Martin & Co
4.1/5, 3793 reviews
76% recommended
93% sales valuation accuracy
97% sales fee satisfaction
91% lettings valuation accuracy
86% lettings fee satisfaction
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Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 93% 97% £27,000 £1,000,000
Lettings 91% 86% £290 £3,500
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From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
871 133 1555 647 214 8 118 9 107 131
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Services offered
  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
  • Home Builder
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“The absolute worst...”

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Dec 28,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Gobsmacked'
Dec 28,2018
12 people found
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Not only are Martin & Co the worst letting agent I have ever dealt with, they are the worst company I have ever dealt with, period. Dishonest, uncaring, unhelpful and greedy, they haven't done anything to assist us during our 3 year tenancy with them, and on ...
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Wanted to charge us £50 to answer a three question email for our new landlord. Unreal.
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“"Professionalism " nightmare...”

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Dec 23,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Safa'
Dec 23,2018
4 people found
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Dealing with this agency was one of the worst experiences we had. The flat was horrible, we couldn't even last 1 month there , it made us sick, and at the end we didn't get our deposit back for bunch of silly reasons. Deserve no start... we ...
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Bad
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“Tenat for last 3years...”

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Dec 21,2018
Minithumbup
Clair
By: 'Jana'
Dec 21,2018
0 people found
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I'm renting through Martin&co for last 3 years and they are all very professional/friendly and always sorted my issues quickly. I know many of them and hands up for allthe good job they provide. The only person I couldnt deal with luckily left so ...
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Fees are more higher then in other places but frankly i think other agencies aren’t far off.
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“Excellent company...”

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Dec 21,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Satisfied'
Dec 21,2018
0 people found
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Martin and Company are responsive and professional landlords. Their staff and landlords are careful, efficient, and have gone out of their way to help me on many occasions....
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“Experience in Martin & Co...”

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Dec 20,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'David'
Dec 20,2018
0 people found
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Very grateful especially for the efficiency in the communication that allowed to speed up the process. The attention has been very good...
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“accomodating...”

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Dec 19,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'kim'
Dec 19,2018
0 people found
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we were priveliged to have glen as our agent he couldnt do enough for us and when he realised we were so stressed with solicitors he stepped in to help with phone calls ect...
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good
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“Very poor service...”

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Dec 15,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Anonymous'
Dec 15,2018
1 people found
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The service is very poor and consistently underperform, very unorganised I would recommend steering well clear, a word of advice let your property with an agent that cares about your property....
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Fees are reasonable but getting paid upto date or on time don’t bank on it
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“Great!...”

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Dec 14,2018
Minithumbup
Eleanor
By: 'Bevan'
Dec 14,2018
0 people found
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Eleanor was helpful and efficient from the time of viewing the property through to moving in, providing a smooth transition into our new home....
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“Listened then fulfilled requirements...”

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Dec 12,2018
Minithumbup
Isobel
By: 'Christine'
Dec 12,2018
0 people found
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I have been more than happy with the professional and efficient service of Isobel at M&Co. I needed Find Only as I'm a hands on Landlord. She took time to know & listen to me then went about sourcing the finally found the right tenant ...
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Reasonable
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“Great team very professional service would recommend if asked...”

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Dec 11,2018
Minithumbup
Kelsy
By: 'Simon'
Dec 11,2018
0 people found
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Great team very professional pleasure to do business with. Ball park pricing for purchase and lettings Would recommend if asked Regards simon...
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Good
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“Very efficient...”

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Dec 06,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Liz'
Dec 06,2018
0 people found
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We are new LandLords, and needed much advice. From our initial phone call to a lovely pleasant young lady Jessica, who very quickly did the legwork, very efficiently and enthusiastically . She then passed it all over to Toby in Nantwich. Within one week we had ...
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“An excellent team!...”

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Dec 06,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Anthony'
Dec 06,2018
0 people found
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A very good, professional and efficient letting agency! This was my first time ever renting a flat with my friend, and Martin & Co were quick to respond and answer questions and clarify any queries. A special thanks to Federica and Amelia who were really kind ...
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“requested a statement...”

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Dec 05,2018
Minithumbup
Mathew
By: 'Nabil'
Dec 05,2018
0 people found
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I requested a special statement of income and expenses for the year 2018 for my USA taxes , to include gross income and itemizes expenses , and I received it in less then 30 min. I think that was great and prompt service....
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good
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“Recommend...”

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Dec 05,2018
Minithumbup
Jarrod
By: 'Sarah'
Dec 05,2018
0 people found
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I would recommend Martins & Co to everyone, Jarrod and the staff at the Colchester branch are very helpful, polite and efficient. Which made for a very speedy and painless move....
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Good
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“Incompetent Liars...”

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Dec 03,2018
Minithumbdown
Kevin
By: 'Andy'
Dec 03,2018
4 people found
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Martin and Co. is the worst letting agency I have had the mis-fortune to use in 20 years of letting. They failed to get our place ready for our move in date. There was trash in the garden and furniture throughout what was supposed to be ...
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“Jessica handled the letting of my property with efficiency and a lovely positive attitude...”

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Nov 29,2018
Minithumbup
Jessica
By: 'Jenny'
Nov 29,2018
0 people found
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Jessica personally showed prospective clients around and kept me informed with any feedback. I was very happy with the service she provided....
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What was expected
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Sep 11, 2020
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“House sale...”

