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1.9/5, 40 Reviews
23% Recommended
56% sales valuation accuracy
50% letting valuation accuracy
34% sales fee satisfaction
34% letting fee satisfaction
Abder
Molly
By : 'L'
Services : Letting(As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
Would absolutely NOT recommend purple frog - read this On the 23rd of September I moved into my flat. Prior to that I spoke to the landlord and he said that's fine he will drop the keys off at the office, I also messaged abder, and he said collect the keys from the office, I told him the date I am moving in and nothing was said about needing an appointment etc. Online it says purple frog Birmingham is open on Saturday from 10 til 4. I arrived there at 10.20 after a and 4 hour drive from kent with all my belongings to collect the keys and move in. I feel that abder should've said we aren't open Saturdays as I told him the date I'm moving in 3 or 4 weeks prior. I knocked on the door, no answer. So I called the purple frog number and got through to someone in the switchboard - Molly. She said all the offices are closed I will mark this as urgent and send an urgent message out right now and call you back in half hour. She also said you were meant to have and appointment of when to collect your keys, which I was not told! I waited an hour and a half, no call back. So I called back, and another lady answered, - shanaed, not only did molly leave for the day she didn't alert any of her colleagues of the situation, furthermore the number shanead said they cannot even call back, so how was Molly going to call me back?? At this point I was frustrated. This woman was also very unhelpful, no solution was offered at all. She said wait for a call back Monday morning. I live 4 hours away, so going back is not an option, I had uni at 9am Monday morning. So where was I meant to stay? I was very jet lagged as I had just come back from Canada 1 day before and very ill. At this point I had rang my landlord too but he hadn't answered. I was extremely frustrated and felt as if no legitimate help was being offered. She said you could stay in a hotel, however, after paying £900 rent for the month, and not even being there for the month only the last week, why would I then go and pay more money to stay in a hotel?? The woman on the phone suggested calling the emergency maintenance, which I had already tried, 7 times, and no one answered. I told her this she said try again so I did. It was approximately half 12 - 1 at this time. Called back several times and again no answer. This was the most stressful situation I have ever been in. I then called the normal maintenance line who picked up, the girl who answered said she could not patch me through to the emergency line and said just keep trying. No one was offering a real solution at all or comprehending that I've travelled so far, and that no one told me the Office would be shut, so this is mistake on purple frog!! Finally after another hour of ringing, my landlord calls back, and send his brother with keys. So in this whole situation, purple frog did not help or give me a solution, if it wasn't for my landlord, I would've had to wait til the week to get into my own room! I read so many good reviews about purple frog, this has changed that. I am extremely angry about this happening. Moreover, since I had messaged abder that morning about me moving in, he responded asking if I managed to get in okay, so I replied telling him what happened, and still no reply!! That is very awful, as I am a customer, and he took me to view the houses, a reply would've been the bare minimum. If he responded saying no purple frog is shut on the weekends and you need an appointment all of this could've been avoided!! For all of this hassle, poor communication, and lack of solutions offered I expected clear compensation!! Yet all that was offered was a just eat voucher. Furthermore, for a room that costs £900 a month, you would expect no issues, however since I've moved in I've had issues with the shower drain, the landlord responded very quickly and did bring something to unclog it, however it lasted one day and just clogs back up, to the point where I can only have a 7 minute shower because the water would flood the bathroom otherwise, the fridge is covered in ice at the back so much I cannot take it off myself, and I've had to throw away food multiple times as it would go off from being half frozen!! I have also been waiting for a replacement desk chair for nearly 4 weeks. Do not stay with purple frog!
Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
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Sales | 56% | 34% | £0 | £0 |
Lettings | 50% | 34% | £270 | £2,000 |
Purple Frog Property Ltd
189 Dawlish Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
B29 7AW
01212702722
Abder
Molly
By : 'L'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
Would absolutely NOT recommend purple frog - read this On the 23rd of September I moved into my flat. Prior to that I spoke to the landlord and he said that's fine he will drop the keys off at the office, I also messaged abder, and he said collect the keys from the office, I told him the... Read Full Review
Abder
Molly
By : 'L'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
Would absolutely NOT recommend purple frog - read this On the 23rd of September I moved into my flat. Prior to that I spoke to the landlord and he said that's fine he will drop the keys off at the office, I also messaged abder, and he said collect the keys from the office, I told him the... Read Full Review
Abder
Molly
By : 'L'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
Would absolutely NOT recommend purple frog - read this On the 23rd of September I moved into my flat. Prior to that I spoke to the landlord and he said that's fine he will drop the keys off at the office, I also messaged abder, and he said collect the keys from the office, I told him the... Read Full Review
Abder
Molly
By : 'L'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
Would absolutely NOT recommend purple frog - read this On the 23rd of September I moved into my flat. Prior to that I spoke to the landlord and he said that's fine he will drop the keys off at the office, I also messaged abder, and he said collect the keys from the office, I told him the... Read Full Review
Akash
By : 'Karly'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B16
WORSE letting agents! Daughter moved in to the filthiest house, broken furniture in most rooms , Old tenants belongings left in house, no WiFi set up (still 21 days later) emergency exits blocked, no keys given for individual room- had to call emergency locksmith that they have still not returned... Read Full Review
Akash
By : 'Anonymous'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
