Legend Removals

I wanted to share the unfortunate and somewhat chaotic situation my wife and I endured when we were recently moved from the UK to Belgium with Legend. We booked and paid for a furniture lift (which is common when moving furniture in Brussels) through Legend, but when it turned up the operator said it had only been reserved for one hour, not nearly enough to offload two vans-worth of our stuff. I also paid nearly £1,000 extra to move an upright piano and specifically checked that the piano would go on the furniture lift, which I was assured by Legend it would. However, the lift operator said the lift that Legend had booked was unsuitable for a piano. It took three attempts in total (over 24 hours) to find a lift that would accommodate the piano, by which time our piano had gone to Holland and back, and even the operator for the 3rd lift was hesitant as it still was not the recommended lift for a piano, and only agreed after much persuasion from my wife. The movers themselves were great in the face of such adversity and poor planning, but one could see that it also really took its toll on them too. I wonder how long such a mediocre company will keep skilled and dedicated workers?

The communication with Legend was great up until the moment I paid the money. However, continually Legend over-promised and under-delivered.

They offered to book the parking space for the vans but didn't. We were told by them with one week to go that it was not possible. My wife managed to book it on the same day in one hour on the phone while she was in Poland.

Additionally I had asked for clarification regarding some of the required documentation almost a month prior to our move, but only received an (unhelpful) response with less than one week to go.

Our whole move would have been completely disastrous had my wife not be able to discuss all these issues and more with the operations team in Russian, and with the local people on the ground here in French.

One expects any move to be expensive and stressful, but this felt like a DIY operation where Legend's internal communication was poor, and planning and foresight were not fit for purpose. If we had not intervened so proactively the whole experienced could have been disastrous rather than merely chaotic, annoying and frustrating. I think my review might have been tempered a little had there been any adequate response from the company when I raised my complaints. However, it seems that once Legend have your money and have completed the job, no matter how shabbily, they have little interest in either learning from their mistakes or providing even the barest of an apology to their long-suffering customers.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: £6500

DO NOT USE. YOU WILL REGRET IT!. Great sales consultant gave confidence but things went rapidly downhill once I had signed and paid. Impossible to get them to answer the phone to answer simple questions like when will my items be collected.

I stressed that I wanted direct delivery from pickup to delivery address. Legend insist on a 3 day window for pickup and say that delivery can take up to 10 days. when I questioned this I was told it was due to customs processes and beyond their control. The reality was that my goods went straight through customs but is still took 15 days for about 85% of my goods to arrive and a further 3 days for the remainder. Once they have your money and your goods you drop to the bottom of the priorities list and your precious p[possessions are dumped into some store so crews can go and pick up other poor unsuspecting victims goods!.

Many expensive items were badly damaged through a lack of due care and attention to protecting the goods. THEY SIMPLY DO NOT CARE ABOUT PROTECTING YOUR ITEMS OR YOUR REQUIRED PICKUP AND DELIVERY DATES. Crews work excessive (probably illegal) hours and drive vehicles of a size that do not legally require tachographs so driving hours cannot be checked for regulation's compliance. Drivers are not allowed to use motorways in Europe because the company is too stingy to pay the tolls and drivers have to sleep in the van cabs!

THIS IS A HIGHLY UNPROFESIONAL ORGANISATION WHICH HAS NO IDEA ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY JUST WANT YOUR MONEY. LOOK ELSEWHERE!!!!

Move size: 4+ Bedroom Home Service cost: £5000

I chose Legend removals, because of their price offer. I have no regrets; the pick-up was on time in Switzerland and professionally handled. The delivery was made 3 days later in Hampshire in perfect order. The price was 3'500 cheaper than anything I could find in Switzerland. The communication was by email and WhatsApp, I Would have preferred by phone, but did not manage to get through. However, I would recommend them for their price/quality. I would use them again if needed for sure.

Move size: Partial Move Service cost: £2500

Beyond awful.

5* for the seller, however not one thing they said is correct. They don't turn up when they say. Over 3/4 of my goods were broken, scratched dropped. New bedding came out of a box was filthy and covered in chewing gum. Antique furniture had chips, completely broken or legs missing. Arrived upwrapped just put in the back of 3.5 truck that barely looked road worthy. Having said it was coming in a 44 ton truck - really. They clearly use basic labourers. Left UK protected and arrived with none. Arrived in this one tiny van they had to do 5 trips from some warehouse? Failed to talk to anyone who could problem solve. They have caused tens of thousands pounds worth of damage and don't care. They were not cheap. I paid £7000.00 to ship a 3 bedroom cottage from Hampshire to Spain. Then billed me saying they needed an additional 10,000 euros, so paid it just to get my furniture. Having given them all the paperwork they said they needed, despite them keep on asking me for additional things, then 20 minutes later said £10,000. their mistake Very unprofessional, just beyond awful and so distressing.Don't be fooled. I also do not believe any positive review as with this company it is just not possible. It couldn't not have been worse in every aspect. Beyond terrible. Any other company or individual could do better even if it was their first time.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: £17000

LEGEND REMOVALS TRULY STANDS OUT IN THE MOVING INDUSTRY! My recent experience with them solidified their status as real legends in the field. Opting for Legend Removals for my moving needs turned out to be the best decision, delivering unparalleled service quality that exceeded all expectations.

