Essex & Suffolk Lettings
Colchester, CO3
1.6/5, 62 reviews
16% recommended
80% lettings valuation accuracy
25% lettings fee satisfaction
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Essex & Suffolk Lettings
15-19 Headgate
Colchester
Essex
CO3 3BT
01206 571111

Performance statistics
Services Valuation Accuracy Fees Satisfaction Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Lettings 80% 25% £475 £1,150
Review statistics
From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
1 5 7 43 0 0 0 0 2 4
Areas covered
Services offered
  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
  • Home Builder
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“Unprofessional timewasters. I arranged a viewing, drove for two hours ......”

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Sep 14,2014
Minithumbdown
By: 'Bertram'
Sep 14,2014
3 people found
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Unprofessional timewasters. I arranged a viewing, drove for two hours to attend, and the agent didn't show up. When I called them they claimed to have no knowledge of my viewing, and weren't expecting me. I later learned that the property had been let a ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Actually attend the viewing and not leave me waiting outside for 15 minutes. Let me know that the property had been let and not waste my time.
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“Awful. The property was dirty when I moved in, to ......”

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Aug 09,2014
Minithumbdown
By: 'D'
Aug 09,2014
3 people found
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Awful. The property was dirty when I moved in, to the point where I could scrape gunk from the cooker with the back of a spoon. The agent would arrive un-announced for an inspection and then try to charge a fee if it wasn't convenient ...
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Comment on agent fees
They will find excuses to charge you
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“On Friday, 11th July 2014, I called your Colchester office fifteen ......”

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Jul 16,2014
Minithumbdown
By: 'Nnen-VERY'
Jul 16,2014
3 people found
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On Friday, 11th July 2014, I called your Colchester office fifteen minutes after a property (84 Northfield gardens) came up on the market and indicated my interest to one of your staff (Elliot), he talked me through the process of putting down the holding fee. I told ...
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“Essex & Suffolk Lettings are quite possibly the worst company I ......”

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May 16,2014
Minithumbdown
By: 'Annoyed'
May 16,2014
1 people found
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Essex & Suffolk Lettings are quite possibly the worst company I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with. The only time they're punctual in responding is when they can charge you for something. They've entered my property before without written permission from me (the tenant) ...
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“I wish I would of read these reviews previously...... We've ......”

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Apr 08,2014
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By: 'Unhappy'
Apr 08,2014
2 people found
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I wish I would of read these reviews previously...... We've had so many problems it's been ridiculous! For us it started straight away when we were rushed into signing the tenancy agreement, after only wanting to do a 6month tenancy they almost bully you into ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
There is nothing that could change my mind, agents like this need to be shut down and shown for who they really are!
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“We have used Essex and Suffolk for a number of ......”

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Feb 10,2014
Minithumbdown
By: 'hcl2906'
Feb 10,2014
3 people found
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We have used Essex and Suffolk for a number of years without issue, however once you have a problem they fail to call you back and do not follow up efficiently. At each tenant handover, a landlord expects his managing agent to check and control ...
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“We moved oit of one of their properties and had ......”

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Sep 06,2013
Minithumbdown
By: 'Bev'
Sep 06,2013
3 people found
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We moved oit of one of their properties and had a terrible time trying to get the deposit back as the landlady was gutting kitchen and bathroom, so we opened a dispute with TDS and we won. . Hooray. I have never known an agent like ...
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“Im not going to repeat what everone else on here ......”

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Aug 19,2013
Minithumbdown
By: 'Russ'
Aug 19,2013
1 people found
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Im not going to repeat what everone else on here has stated, but I agree with all the negative comments. I have rented properties for years, and Essex & Suffolk are by far the worst company I have delt with. We had a leak in the ...
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Im not going to repeat what everone else on here has stated, but I agree with all the negative comments. I have rented properties for years, and Essex & Suffolk are by far the worst company I have delt with. We had a leak in the kitchen, and it took them 13 weeks to get the leak fixed (2 of the weeks, we had a bucket in the kitchen catching the water!!!!) We moved into a property with no lock on the back door, so could just be opened from the outside (that only took 6 months to fix!!!!) We had to pay ‚£200 to check OUT of the property (which apparently is for a professional to put together a inventory check - it took 10 mins!!!!) Terrible, terrible customer services, never phoned me back. I used to have to lie about who I was for them to answer the phone. If I used my own name, they would be "on the phone, will get them to call you back".... which never happened. I know you don't look for the estate agents, but the property when looking to rent, BUT I would advise anyone thinking about renting from them to seriously think twice. I feel cheated rating them as high as 1 star!!!!
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“I wish I had read through these reviews before I ......”

