Chestertons
Islington Branch, London, N1
1.8/5, 25 reviews
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“Truly the worst real estate I have ever dealt......”

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By: 'A'
Jun 15,2021
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Truly the worst real estate I have ever dealt with. The property managers are useless. They don't even convey messages onto the landlords so you have to constantly follow up.

When you follow up they want you to add your issues to their portal that looks like it was built in 1998. Then when you do that they still do not reply so you have to follow up anyway!!!

They take quite literally 5+ Days to reply to 1 email, they are so inefficient I am convinced there is 1 monkey there doing all the work working out what to use a banana or a keyboard

AVOID AT ALL COSTS
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By: Amanda Jones
Oct 30, 2024
Agreed. I've had several problems with them and as a Landlord, Thereis a lot of mismanagement and alack of communication. They don't read their emails and get all their facts wrong. To top it all off an agent, Shan was rude to me on the phone when I had enquired why I would recieve any rental income 5 months later. In 15 years of letting, i've never experienced an agent this rude to me.
She said I should read the agreement, when there was nothing in the agreement which stated why I was to pay a 3 year commission upfront. I also agreed to let for 1 year with a 6 months break clause, but they completely ignored this.

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30th Oct 2024
reviewed by 'anonymous'
“I have been letting my flat through Chestertons' Islington branch, where I am the landlord. Unfortunately, I've encountered three instances ......”
9th Aug 2021
reviewed by 'yagmur'
“I found a short term house for my client via Chestertons -Hyde Park- by Mark and Stephanie.All was great ......”
13th Jul 2021
reviewed by 'Alan'
“I asked (by phone) Chestertons Islington Office to help to find a new tenant for a flat on City Rd ......”
15th Jun 2021
reviewed by 'A'
“Truly the worst real estate I have ever dealt with. The property managers are useless. They don't even convey messages ......”
9th Jun 2021
reviewed by 'hedieh'
“Wish I searched them before signing with them! dishonest and unhelpful. they get you to sign and it's all down ......”
13th May 2021
reviewed by 'Rosa'
“Chestertons Islington - give out misleading information about properties and then tell you you are wasting their time. I have ......”
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  • Wednesday: 08:30 - 19:00
  • Thursday: 08:30 - 19:00
  • Friday: 08:30 - 19:00
  • Saturday: 10:00 - 14:00
  • Sunday: Closed
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Chestertons
327 - 329 Upper Street
Islington,London
Greater London
N1 2XQ
020 7226 4221

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Lettings 86% 63% £510 £9,000
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I have been letting my flat through Chestertons' Islington branch, where I am the landlord. Unfortunately, I've encountered three instances of unprofessional conduct from agents over the phone. I specifically requested a short-term let, but the property, located near Canonbury, was advertised as a three-year ...
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Aug 09,2021
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I found a short term house for my client via Chestertons -Hyde Park- by Mark and Stephanie. All was great at the beginning till the agreement. The customer paid the invoice amount and sent them the proof of payment. Since the customer made an international ...
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Jul 13,2021
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I asked (by phone) Chestertons Islington Office to help to find a new tenant for a flat on City Rd late on Friday 9th July. By Monday 12th July 12.00pm I had received two really excellent offers above expectation. I was very grateful for this ...
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“Truly the worst real estate I have ever dealt......”

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Jun 15,2021
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Truly the worst real estate I have ever dealt with. The property managers are useless. They don't even convey messages onto the landlords so you have to constantly follow up. When you follow up they want you to add your issues to their portal that ...
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Agreed. I've had several problems with them and as a Landlord, Thereis a lot of mismanagement and alack of communication. They don't read their emails and get all their facts wrong. To top it all off an agent, Shan was rude to me on the phone when I had enquired why I would recieve any rental income 5 months later. In 15 years of letting, i've never experienced an agent this rude to me. She said I should read the agreement, when there was nothing in the agreement which stated why I was to pay ...

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Jun 09,2021
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Wish I searched them before signing with them! dishonest and unhelpful. they get you to sign and it's all down hill from there.! Avoid at all costs...
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Chestertons Islington - give out misleading information about properties and then tell you you are wasting their time. I have waited two days for someone to get back to me with an appointment to view because they say they’re waiting to hear from the ...
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“Awful. Every time I called they were on VM. N......”

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Jan 30,2021
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Awful. Every time I called they were on VM. No one ever returned my calls or emails. Chased for 3 weeks and then the property was showing as under offer before I could even view it. They claimed they hadn't receive my messages and when I ...
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By: 'Shane'
Jan 14,2021
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AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! We have had the unfortunate experience of renting a property from Chesterton’s in Fulham for 3 years. The rental price was £9,000 per month and the entire service from start to finish has been nothing short of shambolic especially considering the premium ...
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“They take months of rental proceeds upfront w......”

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Nov 25,2020
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They take months of rental proceeds upfront without informing you, for managing your letting. On enquiry, I was told this is standard practice. That's a lie. Why would any self respecting landlord shoulder the risk of paying years of letting fees upfront to a management ...
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It's 2024, and I'm having the same bad experience. It was not discussed beforehand, and I will receive rental income 5-6 months later. They favour the tenants over the landlord over their misguided additional clauses, most likely written by a trainee. ...

