C Barrett

TLDR: Sold property during tenancy, told I'd be unaffected before being told I had 2 days to move out, demanding double rent payment, refusal to refund deposit & rent overpayment on a property they no longer own. Happy to take action when a rent layment is 2 days 'late' (even if the payment isn't a valid one) but outright reject liability categorically when it comes to refunding tenants.
Thieves and con-artists.
Moved in end of March 2021, landlord sold the property during my tenancy and I was told it'd make no difference to me (sold with tennant)
2 days before the sale was final I am visited by the new landlord to clarify that I'd be moving out October 15th (this was on October 13th) as Peter Alan informed him I was leaving. No conversation had been had with me.
Was made to sign a new contract, find a new deposit and rent half way through the month and was told my previous deposit and rent overpayment will be refunded.
Instead, Peter Alan attempted to charge me rent on the 1st of November (on a property they no longer managed and insisted I was moving out), then issued me with late payment warnings and potential action.
Since then I have been fighting to get my refund back. I have had my deposit (as its held seperately) but I am still fighting to get my refund back. Peter Alan insist they are not liable to repay my refund even though my statements show that my payments were sent to Peter Alan.
I've had nothing but excuses, deceit and unproffesionalism from Peter Alan, particularly Kim Wilkes whom seems to spend the vast majority of her time either never in the office and therefore never working, or just blatantly ignoring emails from me on the matter.
Legal actions have already begun though given how this will now take time, I'd rather for-warn potential tenants ahead of time! Given the choice between going with Peter Alan again or being homeless, I'll be finding myself a nice box... Read more
Tenant
23rd Dec 2021 (3 years ago)
L Jones
The staff at Peter Alan, Maesteg were great, very professional and accommodating. Megan was excellent in dealing with viewings, allowing me to visit the house a few times to take measurements etc. Jess was brilliant in explaining things to me as a first time buyer, and was always very responsive to my calls/emails. Shauna was helpful in dealing with both solicitors and ensuring all paperwork was done promptly.
The girls were all great in dealing with my purchase, and the whole process for me only took 9 weeks. Would definitely recommend their service.... Read more
Buyer
25th Nov 2021 (3 years ago)
Z Howells
I dealt with Jess, super friendly and professional. Really happy with the service - Maesteg office.... Read more
23rd Nov 2021 (3 years ago)
M Morris
The team at Peter Alan - Maesteg.
I cannot fault the professionalism of the whole office at Maesteg. Its been so rewarding dealing these people, from the information, specifications to the final closing of the sale of my mums property. They showed absolute empathy and understanding through the process. Well done indeed and I will have hesitation in using your professional services in the future.
Many Thank – Mark Morris... Read more
Seller
12th Nov 2021 (3 years ago)
N Edwards
When ever there's been a problem or something that I have needed Kim as sorted it immediately with a very quick response, by far the best lettings manager at Peter Alan Maesteg.... Read more
13th Aug 2021 (3 years ago)
L Lonnkvist
Been using Kim Wilkes for a few years for my properties, fantastic service. Can’t recommend highly enough.... Read more
Landlord
5th Aug 2021 (3 years ago)
M Mulot
We have been dealing with Kim Wilkes for several years now and we cannot recommend her highly enough. Her service is beyond 5* and is the main reason we continue to use Peter Alan.... Read more
5th Aug 2021 (3 years ago)
H Flannigan
The girls here are so lovely and professional. As first home buyers we have come across quite a few estate agents that were not very professional or approachable. However, there was a clear difference with this estate agents, they keep you up to date, do everything they can for you and made our experience getting our first home a happy one :) Thankyou... Read more
Buyer
28th Jun 2021 (3 years ago)
N Williams
Selling your home is made so easy by the team in the Maesteg branch ,from valuation to completion the team makes everything so easy. very professional always there to help going above and beyond to make
everything
go smoothly ,I recommend using Peter Alan Maesteg. I can't thank you enough first class service from a fantastic team.... Read more
Seller
7th Jun 2021 (3 years ago)
A Nagpal
**UPDATE**
Ryan Wilbraham has been fabulous and very thorough in letting all our properties out. He was always in touch and very approachable. Highly recommend Ryan and Peter Alan for great service.
