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From many of the other reviews on here it appears that sellers are happy with AP Morgan's service but, from a buyer's point of view, the staff at the Redditch branch demonstrated a lack of communication at every step of the way. We recently bought a property through them and there was an exceptionally slow start followed by constant delays in getting answers to our questions. We had to continually chase them for information and received a very lax response each time.
We have a large portfolio of rental properties so we are very familiar with the buying process. First of all my initial enquiry email sent to AP Morgan via their online form was totally ignored, even though I mentioned that we were cash buyers ready to proceed immediately. I had to call the office a couple of times to get an appointment to view the property that we were interested in.
Once our offer was accepted there was an unnecessary week's delay due to the fact that the property information questionnaire had not been updated with the correct length of lease information â There was an alarming 54-year discrepancy and this was despite the fact that the same query had emerged on the previous sale that had fallen through.
There were no purchase progression updates forthcoming and I wondered at one point if the vendor had changed his mind about selling to us as no one at AP Morgan returned my calls. At one point there was no communication at all from AP Morgan for 3 weeks until a girl called Laura (I think) called me asking me for an update. Surely it should be the other way around? â after all they are the ones in contact with solicitors on both sides of the sale. Incidentally the girl's name was hard to catch as she mumbled it so quickly so it could have been Laura? or Lorna? or Paula?
The only other times AP Morgan phoned me was when Klaudia (the after-sales 'specialist') called me by mistake, and then a second call a couple of months after the start of conveyancing when the vendor suddenly needed to complete a week later. Fortunately we are more on the ball than the estate agent and we were ready to complete.
There was an unnecessary delay on key collection. The agents made us wait until 5pm before we could pick up the keys but the vendor had told them he had vacated earlier in the afternoon. Even then the only key we were given was the one single front door key that was used by the agent to do viewings. It was not the full set that the vendor still had with him which included those for the patio doors, post box, utilities cupboard and communal entry door. AP Morgan's staff seemed to think it would be perfectly acceptable for us to waste more time going back in to their office the next day to chase around for the other sets of keys and we wouldn't need to do meter readings or get to the contents of our post box â presumably they thought we'd be okay with the delay, after all that's the level of service we had come to expect from them. It gives you an uneasy feeling that someone else you have never met still has a full set of keys to get into your property and you have no access to your own locked post box!
Alaina was good at showing us around the property initially but the rest of the team seem to have a problem with communication and updating the database with salient information.
Laura in particular has a unique talent for being able to hold a conversation entirely with herself as she rarely gives you an opportunity to answer her questions on the phone. She hurriedly skips through details, assumes what you're going to say and then and says bye before you've had a chance to cover all aspects of the reason behind your phone call in the first place. Most annoying.
The person we bought the property off had their post re-directed but someone else who lived with him didn't. This resulted in us receiving a lot of official looking post for them. We took the first two batches of unopened envelopes to the estate agent's office for them to pass them on. They were unable to give us a forwarding address for the previous occupants due to data protection reasons. The girl on reception suggested we should drop all future official looking post round to them for forwarding on to the seller. We told her that we didn't have the time to keep dropping off mail for the previous people and we advised AP Morgan that all future mail would be 'returned to sender' â official looking or otherwise! The agent's attitude was rather lax and non-committal. We left their office still unsure whether the important message would be passed on to the seller.
Unfortunately you cannot choose the estate agent when you're a buyer, so just be prepared for a lack of communication if you see a for sale board for these guys outside the property you want to buy.
We have a large portfolio of rental properties so we are very familiar with the buying process. First of all my initial enquiry email sent to AP Morgan via their online form was totally ignored, even though I mentioned that we were cash buyers ready to proceed immediately. I had to call the office a couple of times to get an appointment to view the property that we were interested in.
Once our offer was accepted there was an unnecessary week's delay due to the fact that the property information questionnaire had not been updated with the correct length of lease information â There was an alarming 54-year discrepancy and this was despite the fact that the same query had emerged on the previous sale that had fallen through.
There were no purchase progression updates forthcoming and I wondered at one point if the vendor had changed his mind about selling to us as no one at AP Morgan returned my calls. At one point there was no communication at all from AP Morgan for 3 weeks until a girl called Laura (I think) called me asking me for an update. Surely it should be the other way around? â after all they are the ones in contact with solicitors on both sides of the sale. Incidentally the girl's name was hard to catch as she mumbled it so quickly so it could have been Laura? or Lorna? or Paula?
