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1 Star Review
Aug 18,2023
By:
'Seema'
Aug 18,2023
Services: Lettings (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (Prospective customer)
Postcode: RG1
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Treated in a very bad and unprofessional way by Romans manager Mr Adam Colvim.. We liked a property and put our offer below the asking price as the property needed renovation .. we had our holiday booked so we left for 10 days .. the manager kept calling ...
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“Thank you Kimberley Garcia for all your suppo......”
5 Star Review
Feb 06,2023
By:
'Troy'
Feb 06,2023
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: RG1
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Thank you Kimberley Garcia for all your support as property manager of our flat here in Reading. We're most grateful!...
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“Huge thank you to Kimberley Garcia from Roman......”
5 Star Review
Jun 16,2022
By:
'Gracia'
Jun 16,2022
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: RG1
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Huge thank you to Kimberley Garcia from Romans Estate, who is always very proactive and helpful !
Kimberley managed my flat since 5 years now, and always providing excellent customer service and support!
Many thanks Kimberley, you are re a star⭐️⭐️
Gracia...
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“Worst place to go, DONT TRUST THESE PEOPLE, B......”
1 Star Review
Nov 19,2021
By:
'FAHEEM'
Nov 19,2021
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG2
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: RG2
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Worst place to go, DONT TRUST THESE PEOPLE, BUCH OF LIARS, WILL NEVER RESPOND YOU, I saw a property at Rightmove for £1200, i booked a viewing, First they turned up late, called in the office about 20 times no one answered, finally guy turned up, saw ...
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“Terrible experience, 0 communication either b......”
1 Star Review
Jun 21,2021
By:
'Prem Kumar Gurung'
Jun 21,2021
Services: Sales (Prospective customer)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG2
Sales (Prospective customer)
Postcode: RG2
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Terrible experience, 0 communication either by email or phone.
Left many voice mail never got response. Been trying to buy a property for months and have always been disappointed with the way they handle the situation. Always having to wait for weeks before any updates or ...
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“Kimberley in the property management team is ......”
5 Star Review
Jun 02,2021
By:
'Y'
Jun 02,2021
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: RG1
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Kimberley in the property management team is always very helpfull and prompt with her informative responses always providing a great service...
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“They got me a tenant, but apart from that I e......”
2 Star Review
Feb 19,2020
By:
'Neil'
Feb 19,2020
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG30
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: RG30
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They got me a tenant, but apart from that I experienced poor admin and mistakes at viewing stage and throughout the whole set up.
I would not recommend Roman's and certainly will look to use another agency when my current one expires with them...
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1 Star Review
Aug 07,2019
By:
'Disappointed'
Aug 07,2019
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: RG1
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A one in a lifetime experience. Stratospheric fees, hidden costs, forced insurance, intrusive unnecessary checks. A company to avoid if at all possible. High pressure to get the "holding deposit" paid then the all the other shenanigans begin....
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extremely high
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“I have rented a property from Romans Estate Agents from ......”
1 Star Review
Dec 02,2017
By:
'Joanne'
Dec 02,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £850
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £850
Postcode: RG1
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I have rented a property from Romans Estate Agents from February 2017 till October 2017.
I had just moved from Holland, found myself a permanent job, but still had to pay 5 months upfront, as was new in the country.
So I did use all my savings to ...
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Very bad, never again.
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“This company is rude and only cares about how to ......”
1 Star Review
Nov 21,2017
By:
'Vivian'
Nov 21,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG2
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: RG2
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This company is rude and only cares about how to get more money from you. Never take correct process or action to solve your problem but only keep calling you when they want mon from you. Will never have any business with them...
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“Worst estate agents I have ever used. Very poor customer ......”
1 Star Review
Nov 12,2017
By:
'AVOID'
Nov 12,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £800
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £800
Postcode: RG1
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Worst estate agents I have ever used. Very poor customer service and organisation, the only time they do a good job is when there is an opportunity to make money for themselves. AVOID....
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Very high for the level of proficiency
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“This is the worst agency I have ever dealt with.......”
1 Star Review
Nov 06,2017
By:
'Daphne'
Nov 06,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: RG1
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This is the worst agency I have ever dealt with.
Our estate agency was really slow at picking important issues up and providing a resolution. In particular issues such as excessive mould in the house or broken windows during the winter. Issues like that took ...