Kim and managed to let our property with in days after it was on market for weeks with another agent. Her prompt response in every aspect of letting is phenomenal. We are very happy to have Kim by our side. And look forward to build a long term business relationship with Peter Alan Maesteg.... Read more
Landlord
15th Apr 2021 (3 years ago)
R Tew
I have just sold my property with Peter Alan. The staff there were amazing, all going above and beyond their duty to make it all go as smoothly as possible. From take on to negotiation to completion, I was fully informed at all the stages
Thank you all.... Read more
Seller
31st Mar 2021 (3 years ago)
T Mills
Peter Alan Maesteg dealt with our recent purchase of a property. They were very professional and our purchase went through very quickly. I would highly recommend them.... Read more
Buyer
21st Jan 2021 (4 years ago)
C Coleman
Just sold my house using Peter Alan Maesteg. Amazing effort from the senior sales negotiator (Shauna) who was a true professional throughout a difficult sale. Would recommend using Peter Alan.... Read more
Seller
2nd Dec 2020 (4 years ago)
L Bailey
We have just sold our property with Peter Alan. The staff there were amazing, all going above and beyond their duty to make it all go as smoothly as possible. From take on to negotiation to completion, we were kept informed at each stage. Well done girls. You certainly are an amazing team. Thank you all.... Read more
Seller
26th Oct 2020 (4 years ago)
J Bailey
Really professional service from Jess. Went above and beyond what was required. Excellent communications throughout, answering any questions quickly and making the process very smooth.... Read more
20th Oct 2020 (4 years ago)
K Epton
I had a great service from Kim Wilkes whilst setting up a new tenant agreement. Helpful, professional, communicative, Kim kept me updated during the process. I highly recommend Kim.... Read more
Landlord
6th Sep 2020 (4 years ago)
A Nagpal
Kim managed to let our property with in days after it was on market for weeks with another agent. Her prompt response in every aspect of letting is phenomenal. We are very happy to have Kim by our side. And look forward to build a long term business relationship with Peter Alan Maesteg.... Read more
Landlord
25th Aug 2020 (4 years ago)
L Oatley
Cant rate kim highly enough with our search for a new property, within a matter of days we'd found the perfect property and had the keys to our new home, highly recommend Peter Alan, thanks so much ????... Read more
Buyer
4th Aug 2020 (4 years ago)
M Gonnella
Kim did a very professional job in managing the departure of my tenant at a moment's notice and replacement with another tenant including moving in, all within a week. Very satisfied.... Read more
Landlord
3rd Aug 2020 (4 years ago)
M Pragg
Been working with Kim who has offered excellent professional advice whilst I start building a property portfolio - looking forward to a prosperous and professional relationship - a well informed and helpful service... Read more
Landlord
5th Jul 2020 (4 years ago)
K Gould
Can't rate highly enough. Kim managed to let our property out in a matter of days after being sat with another agent for 6 months.
Every email and enquiry was dealt with almost instantly and the service has been brilliant so far.
Wish we'd found her a lot sooner as it would have saved a lot of stress.... Read more
Landlord
3rd Jul 2020 (4 years ago)
J Evans
Absolutely amazing service through out the whole process, from start to finish the staff have gone above and beyond to sort everything out for us, highly recommend peter Alan if your looking for a property! Also a massive thank you to Luke and Kim! Working tirelessly to get us our new home! Amazing customer service an absolutely fantastic attitude towards everyone, friendly an polite also! Highly recommend!... Read more
Buyer
29th Feb 2020 (5 years ago)
A Hill
Cannot rate Peter Alan enough from…
Cannot rate Peter Alan enough from start to finish they have been an excellent estate agency.
Arranging visits to view properties were done quickly and arranged around a convenient time for us. Communication was made via email and over the phone which made contacting the estate agents easy with any queries answered within a few hours. All staff were extremely helpful, however Jess was our main point of call who was informative and very helpful.
