abt 2/3 month second time round. My lease was up and it still wasn't fixed ...
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“Avoid like the plague. They will not answer emails, they ......”
1 Star Review
Oct 10,2016
By:
'Goat'
Oct 10,2016
Branch: Glasgow, 107-111 Byres Road
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G20
Branch: Glasgow, 107-111 Byres Road
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: G20
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Avoid like the plague. They will not answer emails, they will not fix problems, they will lie and then finally your deposit will be raided to pay for things they didn't fix during your tenancy....
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Not applicable for Scotland. Although the threat of admin fees was on everything
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“Worst letting agent I have had the misfortune to deal ......”
3 Star Review
Aug 10,2016
By:
'Katie'
Aug 10,2016
Branch: Glasgow, 4 Kersland Street
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £815
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G11
Branch: Glasgow, 4 Kersland Street
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £815
Postcode: G11
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Worst letting agent I have had the misfortune to deal with - would never use again. Many problems with contracts beforehand, and different staff members saying different things. On the day we were meant to move we were all packed up and leaving Dundee when ...
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“All staff can be classed as unprofessional. Try phoning and ......”
1 Star Review
Jul 28,2016
By:
'pfc1953'
Jul 28,2016
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Rent PCM: £600
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: G31
Branch: Glasgow, 71 Candleriggs
Lettings (Prospective customer)
Rent PCM: £600
Postcode: G31
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All staff can be classed as unprofessional. Try phoning and you get voicemail. When staff decide to call you back they are rude. if you are interested in renting a property advertised heaven help you --you have to do all the running. No way will ...
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