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Jul 25,2013
Minithumbdown
Hannah
By: 'Lewy'
Jul 25,2013
0 people found
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I wish I had read through these reviews before I rented a flat from Essex & Suffolk lettings. I'm having some very similar issues myself and it's only the FIRST MONTH! So far they have¢â‚¬Â¦ 1) Entered my property without prior notification, which is ILLEGAL. When I ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Read my review.
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“I have to say, despite all the negative reviews, I ......”

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Jul 24,2013
Minithumbup
james
By: 'Landlord125'
Jul 24,2013
1 people found
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I have to say, despite all the negative reviews, I have always had an excellent experience when dealing with Essex & Suffolk. James is an exceptional asset the the company, his advice has always served me well....
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“I have to say I have read many reviews for ......”

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Jul 24,2013
Minithumbup
Philippa
By: 'Redstar'
Jul 24,2013
1 people found
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I have to say I have read many reviews for letting agents and I am not sure where to find a positive one for any but Essex and Suffolk seem to have a huge amount of negative feedback probably because they have so many listings (...
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By: Russ
Aug 19, 2013
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You wait until you have a problem, or want to move out! Check out Fee? I paid £200 so I could check out. They said it was for someone to check over the inventory. £200 for a lady to pop round for 10 mins. Seems a bit OTT. I hope you have no problems. ...

“Well we took a flat with them butthey would only ......”

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Jun 11,2013
Minithumbdown
By: 'Mr'
Jun 11,2013
4 people found
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Well we took a flat with them butthey would only agree if we gave them a £900 deposit which seemed abit fishy for a £550 pcm flat (we earn over 40k a year betweeen us). Long story short we lived there the year moved out and now ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Very rude and unhelpful keeps throwing legal jargon at us and wont answer the phone. She is blatantly getting commission off the deposits.
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“Essex and Suffolk Lettings is an absolutely disgrace of a ......”

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Jun 11,2013
Minithumbdown
Julie
By: 'Safiya'
Jun 11,2013
7 people found
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Essex and Suffolk Lettings is an absolutely disgrace of a business. As a student in Colchester, I had rented a property for an eight month period and was, to say the least, appalled by the customer service I received. I honestly cannot understand how they ...
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“i am renting the property through them, the first problem ......”

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May 31,2013
Minithumbdown
By: 'andy35'
May 31,2013
2 people found
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i am renting the property through them, the first problem i had was when the storage heater in the living room would not work after a number of times complaining to them they sent a idiot of electriacn out who agreed the heater was nackered ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
they are not trained people and dont know what they are doing when you quote the housing act, the best thing for this company is disapear
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“E&S Lettings contacted me in November, 4 months before the ......”

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May 23,2013
Minithumbdown
Frances
By: 'unhappy'
May 23,2013
1 people found
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E&S Lettings contacted me in November, 4 months before the end of my contract and pressured me in to renewing for another year. Before I had a chance to see how the house was over the winter period. They also wanted to charge me £220 for ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Don't treat me like a fool and try to give me some kind of bullshit excuses
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“rude rude went to view the property the tentat was ......”

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May 13,2013
Minithumbdown
By: 'sam'
May 13,2013
1 people found
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rude rude went to view the property the tentat was asleep the garden is a mess & carpets in a right state - when asked if they woud be fixed i got told where - i wish i had seen this site before. was told one ...
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“I am a landlady whose property is being 'managed' by ......”

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Oct 28,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Petra'
Oct 28,2012
4 people found
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I am a landlady whose property is being 'managed' by Essex and Suffolk Colchester branch. They are the worst company I have ever dealt with in forty years of property ownership. Rude, hostile, unhelpful in all ways. They answer my communications when they feel like ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
The agent could have provided the service they advertise and I pay for.
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“Left property in a clean state, still got charged cleaning ......”

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Oct 16,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Ode'
Oct 16,2012
2 people found
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Left property in a clean state, still got charged cleaning fee + checkout fee and charges for leaving cleaning materials behind. The whole idea with this God forsaken estate agent is to rip off it"s tenants at every opportunity they can get.Even when they ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Be polite Be honest and not be devious as a means of collecting rip off charges. Please do not make your clients feel deviants.
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“This is one of the worst letting agents I have ......”

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Sep 09,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Edd'
Sep 09,2012
3 people found
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This is one of the worst letting agents I have experienced in over 20 years of renting. The property was dirty when I moved in and they ripped me off for cleaning when I moved out, charging for ridiculous things like cleaning the inside of the ...
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“This is the worse letting agency ever. They tried to ......”

