Ludlow Thompson Oval is one of the best estate agent branches in the South London area.
Our sales and lettings offices are located on Clapham Road. You can find us next to the Oval underground station. Our office covers most properties of South London and areas around it.
Why Ludlow Thompson in Oval\/Kenningt
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Our estate agency has been established in 1993 and has grown immensely ever since. Now, we have a large network of successful estate agents in London and the surrounding areas. Our senior staff members have more than 40 years of experience in the property industry. Ludlow Thomson firm has a strict policy of staff training and qualifications in place. Each of our employees undergoes a NFOPP Qualification training to be able to provide a consistently professional service to each individual client. We tailor each service to the specific needs of a client. Oval estate agents serve most properties in the SE20 and SW9 postcodes.
Kennington estate agents provide services such as lettings and property management, and property sales. Ludlow professionals live locally in the London City area which allows them to understand the property market from within. We pride ourselves on giving free and accurate home valuations for those looking to sell their house or flat. If you decide to sell or let your property through us, we will provide a fully transparent service with weekly updates and great communication. In addition, our Oval office agents provide after work hours viewings and are open 7 days a week.
Oval area guide
It is a small area of Kennington, London Borough of Lambeth. Most properties in the Oval range from Georgian square houses to Victorian terraces. Most larger houses are converted into apartments which are situated in a more quiet and peaceful part of London. It is a lovely area for young professionals that want to live close to the city centre but prefer a little more distance from the main hustle and bustle. Kennington has all the necessary amenities, shops, and restaurants in one local area. If you would like to find out more about this area and properties currently available, do not hesitate to contact Ludlow Thompson Oval.
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 16th Feb 2024
Daniel was super helpful and answered all my questions as a first time renter in London.
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By : 'Tiegan' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : SE11
Nov 10, 2023
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Daniel was both helpful, friendly and professional throughout. Daniel went out of his way to ensure the viewing was at a time that suited us best and answered all our questions with a smile as well as being super accessible to contact. Highly... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 10th Nov 2023
Daniel was both helpful, friendly and professional throughout. Daniel went out of his way to ensure the viewing was at a time that suited us best and answered all our questions with a smile as well as being super accessible to contact. Highly recommend.
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By : 'Lewis' Services : Letting( Property Management ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SE5
Feb 9, 2023
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Services : Letting( Property Management )Date: 9th Feb 2023
Property was not what we were looking for however Lala was a gem of an estate agent, she was fantastic.
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By : 'Josh' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : SE11
Jul 18, 2022
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Shocking customer service from Jibby.
Very arrogant, dismissive, on his phone texting, headphones in, more interested in his music then looking after customers. Avoid dealing with this... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 18th Jul 2022
Shocking customer service from Jibby. Very arrogant, dismissive, on his phone texting, headphones in, more interested in his music then looking after customers. Avoid dealing with this branch.
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By : 'Ray' Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : SW8
Jun 27, 2021
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Wasted my time with them. Organised 2 separate viewings, and both got cancelled without me being notified until I was present at the viewing locations. Kept getting auto-generated emails that the viewings were still going ahead. Agents were hard to reach and not at all apologetic about my bad... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )Date: 27th Jun 2021
Wasted my time with them. Organised 2 separate viewings, and both got cancelled without me being notified until I was present at the viewing locations. Kept getting auto-generated emails that the viewings were still going ahead. Agents were hard to reach and not at all apologetic about my bad experience - kept emphasising how busy they were instead of just promising to do better. They even said after the first cancellation that it would never happen again but lo and behold - they managed to screw it up again by doing exactly the same thing! Seriously Ludlow get your affairs in order! If you are busy then hire more staff! It is not excusable to waste your customers' time! Other agencies I have worked with would explicitly tell me in advance if a viewing got cancelled, but in your case I got stood up twice in one week and a half-arsed apology from your agents, who gave me an attitude when I was voicing my discontent. I am spreading the word and will never approach Ludlow ever again! Avoid like the plague, particularly those on the Oval office, a bunch of incompetent and rude individuals.
