Smith & Byford Ltd
4.1(1091)Cheam, Sutton • NICEIC • Part P • RECC • MCS




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4.1
Customers frequently praise individual engineers for being polite, tidy, and efficient when repairing boilers, replacing radiators, or completing safety checks. However, numerous reviews report severe scheduling issues, including missed appointments, delayed emergency call-outs, and multi-day delays leaving households without heating or hot water. Experiences with customer service staff are similarly mixed, ranging from polite, efficient phone bookings to reports of dismissive and unhelpful communication.
The lady I spoke to it was really nice and kind and polite
Thank you for coming out late in the evening. Excellent service from the gentleman that came out, to fix my hearing.
Had my annual electrical safety check. I believe the man that attended my property was Mark. He was absolutely amazing, very knowledgeable, explained everything he was doing, quick and clean. Very friendly and professional. Extremely happy with the Company's services.
Barry is excellent. Friendly and efficient.
Fella was very polite and friendly, and the inspection didnt take long.
Had f28 code on my bolier since the 9th of October no heating no hot water. Called them they said someone would be out Saturday we waited in all day no once came no one contacted. Called in again Sunday an engineer finally arrived Tuesday this week. Took out a wrench tapped on the ignition valve, as he said they can become sticky it came back on. He said it will need replacing they have plenty the parts and someone will be out to repair. He explained it could work for an hour then stop, it did exactly that i called in again and was then told the parts are not available and had to wait. I have health conditions fibromylagia hypermoblity Pots and CPTSD osteoarthritis, also with family members with autism. Finally an engineer arrived this morning on the16th October metioned to my adult son the boiler was repaired and in full working order. When I arrived home around 3pm the boiler had f28 code again, I asked my son if the engineer had actully repaired the boiler he said, the guy said he did. I tried to call the office at 3:20pm but could not get through finally got through at 10:30pm. The customer service gentle was condescending unsympathetic to the fact that we have no heating or hot water for a week. My son who is 15 and has autism, has missed his last week in school, due to this as he likes to shower and be fresh for the day ahead. Rhp need to rethink who they have contracted to do there repair services as there tenants are being failed. I have also emailed the housing association of my experience tbis last week, and the call i had with the customer servicer worker tonight. As apparently my health needs are not covered what ever thats supposed to mean !!!!. Worrys me for the elderly customer they have Called back this morning to update in on new code, spoke to a customer service gentleman named tyler kind and helpful at least there is a few staff there that are compassionate
Thanks for sending Charlie What a lovely gentleman He tried everything he could to fix our boiler even getting soaked parts ordered 2days later back and did a really good job he was very polite and friendly Would recommend every time Thanks Charlie
Very pleased with this repair, the problem was diagnosed and dealt with there and then .
He expained everything what he was doing,a very nice person
Great service, friendly and efficient.
The service we got from this company coming to check that our heating system was up and running was superb .. we got a next day attendance for the next morning . The engineer turned up first thing did his job and left .. amazing service
The two men who came. Kelvin and Bob were great ty 😊
The electricals were done and promised he had made notes for the leaky toilet but nothing has been done. Thank you.
Quick and didn’t take up none of my time literally took five minutes the man was very nice. Didn’t make me feel uncomfortable as I do not like to have men in my house as I have mental health but he was a very nice gentleman.
Quick and respected my property.
Engineer was polite, cheerful,, lovely 😊smile
Hooray great worker! Work Explained clearly and made perfect sense! Saved me money too!
Always friendly and helpful and do the job quickly 👌
Very professional at his job, took about half an hour to do so not long at all so very pleased with the new radiator.
Had a new radiator fitted. Took 1 month after 2/3 cancelled appointments to do. Put the heating on 2 days ago. Rang up to book appointment they said I am due annual gas check next week can I wait? I said no not really and the rad has been leaking since. Since then lost heating and hot water. I have a new baby and a child under the age of 5. Saturday meant to come out under emergency and no one attended. Called the office they said a no access card was left, but nothing was left because no one ever bothered to attend! So now we are 2 days without heating and hot water! And we’re meant to be on “priority” list. Get some staff that actually attend emergency appointments on weekends instead of lying that they’ve attended! Disgusting to lie about it when I’ve been sat at home all day, it’s cold and I can’t even keep my children warm! Ridiculous
Excellent service by professional company
EXCELLENT SERVICE - had my gas boiler annual service was quick efficient and very satisfied with the service 😀
Very friendly service. We had Mark come to assist with a leaky radiator, and i must say Mark was very friendly, introduced himself and shook my hand, and was on it to find the leak. This kind of customer care made an impression on my husband and I.
Fantastic great service, very polite highly recommended thank you!
Very knowledgeable man. Very thorough
Your staff was professional and his customers service perfect. Congratulations!
They did a excellent job of the radiator but left white and black patches and dirt on my hall carpet
Very satisfied 😌 with works carried out
Very good service...👍
So smith and Byford fitted a brand new boiler 2 weeks ago, on the day of installing the pressure was at 0.8bar, the next day 0.5 2 days later 0.0bar, no heating for over a week. Smith and Byford removed and took away the refill key which is part of the unit and now expect me to sit around for most of the day rather than giving a specific appt, a day was taken off work to accommodate this absolutely shoddy install. When I explained that I can't afford to be taking another full day from work so I would look into getting it sorted myself the split second response was OK and slammed the phone down! DO NOT let these cowboys into your home. The old pipe lagging was replaced which was nice though disappointing to find the old lagging stuffed behind the airing cupboard tank, the flue was moved which left a gaping hole in the wall that they just stuffed full of cement without and care or quality of workmanship, there is another copper pipe running through the wall which they attempted to hold in place with a smear of cement which is crumbling and left a loose wobbly pipe, my pathway has been left stained from the cutting of bricks, no attempt made to clean it up. They should ditch the vans and ride horses to work in keeping with their cowboy work. Maybe some staff training aswell for the numptys answering calls, they don't care, they just talk over you and then slam the phone down like a teenager who's lost their vape. Absolutely appalling and I will make sure I spread the word to make as many people aware of this yeehah squad.
Had ups & downs with this company, but the guys on the ground have always been a decent bunch. Rob (who’s done our gas check at least 2yrs running now) I want to mention in particular as not only is his work smoothly done, but his customer care is top notch. We had to have the gas turned off last year & although that was awful he was very patient in explaining everything & that stuck in my mind. Also appreciate the Bot chat system that allowed me to chop and change my appt several times this year as life got in the way! Happy customer & many thanks ☺️
The gas engineer carried he's task very well.
Excellent service around. Highly recommend
Arrived on time, and very pleasant. He did a great job and was clean and tidy.
Excellent and very professional, sorted the problem straight away,
The engineer came on time. He did her job with highest grade.
Very very helpful and friendly would highly recommend
Fantastic service from start to finish. Arrived right on time, extremely professional, and clearly knows their trade inside out. They carried out the gas safety inspection thoroughly, took the time to clearly explain what was being checked, and answered every question with complete confidence.
Should just close the business!!
Fast and friendly, reliable service
Firstly I wanted to say what a professional man that you sent round to do my gas safety check, he was so polite and very professional, I appreciated a great service.
The technician's and operatives have been very pleasant, professional and speedily complete their job. If anything else requires a different technician, on return to their office, a coordinator sends an email with a date and time offer. If it's not suitable you can simply choose a more suitable time.
I was very pleased with the service from Smith & Byford. The engineer was highly experienced, professional, and extremely friendly. He carried out a very thorough and detailed boiler inspection, and I was very impressed with his attention to detail. I would highly recommend Smith & Byford. Thank you very much for the excellent service!
I just like to say that each and every time I've used the company smith and byford they been amazing. They Work towards to attend your property quickly and they always solve the problems amazingly
The Engineer was on time .Quite helpful explaining all details regarding the Electricity for the Flat Thanks
Excellent service.. couldn't wish for better..
Excellent service and friendly engineers.
The worse company going! The amount of times I have had someone attend my property because my hot water and heating stops working DUE to needing a new BOILER!! AND STILL NO ONE HAS REPLACED OR EVEN DONE A TEMPORARY FIX LIKE THEY STATED THEY WOULD! ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING BEHAVIOUR.
Fast, efficient annual boiler service. Engineer worked in a very clean and tidy manner, would definitely recommend.
I could tell the chap really wanted to do the job. He had problems with a leak, but he was quick, considering that gave him extra problems. He did very well, overall.
On time for the Appoinment and reliable.
Engineer arrived quickly, identified problem and sorted out in quick time ,professional and friendly service.
Great service for a renewal circuit board, obviously my electricity supply was cut off for a few hours, but the workplace gossip i could hear between the two workers I had here was secretly hilarious Well done guys great job, very efficient and tidy 10 / 10
Very professional and easy to talk to
I had the choice to choose my available date and time via email. The engineer was on time, very professional and respectful. He introduced himself and showed his photo id for clarity.
Smith and Byford one of the best Gas service engineers always prompt and always do a good thorough job kind and friendly Albert is a great asset to your team well done highly recommend this company
Operative outstanding very personable friendly and very knowledgeable
Brilliant thanks
Great service . Punctual, friendly and professional. Thankyou
The engineer did an excellent job Very polite and professional at all times.
Had my boiler serviced by a pleasant young man, Steven from Smith & Byford he has serviced my boiler for at least 3 years in a row leaves everything clean and tidy & answers any queries or questions I may have for my peace of mind,with patience , Many Thanks.
There is a certain man that works for Smith and Byford that is absolutely excellent on his knowledge of his job and is an amazing worker. He has noticed all my problems every time I make sure that the works are gotten to the bottom of !
I live on lettsom estate and for past 7 days communal heating has been on at night making us feel ill and temperatures has been between 17 and 20 outside at night.when you rang me if 17 southwark council told to set timer for heating to come on.i would like to inform you again you have it wrong when on summer mode if temperatures reach 10 for five consecutive days at night it comes on.so why are you setting timer and making people feel faint and ill it highly dangerous
Very good service
My issue was dealt with same day with care
Joshua is an excellent member of staff I’ve always found very efficient and knowledgeable not cutting corners but doing a proper job when other didn’t
The man who came an did the service was friendly and did a fantastic job left everything clean and tidy x
The engineer was polite and dealt with my problem effectively and straight away.He also informed me the cause of the problem.
Rob fixed boiler perfect ..had on today all running well
He was very professional in his approach and well manner
Inspection time, would recommend smith and Byford
Excellent professional service
Smith and Byford, over the many years that I've had the pleasure of dealing with them, have never failed to be polite, efficient and may well have one of the best telephone staff of any company tied to Southwark Council. I cannot speak badly of them anywhere and that's the kind of "service" that customers everywhere are looking for.
All work carried out was perfect and so was the timing. I had a lovely lady come round and sort my boiler out, very professional and polite.
My experience with Smith & Byford the engineer was pleasant and professional.
Really happy with the installation and service provided. Friendly installation team very respectful of property and residents. I highly recommend this team.
The service engineer was very helpful showing me how to use thermostat and getting my pressure up for hot water 👍🏾
First class service.highly recommend.the colleague’s who work for them are very professional and friendly.
Was on time polite had gas check was over and done in 15 mins very happy😁
Excellent communication very straightforward good customer service
Had gas safety check, engineer was polite, tidy, gave details of what was being done. Professional!
Very pleased with my boiler repair, brilliant service , the guy was professional and friendly
Good
Job nicely done. Engineer was well mannered
I was very impressed by your service absolutely perfect 👌. I would rate it 10
Happy with the service I have received. Thank you
Fantastic service from my engineer Will He is always so friendly, helpful and very professional in his job.
The gas engineer came to my home and so does my gas boiler on behalf of Kingston Council, the gentleman was friendly, knowledgable, professional
This company is full of liars that prey on disabled customers and only do the job properly when it's being witnessed by my local authority. After years of them claiming I have refused them access to the property and due to being a victim of crime they finally started turning up to the appointments I book when I had to install a video doorbell as part of safety equipment to my home. Last year they signed my boiler off as functional despite the fact that it was leaking severely and tried to tell me that was damp and condensation and that was after submitting a complaint about their inability to schedule appointments for when I'm actually home. I had to send a video of the boiler leaking to my local authority complaints team before they investigated that properly and after that was fixed the carbon monoxide alarm in the boiler cupboard was magically knocked off the wall but I already learned from the last time they damaged something in my home that if it's not witnessed by a council employee they will say I did it. This year after 2 attempts to gain access to the property on dates that I was not home they must've remembered the complaint I made about them last year because they finally arranged the appointment by email/in writing which is a reasonable adjustment request I have about all access requests to my property. On the day of my appointment, which had a 4 hour window due to medical need, I phoned an hour and a half before the end of the window to ask what time the operative would arrive. I was told I was the next appointment and he'd be there in 30 mins. I phoned 30 mins later to advise that if they weren't here 30 mins before the end of the window then I would have to reschedule the appointment. I was told again the operative would be there in 30 mins but of course they weren't. It took the operative over hour to finish the prior appointment that they had already been at "a long time" according to the customer service agent I spoke with. My mother attempted to rearrange the appointment on my behalf and they tried to claim, even though she had been right beside me during the earlier calls, that they hadn't spoke with me in over a week. I let my mother know I was already in an email chain with the council and them and I eagerly await their false claims of how the appointment went today because between the call recordings, which I am entitled to make without their consent, and my video doorbell I believe we have whatever lies they want to claim about today's appointment covered.
Very helpful and kind and talked to you as a person very happy with the services do not mine coming out in the evening lovely service
Brilliant company from start to finish
Engineer came yesterday for the gas safety check. Stayed for only 7 minutes! He tested the boiler gas fume output. Did not test to see if the central heating was working properly(as done in previous years). No check on the radiators or trivalve system either. Seemed in rather a hurry. I did not have to sign any completion agreement !
He was very polite very sufficient with the job .
Great service, plus the electrician was helpful, polite and friendly and efficient.
Friendly engineer , on time . Did the gas check . All in 20 minutes . Made me feel at ease .
The gas engineer was very friendly and carried out the gas check thoroughly.
Driver from this firm seen using mobile telephone while driving!
All is good
We had a recent yearly Gas check, (30th June '26), the work was done to a excellent standard. The repair man introduced himself with iD, I would like to thank Josh, what a lovely guy, again, an excellent engineer and representative for your company The work he did was thorough and professional, friendly, a real asset to your company. I have never met Josh before, I am a genuine customer. Thank you.
Great service thanks
Very professional polite and the job was done to the highest standard
Ingenieur was professional polite good manners easy to talk to and friendly
The engineer we had was outstanding extremely polite and friendly highly recommended
Excellent and professional and courteous
In regard to my recent repair, Smith and Byford provided a great service . The admin team was prompt, polite, and helpful throughout. The repair engineers were also friendly, professional, and kept to their word. Thank you!
The Gentleman that came out was very helpful and, has been out before and he is a pleasant person always cheerful
Always v professional and friendly
Very reliable company. Their website is easy to access. You can change or amend appointments very quickly.
Smith & Byford gas safety check Engineer arrived on time extremely pleasant and professional, explained in detail what was needed Explained outcome.. Thank you
Useless gas safety check. Guy left my house and my perfectly normal boiler just decided to stop working. Doesn’t help the lady on the phone can’t fathom a sentence together either
The gas fitter was able to explain to me how cental heating works never been told before. Very pleasant to have in my property
An engineer attended my home to carry out a gas safety check, he was on time polite and friendly. He answered all my questions and put items back in place after he completed the job.
I asked if they could come early and they did, the Boiler man was a very nice, polite & tidy worker, great job well done.
I have an experience to deal with this company repairs. I was very impressed in the engineer professionalism and respect level.
We had our boiler serviced by smith and byford excellent service highly recommend this company he was a very polite and friendly 5🌟
Engineer visited my home was very professional and very knowledgeable, fitted carbon monoxide alarm in my kitchen as I did not have one. Brilliant company and a very professional engineer. Thanks
My combi boiler and gas services required service. On 23rd June 2026, I called Smith and Byford to make an appointment. The customer service representatives I spoke with were exceptionally polite, kind, and respectful, she booked an engineer visit for 2nd July 2026 at my request.The engineer arrived at approximately 11:30 am and was just as friendly and professional as the telephone staff. He was highly skilled and efficient, thoroughly checking everything and resolving the boiler issue in no time at all. I am incredibly grateful for the quick and excellent service provided by your entire team. Please pass along my sincere thanks to the engineer, Tony, and the helpful lady on the phone lines (unfortunately, I did not catch her name).
Had a gas safety check done. Arrived on time, efficient and friendly
Very helpful and communicative - good service
Very pleasant member staff. Courteous and efficient. Hopefully he will come again next year.
It was a professional attendance by the heating engineer. Arrived within the AM time slot, carried out the tests with no hassles, finished, asked me to sign the visit form and told me when to expect my copy. Great.
The gas engineer who visited me was very efficient, friendly and courteous. He explained exactly what he had done in a very easy to understand manner.
The gas Safety check was very professional done. The engineer is brilliant explaining the danger &. Emergency the works required, taking measures to ensure this happens; the gas boiler was shut down for safety reasons. Thanks
Came at appointed time. Clean, tidy. Efficiently did service. Cleared up after himself, very polite.
Person was very polite cleaned up after himself
Staff was so polite and very helpful, carried out his service, educated me on bleeding the boilers and was very neat and tidy.
The guy came for our gas check ,he was friendly and took his shoes off without me asking and left it clean where he worked . Thankyou.
Annual service, efficient clean and polite. Always on time with plenty of up dates, usually get the same guy , who is always happy and polite. Great service .
Polite,professional and very thorough.
Very friendly polite And very thorough, highly recommended
Very disappointing experience with Smith & Byford. I called to report a boiler issue and was met with extremely poor customer service. The adviser I spoke to was unhelpful, dismissive, and seemed uninterested in assisting with the problem I was reporting. Instead of providing support or explaining what steps would be taken, he abruptly ended the call and hung up after saying, “have a good day,” leaving my issue completely unresolved. I found this behaviour unprofessional and frustrating, especially when calling about a matter that required urgent attention. I would expect a company responsible for handling repairs and maintenance issues to treat customers with more respect and professionalism. Based on this experience, I am very dissatisfied with the service I received.
He check very carefully & helpful,friendly.if something not right he sort it out .Thank you
Excellent considerate and very professional service agents
Service from Smith&byfords was great, from start to finish it was a very nice experience I had from them, the engineer was at my door step with in five minutes after a call the help front desk, and the engineer that did the service was very professional polite and friendly, thank you so much Smith&byfords team much appreciated.
