Honestly probably one of the worst rental experiences I’ve ever had, rented with John Shepherd with my partner from October 2020 - April 2023 throughout this time we had numerous “property managers” who constantly palmed problems off onto one another. We had so many issues with the house dating back to Jan 2021 which included horrendous rising damp in the kitchen which then lead to black mould throughout, the tiles in the kitchen were constantly cracking due to water underneath them, we had water drenching the carpet around the entry to the kitchen due to a massive dip in the concrete underneath. I logged these issues in Jan 2021 and when we left in April 2023 these issues were still ongoing. Lauren Foster who quite frankly is the rudest estate agent I’ve ever dealt with told us that it was our fault that is was damp due to us not heating the property 24/7 which is just laughable considering the price of energy at the moment oh and we didn’t ventilate enough even though our bathroom window was always open to try and dry the constantly horrible wet damp bathroom out. If she’d of had it her way we should have had the heating on full whack and all the windows open in the middle of a cost of living crisis. When we left they then tried to charge us £350 for redecoration which was honestly ridiculous considering the decoration in the house was absolutely fine bar a few general wear and tear scuffs which the landlord should expect to incur when you rent a property out it’s like they expected it back like a show house… I’d like to add as well the house was not clean when we moved in especially the kitchen which was filthy. They also tried to charge us £18 for one light bulb and a shower curtain when leaving… I honestly couldn’t believe it where on earth are they plucking these prices from!? we had to go through a dispute with reposit which worked in our favour in the end however the whole situation was just a complete an utter farce. The way Lauren dealt with everything was a joke I constantly had to chase for updates and the emails I received from here were rude and unprofessional I will never use them again and am so thankful to finally be rid of the whole situation.

Was booked to view a property, left city centre to arrive back for viewing. Called agent to find out where they were, was told they had been trying to call me but I kept declining the call, when I advised I hadn’t been called & I wouldn’t have declined their call as I’d been driving to viewing, was suggested I was lying. Told me they’d emailed me to ask if I was attending, they had emailed me at 1655hrs whilst I was driving to viewing due at 1715. The call I made to branch was 1720. Was then put on hold whilst she went to check with Olga who was meant to be conducting viewing, came back on line to advise Olga was at another viewing! Was then asked as an afterthought if I wanted to rebook for another day…. Absolute shocking service!!! No show. Called a liar. Then lied about where the agent was. If this is the agent you are considering using to sell or let your property, I urge you to seriously reconsider as this is the customer service they provide.

Worst estate agent in the world all the lettings team tell a pack if lies they are a disgrace to their company don't go with these idiots 👎👎😠 …

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An awful experience. Lots of misinformation both on website regarding the properties to let & inaccurate pictures. Once viewed misleading information about the property. In my opinion, avoid at all cost.

"Misleading information on..."

An awful experience. Lots of misinformation both on website regarding the properties to let & inaccurate pictures. Once viewed misleading information about the property. In my opinion, avoid at all cost.

Complete let down. Told them how keen we was on a property, completed an application and was waiting for references to be completed, we chased them for an update to be told that the property has been let to someone else after telling us it was still available and completing a long application. Very disappointing terrible communication

I had a viewing booked with them for a property to let. On the day they cancelled the viewing due to one agent being off sick and the other overworked . Naturally anyone can understand and be flexible in those circumstances so the viewing was re-booked. My husband and I took time off work to attend the viewing that they re-booked, but by that time the property had already been let and they did not bother to inform us as we sat in the car outside the property. When I rang they said they had no record of our viewing (the one they themselves re-scheduled due to their own issues).

Unresponsive and a waste of time. Unprofessional, one person you deal with doesn't seem to know what the other is doing when they are both supposed to be working with you.NegativeResponsiveness, Professionalism

"We have been fatally scammed..."

We have been fatally scammed by this "agency". WE DO WARN EVERYONE before proceeding with them, as the problems never arise before signing the contract. It has been an absolute nightmare since barely a year ago decided to move somewhere else. Our minimum stay was over by then. They have completely stolen our deposit, leaving us in a critical financial situation after having a baby and both of us lost our jobs because of Covid. As an example, they quoted £900 for a job that can be easily done for £100 (we indeed found many contractors that can prove this). We have been completely helpless. Please, stay away from these unethical and heartless people, they can ruin your life as they did to us.

Absolute Disgrace to the

Rented an apartment from them for 2 years, had the curtain rail fall off the wall just missing my 1 and 2 year old! massive holes in the walls, mould around all windows and on walls had to spray them at least 2 times per week from September till May, stains on all carpets living room bedrooms and hall ways, cracks in the bath panel and mould in the tiles round the bath. Moved out 01/11/2020 this is when it all happens! they have taken more than 10 days for my deposit, apparently someone was off on annual leave - surely another worker should take on there work? i have a bill for a cleaner as there was dust on the skirting board (they done the check out 1 week after i moved out so bound to be) i have already sent them the cleaners certificate confirming the apartment was deep cleaned, i have also a bill for cleaning the chairs (again cleaned by my cleaner) they are also trying to bill me for mattresses for the beds i didn't use and stored in the garage as per the landlord and they we full of mould and rats when i went to put them back i called landlord as didnt want to spoil the nice clean carpet i had just paid for. he advised this was ok but now JS are trying to make me pay for them....errr no landlord knew his garage was not secure or air tight so bound to happen sorry. i have not had a thank you for getting the stains from the carpet as my cleaner managed to get them all out and on the check out there is no mention of the 'old' stains?!?!?! also i have filled the holes left by the falling curtain rail and painted so it looks brand new STEER CLEAR i will be writing this same review on every available platform as they do not deserve your money!!!