Pickerings
Leeds, LS6
1.9/5, 17 reviews
24% recommended
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75% lettings fee satisfaction

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“Pickerings are by far the WORST letting agent I have ......”

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Nov 10,2015
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By: 'James'
Nov 10,2015
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Pickerings are by far the WORST letting agent I have dealt with in my 5 years living in Leeds. 5 months on from moving out of my tenancy, I still have not received my deposit back. The property was a disgrace from the moment we moved in, including stained carpets and walls to broken cupboards, a filthy oven and a non defrosted freezer. We reported these online when we first moved in however they never properly got professionally attended to, as you would expect an agent to do so. Upon vacating the property and giving the place a large clean, Pickering have tried to charge us a third of all our deposits stating we left the property in a bad state. The actual fact of the matter is Pickerings never carried out adequate repairs or professional cleaning. They then accused us of being the cause of these problems and claimed they had photographic evidence showing the state before we moved in yet they have been reluctant to evidence these. But if course we neither took any photos to our dismay. In our opinion, Pickerings never truly inspected the property and never carried out necessary repairs. They are now trying to make us pay for their own laziness. Months later, they still have not given us our deposits or come to a suitable medium. I think ADR may be the next route for us. However for any of you thinking about going with Pickerings, DO NOT DO IT! *
What agent could do to change your mind?
Cleaned the property sufficiently. Carried out a proper inspection of the property first hand. Been prompt in replying to our emails and agreed a suitable Deduction amount
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13th Aug 2016
reviewed by 'Nige'
“Been with this company for 2 university years and had nothing but problems. Error after error. Useless, unintelligent and rude staff ......”
7th Mar 2016
reviewed by 'John'
“Was a nice house well mantaned if there was any problems all we had to do was call and Pickerings ......”
4th Mar 2016
reviewed by 'leanne'
“i was pleasantly pleased with the overall experience of renting a property with pickerings, the rent was good for my ......”
20th Jan 2016
reviewed by 'Johnno'
“Renting a student house from these people was a nightmare from start to finish. Not a single promise to rectify ......”
8th Dec 2015
reviewed by 'Steph'
“Pickerings were awful at responding to our needs. They sent emails weeks after inquest. Our house was filthy, and they ......”
10th Nov 2015
reviewed by 'James'
“Pickerings are by far the WORST letting agent I have dealt with in my 5 years living in Leeds. 5 months on ......”
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  • Monday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Tuesday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Wednesday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Thursday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Friday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Saturday: Closed
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Pickerings
16 St Annes Road, Headingley
Headingley,Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS6 3NX
0113 274 6746

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“Been with this company for 2 university years and had nothing ......”

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Aug 13,2016
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By: 'Nige'
Aug 13,2016
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Been with this company for 2 university years and had nothing but problems. Error after error. Useless, unintelligent and rude staff whether it was over the phone or in person. Spoke to other people who have been with them and they all say the same. Any ...
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“Was a nice house well mantaned if there was any ......”

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Mar 07,2016
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By: 'John'
Mar 07,2016
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Was a nice house well mantaned if there was any problems all we had to do was call and Pickerings would send someone straight away would recommend. Nice ppl...
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“i was pleasantly pleased with the overall experience of renting ......”

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Mar 04,2016
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i was pleasantly pleased with the overall experience of renting a property with pickerings, the rent was good for my accommodation and i found my year of renting stress free the perfect student let i would absolutely recommend....
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good?fair
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“Renting a student house from these people was a nightmare ......”

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By: 'Johnno'
Jan 20,2016
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Renting a student house from these people was a nightmare from start to finish. Not a single promise to rectify the problems in our house was ever met. Everything they tell you is untrue - they exist only to mislead and to collect rent....
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Being charged anything at all by them is a disgrace.
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“Pickerings were awful at responding to our needs. They sent ......”

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Dec 08,2015
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By: 'Steph'
Dec 08,2015
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Pickerings were awful at responding to our needs. They sent emails weeks after inquest. Our house was filthy, and they took money from us to clean it after we left even though we left it cleaner than they gave it to us. Do not let ...
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“Pickerings are by far the WORST letting agent I have ......”

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Nov 10,2015
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By: 'James'
Nov 10,2015
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Pickerings are by far the WORST letting agent I have dealt with in my 5 years living in Leeds. 5 months on from moving out of my tenancy, I still have not received my deposit back. The property was a disgrace from the moment we moved in, ...
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Cleaned the property sufficiently. Carried out a proper inspection of the property first hand. Been prompt in replying to our emails and agreed a suitable Deduction amount
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“Started off well. Eventually the landlords and agents would let ......”

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Aug 27,2015
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By: 'Greg'
Aug 27,2015
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Started off well. Eventually the landlords and agents would let themselves in the property I was renting without notifying me first (whether I was in the property at the time or not), sometimes during times where I had family and visitors around. If you want ...
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“Do not go anywhere near this letting agent!Property still ......”

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Nov 13,2014
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By: 'Moore'
Nov 13,2014
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Do not go anywhere near this letting agent! Property still not habitable after four months of tenancy! Pickerings do not care just interested in collecting your rent! Never met such an unprofessional bunch of people! We are students who care about where we live and ...
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“I have rented property across the UK and in Leeds ......”

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Oct 21,2014
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By: 'Peter'
Oct 21,2014
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I have rented property across the UK and in Leeds for many years. Pickerings are amongst the best agents I ever rented through. Reading some of the reviews I guess they probably make a rod for their own back as they rent a lot of ...
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“Where to begin with them... fire alarm system left unrepaired, ......”

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Sep 19,2014
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By: 'DC'
Sep 19,2014
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Where to begin with them... fire alarm system left unrepaired, cooker oven unrepaired for months, inclusive bills not paid until services are disconnected and PLEASE make sure you keep an eye on anything you store around the place because you may find that it disappears ...
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“I don't normally write reviews, but I felt the experience ......”

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Aug 18,2014
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By: 'Flatcaprich'
Aug 18,2014
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I don't normally write reviews, but I felt the experience I have had to date with Pickerings needs recognising. Over the course of my one year tenancy, I have experienced the odd maintenance issue, but only to be expected in a 150 year old house! I ...
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“We were given a house by them which had many ......”

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Jul 31,2014
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By: 'Miles'
Jul 31,2014
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We were given a house by them which had many faults and it took months to fix them. The heating system was broken for over four months - it was constantly on - causing us a massive amount with the gas bill, which they did ...
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“I had a pretty terrible experience with Pickerings in Leeds. ......”

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Nov 07,2013
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By: 'MattyC'
Nov 07,2013
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I had a pretty terrible experience with Pickerings in Leeds. The landlord put every effort into trying to ensure I signed a 6 month contract, and then once signed ignored all correspondence (emails, texts & phone calls), even when serious matters cropped up. I can honestly say ...
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“Tenants, landlord beware. I would never use this estate agents ......”

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Feb 04,2013
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By: 'Rexlow'
Feb 04,2013
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Tenants, landlord beware. I would never use this estate agents as they would take as much money from the deposits and use excuses from bills cleaning that would never nene done. After the academic year ending not one single person to inspect the property. When ...
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“We feel like we have been neglected by Pickerings on ......”

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Sep 19,2011
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By: 'SElise'
Sep 19,2011
1 people found
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We feel like we have been neglected by Pickerings on numerous occasions (Fiona & Anita have been very helpful though!); · For the first 4 months of my tenancy agreement I struggled greatly to get into the building due to the front door lock - sometimes late at ...
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Apologised and acted on all of the issues rather than leaving them to sort themselves out, or for us to do something!
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Jul 31, 2013
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We are just at the stage of getting our deposits back, and have been scammed into being charged £250 for 25 hours of cleaning. We left the place as we found it. The place was clean enough for us when we moved in, yet cleaners still came but we sent them away saying the place was fine. Yet when a previous tenant came for some post a few days later, he said he'd been charged for cleaning... There is no way 25 hours of cleaning was required. I can no doubt imagine this company is doing dodgy d ...

“terrible!! when we entered the house it was a state, ......”

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Aug 27,2011
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By: 'bob'
Aug 27,2011
1 people found
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terrible!! when we entered the house it was a state, rubbish was all over the drive and the house was dirty and had obviously not been cleaned! After leaving the property it took two months to retrieve our bond back with them constantly making excuses ...
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“TENANTS LANDLORDS BEWARE! DO NOT USE THEM! YOU WILL LOSE ......”

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Jul 21,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'khan'
Jul 21,2011
2 people found
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TENANTS LANDLORDS BEWARE! DO NOT USE THEM! YOU WILL LOSE MONEY OR YOUR PROPERTY WILL BE DAMAGED, GUARANTEED! My property was being looked after by them but they don't do any inspections to the property. When there are problems recieved from the tenants they will ...
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