Acorn Estate Agents Reviews 

After spending 6 months in a property with water coming in through the ceiling every time it rained i was given a reduction on my rent. Now I have left the property they are chasing me for this 'overdue' rent. I have also found out that the landlord wasn't informed of this or the maintenance issues within the property and the landlord is also significantly annoyed with this upon review of the internal comments. This is what happens when you continually change property managers and then leave a property without management for months. I am now seeking legal advice as my attempts to negotiate out of this have fallen on deaf ears. The issues were still not fixed when we left the property.

Christian has been an extremely supportive, helpful and insightful agent to work with. We are first time buyers, so have a lot of questions, queries and have asked to see the flat we’ve bought through Christian and acorn multiple times and he’s always there, with fast responses helping us every step along the way, we’re very grateful that he’s seen us through this process!

Great real estate agency! Helpful and responsive!

Excellent service. A very smooth purchase. Kept me well informed & educated throughout. Proactive at all times. Particular shout out to Charlie who supported us - he’s an absolute credit to Acorn! Superstar sales agent.

I want to share my terrible experience with Acorn Group Gravesend, agent name is Izzy. My wife and I were very interested in renting a property through this agency and we were confident that we met the financial requirements. However, the agency found a negative credit history on my wife's record and refused to allow us to rent the property.

We were promised that our holding deposit would be refunded, but now it has been two weeks and we have still not received our refund. We have contacted the letting agency several times, but they have been extremely unresponsive and unhelpful in the process.

We understand that credit checks are a part of the rental process, but it is not okay to misrepresent the requirements and then refuse to refund the deposit. The unprofessional attitude and lack of transparency from the agency have left us agitated and deeply unhappy.

Overall, I would not recommend Acorn Group Gravesend to anyone after this terrible experience. They showed a lack of empathy towards our situation and refused to be transparent in their dealings. If you are looking for a reliable, transparent and honest letting agency, I suggest that you look elsewhere.

Arikson and Dammy have been exceptional. Friendly, proactive and supportive throughout the process of selling my flat. Can't recommend working with them highly enough. Keep up the great work guys!

We were in a tight spot after attempting to sell our house privately, with the short chain on the brink of collapse. Thankfully, we made the decision to turn to Acorn for assistance, and that's when Amelia Giles came to our rescue.

We were amazed by Amelia's prompt response as she arrived at our house the very next day. She wasted no time in taking high-quality photos, organising viewings, and attracting offers. Within just two weeks of reaching out to her, we had multiple offers on the table. It was truly impressive.

Throughout the entire process, Amelia remained proactive and took charge. She consistently followed up with all three solicitors involved in the chain, ensuring that everything was progressing smoothly. Her dedication and attentiveness were truly commendable.

While it is true that using Acorn incurred a fee we would have avoided had we continued with our private sale, we firmly believe that our house would not have sold if it weren't for Acorn and, in particular, Amelia's exceptional services. The money we spent on their assistance was undoubtedly well worth it.

We highly recommend Acorn, and if you're lucky enough to work with Amelia Giles, you can rest assured that your home sale is in capable hands. Thank you, Acorn, and a special thank you to Amelia for saving our home sale and making the entire process hassle-free!

I have the best experience with acorn - the lettings negotiator Stephanie Carson is amazing she has been very professional she has given the correct information she is always available and very bubbly , she had time to listen to me . really lovely I thought she was a manager the way she conducted herself .

I have to commend the professionalism and hard work of Amelia Giles at the Acorn Group. The way in which she continued to keep us informed and up to date with the progress of our property sell was fantastic. She listened with attentiveness and was always on hand to assist. I would highly recommend Amelia to assist in the buying/selling of a property. Thank you Amelia!

George and James were fantastic through the sale process. As a first time seller they explained the process clearly, were proactive in marketing the property and were always focussed and engaged during the sale process. I really valued the way they tailored the marketing to the house rather than taking a generic approach, and was very grateful of their help in overcoming obstacles as they arose during the conveyancing as needed. Thank you!

