Mann Countrywide Anmeldelser 

From a tenants perspective: Mann have been hopeless from start to finish. Agents make you feel like everything you do is wrong and their favourite thing to do is threaten financial penalties for asking them to do the most basic of tasks. Every correspondence is rude and condescending.

They arranged for our landlord to attend our property with NO NOTICE not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES during our tenancy. We've tried several times to lodge complaints but we're not even sure anyone submitted them.

No one seems to know each other's job in the office and we've been without vital appliances upwards of ten weeks at a time.

I once phoned and was spoken to in the most disgusting, dismissive tone which was blatantly based in sexism. The classic "I'm just going to speak over you, make your problems seem insignificant and demand I know best regardless".

Awful service, they just take the money and do less than minimal work. Don't be fooled by good google reviews, they pay new tenants £20 for writing a 5* review on moving into a property.

Lazy and discriminative. I hope they are investigated very soon.

After many phone calls to manns.i was finally called back to be told there would be no refund the £160 + a month charge was for them to have the tenant pay the rent to them then manns to put money in my bank.they are disgusting.

If i could give this company -100 stars I would.

Very disappointed and shocked at the horrendous service I received, from start right up until I was done with them. Thank God I didn't have to deal with them any longer.

We dealt with Mann estate agents Chessington when buying our first house and exchanged today. We spent a year dealing with other estate agents and viewing other properties but Mann estate agents chessington instantly felt different, right from the first point of contact. They couldn’t do enough to accommodate us, even when the property was so heavily in demand and they were managing many viewings on the same day. They were very professional but also very personable, really taking the time to listen to us. They quickly introduced themselves to us and Akil, Kim and Zoe really made us feel like part of the extended family and so at ease. They helped us through getting the offer accepted and it was after this point that they really went above and beyond. They managed our expectations well and with compassion, and helped keep a clear and easy line of communication between us and the seller making the whole process free of stress or worry. They were always happy to take calls and emails with my questions (of which there were many as a first time buyer), but also proactively got in touch with us regularly to keep us informed. Our solicitor was unfortunately difficult to deal with and the fantastic team at Mann estate agents even helped manage this relationship better and patched the holes in our knowledge that perhaps the solicitor should have been doing. They took on the role of estate agent/friend/liaison between parties (and sometimes therapist) with the highest integrity and professionalism without complaint. I rarely leave feedback for companies but this experience genuinely compelled me to. We honestly couldn’t have got through the sale without their fantastic support and help. The only downside is that once we complete in a week, we won’t have regular contact with Akil, Zoe or Kim as their job is well and truly done, and then some. Would highly recommend to anyone.

Many Many Thanks to Paul and Anne at Mann Estate Agent’s in Rochester office
They steeped up when needed to get
Things done on the final push.
Highly Recommend

Highly recommend Mann Estate Agents for selling your house, especially the Beckenham Branch, they were brilliant.
After a valuation where they actually listened to us and took our needs into consideration, they organised 10 viewings for the 1st Saturday, and another 8 on the following Tuesday, and only brought qualified buyers. That was it, only 2 viewing days and we got 2 offers. Highly recommend them.
They also helped keep the sale moving forward right up to exchanging and completion, making sure we knew if anything was slipping and needed to be chased.
Will definitely only go through them again.

Although we agreed with the landlord the amount of the deposit to be returned, Mandy Cook from Mann Agency did not agree and has stopped this agreement. My advice is that DO NOT SELL OR RENT WITH MANN. They have very bad customer experience, see other people experiences with this agency, VERY VERY bad overall. I have no other option to raise dispute with mydeposits.co.uk. We still do not know or understand why Mandy Cook from Mann Agency has did this to us.