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Aug 22,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Elisabeta'
Aug 22,2012
5 people found
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This is the worse letting agency ever. They tried to rip me off 350 pounds as a holding fee, non deductible from the tenancy deposit. I told the agent that as far as I investigated, this kind of fee is illegal. He told me that this ...
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“1) This agent is very disrepectful.2) They lie or at least ......”

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May 25,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'BASHER'
May 25,2012
4 people found
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1) This agent is very disrepectful. 2) They lie or at least do not check the full facts before letting a property. 3) Their administration is well below standards you would expect from such a high profile company. 4) Constant delays in commuications. 5) They will RIP YOU OFF in ...
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“firstly they advertised the property as having a garden - ......”

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May 24,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Catherine'
May 24,2012
3 people found
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firstly they advertised the property as having a garden - it didn't. I only found out after moving in that I could only hang my washing out in a confined patch at side of building. They are very abrupt on the telephone - giving very ...
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“essex and suffolk letting are the worst letting agent i ......”

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Mar 14,2012
Minithumbdown
kayleigh
By: 'bimla'
Mar 14,2012
3 people found
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essex and suffolk letting are the worst letting agent i ever came across.they are so fast in taking your deposit and they don't talk about giving it back to u.i have left the property months ago and still chasing them just to know ...
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give me back my deposit
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“The worst experience EVER with a letting agent in over 10 ......”

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Jan 25,2012
Minithumbdown
By: 'Irate'
Jan 25,2012
4 people found
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The worst experience EVER with a letting agent in over 10 years of renting! They lure you in with a great sales pitch then it starts, the extortionate fees for everything, extremely rude arrogant staff, complete lack of communication, then at the end of your tenancy ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Behaved in a professional compassionate manner with proper customer service skills....and actually communicated with me.
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“As a landlord i cant stress how poor they have ......”

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Oct 16,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'Ben'
Oct 16,2011
2 people found
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As a landlord i cant stress how poor they have been at the point i decided to end business with them. Many emails and phone calls went unanswered to the point where it thought they may have gone out of business. I organised at least ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
By simply communicating with me in a professional manner rather than ignoring half of my emails and phone calls. By being honest with me as they claimed that no extra charges were put on the tenant and having spoken to them directly this is exactly what happened. By concluding the business arrangement within a timely manner rather than me having to chase everything and it being 6 weeks on and i still dont have the keys back for the property. By charging reasonable fees, 90% of one months rent for contract renewal with a tenant who is already in the property having done research is completely disproportionate to any costs for the agent. I could go on and on, their service since i gave notice has been unbelievably terrible annd i cant imagine anything they could do to make me use their service again. I think i would even turn them down if they offered to manage the property for free, thats how bad their service has been..
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“Essex and Suffolk Lettings are the worst business I have ......”

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Aug 11,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'Richie'
Aug 11,2011
2 people found
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Essex and Suffolk Lettings are the worst business I have ever encounter. (1) Huge fees. When we first agreed to let a house from then, they charged us nearly £200 each for 'finding' the property for us. They then charged us fee for signing the contract (about £100). ...
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“Terrible. Big fees, no service, property very dirty, extremely arrogant, ......”

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Jul 04,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'Edd'
Jul 04,2011
2 people found
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Terrible. Big fees, no service, property very dirty, extremely arrogant, no repairs to faults, they won\'t return my deposit or calls. I have been renting for 20 years and Essex and Suffolk are definately the worst. Save yourself the aggravation and go elsewhere....
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“I found the person who showed me around the house ......”

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May 13,2011
Minithumbup
By: 'sharmy'
May 13,2011
0 people found
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I found the person who showed me around the house really helpful and down to earth. Properties were in a good order and not in a mess that some other properties I have seen with other agents seem to let them get into. Really happy ...
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By: bim
Mar 13, 2012
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the worst letting agent.i am taking them to court.i left the property ages ago still havent got my deposit and they say they'll ring u back which never happens. ...

“The front end of the business is very plausible, in ......”

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Apr 09,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'bc'
Apr 09,2011
2 people found
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The front end of the business is very plausible, in which it promises an exceptional fully managed service. I no longer use this agent due to what I can only describe as a truly shocking experience. Do your homework and search the web before making ...
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“Very poor! Slow to respond to anything, not helpful unless ......”

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Mar 31,2011
Minithumbdown
By: 'anon'
Mar 31,2011
2 people found
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Very poor! Slow to respond to anything, not helpful unless it suits them and they charge you for everything! You have to pay £100+ to change the date on EXACTLY the same contract! You have to pay £100+ to leave the property! And don't bother asking them ...
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