We chose to go with Peter Alan’s solicitors which were Howell’s solicitors which I believe was the best move as it enabled the process to move quickly and smoothly. Within less than 4 weeks of us putting in an offer, all paperwork is complete and we shall be receiving the keys today! We cannot believe within the space of 6 weeks we will have become home owners... Read more
Buyer
28th Feb 2020 (5 years ago)
P Bishop
I have never dealt with such friendly, honest and thorough people in all my experience in property. The girls (Jade, Jess and Emily) in the sales team of the maesteg branch go the extra mile to make sure the process is simple and straight forward, which is what everyone hopes for in a buying and selling process.
I cannot thank them enough for all their hard work and persistence with me and would highly recommend to anyone. You will not be disappointed and these girls are a credit to Peter Alan, definitely my new ‘go to’ company. Thanks again and I look forward to dealing with you again in the not to distant future.... Read more
Seller
23rd Feb 2020 (5 years ago)
C Davies
I dealt with Jade in the Maesteg branch and might I say what a pleasure it was. She was very informative and explained the whole process in lots of detail. As a first time buyer I was unaware of a lot of things and she really did put my mind at ease. A great asset to Peter Alan.... Read more
Buyer
22nd Jan 2020 (5 years ago)
R warren
What a joke been waiting 3 weeks for my for "sold stc" sing to be taken down rang for the 3rd time today asking when its going to be taken down couldn't give me an answer as it's a 3rd party company !! But then accuses me of being rude and raising my voice! their attitude is completely ridicules through my whole buying process they have been completely unhelpful. I'm waiting for a manager to ring me back to make a complaint br guess what to call back absolute joke of a company .... Read more
Buyer
30th Dec 2019 (5 years ago)
R Peregrine
The representative who came to value my property couldn't have been more professional, she explained and discussed at length all the available options regarding sale of my property thoroughly, left a written copy of everything discussed after going through this copy with me to make sure I understood everything before she left.
I was also given practical, realistic, advice regarding the preparation of my property for sale
I feel confident and well informed moving forward, plus i feel they have already taken a huge amount of the stress out of this life changing event.
Thank you already Peter Alan and well done!... Read more
Seller
8th Dec 2019 (5 years ago)
C miller
I would like to say a big thank you to Jade, Jess & Shauna for all their hard work in the sale of my property. The communication was fantastic as they kept me informed of everything that was going on and for the contact information for people I needed to carry out extra works. All in all a pleasant experience, well done!! Thanks.... Read more
Seller
22nd Nov 2019 (5 years ago)
C Cook
I would like to thank the staff of Peter Alan Maesteg especially Jess, Shauna and Jade for sale of two of our properties. From start to finish their services have been excellent. We were constantly kept up to date by phone and email about viewings and offers. All fees and charges were made crystal clear. I highly recommend them and thank you again for the excellent service you provide.????????... Read more
Seller
21st Nov 2019 (5 years ago)
B Goddard
Alice from Peter Alan Maesteg has given 100% to helping get tenants to let on property very friendly helpful and goes extra mile good communication and explains very little detail would recommend using this company with lots of thanks Mrs Goddard... Read more
Landlord
23rd Sep 2019 (5 years ago)
L Roberts
I went to Peter Alan after an awful experience with Ferriers and there is no comparison in the quality of service you receive.