The professionalism and expertise displayed by the Legend Removals team, especially by Alex, the driver, were remarkable. Not only did Alex proficiently handle my belongings, but he also shared invaluable advice on furniture maintenance, showcasing his background as an antique expert. His guidance on preserving the integrity of my vintage furniture for years to come was particularly appreciated.

Alex's meticulous approach and dedication to his work left a lasting impression, demonstrating the exceptional standards Legend Removals adheres to. Their commitment to excellence is evident in every aspect of their service.

I am profoundly grateful to Legend Removals for making my moving experience so positive. Should the need for moving services arise in the future, Legend Removals will undoubtedly be my first choice.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: £2300

Just moved from the UK to Switzerland. OM pick up of goods from the UK the team came with no packing material and said packing isn't included. After almost 6 hours they then agreed it was a mistake and packing was included, lost awhile day but Pol/Paul the mover did a fantastic job

Goods were to be delivered yesterday 26 March into Zurich, despite the agent Nick not confirming the day prior as requested the team drove to Switzerland. The border Co trolley took more than 5 hours (not their fault) so goods could not be delivered as planned yesterday as after 6pm, poor Alex the driver/agent had to stay somewhere overnight. Goods arrived 8am the next day (today) which is fine. But poor Alex said we don't unpack or take away the boxes and packing material (not his fault)

The reason I booked the service of Legend was for door to door service, packing and unpacking

The agent I'd been dealing with, Nick L. soon speaking to him (now two incidents..out and in...said Read your F...ing contract, so I helped Alex with the boxes and I unpacked

E ery piece of communication with Legend, all emails expressly mentioned packing and unpacking and even having some boxes in advance and removal of packaging on delivery, Nick was nothing but unprepared, amateur and unprofessional, even asking me for documents a day before delivery which they already had. Thank goodness for his professional colleague Fidan and both agents Paul and Alex

Date of experience: 28 March 2024

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Move size: 1 Bedroom Flat Service cost: £2000

This company is not suitable to arrange and organise a move. Legend has forgotten to pack a lot of belongings and some things I still cannot find, I wonder where they are. They left bathroom furniture, and even a painting on the wall behind. They forgot to fill holes in the walls (which was agreed). I walked 4 people in total from this company through the flat and explained in great detail what needed to be packed, what needed to stay and what needed to be done (e.g. fill holes). It seems a mystery to me how they managed to get it so wrong.
As this was an international move, everything that was left behind is now gone.
My sculptures were wrapped in my bath towels instead of proper bubble wrap. Very lucky that they all came out in one piece. My dining table has been damaged with deep scratches.
In the correspondence before hand I indicated that a 6 hour estimate to off load and unpack was unrealistic. It turned out I was right, it took them about 13 hours and I actually had to help them unpack to be able to finish.
They also did not organise the parking permit and told me to manage that myself. This is very odd as all moving companies I have worked with managed that themselves.
This was my third international move and have never seen such unprofessional company. Moving is stressful and Legend just made it so much harder.

Service cost: £5000

We used Legend Removals to move from London, UK to Pordenone, Italy. We were very happy with the service until we received our items. It wasn't a big removal, a few boxes and other small items for our baby girl, but they managed to lose one of the boxes. What did bother us though, isn't just the things that we've lost, though they were of some sentimental value for us. But what bothered us the most is that they seemed not to care at all about it. I phoned the first time and talked to some guy who told me not to worry as he would personally take care of the issue. After almost 3 weeks without hearing anything back from them, I called again and Ilya answered this time. He told me that the guy I had talked to was not working with them anymore and assured me he would now take care of it. A few days later he sent me an email telling me that it seemed very unlikely that someone went lost and that the only explanation would have been that our box was delivered to someone else by mistake but he thought even that was very unlikely. I replied to him that I don't know how it could have happened but the thing is that we missed a box and asked him to do anything he could to find it. No answer whatsoever. Two weeks later I called again, spoke to yet another guy who told me he would check and let me know. More than a week has passed now and didn't hear a thing. Needless to say that we're very disappointed with all of this and I would never ever recommend Legend Removal to anyone even to my worst enemy. As I told Ilya by email we were not really after any refund or anything like this, all we wanted is to be treated seriously and to know that they were doing all they could to find our items!

Service cost: £1181