Sage Homes Reviews 

802
TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.9

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Considering 57 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the staff for being extremely helpful, professional, and supportive throughout the entire home purchasing process. Many consumers note that team members go above and beyond to answer questions promptly and keep everyone updated regularly. Reviewers often share how approachable and kind housing officers are when handling property inspections and tenancy agreements. However, some reviewers were not happy with delayed repairs and prolonged issues regarding hot water or property defects. Some people also felt that communication from certain administrative departments was poor, leaving emails completely ignored and urgent concerns unresolved.

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Staff

Users describe positive interactions with staff members who are consistently helpful, professional, and go... See more

Customer service

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Service

Customers had ambiguous experiences with service, reflecting a wide division in opinions. While many... See more

Response time

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Product

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Initially this company were extremely unhelpful in what was a very difficult and highly emotional situation. Officers I spoke with were unfriendly and incredibly judgemental and unhelpful until I was... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Shelley Hynes has been extremely amazing sales progressor as a 1st time buyer we are clueless with everything but Shelley assisted us in every possible way she work above and beyond and make our dream... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Couldn’t have asked for better support throughout the whole process. Shelley communicated regularly, supported, listened, advised, shared all info needed when needed. She went above and beyond to en... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently purchased my house and I can’t thank Shelley enough for all her help. My solicitor was constantly pushing back on things, but she was always reassuring and got the answers from her team to... See more

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  1. Housing association

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Sage Homes is England’s largest provider of newly built affordable housing. As a registered provider, we are proud to be helping to address the housing crisis by providing affordable housing to those most in need. We provide both new Shared Ownership (part buy, part rent) and rental homes. Our customers are at the heart of our business which is why we are committed to providing high quality homes and excellent service. We strive to have a positive impact on everyone we work with from our customers to our partners to each other.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent communication

Excellent communication, very fast and explained everything in great depth.

4 June 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Hi Courtney,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, feedback is important to us at Sage homes and we will ensure that this feedback is passed onto the team.
Many thanks
Kirsty

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Below my expectations

Initially Sage were great, up until you sign to buy a home, after such time radio silence . My long stop date came and went. Made several complaints and passed around various teams and still no response. All with a promise that they will contact you.
On moving in , they said they would clean my home and post my keys in the letter box, a week later and still no keys.The bin storage didn't have any bins and is now full and is attracting vermin and no collection booked. We have our special light show at night as the lights outside our window flicker all through the night, impacting my sleep. My kitchen light won't switch on without another light in the home being on. All in all, the amount you may, the attention to detail and final finish is poor.

20 May 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Dear Naomi,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. I am really sorry to hear you have not had a good experience with us.

This should be an exciting time for you and we are sorry that you have had issues in your home and with communication.

I understand that our team are in contact with you to resolve issues raised, if these issues are unresolved please contact us via email to enquiries@sagehomes.co.uk or by phone on 020 8168 0500 and we will look into this further.

Kind regards

Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5*review for Louise Ward

I have worked closely with Louise Ward who is the community safety officer for sage, Throughout the entire process, Louise provided me with dedicated support and demonstrated genuine concern for my wellbeing. She sincerely understood my situation, which made me feel acknowledged and cared for by my housing association and herself, I have never encountered someone so passionate about their work; her commitment was truly uplifting and reassuring. I sincerely wish there were a more appropriate way to express my appreciation, as a review does not fully convey how much her help and support meant to me during this time and still now. Thankyou again :)

3 February 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Hi Miss E Vernon,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, feedback is important to us at Sage homes and we will ensure that this feedback is passed onto Louise.
Many thanks
Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Christine was Very helpful and gave…

Christine was Very helpful and gave amazing customer service. Helped solve all of my queries and issues and resolved an ongoing situation outstandingly.