Jade, Jess & Shauna were awesome and made selling my house stress free, they were constantly in touch giving updates on marketing strategies, viewings, and offers
I would definitely recommend using them.... Read more
Seller
18th Sep 2019 (5 years ago)
R Barnard
Top service! I only actually used the mortgage advisor here, James. I went into the process of buying a house dreading all of the paperwork etc that comes along with it but James made it all manageable and cleared up anything I didn't understand as well as keeping in regular contact with myself via email. Highly recommended!... Read more
Buyer
6th Sep 2019 (5 years ago)
C Waters
Shauna is an absolute dream during a house purchase. She went above and beyond and always put us at ease. Can't recommend enough. Thank you!!... Read more
Buyer
22nd Jun 2019 (5 years ago)
D Mason
My experience with Peter Alan has been amazing! Me and my partner needed to sell our home quickly in order to buy another, within 2 DAYS of the property being on the market we had veiwings booked in and we accepted an offer to sell. The advice, support and help that we had from the team (especially mark and jade!) was outstanding and without it we would not be able to buy our dream home, would highly recommend to anyone looking to sell or rent. 10/10... Read more
Seller
13th Jun 2019 (5 years ago)
M Cooper
Great team especially Shauna and Jess. I'm impatient and they were very patient with me. Thankyou for a great service. I've used local estate agents before and I can honestly say Peter Alan are by far the better estate agents in this area. Bug thanks and great service to Shauna and Jess.... Read more
31st May 2019 (5 years ago)
S Cooper
Fantastic service from Shauna and Jess, really worth the money. They have cornered a specialist market for our house sale and put up with a lot of emails from us. Very patient and understanding. Thank you.... Read more
Seller
31st May 2019 (5 years ago)
J griffithes
I have just moved into my new house and I absolutely love it!! cant thank all the girls in the office enough they made it so easy for me I used all of their in-house services they recommended and I wasn't disappointment, I was informed of every stage and I was in my beautiful new home in less than 6 weeks!! thanks again girls I will definitely be recommending Peter Alan to all my friends and family!!... Read more
Buyer
26th Apr 2019 (5 years ago)
O S
We used Peter Alan for our move and the service provided by David Morgan-Kane was outstanding. He was professional, very helpful and made the viewings he did with us a pleasure and the move to our house then went very smoothly. Many thanks to David and the team at Peter Alan .... Read more
27th Mar 2019 (5 years ago)
L Haberfield
I've bought and sold property through Peter Alan in Maesteg and would highly recommend them. I mainly dealt with Hayley, Jess and Shauna who were all fantastic - very proactive in keeping me updated on matters, progressing the sale quickly and generally providing a very professional service. Thank you all, you're always a pleasure to work with!... Read more
Seller
21st Mar 2019 (5 years ago)
J Rivera
David Morgan-Kane helped secure my 1st letting. Extremely helpful at all times. I can't recommend him enough.... Read more
Landlord
1st Feb 2019 (6 years ago)
K Matthews
I recently purchased a property from the Maesteg branch and I received such a friendly service. Jess and Shauna were extremely helpful, professional and kept me up to date at every point.
If you are looking for a friendly, reliable and hassle free service with genuine people then I would highly reccomend them! Thanks guys :)
Kelly :)... Read more
Buyer
19th Jan 2019 (6 years ago)
Andy
Bought a house via the Maesteg Branch and I would like to thank the staff for a very professional and friendly service. Great support from start to completion so would definitely recommended and would use again. 5 star service all the way.... Read more
Buyer
9th Jan 2019 (6 years ago)
S davies
We recently purchased a house with Peter Alan Maesteg. After viewing many properties we received a call recommending a house that turned out to be perfect for us. There was excellent communication between us and the office and whenever I had a question (which was many times!) there was always someone at the end of the phone to answer.
Thank you all for an excellent service!... Read more
Buyer
21st Oct 2018 (6 years ago)
R Morris
Superb service from start to finish. David in lettings was very helpful and helped secure our first tenant. Communication was first class and would recommend anyone looking to rent out a house get in touch with David.... Read more
Landlord
6th Sep 2018 (6 years ago)
C Jayy
Can not fault the help David gave me, despite some bumps along the road he continuously helped to ensure we found our dream home! Completely supportive and would highly recommend peter Alan... Read more
5th Sep 2018 (6 years ago)
E hale
David in lettings was fantastic. Our move was very smooth thanks to his support. Looking forward to a long tenancy with this agent.... Read more
Tenant
4th Sep 2018 (6 years ago)
S Fatemi
David Morgan-Kane was our lettings negotiator who helped secure our first tenant. He was fantastic from start to finish. He was always on hand to answer any questions we had and found our tenant very quickly with a rental figure which was more than we were expecting. We will definitely be using his services again. Thanks for all your help.... Read more
Landlord
28th Aug 2018 (6 years ago)
C Jones
My fiance and I had such a great experience buying our first home with the help of Peter Alan Maesteg. The girls at Maesteg branch were amazing and made it so easy. Shauna was so helpful and kept us informed on what was going on, and went above and beyond to make sure we were happy with everything.
