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I am appalled beyond words with the way I have been treated by a Lettings Negotiator in their Barking office.

I live in Nottingham and study in London. Due to personal reasons, I was unable to travel to London and visit estate agents until two weeks before my moving date. I was therefore quite worried that I may not be able to find decent quality accommodation in a secure location on time.

I visited many estate agents in Barking and Ilford. None had anything for me, but all promised to get back to me as soon as a suitable property came. It was then that I made the extremely regrettable mistake of visiting Bairstow Eves.

I explained what I was looking for and where, and someone arranged for me to speak over the phone to ****** *******, who deals with lettings. He said he had a property he could show me if I returned to the office in a couple of hours. When I did, he turned up a few minutes later saying that his colleague has the keys and is away. He then said he has two much nicer properties coming in and that he's collecting the keys in two days' time. They have not been advertised, he said, and if I could see them by the following day and make an offer for one, providing the landlord agrees, I can pay the holding deposit and sign a contract. He told me he'd ring me as soon as he gets the keys.

As promised, he rang me two days later, just after midday, telling me if I can come to see the flats by the next day, he can guarantee I will be able to take one. I knew flats in that area were in very high demand. I was concerned the landlord may not wish to let to a student, but the agent told me he had already spoken to him and all he required was a guarantor.

I asked him to confirm again, before I booked tickets for London for myself and my mother, that nobody else had been lined up to see those flats, and he explicitly guaranteed I'd be able to see the flats and choose one. if I so wished.

So I travelled to London the following day (yesterday), just for my appointment with Bairstow Eves, and went to their office at the agreed time for the viewing. He wasn't there.

His colleague rang him, informed him I was waiting, frowned, and then handed me the receiver. He explained to me, in a disarmingly innocent tone, that both flats had been viewed earlier in the day, offers had been made, and they were now gone. Apparently his manager had arranged the viewings. There were no other flats available, not even the one he was going to show me three days ago. He said he had called me earlier to let me know so I didn't have to travel so far. I had missed the call, but when I checked my phone it appeared he had called me only an hour before I was due for the appointment. I was already in London by then.

To say I am absolutely disgusted would be grossly understating it. I knew estate agents can be tricky to deal with, but until yesterday I had planned to write a glowing review here and recommend Bairstow Eves for having found me the perfect place in such a short time. How terribly naive of me for thinking they could not fall to such depths.

It has cost me and my mother a whole day and a lot of money. Not to mention the stress I've been under since. I would say to anyone to steer well clear of these people.
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Tony Ennis & Ross Manbridge were incredibly accommodating & helpful during the process of me buying my first flat. Unfortunately I had a very challenging conveyancer who was difficult to work with, but Tony helped me to get it sorted and was incredibly responsive. Ross also really ...
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Tony Ennis and his team not only showed superior local knowledge and personal connections but produced a daily dedicated effort to sell my property. I was kept regularly uptodated on viewings and had complete confidence that they would deliver - this they did at a ...
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We recently bought through Tony. He was extremely professional, with exceptional response times to any questions we had. The whole process start to finish was smooth. Very highly recommended....
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We have bought and sold through Tony and his team and have received excellent, professional and friendly service on both occasions. Due to recent market conditions, buyers losing mortgages to furloughs, etc. it has not been an easy market to sell in. Tony's advice has ...
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The team at Bairstow Eves in Battersea is simply wonderful. They are genuinely interested in helping you, progressing your query and have a great command of the market. In the purchase of my property, they guided me through the process, were always happy to speak ...
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‘A man of his word’ is how I would describe Tony Ennis, Senior Associate, (Battersea office) who secured to completion the recent sale of our property. Focused on the mutual goal, you can trust him to get the job done. From the start Tony confidently ...
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Tony and his team were committed to seeing the sale of property complete and provided that vital link between all parties to help keep things on track. Thanks so much for all your assistance....
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Tony Ennis is a no-nonsense, effective, and honest estate agent. Abigail Coombs is an attentive and hard-working sales associate. My wife and I purchased a small 2 bedroom flat through Bairstow Eves in mid-2023. We inspected the property on 13th May and exchanged on 27th June, ...
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Thank you for all your assistance for the recent sale. The communication throughout was excellent, from the feedback after viewings and being able to speak with someone whenever I had a question made the whole process of selling a property much easier. Would highly recommend ...
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I sold through Battersea branch . Was a very professional service . Kept in touch and gave feedback and updates and Tony was charming all the time with nothing too much trouble . Best agent I have dealt with ever !...
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Tony and his team were fantastic. We took a long time to reach a decision about putting our home up for sale and Tony was extremely patient and helpful throughout. When we did finally decide the process was efficient and straightforward and we achieved a ...
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I purchased my flat a number of years ago from Tony and when I decided to sell the property I went back to the branch due to the excellent service. Throughout the process Ross and Tony couldn’t have been more helpful and I would ...
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I can't thank enough the team at Bairstow eves in Clapham , specially Tony & Ross who from moment one were always available to answer any questions regarding the property I wanted and super involved in every step towards exchange. some challenges on the process but with ...
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