Well If was to of Written this on Wednesday When My Boiler Should of been Fixed they Would of Got a -1 Star Review , But to Cut a Very long Story Short , On Wens Me and My Angel Had spent all Day Stuck in waiting For a Gas Engineer , And To Be Fair From The out Start Their Telephone Staff Would Be a Credit to Any Company , As Their Are Very Polite And Most Def Very Very Helpful and Most Def Very patient and Really Are Well trained in Customer Care ! But Has For the First Engineer Who Most Def Did Not Or Could Not Be bothered to press My intercom, As I Even Called The Very Helpful Customer Care team at 11 am To See where This Gas Engineer Would Be arriving and Was Tod as it was a am App He Would arrive before 1pm ! But at 1.30 I called Back The Very Helpful customer Care Team to find Out what had happened to This No Show Gas engineer and Was Told This Clown Had Even Had sent a Puc of Main Com Front Door , But I Explained that We Had 4 Parcel all delivered From Different Company's That vey Morning So it Did Not Make sense and then Even Tho I’m Chronic ill and Totally Wheelchair Bound I was Given a Ridiculous new date in a few weeks time anyway I did not argue or even try to discuss this any further. I just called my housing officer at Croydon churches And to Be Fair with in 10 Mins a Very Helpful and also Very Polite Manger called to Tell Me Someone Would be attending first thing Next Day and They Even apologised for The Mix up , And Im Very please to Say Not One Top Very Professional Gas engineers turned up But 2 , And Leo got to Work Straight away while The Older Gent Went off to Get the parts and By The Time The Top Professional Gas Engineer got Back With The Part The Very Top professional Leo GE was ready to Fit and Replace The Damaged Parts of My Combi boiler and The Top professional older GE also Started to Help Top Leo , Both These GE where Very professional and like S&B customer care Team Both These GE where Very Professional very polite very helpful and very tidy and I would highly recommend Smith and Byford to anyone as even though there was a problem with the First clown. They could not have rectified it any quicker and also the Gas engineers that carried out the work finally really were a credit to their company, I even phoned the company to thank them for all They Help Even Tho they was a Big Mess up to start With !!! Def a 5 star Company 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
A fabulous young guy came and sorted the low pressure issues we had with the boiler, he was extremely informative, thoroughly checked all gas outlets and repaired the fault in a very swift manner. What polite staff you have in this man. Well happy.👌🏾😊
Great service, punctual, tidy, efficient . Fast service, respectful and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend.
We live in Kingston and have always had a very positive experience with Smith & Byford. The engineer who visited us yesterday was absolutely fantastic – polite, professional and very efficient. He has visited us before and has always delivered excellent service. Truly a 10/10 experience. Thank you!”
I ratat 0 because one off my heater valve leaking from 3 month and they come 4 time withan 3 month and till today and today one off your guy come and say I bring a part and vome agine 5 time and fixed it with I hope again j am a clarion housing Clint which I understand they are not properly plunber our just make a money from housing society because it's just 10 minutes job and it's five visited in three months it's like a joke but not a joke they are clever just vist and make a money
Very friendly and respectful Easy to book a gas check Very helpful
Very prompt service. 👍
I’ve dealt with Smith and Byford before, but I’ve never got such a great service until two young men attended my property Jake and Josh Are fantastic! Very tidy repaired everything that needed to be done and a little more which could have ended up being another callout but one of young gentleman picked up on it and fixed the problem Before leaving everything was left as they found it. Nothing was damaged nor leaked everywhere. I was very considerate contractors 5****
Great service. Man was polite got on with the job. In and out qwick Totally happy with your service
The guys from Smith &Byford came to do my annual gas check and i would recommend their services any time punctual,tidy and polite. Gordon shave a Clarion housing association tenant.
Cancelled our appointment after we waited in all day (never bothered to show up) and then told, not asked but told, we had to accept a new appointment even when we were at work and If we refused we would be in breech of legislation and it was a legal requirement, we asked to re arrange at our convenience and we're told categorically we could not,these bullying tactics are not acceptable
Smith and Byford is a good reputable company, like all other companies they are stretched for their services, I recommend them
Companies A big JOKE. I'd be surprised if they're even capable to spell Professional.
The gas engineer was professional polite and respectful.
Job is no finished
Gas check was on time, respectful of property, friendly.
Received a good service from them when they come to check our boiler and the guy/engineer was very polite.
Very friendly and professional engineer respected my property
Brilliant always get the job done and very friendly staff and polite Maria Kerr
Never turn up for appointments when made (not once in 32yrs now), erect dangerous scaffold trapping disabled pensioner inside, block fire escapes, try to convince you that something needs replacing when it dosent, rude arrogant staff who make you feel like you are the cause of any problems, office staff who blatently lie, the list goes on and on. TOTAL BUNCH OF COWBOYS DO NOT USE!!
Polite engineer
On time , very , polite, explain what he was doing , tidy up after himself. It’s very rare now days it’s a pleasure having a workmen in your house. This young man is a great representation for your company. Thank you again, young man
I found the Smith & Byford service very professional, thorough and expedient.
I have really noticed a prompt thorough service with Smith and Boyd in the last couple of visits no phaffing around. Also the telephone service to them you actually speak to a normal intelligent human they get your problem are emphatic and polite and dont keep repeating gibberish and telling you where you have the problem where it isn't!!! Very happy with thulis company operating for the council.
Excellent, friendly service.
Excellent service
Problem sorted promptly. Replacement part needed. Thanks
On time, polite, efficient
Lovely polite staff
Very quick, polite and caring company, thank you
Found the two guys who came to see about my guttering today very pleasant and did what they said were going to do so very happy with them
I had no hot water or heating I was wondering how I could have a shower that night. But engineer came around he was around the corner. He said it needed more water as this boiler , if dirt gets in it packs up.
Came service boiler great communication and engineer polite and thorough in what he done thank you
Don’t go with this gas company. Did an emergency call out for no heating and hot water at 8pm and was told they will arrive within 4 hours, when the 4 hours was up I called again and they told me the same thing so I stayed up all night waiting for someone with no update. I then called again at 3 am for them to tell me the same thing and the engineer didn’t arrive until 2pm the next day. What is the point of raising an emergency? There’s a vulnerable adult in the house and they just didn’t give a shit clearly. Just ridiculous.
Great communication and efficient service
Very good service and very friendly
It was good atitude nice person
We're currently on day 7 of no hot water. Smith and Byford told us to wait in every day promising that someone was coming on a 24 hour emergency call out and no one ever did - and no one bothered to call us to tell us that they weren't coming anymore either. We haven't been able to leave our house and have waited in for days on end, taking time off work and caring duties, for no reason as no one ended up coming. Then when an engineer finally came to fix the boiler yesterday, it broke straight away - my brother had to run after them to come back and fix it so they obviously hadn't done the necessary checks. Then once they 'fixed' it again that day, it broke again right after they left for the second time. Now we have to wait until Friday for another engineer to come with the correct parts, which will mean we won't have had hot water for 9 days. This has been going on for the past couple of years. The communication is appalling and where a lot of the frustration is coming from as we waste so much time being told to wait at home. Every time we have an issue and have been told to wait for a call for confirmation/updates, it hasn't happened and we've had to chase ourselves. There's also been so many times that the notes in the system and what the next engineer says is actually needed don't match up, wasting more of our time and meaning we have even longer with no hot water. The emergency 24 hour call outs aren't treated as emergencies at all. No hot water for 9 days and we're treated as if we're calling to complain about a slightly substandard meal at a restaurant?
I had an issue with some in the pipes fiddling my water cylinder. I contacted the council last week, I had a quick response as yesterday I was contacted by smiths and byford centre to make an appointment,it was a very determined man (sorry don't know his name)that contacted me in every way possible,I phoned them back and the lady in the office was very helpful making sure that my preferences wore made,in the afternoon I received a text for an appointment today,the engineer (Lewis)that come was very positive , polite, friendly ,respectful and in my vew went beyond his duty and fixed the issue. (when you don't know call someone who does)that what he did .thank Lewis and we'll done
Let me start by saying the actual plumber was a first class workman, he was very proffessional and polite. However the management is a different matter. The reason I called them in was because I had a leaking valve on the central heating boiler, and so, the mains water had to be turned off. The problem I had was that, they couldn't give me a time for the plumber to call, even AM or PM. Therefore, I had to wait from 8am until 6pm, when the pumber finally arrived. We're in the 21st century, and you can't tell me, that with all the technology we have, this company couldnt even give me a ball park figure of the time I should expect the plumber. No, instead, I had to sit around for 12 hours waiting for his visit. I couldnt even go into the garden incase I missed the plumber. I wasted 12 hours of my life just sitting indoors waiting for the plumber. In comparison, a couple of months ago, my insurance company gave me a time when their engineer would call to repair my washing machine. The guy arrived within 15 minutes of the estimated time. So, if they can do WHY couldnt Smith and Byford. You sould do better Smith & Byford
Thank you to Ishmel and Harry for their intervention. They changed the fuse box, multiple light sockets, and plug sockets in the flat, which had been a nuisance for a very long time. The intervention was fast and efficient. They were friendly and professional.
Amazing !
Engineer. Was. Very good. Very profesinal
Arrived on time very polite explained the problem & got boiler fixed for me. Top mark well done...
Amazing service from an excellent customer service and greatly appreciate his patience and service so big thanks 🙏😁
Showed his ID card without asking, friendly, carried work out quickly
Gas safety check took place. High standard quality professional. Arrived on time. Highly reccomended. Thank you
Smith & Byford could not have been more helpful..From the staff that answer the phones to the people that come and check your boilers and fit new boilers.They are all so knowledgeable..neat and tidy and careful workers..Thankyou for making our new boiler fitting and gas meter fitting so easy..They kept in touch throughout the process with message updates and made me feel confident in their services
Great service , very friendly yet professional guy.
Quick, efficient and knew exactly what he was doing. Plus explain the problem to the user
Arrived within time frame given and contractor polite and friendly and completed the gas safety check quickly and without any issues
Excellent customer care, thanks
Gas inspection booked, double checked.5:05 found card sorry we missed you. Had the door chime,next to me. No way. Because I'm a council tenant.they think it's ok. If I was paying I'd have the service. British gas did the same, went to the door ,run off watched him.
Super efficient, friendly and very polite. Thanks guys.
Had annual boiler service yesterday .and was excellent And service man professional nice person
Friendly & helpful support.
Very good
Got my heat back on thank you
The engineer introduced himself and showed his ID. It was for a Gas Safety check. He was very polite, friendly and efficient. I have never had any issues with this company. Thanks for always turning up within the appointment time and being tidy. 👍🏻😁
Spoke with Kacey on the phone today, really helpful, excited to be hot
Lovely young man very respectful and thoughtful
Very respectable .
Not sure if he tested radiators he came earlier clean not said much.ok
Very happy with the service
Smith &Byford checked my gas safety check ,it was done good ,I was waiting nearly going out he said to me if I want happy to make another appointment if I needed .which is really good
He is very polite and he did professionally checked every thing I am very pleased with him .
Prompt, effective and efficient. Would use them again.
Even though I was hesitant to allow entry on his own, I am pleased I did. Very nice young man who didn't mind me talking, he was polite, quick and knowledgeable. Great Service 😊
Very happy with the service provided by Smith and Byford used to have a problem with my boiler they identified the problem and fixed it promptly had a very good winter never called them for a long time They do the annual checks excellently.Engeeners very respectful and professional . Good updates about the appointments and they come within stipulated hours
The Senior Engineer who attended to my gas leak went far beyond the call of duty. Not only did he resolve the gas issue, but also fixed one of the hobs on mycooker. Initially, I was told the repair wouldn’t be completed until the following week, which would have meant no cooking for my family on Easter Sunday. Thanks to this incredibly kind and dedicated engineer, everything was sorted on the day. This experience has restored my faith that genuine customer care and satisfaction still exist.
Friendly approach to the work to be completed and professionalism with conversations with client.
Very poor service and very bad communication.
Jack and Louis from Smith & Byford did an excellent job. They were professional, friendly and very helpful. I was especially impressed by their attention to detail and willingness to help beyond the main task. Thank you again – I really appreciated it.
The engineer came out to service my boiler and he was very professional, and explained what he was doing at all times good service
Worst company to resolve an issue. Three days and counting with no hot water. Made several calls over three days including weekend and out of hours. Customer service 0 out of 10 effectiveness 0 out of 10 efficiency 0 out of 10 being able to deliver customer promise 0 out of 10. Now being told to wait until tomorrow and call main office. Joke business
Had some problems with appointments, parts etc… but Paul was extremely helpful and efficient today and previously.
Engineer came out on the same day I reported the fault and was there within less than 2 hours I had made the call. Matter resolved, hot water and heating back on!
I am not a 100 pecent satisfied with the service I received on the 24 March 2026, the electrician did the job and all is working well, he was very incompetent as he did the job and left without my knowledge, I wasn't shown how to use the thermostat and he placed it in a very awkward place, after he left and the inspector came, that was the first I knew the job was finished. I am not happy as I want the thermostat removed, and place in another position Sincerely, L Douglas
I have found this company Smith & Byford to be absolutely useless. I called them 3 times & used the equally useless chat bot to tell them I was away for the appointment they had sent. Still an engineer turned up & left a card. Tried to re book but only times for the same week! How useless is that!!!!!
Liam serviced our boiler last week. Such a lovely, polite and friendly man.
Was on time polite and no mess very happy with the work
Smith and Byfield Heating + Gas+Electrical Engineers are aways prompt, polite +check+solve problems quickly and go the extra mile.
Very pleasant and professional young man. Worked quietly and efficiently and very polite.
The gentleman was polite, clear who he was working for wearing a badge, respectful of my property and took time to explain the next step to me, and helped me understand why my timer wasn't working correctly because it needs replacing
Great service. Fast, professional, with clear explanations. Thank you
The Byford and Smith chap got here earlier than expected and was polite, efficient and was in and out quickly. He was checking gas and boiler. Thank you
Smith & Byford in an uncaring company. I've no had hearing or hot water for 4 days. I made a request for a heating engineer to fix my boiler on the 12th March. As a vulnerable person a gas engineer should have visvisited me within 4 hours, after 9 hours of no show I called Smith&
Very quick and efficient management of appt. Operative was very helpful and professional.
The guy that came to my home his work was outstanding and his mannerism was outstanding too
The engineer Matt was very friendly polite and went about his job quickly and efficiently Would definitely recommend
Punctual, pleasant and efficient
Very good service and good management, very polite and so helpful Thank you so much
The engineer was very polite on time informative and helpful
Very satisfied with work carried out today by a member of the Smith &Byford team.your employee was on time,he carried out the work in a good time ,he was polite and left my kitchen as he found it clean. Thanks G Gilmore
They are okay however this time the guy had no uniform no id i had to call
I am very happy for a job well done and your staff was excellent in their service I am pleased of the outcome and the time they took to respond n delivered a fine result. Thank you very much to James n Bow God bless.
I would give a minus if I could! The people I've spoken to on the phone have been lovely, BUT the engineers are useless, say they've turned up and given the office evidence, yet I never see them, then I rearrange and someone calls the office on my behalf, (I live on my own) and rearranges the appointment I never even got a confirmation from anyone of the so called appointment. So 2 wasted days waiting in for no good reason.
I had a really nice engineer yesterday he is a very good asset for the company
We have problems in our flats noise from the boiler we had to wait 11 days for it to be repaired it should have been marked urgent but still we had a good plumber who actually investigated and found what the fault was re-fought it was the switch put on for the heater back up but it turned out to be adjustment vault which is to adjust the temperature he replaced that he is a number one plumber he should get praise for what he done as I said this should have been dealt with sooner because it has stressed us out night and day with the noise from emotion heater
Very good polite reception & very service. Thank you very much for sending out a engineer much appreciated.
The young man was very effient and polite , and cleaned up after himself
Really nice and friendly engineer's, who really know their job.
Very thorough, extremely professional, friendly and got the work done as quickly as he could
The electrician was very efficient. He made sure he cleaned up after the work and explained clearly what he had done . I would highly praise the company for keeping me updated on text and phone calls . Excellent customer service
Heating Engineer very helpful and thorough
The service was outstanding!Well recommended.
The engineer was on time worked quickley and left my boiler area clean
Very efficient service, polite... Highly recommended
Your engineer Jack was very punctual, professional and friendly. Job well done.
On time repair man very efficient and helpful. He understood our concerns and reassured us about the problem. Very satisfied with the service .👍👍
Smith & Byford came out and fixed my heating good job.
I had an issue with my boiler, and a radiator. I find Sally from Smith & Byford, very efficient, thorough, polite and informative about what ever the problem was within the boiler system etc. She explains things very well, in an understandable manner. Big thank you to her. Thank you also to S&B for arranging time slot reflecting my request.
Takes ages to pick up the phone. Took nearly 2 weeks to fix my boiler over the Xmas period. It’s now 20th February and no heating AGAIN boiler leaking again and have been on hold for 45 minutes I’m actually on hold while writing this 👎🏼
Very happy now my hot water is working
The support I had was in a timely manner. The service man was so lovely and helpful.
Engineer called early ..polite ..courteous done the job in good time nice young man ..very pleased with service.
Arrived 25 minutes after fault reported Engineer very knowledgeable and fixed fault within 10 minutes and also gave me hints how to prevent similar issues Absolutely delighted with the service
Friendly, puts everything back, no mess. Gives advice when asked.
Very happy with every tradesman that attended my property to install a new boiler
Excellent service
Excellent service with helpful operatives
They came quickly even though the lady on the phone said within 24 hours, but the repairman came within one hour. It was quick and done properly. The gentleman was friendly and explained what was the problem.
The electrical check has now been completed professionally. While the initial scheduling and communication were a bit slow, the actual service was efficient and the issue is resolved. Thank you.
Very friendly heating technicians, who went above and beyond. Unfortunately, it took the whole day and half the evening. A problem from the central controls; not a building problem. SCC get it sorted!
Very professional service from Smith & Byford.
Brilliant service
Brilliant company Always polite and respectful and the job has always been completed efficiently. Good customer service to, good communication keep you up to date with everything and very accommodating and never had any issues
Shane seemed very kind and nice. Lovely young lad- he'll go far in work.
No response for over 30 minutes for the telephone calls made for urgent help for boiler breakdown for my patient who has a learning disability. Gave up calling as I needed to attend other patients.
If I could give 0 stars I would! Never been so appalled with a company before! No heating or hot water for a month and have 2 children under 5! Always a different excuse as to why they can’t come! Keep calling and complaining but still not fixed.
great
I am delighted, with the work and service of Smith & Byford, keep up the great work
Exceptional customer service
The gentleman who come to my house is always polite and friendly
Very polite man got on with the check straight away and very efficiently 10 out of 10
Was on time got on with job in hand and was done very quickly
The man who came to my house was very thorough and cleared up after himself.. very polite
Very polite
Contacted me immediately to book an appointment. The lady who called was professional, polite and efficient. She was also friendly which really helps when trying to communicate about a problem.
Very good service thank you
The contractor was on time, professional and friendly.
I like your service because any time l called for any problem, you arranged for someone to come and fix it.
Excellent service. Professional. The tradesman was polite courteous and efficient!
