By : 'An' Services : Letting(As a Owner) Rent PCM : £800 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG1
10 Nov 2015
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I don't know what the Romans experience is like as a tenant but from a landlord's point of view, it is dismal, especially given the high fees they charge. If you live in the area, I would recommend managing it yourself; everything will be done quicker, and you will spend less time on the phone.
My principle complaints are that they are terrible at communicating with the landlord, or even each other, and that they do not provide adequate instruction or supervision for their subcontractors.
We paid a significant sum for some works to be carried out, and Romans assured as that they had checked the work. When the tenant (quite rightly) complained the work hadn't been done, Romans asked me to sort it out. I asked them to contact the contractor; they told me they had and that the work had been completed. When the tenant complained again that it hadn't been done, again they asked me to sort it out. We eventually resolved it, but Romans are apparently incapable of checking their files or talking to each other, and don't seem to really understand the role of a letting agent.
It took a long time to let the property, initially because it needed work, and then because between their high staff turnover (I assume), large numbers of people, and poor organisation, nobody was dealing with it. Eventually somebody returned my phone call with "Hi, I am dealing with your property. Please could you let me know what is going on?" Not what you want to hear after dealing with them for two months.
I have several properties managed by different agents. In most cases, I deal with the same one or two people all the time, and I can expect a response to a phone call or e-mail within 1 business day. With Romans, who are the most expensive by a wide margin, I have dealt with 5-6 people in the last few weeks, and it takes about a week to get any sort of response.
At time of writing, I am also waiting for Romans to send through the first month's rent. I expect this is teething problems related to the large amount of work done (there might not even be rent due to me), but I have been waiting for a week for the answer and/or a statement.
Now that I have a tenant in place, I will stay with Romans until the end of the tenancy, but not beyond that. I would recommend you avoid them.
What agent could do to change your mind?
Return my phone calls or e-mails
Supervise subcontractors
Avoid lying to me
Give me the rent money
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If the agent were good the fee would be expensive. They are not good; the fee is disgusting.
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By : 'Seema' Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG1
18 Aug 2023
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Treated in a very bad and unprofessional way by Romans manager Mr Adam Colvim.. We liked a property and put our offer below the asking price as the property needed renovation .. we had our holiday booked so we left for 10 days .. the manager kept calling us and pestering us throughout to raise our... Read Full Review
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Treated in a very bad and unprofessional way by Romans manager Mr Adam Colvim.. We liked a property and put our offer below the asking price as the property needed renovation .. we had our holiday booked so we left for 10 days .. the manager kept calling us and pestering us throughout to raise our offer and we were in a different frame of mind so asked him to give us time to think and if the property is still available, would come back and rethink our offer..a day after we came back, we got busy with our kids a level results and completely forgot to call the agent and this person called up angrily and was so rude over phone and just went on saying that you are not serious and much more.. we told him that if we could see the property again with kids as it’s a big decision and would like one more viewing and he replied- are your kids going to buy the house ?? What decision can they make and one more viewing is not possible, just raise the offer.. we still maintained our calm and told him to give us a days time and he said in a very rude tone to never call back .. is there a way to make a formal complaint against him.. this was very disappointing and unprofessional on his part to not understand & literally force us into making such a big decision..
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By : 'Troy' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : RG1
6 Feb 2023
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Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 6th Feb 2023
Thank you Kimberley Garcia for all your support as property manager of our flat here in Reading. We're most grateful!
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By : 'Gracia' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG1
16 Jun 2022
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Huge thank you to Kimberley Garcia from Romans Estate, who is always very proactive and helpful !
Kimberley managed my flat since 5 years now, and always providing excellent customer service and support!
Many thanks Kimberley, you are re a... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 16th Jun 2022
Huge thank you to Kimberley Garcia from Romans Estate, who is always very proactive and helpful ! Kimberley managed my flat since 5 years now, and always providing excellent customer service and support!
