The Buy2let Shop 

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've lost thousands of pounds for the Buy-to-Let Shop's scam. They came across very friendly but it's a camouflaged company with criminals behind it. Since they become insolvent, the same fraudsters... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Please avoid to save yourself the experience we have had. Issues include; - Mis-quoting and selling us something we couldn't afford. We paid the deposit then when trying to get a mortgage found... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is a scam company, not good or bad, it's a scam. The buy2let shop took my money and promise to source property, nothing was done and money taken away without a trace! I will give a zero star if c... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

yes the buy2let shop has gone into voluntry receivership....ive noticed there is another buy2let shop in Bristol I dont know if they are the same company/sister company. Ive had simular problems, p... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First Time Buyers

Buy2LetShop have been amazing from start to finish with helping us to purchase a property. This was our first time in buying any property, so you can imagine we always had questions. No matter how big or small the question the team guided us through the process. We only had to email or call to know someone would be there to help solve any queries. They referred us to a solicitor that was so helpful, Dawn made sure we knew everything about the property before we signed the contract. For someone that had no idea about owing a property we are now much more wiser thanks to working with a great team of professional people in the Buy2LetShop. Personal thanks to Luke, Hannah, Sam. Dawn & Natalie. If all goes well with this property we will hopefully be looking to purchase again in the near future. Kindest Regards
Diane & Dean

22 July 2019
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Reply from The Buy2let Shop

Thank you for leaving a review Diane, the team are very happy with your feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

The guys at the buy 2 let shop done absolutely all the hard work for me, including in depth due diligence.

Found me 2 great properties within the space of a day.

These guys really know there stuff. A great end to end service.

Looking forward to working with them in the future.

4 July 2019
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Reply from The Buy2let Shop

Thanks Alan for your feedback! The team are thrilled to have been able to help you and look forward to working with you again also.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Buy To Let shop.

I have worked with the Buy To Let shop on several occasions and i have always had a pleasant experience with them.

Their staff are friendly, diligent and proactive and will see the deal through all the way to the end.

I will happily work with them again.

1 July 2019
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Reply from The Buy2let Shop

Hi Dan,

Thanks for leaving a review, the team are very happy to hear your kind words!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

B2LS have been good

B2LS have been good, our experience with them has been professional and straight forward, their due diligence and research into the specific market the property they market enabled us to buy something outside of our local area with more confidence and they have listened and followed our instructions as to our desired property. Using them gave us the nudge and confidence to take the leap into property. Time will tell on the value achieved but all in all a positive experience to enable us to start our property investment portfolio.

28 June 2019
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Reply from The Buy2let Shop

Hi Thomas,
Thank you for your review, the team are thrilled to hear your feedback and are happy of the confidence you gained to leap into property!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Elliot and the team were fantastic

Elliot and the team were fantastic. They explained everything to me very clearly and patiently considered anything I was not sure of. Their knowledge and expertise made up for my lack of experience in buying properties. They were very accommodating answering any queries I had. All information was reiterated to me in a way that I could easily understand it. I would highly recommend them and will definitely be using them again. It was an absolute pleasure dealing with them.

27 June 2019
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Reply from The Buy2let Shop

Thank you for leaving a review and sharing your experience with us. Elliot and the rest of the team really appreciate your feedback.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A very helpful team and their knowledge…

A very helpful team and their knowledge made up for my lack of. The Buy2let shop made buying my first house a pleasure and the companies they recommend and put me in touch with are equally helpful. I was walked through everything step by step and everything was explained to me with patience and in a manner I could understand.

26 June 2019
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Reply from The Buy2let Shop

Hi Victoria,
Thanks for leaving a review, the team are very happy to hear your feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First-time buyer for buy-to-let

I'm a first time buyer for buy-to-let and going through the process on my own. I found the support and information from the staff at The Buy2let Shop so helpful. They kept me informed at all stages of the process and didn't mind explaining or helping when I had questions. I would happily recommend them to prospective landlords.

22 June 2019
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Reply from The Buy2let Shop

Thanks for leaving a review, the team are happy to hear you found our services so helpful to you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful team and great opportunities to start our portfolio

We’ve really enjoyed working with Elliot and the The Buy2Let Shop team so far. Elliot understood what we were trying g to achieve and has been proactive in bringing us some great opportunities to get our portfolio started. The team have also always been on hand to talk through details and answer any questions we’ve had. We’re looking forward to discussing further opportunities with them in the future.

21 June 2019
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Reply from The Buy2let Shop

Hi Claire,
Thanks for your feedback, Elliot and the rest of team are thrilled to hear you are happy with our services.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Not Impressed!

It was going well, until my second purchase. I bought an off plan property through them initially and had no dramas. Then, I bought a second hand property, which by all means looked the part on paper. The photos provided showed the property in good condition however upon completion it was a completely different story! Windows smashed, carpets ripped back, broken door handles, the list goes on. Not only costing me money to fix, I can't rent it in current condition. Not impressed!

