Luscombe & Co Reviews Summary

Category: Real estate rental agency

Address: Unit 56 Enterprise Way, Newport, NP20 2AQ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441633265222

Rating: 4.6
based on 207 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "Felicia in particular has been a huge support to us."
  • "Everyone I spoke to was really polite, friendly and so attentive."
  • "Keeps me up to date and when I have emailed an enquiry she is quick to come back with an update."
  • "Lauren and Barrie have answered all my questions (even the silly ones) in a professional manner and managed the tenants and property very well."
  • "They’re always really quick to respond to any queries we have and super friendly and helpful."
  • "Whenever I have a query Lauren and the rest of the team have a quick and efficient answer."
  • "The staff have been very helpful and polite."

Cons:

  • "Totally unprofessional."
  • "Not great at their job, my daughter used these and had to jump through hopes and loads of red tape and faffing about."
  • "Never respond to emails. Takes weeks to reply simple questions."
  • "trying to get an appointment to view a property is impossible unless it fits in with their routine."
  • "The attitude from Anna and Demi has been disgusting, quite frankly they require re-training in customer service."
  • "Lies to tenants and landlords."
  • "Agents have no idea about the properties they show."

Property Management

Pros:

  • "All the maintenance issues we've had in our property have been addressed and actioned on adequately and professionally."
  • "Really pleased with the service that we receive from Luscombe as our property managers."
  • "They made the process of moving in as smooth and as stress-free as possible."
  • "Very proactive at securing tenancy extensions, solving any maintenance issues, and ensuring compliance requirements are duly met."
  • "Their online portal for requesting repairs or reporting issues is user friendly and they respond in timely manner."
  • "They have always answered all our queries promptly and in a courteous way."
  • "Any issues we have had with maintenance are always dealt with promptly."

Cons:

  • "DO NOT USE!!! Incredibly unprofessional when dealing with complaints."
  • "The pictures they are using to advertise the property are so out of date we never saw the property in that shape when we moved in over 3 years ago."
  • "Only marked down one star purely because a few things were missed right at the beginning which left me with no power to my cooker or washing machine."
  • "There have been 1 or 2 minor hiccups along the way."
  • "Did not class a leak coming through a light fixture as an emergency where their own website to report issues stated it was."
  • "Maintenance issues reported via website as required – IGNORED."
  • "Do not carry out repairs to a decent standard if at all."

Professionalism

Pros:

  • "I was delighted by the professionalism and the speed in which they were able to find a new tenant."
  • "It was a great pleasure dealing with Lauren and she has tailored the houses as per my requirement."
  • "After a dreadful experience with another letting agent in Newport, we switched to Luscombe & Co and never looked back."
  • "I have worked alongside Luscombe and Co for the past 3 years, having also worked with 5 other agents in Newport. Time and time again the team at Luscombe have outperformed all other agents for me both as a landlord and a contractor."
  • "Luscombe & Co A Very Professional Lettings Agency."
  • "As a landlord, with a fully managed contract, I have always received an excellent service from Luscombe."
  • "They are efficient, responsive and knowledgeable."

Cons:

  • "Poor service from a poor company."
  • "Absolutely abysmal customer service - phoned every day last week spoke to at least three different people to arrange a viewing on a flat, promised that the call would be returned or I would receive an email."
  • "The worst letting agency I've had to deal with in near a decade of renting."
  • "Inspections were not given the contractual one week notice."
  • "Repairs going unanswered for long periods of times."
  • "Poorly maintained properties."
  • "Staff, especially the directors, are unhelpful and often rude or ignorant."

Communication

Pros:

  • "Communication is excellent and this has ensured that both myself and tenants receive prompt, professional service."
  • "Their willingness to solve issues in a timely manner and fantastic communication skills has made my leasing period very easy."
  • "The communication with all the team has always been easy too."
  • "We have always been able to get hold of the right person at the right time."
  • "Very responsive when I needed assistance and always helpful when asking questions too with friendly staff on the other end of the phone."
  • "They respond to emails quickly and answer all questions."
  • "Lauren has provided consistent contact and clear communication throughout the process."

Cons:

  • "Never seen in my life such a bad customer service......"
  • "Shame on you lushcombe for being less than human and taking landlord for a ride. LANDLORDS AND TENANTS BEWARE!"
  • "Ignorant to tenants, been fleecing the landlords for years charging 400 for home inspection and reporting all was well when actual fact past tenants trashed place and left loads behind."
  • "They lie in the adverts, pictures look nothing like the house actually did."
  • "When she finally got into her rented accommodation it was stinking, it wasn't cleaned by the previous tenants before leaving."
  • "Environmental health called in after mushrooms growing out of a bedroom ceiling despite 2 years reporting the damp problem lead to eviction."
  • "Overpaid on rent when we moved out so they have had an extra 12 days of rent from us that we should have had refunded but this has not happened."

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