Paymentshield Reviews 

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

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Looking at 1,299 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the friendly and efficient customer service, pointing out that staff members are always professional, patient, and ready to go above and beyond to help. Consumers appreciate the prompt responses and clear explanations provided by the team when managing complex policy renewals, billing questions, or processing quick refunds. However, some reviewers were not happy with severe delays, poor communication, and unhelpful support regarding property repairs and maintenance issues. A few people also mentioned experiencing frustrating wait times, unreturned calls, and conflicting information when trying to resolve urgent policy claims.

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Staff

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Customer service

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

When I was sorting out my elderly brother's affairs I found that he had been paying two companies for house insurance over a number of years. I called Paymentshield to discuss this and they explain... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience with payment shield was made so easy as I deal with a lovely lady called Elaine. She helped me through explaining all points in detail with such kindness patience and professionalism. I... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Paymentshield has been an amazing service, even when I wasn't still living in the house they made me feel safe. Once I noticed I forgot to turn off the service they were super helpful and made the pro... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently contacted customer support to sort out some unusual payment activity. I somehow ended up with a refund before a payment for my policy had been taken. The team were brilliant. They cleared... See more

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Company details

  1. Insurance Company
  2. Home Insurance Agency
  3. Income Protection Insurance Company
  4. Insurance Agency
  5. Landlord Insurance Company
  6. Renter's Insurance Agency

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Paymentshield work hard to make life easier for their policyholders, especially when life doesn’t go to plan. Paymentshield offer 5 Star Defaqto rated insurance products and partner with cherry picked insurers who provide a claims service centred on keeping families in their homes or getting them back there as quickly as possible.


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4.9

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Swift response

David Johnson handled my enquiry - which was about documents not being received via a third party - and resolved the issue within 5 minutes. Very pleased.

July 22, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good morning Lucius,

We're so glad to hear that David was able to quickly resolve the issue with your documents.

We appreciate you sharing your positive 5 star experience!

Have a super day.

Diana, Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Direct Debit

Dawn managed to sort out all the issues I had with patience and competence.

July 20, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good morning Anders,

We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a 5-star review.

We're so glad to hear that your issues were sorted out with patience and competence by Dawn.

Have a great day.

Diana, Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I called paymentshield today to discuss…

I called paymentshield today to discuss tenants content cover and after a surprisingly short wait (only a minute or so) was put through to Mark Eustace. He was very helpful and handled all my queries kindly and professionally. My experience with them was 5 stars.

July 22, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good afternoon,

We're delighted to hear about your positive experience and the quick service you received.

It's fantastic to hear that your queries were handled with kindness and professionalism by Mark, resulting in a five-star experience!

Have a super afternoon.

Diana
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very nice man helped me today

Very nice man helped me today. No nonsense when I needed to cancel my policy. No cancellation fee. I will be using them again in the future. Best insurance company I have used for home insurance. I highly recommend them.

July 22, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good afternoon Angela,

We're so pleased to hear about your positive experience with our team and that the cancellation process was straightforward.

It's wonderful to know you found our service helpful and that you plan to use us again in the future.

Thank you for your high recommendation, much appreciated!

Diana
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience was very good

My experience was very good, everything was explained to me in detail and clear to understand what cover I would be taking out.

July 22, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good afternoon Sabina,

Thank you for your 5 star feedback.

We're so glad to hear that we clearly explained everything about your cover. We appreciate you sharing your positive experience with us!

Have a good afternoon

Diana
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Paymentshield has been amazing

Paymentshield has been an amazing service, even when I wasn't still living in the house they made me feel safe. Once I noticed I forgot to turn off the service they were super helpful and made the process to get a refund even easier they could protect my assets any day. And shout out to Lucy Greer and Darren Hay who went above and beyond for me. 🙌🏼🙌🏼

July 15, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good morning Terrence,

Thank you for your wonderful 5-star review! We are so pleased to hear that you had such a positive experience with our service. It's fantastic to know that we could provide you with peace of mind and make the refund process easy. We truly appreciate your kind words.