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Waste of money.
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“This is the poorest service we never had, read all ......”
1 Star Review
Sep 07,2017
By:
'8'
Sep 07,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1500
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1500
Postcode: RG1
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This is the poorest service we never had, read all these comment, be careful when you use them. Our contract ends in April 2017 but we have emailed, called many times to chase our deposit, it looks like no one is working there, no reply at ...
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very bed
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“Romans are the worst agents I have experienced as a ......”
1 Star Review
Jul 07,2017
By:
'Roy'
Jul 07,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £1450
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £1450
Postcode: RG1
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Romans are the worst agents I have experienced as a landlord. Every email or phone call to them has to be followed up as they never reply promptly or within a reasonable period. They show no client relationship skills. Basically provide a pathetic service from ...
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Average fees but should be discounted given the terrible service.
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“Romans is the absolute worst letting agent I ever had ......”
1 Star Review
Jun 09,2017
By:
'Maria'
Jun 09,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1500
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG2
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1500
Postcode: RG2
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Romans is the absolute worst letting agent I ever had the misfortune in renting from. Not only are they hideously expensive with extortionate fees for every little thing, they are incredibly unprofessional and do not care for neither tenants nor landlords as long as there ...
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The fees are horrendous. about £750 in initial fees for 2 people renting, referencing fees, fees for absolutely every little thing. Horrible. No other agent in the area charges this much.
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“As a landlord Romans are the worst I have every ......”
1 Star Review
May 03,2017
By:
'Unhappy'
May 03,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG30
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: RG30
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As a landlord Romans are the worst I have every had to deal with. They do not care about the landlord or the tenants and only seem interested in how much money they can get out of you. Their communication is terrible, I felt I ...
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For the fees they take, the level of service should be a lot better.
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“I have rented a property with Karen as our Prop. ......”
4 Star Review
Apr 30,2017
By:
'Oliver'
Apr 30,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1200
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1200
Postcode: RG1
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I have rented a property with Karen as our Prop. manager and I am pleased to say I have found Karen very professional and friendly from day one. She was able to resolve any property matters very quickly, putting us at ease that things were ...
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good
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“I was tenant with 5 Romans for five years . Initially their ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 22,2017
By:
'Harry'
Mar 22,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £743
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £743
Postcode: RG1
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I was tenant with 5 Romans for five years . Initially their property management service was good. But later on Karen Campbell become our property Manager. She is rude, incompetent and irresponsible. She never visited our property and call herself our 'property manager. It was horrible time ...
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If you loose your copy of contract they charge £38 to give you another copy. They will rip you off when you will leave their property
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“Romans are the worst agents in Reading to deal with. ......”
1 Star Review
Jan 17,2017
By:
'Ankan'
Jan 17,2017
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1100
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: RG2
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1100
Postcode: RG2
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Romans are the worst agents in Reading to deal with. They not only charge the highest amount of fees for properties, but also the maintenance service sis abysmal. I lived in a property in Kennet Island without a boiler for 4 months and they did nothing ...
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Too high, unreasonable
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“Worst lettings service I've ever received. 'Andrew frost' or something ......”
1 Star Review
Dec 09,2016
By:
'Angrycustomer'
Dec 09,2016
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £900
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG26
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £900
Postcode: RG26
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Worst lettings service I've ever received. 'Andrew frost' or something they never say the surname clearly. He promised to send a pro forma over to me 3 days ago worth £850.00. Still heard nothing back. I moved out my property nearly a month ago and all they ...
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Extortionate.
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“Useless, beyond difficult. Unable to keep to confirmed appointments. Took ......”
1 Star Review
Sep 19,2016
By:
'Avoid'
Sep 19,2016
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1150
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1150
Postcode: RG1
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Useless, beyond difficult. Unable to keep to confirmed appointments. Took the holding fee then did nothing to get references for 2 weeks. Almost failed referencing as my previous landlord was out of the country. They had no contingency. Was resolved, 2 days before move in. By me. ...
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Awful. After receiving quite without tax, paid and then was chased for payment. Also paid for referencing, then did it all myself.
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“I stay in 27 Riverside House Reading. Initially I had a ......”