Awful staff! Cringeworthy.
A man from there had me in tears after shaming me for not knowing what my friends earn. They ask, to rent a 1 bedroom for a guarantor who earns over 40k per annum and when I explained the average wage in the UK is 26k therefore what type of elitist company are they running? The man got rude and had the demeanor of someone desperate for money and like I owed him some the way he spoke to me. Spoke down to me to be precise.
I've worked with homeless charities for years and to know there is a housing crisis in the UK, to be commended by the Queen for my tenacity, to be invited to Westminster Abbey and asked to shake the Queen's hand, yet I'm not good enough to rent a flat because my friends are APPARENTLY not successful enough to rent a one bedroom from Mann a company I've never heard of🤣🤣🤣they're not the brightest either, since then had a girl call me and ask me again what my friends earn, at this point they seem desperate for clients yet it sounds like a child on the phone. I asked her what her friends earn, if she knows anyone earning 40k and she said no, she didn't she also felt offended at the question yet demanded the same information from me seconds before. When I asked the averaged wage in the UK she was stumped, when I wished her luck she sat on the phone repeating OK like a belligerent school kid who'd been told to answer a difficult question she seemed embarrassed and confused. They are unhelpful, unrealistic and consistently rude in their approach. I suspect they take on people based on who they know, not their own merits. I come with glowing references, parents who worked 2 or 3 jobs all their lives and are home owners who want to help, friends who work every hour God sends to provide for their families yet it's not good enough for a one bedroom from Mann. Now imagine you've been homeless because of domestic violence, to be told once you're on your feet you aren't good enough to have shelter because your friends aren't rich enough. Even tho you can pay rent, have friends willing as guarantors, have references and imagine your child in this position, needing a break. You're trying to help and even though you worked your whole lives and bought your own home, you're told you aren't good enough for your child to have a 1 bedroom secured because the company thinks you're too poor.
Unnecessary, disgraceful discrimination. They need to be investigated immediately

I had my previous landlord which the property that I rented through Mann Countrywide Estate agent in Sydenham, South East London.

This landlord was very aggressive and greedy man. He had often demanded me to pay for the upraising rents every 18 months and asked me for coming into my place without a tenant presented at home, when I refused his request then it turned out a very aggressively bad behaviour landlord. His name is Mr Bob Mann, at 7 Winsford Road, Catford, London. It was the worst landlord I had been in my life since I put my trust in this letting agent. Be aware of this landlord and his property’s letting agents if you want to rent it. He was a rogue one !

Anyone who ever has been in the same my situation, please share your experience ? Thanks

Mann Countrywide Catford has caused us to waste so much time, money and energy in a move that should have been really simple.
They are the only agency that got us to travel 1h to sign a lease agreement (they « manage » properties in West London but they insist you come to their office in Catford to sign - we are in 2021, DocuSign is a thing).
When we got to the property, we found that the flat was not ready, dirty with loads of construction rubbish in it, even though they had confirmed that the flat was clean and ready to move into. The agent was not very proactive in sorting it out and we had to push to obtain an update on how they would fix the issue. We could not trust the agent to get back to us and had to chase many times (which has been verified by her going on annual leave, providing no handover contact as our issue was not completely solved).

All in all, they wasted our time and money (at least 2 to 3 days of rent where we could not live in the flat we have paid for).

Great service from start to finish with the Rochester branch.
Made the sale of my house stress free, quick and efficient. Definitely recommend.

Very unprofessional, poor communication

A family member who has special needs rents through Mann. As they require help I deal with any maintenance issues that arise for them. In July their ceiling fell down on them while they were in bed. We reported the issue straight away and moved them in with us as the property was not safe (more of the ceiling came down on subsequent days. I reported the issue through their FixFlo app out of hours but apparently a ceiling falling on you doesn’t constitute an emergency so we weren’t contacted until days later. I tried to call the property manager repeatedly but we’re not able to get through. I called literally 80 times one day and no response. The issue was finally resolved by me going through Facebook. After a week of them living with us no rent was refunded. The ceiling is repaired but still not painted 3 months later! I assumed this mismanagement was a one off but we are now dealing with an oven that is not working. They have now been without a working oven for a week and we have had to chase repeatedly for even the most basic of updates.
Also their out of hours emergency policy is ridiculous! It states that you have to get your own contractor and pay for the works but they don’t guarantee that they will refund you the money that you pay out!