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By : 'Anthony' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Rent PCM : £1400 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SW9
Mar 19, 2021
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Jibby Philip helped coordinate a major refurbishment of my property for letting and then found tenants to move in soon after. Always responds rapidly to emails and texts and will happily deal with outside contractors on your behalf.... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 19th Mar 2021
Jibby Philip helped coordinate a major refurbishment of my property for letting and then found tenants to move in soon after. Always responds rapidly to emails and texts and will happily deal with outside contractors on your behalf. Invaluable!
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Jibby
By : 'Vinnette' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Rent PCM : £2400 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SW9
Mar 1, 2021
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I have had a wonderful experience working with Joao, Jibby and Sophie.
I have had bad experiences from other estate agents, but ludlowthompson has completely changed my views about estate agents.
The team have excellent communication skills and try their best to please their customers.... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 1st Mar 2021
I have had a wonderful experience working with Joao, Jibby and Sophie.
I have had bad experiences from other estate agents, but ludlowthompson has completely changed my views about estate agents.
The team have excellent communication skills and try their best to please their customers.
Their prices are also very reasonable compared to others.
Sophie has been so patient, warm and friendly. I would not dream of using another estate agent!
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By : 'Pilar' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £1300 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : SW8
Dec 20, 2020
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I just had the worst experience of my life with this agency.
We put an offer on a flat in Nine Elms that got accepted and they messed it up in the contract with move-in date, move-out date, my full name, etc.. I called my agent, Daniel, and sent an email asking for that to be corrected but I... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 20th Dec 2020
I just had the worst experience of my life with this agency. We put an offer on a flat in Nine Elms that got accepted and they messed it up in the contract with move-in date, move-out date, my full name, etc.. I called my agent, Daniel, and sent an email asking for that to be corrected but I received no answer, so I resent the email to his boss, Jibby, who called me and made me cry saying I was rude and that the landlord doesn't want people like me that ask for too much (sorry? We agreed on different terms and you messed it up with the contract). They took 1 week and 3 days to refund me the money and NOBODY, absolutely nobody, answered my WhatsApps / calls / emails. WOST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE: WORST SERVICE and WORST TREATMENT.
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By : 'Rosalie' Services : Sales( As a Vendor ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SW9
Sep 12, 2020
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So far it's been great. Kirsty and the team have done well. Taken by surprise the very short time it took to get offers. Would highly recommend Ludlow Thompson,... Read Full Review
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )Date: 12th Sep 2020
So far it's been great. Kirsty and the team have done well. Taken by surprise the very short time it took to get offers. Would highly recommend Ludlow Thompson, Oval.
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By : 'john' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Rent PCM : £1800 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : SW9
Aug 18, 2020
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At the beginning things went well. But over the period of 6 years everything went from bad to worse. Property managers changed frequently, I consistently received false information. One manager lost the tenancy renewal which meant I had to spend my holiday in vommunication I thought I had paid to... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 18th Aug 2020
At the beginning things went well. But over the period of 6 years everything went from bad to worse. Property managers changed frequently, I consistently received false information. One manager lost the tenancy renewal which meant I had to spend my holiday in vommunication I thought I had paid to be done for me. Finally the inspector left my flat with windows and skylight open for 6 weeks before my return. A situation the local agency found vaguely amusing. I lost any trust I ever had in this company. I complained and had no acknowledgement of this. Dont go with them.
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By : 'Beverley' Services : Sales( As a Vendor ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SW8
Nov 8, 2019
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Kirsty and her team have been excellent throughout the process of selling my buy to let flat. They always responded quickly to my queries and kept me informed at all stages.
Kirsty was particularly helpful in advising me regarding the sensitive and compassionate handling of my existing tenants... Read Full Review
Kirsty and her team have been excellent throughout the process of selling my buy to let flat. They always responded quickly to my queries and kept me informed at all stages. Kirsty was particularly helpful in advising me regarding the sensitive and compassionate handling of my existing tenants and their concerns. Instruction to exchange was just over 8 weeks and everything possible was done to try and secure the quick sale I wanted. I would highly recommend.
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By : 'James' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £2000 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SE11
Sep 9, 2019
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Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 9th Sep 2019
Joao and Sophie have provided a five star service from search to completion. Simply excellent. There is nothing more to say.
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By : 'TG' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : SW9
Jun 24, 2019
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I am writing this review to highlight my disgust in the way I have been treated as a tenant leaving a Ludlow Thompson property.