The only other times AP Morgan phoned me was when Klaudia (the after-sales 'specialist') called me by mistake, and then a second call a couple of months after the start of conveyancing when the vendor suddenly needed to complete a week later. Fortunately we are more on the ball than the estate agent and we were ready to complete.
There was an unnecessary delay on key collection. The agents made us wait until 5pm before we could pick up the keys but the vendor had told them he had vacated earlier in the afternoon. Even then the only key we were given was the one single front door key that was used by the agent to do viewings. It was not the full set that the vendor still had with him which included those for the patio doors, post box, utilities cupboard and communal entry door. AP Morgan's staff seemed to think it would be perfectly acceptable for us to waste more time going back in to their office the next day to chase around for the other sets of keys and we wouldn't need to do meter readings or get to the contents of our post box â presumably they thought we'd be okay with the delay, after all that's the level of service we had come to expect from them. It gives you an uneasy feeling that someone else you have never met still has a full set of keys to get into your property and you have no access to your own locked post box!
Alaina was good at showing us around the property initially but the rest of the team seem to have a problem with communication and updating the database with salient information.
Laura in particular has a unique talent for being able to hold a conversation entirely with herself as she rarely gives you an opportunity to answer her questions on the phone. She hurriedly skips through details, assumes what you're going to say and then and says bye before you've had a chance to cover all aspects of the reason behind your phone call in the first place. Most annoying.
The person we bought the property off had their post re-directed but someone else who lived with him didn't. This resulted in us receiving a lot of official looking post for them. We took the first two batches of unopened envelopes to the estate agent's office for them to pass them on. They were unable to give us a forwarding address for the previous occupants due to data protection reasons. The girl on reception suggested we should drop all future official looking post round to them for forwarding on to the seller. We told her that we didn't have the time to keep dropping off mail for the previous people and we advised AP Morgan that all future mail would be 'returned to sender' â official looking or otherwise! The agent's attitude was rather lax and non-committal. We left their office still unsure whether the important message would be passed on to the seller.
Unfortunately you cannot choose the estate agent when you're a buyer, so just be prepared for a lack of communication if you see a for sale board for these guys outside the property you want to buy.
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| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
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| Sales | 100% | 83% | £128,000 | £336,500 |
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Feb 13,2021
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Excellent Service from the team at AP Morgan, Redditch.
Joe and the team have excelled themselves, friendly, incredibly helpful and professional.
From first engagement, the service we received was outstanding. With realistic valuations, guidance and regular communications, we have felt valued throughout the process of ...
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Nov 16,2019
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Terrible after sale customer service. Zero communications, people in office hadn't got a clue!! No phone calls, they got our names wrong, blamed 'admin errors'. ......Avoid at all costs...
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Nov 16,2019
Nov 16,2019
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Got me over the asking price and the after sales team kept me updated throughout the process, has some issues with our buyers and their chain but misbah and Joe kept me informed all the way through! Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to anyone else ...
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Jun 03,2019
Jun 03,2019
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I would strongly advise anyone to buy through A P Morgan. My recent experience has caused undue stress and have lost faith in estate agents. Bidding for a house was not fair and sold to a friend of the staff rather than someone independent, and ...
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Nov 27,2018
Nov 27,2018
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From many of the other reviews on here it appears that sellers are happy with AP Morgan's service but, from a buyer's point of view, the staff at the Redditch branch demonstrated a lack of communication at every step of the way. We recently bought ...
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Jun 27,2018
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We were most impressed with the very efficient and professional overall service provided by A P Morgan. Throughout the process we felt very well informed and any queries were promptly resolved. Whenever difficulties arose in the chain every effort was made to keep the process ...
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We felt the fees were very fair.
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Sep 11,2017
Sep 11,2017
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From initial valuation through to completion of sale, I cannot fault the team at AP Morgan, Redditch. Friendly and professional staff, regularly keeping me up-to-date on marketing and viewings and always there to answer any questions no matter how big or small. Special thank you ...
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Nov 20,2015
Nov 20,2015
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Take the stress out of selling your house, AP Morgan did that for me
I have tried to sell my Redditch house several times unsuccessfully over the years, Then I tried A P Morgan of Redditch, who were efficient, professional, helpful and worked very hard ...
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The fees were exceptionably fair and reasonable
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