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Whitegates Estate Agency Limited has room for improvement based on customer feedback. Customers particularly appreciate professional and service, though some mention concerns about communication and customer service.

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Been a tenant for 3 years

Been a tenant for 3 years. This situation has been extremely challenging, unprofessional, and discriminatory. Despite sending numerous emails to the office, particularly to an individual named Olivia Laycock MARLA, the Manager, my Β£2500 deposit has not been returned, and I have been denied a copy of the lease agreement. As a consumer and tenant in the UK, I am entitled to request a copy of the lease agreement and the return of my deposit. I have lodged a complaint with their Complaints Department, but have not received any response. I have made countless phone calls, only to be hung up on. My tenancy agreement ended in October 2024, yet I am being pressured to pay rent until March 2025, despite vacating the property in April 2024 and fulfilling my lease obligations until the end date. I have personally experienced bullying and disrespect, including an incident at their main office involving their main director, Mr. Chan, with Olivia providing cover for him. With no other recourse, I have resorted to legal action to recover my funds. I urge others to steer clear of these individuals, as they exhibit unprofessionalism, rudeness, and discrimination.

HI
An absolute nightmare of an experience

An absolute nightmare of an experience. I would never recommend such unprofessional service to anyone. I was constantly chasing them for updates, as they showed no initiative or effort throughout the process. They confirmed in writing via email that my bid had been accepted and sent instructions for the next steps. I proceeded with AML checks, which I paid for, spoke to a solicitor, took a day off work, and arranged a meeting with a mortgage advisorβ€”only to be told later that someone else had made a higher offer. Of course, a higher bid means a higher commission for them, so they handed it over to the other buyer without hesitation. Even after this, I received no communication from the Crewe agency. I sent several follow-up emails, all of which were ignored. In hindsight, I should have paid attention to their one-star Trustpilot reviews before dealing with them. Please, do yourself a favor and stay away.

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Shambles whitegates

Whitegates estate agents Walton Vale unprofessional! I enquired a property to rent ( WALTON VALE LIVERPOOL ) via rightmove approx 2 weeks ago, phoned them up last week in which they took my details and said there should be viewings next week. Double checked Rightmove today and the property has been taken off! What a waste of space, the staff lack communication and customer skills, how they keep in business. If I failed my customer twice my line manager will be asking questions! Over looking a customer once is bad enough, but, a second time after a complaint has been there's something wrong and must be sorted before a third complaint goes in

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Ridiculously High Rents

Sorry but where do you get some of the prices of some of your rents from? Looking at images of some of your properties available for rent and I'm shocked. Β£700pcm for a 2 bed terraced house with a room with no flooring, exposed pipes and decor that looks outdated even by 90s standards? We're not talking in a city centre here either we're talking a small town in West Yorkshire. Β£650pcm for a 1 bed house which again, has a room with no floors, white goods that are incredibly stained with tobacco, no wonder young people and families can't afford to move!

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KB
1 out of 5 stars

We have had a very bad experience.

We have had a very bad experience. We viewed a property recently advertised by Whitegates. We put in an offer which was accepted by the vendor. We received a confirmation email to say our offer had been accepted plus instructions of what was required to commence the completion. This was 4pm Saturday afternoon. We arranged to meet the estate agent at property to answer questions & also wanted measure rooms etc. This was 2.45pm on the following Monday afternoon, which had been changed twice from 1230pm. We suspect why this appointment had been changed. At 12.45pm we had a phone from Whitegates to say they had received a higher offer which the vendor accepted. We feel that as we had written confirmation that the vendor had accepted our offer that should have been the final decision & Whitegates should have informed any other buyers that an offer had already been accepted. We are very upset & absolutely disgusted by the protocol they follow. Therefore we urge future sellers/buyers not to use this estate agency.

Date of experience: November 22, 2021

RD
5 out of 5 stars

We were shown round a property by…

We were shown round a property by Richard White. He was very knowledgable and professional.

Date of experience: October 16, 2021

a
1 out of 5 stars

Stear clear of whitegates lettings!

Gave one star just so i can continue! This estate agency regaurding lettings is an absolute disgrace and thats putting it mildly!!!!! Research who you let properties to? Do regrular checks? Respond to complaints about the tenant? All lies, we live near one of their rental properties and its made our lives hell for 4yrs!!! Multiple complaints made and nothing done!!!!! Drug den, health hazard constant police visits you name it, that sums up whitegates rentals stear well clear! The letting agent should be held accountable the property has destroyed a full street which was once a lovely place to live

Date of experience: June 4, 2021

N
1 out of 5 stars

Very unprofessional staff

I have tried to call them to enquire several properties for sale. Each person I spoke to were very rude and not interested in even speaking to me. Just standard answer of look on Rightmove and no viewing available. They don't even have time to speak to understand what I was looking for. I was calling regarding a large no of BTL interest in current list of properties. I have decided to now pursue with other agents who are very polite and willing discuss the details.

Date of experience: May 25, 2021

SL
1 out of 5 stars

Rang them 5 times and sent an email in…

Rang them 5 times and sent an email in regards a house for sale .A polite lady promised that the sales team would call me back but unfortunately no one did and nevertheless reply to my email.Very disappointing estate agent !

Date of experience: May 17, 2021

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1 out of 5 stars

'You're a good tenant, you don't complain much'

'You're a good tenant, you don't complain much' I've asked the company to contact my landlord to resolve some issues with items they have supplied, Each time I'm told It's 'put on a record'. These things are affecting my personal and professional life now and I still receive nothing back from Whitegates. I've had to put things in place to resolve my problems personally, costing me money and with no support regarding things I can't resolve.

Date of experience: May 17, 2021

B
5 out of 5 stars

Great Service

Have been with Whitegates for 13 years through their property letting service. Full tenancy of the rental property has been achieved by them throughout this period with no issues. Special thanks to Paris Atkinson who has managed our account for several years - nothing is too much for her.

Date of experience: March 10, 2021

RH
1 out of 5 stars

Waste of time!!!!!!

Booked a viewing 3 days ago and turned up at the house on time. Waited 30 mins and noone showed up . We knocked on the door only to be told the house is already sold and these clowns didn't have the decency to call us to tell us. Joke of an estate agent. Would rather be homeless that deal with these jokers again. Dont waste your time.

Date of experience: February 21, 2021

AI
5 out of 5 stars

Lewis (the agent) help us to move in an…

Lewis (the agent) help us to move in an amaizing flat in a very short time! πŸ€— Thank you very much Lewis and the team!

Date of experience: February 1, 2021

VS
5 out of 5 stars

Whitegates Wrexham highly recommended

I used Whitegates Wrexham to sell my home. Chris & the team are very professional, they gave me constant updates & were so very helpful. The fact they advertised the house on Facebook beforehand was a fab idea & I sold within a week. A local estate agents with a highly personal & professional touch that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.

Date of experience: January 23, 2021

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