From the initial call to completion George Liney at Acorn Dulwich was a fantastic estate agent. Communicative, fast, thorough and super helpful every step of the way. We were first time buyers so had lots of questions so we are appreciative of the time George took to help us in the process. Thank you!

Dammy Ajanaku, from Acorn Estate Agents, managed our purchase process very smoothly. He answered our questions quickly and was keen and flexible to show the property a few times. Thanks Dammy!

I recently had a disappointing experience with Acorn and Letting Agents while looking for an apartment. I came across a beautiful apartment listed for £1,500 per month and proceeded to submit my documents for the rental application, highlighting my salary of around £85,000. However, the process took a turn for the worse when I received a call from the agency.

During this call, I was informed that the property owner was asking for more money to rent the apartment, raising the price to £1,600. To make matters worse, the agent used unprofessional language and stated, "we found someone better than you." They implied that I would need to pay the increased amount if I wanted the property, which I found highly unprofessional and disrespectful.

As a potential tenant, I expect to be treated with respect and professionalism throughout the rental process. Unfortunately, my experience with Acorn Estate Agents and Letting Agents fell far short of these expectations. I will be looking elsewhere for my housing needs and encourage others to do the same if they value professionalism and respectful communication

Thoroughly helpful service the whole time, with up to date contact throughout which helped ease our nerves and answer the many questions we had as first time buyers. Mark has been fantastic from the beginning, even when we were unsure what we wanted from a property. Highly Recommend!

Excellent service with exceptional communication, thank you Mark and the rest of the team!!

Just want to say a massive thank you to Mark Sugarman who sold my property off market and managed to get above the asking price even though other agents told me it was less. I would highly recommend acorn as they are very professional

After using their service unsuccessfully I was contacted by a seller of a property I had previously fell in love with but had been told by agent William, that it had been sold separate from Acorn. The seller informed me the property was not sold but in fact very much available and that he had been informed by William that I did not want the property and had ignored calls and emails. William did this because he was pushing the seller to accept an offer 20 grand under the asking price which came from another Acorn client. The seller discovered the deceit when a man knocked on his door and informed him that Acorn was refusing him a viewing to the property.
I was ignored by William when I sent a confronting email, and the complaints staff member sent a very feeble sorry but not sorry because you should have put an offer in regardless email. I would advise Acorn to resolve this issue with the seller who has lost out on 20 grand and time waiting for another buyer while I have already exchanged elsewhere. I would also advise to keep better tabs on your staff to prevent acts of deceit for the gain of additional commission.

Avoid at all costs.

William at their Gravesend office withheld offers on a house I’m selling. I was selling two properties with this agent, and I got repaid by William, a convincing liar, advising me to sell to a buyer in a chain who was selling their house through Acorn but withholding an offer from a first time buyer for £19,000 more than the offer put forward.

He told me the first time buyer ignored his follow up calls, however voice recordings prove he told them we had sold to a private buyer. An absolute lie.

Acorns compliance manager, after my complaint, played down this devastating and costly experience stating

‘ I am sorry that William indicated to xxxxx that you had accepted a “private” offer. I have listened to the call and confirm that this was said. Neither William nor I have an explanation for this being said.’

‘ In summary to the above, I am satisfied that William believed that was acting in your best interests’

‘ I have made it clear to William that his communications must improve.’

So no point in making a complaint for them acting illegally.

I’d suggest avoid at all costs.

As you can see from their reply , when they verbally tell someone a lie to deter them from filling out their own offer form - they put the onus back on the third party for not being formal. - tricksters.

And William didn’t miscommunicate an offer I’d accepted- he made it up as there wasn’t one. They were still actively showing people the house for weeks after. He lied at the time of his phone call to someone making a verbal offer (clearly deterring them) shouldn’t Acorn be obliged to pass verbal offers on ?

William didn’t want the first time buyer submitting a ‘formal’ offer, he lied so he could sell two houses and get two commissions- plain and simple.

From the day I called in to view my just purchased property and through out the cycle of the transaction, Layton and the Acorn team were very helpful, knowledgable, present and proactive like I have never experienced before. Will definitely recommend using Acorn. Coming back again team!

Truth issues.
Tendency to hide.
Wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them.