From the minute the engineer arrived i felt at ease , he was efficient, tidy , very polite and happy...full marks all round. Im just sorry I didn't offer him a cup tea ,something I ALWAYS DO ..sincere apologises to the happy fella . 🙂
Very happy with this service. Friendly and efficient. Really impressed I got a call to say the operative was sick and could I change the appointment, this doesn't happen often with many other contractors. Gave me a chance to change my day.
Fast , efficient, professional👍🏽
Quick and effecient service - Satifactory.
alex and charlotte doesn’t understand the emergency of not having heater that i pay personally. and they don’t understand the world WORKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY. a bunch of incompetent people
Good service. Very polite person. Would recommend them
Smith and Byford serviced our boiler on 12th Jan 2026. They checked our gas boiler and checked everything to make sure it was safe.The carbon monoxide monitor was replaced too. We are very happy with their service. They turn up on the date you book. They have time to talk to you and advise on any query. I have found they are professional, knowledgeable, helpful and timely. Very happy with their staff and the guys that come out. Thank you.
All sorted .all went well
Polite professional good job done
continued failure to provide heating and hot water at my home. Although staff are polite on the phone, no one takes responsibility. I am repeatedly told the relevant person is unavailable, my questions are not answered, and I am given excuses as to why no one can attend. Meanwhile, I am paying for a service I am not receiving. I have a child with medical and additional support needs, and despite this being known, I am still left without heating. This is unacceptable and shows a complete lack of care for my living conditions
Very polite and friendly.Happy with all that smith & Byford do.Thankyou.
Your service is fantastic
I received "Top quality service"
I would like to thanks for the speed you got to me and thanks to the man that took my call 😊
Very happy with the service you supply
You try and get through to them on the phone !! - several attempts and kept on hold for so long I had to give up
Lovely lad didn't catch his name but he was the lad who's van broke down yesterday morning. Really pleasant and nice .
Excellent service. Engineer arrived promptly and was polite and efficient and completed the check in a thorough manner.
The person who completed my gas safety check was very good,very efficient, he asked and listened about anything wrong and told me what I needed to know,no problems with him at all.
Very professional and friendly. fixed the issue thank you
The person who came was very polite friendly and hopefully has solved the problem.a very good service.thank you.
Had heating issues rang them in the morning and was fixed by early afternoon great service
Great service from a friendly, very professional, engineer who completed the gas safety inspection then resolved an issue with two radiators not working. Brilliant!!
Very nice friendly, polite, professional service engineer. He did a good job.
The engineer was very nice and dealt with my elderly mother's heating very quickly. Thank you, very good service.
I cancelled first appointment and they was very quick at giving me a new appointment when my gas man turned up he was very nice polite and warm person really happy with the company thank you debbie Wilson from bookham
Called and an Engineer came even in the midst of the cold night to North House, Grove Street, Deptford. The Engineer was very professional, efficient and understanding and restored the boiler's non heating/ hot water issue. The Staff on the phone and the Engineer are all great and understanding etc. Thanks for the great job you are doing 👍. We greatly appreciate 🙏. Francess
The technicians in this firm are very professional & always polite . they are as helpful as possible.
Had a problem with our boiler, called in and you sent an engineer very quickly. It was a simple fix but he showed us how to fix if it happened aged. Excellent service.
Great servce on time & very polite engineer
The gas operator was was efficient, polite, and explained what he was doing in detail. Very good.
The guy that has Been to do my heating the last 2 times has always been very pleasant and cheerful, and had job done efficiently. Thank you.
I’ve always had good experiences with Smith & Byford gas engineers polite and conscientious. Just didn’t know that they work till 8pm when it’s any time call. But I personally feel looked after when they have done their job
After holding for over 20 minutes, gave details of problem at address(no electricity) was told it was the wrong department for electrician and hung up on me. Back onto Sutton Housing now
Job well done. Many thanks 👍
Friendly and polite and always on time
I was very satisfied with the engineer’s visit yesterday to fix our boiler. The repair was completed very quickly and efficiently. I was also extremely pleased with the customer service when I called to report the issue the lady I spoke to was so helpful, although I regret that I forgot her name. Overall, I am very satisfied with the service. Thank you all, and God bless 🙏🙏🙏
If I could give 0 stars I would. We’ve had issues with our boiler for 3 weeks and spoken to several people across the company including management. Between missed appointments and them not showing up and making us take days off work. The complete inability to do the jobs has been alarming. I’m going to need Lewisham to terminate there contract. All the managers are also ill equipped to do the work. They send staff out who don’t know what they’re doing. Overall the most horrific experience and we still don’t have a boiler working.
Thanks very much to Rob and callum who came and saved Christmas. Xx
Did my gas check did very thorough check very polite and friendly
Such a lovely helpful engineer. He had been to.my house before for another repair and so very pleased to see him again as I knew he would sort out the problem without any fuss. He is a credit to Smith and Byford. Look after him do not lose him!
Usually have Stuart Gravestock doing the annual gas check and all goes well. This time I had an engineer that clearly wanted to go home early on a Friday afternoon as he didn’t bother to ring the doorbell and said we weren’t home, seen on our door camera. Had another engineer come and he was very pleasant and did the job.
The engineer was very helpful and polite
Ive never had a problem with s&b. Workers always come and fix and the problem quickly. Every worker is polite and clean while they work. Gas safety checks are usually done by david once a year. Hes great. An absolute asset to S&B. The office staff are always happy and eager to help. Thank you so much to all the staff at S&B. Merry Christmas 🤶 🎄
Simple gas cert done on time efficiently simply and easily!
Quick response, engineer that came was polit, explained everything he was doing and he was over 5 star. Heating one day in is such a lot better now thank you.
The man was very professional and checked everything and made sure it all worked perfectly. I hope next year we have the same man, he explained what he was doing and why.
The man who came to service the gas boiler was very professional and after servicing he left my premises clean and tidy
Couldn’t fault the service I got from start to finish with smith and byford , the gentleman arrived early which was great and with a friendly attitude and answered any questions or concerns I had Exceptional service thank you smith and byford and for your friendly service throughout the year most grateful
Excellent services I was also able to rearrange my appointment, no fuss, very polite
Very good service, thank you. However my boiler is still not working.
Excellent work
Very quick service for gas safety check, polite and friendly
Came out within 12 hours and had the parts so fixed heating and hot water straight away..
Came promptly good manared, chaty and clean
Very efficient customer service, they do listen and try to help when I had on going problems with heating. Very friendly and competent engineer/s. Feel safe with Smith & Byford.
disgusting service
Thank you !!! I highly recommend Barrie! Absolutely saved the day !!!! Quickly and efficiently!
Polite and knowledgeable workman who was happy to give advice. Job finished in no time.
Hi today a lady and her manager came out today as in st Mary cray as we had problems with our Bolier and heating They sorted out the problem which was done ✔️ with great professionalism and wonderful service a great example delivering the highest level of customer service Both of them are a real credit to your Business .
Smith and Byford , turned up on time ,very helpful pleasant man
We’ve had no hot water for two months and our radiator doesn’t work As well . With two small kids, this has been very hard. The smith & Byford service is terrible and their engineers don’t know what they’re doing. They still haven’t fixed anything.
The engineers that come out are wonderful, however the people you speak to on the phone to book an appointment are not aware of how the individual contracts were work. I spoke to them three times before I could get an appointment booked. I was told I would have to go through my landlord. This is incorrect. One of the contracts they have with a different housing authority, the tenants have to go through their landlord. However, Sutton housing partnership, their tenants are required to contact Smith & Byford directly. One member of staff I spoke to even said he spoke to a manager who told him I have to go through my landlord. If the managers have no idea how the contracts they hold work how can the people that answer the phones know what to do.
Very good service 👍👍👍
Very good
The engineer was punctual, caring and polite. Kind regards
The Operative was very professional and polite. Had sound knowledge of role
I Was expecting a supervisor this morning to investigate my boiler but did not turn up just as I expected but hopefully the engineer will turn up tomorrow as that was already booked I have called them to find out where the supervisor is but no answer so after 15 mins I hung up
The man was very polite and professional. I totally forgot they was coming and everything was everywhere. And he didnt mind. 10/10 service. Im a person that hates when people come in. But I felt really at ease with him.
Quick and professional and polite and friendly guy
Very polite, professional and friendly engineer.
Called 2 weeks ago as no heating guy came out and said needed a part and did a temp fix unfortunately that resulted in not being able to turn heating off Appointment booked Wednesday 26th nov no one cam called and theyd changed it to Friday 28th On Friday 28th nov no one came called again and got booked for Tuesday 2nd dec The guy came changed the part but still cant turn the heating off and to top it off we now have no hot water so called again On hold for 35 mins now booked for Wednesday 3rd dec Iv turned all radiators off that can be turned off but the hall one cant be turned off which has now been on permanently for 2 weeks over doubling my gas bill which I cant afford
I had a really bad experience with Smith & Byford It doesn’t matter if you’re a private tenant, paying yourself, or with the council — the service is just unprofessional. I contacted them because my heater was making a very loud noise. They told me someone would come on Tuesday morning between 9 and 1, but nobody came. I called later in the afternoon, around 4–5 pm, only to be told “Oh, sorry, I was supposed to let you know it’s not happening today.” They rebooked the appointment for another day, but if I hadn’t called, I wouldn’t have known anything. That’s not the way you treat customers — especially people with children who depend on hot water and heating. Some of the people on the phone are also rude, and the engineers they send often seem inexperienced. In my case, I needed the temperature adjusted because the hot water pressure in this building is very low. I can’t even have a proper shower — I have to wait a long time for the water to get warm, which is really difficult with two small children, especially in the winter. This company needs to improve communication, respect customers’ time, and send trained staff who know what they’re doing.
Very professional and thorough service friendly engineer
The gas engineer was fantastic and done an amazing job. Very professional and very helpful and polite. He took his time to listen what the problem was and fix the job . He also left no mess and cleaned up after he had finished. I recommend him to all
Left a vulnerable learning disabled person with no heating or hot water for 26 hours during very cold weather. Despite several calls requesting an eta, all of which took half an hour to be answered they couldn’t give me an eta. One call which was answered after 35 mins and after explaining everything the call was cut off and they didn’t have the decency to call back so spent another 30 mins getting back through. The 1 star is for the engineer who eventually came and got the boiler working very quickly. Completely unacceptable to leave anyone who is vulnerable without heating and hot water.
Thank you for your excellent service. The engineer came at the allotted time and was friendly and helpful. He took the time to patiently show me how to set the controls on my boiler and I am a very happy, WARM customer 🤩
My landlord uses this company as their Gas contractors - I had an emergency with my boiler and they went above and beyond to ensure a new boiler was fitted. Polite & Friendly Surveyor & Gas Engineer. Saved again by Smith & Byford... Great Customer Service
On the phone for 45 minutes having given my details out to 3 different agents decided to get a call back but it never happened terrible service.
Quiet, quick and professonal.
Always very professional.
Always been on time, and did a good job
The engineer was good and polite and done his job well the boiler worked for a few hours and stopped working .i have the sign below on boiler know and I don't have heat or hot water again
Staff are always friendly and tell you straight away if there’s anything wrong with your boiler even if you’re a council tenant
Very good punctuality, security and service
The engineer who came to fix the problem was friendly, professional and explained everything. It would be a 5* if logistically the appointment was attended to in the 24 hours that I was told would happen. -1 at night time was hard to manage for 2 nights.
Very satisfied. Prompt. Called the night before to confirm. Polite, friendly and efficient.
Very good service 🙏🏾
Engineer did a great job very helpful 👍
Reported problem and the operative was around within two hours and fixed the problem. A1 service. We have a disabled person in the household, did this have anything with the time response?
Smith and Byford fitted 5 new radiators in my home. What can I say except they were brilliant,the three guys who fitted them were efficient,thoughtful and knowledgeable, the staff in whole were always polite,I have no complaints at all. Thank you to you all.
Absolutely appalling -
Home visit quick and precise. Thanku
Smith & Byford are always helpful and reliable, they've been doing my boiler checks for years, I highly recommend this company
You have left my mum 2wks with no hot water , she has to use the kettle. And today you have come in and turned the heating off .she is 91 years old . Not that seady in her feet . I understand there was a problem with the pressure off water in beginning. Now a new boiler , 91 no heating no water .
The young man was very friendly and polite good job
I'm very happy with the service both young men that came to my house was very polite and answered all my questions nothing to big or small was a problem for them they were very good at what they did
A lovely man and so efficient
A really nice young man friendly and done the job 10 10
Was very good servic professional people , helpfully they come in time and make me satisfied thank you
The engineer was very quick, whish didn't bother me at first. However,now after only just over 2 weeks since the service my heating and hot water are not working, due to low water pressure in the boiler. I told the engineer about this,but he just told me the dial was readying incorrectly. Now I'm attempting to rectify this when I'm not sure what I'm doing. On second thoughts, this engineer couldn't wait to get away and didn't do the service to a satisfactory standard.
Its all good keep up the good work
Excellent and prompt service, friendly and professional engineer
I was very impressed he was very polite gentleman and he made me feel very comfortable
Always quick efficient service, been supporting us for over 10 years and we wouldn’t go elsewhere.
Great service, guy very polite and explained everything to me which was great to see
This evening we were blessed with a guy called Nee, not sure I spelt it right but he answered my prayers and gave us hot water back. I been without hot water for over a week with 3 kids in my property snd 2 adults. I broke this afternoon ad a guy come out left with a few minutes said all good but no, Nee replaced the element and now we living again off the emersion until boiler and heating sorted at the end of the month. The previous guys didn't even look but my partner took off cap on the boiler to find a big puddal of water cover the electrics, thank goodness the fussbox works how it should other wise we would of been electrocuted.
Fantastic service top of the range and thank you so so much
Very nice and polite man done the job with no obstacles
Very efficiant and pleasant
Such great service. Kind, efficient team. Inspire great confidence.
The young man Dave came to my house he was an angel explained everything he was doing very friendly and managed to repair my boiler i now have hot water and heating ??The boiler dosent sound like it's going to come of the wall anymore thank u very much Dave for fixing my heating
Very professional Always going the extra mile
1 radiator removed, 3 failed visits to replace, that's all I'm saying! Edit 6 visits and still not right
Had emergency no hot water or heating called them and they attended my property within 1 hr My engineer was very professional s as Nd now have hot water/ heating
The service person was polite and understanding explained what he was going to do. He was very neat and tidy.
The call was attended by Smith & Byford speedly,the engineer was very polite and knowledgeable of his trade and fixed the problem within 20 minutes.
Prompt, polite and tidy
All attendees were professional respectful and so knowledgeable Thankyou for being so caring and on the ball amazing
I always get very good service from you . Always happy to see your service men. Very grateful for your help.
Called today about my boiler playing up. Within an hour Aaron was here. Very professional and efficient. Always been happy with the service. The staff work really hard.
Very efficient service and care for disabled customers.
He was good but he should of showed me how the control panel works for the hot water and heating
Wouldn't leave until he was sure that my heating was working properly.All the guys are very nice and approachable.Thank you.
One of your team just drove Dealtry Road and tried to intimidate an Uber driver by speeding up and forcing him into the side of the road. He could have easily have pulled in and then used foul and intimidating language. What a shame that he’s the face of this company.
The appointment was booked, and man turned up early, which I was, please. Very polite And explain a problem I was having with boiler .Very nice man
Very efficient, friendly and helpful.
Very quick 4 hour call out after l called the centre. Most impressed with the service given and my problem solved on the same day!! 😁
Efficient service and quick response to a required repair to my boiler. They listened to my requested time window even though it was a 24 hour call out and came early so that I could leave to attend an appointment. Very happy with the service provided. Would definitely recommend them to others.
The engineer was polite and helpful to me as I'm disabled and was on time
Awful service. I’ve had no heating for over four weeks, and they never show up for the booked appointments. Every visit is confirmed and then ignored — no calls, no updates, nothing. Completely unreliable and disrespectful company. They leave people without heating for weeks and act like it doesn’t matter. Totally unacceptable!
Engineer responded to my request for an earlier appointment if possible and he did.. job was completed very satisfactory with full explanation of what was done and how it would be communicated to me.. very experienced and helpful person.. Thank you
Smith & Byford and very consistent and considerate. They are always in attendance whenever there service is needed. Thank you
Satisfied
The man did a good job nice guy told us what he done we all safe for the year thats good
Excellent service.
Engineers have been to my place many times since my tenancy and have always been so professional and polite.
Very quick service the man was very polite his work was explained to me and he was a very nice man cleaned up after himself
The appointment time was kept. I was informed about what service was needed and well-informed along the way. Very professional and friendly as well. I’m one very happy customer. Thanks.
Absolutely disgusting service. I am still without heating and hot water, and the missing grommet has still not been replaced. I’ve been given no real timescale for when any of this will actually be sorted. I have a child with additional needs, and once again I’ve been completely messed around told one thing, then something completely different. For months I’ve had a loud, grumbly sound coming from my boiler, which I’ve repeatedly mentioned to engineers, but it was never taken seriously. I was only told on Friday that this noise could mean a fault allowing carbon monoxide to re-enter my home an extremely dangerous situation. To make matters worse, my carbon monoxide alarm went off on Friday, and the system had to be capped for safety, leaving us with no heating, no hot water, and no support, even though this involves a vulnerable child and myself. I’ve also been told there’s a missing grommet, which could have been missing for months or even longer, yet not one engineer ever mentioned it before despite the ongoing boiler issues. I’ve also reported loose piping since I moved in over 4 years ago, and nothing has ever been done only now is anyone taking it seriously. The amount of stress, worry, and frustration I’ve had to endure because of these ongoing problems and the lack of action or accountability is absolutely unacceptable. Update 21st October 17.43 Absolutely disgusting service completely unacceptable. I want to start by saying the engineer from Smith and Byford who came out yesterday was brilliant extremely helpful, understanding, and professional. He and his supervisor were meant to visit my home to make sure all the ongoing issues with my boiler were finally sorted, and I was told parts needed to be ordered. I received a call yesterday (Monday) confirming I was booked in for Wednesday morning, as the supervisor wasn’t in my area on Tuesday and the part was being ordered. However, at 4:30pm on Tuesday afternoon, I was suddenly called and told the appointment now needs to be rebooked due to a part issue being delayed This is now since Friday that I have been left with no heating and no hot water. I have my own health conditions, and my son has additional needs, which makes this situation even more stressful. we need heating and hot water for basic comfort and wellbeing. I have been messed around over and over again, told one thing and then another, with no consistency, no reliability, and no sense of urgency. This has gone on for far too long. The way this situation is being handled is an absolute joke and completely disgusting, especially given the vulnerability of my household. No doubt il get a call tomorrow with a cancellation due to another delay or excuse. Absolutely disgusting. I know what I'm doing next time I have issues with my boiler, I will not be using them. Probably presume I can use others showers which is not the case. Nearly 7 whole days without heating and hot water Absolutely shocking. I'm absolutely fuming
Vert happy with the way the worker was he was very good at his job
Always happy with service. Engineers always polite and curtious and never usually have to wait long for appointment
Very good service
Very good service the engineer was very polite and helpful.