Friendly and helpful team here in Canterbury. Our friend Dan ok the team helped us an awful lot!! Great company

A friend and I had organised a viewing earlier in the week for Saturday morning. As we both work Mon-Fri viewings for us aren’t regular and plans have to be cancelled to make viewings possible. After arriving 15 minutes early to the area of the flat I get a phone call saying the tenant has left the property and the agent doesn’t have a key to enter. Complete waste of time. It’s basics for estate agents to have a copy of the keys to an address to avoid this problem. If you don’t want to waste your weekends I suggest using a different estate agents.

It’s been a real struggle to get our holding deposit back. Agreed deposit release with landlord and estate agent; but deposit team is awful. Excuse after excuse. Holidays, sickness, we owe £5 for this and that, no updating, only given updates when chased. Don’t bother getting back to emails or when you call the deposit team they won’t speak to you once they know it’s you on hold. Twice now they couldn’t speak to me because the computer needed resetting as it was freezing. Felt like an episode of the IT crowd.

We had a few issues while in the property. Which Mann wasn’t any help. But one I will mention. The fixed wire test took place and we had an email from the service/repairs team advising we had to pay for this and that etc. Basically the wiring to some light fittings needed replacing and they wanted the tenants to pay for a re-wiring. I called the guy who sent the email and explained that was down to the landlord. Why should we have to pay for the house to be re-wired. He sounded high and clueless and said he would speak to his manager. We heard nothing about this again.

Anyway. Look. If you need somewhere to live or find a nice home that Mann are dealing with, I’m sure this review and the tones of other bad ones won’t put you off. But as it stands we are still waiting for our deposit back and today we will be going via the my deposit scheme tribunal to get this back. Normally you only need to do this when you have issues with the landlord or estate agent when you don’t agree on how much should be taken for repairs. But this issues is with Mann just not returning it or getting back to us. I suspect as Mann Countrywide hold onto the actual cash and only have an insurance scheme with my deposits. They use the cash deposit elsewhere else in the business so it’s not actually there when it’s time to release so they delay so they can get funds in from else where to return you money.

Beware

We are about to become home owners for the first time ever thanks to the help of Baifeng and Russell from Mann Portsmouth. They have been very helpful in finding us the right house and conveyancing system online makes us feel confidence about buying progress.

Put my house on the market and it sold within 2 days - amazing. Thanks to Jamie and the team at Mann Countrywide North End Portsmouth!

Totally disgraceful experience with the
Mann countrywide termination team.
I left the property I rented and accordingly with my landlord who check the property out last Saturday,we produced and sent to the termination team a paperwork (as requested by them) which states we both (me and my landlord) agree to the total release of the holding deposit.
I sent it 6 emails since Saturday included,I may understand they don’t work Saturday/Sunday,but it’s Tuesday and still never received a reply to emails. Also no one says anything via phone as since Monday morning I started calling every hour.
It a really incredible how they don’t care of their tenants.this’s the same issue I had with them when I had to write several mails and calls to ask what was the procedure,and they ve been always evasive.
People stay away from this company !!!

I wish I could give a zero rating and a health warning about Mann & Co Rochester / Strood...I wish I read these below reviews first and simply stayed away from Mann & Co.
They haven't been able to sell my home, and having come to the end of the contract, are now trying to pursue me for a penalty fee. Does not make sense, I have put in a formal complaint. But it does make me wonder how many people they extort this fee from?
To any Mann&Co staff reading this, to date I haven't signed any contract with another agency, I haven't got a sale. I am speaking to other agencies which legally I can do.
And now I am at step 1 and trying to sell via another route.
The market is topsy turvy, I totally understand that, but bullying a customer for a penalty fee,when they haven't done anything wrong, apart from trusting Mann&Co...
You are better of dealing with even the new online estate agencies.
The whole experience has left me really stressed out. If this review helps one person to stay away from this toxic estate agency, writing this has been worth it.
Also to anyone moving to the Medway area, do your research, anti social disorder in Medway is a growing problem, there are nicer parts of Kent to move to.