The first major issue I encountered was an unnecessary and unjustified 'end of tenancy' cleaning fee. When one is leaving a Ludlow Thompson let property one... Read Full Review
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Awful!! £700 to sign the contract, then extra fees for contents insurance, contract extension, contract termination and, of course, end of tenancy cleaning. This can easily exceed £1000.
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 24th Jun 2019
I am writing this review to highlight my disgust in the way I have been treated as a tenant leaving a Ludlow Thompson property.
The first major issue I encountered was an unnecessary and unjustified 'end of tenancy' cleaning fee. When one is leaving a Ludlow Thompson let property one is required to have the flat 'professionally' cleaned. Unsurprisingly, Ludlow Thompson offer their own cleaning service and quoted me £288 for a one bed flat to be cleaned. A truly staggering amount. As any sane person would, I decided I didn't want to pay such an extortionate price for cleaning. Instead, I paid a competitively priced cleaner to clean my entire flat and made sure everything was cleaned to a high standard. After this, I handed the keys back and a check-out inventory was completed.
It was at this point that *** stepped in with his deceptive, dishonest and disgusting tactics. It was clear from the start the * had sensed an opportunity for Ludlow Thompson to profit from the situation regardless of any justification. He sent us an email claiming that the flat was not cleaned and proceeded to book Ludlow Thompson's £300 cleaning service. Even though that flat was very clean and had been professionally cleaned, * ignored all of this evidence and went ahead with the unneeded cleaning service. When I refused to pay for this I received a phone call from *. He then revealed to me all of my landlady's personal life issues (highly unprofessional!) and tried to emotionally blackmail me with these. In the end, he charged the landlady the £300 for the unnecessary cleaning.
I was also requested to leave the property early and was given the reason that the new tenants want to move in early. I was told that for doing so I would have the lost day(s) repaid to me pro rata. I agreed to move out 4 days early and lost 2 days of work to do so. However, when I came to request a refund on the lost days of rent I was told that no such thing was ever agreed and that there was, in fact, no reason why I moved out early. Clearly, I have been lied to at some point. Unfortunately, * has still not explained to me why I was asked to leave the property early.
Please avoid using this letting agency at all costs! They are highly unprofessional and will charge you over £1000 in 'fees' for the privilege.
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By : 'Zoe' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SW9
Mar 23, 2019
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Joao was very helpful when we were searching for a property. He was able to answer any questions about the properties that we had and he helped ensure that we got the property we wanted. In addition, he was very prompt at replying to all of our email queries and phone calls. Thanks so much for... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 23rd Mar 2019
Joao was very helpful when we were searching for a property. He was able to answer any questions about the properties that we had and he helped ensure that we got the property we wanted. In addition, he was very prompt at replying to all of our email queries and phone calls. Thanks so much for all your help!
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By : 'Becki' Services : Sales( As a Buyer ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SW9
Mar 18, 2019
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Georgie was great from start to finish. She encouraged me to look at a property which she knew I would love. I hadn't originally considered and I had a lot of questions which she was able to answer straight away either by phone, email or text!rnI needed to be able to purchase quickly and ... Read Full Review
Georgie was great from start to finish. She encouraged me to look at a property which she knew I would love. I hadn't originally considered and I had a lot of questions which she was able to answer straight away either by phone, email or text!rnI needed to be able to purchase quickly and she ensured that the process went as quickly as possible. Thank you!
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By : 'Yasmin' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Rent PCM : £1100 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SW8
Mar 5, 2019
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Staff were very helpful and professional. Joao provides excellent customer service. He kept me informed at all times, worked very hard to find me a tenant and negotiate a fair... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 5th Mar 2019
Staff were very helpful and professional. Joao provides excellent customer service. He kept me informed at all times, worked very hard to find me a tenant and negotiate a fair price.
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By : 'Wyn' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £1650 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SW9
Feb 2, 2019
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It having been a long time since I last looked for a rental property in London, Alex was a shining beacon of hope in a confusing World. He took time to get to understand me and my search criteria. Properties were well chosen. Information was clear and transparent. He kept me abreast of developments ... Read Full Review
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Fees very similar to competitors. Not the lowest but also not the highest. Alex clear about fees up front. No hidden charges
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 2nd Feb 2019
It having been a long time since I last looked for a rental property in London, Alex was a shining beacon of hope in a confusing World. He took time to get to understand me and my search criteria. Properties were well chosen. Information was clear and transparent. He kept me abreast of developments with the properties I was keen on. I didn't ever feel like I was being coerced. He is a credit to his profession.