Excellent operatives. Great service and always on time.
Smith & Byford, is a godsend. I wish I could have awarded ten stars. Very efficient Engineers.
Needed emergency visit as had no water or heating. Two lovely lads came out, fixed the problem and made sure everything was repaired. Very pleased with the service of S&B. Thank you.
I had a very good experience with this company, especially the gentleman Josh who came out to handle my repairs.
The engineer was one time. He did his job with precision. No mess. Very happy indeed.
Just saw one of your drivers on Kingston Road cutting off drivers and tailgating an active ambulance. Driver looked very smug. Is this normal Smyth and Byford employee action?
Exceptionally pleased with everything thank you very much
Excellent service had a fantastic engineer who was jolly and friendly done his job to the maximum well happy thank you Ritchie.
My boiler had its yearly check with Smith & Byford and I highly recommend their company. Their employees are friendly, efficient, reliable and knowledgeable. I’ve got to know them over the years and totally trust them, and no I don’t have shares in their company but would if I could!!!
Very impressed with S&B's heating engineer, Will. Very helpful, great comms and a real credit ro the company.
Amazingly fast response, pleasant and professional engineer, boiler fault remedied quickly.
It's just that the electrician was nice, polite, respectful, cordial, and altogether pleasant. Oh, and he knows his job.
Your engineer was Professional and polite
I found it easy to book an a.m. or p.m. appointment on the date allocated to me. Plus, the engineer was friendly, polite and completed the service quickly.
Reported a leaky boiler and they came out in an hour and was repaired the very next day once the part came in. Super impressed and thankful.
Always professional and courteous.
Had a wonderful service after having 2/3 appointments reporting the same problem this young man who came last week found the problem and fixed it. I now have my central heating done. Thank-you so much
Really nice bloke knew what he was doing. Did the job well no complaints
The operative fixed my boiler really quickly he was polite and friendly
Always good service. Punctual friendly and efficient
Hi Thank you very much. The responding was quickly and was able to schedule an appointment soon. The engineer was polite, efficient, and demonstrated a deep understanding of the system.
The operator was very polite, efficient and informative. A big 'Thanks' to him and you
TWO LOVELY LADIES CAME TO FIX MY BOILER LAST WEEK, FIXED IT IN NO TIME NOW WORKING PERFECTLY. VERY HAPPY
Excellent service, attended within two hours. Thank you.
Tariq.H. was incredibly helpful and informative. He visited my property again yesterday as my heating came on everytime I put the water on. He looked over everything in detail and wasn't in a rush to *get the job done quickly*. He took his time and made sure everything was working well before leaving. Incredibly polite and a happy guy who clearly enjoys his job. Thank you 😃
If they come to measure to give you a new boiler don’t expect it to fit. 😡
Worse company to deal with. Everyone I have spoke to including the manager Alex has been unhelpful. They have all told me different things which has left me and my 5 year old daughter with no gas or hot water. Very nonchalant attitude, I wouldn’t recommend.
My clock needed resetting as my hot water wasn’t getting as hot as usual so I took a look at the clock the day before and it said ‘ SERVICE DUE OFF ‘ So I called the council the following day as it would’ve affected my heating too which I may use in the winter. Anyway I was given a ‘ Anytime appointment ‘ So I initially thought I was going to be in all day but a Gas Engineer was at mine by 10:15AM and I called first thing in the morning at 9AM which is actually really impressive! Thank you for resetting the clock Smith & Byford! I now have hot water and I can turn on the heating if I want to as well. I won’t be turning on the heating yet because it’s still relatively warm but when it gets really cold I may use it, Simon.
Great service and very professional 👏
I have a yearly gas safety visit ,nice to be back with S&B again. The only reason for a visit today was due to the boiler requiring a date pin ( only done by RBK council ) that the service guy forgkt to update ,so my boiler cut off. The response was to get it fixed within a couple of hours & a big appology. Great team & a terrific response.Well done.
Very pleased with the service I've had, they bend over backwards to help, from the people in the office to the engineers,
Callum and Jude were professional, punctual and friendly. Thanks guys
Exceptional, professional and courteous service. Josh is so accomplished and personable, a asset to your company
A young man came to fix my boiler he was very courteous and respectful.
Prompt and speedy service. Polite and informative . Would definitely recommend.
The engineer was thorough and very polite
Very efficient and straightforward
Fantastic Come out within an hour Friendly and polite staff Problem solved
Engineer turned up within half hour of me making the phone call. Very polite friendly lady knew what she was doing sorted the problem straight away. Excellent service
Repeatedly fail to turn up agreed time or not at all.
Smith & Byford were really excellent in sorting out my boiler. The gentleman came the same day I reported the issue. Fixed it straight away. Great service
Appointment was made very quickly. Prompt timing and although a part was needed to be ordered this came and was replaced within days. Contact was always updated and very friendly service.
Engineer arrived 20 minutes after I rang for help...Couldn't be happier, Thanks Very Much!!!
Very professional and helpful he would 💯 get 10
Reliable, efficient and friendly service highly recommend. Thanks Guys.
Very efficient , no complaints . Did as what was expected . Took his shoes off at the front door .
Friendly and professional staff
Excellent service Same lady every year and she is fabulous
A top service, if it wasn’t for you guys I would still have my 3 out of date smoke detectors that were 5 years out of date. So thank you
Very good
Polite friendly and efficient
Very professional, clean and tidy and friendly. Well Done!
George came to do our annual gas check. He came on time, very nice polite man. Had a good chat while the check was being done.
Very helpful explained every detail and clean and tydy
They keep me safe checking my boiler annually
Driver with this branding tried to run me off the road when I was riding my bike apparently annoyed that I wasn’t a car and wasn’t stuck in traffic. Don’t know why you would do that in a branded vehicle but there we go. Wouldn’t consider using them.
Professional, curtiese and prompt.
A good experience had. The engineer was on time, friendly, thorough and made sure I was happy with all he was doing by explaining everything. He asked permission to move around the house. Even making sure my dog was safe when going outside to look at the meter. Very happy with his visit.
Great service always.
The operative was very knowledgeable, good mannered and helpful.
We recently had our radiators replaced, and the experience was fantastic. The installer did an excellent job, ensuring everything was fitted perfectly and working efficiently. The professionalism and courtesy shown during the installation made the whole process smooth and pleasant. Highly recommended!
Very good 👍
Good service and time frame as well
Thank you so much for the good work
Very professional, respectful in our property, and had a friendly manner. Thank you!
Excellent plumber arrived and job was completed fully in no time atall. Never had a problem with any of this company's staff, excellent all round.
A very efficient and friendly operative who did the job in no time
Excellent service I highly recommande smith and byford to all councils really good service.
Came fairly early and was polite Did his service and left fairly promptly
Always on time, always informative. The gentleman that usually attends is polite, professional and I’m more than happy with this service. Thank you all
Very good customer service and it is good to know that my boiler is up to the Government safety standards
I was at work so my partner was in.He said the contractors were efficient and polite.
LOVELY staff, on the phone and in person. Had my issue fixed in the minimum of time and also came out on the weekend as an emergency. Thank you!
Great bloke very polite and friendly he made a point of showing his ID, he done what he came to which was serviced the boiler and all the relevant checks in out job done very happy.
They take hours and hours to come and do a 10 minute job and can’t even do it properly at this rate I’m gonna rip the pipe out
Friendly efficient reliable service. Extremely happy
Very professional and personable. Explained as he went on. Huge credit to the company
On time & very polite gentlemen
I’ve given 5 stars mainly because of the young man that came to do the work, but as for your silly appointment system, as in once we’ve changed your appointment once we can’t change again, we will send someone out even if your not in, is ridiculous, sometimes appointments have to be changed more than once because of an emergency hospital appointment as your health is more important especially as your last certificate is still valid
He was polite chatty , no mess at all when he had finished . Highly reccomend
The servicer did a good job & was very polite & easy to talk too. I was impressed
Very quick service I phoned in the morning George turned up at lunchtime brilliant professional and very friendly nothing is to much trouble top man thanku so much
Very nice guy came round to check my gas fixtures, very polite, efficient, and got the check done, despite the mess! (I'm decorating🙄). Many thanks 👍
With good communication between costumer and receptionist ended with with a 24hr call out , I didn't need for wait hours and hours before the engineer to arrive ( 3/4 hrs ) and within 10/15 minutes the issue was solved , cleared up and on his way . Many thanks ! .
Arrived on time very professional and did an excellent job
I'm impressed with the quality service provided by Smith & Byford & how quick & efficient engineers work. If there are any problems regarding any problems or issues that need to be addressed, they will have it logged & sorted out within a certain frame time period. Thank u, Smith & Byford, for your great service & your great knowledge of your job, which is always to a high standard.
The gentleman that came out to do the gas safety check was very polite and friendly. He done his job and tidied up after himself. The booking process was very easy and had plenty of appointments available.
The operator that attended was very polite knowledgeable and professional. He explained his work plan and carried it out in a very quick time. He cleaned up very well after and explained what would happen next - what the other trades would do to finish the job. The young man is a credit to his company. Best wishes to him a job very well done. Thank you
The agent was on time and I was satisfied with the job
Arrived on time has show covers very polite
really thorough with check just wish the guy didn’t tell me i should have phoned earlier
Thank you for coming to do the job. Job done well, keeping me safe.
Terrible drivers
Engineer was polite and respectful, cracking job I’m very happy
This company has been looking after my boiler for yrs. Always pleasant and a pleasure to see.
Amazing service!
Very happy with service very helpful and respectful such lovely people
Had your engineer before very polite and friendly
On time clean efficient and polite.
Really friendly , very efficient and tidy.
The engineers who visit from Smith and Byford are always extremely polite and professional. They are also very understanding and patient when i explain my disabilities
Liam was fantastic! He was not only friendly and helpful, but he also quickly resolved the issue in my flat. I really appreciated his efficient service.
The engineer was very polite, tidy whilst working.
Thank you to the lovely guy who came and fitted in my new boiler it’s much appreciated super happy.
Extremely polite and efficient operatives.
They are very nice 👍 and their proper professionals. I appreciate their work ☺️
Efficient service. Employee very pleasant and helpful. Was seen really quickly after calling about my issue with hot water
Excellent! They arrived bang on time to fit a new central heating controller, which was completed in record time and with no mess. They even reorganised the stuff they moved off the kitchen worktop and put everything back where it came from!
Excellent
Great customer service. Polite, respectful and professional service.
The gas engineer has been regularly servicing our boiler he is polite, efficient, clean and tidy.
Great service
Good service, on time
Great service good communication gold star
Very professional, very quick check of boiler.He explained that boiler was in good working order, since hus last visit. Thank you.
The men that have serviced my house are always pleasant, thorough and explains everything well and for your safety which for a woman on her own is important
He came, he saw, he serviced! The End
Pleasant engineer- did the job swiftly and cleanly.
Performed gas safety inspection with no issues and provided certificate.
Smith and Buford turn up when they say they will. I have always found their operatives to be polite and friendly.
The repair and placement were carried out with no problem. And the two workers that came were very pleasant.
The lads who have been doing my gas safety check over the last few years are great. Smith & Byford employees have always been really personable, professional and polite. I have never had any problems with any of the work that the engineers have done. Smith & Byford are always on time and keep me informed about appointments and the call centre people were great the other year when I had to change the appointment because I couldn't get out of work. Highly recommend professional service performed by people who like what they do. Many Thanks!
Great service and friendly staff
Gas service always completed by friendly efficient employees of Smith & Byford
Was very happy with how quick Smith & Byford had sent out an engineer, as there was no hot water due to work being done by another company which had made the fault. I had rang that morning and within just an hour I had someone out to help fix it. So I was very happy and appreciated how quickly it was all done, :) so thank you!
Courteous conscientious efficient thank you
Thank you for your service and your engineer excellent job
Boiler man was lovely. He was professional and friendly
Great customer service from staff and quick response time.
Very helpful got job done quick very good
As usual, prompt, efficient and pleasant. It's lovely to see the same person each time.
George came to service the boiler and check gas. Very polite, friendly and experienced engineer. I think using the bot is great as you can confirm apts. Prompt and stress free booking and service by lovely George. Thank you.
The person did a great job, he explained what was going on and leave everything in order. Have nice attitude and respect for others
The service provided by Smith & Byford was excellent. Booking the appointment was easy, I was able to choose my available date which saved alot of time and the confirmation was generated promptly. Letter and reminder message was received well in advance too. The engineer was very polite, cheerful and helpful. He provided me with other gas related assistance. He worked efficiently and had a 'can do' approach to his work. Thank you for your service, it's very much appreciated.
Fast, clean and polite. Highly recommended.
My only critique was , no ID shown . Plus no explanation of the inspection was given upon the engineer leaving .
Did not find where you can confirm time and date via QR code in letter 🤣. But servicing engineer was extremely friendly and efficient. 10 out of 10
Bonkers you can't rebook annual gas safe checks when not available, total waste of fuel, paperwork and engineers time! Would like to see you be better at being carbon neutral! Or at least offer one alternative date!
Extremely happy with the service
Very happy with availability of appointment and the work carried out was excellent.
Satisfied with the service provided by Smith & Byford.
A nice pleasant engineer
Everything was done very well
Great Guy . Helpful and informative. Does everything and more efficiently and advises .
Great service, good choice option of appointments, easy service to reschedule appointments via app instead of having to call and friendly professional staff.
Last week I had 2 separate appointments with smith & Byford . One was electrical and one was gas. The engineers that came were on time, friendly and identified themselves. The checks and work they did were carried out efficiently. I was very happy with the service I received.
Polite friendly service Very quick
Gas check by friendly and professional visitor. Check done with minimum inconvenience, and pleasant informative conversation.
Fast efficient service polite service engineer who explained everything
Polite and respectful.
Engineer understood my concern and was able to rectify and fix the problem.
Arrived on time and did a clean and tidy job
The heating engineer finally sorted out why the radiator stayed on, even when the thermostats were off and valve was ok. It was due to the circuit board on the boiler, which was wired for radiators to be on all the time, for some reason!
Very efficient and helpful and polite
Great engineer, speedy and efficient.
Great service and very nice staff
Extremely efficient in my experience, telephoned the day before for an am slot between 8 and 1pm came around 11.15 carried out annual checks on boiler . Very nice engineer, did his job and left. Thankyou.
For the first time I received a response the same day and my boiler was repaired. This is amazing. I hope you keep it up
Your engineer Harvey called today to replace my existing combi boiler.The service he provided was excellent. He was polite, friendly and very hard working and professional. He ensured that all my carpets were protected and therefore there was no mess to be cleared. He carried out what should have been a 2 man job by himself. Throughout he remained cheerful and coped well with any problems which arose. I cannot recommend him highly enough.
Very professional, excellent job and good customer service, very pleased.
Over the years I have witnessed countless episodes of dangerous driving from Smith & Byford van drivers around the Chadwick Road SE15 depot. Watch your speed before you hurt someone!
A lovely young man called very polite explaining everything he was doing and he completed it in no time at all.
Engineer arrived on time, and did the repair promptly, and effectively, great service.
Just wanted to say the man that come to ours yesterday for gas safety check , what a lovely , friendly , helpful man he was , it was a pleasure to meet him , wish they was all like him , thank you
Job well done
My engineer was efficient, tidy, helpful and friendly.
The engineer that came to sort out the pressure on the boiler was great. He explained why it does this fixed it in no time.
Gentleman that came was very good and seems to have managed to fix heating and hot water. Shame that appointment had to be rescheduled until the following day. Smith and byford never let you know that the engernear can't make it untill late in the day of first appointment.
Well since Smith and Byford has taken over or won the contract from Sweale heating. I do feel better. But still have a lot to learn. As a x gas electrical and PTS. Engineer. Also Industrial. I shouldn't be the one pointing out what is going to happen. A good engineer will see it happen before it happens. But I don't care. I just fix it myself if I have to wait that long. It's all about there budget
No gas for month had to boil kettles for a bath and I have arthritis in my hands and knees I would give no stars if I could
Asked for first call came on time and done the job efficiently and was friendly person very impressed
Gas Inspections carried out by usually competent and polite subcontractors. Any actual plumbing work seems to be an impossible task - my radiator in my kitchen has not worked for 3 years - completely lost interest at this point.
Absolutely no problems at all when Will attended the gas boiler check
The gentleman that came out was very professional and polite and friendly he explained everything to me
Very good service
So helpful, polite and very good service thank you so much
The job was done very quickly and efficiently. I was able to make an appointment at my most convenient time.
On time and very pleasant
.mu yearly gas check was due the man came checked all the important things he had to check it was done on about 15 mins or so very happy it's been done .
My boiler service & safety inspection was carried out at my council property. The engineer was very kind, respectful and courteous and completed the job required very professionally. A gentleman and a good ambassador for your company. Thanks to the Smith & Byford Team ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Boiler broke down 3 weeks ago so contacted smith and byford explained no hot Water or Heating well they came out 3 times and on 3rd visit said they had to order a part which came through very quickly and they fitted it yesterday. One thing I must mention can Smith and Byford work with us and stop saying their favourite word when you ring about hot water and heating failure SOME ONE WILL BE OUT WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. This is crazy you can't be expected to stay in for 24 hours cos we have to work as well we have things to do so Smith and Byford this must stop now its got to be from 8am to 1pm or 1pm to 5pm. Do you guys honestly think I could go into work and say to my Boss ill be in sometime but not sure when cos I am waiting for Smith and Byford to come fix my boiler it be some time within 24 hours. I think you need to wake up to the real world.
The engineer was polite and cleared up after himself, thank you George!
Very friendly service
Sally is an exceptional engineer!
Excellent service. Highly recommend
Kind, efficient service. Very happy with this customer oriented approach.
Very pleased with the service you gave to my uncle, he’s disabled and has always been treated with respect and accommodations made to suit him.
All Tenants to be notified that this company completely appalling how they would leave myself and two children without hot water and heating, despite having a new boiler less then year old I’ve suffered a lot inconveniences with this company, 23April 2025 guys! and there lines disconnecting soon as you call, work men don’t carry out jobs well hense why most people suffering from similar inconveniences with twice or 3 times a year They ask if you have anyone in address with disability and but yet you not prioritised with child with one I can’t imagine other tenants might be going through but any time I suffer with this company there no way around it god forbid this happens near to weekend your screwed guys you’ll be told to wait for parts that they not even sure when it will come in. Best advice always be prepared with spear electric heater and spare cash to rent somewhere if it get bad not all can afford but a little money for rainy days like this make huge difference. Yet they ponce off of housing who we are paying rent to. So yeah if not stay with family or friend for night there no certainty with these scammers
Rubbish they left me without the hot water now is one week and evrytime I call them they lying worst company no one should let them to do the gas safety check because they are rubbish they making more unsafe and you guys deserve more than zero stars
A awful company to deal with bunch of lairs their engineers. They don’t turn up on time and neither do the work properly. Should be avoided at all costs!