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By : 'FAHEEM' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG2
19 Nov 2021
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Worst place to go, DONT TRUST THESE PEOPLE, BUCH OF LIARS, WILL NEVER RESPOND YOU, I saw a property at Rightmove for £1200, i booked a viewing, First they turned up late, called in the office about 20 times no one answered, finally guy turned up, saw the house and agreed to pay asking... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 19th Nov 2021
Worst place to go, DONT TRUST THESE PEOPLE, BUCH OF LIARS, WILL NEVER RESPOND YOU, I saw a property at Rightmove for £1200, i booked a viewing, First they turned up late, called in the office about 20 times no one answered, finally guy turned up, saw the house and agreed to pay asking price, next day i found out oh sorry this property is for £1300 not £1200, I said its still advertise for £1200, oh we apologies it must be a mistake, anyway I still agreed to £1300 so filled up usual form, took a week to come back to me and been told landlord decided to go with someone else when i called with different number its still available, THESE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN BANNNED FROM BUSSINESS FOR SCAMMING PEOPLE , CAMERON SMITH, SANGHARSHA GURUNG, THIS IS FOR YOU TWO,
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By : 'Prem' Services : Sales( Prospective Vendor/Buyer ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG2
21 Jun 2021
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Terrible experience, 0 communication either by email or phone.
Left many voice mail never got response. Been trying to buy a property for months and have always been disappointed with the way they handle the situation. Always having to wait for weeks before any updates or help required.
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Services : Sales( Prospective Vendor/Buyer )Date: 21st Jun 2021
Terrible experience, 0 communication either by email or phone. Left many voice mail never got response. Been trying to buy a property for months and have always been disappointed with the way they handle the situation. Always having to wait for weeks before any updates or help required. Having to look for other property just because of their delays. A big NO as recommendation.
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By : 'Y' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : RG1
2 Jun 2021
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Kimberley in the property management team is always very helpfull and prompt with her informative responses always providing a great... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 1st Jun 2021
Kimberley in the property management team is always very helpfull and prompt with her informative responses always providing a great service
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By : 'Neil' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG30
19 Feb 2020
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They got me a tenant, but apart from that I experienced poor admin and mistakes at viewing stage and throughout the whole set up.
I would not recommend Roman's and certainly will look to use another agency when my current one expires with... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 19th Feb 2020
They got me a tenant, but apart from that I experienced poor admin and mistakes at viewing stage and throughout the whole set up.
I would not recommend Roman's and certainly will look to use another agency when my current one expires with them
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By : 'Disappointed' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG1
7 Aug 2019
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A one in a lifetime experience. Stratospheric fees, hidden costs, forced insurance, intrusive unnecessary checks. A company to avoid if at all possible. High pressure to get the "holding deposit" paid then the all the other shenanigans... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 6th Aug 2019
A one in a lifetime experience. Stratospheric fees, hidden costs, forced insurance, intrusive unnecessary checks. A company to avoid if at all possible. High pressure to get the "holding deposit" paid then the all the other shenanigans begin.
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By : 'Joanne' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £850 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : RG1
2 Dec 2017
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I have rented a property from Romans Estate Agents from February 2017 till October 2017.
I had just moved from Holland, found myself a permanent job, but still had to pay 5 months upfront, as was new in the country.
So I did use all my savings to pay this, in order to have a roof above my head.
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Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 2nd Dec 2017
I have rented a property from Romans Estate Agents from February 2017 till October 2017. I had just moved from Holland, found myself a permanent job, but still had to pay 5 months upfront, as was new in the country. So I did use all my savings to pay this, in order to have a roof above my head.
I had to pay 5 months upfront £4250 ( 5x£850) plus £1275 held for deposit, so £5,525 in total.
On October 24th I moved out. As recommend by my property manager Michael Martin, I had a professional cleaning, because the previous tenants did this, so I also had to do this. the receipt was send to Michael Martin my property manager, so he could see that all was taken care off. Few days later I received the check out inventory and all was perfect, except for a few scratches. ( I was ok with this, as this accidently happened, so I knew I would be charged for this , so was completely happy with the inventory)
I asked for the list of damages from Michael Martin, just for my own administration. On this was listed £30 for the scratches, which i fully agree with, but to my surprise i saw that Romans also charged £45 for late payments fees for August and September. I immediately contacted my property manager and send the bank statements , which show that i had paid the rent plus fees already.
I received that same day a call from my property manager, that he would call the financial department about this, as he could see that i had paid. He would call me back that day Well this was since 17th of November and i have never heard again from Mr. Michael Martin my property manager. I have been calling and emailing ever since but no response.