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By : 'Mandy' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Rent PCM : £1650 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SW11
Jan 31, 2019
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Alex was such a great help from start to finish. I'm not good with change but Alex helped me all the way. He took the stress out of the whole thing. Saved my... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 31st Jan 2019
Alex was such a great help from start to finish. I'm not good with change but Alex helped me all the way. He took the stress out of the whole thing. Saved my brain!
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By : 'Rachel' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SW1
Jan 15, 2019
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Alex has been helping me with my search for a flat. He is genuine, has immense patience, but most of all he has good humour. I feel like he knows what it is I'm looking for, and has gone above and beyond to ensure I could have a viewing when I needed one. I highly recommend everyone go to... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 15th Jan 2019
Alex has been helping me with my search for a flat. He is genuine, has immense patience, but most of all he has good humour. I feel like he knows what it is I'm looking for, and has gone above and beyond to ensure I could have a viewing when I needed one. I highly recommend everyone go to Alex. He is terrific.
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By : 'Chrissie' Services : Sales( As a Vendor ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SW8
Jan 11, 2019
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Until recently, for seven years I was a landlord with Ludlow Thompson. I always found them very effective and efficient, and it was as a direct result of this, I took the decision to sell through them. The sales manager, Kirsty Rowley was absolutely brilliant, as were members of her team, Adam Fry... Read Full Review
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Given they took care of everything from start to finish, great value for money
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )Date: 11th Jan 2019
Until recently, for seven years I was a landlord with Ludlow Thompson. I always found them very effective and efficient, and it was as a direct result of this, I took the decision to sell through them. The sales manager, Kirsty Rowley was absolutely brilliant, as were members of her team, Adam Fry and Surasak Laoprom. Most of my time is spent out of the country and initially I thought this may come with some difficulties. How wrong could I be, Kirsty, Adam and Surasak removed all my concerns, with their regular updates and knowledge. I was also expecting a hugely stressful experience, as many of my friends have had. But it never happened, Kirsty, Adam and Surasak also saw to that, what an asset they are to Ludlow Thompson
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Complaints Procedure
ludlowthompson prides itself on being able to fulfill customer expectations, and meet their needs. Whilst it is always our desire to achieve this, should there be a concern from our client we would always wish to be able to resolve it quickly and be given the opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to quality customer service. In order to do this, and engender an approach within our business of ownership and responsibility by all our team for the service provided to our customers, we apply the following approach to any customer complaint \/ concern:
1. Please refer all complaints initially to the Department that they relate to. (Lettings\/Sales\/Management\/Accounts). Presenting your complaint directly to the party you have been liaising with.
Whilst we would anticipate that this party will have been able to resolve your issue at this stage, should you not receive a satisfactory response or resolution to your problem:
2. Please refer the complaint to our Customer Services Department. (customerservices@ludlowthompson.com).
Once the complaint is received at Customer Services the matter will be acknowledged and investigated. A full response will be received from the appropriate ludlowthompson representative within 7 working days.
This representative will be a senior member of the team managing the issues on which you have reason to complain.
3. Upon receipt of the response if this is not satisfactory please advise Customer Services and the matter will be referred for review. A full and final response from a ludlowthompson representative will be received within 7 working days.
We would obviously anticipate that no response would leave issues unresolved having been considered to this stage. A \'full and final\' response will be advised as such within the detail of the response and will have been provided on behalf of ludlowthompson by an appropriately senior member of the management team to ensure it has been given appropriate review and consideration.
4. However, should this \'full and final\' response not be satisfactory please find detailed below the website contacts for each of the following bodies to which ludlowthompson are members. Each will ask you to have ensured you have received a full and final position from us prior to you being able to lodge a complaint with them for review and will guide you on the necessary steps to take.
ARLA (www.arla.co.uk) or NAEA (www.naea.co.uk) or The Property Ombudman (www.tpos.co.uk) . They will then consider the complaint and review the matter.