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City Building Services (NE) Ltd

City Building Services (NE) Ltd

3.2(6 reviews)See reviews ↓·Sunderland

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

City Building Services (NE) Ltd undertakes building work across Sunderland, with customers describing a range of projects that reflect the firm's broader construction and property maintenance remit. Several reviewers highlight the professionalism and efficiency of the team, with one long-standing client noting a decade of collaboration on various schemes and a consistently high standard of output. The organised approach to completing work is a point that comes up often, and the same reviewer expressed willingness to commission the company again. That positive thread is not universal, however.

The rating reflects a more divided experience: while the general workmanship and the price were considered acceptable by one customer, that same account criticised the communication, describing a gap between deposit payment and the start of work, and a sales visit that felt pushy regarding holiday timing. Another reviewer simply characterised the firm as unreliable and unprofessional, without elaborating. The spread of comments points to a contractor capable of delivering satisfactory results on larger building projects, including structural and roofing-related work, but whose customer liaison has not consistently matched the standard of the finished job. The mixed feedback centres on communication before work begins.

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Reviews

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John Holman19 December 2024
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Sabrina18 January 2024

The general work and price was ok but generally I would not recommend working with this company. Terrible communication. The salesman who initially attended my house tried to pressure me to cancel a September holiday so they could start ASAP. The work didn't start until December. There was zero communication between paying a deposit and the work starting. I believe it was due to poor weather slowing down other jobs, but there could still have been contact. I only got a start date by contacting the firm directly. When I spoke to them they said they would probably start Monday and would let me know. Again, no contact and then the workmen turned up on the Monday and I was unprepared for it. We had workmen arrive at various times with no warning and get difficult when we hadn't been in. When they did agree times they would also not arrive at the agreed time. I requested a central heating radiator, this wasn't fitted and they decided to fit an electric one without checking with me. They did give me money off but it's not what I agreed and it costs a fortune to run. There is no sign off process. When I signed a contract I was told the foreman would talk me through the work and we would agree to it before payment was requested. This could obviously have avoided the above issue. The company would simply contact me and tell me I owed them money. And then as the final piece of the above I found some issues wit the work. A time was agreed to come and look at it, where they didn't turn up or communicate they weren't arriving.

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Leah Fothergill1 August 2023

Highly professional and efficient team, well organised completion of work. Would use again and highly recommend to others.

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Bartram Flooring Services14 August 2019

We've worked with City Building Services for around 10 years now on various projects and have always been impressed with the standard of work produced.

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Jamie Taylor20 September 2018
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Cupcake Blue12 May 2018

Very dissapointed. Unrealable and unprofessional.

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5City Building Services (NE) Ltd (this page)★ 3,26No
Contact
+441914740191www.cbs-ne.co.ukCity Building Services (NE) LTD, Riverbank Rd, Sunderland SR5 3JJ
Working hours
Monday08:00–17:00
Tuesday08:00–17:00
Wednesday08:00–17:00
Thursday08:00–17:00
Friday08:00–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed