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Charles David Casson - Chelmsford

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1.00 /5

Initially they were good. But you can't rely on them providing the promised great service. I've experienced selling or rental with them and it's a horrible experience. Slow response, incompetent and lack of transparency. .. They will refute this of course but investigate first before you deal with them.

Reply from agent

We’re really disappointed and sorry to hear these comments. I would be very grateful if you could contact our directors with your name so we can investigate things for you and try and find a resolution for you.

1.00 /5
17.11.2023
Avoid at all cost. I've

Avoid at all cost. I've experienced selling and renting out my property with them. Lack of response, transparency and incompetent. They charge you arm and a leg for a meager service. Of course they will refute this but save yourself the nightmare.

1.00 /5
17.11.2023
"Avoid at all cost. I've ..."

Avoid at all cost. I've experienced selling and renting out my property with them. Lack of response, transparency and incompetent. They charge you arm and a leg for a meager service. Of course they will refute this but save yourself the nightmare.

review by Casa 17.11.2023
1.00 /5

Never get maintenance to work. And it is really urgent. Very poor service they did.

Reply from agent

Hi Jack, sorry to hear you feel that way. I understand a member of the team has spoken to you today and everything is in hand. All of our maintenance is reported online via an app and is tracked and time and date stamped.

1.00 /5

I solemnly and earnestly urge anyone considering renting with Charles David Casson agency to completely avoid. It was winter months, and within just the second week of renting. There was (No Heating), (No Hot Water), (No Communal Cleaner), even though all was officially declared in the contract. I called and emailed the agency as a matter of urgency due to the ice cold winter, the response was extremely slow and unbothered, they replied weeks later “we will sort it out”. A month went on and they didn’t. Still winter, Again I called and emailed, Another agent told me that my property manager had been “fired from the agency due to complaints”, didn’t surprise me in the slightest, so I told the new agent the problems with the property. After two additional months went on, an agent came and topped up the property meter, this agent said to me “the tenants had used to much heating why everything ran out”. I had never heard such nonsense in my life, it was winter and heating is a necessity. I also mentioned the cleaning, she said: “they are finding a new cleaner”. It didn’t sound sincere, it sounded like an excuse. Not to mention I also heard shuffling, like something living in the attic, I asked the another tenant who confirmed it was indeed what I thought, (RATS) living in the attic. This tenant told me that he also complained about the same issues but the agency did nothing. To cut a long story short, the property was utterly filthy and unhygienic, I’ve never seen anything like it, the same reoccurring issues happened many months after this and Casson was unbothered to fix them, they thought I was a fool, they thought wrong. So this time I called the council who came promptly to inspect the property. They found out the boiler had issues, hence no heating, no hot water. The second business director who was notified by the council was also at the property, he was simply unqualified, Unintelligent and lacking in every quality to run an agency. He tried his best to be condescending with me by making it out as if the issues were in my head, fortunately the council was there and could see the Issues, I put him in his place with words of wisdom and he went as silent as a mouse, which made me laugh Inside my head. I knew it wouldn’t be long before I left. God is great.

Reply from agent

Whilst your personal comments are not appreciated, we are sorry you felt this way. You lived in a shared house and yes the heating did break down a few times due to a boiler failure but this was attended to promptly on every occassion. As discussed with you in detail we were let down by the regular cleaner and so a new one was found, however it was also the responsibility of all tenants to keep the kitchen clean and not leave washing up etc. As you are aware the council attended the property and found it to be n a compliant state and they did not require any further action. As a gesture of goodwill we did instruct a pest controller to investigate at the landlords expense and there was no evidence of rats in the loft. We did not receive complaints from the other 5 tenants you shared the house with. We wish you all the best with your future.

1.00 /5
17.08.2023
"I solemnly and earnestly urge ..."

