Victor Michael Estate Agents Reviews 635

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

From start to finish this was a very smooth process. Viewed Monday midday, referencing complete Thursday. Contract signed Friday, got keys Saturday. 💯 would recommend this company, Esta was amazing... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Kagan was very supportive and positively reassuring. A bit of fresh air compared to other estate agents we've dealt before and guide us through from start to finish. Now, we are looking forward to mov... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was shown a flat in Leytonstone by a very welcoming and professional estate agent named Enes from Victor Michael estate agency, he was very helpful and insightful. Fantastic viewing experience!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Aaron was an absolute star helping us through every stage of the renting process. As first time renters we were wary of being taken advantage of but everyone at Victor Michael was extremely helpful, p... See more

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The Victor Michael Property Group can trace its origins back to 1988, when the company was originally founded by Mr.Victor Khatri. Since then the company has grown to become one of the longest serving independent property groups in East London and the county of Essex. The company have a network of four strategically located estate agency branch offices, that are dedicated to serve our clients and the local communities needs. We provide a bespoke service for Residential and Commercial Sales and Lettings, Property Management and Block Management services. We are also fully accredited members of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) and The Guild of Professional Estate Agents. We also subscribe to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) and The Safe Agent endorsement mark, protecting landlords & Tenants money by client protection insurances. The company has built its reputation by providing true customer satisfaction, this in turn has provided our business with organic growth with sound and positive client recommendation over a period of many years. Victor Michael is a forward thinking business and with this in mind, we have invested heavily in modern technology. This is reflected by our internal infrastructure, which we believe is at the forefront of modern property software and technology in our market place. Our unique marketing strategies are a key element of our ability to reach the largest possible audience to help sell or rent our clients properties. We utilise the largest property internet portals and platforms like Rightmove and On the market to acheive this. Our comprehensive marketing service does not stop there, We will always use all traditional direct marketing campaigns to acheive a successful outcome, by going that extra mile. As a committed employer our company maintains a training policy to ensure all staff members are given continuous ongoing technical training. This will include support for their advancement of passing industry recognised qualifications. Our main aim is that all employees are professional, technically proficient, Knowledgable and experienced to deal and understand our clients property requirements and needs. We truly believe we are a fully transparent agency with a passion and desire to help build and maintain our client relationships. We are also a committed supporter of local charities and assist them by organising events to raise and donate money to these worthy causes. Victor Khatri


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Renting in London with Victor Michael : One of the worst experiences in my life

Renting in London with Victor Michael Estate Agents has been one of the worst experiences of my life. I have tried different agencies before, but this one has turned out to be the most unapologetic and insensitive of all. Throughout our whole stay in one of their apartments in East London, they have never considered our rights as tenants and only cared to portray the landlord's interests. After we decided to leave, they expected us to hire a cleaning professional service even though we had spent time cleaning the place and making sure to leave the flat in excellent conditions. Without our consent they employed a professional cleaner worth 150 pounds (with parking excluded) and expected us to pay just because that was their policy (which was not even required in the contract and so not mandatory).

As tenants we have felt neglected and disrespected, above all from the Property Management Department in Stratford who made the whole experience even worse than it already was).

Do not recommend to rent with this agency if you want to have a nice experience renting in London. I was misled by the positive reviews on their website and made the mistake to trust them. Do not make the same mistake. They will try the impossible to make you spend more than you should!

16 July 2021
Unprompted review
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Reply from Victor Michael Estate Agents

Thank you for your candid feedback, Victor Michael takes all feedback very seriously and I am sorry that you feel your short stay in one of our properties was not a good experience for you.

I can see from our records that the request for the second change of tenant was denied by the Landlord and for that reason you felt it best that you moved out and you were released from your Tenancy Agreement.

Regarding your comment that Victor Michael "have never considered our rights as tenants", Victor Michael strives to provide excellent customer service to all our clients that includes Tenants and Landlords. It is our responsibility to ensure everyone's rights are highlighted to them and observed by each party.

In respect to the end of your tenancy The Landlord requested the cost of cleaning to be deducted from your deposit and Victor Michael explained your rights to dispute the deduction, which you did and following the TDS ruling you received the disputed amount back in full.

I can not find any evidence as to any situation where Victor Michael has compromised your rights. If you have specific examples of this please contact us at info@victormichael.com so that we may respond to those points.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Letting from abroad

We hired Victor Michael to manage our property and set up our rental agreements when we left the UK to move back home to France. They have shown real understanding of our situation, always been helpful, and available when we had questions about legal aspects as well as tax. They gave us invaluable expert advice and helped us make the right decisions. They are run like a local business and seem to have useful connections when it comes to getting works or repairs done in your property. I recommend them.

26 May 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A job well done

My contact at VM was Piyush who could not have been more helpful and polite even though I was continually phoning he never lost his cool a thoroughly competent member of the staff.
Thank you Piush for going the extra mile with the two flats both sucessfully let.
Stuart B

26 April 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been with VM last last 8 years…

I have been with VM last last 8 years and it Has been wonderfull exprience i Had a problem with my COUNCIL TAX and went after Four month to resolve my issue and piyush Resolve my problem straight away i would recommed

24 April 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So efficient

So efficient. Abu was on the case from Day 1 and we've had all the checks now up to date, forms organised and signed and tenants moved in within the week. And all this after he kindly provided advice well in advance of us becoming clients. Highly recommend.

29 March 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hello

Hello. we are happy with the apartment, the cleaning was done in advance, it was nice to come in.thank you very much

1 March 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very Honest Review

Victor Micheal was great. My husband and I used them for the first time and didn’t regret any bit of it. One thing i loved the most was how Craig (a staff at the stratford office) facilitated all the reasonable requests we made to the landlord. He was extremely helpful and never got tired of hearing our complaints loool. Once we made a request and it was deemed very reasonable, we got support in getting that requirements met.

If you looking for a genuine agency that can be trusted and have your back , at this point I will suggest Victor Micheal . We have just moved into a 2 bed flat and hope to stay on a very long term, so later on in the months/years I will be coming back to give a review on how the journey has been just to help potential renters making the right choice. This is a very honest review, no incentive/payment has been offered. Irene

28 February 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

VictorMichael staff

I would like to write few things about Jamil, he is one of the agents that works for VictorMichael, he was always available for us on his work time and would always pick up his personal phone for any query we had, keep calm with us when we wouldn’t understand some of the procedures.
I can be a really hard person and he managed to make me happy. I really think he should get the soonest promotion.
Alexandra instead, she works in there as well, I don’t think she knows what she is doing as whenever we spoke to her it was really confusing and unprofessional. Every time she would pick up the phone on us, we would need to ask for a manager and this is not what anyone wants from an agency when they already have the stress to move house.

27 February 2021
Unprompted review

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