1 Star Review
Jun 20,2016
By:
'Sanju'
Jun 20,2016
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1100
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1100
Postcode: RG1
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I stay in 27 Riverside House Reading. Initially I had a wonderful experience with Romans when I took the house a month back on let. Excellent service from Donna, Samantha. But the after sale services have been horrible. Its more than a month now & the hob ...
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“I had rented a flat through Romans Reading. At the ......”
1 Star Review
Jun 10,2016
By:
'Imti'
Jun 10,2016
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1300
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1300
Postcode: RG1
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I had rented a flat through Romans Reading. At the end of tenancy, there were some stains on the carpet. I got them professionally cleaned and the stains lightened. They said they were not happy with the cleaning and got them cleaned again. But still ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Agency fees is ridiculously high.
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Agency fees is ridiculously high.
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“Mr. Suleiman is very cooperative and dedicated to his work. ......”
5 Star Review
May 11,2016
By:
'Shamsa'
May 11,2016
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1125
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £1125
Postcode: RG1
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Mr. Suleiman is very cooperative and dedicated to his work. He is very helpful and understanding. He managed to show me the flat that meets my requirement from the first review. I am very thankful to him and to Romans....
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Fees are reasonable.
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“We were really please with the support we were given ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 15,2016
By:
'Poonam'
Mar 15,2016
Services: Sales (as a Vendor)
Sold price: £202500
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: RG!
Sales (as a Vendor)
Sold price: £202500
Postcode: RG!
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We were really please with the support we were given from Romans regarding the Sale of our property. We could contact the Agent any time.
We also got our mortgage through Romans.
Big thank you to Manasi Dave for recommending Romans to us....
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Agent's fees were reasonable.
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“I don't know what the Romans experience is like as ......”
2 Star Review
Nov 10,2015
By:
'An'
Nov 10,2015
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £800
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Rent PCM: £800
Postcode: RG1
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I don't know what the Romans experience is like as a tenant but from a landlord's point of view, it is dismal, especially given the high fees they charge. If you live in the area, I would recommend managing it yourself; everything will be done ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Return my phone calls or e-mails
Supervise subcontractors
Avoid lying to me
Give me the rent money
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If the agent were good the fee would be expensive. They are not good; the fee is disgusting.
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“Romans are apparently the height of incompetency, with the added ......”
1 Star Review
Sep 28,2015
By:
'Disgustedtenant'
Sep 28,2015
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £900
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £900
Postcode: RG1
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Romans are apparently the height of incompetency, with the added bonus of being expensive alongside it. Throughout the process of becoming a tenant I was not informed of the inventory meeting I was supposed to attend until the day before, when I was out of ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Actually respond to my emails
Send me the appropriate legal documentation
Be remotely informative when we have contact
Potentially be pleasant to speak to instead of rude
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If I pay someone for a service I expect them to actually provide a service.
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“The estate agents are the worst I have come across ......”
1 Star Review
Mar 17,2015
By:
'Mrs'
Mar 17,2015
Services: Sales (as a Vendor)
Sold price: £270000
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG2
Sales (as a Vendor)
Sold price: £270000
Postcode: RG2
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The estate agents are the worst I have come across in a very long time. Neil Burton was the first member of this disastrous team that I dealt with. He came over to my property and gave it the big talk and that he could ...
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“Terrible. Fees are ridiculous. Absolute cowboys. Terrible service received as ......”
1 Star Review
Feb 23,2015
By:
'Frustratedtenant'
Feb 23,2015
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £785
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG30
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Rent PCM: £785
Postcode: RG30
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Terrible. Fees are ridiculous. Absolute cowboys. Terrible service received as a tenant through a fully managed contract - not even sure what the landlord was paying Romans to do. On contract renewal they will get any money possible out of you. On termination of contract ...
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Extortionate. Especially vs competition
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“I was selling and wanted to buy through romans as ......”
1 Star Review
Nov 13,2014
By:
'Mahmood'
Nov 13,2014
Services: Lettings (as a Landlord)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: RG2
Lettings (as a Landlord)
Postcode: RG2
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I was selling and wanted to buy through romans as to why I choose them but what they put me through was very bad customer service we had a for sale board up they put a sold board up within a week when my property ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
At least have rang us as are contract agreement was coming to an end to discuss the matter further try and put them selves in there shoes for better customer service!!!
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Please contact me on 01189 538 730.
Kind regards,
Carl Stevenson
Senior Lettings Manager