Purple Frog will do nothing to maintain your property and will steal deposits from tenants. We were unfortunate enough to get Akash who is blatantly underqualified, has no idea what he is doing, and communicates like a stroppy child when asked to do repairs or explain charges to a deposit. AVOID AT ... Read Full Review
By : 'T'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
DO NOT use Purple Frog. Take your money literally anywhere else. Initially they "forgot" to return our holding deposit, and we had to ask for it back. The house has been in a state of disrepair the whole time we've been here. Because of this we've had loads of disruptive... Read Full Review
By : 'Nick'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B15
If less than 1 star was available they would get it, terrible communication if any. Have to chase them for any update, most staff don't know how to return calls or messages and a constant poor attitude to any enquiry. Only person worth any mention Nadine... Read Full Review
By : 'Lucy'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
Avoid at all costs! Awful agency, take your money and don't care about the service. House we rented was full of previous tenants rubbish, disgustingly dirty and had over 30 issues or damaged reported. Didn't get any of this sorted till 3 months into tenancy. Now at the end of the tenancy... Read Full Review
Shaun
By : 'Madeleine'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £460
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B5
Absolutely terrible company. I can't stress enough how bad and rude they are. Save your money and do NOT go to this place. They refuse to acknowledge that they are responsible for a lot of issues and then continue to be rude about it. Never again will we ever go to this company.... Read Full Review
Libbie
By : 'Patience'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : NG1
Literally the worst letting agency company I have came across, dealt with the Nottingham branch and the staff was beyond incompetent to say the least, on several occasions they would randomly add hundreds to the amount that was meant to be paid - luckily we caught on early and started making notes... Read Full Review
By : 'Arley'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B25
Honestly - one star is kind. It would be zero if the website let me do it. If you're a student and looking for a house in Selly Oak please avoid Purple Frog at all costs. They never cleaned our house from the beginning, we had an infestation for three months of our tenancy! Mould was growing... Read Full Review
By : 'Shania'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £720
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B15
Honestly wouldn’t even rate this company 1 star. Their service is awful and for them to say that they care about their tenants is a massive exaggeration to say the least. I have had problems with them ever since I first moved into my studio apartment! (Things being broken/not working)... Read Full Review
By : 'Sophia'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £400
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
Appalling company. I would imagine most of these 5* reviews are from people who are yet to move into the property. They're lovely when you're thinking of signing. They'll go above and beyond to help you, so I can't fault them on that. Do note however this is when they... Read Full Review
By : 'Weronika'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £780
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF10
I don't know from where to start from. We rented a 2 bedroom apartment in Cardiff, Westminster House. from 7th September 2018, even though we wanted from 15th (they said they can't keep it for so long for us so we need to compromise - okay). On the viewing there was one bedroom with... Read Full Review
By : James Mason
Sep 9, 2019Dear Weronika Sorry you weren't happy with Westminster House. As you have posted this review in several places, please refer to my response on TrustPilot for a full reply. Kind...
By : 'olivvi4'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £356
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
When we first moved into our property we reported many problems with it. This was done on the day we moved in 1st July 2018. We did this in order to have all the issues with the property fixed before we returned full time at the start of term. Unfortunately this was not the case. Once we moved... Read Full Review
bad
By : 'Harvey'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £333
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
Company with only one aim, to try and rip off students. Left house in 10x cleaner state with no damage done and they try to claim charges of over 300 pound. They shall not be getting a cent from any of us. Absolute disgrace avoid at all costs. Matter is being taken... Read Full Review
Bad
By : 'zhiheng'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B17
Truly awful company - avoid at all costs! A truly awful and unprofessional company! There are hardly any experienced and dedicated staff working there... Though when you get in contact with them they are friendly, they seriously lack knowledge in experience with dealing issues. I've been in... Read Full Review
By : James Mason
Dec 20, 2017Dear Zhiheng We have provided you with photographic proof of why the charges have been applied and discussed the charges with you on multiple occasions. Following our response to your initial...
Ashley
By : 'Worst'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
Purple frog was the worst letting agency I have ever come across. We had pre-agreed terms prior to moving into our property. Upon moving in, none of the agreements were met. After constant contacting purple frog to deal with this they either “forgot†or they didn't bother... Read Full Review
By : James Mason
Nov 28, 2017Dear Ashley, Sorry to hear about your experiences when you rented with us last year. As you have posted this review in several different forums, please see my response to you on TrustPilot:...
By : 'Unhappy'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B29
Over 3 months ago (It is now October) we left our property which was let by Purple Frog Birmingham. Over that time we have been trying to get our deposit back. Since disputing those charges we received 3 weeks (and still going) of silence from the agents. The way the agents communicated has been... Read Full Review
Bad - Unnecessary applications fees, extortionate tenancy agreement and inventory fees for template documents that are inaccurate and bear no weight against the documents they send you in the post.
By : James Mason
Oct 10, 2017Dear unhappy student Sorry to hear you're having problems with your deposit dispute. Please can you contact me at james.mason@purplefrogproperty.com, as a matter of urgency? Your dispute email...
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