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Northwood - Newcastle

A selection of reviews/testimonials by highest rating
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1.00 /5

Having been a previous tenant, thankfully only a short time, I found members of staff accessing the property unarranged, terrible repair service and the rechargeables are a joke - charged for a lightbulb not working but it was detailed on the agreement as being held in place by a piece of tin foil. Also a cracked bathroom tile, it had been cracked from the start but now the grout had been wiped off the tile face, the crack could be seen. And so it carries on ....

Reply from agent

Hi Joanne, I am sorry I have not been able to find you as a previous tenant. I would be very happy to discuss any issues with you but we have no record of you. We record all our calls and correspondence on our system in regards to inspections. We carry out thorough inventories and photos and we take evidence photos for any deductions that we are asked to make by the landlord. We use the DPS to lodge deposits who offer an adjudication service if you are not happy with any deductions made in order to protect you as a tenant as well as a landlord at the end of your tenancy. Please contact myself Sara on 0191 2740119 if you wish to discuss.

1.00 /5

The worst lettings agency ever I have dealt with. Stay away for your own benefit!

Reply from agent

I am sorry you feel that way. We are aware you are not happy regarding a deduction from your deposit. Unfortunately any invoices where issues have arisen where it was the tenants responsibility to cover remain unpaid, have to be deducted from the deposit which we made you aware of at the time. We wish you well in the future.

1.00 /5

One of the worse customer service. The stuff’s are very unprofessional. I've called to rent a property a lady name called James pick up my call the information she was giving it doesn't make me understand when i ask again she starts shouting on me instead of giving service she starts arguments with me after that i ask her can i speak with your manager then she connect her manager and she starts the same way as her colleague. She was talking completely biased I don't understand is this the way to deal with your customer! I will suggest no one please get in touch with themNegativeResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism

Reply from agent

I am sorry you have not been happy and felt that it was fair to leave this 1* review. Our calls are recorded so I can confirm that Jayne was trying to help you with your enquiry however you were getting quite angry. The manager heard her conversation with you which is why she knew that Jayne had not been unprofessional. I am sorry if you believe this made her biased. I do hope you all the best with your property search.

1.00 /5

Very poor from the moment we moved in, we moved in to a property that had no heating as the boiler needed fixing this was in "Beast from the East" lucky we could stay with family during those two week. The garden was disgraceful with over 100 screws that we had to remove. Throughout the tenancy numerous issues that took ages to resolve. And during check out wr left the house as clean as when we moved in but still "needed cleaning". They seem to do anything ti take as much money as possible and when you ring to chase this up or questiont this with them the person who is in charge is never in or unavailable at the moment. This is not just a rant from a disgruntled tenant, several friends who rented through northwood have experience similar issues. They have taken none of the issues we raised but continued to place the blame on ourselves. I do not appreciate your reply in where you imply I failed to inform you I had COVID. I did not fail to inform you, the shower had broken for the third time we raised the issue and waited for it to be fixed, and in the wait time I contracted COVID which I i formed the contractor as quick as possible, this is a forum for reviews whether you agree or disagree. You should not write in your reply or hint at my profession nor any personal details it is some what a breach.NegativeResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Reply from agent

I am sorry you have not been happy with issues throughout your tenancy. In regards to maintenance issues we are at the mercy of contractors and the last issue you had was during Covid 19. Although we arranged a contractor to attend you failed to mention that you were isolating as you had Covid 19 which meant that the contractor could not attend. As you work in the health service you are aware that it would have been negligent to have allowed any one to attend. In regards to the cleaning you have been sent a very detailed check out report with photos of the issues that were found so whilst you may not be happy with the cleaning this was very clearly needing to be carried out in order to move a new tenant in. We will accept responsibility for issues such as the boiler at the outset of your tenancy as you are aware and mentioned in a previous good review but we have no control how you leave the property and can only deal with what we find at the check out. I am sorry if that seems like we are placing the blame on yourself. I am also sorry I have been out of the office and not able to deal with your calls straight away, our industry is extremely busy at present. You had been made aware that I would finalise your deposit when I had the invoices, which I have chased but the contractor has not sent them although promised to have this sent over this morning.

1.00 /5
Reply from agent

I have searched our data base and we do not have your name anywhere as a client. I would be grateful if you could contact me on sarabutler@northwooduk.com regarding your review to see if you may have the wrong company or to put right your dissatisfaction with Northwood Tyneside.

1.00 /5

Speak to there tenants with complete disregard and good luck getting repairs done

Reply from agent

I am sorry that any issue you have had is not being dealt with as you would like. I can assure you we work hard to resolve all issues as quickly as possible however some are out of our direct control which we understand can be frustrating. It would be helpful if you called the office and spoke to us about your frustrations as this post doesn't highlight who you are, as I am sure we can work together to get them resolved. We look forward to hearing from you.

1.00 /5

Waited nearly 20 minutes for the agent to turn up, then left. Not even a phone call to let us know if they were running late, time wasters!!!!!

Reply from agent

Charlie, we are very sorry my colleague believed the appointment was at 5.45pm not 5.30pm which was a complete error on our part. I am so sorry you had to wait, when my colleague arrived the neighbour told us you had just left. We have tried to call you and email you to sincerely apologise for our error. We are happy to conduct another viewing for you at any time that is convenient to you. We pride ourselves on being early not just on time so we are disappointed that this has happened.

1.00 /5

Very rude agent when viewing on site.

Reply from agent

I am sorry you thought this. I am afraid that you were very late for the viewing and my colleague had to move on to her next appointment. Your language towards my colleague was not helpful or called for.

1.00 /5

Criminals - Avoid at all costs. Very un-proffesional and will fabricate costs and services that never existed to change for.

Reply from agent

We are always happy to receive reviews, good or bad. We are not perfect and we use constructive criticism to improve our service. Unfortunately malicious reviews do nothing to help us or other users. We have no record of you as a client or even a prospective client of our company however if it is a coincidence that you share your name with a character from a TV sitcom and you would like to contact us to discuss any genuine issue we will of course look into it. Reviews on allagents and rateragent may give other users a more balanced view of our service.

1.00 /5

We find the staff to be very inefficient, uninterested and ineffective. If you manage to speak with the branch manager you get the same response. They leave repairs such as leaks, damp, broken fridges and broken boilers to worsen, they patronise and charge you for anything they can muster up. They say one thing and do the opposite. They insist on inspections despite the fact you've paid the deposit, they have issue with everything such as hanging pictures and gardening yet they don't help with urgent matters. They patronise with remarks such as "we'll speak to your husband" or "we've already discussed the matter with your husband", "perhaps you should confer with Mr..." We would advise everyone to avoid this place and save yourself a headache and the extra cash they swindle. Avoid!

Reply from agent

Hi Ella, Having looked on our system we are unable to find you as a current tenant or a previous tenant. If you could contact us to inform us what property this is about we can try and help you further.

Contact details
Sales Phone:

0191 2740119

Lettings Phone:

0191 2740119

Lettings Email:

newcastle@northwooduk.com

Opening hours

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Address

676 West Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE52UR, North East, UK

The Newcastle branch was established in 2004 and has built up an excellent reputation for customer service and high levels of client retention. With staff qualified to ARICS level we deliver a range of flexible lettings and sales services across Tyneside. The business has expanded over this period and now occupies offices at Denton Burn giving easy access across Newcastle and South of the river to Gateshead. Our speciality is our Guaranteed Rent product which has proved popular with a range of landlords and our accompanied viewing service on sales properties ensures that w e are working hard at selling your property and not just arranging viewings for you to carry out!

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Sara Burtler

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