Meanwhile it is already 2th of December, it's over a month that i am waiting on my deposit and the agency plus my property manager Michael Martin, don't even have the decency to get back at me about what is mines.
I am very disappointed, how the Government allows Agencies to keep your money like this and do whatever and however they wish with it. Agencies and property managers forget, that when you move out, you need a new roof above your head, so really need that money.
To think that i am chasing people for My Money is just unacceptable.
Never again i will recommend Romans and will be taking further steps against my Property manager Michael Martin as this is just very disrespectful, nobody should be treated like this.
So this is the world we live in, a world where you have to beg to get your own money back and people like your property manager decides to ignore all forms of contacted to , sabotage any progress.
Meanwhile i am staying at friends , as i have not received my deposit, so do not have money to find a new apartment.
Thank you very much Romans and especially Michael Martin my property manager !
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By : 'Vivian' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG2
21 Nov 2017
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This company is rude and only cares about how to get more money from you. Never take correct process or action to solve your problem but only keep calling you when they want mon from you. Will never have any business with... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 21st Nov 2017
This company is rude and only cares about how to get more money from you. Never take correct process or action to solve your problem but only keep calling you when they want mon from you. Will never have any business with them
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Very concerned at Romans practices regarding deposit deductions at the end of their tenancy agreements. I believe they are operating dishonestly to extort monies from tenants who are fearful of...
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By : 'AVOID' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £800 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG1
12 Nov 2017
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Worst estate agents I have ever used. Very poor customer service and organisation, the only time they do a good job is when there is an opportunity to make money for themselves.... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 12th Nov 2017
Worst estate agents I have ever used. Very poor customer service and organisation, the only time they do a good job is when there is an opportunity to make money for themselves. AVOID.
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By : 'Daphne' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG1
6 Nov 2017
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This is the worst agency I have ever dealt with.
Our estate agency was really slow at picking important issues up and providing a resolution. In particular issues such as excessive mould in the house or broken windows during the winter. Issues like that took the agency over a month to deal with.... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 6th Nov 2017
This is the worst agency I have ever dealt with. Our estate agency was really slow at picking important issues up and providing a resolution. In particular issues such as excessive mould in the house or broken windows during the winter. Issues like that took the agency over a month to deal with. The property manager has repeatedly been unable to provide a specific answer to our questions or reassure us that the issues will be resolved.
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By : '8' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £1500 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG1
7 Sept 2017
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This is the poorest service we never had, read all these comment, be careful when you use them. Our contract ends in April 2017 but we have emailed, called many times to chase our deposit, it looks like no one is working there, no reply at all, the call goes to voice mail I am now worried about my... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 6th Sep 2017
This is the poorest service we never had, read all these comment, be careful when you use them. Our contract ends in April 2017 but we have emailed, called many times to chase our deposit, it looks like no one is working there, no reply at all, the call goes to voice mail I am now worried about my deposit. even we hired professional company to clean the apartment to very high standard before moving out. They just dont give our deposit back. Manasi Bhatt qusi, no reply, no a single answer from this person! very bad company, I hope they close soon so no-one suffering from this poor service.
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By : 'Roy' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Rent PCM : £1450 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG1
7 Jul 2017
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Romans are the worst agents I have experienced as a landlord. Every email or phone call to them has to be followed up as they never reply promptly or within a reasonable period. They show no client relationship skills. Basically provide a pathetic service from the head of lettings down to property... Read Full Review
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Average fees but should be discounted given the terrible service.
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 6th Jul 2017
Romans are the worst agents I have experienced as a landlord. Every email or phone call to them has to be followed up as they never reply promptly or within a reasonable period. They show no client relationship skills. Basically provide a pathetic service from the head of lettings down to property managers.
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As a landlord they are completely useless! Bracknell branch full of kids and no one knows what the other is doing! Am changing agents now tenants have left but Romans did not ensure house was cleaned ...
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By : 'Maria' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £1500 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG2
9 Jun 2017
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Romans is the absolute worst letting agent I ever had the misfortune in renting from. Not only are they hideously expensive with extortionate fees for every little thing, they are incredibly unprofessional and do not care for neither tenants nor landlords as long as there is money to be made. We... Read Full Review
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The fees are horrendous. about £750 in initial fees for 2 people renting, referencing fees, fees for absolutely every little thing. Horrible. No other agent in the area charges this much.