Have a super day

Lewis - Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very friendly and helpful customer…

Very friendly and helpful customer service agent, plus my policy cost had reduced from the previous year. Very happy overall!

June 26, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good afternoon Melanie,

We're so pleased to hear you had a positive experience with our customer service team and that your policy cost was reduced. We appreciate your feedback.

Have a super day

Lewis - Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic customer service and resolves…

Fantastic customer service and resolves queries quickly. Thank you so much Lucy Greer.
😊

July 20, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good morning Faye,

We're so glad to hear that you received fantastic customer service and that your queries were resolved quickly. We appreciate you taking the time to share your positive experience with Lucy with us.

Have a super day

Lewis - Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you Dawn for your time today

Thank you Dawn for your time today, explaining everything so clearly - a brilliant service.

July 20, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good afternoon,

We appreciate you sharing your positive experience. We are so glad to hear that everything was explained clearly by Dawn and that you received brilliant service.

Have a super week

Lewis - Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful staff

Martin helped me cancel my policy that I no longer needed and was veru helpful and professional.

July 18, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good afternoon Katie,

We're delighted to hear that the cancellation process with Martin was so helpful and professional. Thank you for sharing your positive experience with us.

Have a super week

Lewis - Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sam Ackers was really helpful and clear…

Sam Ackers was really helpful and clear in answering my questions. He took the time to understand my concerns, was polite, professional, even checked with a supervisor to ensure he was giving me correct information.

July 16, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good afternoon Divya,

We're delighted to hear about your excellent experience. It's wonderful that Sam was so helpful and clear, taking the time to understand your concerns and ensuring you received correct information. We appreciate your kind feedback.

Have a super week

Lewis - Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Great customer service by Martin Devall

July 17, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good afternoon Rameez,

We are so glad to hear that the customer service from Martin was great. We appreciate your kind words.

Have a super week

Lewis - Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

Extremely polite and helpful. Call was answered quickly and everything was clearly explained. Very good customer service.

July 17, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good afternoon Emma,

We appreciate you sharing your feedback. We're so glad to hear that your call was answered quickly and that everything was clearly explained. We are happy you received very good customer service.

Have a super week

Lewis - Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

polite and really friendly

July 17, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good afternoon Tom,

We're so glad to hear you found us polite and friendly. We truly appreciate your kind words.

Have a super weekend

Lewis - Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very prompt response and action on my…

Very prompt response and action on my refund

July 16, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good morning Richard,

We're happy to hear we could assist you promptly with your refund. Thank you for your feedback.

Have a super weekend

Lewis - Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just calling

Just calling, to renew my policy, for some reason online system doesn't work. Jay was very helpful and everything pretty straight forward. Much appreciated.

July 15, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good morning Jans,

We're glad to hear that Jay was able to assist you with your policy renewal and that the process was straightforward. We appreciate you letting us know about the online system issue.

Have a super day

Lewis - Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Elaine was brilliant

Elaine was brilliant! Extremely helpful! Sorted out ours problems quickly and efficiently. Giving us all the options and information that we needed!
Thank you

July 15, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good morning Ruby,

We appreciate you sharing your experience. We're so glad to hear that Elaine was brilliant and extremely helpful in sorting out your problems quickly and efficiently, providing all the options and information you needed.

Have a super day

Lewis - Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb

Oh them live chat was like from other planet. It don't disconnect when you minimise it. You still come back where u was, you copy your policy number and other information what you don't remember. Bot a bit lost but team members will help you out.

July 15, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good morning Vytautas,

We're glad to hear our live chat feature was helpful, especially its ability to retain your progress. We appreciate your feedback regarding the bot and are pleased our team could assist you effectively.

Have a super day

Lewis - Paymentshield

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really appreciated

Really appreciated

July 15, 2026
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Reply from Paymentshield

Good afternoon Chetan,

Thank you so much for taking the time to provide your 5 star review. We look forward to helping you next time.

Have a super day

Lewis - Paymentshield

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