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Breckon & Breckon (Letting & Management)

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

For anyone wishing to rent with Breckon and Breckon - I would strongly encourage you to take videos/photos of your entire property before you move in. Even places that you wouldn’t think of - ie. door frames, inside cupboards, any tiny little mark, EVERYTHING! Breckon and Breckon tried to take our deposit for marks that were already there in check in but claimed they would have been picked up by the company that do the inventory (I proved this wasn’t true) and charged ridiculous amounts of money for the marks which I know they will do nothing about given the state of the place when we moved in from the previous tenant.

Reply from agent

We are very sorry to receive your review. We would like to discuss this further with you, please contact our Operations Manager Louise Passfield on 01865 201111.

1.00 /5

Unfortunately we rented a property from B&B. Once we left the property the estate agents held back our deposit. They did not thoroughly check the inventory checking in report against the check out report which resulted in us going to a dispute (the adjudicator mostly supported us. Some of the dispute amount was for items that we had complained about when we moved in and were never dealt with throughout the tenancy! They were also shown on the inventory as issues. To then charge us was unacceptable. 1. They tried to charge us a extortionate amount for cleaning even though the property was cleaned to a professional standard. 2. They quoted clauses that didn’t exist in the tenancy agreement to support their claims 3. They tried to charge us for the fire blanket which was attached to the wall! This caused us a lot of frustration and we ended up out of pocket. Terrible service!

Reply from agent

Dear Gabrielle, We apologise for the issues that you have raised, and are sorry to receive your 1 * review. We would love the opportunity to discuss this further. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and I assure you we will review this further alongside your property manager, who dealt with your deposit return. Our goal is to rectify these concerns for future tenancies and provide service that meets the high standards we aspire to deliver. If you wish to discuss further, please contact our Operations Manager Louise on 01865 201111 Best regards, Louise

1.00 /5

A very successful and professional company .But …….unfortunately they have a person who is very bad at dealing with customers and is not good at his job. I feel sorry that good company does employs this type of employee. They must be trained first on how to deal with customers. , I advise all people if they have problems to choose right person who can talk to. I hope that the decision-makers take this matter seriously, because this bad treatment by some people with customers is not a good thing for the company.

Reply from agent

Hi Ziad, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we're very sorry to hear you've experienced poor customer service. Would you be able to email formenquiries@breckon.co.uk so we can look into this for you? We would be more than happy to help resolve this issue for you.

1.00 /5

Very poor communication. They did not have the decency to let us know that our offer was rejected by the landlord, we wasted a week waiting to hear back and mutiple calls were needed to get a confirmation. Huge waste of time.

Reply from agent

We are sorry to receive your review. After looking into this further, we were held up by the landlord making a decision on your offer, which unfortunately took a week for us to get a response. As soon as we were aware we informed your partner Fang Fang. If you wish to discuss this further please contact our Local Manager Phoebe on 01865 201111.

1.00 /5

This is the worst letting agent I've ever encountered! They manipulate communication between the landlord and tenants, creating confusion. They intentionally lie to both parties, causing problems and deliberately harming the landlord's interests. They even allow tenants to prematurely terminate contracts without the landlord's consent. When we complained to their management team, it was utterly unhelpful. It appears that this behavior is part of Breckon & Breckon's company culture. We were left with no choice but to file a formal complaint with the property ombudsman, resulting in Breckon & Breckon being fined for their wrongdoing.

Reply from agent

We are sorry to receive your review and although the issues you have noted are not correct, the matter has now been dealt with fairly by the Property Ombudsman.

1.00 /5

Wildly unhelpful, wouldn’t ever rent from them again.

1.00 /5

Wildly unhelpful, wouldn’t ever rent from them again.

1.00 /5

Do not do business with these people. Untrustworthy, sleazy and disrespectful. If I could, I’d give 0 stars. We were looking for our first home. We found a lovely cottage but after placing an offer, we got that rejected. We moved on and continued with our search. It was a month later when they contacted us again, saying that the other buyer was “crazy and unreliable”. They would call you late Friday afternoon and would refuse to write anything down in an email. Non-the-less, we looked through the poor communication and unprofessional behaviour, as we wanted the house. Little did we know, that the vendor will soon also be called “crazy and unreliable”. Despite twice daily calls for three weeks straight, we felt that we were the middle man between the agent and vendor plus the estate agent’s psychotherapist. Eventually, we had to pull out of the purchase as frankly we got fed up with such treatment. I know there are some positive reviews here, but you wonder what these people are saying about you behind your back.

Reply from agent

Hi Renata, we're very sorry to hear about your experience. Please get in touch with Chris Dixey on 01865 310300 if you'd like to discuss this further.

1.00 /5

I found Breckon and breckon very professional. Working with them as my Agents, the staff have been really helpful and very effective in dealing with all types of scenarios. They have a good team from Marketing to Portfolio managers. Thankyou for your great services.

Reply from agent

We are very sorry to receive your review Molly. I have asked your property manager Richard to contact you today to discuss.

1.00 /5

Terrible. Three hours late to a viewing and didn't apologise or call up to give me notice. Just kept on saying we'll be there in 5 minutes. Then said that my offer for a place was accepted and only after I had stopped looking for other places told me that it was a mistake and it wasn't actually accepted. Signed on to live at another place and moved in without the furnishings that was promised and had to wait a month for it. Currently living there with a broken window that I notified them about four months and ago and nothing has been done about it yet. Terrible. UPDATE: The window still remains broken despite constant reminders. It has now been more than a year...

Reply from agent

We are sorry to receive your review, our Customer services manager Louise Passfield will be in touch to discuss your issues further.

Contact details
Lettings Phone:

01865 201111

Lettings Email:

lettings@breckon.co.uk

Opening hours
Monday-Friday: 07:30 - 18:00 Saturday: 09:30 - 13:00 Sunday: 00:00 - 00:00
Address

Twining House, 294 Banbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7ED, UK, OX2

About

A multi-award-winning agency in Oxfordshire Breckon & Breckon is proud to offer one of the most trusted and reliable letting and property management services across Oxfordshire. Our experienced teams have one sole focus – you, the client. That means that whether you are making your first foray in to the letting business, or you are a long-term landlord with an extensive property portfolio, you can be confident that you, your property and your tenants are in safe and capable hands. Simple principles of honesty, reliability, exceptional customer service and good communication are the basis of our approach – values that have helped us build an extensive client base across the county. Its no secret that letting and property management can be a complex minefield to navigate and our job is to ensure that everything runs smoothly and seamlessly for you, so that you can enjoy minimum void periods, reliable tenants and swift resolution of any issues. Please do get in touch with any of our offices or pop us an email if you have any questions and discover our refreshing approach to letting.

Our team

Kathryn Wilson

Greg Barnes

Managing Director

Andrew Slatter

Jodie Smith

Louise Passfield

Debbie Gristwood

Phoebe Southgate

Lettings Manager

Hannah Webster

Rachel Grimsey

Becci Howlett

Ashleigh Swales

Local Manager (West)

Nick McKeown

Senior Portfolio Manager

Callum Hunt

Portfolio Manager

Lewis Jones

Richard Quigley

Tenancy Manager

Paige McCann

Local Manager- Headington

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