UPDATE:

Thank you for arranging works to be done whist I am abroad. I now understand the damage was not your fault. Once again thank you

19 June 2019
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Reply from The Buy2let Shop

Hi Owen,

Following our conversation I’m happy to confirm that we will be arranging the refurbishment as discussed at our expense. Again apologies for the inconvenience, clearly the damage done by the tenant while vacating the day before completion couldn’t be predicted and all we can do is try and remedy the situation by fixing the damage. Hope you can now enjoy the rest of your holiday!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Our experience...

I've read some negative reviews on here before posting mine and I have to say I'm really surprised, but obviously you can only talk about your own experience, so here I go.... 

We've bought from them twice over the last 3 years, both times the sale took longer to go through than expected, and the solicitors recommended seemed to want more info from us than any previous solicitor we've used when buying our homes over the years. So it was harder work than maybe we had expected, but nothing compared to how stressful it would have been if we had bought through auction (which we tried previously and backed out of at the last minute when we considered the full cost of having to use 'bridging loans').

And, most importantly, both properties have since been valued by local agents at much higher prices than we paid for them.  The second property has just completed and been valued at £27,500 more than we paid for it.  We paid £4,500 as a commission to them, so we're still £23k up.

I think the buying process could be improved/different solicitor recommended (as the one they recommend isn't even cheap!) but other than that, they do have lot's of properties and they are discounted... from our experience. 

And you don't need to use bridging loans, you can use a regular BTL mortgage.

That's my two pennies worth, hope it helps.

13 June 2019
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Reply from The Buy2let Shop

Thanks for leaving a review, we welcome your feedback and are happy that your investments are doing well!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent hands off investments

I'd been shopping around for a while to see who to invest my money with. Eventually I came across The Buy2Let Shop and decided to go ahead and purchase 2 properties through them.

The properties look like solid investments at face value and the progressions team have been fantastic so far, 1 of the properties has completed and 1 is off plan so will complete next year. Would highly recommend, from start to finish it's been completely hands off.

12 June 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stop using them

Stay away from them.I bought a property from them 2 years ago in liverpool st peters church as they says the property market value is £85000 and they give me this property for £68000 discount of £17000 but they will charge a fee of £4500. Now after 2 years i was thinking to sell this property its been valued £65000 so there was no discount don’t use this company. They was saying if I become a member with them they will deal all my case but now they don’t care. Please stay away from them.

25 May 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Taking action against this agent

If you have any complaints or would like to share your case to take action against the Buy2Let Shop, please do not hesitate to contact me by searching my name on social media platforms.
This is my experience with the Buy2Let Shop: The Buy2Let Shop first took their fees from me. Subsequently, the transaction did not go at all as timely and smoothly as this agent constantly assured me, and ultimate the whole property purchase fell through. This was despite no fault on my part. Even though all of this resulted in a breaking down of trust between the agent and me, The Buy2Let Shop does not seem to provide alternatives to in my view proper and fair compensation.
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10 April 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Thebuy2letshop are the worst company I…

Thebuy2letshop are the worst company I have dealt with and been unfortunately naive to lose money with. There are much cheaper and even free ways you can do in your property journey you should do. How I judge anyone is buy how are they when things go wrong. They have been terrible. I foolishly agreed to a less than amicable return of some of my money. If I did not I would not get any. They agreed to pay me back on a certain date. They have been reluctant to pay me each time it takes over 10 calls to get action. It appears to be one person you have to speak to to get a response if there not available good luck they also say I apologise but I have been told your money is due to be paid but icant do anything. Don't waste your money get educated. I had 6 deals 4fell through 1 I gave up on and 6 I have kept for a selfish reason. I am far better without them and just want to get rid. David Marshall

5 April 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Retained Client Service

The Retained Client Service has been a great way for me & my husband to gain access to exclusive off market deals and start building our ideal property portfolio

13 March 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible experience with the Buy2let…

Terrible experience with the Buy2let shop. They talk the talk as far as selling you on a deal but that’s about it. We paid over a £1000 to get access to the best deals. Having agreed to purchase a property we paid out their fee of £5000. Then it all goes wrong. We had to use their solicitors and mortgage advisors who to be honest were shocking. We pulled out of the deal and they agreed it was the best thing to do. I asked for a refund of the £5000 and was told it would go towards another purchase. They quickly tried to sign me up for another property and asked me to part with more money. I have since tried to get my money back with no success. I have contacted their Complience department to be told they are working tirelessly to deal with this situation. It’s now Jan19 and I last heard from them in August 18. The last 6 emails have been totally ignored as have the ones that have been sent to other departments. They are absolutely shocking. Stay well clear.

16 January 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a pleasant experience with The…

I had a pleasant experience with The Buy2let Shop. I dealt with an advisor called Josie. She made the process quick and painless. Complete trust. Would recommend her and the company!

4 October 2018
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