67% sales valuation accuracy
50% sales fee satisfaction
0% lettings valuation accuracy
0% lettings fee satisfaction
Jan 01,2013
Jan 01,2013
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We have rented 3 different properties over the past 3 years and Farrell Heyworth is by far the worst letting agent we have had to deal with.
We had to pay £200 for credit checks, references etc before being shown the contract which would have deterred us from taking the property if we had seen it in advance. The property has to be inspected every 3 or 4 months, the tenant must request permission to decorate or make any changes, which was a joke because the wallpaper was hanging off the walls in most of the rooms. There were loads of additions to the contract like getting the house fumigated on leaving because we had 3 gerbils, we were responsible for drainage problems and problems with mildew, all things that existed before we moved in .
After moving in we realised the back door frame was rotten and had to threaten legal action before they got it fixed. We found a British Gas warning sticker on the fuse box stating "Danger do not use", told Farrell Heyworth but they said it was probably just something trivial and the landlord was not under any legal obligation to get the electrics tested.
When we gave notice we were hounded to show people around and told that it was in the contract. (The contract only said we needed to allow access to the agent and viewers not show them around). On quitting the tenancy we agreed that the borders of the front garden needed some work, ie. removing moss and they took 5 weeks to get a quote of £230. The garden was only around 4m square with half metre borders.
We had to pay £200 for credit checks, references etc before being shown the contract which would have deterred us from taking the property if we had seen it in advance. The property has to be inspected every 3 or 4 months, the tenant must request permission to decorate or make any changes, which was a joke because the wallpaper was hanging off the walls in most of the rooms. There were loads of additions to the contract like getting the house fumigated on leaving because we had 3 gerbils, we were responsible for drainage problems and problems with mildew, all things that existed before we moved in .
After moving in we realised the back door frame was rotten and had to threaten legal action before they got it fixed. We found a British Gas warning sticker on the fuse box stating "Danger do not use", told Farrell Heyworth but they said it was probably just something trivial and the landlord was not under any legal obligation to get the electrics tested.
When we gave notice we were hounded to show people around and told that it was in the contract. (The contract only said we needed to allow access to the agent and viewers not show them around). On quitting the tenancy we agreed that the borders of the front garden needed some work, ie. removing moss and they took 5 weeks to get a quote of £230. The garden was only around 4m square with half metre borders.
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Farrell Heyworth
1 Oak House High Street
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 1DW
01257 275231
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| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 67% | 50% | £0 | £0 |
| Lettings | 0% | 0% | £675 | £675 |
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| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | Other | |||||
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| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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ATTENTION ALL LANDLORDS
Do not under any circumstances sign a contract with Farrell and Heyworth manage your property, go somewhere else, anywhere else in fact.
The contract locks you into using them and to remove your property from them, which you will probably want to ...
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DEBBIE WAS VERY HELPFUL AND PROFESSIONAL. WE HAD TO VIEW THE HOUSE A FEW TIMES AND IT WAS NEVER TOO MUCH TROUBLE. THE CONVEYANCING HIT A FEW BUMPS AND Debbie was always helpful in ironing them out. We completed today and are very grateful...
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We have moved up and down the country several times and never ever had such poor service. We are still awaiting a response from head office with regard to our complaint. After sales is non-existent. No clarity whatsoever. We were told we had a buyer ...
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Oct 09,2018
Oct 09,2018
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After sales does not exist. Chorley branch managed to achieve a sale on my property but the after sales team are not interested in progressing the sale to completion. They get information wrong and do nothing to advise you on progress. If you try to ...
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I have had to make a formal complaint about a reduction in the fee due to their disgraceful service.
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Aug 22,2016
Aug 22,2016
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A terrible estate agent to buy a house via! I had an offer accepted £5k above the asking price and agreed with estate agent to remove the house off the market and agreed not to consider any offers. Deal was agreed and me £600 down after 2 ...
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Mar 23,2015
Mar 23,2015
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I made an appointment with Simon from the Chorley Office for Neil Rogers to value a bungalow.
The time given was 15.00. We waited three hours for a 'no show.'
This is disgraceful and I advise anyone to avoid using Farrell & Heyworth....
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Mar 25, 2015
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I have investigated this matter following your review here and your telephone call to Chorley branch on Monday. It transpires that an error was made when submitting your appointment to our diary system. This meant that I was not aware of the appointment and did not attend which, I can appreciate, has caused you some inconvenience. At Farrell Heyworth we strive to ensure our clients are satisfied with our service. I can assure you that this is an isolated event for which I, and the other members ...
Jan 01,2013
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We have rented 3 different properties over the past 3 years and Farrell Heyworth is by far the worst letting agent we have had to deal with.
We had to pay £200 for credit checks, references etc before being shown the contract which would have deterred us from ...
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Mar 10,2012
Mar 10,2012
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Like some other reviews here, I begrudge the one star that is the minimum requirement here. I have been househunting myself for some time, and I am currently trying to help a friend rent a flat and I must say that the service I have ...
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