Olivers Town Estate Agents Reviews Summary

Category: Real estate agent London

Address: 189 Kentish Town Rd, London, NW5 2JU, United Kingdom

Phone: +442072841222

Rating: 4.6
based on 309 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "Stephen Codner was brilliant. He was professional, courteous, experienced friendly and very flexible when it came to working around the needs of our young family."
  • "The staff at Olivers Town have been extremely reliable, clear and prompt and provided an excellent service."
  • "Oliver's Town value customer service above all and work tirelessly on your behalf."
  • "Everyone was very helpful and always friendly, especially Viktoria."
  • "I would definitely recommend Oliver's for the great location of the properties but mostly for the service they provided us that was both caring and professional."
  • "The entire team at Olivers Town are very helpful, approachable and work to deliver excellent custom service."
  • "The entire team are absolutely organized and we feel well taken cared for the past couple of years."

Cons:

  • "One staff member also lost his temper and threatened my flatmate and her mum at one point."
  • "They were also pretty inattentive during the tenancy and we frequently had to go to their office in person before any of our emails were even acknowledged."
  • "During the buying process we had an interaction with one of Charlie’s senior colleagues, who handled the negotiation quite unprofessionally."
  • "Despite numerous complaints, the communication from both the management and the landlord has been abysmal, with each party blaming the other for the lack of action taken."
  • "We were mucked about for weeks over guarantors and continuously given conflicting information."
  • "The staff are unresponsive or unhelpful in emails."
  • "Ignored all of our calls and messages regarding the deposit."

Property Management

Pros:

  • "It's rare to have a professional and efficient management when renting a property in London. Olivers Town Estate Agents did provide a different approach compared to other letting agencies we've used in the past."
  • "The lettings team have been brilliant. We had a great tenancy and we really needed our deposit returned quickly. we moved out on tuesday - we have just got it now - this has really helped us to move this weekend."
  • "Thank you so much to Ms. Gopika from Oliver’s town... she handled the situation with such professionalism and humanity."
  • "Their knowledge and support has made the process so straightforward for us."
  • "We gave them our keys for one month while we were away and they managed to get many visits. They are really trustworthy."
  • "I have had a great experience with Olivers Town while I lived in a flat managed by them. Mihaela has always been very professional and responsive."
  • "Gopika has been a hero sorting out any repairs needed and even responding to emergency repairs out of hours to get things fixed quickly."

Cons:

  • "Held our deposit for 3 months and tried to claim over half of it (£1.2k)."
  • "Furniture was in awful condition when we moved in and the property wasn't even clean."
  • "We ended up organising the repairs ourselves after many, many, stressful calls/emails."
  • "We received a no fault eviction order during our tenancy which the staff at Olivers Town handled with a complete lack of sensitivity and support."
  • "They then proceeded not to answer any emails or update us on the situation, so we ended up going to the independent deposit scheme to get our money back."
  • "We had a broken lock for a month after trying to get in touch many times."
  • "They did not fix exposed glass from a broken window in our flat for over a month which was a safety concern and increased risk of break in."

Professionalism

Pros:

  • "Warren Norris at Olivers Town assisted us in the purchase of a flat which went to sealed bids. He was incredibly professional, straight down the line and responded to all of our queries, whatever they were, within a few hours without fail."
  • "Warren is the best estate agent in London!! He was incredibly helpful, always professional and what is unusual for an estate agent, he genuinely cares."
  • "Rodney was professional, friendly, honest, upfront, reliable and easily contactable."
  • "I couldn't recommend everyone at Olivers Town highly enough. I have dealt with Stephen & Charlie for many years who are always extremely knowledgeable and transparent."
  • "Rodney at Olivers Town, Kentish Town London was an incredible help in enabling us to find a new property to rent in our area."
  • "Unfaultable communication with us at all times."
  • "Rodney's professionalism and responsiveness was excellent."

Cons:

  • "Stephen would not wear a face mask (or even take off his shoes) even with the knowledge that we were all medical students."
  • "Spoke to Stephen twice to enquire/ask for more info about a property for sale. His attitude was disgusting; extremely rude and arrogant."
  • "This lack of responsibility and accountability has left my family, in a state of constant discomfort and concern for our health."
  • "Awful property management company. They don’t resolve your problems they are just pretending to care and ask billions of questions until you are too tired to reply."
  • "Rodney has been somewhat evasive in helping us clear this up, citing client confidentiality."
  • "We were victims of rather obvious, but incredibly uncomfortable pressure-selling tactics and general unhelpful-ness."
  • "Having posted this review I was hounded by Rodney from Oliver’s Town for weeks about the review and had to block every number he attempted contacting me on."

Property Condition

Pros:

  • "Everything was a pleasurable and smooth experience right from the viewing with Alfonso through to the moving in."
  • "First class Estate Agents. Good service, kept me informed and got the asking price within a week or so."
  • "The visit with her was perfect, she guided us through the property and made us feel very comfortable."
  • "We gave them our keys for one month while we were away and they managed to get many visits. They are really trustworthy."
  • "I found the staff at Olivers Town to be very knowledgeable of the area and the current market."
  • "I have had a great experience with Olivers Town while I lived in a flat managed by them. Mihaela has always been very professional and responsive."
  • "All of the arrangements for viewings we smooth and I was pleased to accept an offer at the asking price quite quickly."

Cons:

  • "AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Since renting through Oliver’s Town 2 years ago we have had nothing but trouble."
  • "Furniture was in awful condition when we moved in and the property wasn't even clean."
  • "We ended up organising the repairs ourselves after many, many, stressful calls/emails."
  • "Rented a property without the legal HMO license for over 18 months."
  • "The property we are renting is certainly not worth the amount we have been paying for it and was certainly not due the hassle of dealing with this terrible agency."
  • "They did not fix exposed glass from a broken window in our flat for over a month which was a safety concern and increased risk of break in."
  • "Blinds were broken and no one came to fix."

Communication

Pros:

  • "The staff at Olivers Town have been extremely reliable, clear and prompt and provided an excellent service."
  • "Oliver's Town value customer service above all and work tirelessly on your behalf."
  • "Their knowledge and support has made the process so straightforward for us."
  • "Unfaultable communication with us at all times."
  • "The entire team at Olivers Town are very helpful, approachable and work to deliver excellent custom service."
  • "Charlie was always quick to reply to my enquires and his communication was excellent."
  • "We were kept well informed at every stage and we really trusted that Oliver's had things under control."

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