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Redbrik Chesterfield

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3.00 /5

I had a really positive experience with the Redbrik Sales team recently. Unfortunately, the experience wasn’t mirrored by the Lettings team. On the positive side, there were the usual professional photos and well-presented Rightmove adverts. They carried out all of the standard screening and credit checks, which was fine. However, I experienced a significant number of problems that were unsatisfactorily dealt with. In fact, it seems that it is their policy to basically ignore complaints presumably so that they do not have to admit liability! The problems included getting a satisfactory EPC (I had to hire my own EP assessor in the end), ensuring that the agent had an adequate sales pitch tailored to the house (in the end it was let to a couple who I showed round, instead of the agent), suspicious plumbing problems occurring, on two separate occasions, immediately following visits from their gas safety contractor (complaints were raised but inadequately escalated), and perhaps most importantly, poor standard of inspection during tenancy (damp, condensation and stuck window not reported across several inspections). Additional - I note the response below, that Redbrik had adequately addressed my queries. A quick scan through my email history will show that this is not the case, as I tried to highlight in them on a number of occasions: in particular the standard of inspections and the second, unauthorised visit from the gas safety inspector the following year. And some of the other issues were resolved but were a hassle and a less than satisfactory experience.

Reply from agent

Dear Martin, Thank you for your comments about the positive experience you enjoyed with our Sales Department. We do pride ourselves on marketing and are proud of our professional photos and adverts. I am sorry you feel as though your experience with our Lettings Department was not to the same standard and I wanted to address the issues with you, as I believed they had been resolved. As you are aware, when a new property is advertised for rent, an EPC is required with a rating of at least an ‘E’. When our EPC accessor visited the property, he could only give the property an ‘F’ rating. Even though you had commissioned this report, we did not charge you for the assessors time. We then worked with you to highlight the issues that downgraded the property to see if we could get the rating up to an E rating. You then commissioned another assessor who gave the rating E, enabling us to advertise the property for rent. I understand that we instructed for the Gas Safety Inspection to be carried out at the property by one of our contractors. After he had visited, a leak occurred. The plumber was happy to go back to fix the issue, but you told us you did not want the same contractor attending. During a tenancy, it is a tenants responsibility to report any maintenance issues to us, but the problems you have highlighted were not reported. We carried out a property inspection in October, and the issues were not apparent. We always point out to tenants the importance of ventilating the property, and this information is included within our tenancy agreement. We conducted a full check out report at the end of the tenancy where we did propose deductions from the deposit due to various issues. As the tenant did not agree to the deductions, we had to involve the adjudicator at My|Deposits and we supplied evidence on your behalf. The adjudicator did not agree to all claims. However, you were still awarded part of the money from the deposit for other issues. We are keen to ensure you have a positive experience with us. I believe we had addressed all these issues during the property tenancies but would be more than happy to discuss the matter further if you have any further questions and to explore if it there are still elements we can learn from in the future.

2.00 /5

Poor/abrupt/factually incorrect (directly conflicting with Tennancy Agreement) information when requesting return of rental deposit. Escalated to Director who did resolve the situation promptly hence the score of 2 stars (which would have been 1 star if not resolved so promptly)

Reply from agent

Hi Mark, We apologise for the delay in your deposit return, but we want to assure you that the team have been working behind the scenes and following necessary procedures to release this to you. If there is anything further you would like to discuss, please feel free to contact us on the below number. 0114 361 0140

2.00 /5

I made a general enquiry but they wanted so much information I was reluctant to give my info. Well, bad luck on you. I've now found what I want and no stupid questions

Reply from agent

Hi Colin, apologies that the line of questioning felt extensive. We strive to collect as much information as possible to assist our potential buyers with their search and to offer security to our sellers and their homes. We're pleased to hear you have found a home and wish you the best with your move.

2.00 /5
Reply from agent

Hi Julie, Thank you for taking your time to leave a review. We are unable to find any of your details in our system, so if there is a problem, please feel free to give us a call on 01246 563060 if you'd like to discuss further. Thank you

2.00 /5

Very hard to get ahold of when needed and it too them 22 hours to get an offer in on a house. I know sometimes things happen but this was not a great experience.

Reply from agent

Hi Liam, we're sorry to hear you didn't have a great experience on this occasion. As you say, each property sale is different and we can only apologise it didn't go your way in this instance. If you'd like to get in touch, we'd love to see how we can help get you into the home you want - please give us a call on 01246 563 060 or pop in! Best wishes, The Redbrik team

2.00 /5
Reply from agent

Hi Paul, we’re very sorry to see that you have left a 2 star review. We take all feedback seriously, and would welcome any further details of your experience with us. If you would like to give our team a call on 01246 380 414, we are positive we can assist you.

2.00 /5
Reply from agent

Hi Darren, two stars does not reflect the experience we strive to offer our customers, we would like to offer our apologies, please contact us if you would like to discuss this further

2.00 /5
Reply from agent

Hi Keith, Thank you for your review. Please could you contact me to discuss your experience as i cannot find any of your details on our data base. Kind Regards Jessica Risorto 01246 563060

2.00 /5

Recently viewed a property with Redbrick, was very disappointed with the agent who showed us round - he couldn't answer any of the questions we asked and knew very little about the property

1.00 /5

I am writing this review with regret and a heavy heart. Redbrik marketed my house for me and the buyer pulled out 2 weeks to completion. This put me in a difficult situation and I had to accept a part-exchange deal at a lower price. Redbrik now insisted that I must pay £600(in addition to the initial deposit that we paid) as a withdrawal fee with no empathy about my situation. Clauses were inserted in the contract to rob people even when things go wrong no matter whose fault. Redbrik policy needs to be audited because I was not willing to withdraw but everything would go wrong if we didn't accept a part-exchange. Preying on people’s difficulties is nothing short of evil. I am going to be warning everyone I know about Redbrik and will not touch Redbrik even with a long stick ever again. Its so sad that we don't have 0 star.

Reply from agent

Hi, We’re sorry to read your review. Unfortunately, despite everyone’s best efforts, the chain did unexpectedly collapse very close to completion, which understandably left you in a difficult position. We're pleased you were able to proceed with your onward purchase through the part-exchange option, although we appreciate this wasn’t the route you originally hoped to take. With regard to the charges mentioned, we always aim to be fully transparent. The withdrawal fee you refer to forms part of the agreement signed at the outset and is designed to reflect the time, work and costs involved in selling a property. In addition, the upfront fee you initially paid was a marketing fee which covers professional photography, floor plans and getting your property listing ready for sale which were all completed to ensure your home was presented to the market to the highest standard. As you were on our legal-inclusive package, your legal costs for the sale progression up to that point were also fully covered, meaning you were not charged for the legal work that had already been undertaken on your behalf. We do genuinely regret that your sale didn’t progress as planned and that your experience led you to feel this way. We are always open to discussing concerns directly and remain happy to speak with you further should you wish to do so. Kind regards, The Redbrik team

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Sales Phone:

01246 563 060

Sales Email:

sales@redbrik.co.uk

Lettings Phone:

01246 380 414

Lettings Email:

lettings@redbrik.co.uk

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13-15 Glumangate, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1TX, UK, S40

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