15 May 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Hi Alisha,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, feedback is important to us at Sage homes and we will ensure that this feedback is passed onto Christine.
Many thanks
Teresa

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sage would be receiving a 0 if I could…

Sage would be receiving a 0 if I could give them that..
Been reporting antisocial behaviour for over a year and still nothing changes. Sage Homes just don’t listen. They care more about the household creating the problem than the people suffering. No updates, no action and just empty promises. Completely fed up.
Sage should be ashamed of allowing this to go on for so long.

13 May 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Dear Georgia,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. I'm very sorry to hear you have experienced issues in this instance. We strive to ensure we deliver an excellent service for all our customers.

We would like to try and make this right for you, so if you could email our customer communications team on enquiries@sagehomes.co.uk we are happy to investigate this further.

Regards,

Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Shared ownership - resale

Sagehomes have professional, responsive and helpful during the period I lived in their shared ownership property. At resale, they assisted with every step and legal hurdles. Daniel Regan, their service officer, has been really helpful, approachable and efficient.

2 May 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good Afternoon Mohamed,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, feedback is important to us at Sage homes and we will ensure that this feedback is passed onto Daniel and his manager.

Many Thanks

Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My person was very understanding and…

My person was very understanding and very patient with me and went over everything she was very friendly and polite everything time she called me

23 April 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good Morning Shelley,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, feedback is important to us at Sage homes and we will ensure that this feedback is passed onto the team.

Many Thanks

Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have always found sage homes fast at…

I have always found sage homes fast at responding to messages and quick to fix the problem.

12 August 2024
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good Morning Danielle,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, feedback is important to us at Sage homes.

Many Thanks

Teresa

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely fantastic Katie was lovely…

Absolutely fantastic Katie was lovely and understanding of which I called for 100% professional and caring, listened to me, helped me feel better, also when I have called all staff are again 100% x

30 April 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good Morning Sarah,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, feedback is important to us at Sage homes and we will ensure that this is passed to Katie and her manager.

Many Thanks

Teresa

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had the pleasure of having Jaqueline…

Had the pleasure of having Jaqueline guide me through the application! Couldn’t ask for a better and easier experience. Very kind, very helpful! Thank you!

17 April 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good Morning Kimberley,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, feedback is important to us at Sage homes and we will ensure that this is passed to Jacquline and her manager. We hope that you enjoy your new home.

Many Thanks
Teresa

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sage Homes Review

I in Southend, Essex, it's a shared ownership flat with Sage Homes and Gateway Management, based in Southend, is the agents for the maintenance. For around a year the roller shutter at the first floor car park has been in and out of action. This results in the shutter being down too far at times as well as also being stuck up at times. This also means at times drivers are stuck in and or out. It has also contributed to serious antisocial behaviour issues at the car park, with gangs around 30 or so of teenagers, who are using drugs, large speakers, standing and sitting on cars, being abusive and threatening to residents and blocking vehicles. The two firms above are well aware of the ongoing issues, Essex Police is also aware and so is Bayo Alaba, Labour MP for the area. Mr Alaba has also been contacting Sage Homes and Gateway Management but he isn't having much luck either.

Earlier this week a worker from the complaints team agreed there were issues with the whole situation. The staff are repeatedly unhelpful, rude, argumentative, they tell me they can't and won't help. They tell me Sage Homes is unaware of the issues, the complaints workers responded to me on the phone with 'what do you want me to do.' The staff hang up on the calls and I am often told there is nobody working or available to help.

Earlier this week, we had an update to say there are now two broken car park shutters at the block, the first floor car park shutter is back up on the wall but at times it cannot be opened with remotes or fobs we have. This is an ongoing health and safety issue. We've now been told as the shutter cannot be operated with fobs or remotes it's been lifted up and they don't know when it can be fixed.

25 April 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good Morning Matthew,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, feedback is important to us at Sage Homes.

The managing agent Gateway informed us on the 25th April that the first floor shutter is fully operational and that resident fobs should all be working. This has been communicated to all our residents on the 25th April. If this is no longer the case, or your fob is not working, please contact us so we can escalate this for you. Gateway have also advised that the ground floor roller shutter is currently out of service, however the part needed for the repair has been ordered and they are actively working with the engineers to resolve this as soon as possible. We will continue to chase this matter with Gateway and will update all residents once a repair date has been confirmed.