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Nov 25,2018
Minithumbup
Jaspal
By: 'Mr'
Nov 25,2018
0 people found
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Thank you for all you did to assist our house sale. We can't recommend you enough. Jas managed to get people to view our property where previous agents hadn't and this led to a sale. He kept us informed every step of the way during ...
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Very reasonable for the work done.
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“Great service...”

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Nov 25,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Mark'
Nov 25,2018
0 people found
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Sold my property very quickly for over the asking price. Great service, I highly recommend them for selling your property....
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good
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“Excellent communication and Customer Service...”

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Nov 21,2018
Minithumbup
Jack
By: 'CJ'
Nov 21,2018
0 people found
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Excellent communication and customer service received for the letting of my property and finding the right tenant . I would highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️...
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Competitive with all other Agents.
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“Rude and Unprofessional. Avoid!...”

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Nov 19,2018
Minithumbdown
Sharon
By: 'A'
Nov 19,2018
2 people found
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It's amazing how many negative reviews are here for this agent. I was a full fee paying landlord with this agent and a tenant elsewhere. I can see clearly how unprofessional this agent is and the poor service they provided. My tenant installed a tv ...
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By: Kelly Virgo
Nov 20, 2018
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As an ARLA agent we are very aware of contracts! We were advised that the landlord wanted her property back and we were instructed to serve a section 21 on a family that were renting the property. They applied for a housing association property due to this happening for the 2nd time to them and wanting more security. They were advised by the council to stay in the property until it went to court, which of course a tenant by law has rights to do. However due to me speaking to the tenants and t ...

“Cannot fault...”

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Nov 15,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'M'
Nov 15,2018
3 people found
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I am a landlord and have recently instructed Martin&co to manage a property of mine. The process of searching, finding and signing up a tenant went smoothly and the staff were extremely helpful during each stage of the process. The staff are easy to ...
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Good value for money.
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“Great company & Amazing staff...”

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Nov 14,2018
Minithumbup
bethanne
By: 'PDQ'
Nov 14,2018
0 people found
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As a contractor who works for Martin & Co to help maintain their property portfolio we have always found them to be extremely proactive with all their tenants maintenance issues, especially Bethanne! From the moment a maintenance issue arises she seems to be straight on the ...
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Good
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“Great...”

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Nov 13,2018
Minithumbup
Jarrod
By: 'Dariusz'
Nov 13,2018
0 people found
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Great estate agents. Transparent, helpful and most of all will find exactly what you're looking for! Pleased with my new flat!...
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Fees are definitely better than any other agent I've come in contact with in Colchester.
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“Very responsive...”

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Nov 12,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Lola'
Nov 12,2018
0 people found
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Amelia was very responsive and helpful throughout--especially when assisting us in our contact with the deposit protection service. Many thanks...
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“AMAZING!...”

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Nov 10,2018
Minithumbup
Carmine
By: 'AMAZING!'
Nov 10,2018
0 people found
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Carmine's help was BEYOND this WORLD. I have a few days and I mean (a week) to find a house that would take pets, that a liked, good location and etc, and he did the impossible to help us, and obviously I got exactly what ...
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Good!f
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“Helpful, responsive, positive, professional...”

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Nov 10,2018
Minithumbup
Renée
By: 'Liz_e'
Nov 10,2018
0 people found
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I used Martin &Co to purchase my house and also rent out my flat (ongoing). Ren©e was really supportive through the whole process and didn't hesitate to help us out with information and pushing things forward when it needed, even though at times it ...
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“Do not rent from them....”

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Nov 10,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Sunny'
Nov 10,2018
3 people found
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Do not rent with this agency... We were delayed with the move in with 3 weeks because the house was not ready. When we moved in we reported several things that needed to be fixed, none of them they did, I had to do the door ...
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bad
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“Really helpful...”

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Nov 10,2018
Minithumbup
Jarrod
By: 'Jules'
Nov 10,2018
0 people found
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As a first time tennant I found Martin&Co - but especially Jarrod - extremely helpful in ensuring that the viewing, contracting and moving processes were easy and well-managed. Jarrod went the extra mile when helping me sort out subsequent teething problems with the flat ...
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Average but good value for money.
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“Highly Recommended...”

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Nov 10,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Tim'
Nov 10,2018
1 people found
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As a landlord, I've been using Martin & Co for almost 2 years now and I can happily say everything seems to run smoothly. They do not have a high turn over of staff, response times are generally 24-48hrs and the phone is always answered if ...
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Good.
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“The tongue is like that of a poisonous serpent, green snake under green grass. You tried with all your lies to claim my hard earn £600...”

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Nov 10,2018
Minithumbdown
Marie
By: 'Cinoshark'
Nov 10,2018
1 people found
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You used your lies to get £145 from my hard earned money for nothing. May anyone who participated have a share of that money go the same way he/she got the money. Useless fools calling themselves letting agents....
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Collected £525 just for agency fee with full lies and allegations.
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Complaints Procedure

We are registered with the Property Ombudsman redress system. But more important, you can call the Director Eduardo Prato directly on his mobile, day or night, if at any point you're not completely satisfied with our service.
Last updated at 4:29 PM 04/03/2024 by allAgents

Awards won by Martin & Co

Regional Awards won by Martin & Co

Individual Branch Awards

Aberdeen, AB25

Uckfield, TN22

Glasgow, G41

Crewe, CW2

Cambridge, CB1

Basingstoke, RG21

London, SW12

Stirling, FK8



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