Oakfield Estate Agents Reviews 75

TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Oakfield have excellent staff. They constantly keep you updated, either as a landlord or property seller. I highly recommend their service.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely shocking experience. From staff unable to answer simple questions, but expecting applications and deposits to be made without answering. To booking in viewings whilst properties have alrea... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have recently (April 25) let a property through Oakfield and at same time rented a property through them. The service from the whole team has been really fantastic, in particular Tia West, Izzy Cu... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am very pleased that my elderly mother chose Oakfield to sell her property. Scott Rea has been the ideal person to make the sale. He has been really kind and helpful, understanding that she is selli... See more

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Oakfield is a leading independent estate & letting agent in East Sussex with branches in Hastings, Bexhill, Eastbourne, Uckfield, Heathfield & Lewes. We pride ourselves on offering outstanding customer service and building long lasting relationships with our clients based on trust. We offer Residential Lettings, Sales and Block Management services across the South East.


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3.7

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

75 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Oakfield have excellent staff

Oakfield have excellent staff. They constantly keep you updated, either as a landlord or property seller.
I highly recommend their service.

September 25, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My journey with Oakfields was… truly awful

My journey with Oakfields was absolutely awful, they recommended the tenants they put into my property and within a month the calls started, having spent over 12k on the property to make it as lovely as poss for tenants and then Oakfields never completed 1 check on the property or tenants, they wouldn't let ne break the agreement when realised the tenants were from hell but asked to break it when they wanted to leave early, never told me they'd been put on 0% deposit. When tenants left they'd only claim 600 for me on the deposit then took out a 38 fee which they never told me about and so far to date I've paid just under 6k on damage caused by these bl@@dy tenants in 11 months of remting, I'm disappointed, disgusted, furious and would never use them again and this was on their most expensive management service they offer. Which is a complete joke except there was nothing funny about it. Wouldn't use them again if they paid me. Lost £1000's due to this company, absolutely unprofessional and my recommendation would be use another company.
If minus stars was an option that's what I would of given.

June 27, 2025
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

Dear Mrs Kerr,

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience and appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Your comments are important to us, and we’d like the opportunity to learn more so we can address your concerns. Emma Hawkins, Lettings Managing Director has tried to call you to discuss this in more detail and has left a message. Please reach out to Emma on 01424 856923 so we can discuss this in more detail.

Kind regards,
Emma

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely shocking experience - AVOID

Absolutely shocking experience. From staff unable to answer simple questions, but expecting applications and deposits to be made without answering. To booking in viewings whilst properties have already been let. To advising no other properties available then seeing that’s pure lies, to then be told property is available and same price to find out it’s then £300 more expensive and completely different to one due to be viewed.
In addition to being sent emails for someone else - GDPR issue and requests for reviews on viewings that were cancelled. Absolute shocking show of a business - avoid! How this business have corner of the local market I’ve no idea!

September 1, 2025
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

We’re very sorry to hear you’ve had this experience and that you’re unhappy with the service. We’ve tried to investigate your concerns but unfortunately, we’re unable to find a record of your details. If you could contact us directly at kerry@oakfieldproperty.co.uk we’d welcome the chance to look into this further and resolve things for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jenny and Toby have been absolutely…

Jenny and Toby have been absolutely amazing for me. I viewed the property and within the day, near enough everything is sorted which is brilliant for me.
Great communication, amazing information. An all round great job done.

June 24, 2025
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

Hi Ben, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a great review for Jenny and Toby, we will ensure you feedback is passed on.
Good luck in your new home.
Kind Regards,
Kerry Newstead
Marketing Director

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Robin was kind and gave very honest…

Robin was kind and gave very honest advice and his many years of experience in and around Lewes is obvious
Very trust worthy agents.

May 16, 2025
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

Hi Lucy,
Thank you for your kind words, we firmly believe in an honest approach so I'm delighted you were happy with the service.
All the best,
Kerry Newstead
Marketing Director

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellence from Oakfield

We have recently (April 25) let a property through Oakfield and at same time rented a property through them. The service from the whole team has been really fantastic, in particular Tia West, Izzy Cunningham and their Manager - Jenny Atabey. Jenny is ultra efficient and very personable, they all understand what’s needed and provide it without hesitation. Moving is the most stressful thing, but they all made it easy peasy. Thanks Oakfield will be recommending you to all.