Very polite service technician, and the work was done very quickly and tidily.
Very pleasant guy, gas very efficient, no complaints,
Very professional staff handled my call efficiently and courteous definitely a company that takes pride it the service it provides and it's customer's.
It will be nice to be able to book a fix maximum visiting appointment of 2hrs.
The engineer was very polite and asked if he needed any thing. He also explained everything he was doing. Thank you.
Not trust company. Allyas said sorry not do any thinks you need take 3 months come to check problem and 3 months more to find part only light you can buy from Amazon. All together 6 months take fix I hope so
Fast, friendly and professional.
As always good service thank you
Always respectful & professional, highly recommend
The engineer was polite professional. Was clean and tidied up
Good service no dramas
I would give these zero stars if I could. They are absolute clowns. Charging local authorities for work that is not carried out and leaving tenants without being able to use water / flush toilets. Original engineer called out diagnosed that a new part was needed. Turned up on next visit without the part which we assume our local council was charged for. Further emergency call out today engineer was great but not able to correct fault without the required part Called back about 18:00 to advise that loud noise is omitting from the system throughout the house. We were told that an engineer would be sent. Now at 21:46 with loud noise still sounding no water and not being able to flush toilets we have been advised no engineers are available.
You might want to ask your driver of van 426 not to throw his water bottle out of the van in brockley. Not a good look for your company
The engineer who has had to come to come out to sort out the hot water from my boiler twice as he had to get a part and then came back to do a safety check was exemplary! A very polite and courteous young man . I'm sorry I don't remember his name 😔 but put that down to old age . He is a credit to your company. WELL DONE.
Work done efficiently and on time
Really thorough and friendly service. Guys are lovely and respect your property
Boiler not functioning. No heating or hot water. Phoned and given 24 hour emergency appointment. Here within 3 hours. All fixed. Amazing
Terry was lovely patient and helpful but took far too long connect was on hold for 15 minutes plus soups be a way on the app to remove card details other than that great thanks Terry.🙂
From office staff to operative,friendly helpful service. Operative,plumber,had been to my property before and remembered it even though quite a while ago. Approach to the customer is important and these people are very friendly.
All went like clockwork
On time polite staff would recommend
Engineer was polite and very competent and job well done
Olly and Jacob fixed a leak on one of my radiators and Olly knows his stuff , would recommend him anytime , very happy kind regards OM
Very pleasant engineer very thorough and fast
The worst company ever. They leave you days to weeks with no heating and hot water even when it’s emergency repair 24 hours and only repair temporarily leaving boilers to break down again days after attending . Would never recommend as a company.
My experience has been a repeated engineer, Steven, calling to both service my system and laterly to respond to a works order. I found him a really personable engineer, friendly and sociable manner. Respectful of both my property and myself. If i could rate him individually I would do so.
They are very professional. Thank you! 😊
Good service, very clean and polite
Polite, friendly. Kept updated. Prompt responses. Fast efficient service.
When the temperature dropped to 2 degrees the Combination heating system's pressure goes down and we get no Heating or Hot water. So Smyth and Byford came as promised and as I needed to get some food shopping I went to do so and I was very grateful to see the two Engineers from Smyth and Byford waiting for me to return, and helped me up with my heavy trolley full of shopping kindly, and came in and fixed the Heating System right away, to my delight to having my home warmed up from freezing cold.
Great service Smyth & Byford Very professional No problems to report. And thanks
There is not one good thing I could say about this company apart from They are really good at playing pass the job onto the next unqualified (because qualified means you know what you’re actually doing!) man!!!! I could not tell you how many engineers came out to look at a radiator and not one had an idea what they were looking at. It was like they were looking at a pre school puzzle and couldn’t put the pieces together! They come into your home, make mess and leave with another problem for you. Don’t tell me to email Customer service either, because I’ve done that and they seem to think I’m the one who’s messed my own house up after they left! Absolutely appalling!!!! And the reply back was like I was messaging my teenage son (basically ignored me until I rang up)!!!!
Don't trust this Companies as they carry out bad Services
Easy to book appointment guy was helpful.
Very respectful young man, presented himself came on time explained how the job was done, happy with the job.
I'm so unhappy my second emergency call out in a week, for the same issue, boiler flashing F1 no hot water, no heating. The all day call out is a joke, no rough time, I've already lost a day's wages, and I'm now stuck in AGAIN waiting for another engineer to attend. This issue has been going on for a few months they come out fix it and then it happens again. This time the fix lasted a day, now I'm in the same boat, no hot water, no heating. Emergencies should be AM or PM let your customers have a rough idea so they can continue with their day until an engineer is in the area. This boiler needs further investigation, it shouldn't be letting me down this often.
My gas repair man was amazing very friendly my dog even approved left things tidy after checking my boiler and others that needed checking so another yearly check over with . Thankyou BR29EU
Polite and thorough inspection
Very pleased with the service very polite and tidy
Horrible, they take ages to send someone to check boilers and heaters and the “engineers” are so useless, literally people that don’t know how to do their job.
Just wanted to say a huge thanks to Michael who visited and checked the gas today. Absolutely wonderful and professional!
The technician was polite, and explained what was wrong with my boiler, while he was fixing the problem. So therefore I'm happy with the service ☺️
Shockingly awful company - was given 3 days notice of an appointment for a service I wasn't expecting and then they refused to cancel even though I had told them there would be no one at the property. (Twice)! Staff on the phones and online chat are rude and unhelpful - was told I couldn't make a complaint until the appointment had happened but I couldn't book an appointment more than 5 working days ahead. I'm required to give 4 weeks notice of time off at work!!! If I had a choice, there is no way this company would be allowed on my property.
Very good service, with extra work to do in the summer,
Great service , friendly young man that came , he was very efficient!
Excellent service.
I was happy with the engineer sent to do my yearly gas check. Unfortunately I forgot his name but his customer service was 10/10 and he went the extra mile to care which no other engineer had bothered to check during previous visits. Which was he noticed and removing my old carbon monoxide detector that had expired since 2023 and replaced it with a new one. So I am thankful for his attention to detail which has even slipped my mind to check and remove. Good job! :)
Was very polite and friendly person with very good attitude.
The engineer who done our gas safety check was very friendly and helpful and explained what was going on and that everything was OK and took the time to check everything was working OK before he left which we were happy with it was a pleasure to meet such a friendly and helpful person well done and thanks visited on 28th of February 2025 am
Stuff are friendly and professional, Nice to deal with.
Good service boiler packed up and I reported it in the morning 9ish and they sent emergency engineer who was very polite and informative. The boiler was up and running by 3.30pm thank you
The young lad was pleasant and patient. He fixed the problem quickly. Despite being told It could take upto 24 hrs I only had to wait 7 hours
Good
Punctual, polite and professional
Very, very satisfied. The worker not only identified and fixed the problem quickly and efficiently, he went further and fixed other radiator-related problems that we didn't know how to fix. And with it aĺ he was friendly and efficient. Very highly recommended
Happy with the service I received
Excellent service as always from smith & Byford always managed to sort problem out
Iam disabled and he is always here in a few hours iam happy with your service thanks!!!!!
Twice now, we have booked a boiler repair in advance, only to wait all day with no one turning up. Today our scheduled slot was 12 PM – 5:30 PM, yet despite calling for updates, we received misleading and inconsistent information, such as, “They’re in your area” and “The engineer works until midnight.” (This assumes we have all day and night to just be waiting). Additionally, when I called on the 12th of Feb at 7:38 PM, I was assured that a note would be made for an engineer to come on the 13th, but no one arrived. We have now been without heating for two weeks, and the lack of communication—no confirmation calls, texts, or emails—has been extremely disappointing. The call operators have also been dismissive and unhelpful. This level of service is unacceptable, and I expect an immediate resolution. Waiting for a clear update on when this issue will be resolved, along with a reference number for my complaint. I will be escalating this matter further otherwise.
This company’s website does not work and when you click on the link it doesn’t work either, the gentleman I spoke to on the phone after waiting for 20 mins was rude and when the new appointment was arranged he just slammed the phone down didn’t even say goodbye wow !!
I had no hot water for days, smith and byford sent someone to me within a very short time and the gentleman fixed within minutes. Thank you
The gentleman arrived, presented himself, came in, was pleasant and polite, took off his shoes, went upstairs into the airing cupboard, 5 minutes later he came downstairs and told me the outcome of his findings, replaced his shoes and on exiting explained that if I have anymore problems, please contact the office and the offending central heating would be replaced and left, just what I wanted professionalism
Extremely rude and arrogant staff. Last minute cancellations of appointments on their side but then berating you for “non-cooperation” for needing to reschedule once due to work commitments. Claiming I was being difficult for not scheduling an appointment whilst my mum (the lead resident) was dying in hospital, even though this should be clear in their notes. Absolutely disgusting behaviour.
Quick response from the team
Very good service, with a professional approach
This company is absolutely terrible I've been without heat for months now and they are refusing to do any work due to the boiler flu being near some artex on the ceiling and are telling me I need to have my artex scraped off putting my health at risk so their engineer doesn't have to work near it. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY THEY ARE INCOMPETENT RUDE AND USELESS the last gas engineer who visited stated I need a new boiler ASAP or it will be much more serious and despite that they have been refusing a new boiler for months now
Went above and beyond to get my problem solved
Friendly, knowledgeable staff! Very quick to sort out any problems.
If you want to be abused by a company pick this one. Don't waste your time or energy. You will be lied to and messed about every which way. Incompetent staff. No diversity training what so ever. No accountability. Aggressive engineers. If you put in a complaint. Know that they will not actually put it in.
Very competent firm, fixed my boiler problem in a week. First visit to assess the problem which meant they needed to order a spare part. Second visit, which unbelievably was arranged on a Saturday, arrived at the time I requested and finished the job in under half an hour. Fitter was polite and made no mess whatsoever. Very impressed.
The best. He fixed the problem.
Our engineer was early for our appointment. He worked efficiently and clearly. I would recommend them.
The young man was very polite, and did a great job, very professional and did everything in no time very happy Camper 👏
Service was good very nice man who came an did radiator an cleaned up after to so was very pleased from Mrs wadey
Brilliant service. Attended on time. Very polite and helpful. Quickly identified a water pump issue and replaced it. I can now have heating and hot water at the same time and the new pump is so quiet!
Called as a few radiators not working at home ,came same day and fixed them. Tested my fire and carbon monoxide to whilst here.lovely man ,very kind ,efficient and polite. Now I have a nice warm home again☺️
Very professional and efficient thank you
Good
i was without heating more then 5 days the Southwark Council did not comment.. anyway i called Smith & Byford Peckham office directly a WOMAN named GIORGI , she help me, less then 12 hours i had Smith & B engineers and the sort my heating many thanks to you all Angelo
Excellent service my new boiler stopped working they came out within 2 hours. All fixed and working, nice friendly engineer
Excellent quick service and parts installation. Good communication
The person that came to sort out our hot water explained everything to us and took time to let us know how and y it was not working properly , could not fault anything.
Great service, the chap that turned up was polite and chatty and kept me informed of what was to be done ..it was a 24 call out via housing association contract, as my control panel was faulty for hot water and heating, and currently not working. He replaced it but unfortunately was not a complete like for like . This new panel does not have a individual day programmable menu , only a 1 on and off program that does all the days the same . But I have heat and water again. As this house is meant to be an eco economy house I feel a day to day programmable control would be of better use and cut costs ..better for environment and more useful with solar panels we have, that heat the hot water in better weather. I'm not sure if this will be changed in future as clarion do not normally replace, if its not broken.
Never had any problems with smith & byford. Always within the scheduled time, always courteous and friendly.
Excellent service had a gas meter installed then there was a major leak from boiler which needed to be fixed or cause more damage to property.It was resolved within the hour as engineer was close by helped a lot under short notice and explained what problem was and fixed it and also gave advise on how to prevent from happening again.Thank you from the phone service to engineer.
Excellent service our engineer turned up early and was very respectful of our home taking his work boots off when he got to the issue we were having he was able to confirm that the pump had broken down, he advised that he had a new up to date digital pump in his van and was able to change it and have our heating and water problems resolved quickly and efficiently we are really happy with the whole process
Very efficient fixed the problem straight away in quick time
Just came across the most ignorant unfriendly, uncaring workmen from your company. This was in the Balham hill area. He was soooo rude and disrespectful and has no regard what so ever for people with disabilities. He absolutely needs to brush up on his customer service skills and needs a real attitude adjustment.
Had an emergency callout to faulty boiler. Engineer turned up within hours, explained the fault (not that i understood!) and fixed it first time. Engineer polite and explained what he was doing. Great service.
Friendly Engineers 🫶 Great Job Done 🫶
The engineer were polite,and professional, great job 👍
The worst customer service I’ve ever experienced. The repair company assigned to fix my boiler was not only incompetent but also rude and unprofessional. They delayed the repair for days without explanation and showed no urgency, leaving me without heating or hot water for over a week in winter. When I expressed my frustration, their staff had an awful attitude, dismissing my concerns and even threatening me that I couldn’t take legal action against them. Absolutely unacceptable behavior. If you need reliable boiler repairs, stay far away from this company—they are completely untrustworthy.
This firm gives excellent service. The engineer Issac, was very efficient and professional in doing the work on my boiler and heating system. Would totally recommend Smith &Boyd to everyone. Top notch service from first contact to completion.
On time with friendly manner, they even clean up after the work is done. And really know what they doing.
Will just keep canceling appointments. Never actually fulfil the job, outstanding for nearly 2 years now!!
They arrived and replaced my old boiler, which had been leaking and needed to be replaced five years ago. Then the pipe burst, releasing dark, oily, and foul-smelling water with a loud bang. The gas and heaters in the house I have lived in for 22 years never receive the proper maintenance or attention. They came 5mns yearly and said everything is fine and want you to sign a paper or they sign it for you under your name. they called at odd hours but when you have emergency there is a limit time A few months ago, they installed a new boiler, but it has not worked since. There is always something wrong with it, and now it is leaking, the pipe is still bursting, and replacing the heaters that they take out of the wall takes years. You lose money that they never replace because you have to be available for their appointment at all times. pipes that have been leaking for years. There is a useless water tank in the bedroom that draws dust and mice that they do not want to get rid of to save money. They waste time and money, and the Sutton Housing Partnership does not care because the money is coming from taxpayers. They leave the cupboard open instead of cleaning up after themselves. After inclement weather and wet shoes, some of them argue with you for not wearing shoe covers. It is really cold in the house right now, and I have to worry about my cancer health. They have time to respond to a review while lying to themselves. I asked them where they were on the phone, and the incompetent girl said, "I can freeze to death because it needs to be reviewed and we need to set up an appointment for next week." In the meantime, it is not their concern if I freeze to death. All terrible people who lack integrity, are dishonest, and lack professionalism.
Rob came out today to fix my central heating, he went above and beyond extremely greatful thankyou!
Excellent well run outfit. Highly professional. Diagnosed my heating problem and fixed it. You may have to wait a bit as they are very busy but that's the price of excellence.
Disgraceful company. Many visits & many excuses & lies made to our housing association nearly causing a tenancy breach. Boils down to the job being bigger than first thought & not being bothered. My dogs are innocent & you nearly put them at risk & that is unforgivable. The distress & upset your company have caused through lies is disgraceful. But after nearly two months at least we now have heating.
Absolutely first class service. Polite, professional and knowledgeable, these engineers turn up on time, conduct their duties efficiently and with a smile. I would recommend this company wholeheartedly and without reservation.
Your service was exceptional. The young man attended quickly and was polite, cheerful, efficient and resolved the problem. Thank you
Great service Emily took my call on Friday eveing and she was really helpful she said that she would call back in the morning which she did the engineer was so helpful to ........
Thank you very much for your promptness in coming to my house to solve the problem I had with my boiler.
10 out of 10. Very polite, efficient & helpful chaps. They were were here within the hour of the phone call to repair my boiler. Thank you very much.
They turn up on time, and communicate everything they need to do
I had my Gas and Safety yearly check today and my gosh this has been a nightmare from hell. I didn't have any issues with my Gas prior and after southwark council Smith and Byford engineer attended my property today my heating and hot water has stopped working, he claimed it was a filter issue in my boiler and after he drained the filter in my sink, now my sink is dispersing with smelly black mold things. Again never have I had problems with my sink. So southwark council yet AGAIN has let me down and created a MAJOR PROBLEM I can't use my sink, washing machine and left without heating. It's been over 24hours and left in complete utter turmoil. I hate that the council truly doesn't care and send out un qualified workers to really and truly vandalise vunerable peoples properties.
Very unhelpful, uncaring staff, and a long wait for appointment. Almost 4 weeks now with 3 of my radiators not working. It's really not acceptable in the middle of winter, with temperatures down towards freezing. Unfortunately you can't give 0 stars.
VERY UNRELIABLE AND UNPROFESSIONAL.
The Engineer arrived in good time, allowing me to plan the rest of my day. On arrival, the Engineer was polite, and professional, immediately showed his ID, he had a bright pleasant smile in his face, which was helpful. On entering the property, he allowed me to direct him to the location of where the boiler was situated. The Engineer was very informative, letting me know what he was doing, and why he was doing whatever, which I perceived this as professional, and showing respect for the tenants, and their home. The Engineer worked efficiently, and tidily, and gave positive feedback. He presents as an asset for your company.
Boiler broke in the morning an was fixed by the evening , perfect !
Very friendly Guy and did a good job .Thank you.
Here with a neighbour waiting for them to call her back. They called and immediately put the phone down on vulnerable customer.
The gas safety check operative was polite and friendly. I appreciated his positive attitude. Thanks
Very helpful
Effeciant and polite job done well
Very friendly and polite very pleased with the service
Engineer arrived on time. Showed ID. Said I was expecting another Engineer in two days for yearly check up and he said he could do it when problem solved so I did not need another day off. Thanks
Was supposed to have someone come fix my boiler as have had no hot water or heating since last week. Just cancelled on me and now there telling me can't have no one come till next Monday. So with 2 kids I'll have had no hot water or heating for 2 weeks. Will have to take a day off work on the hope that they come this time as well. Not good when your self employed. Cheers Smith and. Byford 👍
I booked my safety check on Monday am. Spoke to a young lady as time was getting on to pm. She was very friendly. Bailey-gas fitter was friendly, efficient, and quick. I'm impressed with them. They've always been really good to me throughout the years.
Four times they say they came to my address and four times they have lied no one has come and I still have no hot water or any gas this company is just a bunch of cowboys do not use them under any circumstances
No hot water caused by their engineer attending last week. My boiler is dead and won't switch on. The immersion heater also not working. No engineer till Wednesday. Absolutely useless company. Not to mention that I've been trying to get them to replace my broken thermostats since LAST WINTER!! I've had enough of this company and will be considering legal action against them and their lack of care.
