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Aug 16,2011
Aug 16,2011
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Appalling from start to finish, sadly there isn't the option of ¢â‚¬Ëœawarding' no stars on here, rest assured I'd use this option given the opportunity!
We have recently completed on a house purchase through Chancellors in Thatcham, Berkshire and can honestly say that we've never encountered such incompetency throughout our house buying and selling years. In the early stages, contact levels were reasonable; however their delay in processing our offer and the advice to avid stamp duty by offering a ridiculous amount of money for ¢â‚¬Ëœfixtures and fittings' was awful.
We have since found out that no solicitor will agree to fixtures and fittings contributions of this level any more as it is of course, in effect tax evasion. Continual lies from their teenage sales ¢â‚¬Ëœteam' and a tendency to ignore calls, emails and even letters left us feeling ignored, undervalued and very much ¢â‚¬Ëœout of the loop'. Particularly avoid C in the Thatcham office as his lies and avoidance of any discussion regarding the sale left us far from impressed. When parting with so much money, and knowing their extortionate selling fees, we felt that more consideration to our situation and that of the seller might have been employed.
I urge anyone looking to either sell or buy through this tinpot organisation to steer well clear. There are much better estate agents locally, one of whom I had the pleasure of dealing with when selling our own property, thankfully there is hope for the rest of us knowing that not all estate agents are the same as Chancellors!!
We have recently completed on a house purchase through Chancellors in Thatcham, Berkshire and can honestly say that we've never encountered such incompetency throughout our house buying and selling years. In the early stages, contact levels were reasonable; however their delay in processing our offer and the advice to avid stamp duty by offering a ridiculous amount of money for ¢â‚¬Ëœfixtures and fittings' was awful.
We have since found out that no solicitor will agree to fixtures and fittings contributions of this level any more as it is of course, in effect tax evasion. Continual lies from their teenage sales ¢â‚¬Ëœteam' and a tendency to ignore calls, emails and even letters left us feeling ignored, undervalued and very much ¢â‚¬Ëœout of the loop'. Particularly avoid C in the Thatcham office as his lies and avoidance of any discussion regarding the sale left us far from impressed. When parting with so much money, and knowing their extortionate selling fees, we felt that more consideration to our situation and that of the seller might have been employed.
I urge anyone looking to either sell or buy through this tinpot organisation to steer well clear. There are much better estate agents locally, one of whom I had the pleasure of dealing with when selling our own property, thankfully there is hope for the rest of us knowing that not all estate agents are the same as Chancellors!!
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56 The Broadway
Thatcham
Berkshire
RG19 3HP
01635 869440, 01635 31915
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| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
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| Lettings | 50% | 50% | £850 | £1,200 |
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| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | Other | |||||
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| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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Jun 28,2022
Jun 28,2022
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Chancellors found a buyer extremely quickly and assisted in initiating the conveyancing process efficiently.
The marketing was well managed very well with accurate weekly updates on progress on the period leading up to exchange of contracts....
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Apr 05,2022
Apr 05,2022
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A waste of time. Registered with Chancellors, looking for a house. Would not communicate potential houses but advertised houses no longer for sale....
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Jun 02,2021
Jun 02,2021
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I have been trying to move house recently, involving a long distance. I have asked several estate agents to help me, but sadly have been let down, promised return phone calls that never came and constantly put through to Head Offices, when the agents at ...
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Feb 04,2020
Feb 04,2020
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I let my flat through chancellors. From day 1 there has been problems. Each and every time iv contacted them they never admit they are at fault. They always state different sections of any agreements. Send letters to Tennant when requested not to. Fire alarm took 6 ...
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Mar 10,2018
Mar 10,2018
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Beware charges above that agreed, even complaining to head office was a waste of time so be warned, I will never use again...
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Much higher than competitors
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Jan 25,2016
Jan 25,2016
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If you contact this estate agent expect the property you have phoned about to be already sold or on offer....
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Apr 28,2015
Apr 28,2015
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Let my house with Chancellors no problems Tenant easily found.
They handle everything that is where the problem starts.
Their maintenance department is terrible they send out their contractors to diagnose faults and carry out repairs. Three times to diagnose one fault 3 lots of costs ...
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Aug 01,2014
Aug 01,2014
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Giles Mitchell of Chancellors in Thatcham was very help and went out of his way to help arrange flexible viewing times to suit our needs. Once we made an offer on a property, Chancellors were very helpful and kept us up-to-date with all the processes ...
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Jul 29,2014
Jul 29,2014
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We had been looking for a property for a long time and because of the market we put a few offers in here and there but had no luck for 9months - during this time we dealt mainly with Giles but had spoken to a ...
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Jul 18,2014
Jul 18,2014
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Chancellors in Thatcham and in particular Giles Mitchell were very friendly and professional. They gave us all the information needed to deal with every request promptly and efficiently. They helped us with additional surveys and recommend and arranged them for us as well.
We would ...
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May 20,2014
May 20,2014
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I must of spoke to each member of staff at some time they just get some body else to phone don't no what their doing from start to finish invoicing ,paperwork ,etc...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Send them on some sort of trainingAttached Filesnbsp;
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May 22, 2014
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We are sorry to learn you feel you have had to talk to too many teams at Chancellors.
I understand that your tenants wished to renew their tenancy and you contacted our Thatcham branch concerning this request; renewals are handled by our property management teams at our head office in Bracknell, and the team in Thatcham advised you would need to speak with them directly in order to discuss this further. After this discussion you again contacted our Thatcham office who arranged for the manager ...
Apr 16,2014
Apr 16,2014
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We have been looking for a house for 8 months , we dread having to look at a house via chancellors. Their sales team are rude and unhelpful. Its to the point now that even if I saw a house I liked I would not buy it ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
If they had of supported us, made suggestions for other properties, not been sarcastic, blunt and antagonistic. We're cash buyers for god sake. I WILL NEVER BUY FROM CHANCELLORS!!!!Attached Filesnbsp;
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Apr 25, 2014
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We are sorry to hear that you were unhappy with the service you received from the staff at our Thatcham office – we aim to provide a courteous and friendly service to all of our clients and customers, and I have raised your comments to the manager of the office to ensure that all staff are aware of the high standards we expect of them in this regard.
We would relish the opportunity to show you some of the fantastic properties we are currently selling in Thatcham and would welcome the ...
Feb 21,2012
Feb 21,2012
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The house I was buying had been advertised through Chancellors as well as another agent. I bought through the other agent.
Having moved in I went out to the shops one day and arrived home to find one of Chancellor's agents in my lounge showing ...
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Aug 16,2011
Aug 16,2011
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Appalling from start to finish, sadly there isn't the option of ¢â‚¬Ëœawarding' no stars on here, rest assured I'd use this option given the opportunity!
We have recently completed on a house purchase through Chancellors in Thatcham, Berkshire and can honestly say that we've never ...
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Dec 29,2010
Dec 29,2010
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Bril, sold with in 2 weeks of putting the house on the market and kept me up to date on everything.
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