“Unreliable and good luck getting your deposit......”

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Nov 11,2020
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Unreliable and good luck getting your deposit back Would avoid as both tenant and landlord. Will just ignore calls and emails and leave issues unrepaired. Had to escalated to tenancy deposit in order to get my deposit back as they just ignore requests for the ...
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“Simon Karajian MARLA of ChestertonsSimon Kar......”

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Oct 14,2020
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Simon Karajian MARLA of Chestertons Simon Karajian MARLA of Chestertons is not only rude to clients but also keeps spamming people with unwanted mails. I would never recommend him to anyone, either as a tenant or a landlord....
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I had a good experience with Simon. He was true to his word arranging us good quality service apartment accommodation in central London at a very reasonable price. We were keen to have contactless delivery at an awkward time (the small hours of a Monday morning) but everything went off without any problems. I didn't have any issues with unnecessary emails and if anything I think it's helpful to be kept up to date with progress. ...

“Chestertons Islington are the WORST...”

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Sep 29,2020
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Chestertons Islington are the worst. Avoid at all costs. They are "managing" the property but this just involves them ignoring my communications. They are incapable of getting anything done. They have also misrepresented things to me which were critical to my decision to take the ...
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“Terrible, the agent lied. We wanted a pet fr......”

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Jul 09,2020
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Terrible, the agent lied. We wanted a pet friendly flat, and this was a MUST have requirement. He said that won't be part of the contract because is not in the building lease but the landlord was ok with it. We moved in, rescued a ...
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“Chesterton's Islington found me a really grea......”

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Feb 15,2020
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Chesterton's Islington found me a really great tenant for my flat. Alfie was a great help and always on the ball, kept me and the tenant in the loop with everything. Will definitely be recommending to anyone looking for a trusty and professional estate agents....
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“Inconsiderate Agent...”

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Nov 14,2019
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I viewed a property for sale after seeing it on Rightmove. The agent I viewed the property with was called Guy, from Chestertons Islington. When we met he was courteous, answered questions about the property, and was polite. The property was not suitable for me. ...
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“Excellent experience...”

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Mar 21,2019
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I had an excellent experience with Chesterton Islington, namely Simon! I was abroad looking for rentals, and he was INCREDIBLY helpful, communicative, thorough, thoughtful and transparent. He very much looked after my search, checked in regularly, made sure I was made incredibly aware of all ...
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“Honest, reliable, consistent...”

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Sep 04,2018
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Chestertons found me a great tenant for my Islington flat 2 years ago. They we effective, upfront and a pleasure to work with. Now my tenant is moving on I feel completely confident to continue using them as my sole letting agent. Its a good working ...
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Jul 30,2018
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Just sold our property in Islington through Chesterton's Upper Street Branch. Scott was great throughout the whole the process and managed a great sale in a very tricky market. More expensive than some other estate agents but earned their fee and delivered for us. Would ...
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“If only I could put zero stars. The Management Department ......”

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Feb 15,2017
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If only I could put zero stars. The Management Department at Chestertons is simply woeful. There is no commitment to the block they manage, poor communication (if any) and leave residents with no hot water or heat. Massive service charges are that are in the ...
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Far too high for the work they do.
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“My terrible experience with Chesterton:*M**y property manager with ......”

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By: 'Marc'
Feb 03,2016
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My terrible experience with Chesterton:* M**y property manager with whom I have many a confrontation over his ***attitude. After a while and many complaints to his manager he was whisked off elsewhere and was replaced by an equally useless numbly. Now, Chesterton are more ...
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This is totally true, more over * Richard Sewrey, is arrogant to the core and makes it his daily work to cheat and scam the clients, then treat them with disdain when the rightfully complain about being exploited. Useless to the core ...

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Apr 02,2015
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I have rented several properties in London and I have never had to deal with such awful estate agents! They were nothing but rude and arrogant. Reducing me to tears on several occasions for not responding quicker to their emails (I was in hospital after ...
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“Awful company to deal with, arrogant when dealing with us, ......”

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Dec 31,2014
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Awful company to deal with, arrogant when dealing with us, never fixed anything. Don't believe the positive reviews below they are all fake, if you see further back they are all negative reviews and they are trying to clean their image. We've had the worst ...
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“Not prompt in answering selective emails, when its not in ......”

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By: 'steven'
Dec 10,2014
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Not prompt in answering selective emails, when its not in their interests to answer they can take a long time (such as weeks) to reply and return deposits,...
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Sep 03,2014
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They were extremely bad and didn't help us dealing with a totally unreasonable and unfair landlord. This Letting Agency is completely useless....
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Very expensive especially for Boeing useless.
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“Unquestionably the worst estate agents in London! We purchased our ......”

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Aug 07,2014
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Unquestionably the worst estate agents in London! We purchased our first house from Chestertons Islington, which took a grand total of 7 months to exchange on. Within that time we received about 2-3 "accurate" updates on why exactly there was such a huge chain and the ...
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