AWFUL agency. They DO NOT leave you alone. They do not unsubscribe your details - they will email, call and text you forever and a day once you give them a contact. All they do is simply email/call you from one of their other agents. I have reported them to the ICO multiple times but nothing is done.
Ignorant, not responding to your calls and emails
Don't touch with a barge pole. Not to be trusted. I have just pulled out of a bungalow purchase for my daughter due to the refusal of the sellers to fix a significant number of electrical faults (some dangerous) highlighted in the EICR together with other hidden issues discovered in the Survey. The Ta agent had no qualms remarketing the property the very next day at the same price in the hope of course that another purchaser would be dumb enough to buy without pursuing a Survey or EICR and the Sellers would misdeclare the electrical issues to their solicitors.
One of the worse managing agents I have had in 10 years. They don't reply emails. At least 2 - 3 weeks to response. Also, the choice of tenants they bring in are appaling. They don't care about quality of tenants. Appaling.
Very disappointed with my experience as a renter. I understand that the agents are serving the landlord's interests, but what I have experienced was downright unfair. Stirling Ackroyd messed up the Tenancy start date and they only noticed way after we've signed the agreement. We ended up paying 2 extra weeks of rent because of this. They did an "internal investigation" to find out who's fault it was inside the company but of course they didn't find anything... They were somewhat apologetic but told us that there were other renters in line to take the property, in case we didn't accept the new conditions, and refused to pay those 2 extra weeks FOR AN ERROR THAT THEY MADE. After that they put a lot on pressure on us to decide and quickly contacted us when it was time to receive the move-in moneis. The whole process was a lot more stressful for us than it should have been and they can only get away with these practices because of the current housing crisis. I hope I don't have to interact more with them until the end of my tenancy and will avoid renting from them at all costs from now on.
Unprofessional and disrespectful, do not recommend, stay away.
I had a very disappointing experience with Sterling Ackroyd during my tenancy. The management was consistently poor, with slow responses and a lack of communication on important matters. Despite multiple follow-ups, problems were often ignored or only addressed after significant delays. Additionally, the agency seemed more focused on collecting rent than actually supporting tenants. Despite always paying on time, the moving out process was equally frustrating (and continues to be stressful c1 month post end of tenancy) with unfair charges. To this date my deposit is yet to be returned as the landlord (with advice from the agency) has sought to deduct unfair charges, despite no maintenance being required during the duration of the 2 year tenancy and the property being vacated in a pristine condition. I would not recommend renting through Sterling if you expect reliable property management and good customer service. Nor will I be using them as an agency to list or rent future properties I own giving the unfair treatment I have experienced as a tenant. I have already filed a complaint with their complaints team. In addition to my original complaint, I filed a follow on complaint to the email address provided below on 24th of December and have not received a response or acknowledgement of receipt.
We rented a house through this branch and we shall not that mistake again. Handover was abysmal, cleaning unfinished with all sorts of damage and pest issues covered up during the inspection. The agent, Morgan Cox, was slow to respond and unwilling to help without repeated chasing. Utter disgrace to the industry - unless you enjoy working with the utterly incompetent, steer clear.
Pretty poor service over the phone. Didn’t want to provide a valuation service for a property I’m planning to purchase whereas other estate agents are more than willing to do this. Would not recommend
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