Terrible
Such a helpful technician and friendly customer service team.
Very satisfied ,polite ,helpful young man a credit to your company. Well done.Just one thing that I would like to say is that the replacement C O 2 ,detectors we at Gooding Close ,have to pay for them as leaseholders to the council ,we can buy these cheaper than we are charged .As a retirement unit of people we have to watch every penny Thanks once again for an excellent service
Brilliant company,all their workers are friendly , polite and professional and work done to a high standard
Excellent service . The engineer repaired a small leak and explained boiler maintenance . He was polite , empathic and informative . He had a human aspect to him ... He was clearly super busy with a huge call list ... Which he took in his stride .. His knowledge of the area was apparent ! As a business this individual is an asset to you .... His family should be proud too My repair was non urgent and I am happy with my wait time . The customer service agent on the original phone call was empathic , informative and eloquent . Pretty awesome !
Unprofessional staff are rude and unhelpful and leave you without heating in minus conditions. I would suggest you avoid using these lot if you can.
Kadeem- Fantastic engineer, polite, efficient and solved a bad blockage within the boiler that hadn’t been solved in the 6 years of living in the property. Great work and big thanks!!
if you have a choice,do not use this firm. no communication,poor staffing and not able to provide a solution to a small problem. even when you offer a solution "no sorry ,can't do that" is the response to every suggestion. why take on a massive contract like. a housing association when you can't cover the work. we are week without heat or hot water and today's appointment has postponed til Monday.
The gentleman who did the safety check was very polite and helpful, thank you for a positive experience.
Great service. The gas engineer was lovely had him for a while so great seeing him again. Very efficient, friendly and lovely
Pure incompetence. 6 Appointments, 2 visits, within 15 mins of arrival 2 different people diagnosed different parts to the failed 15kw Worcester greenstar boiler & 3 weeks to the day with no boiler that feeds the heating & hot water at home. I called their suppliers & parts would be ready for next day (quite a common boiler was the remark from sales attendant) when I say parts, any of the very few components that are internal to boiler including the printed circuit board. I now have Appointment for late next week. This means for over 4 weeks I have had no working boiler. I called other companies without mentioning names & I was told I'm being taken for a ride? I see your previous reviews & wonder how long on average does it take smith & byford to repair a small domestic boiler? Message from lewisham council tenant to owner. Please contact your staff & see if anyone knows what's going on & why are there soo many bad reviews on smith & byford, & why it's going to be over 4 weeks to repair my small domestic boiler? You can reply publicly!
Although my first appointment had to be cancelled , I was made aware. Therefore I wasn't waiting for someone not to turn up. He arrived relatively early on my next appointment date and was very polite.
Having been without heating and hot water over Xmas, I contacted Smith and Byford on recommendation and Del arrived and sorted the issue out within an hour. Very happy with the service and would recommend this company.
We are having problems with heating since October. When I first made the appointment I asked for underfloor heating and when the engineer came asked me were are the radiators? I said that it’s an underfloor heating and he had no idea what to do then. He was on the phone with someone else trying to figure out what to do. After that that they left another appointment and when they came they said that hade to order some parts for the heating. They made appointments and left us waiting all day at home around 4:55 an afternoon I called them to make sure they will cam they said that the next job is to our house. And at 5:05 they said that will not be able to came.. they make other appointments and didn’t even bother to call and let us know that they not coming. After that they said that will supply us with alternative heatings and they came on Friday evening at 10:05 at night. When I said to the gay who brought them is this late he just said I live locally and that’s why is late. They are very rude when we call them. They don’t even listen to us what we have to say. They sent us a letter saying that they tried to contact us to make arrangements to finish the job, but we never received any kind of contact from them and when I called them to make the appointment they said that the part has not come yet, then I said why we received the letter they said is the system who sent it automatically. Now we have three days without hot water and heating. I was trying to make an emergency appointment but they didn’t bother to listen the gay on the phone put the phone down to not listen what I was saying. They said that someone will came today, we hope that someone will show up. Please if you answer don’t respond by automatically respond system. Better not to respond .
Absolutely ridiculous cancellation system you get sent a link to confirm appointment time date and if convenient or not. So I cancel via app, next day I get a call to say engineer will still be calling??? Why the hell would you still send someone round if it wasn't convenient. Crazy!! Waste of money and time.
Our first visit was a week ago and the engineer who came told us some pathetic reason for why our boiler wasn’t up to its best. He literally just wanted to tick the job off his sheet! Anyway we spoke to customer services and got another engineer in Mark - 10/10 service and he knew exactly what he was doing and what the issue was. He did a full check up on the boiler. His mannerism, knowledge and professionalism is the best of what I have seen for a while! So thank you again Mark for coming out during the holiday period and getting our boiler repaired and sorted. Hopefully this will get passed onto you!
Gets the job done quick
M anwas was very helpful and quick
Very quick efficient polite and explained every step
They list to me and they made sure that they could meet my requirements, and they did. So thank you
What can I say on the eve of Christmas Eve they where booked in to put a gas pipe in for cooker, connect my cooker and fix my central heating. Considering I only moved in a week and a half ago I would have expected my central heating to be working properly as Clarion deemed the property ready to let. They fitted the pipe and refused to connect my cooker due to it being (according to their engineer) the wrong hose. Also my central heating system still isn’t working properly. The engineer then left with a bag of chocolate (gifted by me as it is Christmas after all) wishing me a happy Christmas and hoping that I can get my cooker connected before the big day. Later on I noticed that he also left with a fitting that was intentionally left connected to the hose on my cooker ready for when they installed the gas pipe to make it easier for them to connect. That fitting wasn’t his to take it was mine. Just because I live in social housing it doesn’t mean that I deserve to be treated with any less care or respect. Happy Christmas Edit: I did email yourselves regarding the above complaint on 23rd December 2024 and as off 3rd January 2025 I haven’t received a response. I also forwarded on the complaint to my landlord Clarion.
A very efficient and helpful company, I have been very pleased with the work they have done.
This company provides The worst customer service I’ve ever experienced, this company is unreliable and lack customer support, at present I have had three failed appointments whereby the engineers never arrived and never provided any reason nor updates , finally on the forth booking someone arrived yet failed to complete my gas safety check which is ridiculous as that’s what they were instructed to do . This failure resulted in me having my hot water and boiler switched off and left in a freezing cold home with my children . Having complained and left for at present almost 48 hours without heating and hot water the company’s manager promised an engineer would fix the fault today before 8pm yet once again it’s passed 8pm and no one came and no one called !! An absolute joke and disgrace . The company know I have health conditions and children yet they show little concern, instead I’m repeatedly told they will send the engineers follow up messages ! Prior to this company replacing axis I had no problems as Axis provided the service they were expected to . I would most definitely not recommend smith and byford .
Unfortunately being a resident of Worthing Homes, we have to use this diabolical company. On 16th December 2024 my boiler would not fire up. Reported the issue, and an engineer visited the same day. He just looked at the error code, tried to ignite the boiler and decided it needed a new PCB. Was told to phone the following day for a time and date to fit the part. To be told they were extremely busy and no engineer until Monday 23rd December. Stayed in all day and engineer called at 5.40 that day. Took one look at the error code and immediately said it was not the PCB it would be the gas valve. But he fitted the board, and he was correct. He checked everything thoroughly and even called Vallaint for advice. Who also agreed it was the gas valve. Was told to call following day which was Christmas Eve. He said it was a stock item and no problem with the part. Phoned up the following morning 24th December to be told no parts and they would phone when it was in and could be fitted. Had to cancel my Great Grandaughter coming to stay with her parents as she is only 7 months old and to cold to stay in our house. We have 2 small fan heaters they left us. We have had to buy a convector heater and 2 heated throws to keep us war. We are both pensioners and have multiple health issues. Would I recommend this company HELL NO. I just hope that Worthing Homes never renew the contract with this company
Absolutely useless. Leaving a highly vulnerable person without heating and hot water for days. You get a different excuse every time you call.
Had a engineer scheduled to come today Christmas eve. I have hearing issues and have a big sign on door to use doorbell. Agent must have knocked and now I won't be able to get a repair scheduled until possibly 27th. Edit I called they said they have added hearing issues and said engineers will have a note to use doorbell. There still looking at re-sending an engineer but I have a repair scheduled for the 30th and they need Smyth and bythord to do theirs first. So might have reschedule the second repair
No one answers their number that is meant to be ‘open 24 hours’
5 Stars Phone was answered in under 5 mins phone operator quickly arranged the appointment in a professional manor. Big thanks to Peter who attended and fixed the issue in under 10 mins. Heating and hot water back on could not be happier.
New Boiler installed yesterday. Engineer was great. Professional, polite and very tidy. 10/10
Very pleased with the service provided by Dan the smith and Byford engineers
Worst experience Ive had with a gas company. Boiler is and has been pouring out water since 9am and I have been told I have to wait up to 24 hours for someone to attend. I have two children of which under the age of 5 who suffer with respiratory issues and the customer service team leader “ James” expressed he doesn’t know what I want him to say? Lol SHOCKING COMPANY AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!
What a joke of a company can’t keep spare parts on there vans because they are full of heaters they hand out rather than do the work required
Have had this company out many times and every time absolutely useless, one year has no heating for 4 months during the winter then 5 months of constant heating in the summer. Now this year I had boiler service on 28th Sept, changed the fan which didn't need changing, that night when put heating on for an hour it sounded like someone was trying to get out of it, asked for diff engineer which they sent out one out who did a full service again and was told to set my heating myself which I did as per. Only for after it's first setting to go off it wouldn't, turned thermostat off, boiler every thing off and still radiators where tooo hot to touch. Called again sent same man out who was sooooo rude he's not welcome again, he put the wrong unit in so is a one day setting not a week, heating would only go off if water was turned off too. Supervisor came out said wrong unit and set up so water was continuous and heating to press +1hour. Which we been doin till tnight where everything has now shut off and have no heating or hot water. Smith and Byford sort it out!!
Absolutely appalling company! So incompetent and unhelpful. I have been without heating and hot water since Friday. I phone and they reassured me I would be put on a 24hr call out due to having a child with disabilities and a child under 5. I phoned back after 24hrs and was told that whoever I had spoke to the day before had messed up and put me down for a repair on Monday, this was apparently happening all day according to the lady I spoke to. She assured me that she will make sure I’m seen as a priority and that she had this time put me on a 24hr call out. So I have cancelled my plans again today and waited in all day. Gets close to 24hrs so I call again, only to be told I’m on the system as being visited tomorrow, so yet another 24 hours without hot water or heat. Nobody takes responsibility or cares that I have work and my children have school Tomorrow, and have not had access to any hot water all weekend. One of the worst companies I’ve had the displeasure of dealing with! Go elsewhere if you can.
Really bad how you can leave a 75 year old lady with no hot water and heating saying you will come today and no one turns up
Very disrespectful people working at this company
Boiler NOT working since yesterday evening. I called this morning at 6:40am and I am STILL WAITING. I am high risk, I’m ill and have asthma. Does this matter? Of course not. Absolute joke of a company. Could be run better by a bunch of children. I am FREEZING. my flat is FREEZING. Absolute joke honestly.
Formal Complaint: Legal Breach and Discrimination Against Disabled Tenant Dear Smith and Byford, I am writing to express deep concern over your handling of an extremely urgent matter concerning the tenant at Hounslow address who has now been without heating and hot water for over three days. This individual has severe physical and mental health conditions, and the lack of these essential services has exacerbated her condition. Her body and bones are now in extreme pain due to prolonged exposure to cold, posing significant risk to her health. Legally, under Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, it is your responsibility to provide timely repairs to heating and hot water systems. Furthermore, under the Equality Act 2010, disabled individuals are entitled to reasonable adjustments to ensure their needs are met. Your failure to prioritize her case, provide immediate solutions, or ensure proper communication has breached these obligations and constitutes discrimination. The conduct of your out-of-hours service team and the assigned gas engineer was equally appalling. The gas engineer ignored special instructions to contact the tenant 30 minutes before arriving, despite her disability requiring such accommodations. The call centre staff provided contradictory information—one moment claiming electric heaters were unavailable, the next saying they would be delivered, and later stating they would not be provided at all. Representatives rudely disconnected calls, and the manager, Kirsty, refused to engage, demonstrating unprofessionalism and neglect in what is a life-threatening situation. This tenant’s health has been severely compromised due to your negligence. The emotional distress, physical suffering, and the sheer disregard for her rights as a disabled person are unacceptable. All calls related to this matter have been recorded, and unless immediate action is taken, we will pursue legal action, including claims for compensation and escalation to the Housing Ombudsman. Your failure to meet your legal responsibilities will not go unaddressed. as you can see, the tenant is frozen on the floor as she cannot move as the property is so cold! we will be taking this to the newspapers and the media if this is not resolved as a matter of urgency! We expect a written response addressing this complaint and outlining your plan of action within 7 days. Yours sincerely, Chloe
The heating and hot water in my property has not been working since 16/11/2024. An out of hours engineer came out the same evening and informed us that the boiler needs a new gas valve. On Monday morning I chased this up with Smith & Byford, whoever I spoke with was very helpful and said that the part will be delivered on 20/11/2024 and they can get an engineer out to us. I took a day off from work and was home all day, apparently an engineer did turn up but I didn't hear a knock. The engineer also did not have the decency to give me a call. After speaking with Smith & Byford again, they gave us another appointment for 27/11/2024. That's already 11 days without heating and hot water. By the way, I even explained to S&B that my sister was staying with us for a few days and she has children under the age of 5, and my father is an elderly man. I don't think this made much of a difference. Today, 27/11/2024 at 6pm, my father attended to a phone call from S&B, and they explained that they could not attend and they'd now attend on 02/12/2024. Essentially, this would make it 17 days without heating and hot water in this current weather. I am absolutely furious with S&B and I'm trying to keep my cool whilst I write this review. I am a tenant of Hexagon Housing, I'll be feeding back to them and explaining that they need to find alternative contractors. To the staff at S&B, I really hope that you also go through everything that I have just to make you understand.
Lewis visited today for an electrical check, so kind and went above and beyond very patient with my constant barking dog and do good and knowledgable in his job, if awards are given be sure to award Lewis would not hesitate to book them again, office staff so good as well when booking the appointment and kept up to date with texts etc
I have been experiencing an ongoing fault error (F23) with my boiler.. Last Tuesday a very knowledgeable, efficient and polite engineer came, to get me out of trouble (with extreme dropping temperatures imminent) This afternoon, the same gentleman arrived with new parts in hand - a smile to rectify my (F23) error. Thank you so much for everything George R03 I am really grateful. Gem 💎
I called this morning at 6.20 to report that my heating and hot water was not working, I am an older woman with many health issues for which my council have me listed as vulnerable. I waited 6 hours and called again to ask how long it would be before an engineer arrived, only to be told it would be sometime tomorrow as I was not a priority. I am disgusted that this company who obviously has a rather large contract with my council does not see fit to come and put the heating and hot water for a vulnerable adult. Shame on you.
Probably one of the worst companies I have dealt with, they sent out gas engineers to fix our gas leak 3 times and still haven’t resolved the problem 10 days later. Using their famous words “I’ve put that in the report”, with these freezing temperatures I can honestly say I’m shocked that they haven’t resolved the issue and I have been left with no heating or hot water for almost 2 weeks. I guess their current ratings reflect their level of work and expertise. Would give them zero stars if that was an option!
Unprofessional, low costumer service(if online chat is used, the grammar and punctuation makes you send people back to school, if call is beeing made the service is full of attitude and rudeness) and lack on commitment. The attitude is beyond real.
Worse company ever. Reported no heating and no hot water 3 times!. Company telling lies about coming when they DID NOT. And then mixing my report with someone else report and ending calling an other customer with no issues and cancelling my appointment ! . Freezing cold with my child in the house with no help and still did not have no1 repair it . They need to be sued .
Easy to see why such low review rating.called to fix boiler at the property where I live.Ten minutes after leaving same problem.unbelievable
I had some issues with an appointment and had Hannah the supervisor contact me and she resolved the matter and had someone come out same day to get my heating working again. She really helped me I am very happy with this service
Terrible! Came out 2 years ago for annual gas check! Said we didn’t a new boiler, immersion light was on etc and said we would be a priority as I have 3 young kids! Year goes by and we hear nothing. So they come out for the next annual gas check, this August 2024 (I’m sure it was the same bloke as before) and apparently the boiler is absolutely fine , even tho it’s over 20 years old, he then comes back as apparently he was suppose to do something which was screw a screw in! Few months later I.e November 2024 the whole house is freezing so we give in and put the heating on …… only to find it doesn’t work! We ring out of hours and a lovely man came out and says a part is broken!!!! How was this not picked up before!!!!! So now we have to wait for the part and cos my youngest is 1 and half we are apparently a priority which was said when she was a baby with the first gas check !!!! So now we wait !!!!
No hot water or heating for a few days considering I have 3 kids youngest aged 1 years old same problem with boiler the boiler issue has been going on for over a year but won't fix it just bodge it so it lasts a couple off days absolutely horrendous service staff on the phone extremely rude and unhelpful I wish I could off given them -5 star rating
Smith and Byford what can I say, they came into my home to do a gas safety check. Instead they left me with no HOT WATER OR HEATING. I called then back and then they gave me another emergency call out appointment. NO ONE CAME ENGINEER WENT HOME. Called them back in the morning and then they put me on another 24 hour call out even though I called them prior Considering I have things to do. So I have to wait again for them to come out when they are ready. I have NEVER EXPERIENCE NOTHING LIKE THIS WITH my gas safety checks. They are very unprofessional,inconsiderate.
Dan Miles come to fit my new boiler was very professional and got the job done im happy and he was very tidy cleaning his mess cant fault him
All engineers are dope and down to Earth, I appreciate their help and advise.
Stay far away from this company they are just crooks.... manage our communal heating and just are incompetent and full of lies.
Had our safety check done boiler heating and hot water all working fine before they arrived , then the day don't use unsafe then they say they contacted myself and partner by phone and email would you believe it no emails or missed calls. Now 6 days no hot water or heating they arrived the 6th Nov say they fix the issues told my partner they will be hot water in 2 hours and leave would it have not been better to check they was first before leaving. I arrive back from work and no hot water and then contact out of hours and told they will call back in office hours what's the point of out of hours ????
Very bad experience lunatic people work there on the calls my radiator is leaking and I have a baby in the house and they told me to wait till next week so basically all weak change the bowls for the leaking radiator and have no sleep or is going to by flooded house ! Disgraceful horrible horrible people!!!!!!
This has to be the worst service ever. Imagine having to book work off 3 times for someone to come and fix a problem with the heating and first time someone comes and checks and says that they will pass on the findings to get the parts needed for the job to be fixed, the second time the person who comes to fix the job doesn't even know what his doing so he makes another appointment and on that third appointment I have to call them up to see when they are coming to do the job but then only find out that they don't have the parts and it's at the warehouse, so why no one could have contacted me and let me know what was happening rather than have me calling them up every 2 hours to see what was the problem. This has to be the worst company ever. They need to improve all around and most importantly the customer service skills beacuse that's the worst, and to make it worse it's like there is no care in the world for them. I'm the one who has to be calling in to see what's happening and when is it going to get fixed. Wasting my time waiting and no one shows up. 3 times and still nothing was done to fix this problem
Bunch of incompetent idiots! Without heating and hot water since the 12th October! Engineer who attended logged job requirements but booking team clearly can’t read so failed to book builder to access pipe work resulting in me having to wait until 28th October for the next available appointment…. AVOID AT ALL COST
NEVER EVER COME OUT MY HEATING AND HOT WATER ARE OFF THE BOILER IS OLD THAY ARE TERRIBLE
This idiot just cut up my pregnant partner on a busy road in London. From their Google Reviews AND their Trustpilot rating it looks like their driving is as dangerous as their plumbing and gas work.
Just to say that the engineer turned up less than an hour after I reported the problem, polite and efficient, he knew what the problem was just by the noise the boiler was making. Well played.
Would like to say thank you to your engineer Jack who visited our property to check our daughters radiator, who needs heating due to medical reasons. This is a recurring problem but was checked and explained to us that needs a replacement as faulty and leaking. Was very professional friendly and knew what needed to be done. Told us he would arrange replacement and that will S&B will be in contact to arrange dates. Thank you Max.
Replaced my boiler. Very polite engineers. Customer service could be better in the office. I get the feeling they are trained to say the client -customers are always at fault and they appear to be defensive. Customer care is top. Customers are Kings Queens. No customers no business.
On a call out. As no cold water coming in for hot water tank, excellent service and communication. Found problem, fixed and reassurance given as to why this happened and how they solved the problem. Much appreciated to them both and for their friendly but professionalism.
23.09.2024: From my experience, I have nothing but positive feedback for the employees that helped me throughout my boiler breakdown and understanding about my personal medical issues. Firstly I would like to mention Kelly who handles the accounts for RHP and Shannen in the installation team. Without their helpfulness, patience, kindness and professional organisation, I wouldn't be able to have all the operatives arrive in one day to install my new boiler. Their communications skills were outstanding via email and they adhere to their callbacks, when stated. I would also like to mention the following individuals please, that are part of the Smyth and Byford family: lan the QC Surveyor. Jamie the boiler installation engineer. Harry the Apprentice boiler engineer. Beau the Electrician. A huge thank you to all for operatives that attended my property on Monday. They were professional, well mannered, courteous, efficient, tidy, knowledgeable and helpful. Most of all what a lovely group of gentlemen. It's also refreshing to see, two early, 20 year olds, retaining a qualified trade and they are decent lads. It was a pleasure having all of them around. I can honestly say this company haven't let me down to date. I like how they keep to their scheduled appointments. I think they are so much better than Mears. I can't speak for other individuals bad experiences but for me I am thankful for what Smyth and Byfords have done for me, which is a great job.
Absolutely terrible outrageous service they came only 1 in 19 times we called them
Do they really get paid for the work they do ( or don’t do) ? Do yourself a favour steer clear of this mob
Had no hot water for a week!! Came round to do our annual gas safety inspection and turned our gas off as deemed unsafe. 4 hour job for 2 people in the loft. The work was supposed to get carried out tomorrow, my wife has booked the day off for this. They came out today, when nobody was home!! I rang them, they insisted it was booked for today. Now they are saying they can’t do until next Tuesday!! I’ve just spoken to my wife she has an email that confirms that they booked the job in for tomorrow, as we thought!! 2 weeks without hot water!! Disgusting!!! Now they are saying they can’t do next Tuesday!!! They can’t even get their own appointments right that THEY set!!! Absolute cowboys!! :-( I HAVE NO FAITH WHATSOEVER IN THIS SHAMBOLIC COMPANY!!! STEER CLEAR IF YOU CAN!! :-(
No idea on the quality of their workmanship but their drivers need to revisit the Highway Code and understand what a 30 limit means in a small village outside schools and old people’s homes.
Smith & Byford , do it again !!!!! Still can't read signs so block a dead end with not just one van , but 2 , just to make sure they really block the road , and even worse there are 2 empty spots just to his left ! And these people drive on the roads 🙄...............
They are just awful. I took an unpaid day off because of the annual gas safety check but they didn’t come and send me a letter saying that no one was at home. Very very disappointed.
This has to be one of the worst companies ever. Our boiler continues to stop working and they have no urgency to fix it. They are unable to book slots for working people which is utterly ridiculous. As an asthmatic person, my worries and concerns are disregarded. They believe people should go without heating and hot water. They do not care for the well being of people. Disgusting, vile place
Great service today from Smith & Byford from the two guys who came out under my service agreement to repair my boiler that had completely broken down. No hot water and no heating. Boiler is now, not only working, but firing up and shutting down more quietly than it has in years! Thanks guys, terrific job!
Very friendly chap, turned up on time. Respected our property and quick service. Highly recommend
Pretty much the worst company Iv had to deal with although the admin or whoever operates the phone is very helpful. very simple job needed it’s taken 3 months of failed visits, need a radiator replacing, took a month to get back to me after measuring everything up, then after many failed visits claiming they tried to attend when I was home all day taking work off told they forgot the radiator!,this appointment had been rebooked over 5 times now . took work off today for them to attend , called up asking when they were coming as it’s now the afternoon to be told they “ tried to attend” when Iv been home all day . So again having to take more time of work and rebook. The two men that did attend but for whatever reason couldnt do the job because they didn’t have the radiator had a serious attitude. Not impressed with this company at all.
Engineering for my new boiler, Absolutely amazing fella, (Guy) Quick, well spoken. Honestly Smith & Byford, your service I believe is excellent, also sort your team out well for upcoming bonuses! Top stuff, Thank you.
Extremely unhelpful , misinformation and no willingness to make things right .
Best engineer you guys have sent in ages the guys name was Chris employ more like him he's friendly polite ,professional and punctual. se9 area
Very unhelpful on the phone and sounded like she could not be bothered.
Just horrible
Terrible service and broke my wall
Gentleman was very nice and helpful
Absolute heartless cowboys. Been calling round my house two years creating an ongoing problem with boiler. Forged gas safety certificate. Fraud. Damaged fabric of house. Now have mould wallpaper falling off. Coving falling off. I have lived in my house over 20 years. Unprofessional, rude telephone staff. Told my husband they can turn off our water if unhappy about the leak. Who is going to pay for the damage? Tonbridge
3 days of no hot water and a broken boiler so far. Emergency engineer meant to be out 2 days ago an no-ones arrived. Would give less stars if I could
Would give no stars if possible. Our upstairs neighbour has an ongoing problem with his boiler and after several previous visits, he called out Smith and Byford again to look at it at midday today. No one ever arrived and by this evening we had water running through our electric light socket and down the light pull in our bathroom below because of it. I rang them to report this and they wouldn’t speak to me. At this point, they eventually spoke to our neighbour and said they would ‘chase up the call’ from earlier that day. They promised to send someone out as it was now an emergency. We waited until 9.30pm and I tried to ring again. After being put on hold for 15 minutes, I was finally told that no one would be coming out. No reason given. They said the water should have stopped dripping and to put some towels down. Total liars who are totally useless.
I have an ongoing leak from the boiler cylinder into my kitchen and Smyth and Byford keep missing appointments or saying they are waiting on parts and job is completed this is over 2 months since they attended yet I still have a leak. Very poor customer service Call agents are very rude
AVOID Booked an appointment with them to connect a cooker back in February. Still waiting for them to do the works 3 months and 8 appointments later. Engineers are not turning up to the appointments, or not having the tools or parts to do the job. Ive wasted 8 days over a course of 3 months waiting for them to do they job. I'm self employed and it costing me £1000's in lost wages Avoid
Happy, they did what they said. Polite, proff, Amar maintaining
Called them to report no heating or hot water, I have baby and young children and live in an old flat so as you can imagine it gets very cold, I also cannot bath my children ready for going back to school. They confirmed a 24 hour call out and on THREE separate occasions, they confirmed someone would contact me prior to attending the job. I had not heard from them so I popped out for quickly to get food for my child, they then apparently attended - without any call prior or card after to say they attended. I called them to see where they were as I had not heard anything, they told me I wouldn’t have had a call despite 3 people telling me different, and as someone attended they are now refusing to send anyone else out, I now have to wait days for the next “appointment” as it is no longer considered priority!!
Had a bit of a problem getting them to replace a leaking radiator, had to wait a bit over a month, but they came today and Josh did an excellent job. So im changing my review to 5 stars. I hope in the future I have to wait less than a month.
Due a gas check today never turned up on way out found a card saying they had called at 8.40 there was myself and 2other people in my home I have a dog and I have a door bell and no one heard so he did not knock or ring it is disgusting that they expect you to sit waiting for them to call and then lie and say they called do they just stand at the door expecting someone to open it then when they don’t knock or push a button
Left me with boiler off for 3 weeks, using emersion boiler and electric heaters in 5-10°. Cost me a fortune on electricity.
What a joke of a business so just moved in to a new home what should be great but no boiler playing about making some loud noise called them at 2.30am for the man on the phone to tell me someone would call me in office hr bare in mind in my last home I had three gas Leeks. 2 of them was the fact this so called business didn't do the job right the first place left me for 3 week with my 5 children two of them ex prem babies now I still have to deal with this joke of a business wish I didn't have too today someone came out but I don't know what he come for just looks and said its ok
Its been 6 months since they've been saying they'll sort issues out with our boiler. Some staff are lovely, others seem not to want to do their jobs at all cost. This is an edit from 7 months after the initial booking. It was eventually fixed and the man working on it did a great job and was friendly. The main issue is that there seems to be a general lack of communication in some cases where workers were unaware of previous visits and what needed resolving.
Exceedingly poor customer service! Telephone agent implied I lied about selecting school run hours for the annual gas check, while calling me on the school run to ask where I am. Then the agent questioned my attitude before cutting the call with no apology for their oversight and inconvenience! RIDICULOUS incompetent staff!
They are a bunch incompetent liars, who have cost me hundreds of pounds in gas cost because they incorrectly fitted my boiler and thermostat. They lied and said the job was completed in regards to my heaters. They took pictures and measurements for my new heaters, then sent someone round to paint over a gaping hole. Then lied and closed the job and said they were no longer leaking which you can see is not true. Poor communication and just useless
Bless Dan. It was super late but he still made it past 6-ish pm where he could have been home having his tea. The family member whom I care for doesn’t normally speak but Dan was so kind, she was shown by him how to operate the timer. Yes, there has been previous cancellations possibly due to not being able to cope with the sheer volume of call outs. However, it was clear to me that the caliber of Dan’s expertise was such that he knew instantly what the issue was with the immersion heater. He gave regard to observations made which helped him further to diagnose the issue & fixed it He checked the boiler & instantly noted that the pressure was not what it should be & that a follow up appointment would be imminent. Yes, the council gets a lot of stick for tardiness but today Smith & Byrford was exemplary.
My boiler has stopped working ever since an engineer came to “service” it. I called emergency repair as my boiler is now leaking again I have no gas or hot water. I have two autistic children one who’s serve. I’ve just been told autism isn’t classed as a vulnerability. I’ll be making a formal complaint against this company
Would love 0 stars of I could. I asked them to ring when on route as I couldn't miss work as they didn't give me a time of when they would be here. They didn't. He dung me saying he's outside my door. I said I'd be 5 mins. I was 7 mins. I got a call after 9 mins saying he's gone to an emergency gas leak then cut off. Bare in mind this is all on unknown so I couldn't call back. I called the office and said I've drove back like I said. U said that would be okay as I can't afford to miss work. Then they said because I wasn't there at all he left. He lied he left waybefore I was there. He was no where to be seen. The office are now refusing to send him back out and I have no heating or hot water. I'm disabled with a toddler and children.
Awful company!! Contacted them via email twice, but never ever had a resonse!! Loads of negative reviews from customers and former employees!! Ridiculously poor and unacceptable customer service. AVOID!!
Booked an appointment via live chat, didn’t turn up and then told us we never booked an appointment even though we had confirmation. We had a broken thermostat, came out to fix it, broke it more and left. Asked them to come out again to fix it as it was stopping the heating coming on during winter and that was a nightmare. The many 1* reviews speak for themselves really.
Worst dealing with emergency call.
Useless customer service, horrible services in general. Please don’t use!
Rude staff over the phone not helpful in the slightest absolutely disgusting customer service!!
This company is the worst company they are the heating contractors for Southwark council the staff on the phone is rude and unprofessional 3 times I have a job to be booked thorough the council and they dint turn up and so rude about it nasty company
I have waited in TWICE now with no shows from engineers. I phoned the office & they made an excuse & then had the cheek to say (after several minutes) that an engineer had called & no one was in!!!! Well i assure you, I WAS HOME & no one came! & then the same happened again on a Saturday. Why do smith & Byford think their time is more important than mine! They are nothing but a bunch of liars (& that’s not exaggerating as when your not telling the truth, means your lying 🤥 ) & a bunch of cowboys who get paid for doing nothing. The worse thing is my housing association are paying these for work that is a standard check & you have only got to look at the reviews to see what kind of company they are. Good luck to whoever uses them as you will need it.
Living with a disability and health conditions becomes even more challenging when essential services like heating and hot water are neglected, as I recently experienced with this company. It's been 3 days without heating and hot water in this freezing cold weather, and no one is responsible!
Absolutely rubbish had no heating or hot water for 5 days have young kids and telling me I need to wait for a delivery date of my new parts before they can send me blow heaters engineers have no clue what they are doing they come and mess up your boiler and go and then when it’s all messed up they don’t help you the weather is freezing yet they are happy to leave vulnerable kids freezing DISGUSTING!!
To give 6 days with NO heating/hot water, with a disabled kid in the home, you are due to fix this today, you had BETTER be here, or YOU will be paying our electric bill for the heaters you provided that do nothing but cost a fortune, I had to put her in a hotel room over the weekend! Thankfully with her boyfriend who understands her disabilities, but I am her carer, your engineers are decent but the office staff dismissive and downright rude!
I have been trying to get a radiator fixed since December 2023 I have called and emailed so many times never got any proper response only answer is someone will look into this and get it contact which never happens and I have to call back day after day the job has been escalated twice . The worst company to deal with the staff are very polite on the phone but the job never gets done
Awful company.They lie.A job was raised as an emergency on an emergency code 2 hours.They didn't turn up then told me it was an all day appointment.Been waiting five hours Operative (named Blue)kept making excuses. Don't use this company .
By far the worst company ever. They are contracted by Clarrion housing. Really rude staff on the phone they canceld 2 times for the engineer to turn up for emergency. Then the staff put me.on hold for good 12 minute stayingnone might come out but no time.
Job done quickly
Fits a new thermostat completely different to old one. Wasn't shown how to use it. Instructions are impossible. Had an appointment for 2nd January, cancelled it because after messing around for most the morning, I have figured out how to turn it on and off. All this was unnecessary. Update 18th January Another useless heating engineer sent. Why RHP use this organisation is beyond me.
Unfortunately my landlord uses this company, every year without fail issues, customer service is atrocious, the MD obviously doesn't give two fig Newton's about his companies reputation as long as they getting paid, if you have the option steer well clear. No star rating.
The mist useless company that could ever exist!!! The staff are very rude and not helping at all ! When I arrange an appointment my husband took a day off from work , on the day of the appointment I had to contact them to find out that left a message to a wrong number that the engineer called sick and noone will cover him ,they rescheduled the appointment for the next day and I kindly asked if I can get call before arrival so I can go to the property and let the engineer in , because I have a few months old baby and there is no heating at the apartment and it is too cold to stay there with the baby for 5 hours ... it's insane. Well I don't receive any call ! Is it so hard just to dial number and to say I am on my way to the address.... ?
My wife’s grandparents whom are in their seventies and one has a severe disability which prolonged cold exposure can cause death have been left for 10 days and counting without heating in the coldest part of the year . Unhelpful staff , numerous failures to turn up . Clearly they have too many contracts to provide a duty of care adequately to the local authority housing . It’s an appalling failure in care to vulnerable people !!! Writing to my local Mp to highlight this company’s failure to deliver an acceptable level of service which could result in unnecessary deaths !
They Do Not Know the meaning of the word Emergency or Respect they have No acceptance of Disabilities. I have tried 3 times and they have as good as ignored what has been said. They talk down to you or try the you are not the main tenant. Will Smith is the Chairman and he should be doing something about it.
I am writing to express my extreme disappointment and frustration with the lack of action taken by Smith and Byford to fix my boiler. It has been close to two months since I initially reported the issue, and I am still without heating in my home, despite adding I have a toddler and disabled person at home. I understand that there may be delays in scheduling repairs, but two months is an unacceptable amount of time to leave a customer without a basic necessity such as heating. I have made numerous calls to your customer service department, and each time I am met with empty promises and excuses. Not only have I been inconvenienced by the lack of heating, but I have also had to endure the discomfort and health risks associated with living in a cold environment. This is completely unacceptable. I have been advised my case is being looked into due to the timeframe and I will be updated further once reviewed, I find this completly unacceptable as it’s clear to see the timeframe on the system and should now be treated as a P1. I urge immediate action to resolve this issue. If this matter is not resolved promptly, I will have no choice but to escalate my complaint to the relevant consumer protection agencies and seek legal action. I trust that you will take this matter seriously and prioritise the resolution of my complaint. I look forward to your prompt response and a satisfactory resolution to this matter.
My Landlord uses this company as their contractor. My Carbon Monoxide alarm went off and the lady who answered the ‘so called’ emergency number said that family was not a priority because there was no elderly or young child despite a gas engineer present (but not paid for the task) asking them to attend. The reply was we could wait until offices are open and an appointment is arranged. Very reassuring!
Not good customer service at all. The women I spoke to was rude and the man was nice but he didn’t know what he was talking about
Awful, unprofessional, rude and useless 14 days no hot water or heating .. 3rd day waiting in for 12 hours to be told engineer is uncontactable. How can this company be awarded a contract with @richmondhousingpartnership given the shocking reviews they already have
Worst company ever left kids to freeze for over a week and still on going no help at all the engineer has lied to company cos he didn't want to do the job was proven by British gas and other company. Don't care that I can no cook for the kids no hot water or heating and don't want to help at all. Trying to con the local authority by bumping up cost of repairs Complete and utter joke of a company
I telephoned Smith and Byford at 8am this morning to advise I had no heating and no hot water and that repairs were urgently needed. I explained I am especially vulnerable due to my advanced age. I was gruffly told an engineer would visit within the next 24 hours. I asked for a more specific timeframe to enable me to attend medical appointments and shop for groceries during the long waiting time. My request was gruffly refused. The attitude was take it or leave it. Such dreadful customer service and lack of care and concern for the vulnerable is appalling and shocking. The company should be censored by relevant authorities for its crass indifference.