May 2, 2025
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

Hi Victoria,
What a fantastic review for our Hastings team this will really mean a lot to them as feedback is so important. We will ensure your thanks are passed on.
Kind Regards,
Kerry Newstead
Marketing Director

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Oakfields Hastings Meets my Expectations as a Landlord

As a landlord I have found Oakfield Estate Agents in Hastings an excellent parter in managing my property over the past few years. From my perspective I would recommend without reservation. I have found Oakfield swift to bring to my attention issues from my tenants so that I can get them addressed. (I am fortunate in having long-term tenants.) This is all made possible because I have Luke Seymour as a trusted, responsive and reliable contact. It is rare, for example, that I do not hear back from him within 24 hours of leaving a message during normal working hours. The clerical and tax side of Oakfield's operations (Charlotte Diamond, Zoe and Lucy White, and Skye Standivan) have always managed my affairs accurately and in a timely manner. (Thank you all.) There is no reason to change my current property management arrangements.

June 12, 2025
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

Hi Stephen,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this wonderful review for Luke and the team. Im delighted you have been so happy with the service. I will ensure your appreciation is passed on.
Kind Regards,
Kerry Newstead
Marketing Director

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Landlord's review of Oakfield

Luke has facilitated each process effectively. He provides thorough communication and demonstrates professional conduct and attention to detail. We plan to continue utilising Luke's skills for our rental properties. Thank you, Luke.

June 12, 2025
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

Hi Laura,
Thank you for your kind words, Luke works extremely hard so this will mean a lot.
Kind Regards,
Kerry Newstead
Marketing Director

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very professional and efficient

Luke is very professional and quick with responding to any issues I have with my rental.
Luke always gets back to me and is approachable and communicates well with feedback, He always keeps me in the loop and checks things with me as we go along

June 12, 2025
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

Hi Amy,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, we will ensure this is passed on to Luke.
Kind Regards,
Kerry Newstead
Marketing Director

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very impressed with the speed of service!

Karen came to see us yesterday and was so very positive about being able to find us a buyer for our property. She then came today to take photographs and assures us a brochure for our property will be available from tomorrow. So very impressed that from initial visit to property on the market in 48hours!

June 11, 2025
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

Hi Keith, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review for Karen. Im delighted you are happy with the service so far, I am sure Karen will look after you well.
Kind Regards,
Kerry Newstead
Marketing Director

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly Professional Service

James Parris is a pleasure to work with regarding re - letting our property. He is highly professional, experienced , practical and prepared to “ go the extra mile” to help both Landlord and Prospective Tenant alike

June 4, 2025
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this wonderful review for James, we are delighter you were so happy with the service and will ensure your message is passed on.
Kind Regards,
Kerry Newstead

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unless!

Oakfields are a terrible letting agent for property owners and renters.

They have left our house in disrepair for months claiming "they're were waiting for the damage to dry" and then had 2 contractors show up to inspect the house without any warning. And this is not the first time we've had work men show up with no prior warning. In fact, no contact is generally the way Oakfields do business.

And previously once the work had been completed, it was then never inspected and usually done poorly.

They had the cheek to charge £50 for a tennacy update but the only thing I can see that I paid for was incompetence. As it took them a month to update the tennacy and then once again they didn't bother to tell me the update was completed

April 14, 2025
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

I am very sorry that you have not had a great experience working with us, we do take feedback very seriously so would be keen to find out more about what happened if you can get in touch via kerry@oakfieldproperty.co.uk so I can look into this for you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID

AVOID - we booked a viewing for Monday they cancelled we then arranged to view on wednesday 2/5/25 at 2pm because they are using iamsold auction website when I phone Oakfield the following morning they say an offer has been accepted property is no longer available. what a waste of time and effort.

Have seen your reply nearly 2 months after my post. You do not understand we were able to view the property on Wednesday afternoon 2pm and when I phoned your Eastbourne office the following morning we were told it was sold.

April 3, 2025
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

I am sorry that you were unable to view the property you were interested in due to it being sold before you were able to view.
If you are still looking for a property we would be keen to assist so please get in touch on 01424 446644

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid!

We recently bought through Oakfield Bexhill. They were the worst estate agent I have ever dealt with. They were unprofessional and treated us like we were an inconvenience. Avoid!

November 1, 2024
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

I am very sorry that you have not had a great experience working with us, we do take feedback very seriously so would be keen to find out more about what happened if you can get in touch via kerry@oakfieldproperty.co.uk so I can look into this for you.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service

Terrible service, my property manager will NEVER answer my questions, she just gives me unrelated responses that do have nothing to do with my questions.

January 28, 2025
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

Good morning Sam,

Naturally I am disappointed to see this negative review and I am sorry that your experience with Oakfield has not be the positive one you had expected.
I have tried to call you today as I am keen to discuss this with you and resolve any queries you have please do call me on 01424 856923.
Kind regards,
Emma Hawkins
Lettings Managing Director

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

“Tia” very personable

“Tia” very personable , patient, and trustworthy.

December 30, 2024
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

Thank you for your kind words

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Kirsty

We work with Kirsty at Oakfields regularly and she’s is very professional and well organised.
Always a pleasure dealing with her.

December 23, 2024
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Reply from Oakfield Estate Agents

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, it is much appreciated

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