We highly recommend Peter Alan and will be using them again in the future.... Read more
Buyer
5th Jun 2018 (6 years ago)
K Epton
David has provided me with an excellent service. He found me a tenant very quickly and he kept me updated on progress throughout the process. He is always available. He's professional, helpful, responsive and very thorough.... Read more
Landlord
14th May 2018 (6 years ago)
G Carpenter
I recently considered ending my time as a landlord after some bad experiences with tenants and letting agents alike. Having met with David it was clear he was different to agents I had used before. I can honestly say he has gone over and above on many occasions to help me including managing tenant issues, working with contractors, and even rescuing an abandoned pet on one occasion. A true professional and you will not regret working with him.... Read more
Landlord
10th May 2018 (6 years ago)
J Young
Worked around my moving dates and worked hard to sort out any issues that I had with the house. Polite, friendly and an all round professional service. The agent, David, went out of his way to meet us outside of work hours to view properties twice and was always on the other end of the phone if we had any questions. I would highly recommend Peter Allen for anyone looking to move.... Read more
10th May 2018 (6 years ago)
K Marham
Uploading what seem like great properties at a great price in order to clickbait people into calling seems to be the new marketing plan at Peter Alan, Maesteg.
Landlords; you have to ask yourselves: is this the estate agency you want to associate with?
Tenants; you have to ask yourselves, are the astronomical fees really worth this kind of treatment from what should be a 5 star estate agency?
I would usually expect better from the 'leading' estate agent in the area.... Read more
10th May 2018 (6 years ago)
L Morgan
The professionalism is a disgrace and so unprofessional. I’m surprised they are still running.. David told me that the property was ready for us and we were so excited but when we walked through the door on our moving in day there were builders everywhere and it was a huge mess. I don’t understand how it was so messy tho because David told me it was professionally cleaned. What a liar!!!! The oven was stinking from the previous tenants and there were Used bars soap left in the shower, it was filthy. Well anyway through out the whole experience it was disgusting and today now my boyfriend sat outside the old house for over an hour for an inspection, he rung peter Alan and asked where the guy was and they said oh sorry they called in sick, well you could have phoned you useless bunch of morons!!!’ Don’t trust peter Alan!!!!!!... Read more
Tenant
9th May 2018 (6 years ago)
M Nichols
Excellent service. Due to circumstances beyond his control, David Morgan-Kane had to spend considerably more time than normal on the let of our property but did so with a positive and professional approach.... Read more
Landlord
16th Apr 2018 (6 years ago)
L James
Good service. David was very helpful and I wouldn't hesitate in using this company again.... Read more
13th Feb 2018 (7 years ago)
J Bowen
Great Customer service. We have dealt with Kate in sales and David in Lettings. They have both been really efficient and knowledgeable.... Read more
7th Feb 2018 (7 years ago)
R Real
Have changed my management from a different agent to Peter Alan Maesteg. Their level of professionalism is amazing and it's fantastic to get things done when they say they will. I would highly recommend them!... Read more
Landlord
7th Feb 2018 (7 years ago)
S catton
useless, staff very rude and unhelpful.... Read more
13th Nov 2017 (7 years ago)
L Williams
Excellent service from David. The property was let in 11 days and a higher monthly rent than expected. Peter alan worked very quickly to get viewings and paperwork in place. So far i am very happy with the service, i hope any future dealings are the same.... Read more
Landlord
9th Oct 2017 (7 years ago)
S Sutton
Friendly, helpful staff... Read more
28th Sep 2017 (7 years ago)
K Bannister
Have to say, so far service has been excellent!
David as been very helpful and competent,
Along with Ben at the Cardiff branch.... Read more
22nd Sep 2017 (7 years ago)
D Harris
Excellent service now Davids based in the Maesteg branch for rentals.... Read more
31st Jul 2017 (7 years ago)