Absolutely appalling!!! Have had an issue with my boiler for over a month now leaving my family and I with no heating and no hot water. Called up to arrange for boiler to be fixed for the 2nd time in 5 weeks to be told the next appointment is in 10 days! Was told there’s nothing that they can do and still hasn’t been resolved!
rang up today to get an appointment for my heating that gives a loud bang when switching on ask the guy on the phone did he think it was ok to keep using hes reply was well only you can decide that , what are these people if i knew that why the hell would i contact this incompetent company . said i have someone living with me that's ill and need heat so ive got to wait till monday hopefully it wont blow up by then .
The engineers that came round to day where very polite and clean and tidy. I would recommend Smith & Byford. Also, the staff in the office when i called to book my appointment couldnt be more helpful. Thank you.
Absolute joke of a company, been waiting since 30th November as have a leak , phoned every week more than once just to be told need to sign something so they can take floorboards up. Yet don't know how I would sign it. Every time I phone , I get told they will phone me back. A nice man came out Monday and phoned the office to tell them he couldn't fix it as didn't have part. Now have to pay for someone to come out before ceiling comes In.
Had numerous appointments made for my gas safety inspection and after numerous time of staying in they have not turned up but have tried to say they did, it’s a joke
Disabled people with children no heating or hot water and engineer doesn’t turn up despite taking a whole day off unpaid to be here for them. Not the first time this has happened they are incompetent and don’t care. Not even very good at the job when they do turn up.3 weeks later we still have no heating or hot water after a company came to inspect smith and byfords work and condemned our boiler as there’s gas leaking out where it’s not sealed! Unsafe
31hrs and still no sign of life ..rude on the phone and impatient on call to house ..
One of the most unprofessional and unethical companies going. Staff are either rude or just don't listen. I don't think their is an ounce of common sense between the office staff. As for gas safety; you might as well get Stevie Wonder out to service your boiler. *** Update **** Smith and Byford have had four emails in 6 days from me. None of them have been answered. Read the other reviews for yourself
Very bad customer service they don’t care
Was due to get our boiler fixed yesterday after waiting 3 weeks for them to turn up at 4.15pm saying they haven't got time our house was -3 last night and no hot water plus no heaters being offered to us we now have another weekend in a house that is freezing my daughter is having to sleep at grandparents to keep warm bloody disgusting company who don't care
Office staff are rude and unprofessional, but lovely engineer that visited today explained all of the issues with our communal boiler and fixed my hot water. Thank you.
Worst company ever I wonder how you get contracts with social housings. Lazy staff!
I've been with no heating and hot water 4 four days they are saying my boiler is still under warranty ring yourself.wtaf.they are all so dam rude and disrespectful
Amazing customer service from Abdul today, went above and beyond even listened to me rant, appreciate him taking the time to listen and actually give me the answers I needed!
Edit- Engineer attended 22/11 couldn't fix the boiler as needed new parts. He advised he would request the office to order parts and book in with me for him and his manager to fix it. He said I would be looking at Monday (27/11). I phoned Smith and Byford yesterday as hadn't heard anything and they said the parts hadn't been ordered as they were investigating if the boiler was under warranty. The boiler is around 8 years old so doesn't take a genius to know it isn't. They said they would order the parts and call me the next day to update me. I phoned them again today, after they didn't bother to ring me and they said the next available appointment for the engineer and his manager to attend will be the 8th December! This is day 10 of no heating or hot water and by then it will be 21 days! My daughter is autistic and has asthma. Her asthma deteriorates in cold weather, its meant to snow this week! What a vile disgusting company. Will now contact citizens advice, shelter, my local MP. All of your staff are incompetent and rude. You are breaking the law leaving vulnerable children with no heating and hot water for 10 days let alone 21. Not to mention your contract with Hexagon Housing states all boiler repairs must be completed within 5 working days, it has now been 7! Whoever is reading this review private or housing associations DO NOT USE THIS DISGUSTING COMPANY. Whilst they all go home to their nice warm homes, me and my daughter will be freezing and having to drive 1 hour round trips every day to shower, which are just basic human rights Phoned yesterday evening (Sunday) as boiler has ignition/ionisation fault and wouldn't fire up. Was told they couldn't send an engineer out that evening as I don't meet the criteria of an emergency callout, even though I have an autistic child. Call handler said he would raise a job but advised me to phone the next day. Bit annoying but fine is what it is. Phoned them today, as advised, and requested an engineer to visit after 6pm as I work full-time. They said they couldn't guarantee the engineer would look at the job notes (how ridiculous). Phoned around 5.30pm to confirm an engineer visit and they told me he attended at 2pm and couldn't gain access (well obviously not!) The engineer didn't bother to phone me to say he was there, if he did I could've explained I said after 6pm. The call handler, Millie, made no effort to try and get an engineer out tonight or even tomorrow. She said the next available appointment would be Wednesday between 4 and 5.30pm, no good as I work full time. I requested an appointment for after 6pm and she said I need to get the housing association to authorise this. I've never heard such rubbish. It's discrimination to assume housing association tenants are just sitting around all day and none of us work full time! By the time the engineer visits Wednesday I will be without heating and hot water for 3 days, which is negligence on Smith and Byfords behalf. It seems this company have forgotten their duty of care, especially to vulnerable customers. I will now have to drive 30 minutes to my sisters just to bathe my child and myself. Disgraceful from a company that has a big tender with the housing association I'm apart of. I can almost guarantee if I was a private customer they would attend within 2-4 hours. Will now be making an official complaint and taking it further. Customers with children who have additional needs should be priority too, in fact customers with children in general should meet the priority criteria. There's also no guarantee that the housing association will authorise for me to have a late evening appointment by Wednesday so potentially looking at losing wages to wait in for an engineer. This is unacceptable and potentially breaking some laws. Will also be informing the housing association as I'm sure this doesn't meet their requirements for company's they enter contracts with, to look after their tenants. Also apparently they have no managers available to talk to customers, and you have to wait 24-48 hours for a call back, how convenient.
I spoke to s h a as I needed some work doing in my kitchen, within 1 hoursmith and Byford had attended and finished the work, thank you guys you were amazing
Would give 0 stars if I could. They fitted what was supposed to be a new boiler 18 months ago but it has never worked. They keep sending the same idiots round who can't fix it. In April they were unable to do a gas safety check because boiler kept turning itself off. Yet they still sent a certificate saying it had passed. Is that even legal? I didn't sign anything. Same idiot came round today to fix it and said he couldn't do repair so left with no solution. What a waste of time. I am going to get legal advice and take this further. I wish My Clarion housing had stayed with Robert Heath Heating, at least they knew what they were doing.
This company are the WORST company I've come across in my whole life!!....On more than two occasions they've gotten me to take time off work – On BOTH occasions they didn't bother turning up at ALL!....On one occasion, an engineer professed to have turned up by simply taking a SNAPSHOT of my front door, returning himself to THEIR work depot and then claiming to them to have done my repair!!...When you phone them to ask to put in a complaint, they tell you that their “ISN'T” a complaints procedure and that they'll get a MANAGER to call you back as soon as they can!....WHEN the manager “does” eventually call you back, they simply apologise to you and rearrange your appointment and they do “their” version of “escalating” your repair.......A few days back I had an emergency engineer come out from them and he did the best he could with the diagnosis I'd given him and he left on the assumption the repair had now been FIXED – The following day I discovered that the diagnosis I'd given him was “wrong” and the “fault” was still there so I called them to rearrange “another” appointment for today(afternoon)....Two days later, their manager left a message on my phone voicemail saying they'd cancelled today's appointment because the engineer had fixed the problem when he came the other day. I immediately phoned them back telling them that I'd originally given THAT engineer a “mis-diagnosis” and that the problem stemmed from another source and was still there. They then so called “escalated” the repair telling me that the originally booked AFTERNOON slot for my new repair had now been allocated to somebody else, “but” that they would give me a morning slot, so I accepted the MORNING appointment. However they've just now called me to “CANCEL” “this” appointment because their engineer is ill! (With so many people to cover, they don't have reserve engineers, and with today's UNEMPLOYMENT rate???? - AND even “AFTER” escalating my “repair”????).......SO it's now the THIRD occasion that my complaints on SMITH & BYFORD haven't been taken seriously by them.........I'm NOW taking this WHOLE thing to the OMBUDSMAN!!!”
Even ratting one star is extremely high, I would rate a minus 10 if that was an option. Called as currently have no heating or hot water (Thursday evening) to be told that I have to take time off work to stay in a freezing cold home waiting for them up to 24h...They can't call us to tell that they are on their way. The alternative given was wai until Monday without heating or hot water when temperatures are going below 1. Customer service very rude and said that living in a council house I obviously don't work so can wait for the engineer, horrible company I wish we had the choice to change, please if you can stay away from them. The worst people and company ever. So now I have to look forward to a freezing night....
Worst company ever been cancelled 4 times no hot water or heating for a week now!! engineers and reception don't have a Communication. Big organisation like Sutton Council should "AVOID THEM LIKE PLAGUE "I hope they will go out of business soon Please everyone AVOID this company
Engineers are very unprofessional. They are lazy to do their job,come in/take look and go,doesnt even apend up to 5mins in property and then claim that job is done. Apaling
1. They dont stop contacting you even when you've booked the required appointment. The staff in the office are unprofessional and rude. They have big contracts so should invest a little in basic training. 2. When they're in your home, nice enough but they see it as their workspace, not your home. So there is a level of disrespect. 1 guy stood on clean washing he had knocked off the radiator didnt even pick it up or apologise. Answering personal phone calls whilst working. 2nd guy total disrespect covered expensive kitchen equipment in dust whilst drilling. Didnt even mention it or say sorry so i could've moved it first He behaved like he was at home in my home. Couldn't wait for them to get out. May seem like small things but you're public facing. Easy to tick a box.
I've been on the phone with Smith and Byford telling them I've got no heating and I'm on blood thinning tablets and he said they don't have anyone available until the 20th they are useless don't do their job properly
I am extremely frustrated that Lewisham continue to use the services of this company. I have frequent issues with my boiler whereby I am left without any heating or hot water. The staff will say they have logged a repair when they have not resulting in your waiting home for an all day appointment that does not exist. I can call up and get all sorts of different timescales on the matter. I told someone would be out before the end of the day then told the soonest appointment is Monday.
Today my appointment was between 2 pm and 5 pm wait until 19:43pm the engineer call and was very rude and dismissal Don't like gas engineer they are very rude
Thank you for the help from Stuart who sorted out my heating today. He is professional and friendly and nothing is too much trouble. Very different to the guy who took my call two days ago saying "someone would ring me" and nothing happened so I had to ring a second time to report the fault(s). Therefore, a loss of one star.
Absolutely useless company! 5 times in the past 2 years I've made appointments and taken time off work just for them to not show up and not contact. No heating or hot water at the moment, booked an appointment (had to wait a week as not classed as priority), engineer comes out but needs a new part. Book another appointment for today 16:30-1730.... 18:00 I phone and get told they would be here anytime up until 20:00. 20:00 I phone them and get told they could be here anywhere up until 22:00. 22:00 I phone them to get told they probably won't come tonight now... They MIGHT come tomorrow. Useless company that I would avoid like the plague if I could! If you have the choice, DO NOT use Smyth an Byford!!
I am a council tenant I have not had any hot water or heating since Sunday an engineer did attend on Tuesday but was unable to fix my boiler telling me she did not know what was wrong she got on the phone whilst at my property to her manager who both agreed they would be back Thursday morning to repair my boiler so today came no sign of them so I rang to find out what was going on to be told no one was. Coming until next Tuesday which will mean I have had no hot water and no heating for 9 days the person on the phone was not very helpful I asked to speak to a manager was told they would call me back they did but unfortunately missed the call so I called back to be told they would not talk to me again as they tried to call before DISGUSTING customer service I was not even informed that the day had changed so on Tuesday I would of gone off to work and would of missed them. I have a two year old leaving in the house with me who has been unwell but this doesn’t seem to matter. I would like a response from this review as was told I couldn’t ring anybody to complain I have had to spend money on electric and have had to go out and buy electric heaters this is not acceptable
My boilers been out for 3 weeks, they’ve sent 4 gas engineers and none of them know what they’re doing. And they keep requesting someone else. I’ve been in a freezing house for 3 weeks!! No heating, no hot water!
Very bad service.
They did their best to sort out our heating in our new house.
WORSE COMPANY EVER. IF YOU WANT GOOD SERVICE DON'T USE THIS COMPANY.
Absolutely shocking company, have left my family with no heating and hot water for 6 days and still going…engineer do not turn up!communication is absolutely shocking. A lot of training needs to be given to all staff, their people skills are 0
Absolutely Disgusting Unprofessional Rude Customer Service Staff including Managers 100% I feel totally harassed by the whole system of this company. Their booking process for Gas Safety Checks is ridiculous and heavily demanding; it's as though they have every right to tell you when they're coming and if you say I'm not available that day it's "Well we'll attend anyway and leave a card as unable to gain access".... this doesn't make sense; I'm phoning to say I'm not available, please make it make sense. I requested to speak to a Manager explained my disability etc, explained I had a Funeral to attend and what did he say "Well we'll still attend and leave a card...blah blah blah" Really!! He then proceeds to tell me "it's a legal requirement, by law...blah blah blah" not once did he address my disability, my concerns or anything. I requested to speak to another manager only to be told he is the only Manager and there was no one else to speak to. I felt triggered by this Manager, his whole approach was very disregarding he didn't care at all. I came off the phone very distressed and despondent. Sadly I'm a tenant so no doubt I will have to deal with this horrible company every year!!! If this is how Managers behave it totally explains the behaviours of the Customer Service Agents, and shows the truth of the previous reviews. All that will come of this review is a computer generated reply asking me to send an email that they will never respond to. Ridiculous!!!
Great communication with office and engineer! Very pleased with my experience, engineers were efficient and call centre were very empathetic towards my situation
They've left me with 2 leaks, ruined bedding and mold!
0 stars for smith & byford ltd Customer service is a joke all they do is come across with attitude like they don’t really care for the customers issues/complaints. They clearly must be employing the local riff raff to man their offices. The engineers are also a joke nothing but cowboys , come into your home and do a repair to only then leave you with another repair because they haven’t done the repairs correctly. Frankly they just don’t care and their workmen ship is below poor. Inadequate gas safety checks , they actually left my household with a faulty potentially dangerous boiler that could have killed my family yet they signed the boiler off as safe. An unexpected audit on my boiler days after it was signed off as safe revealed it was dangerous and should not be used until a part was replaced. The auditor shut done thr boiler with notice not to be used until an engineer comes out and replaces the part for the boiler in order for it to be safe to use. I must stress the engineer who carried out the audit on our boiler was extremely angry that our boiler had been signed off in the unsafe condition that it was in. My advice to all clarion tenants is to ensure you have carbon monoxide alarms in your home as these engineers are lazy , liars and playing with peoples lives out here.
Had my annual gas safety check on Friday was told everything was fine, I mentioned that the boiler kept flashing F1 but was advised the boiler readings were perfect and everything was ok. 6 days later im now sitting here with no hot water and no heating!! Fuming!! Have to wait till tomorrow for someone to come out and have a look between 8-5.30 why was this not sorted out on Friday in my annual gas safety check? So unhappy and stressed.
The company has a habit of saying they turned up when they have not, they leave you waiting all day for a morning appointment then no-one turns up, not the 1st or 2nd time this has happened and then they say someone will call back also does not happen. Customer service is extremely disappointing and unreliable. Would not recommend this company.
Unsure how they keep wining council contracts despite failing to deliver. I’ve waited over 3 months for a simple repair (and over a year for the actual issue to be identified). Having told me for 3 months that they were ‘awaiting the parts to be delivered’, I’ve now been informed that they are unsure what needs to be fixed. Shocking.
Doesn’t even deserve the one star !!! Doesn’t let you leave zero .Shocking service been told all day I would have an engineer out half 10 at night I get told no one is coming out .Apparently it’s okay to leave a 5 month old and a 6 year old with a iron deficiency cold and without any heating or hot water . This company is an absolute disgrace and clarion need to stop using them and actually use someone reliable .
I booked an engineering for 6th Sept 2023 to recommission my boiler which has been out for over 6 months, the appt was a pm between 12 and 8pm however no one showed up, I even called the office at 4.45pm and was told he was on site and would be 5 mins . NO ONE EVEN BOTHERED TO TURN UP OR CALL TO SAY THEY ARE RESCHEDULING.MUST BE THE WORST COMPANY I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH
Mickley mouse gas safety checks absolutely no point to ringing them up never have any dates available.... don't work Fridays by the looks of things and can't book next month in advance
Today at around 12:38 l called the office after an engineer just attended. The engineer was really nice and completed the work that he could, however he couldn’t complete another service as someone else had to complete the work. When I first called I clearly explained that two jobs needed and one was that the radiator was coming off the wall so they should have booked for that team to come out too. When the engineer was going he told me to book another appointment for them to come out as soon as possible, I called the office and a person named Casey said she couldn’t book it without seeing the notes form the engineer, I explain to her he just left and the work needs to be done asap because I have a 23 month old baby, she then said she couldn’t take my word for it and she needed the engineer notes. That made me so upset, why would I lie, She was very rude I asked to speak to a manager and she said she was one of the managers, I said surely there is someone else above you that I could speak to, she said no there wasn’t as they were all the same level, then I asked for her surname which she refused to give, so am not even sure if Casey is her real name. I am just disappoint as this was all unnecessary. We are wasting time instead of making a booking to do the works as soon as possible.
Dreadful have a contact for emergency out of hours but don’t have staff working out of hours left like this am reporting as they taken a contract for out of hours but then have no one working that fraud will be reporting in the morning and also seeing how many call out there do after hours seeing it’s an out of hours service
Horrible company who employ cowboys. Left us without heating or hot water in middle of winter with 2 kids. Let alone not turn up on time arranged and break the boiler which was working perfectly fine. They pay compensation but the max amount is £30 for taking the day off work and going 2 weeks with no hot water or heating. Their staff have no manners or respect towards other or their belongings. Update: just called me as I have an appointment 8-12 today to tell me their engineer doesn’t have a van. Last time they turned up at 7pm for a service. Tired of taking days off for these clowns mess about.
would give 0 stars if i could, say our boiler is broke, turn it off and leave us with no hot water for over a week. then come back a week later to say they cant fix it once again and was there all of 2 mins. absolute joke of a company, leaving a household with kids without hot water!!!!!! Compulsive LIARS!!!!!
You expect us to believe an emergency appointment is a 3 week wait…we’ve lost all pressure and hot water in the house
Terrible liars. They walked in my home to then walked out saying there was no issue with the boiler
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