I solemnly and earnestly urge anyone considering renting with Charles David Casson agency to completely avoid. It was winter months, and within just the second week of renting. There was (No Heating), (No Hot Water), (No Communal Cleaner), even though all was officially declared in the contract. I called and emailed the agency as a matter of urgency due to the ice cold winter, the response was extremely slow and unbothered, they replied weeks later “we will sort it out”. A month went on and they didn’t. Still winter, Again I called and emailed, Another agent told me that my property manager had been “fired from the agency due to complaints”, didn’t surprise me in the slightest, so I told the new agent the problems with the property. After two additional months went on, an agent came and topped up the property meter, this agent said to me “the tenants had used to much heating why everything ran out”. I had never heard such nonsense in my life, it was winter and heating is a necessity. I also mentioned the cleaning, she said: “they are finding a new cleaner”. It didn’t sound sincere, it sounded like an excuse. Not to mention I also heard shuffling, like something living in the attic, I asked the another tenant who confirmed it was indeed what I thought, (RATS) living in the attic. This tenant told me that he also complained about the same issues but the agency did nothing. To cut a long story short, the property was utterly filthy and unhygienic, I’ve never seen anything like it, the same reoccurring issues happened many months after this and Casson was unbothered to fix them, they thought I was a fool, they thought wrong. So this time I called the council who came promptly to inspect the property. They found out the boiler had issues, hence no heating, no hot water. The second business director who was notified by the council was also at the property, he was simply unqualified, Unintelligent and lacking in every quality to run an agency. He tried his best to be condescending with me by making it out as if the issues were in my head, fortunately the council was there and could see the Issues, I put him in his place with words of wisdom and he went as silent as a mouse, which made me laugh Inside my head. I knew it wouldn’t be long before I left. God is great.

review by PHD 17.08.2023
1.00 /5

The communication is so bad numerous of emails and whatsapp msgs ignored

Reply from agent

Hi Chrissy, we’re ever so sorry if we’ve missed some communications from you. To be honest the level of enquiries we receive for each properties means we are physically unable to respond to everyone. We truly wish we could which is why we have lots of auto responders with application forms to fill out etc. However we do our best to respond to everyone but sometimes a message can slip through the net. We’ve checked and can’t find your name on our WhatsApp platform so if you could please email neil@charlesdavidcasson.co.Uk with your enquiry and we will direct it to the relevant team. Many thanks.

1.00 /5
Reply from agent

Please could you contact us to explain why you have left a 1 star review with no comments as we have no record of your name as having ever done business with us. We would love to investigate the matter and try to help you.

1.00 /5

In the summer contacted them 3 times to view a house for sale down Greenways, didn’t ring back to any of the messages left (messages left with a member of team but they inform you someone from sales will be in touch). The specific house went off Rightmove. Then got re-added in early autumn. Called twice and went to their office - all these times was the same response someone from sales will get back to you. When we went to their office and spoke to them, they said the same thing, no phone calls received to any of these responses. So all in all don’t expect them to respond to any queries. We were really keen on the house and could have offered asking price. When asked if we would consider using them as our estate agent - what do you think the answer was, no!!!

Reply from agent

Firstly let us say we are sorry for the service you received. We have parted ways with the person who should have been dealing with you so sadly cannot investigate the matter fully. Whilst we can make an educated guess as to what happened, in reality it doesn’t really matter as we pride ourselves on our customer care and the service you received was not acceptable so we are sorry. Our director Matt has called you a couple of times to talk this through and (if you are still looking for a property) to offer his services to personally work with you to try and find you a home as a way towards making amends. Please get in touch if this would be of help

1.00 /5

I had the worse experience. I had only chance to buy a property before my maternity and they wasted my time by lies that all the process is going through and actually they put back the property into the market to sell it in a higher price. They lied to me, to my mortgage adviser and to my lender. At the end they cleaned their hands that the vendor changed his mind. But the problem is they never told us that. I think they wanted to keep me in pocket in case no other buyers come for higher price. I lost my chance of my life losing 3 months with them until we find property, have an offer, and then we start the process. I had also concerns with lack of communication, not true promises and reassurances and also private personal information which is leaked to them from their mortgage adviser which I never gave my consent to be shared to them. I feel totally crushed.

Reply from agent

We are sorry to read this review. I understand you have submitted an official complaint so I will leave that to be dealt with via our official complaints procedure. Unfortunately we do have instances where people miss out on a property and we understand this is emotional and stressful and do all we can to be fair. We have to take our vendors instructions and the nature of the market where demand is higher than supply does sometimes mean people miss out and this is always a tough experience and something we try to handle as sensitively as we can.

Contact details
Sales Phone:

01245 835 859

Opening hours
Monday-Friday: 09:00 - 18:00 Saturday: 09:00 - 04:00
Address

Imperial House, Cottage Place, Victoria Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1NY, South East, UK, CM1

Charles David Casson is a family owned, independent, award-winning estate and letting agent for Chelmsford and the surrounding areas. With over 150 years of combined experience, we are dedicated to achieving the best results and making your move as stress free as possible. We’ll be there whenever you need us, from the first stage to the last, and beyond.

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