If you do have any further outstanding enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact the team on 020 8168 0500

Kind Regards

Teresa

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It was a wonderful reception with…

It was a wonderful reception with Jacqline she was helpful and very understandable...

23 April 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good Afternoon Peter,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, feedback is important to us at Sage homes and we will ensure that this is passed to Janice and her manager.

Thanks
Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Janice from Sage Housing Financial…

Janice from Sage Housing Financial Wellbeing Team.
Janice is an amazing , caring and supportive person. She has helped us with the DLA claim for our child and continued her support with other aspects of the claim. I will forever be grateful for the help and support. Thank you Janice. Sage Housing is very lucky to have you as part of their team 😊

23 April 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good Afternoon Marta,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, feedback is important to us at Sage homes and we will ensure that this is passed to Janice and her manager. We hope that you enjoy your new home.

Thanks
Kirsty

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Experiences

This is not A review but me and my partner be offer house from this company we both have learning difficulties and I heard A lot off bad things about them should we agree to this can any anyone help please

23 April 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good Morning Customer,

Thank you for taking the time to reach out via trust pilot.

Our customers needs are important to us at Sage homes so it would be great if you could contact us by phone on 020 8168 0500 to allow us to understand how we can support.

Thanks
Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic service

What can I say? My family were struggling under the imminent serving of a S21 notice when I received an unexpected call from Sage Letting Officer, Jaqueline Munro. Over the next couple of hours, and with Jacqueline’s guidance we achieved more progress towards housing my family than in the previous 12 months. We are now looking forward to moving into our new home in early May. I cannot speak highly enough of the service provided by Sage and Jaqueline in particular.

17 April 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good Morning Michael ,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, feedback is important to us at Sage homes and we will ensure that this is passed to Jacquline and her manager. We hope that you enjoy your new home.

Thanks
Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experiences with Sage Homes

My experiences with Sage Homes has been mixed from some very poor customer service experiences when I first moved into my Flat dealing with very unhelpful people to resolve some early teething issues and issues with the finish of the house.

However!! I can not scream loud enough when I say please contact Rebecca Gillibrand - Service Quality Manager. I emailed her on a Sunday evening regarding an issue with outstanding utility payments addressed to sage housing. By Monday morning it had been forwarded to the correct department and by the afternoon the issue had been resolved. So a big Thank you Rebecca!

14 April 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good morning Bradley,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, we really appreciate this feedback. I'm glad to hear of the customer service you received from our team. I will ensure to pass this feedback onto Rebecca .

Thanks

Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

If have recently enquired about an…

If have recently enquired about an issue and spoke to Flo who i found to be professional and very helpful in explaining steps to be taken to hopefully getting a resolution.

9 April 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good morning Robert,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, we really appreciate this feedback. I'm glad to hear of the customer service you received from our team. I will ensure to pass this feedback onto Flo.

Thanks

Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Customer Service

After having a minor issue in my shared ownership home, I called through to the contact centre and spoke with Raia. She was so helpful and answered all of my questions with no problem.

8 April 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good morning Molly,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, we really appreciate this feedback. I'm glad to hear of the customer service you received from our team. I will ensure to pass this feedback onto Raia.

Thanks

Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Customer service

Raia on customer service was really helpful. Thank you!

7 April 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good morning Cam,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, we really appreciate this feedback. I'm glad to hear of the customer service you received from our team. I will ensure to pass this feedback onto Raia.

Thanks

Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a general enquiry and emailed for some clarity.

I had a general enquiry and emailed for help. Literally within 5 minutes my phone rang. It was Ibrahim about my email who was super helpful, supportive and competent. Answered my question and reassured me I could contact again for further clarity if required.

7 April 2025
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Reply from Sage Homes

Good morning Janet,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, we really appreciate this feedback. I'm glad to hear of the customer service you received from our team. I will ensure to pass this feedback onto Ibrahim.

Thanks

Kirsty

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