Houst Reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)

James Jenkins-Yates

87% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Houst has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Houst employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real estate industry (3.8 stars).

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85 reviews
1.0
8 Apr 2022

still using covid as an excuse

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

nothing to do with the company

Cons

Left in March 21 and it is now Apr 22 - 2 years post the start of the pandemic (Host were operating throughout, they never ceased). They did not pay my tax from Sep 20-Mar 21 to revenue yet charged it from my payslip. Even better, they incorrectly charged me emergency tax from Jan 21-Mar 21. This money is owed back to me and I cannot retrieve it as revenue have no record of any tax for 6 whole months. This is my money not Houst's money to hang onto to cash flow their business. Have contacted them several times to no response or to be gaslit. I'm told I'm damaging the effort of keeping 150 jobs or they don't like the tone of my emails. You owe revenue and me money - yes I am going to be assertive with you. You have a duty as an employer and you are not acting on it. Would you tell a man you don't like the tone of their emails? This has been going on since July. The 'law' prevents them from paying this tax apparently (I am aware of warehousing)...oh and they are locked out of the local office too... The least I want is a reasonable plan for paying it. It is unreasonable to ask me to wait. If a company is not able to pay 6months tax on a below average salary then please do consider whether this is somewhere that you would like to work or do business with. There are hundreds of thousands of jobs out there for honest companies. If you think you are getting 'startup' or 'scale up' experience, believe me this is not it.....

4.0
24 Aug 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very strong hiring at lower levels Nice office spaces (pre-Covid 19) Reasonable opportunities for development Strong focus on technology Great for people looking to start in a new way of work and to learn a lot Motivated, energised workforce

Cons

A wide disconnect between upper management and the workers Not a strong sense of unity with central office - us v them a lot of the time Somewhat shady approach to legislation at times Doesn't really value its customers Communication and decision making could be clearer

4.0
1 Jul 2020

Good place to learn

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

it's an interesting place to work with much excitement

Cons

Can be stressful and lacking in resources

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