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 8th Jun 2017
Romans is the absolute worst letting agent I ever had the misfortune in renting from. Not only are they hideously expensive with extortionate fees for every little thing, they are incredibly unprofessional and do not care for neither tenants nor landlords as long as there is money to be made. We had to wait months for crucial repairs to be done to the electrics in the house, access was granted to 3rd parties to our house without our consent or knowledge, a live exposed wire was left in the boiler cupboard (and missed in their so-called safety inspections) which could have killed us, during viewings the agents just let themselves in without even knocking and the list goes on. Throughout this whole ordeal the romans staff was ignorant at best to our complaints. I'd strongly recommend staying away from them.
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By : 'Unhappy' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG30
3 May 2017
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As a landlord Romans are the worst I have every had to deal with. They do not care about the landlord or the tenants and only seem interested in how much money they can get out of you. Their communication is terrible, I felt I was always chasing them, they rarely follow up, and they certainly do... Read Full Review
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For the fees they take, the level of service should be a lot better.
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 2nd May 2017
As a landlord Romans are the worst I have every had to deal with. They do not care about the landlord or the tenants and only seem interested in how much money they can get out of you. Their communication is terrible, I felt I was always chasing them, they rarely follow up, and they certainly do not take ownership of issues and tend to blame other departments for their failings, so you end up going round in circles with no answers. I would not recommend Romans, look elsewhere first.
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By : 'Oliver' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £1200 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : RG1
30 Apr 2017
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I have rented a property with Karen as our Prop. manager and I am pleased to say I have found Karen very professional and friendly from day one. She was able to resolve any property matters very quickly, putting us at ease that things were looked... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 29th Apr 2017
I have rented a property with Karen as our Prop. manager and I am pleased to say I have found Karen very professional and friendly from day one. She was able to resolve any property matters very quickly, putting us at ease that things were looked after.
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By : 'Harry' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £743 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG1
22 Mar 2017
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I was tenant with 5 Romans for five years . Initially their property management service was good. But later on Karen Campbell become our property Manager. She is rude, incompetent and irresponsible. She never visited our property and call herself our 'property manager. It was horrible time when she ... Read Full Review
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If you loose your copy of contract they charge £38 to give you another copy. They will rip you off when you will leave their property
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 22nd Mar 2017
I was tenant with 5 Romans for five years . Initially their property management service was good. But later on Karen Campbell become our property Manager. She is rude, incompetent and irresponsible. She never visited our property and call herself our 'property manager. It was horrible time when she was our property manager. If you are Romans tenant and Karen Campbell is your property manager , I will say change her or your property as ASAP. TBH one star is too good for them.
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By : 'Ankan' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £1100 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : RG2
17 Jan 2017
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Romans are the worst agents in Reading to deal with. They not only charge the highest amount of fees for properties, but also the maintenance service sis abysmal. I lived in a property in Kennet Island without a boiler for 4 months and they did nothing about it. During the check-out, even after I... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 17th Jan 2017
Romans are the worst agents in Reading to deal with. They not only charge the highest amount of fees for properties, but also the maintenance service sis abysmal. I lived in a property in Kennet Island without a boiler for 4 months and they did nothing about it. During the check-out, even after I got a professional cleaning done, they charged me GBP 250 saying the cleaning was not up to the mark. I heard from some of my other friends as well that Romans are very landlord friendly and they extract money from tenants during the check-out.
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By : 'Angrycustomer' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £900 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : RG26
9 Dec 2016
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Worst lettings service I've ever received. 'Andrew frost' or something they never say the surname clearly. He promised to send a pro forma over to me 3 days ago worth �850.00. Still heard nothing back. I moved out my property nearly a month ago and all they want to do is keep hold of my money.... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 9th Dec 2016
Worst lettings service I've ever received. 'Andrew frost' or something they never say the surname clearly. He promised to send a pro forma over to me 3 days ago worth �850.00. Still heard nothing back. I moved out my property nearly a month ago and all they want to do is keep hold of my money. Horrendous service and I will not be dealing with these again.
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