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Ian

4.9/5, 106 Reviews
100% Recommended

98% sales valuation accuracy

91% sales fee satisfaction

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About Ian

Marketing Specialist at Helmores

111-112 High Street,Crediton
Devon
EX17 3LF
01363777999
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Ian started his estate agency career in 1998 as a junior negotiator with an estate agency in Exeter, working his way up to a sales manager for a large national chain of estate agents. He joined Helmores in 2010 and spends most of his time out on the road carrying out valuations and taking new properties to the ma
rket. Ian thrives on providing honest, and thoroughly professional advice to clients and is highly motivated. He has lived & worked in mid Devon all of his life and is very happy to share his enthusiasm of the area with everyone he speaks to!
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Jonathan

By : 'Laura'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £440000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

11 Oct 2019
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Great service all the way through from Ian, Jonathan, Becky and the rest of the team at Helmores. The sale took a long time but they kept me informed throughout the process and were proactive. Thanks ... Read Full Review

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Jonathan

By : 'andrew'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £445000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX6

19 Aug 2019
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Have recently sold a property through helmores and from the initial visit from Ian Blanchford onwards the service offered was first class, combining professionalism with friendly customer service. There were one or two issues to contend with through the process but these were attended to ... Read Full Review

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Becky

By : 'James'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £522500
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX6

22 Apr 2019
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We received calm and knowledgeable service. We were selling a very old cottage in a relatively remote village. Helmores was very obliging in arranging viewings and subsequent accesses. The marketing was impressive with drone ... Read Full Review

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James

By : 'Nick'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £295000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

11 Jan 2019
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From start to finish we had a flawless experience listing our property with Helmores. Nothing was too much trouble and we were thoroughly impressed by the professionalism, friendliness and helpfulness of everyone we dealt with. Ian in particular was fantastic and so quick to respond to all our ... Read Full Review


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Fees were very fair - having experienced both an online only agent and Helmores the difference in effort, customer service, experience and professionalism is very noticeable and Helmores was more than worth the fee.

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A MAN FOR ALL ...

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Ian

By : 'JANE'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

30 Oct 2018
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THIS MAN KNOWS HIS STUFF. KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUSINESS TOP NOTCH. BEST AGENT I HAVE MET NOTWITHSTANDING HIS COLLEAGUES WHOM I HAVE NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO ... Read Full Review


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FAIR AND SQUARE

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Loren

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Ian

By : 'Michellew'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £245000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

22 Aug 2018
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We sold our house through Helmores and we also bought our house through them. All their staff were excellent and happy to help. When we first met Ian, he assured us be would be able to sell at the price we were hoping to achieve. He then explained the whole process and then took some ... Read Full Review


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Worth every penny

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Ian

By : 'Jonathan'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £315
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

10 Feb 2018
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Helmores gave us a seamless, efficient, and friendly service from the word 'go.' Ian followed up the first visit with several more bringing expert advice and faultless performance of the tasks. Then Rona and Loren took over the day to day contact with us. Just as Ian gave us very careful ... Read Full Review


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Perfectly fair, especially with their level of performance in mind.

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Loren

By : 'Mo'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

12 Jul 2017
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What a fantastic team! they ensured everything went according to plan. I would definitely recommend them to anyone. Loren kept me informed all along the way. Lovely ... Read Full Review


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Fair

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Ian

By : 'Matt'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £193500
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX6

25 Jun 2017
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Very impressed with the service we received from start to finish. The property brochure and video were of a high quality. We were informed of all updates regarding our sale and ... Read Full Review


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Good

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James

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Ian

By : 'The'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

23 Jun 2017
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We have had excellent service from both Ian Blanchford agreeing terms and James Fyfe overseeing the sale. James always returned calls and emails very quickly which is very important and makes the sale less stressful, we would highly recommend Helmores The 3d tour is fantastic and certainly helped ... Read Full Review


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From start to finish Helmores ...

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Ian

By : 'M'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX5

7 May 2017
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From start to finish Helmores have been fantastic, and we have been impressed by the professionalism of everyone in the team. Ian assessed our property for market and gave us great confidence in Helmores- his valuation matched other agents and proved to be spot on. The process of getting our house ... Read Full Review


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The fees we were charged were marginally less than the other quote we obtained. As such we consider the fees were competitive.

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Loren

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Ian

By : 'The'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £239000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

17 Feb 2017
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We initially purchased this property from Helmores and after some failed attempts by other agents, returned to Helmores to sell it. We were delighted that they found a solid buyer within 3 months and subsequently kept in weekly touch with us. Many thanks to both Ian and Loren for their ... Read Full Review


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Loren was very pleasant and ...

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Ian

By : 'Laurence'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £225000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

11 Feb 2017
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Loren was very pleasant and helpful at all times, and even visited the property in my absence to check on some repairs that had been carried out. She provided regular updates/information on the progress of the tansaction and was very helpful. Ian was also very helpful in the background. James Fyfe ... Read Full Review


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Once I negotiated the fees down to a reasonable level I was happy with the fees charged

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Ian

By : 'Rob'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £365000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

29 Nov 2016
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I recently sold a property with Helmores and the team were fantastic. The pictures and brochure that Ian created was first class and the advice about pricing strategy proved to be accurate and insightful. The feedback from viewings from Rona was timely and helpful and when I secured my buyer her ... Read Full Review


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The fee was fair for what was provided.

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Amy and Ian both were very ...

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Ian

By : 'Review'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £333750
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

30 Sept 2016
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Amy and Ian both were very professional and informative in the selling of our house and always kept us upto date and returned our ... Read Full Review


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Loren

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Ian

By : 'Alex'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £360000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX20

25 Aug 2016
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Cannot praise Helmores and in particular Loren, Ian and James who I dealt with directly, enough. So very helpful every step of the way with the sale of mums house and i would not hesitate to contact them in future for a sale of property, or to recommend them to others. Thanks so much for making it ... Read Full Review

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Helmores recently assisted my ...

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Ian

By : 'JK'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £185000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

11 Aug 2016
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Helmores recently assisted my Nana with her move and at 83 years old this was something that she spent a lot of time worrying about. Helmores were happy to help every step of way and were very reassuring and professional throughout. They made the process as stress free for her as possible and on ... Read Full Review


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Very reasonable

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Ian

By : 'Hacksaw'
Services : Sales( As a Buyer )
Sold price : £350000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

11 Aug 2016
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After initially speaking to Ian and letting him know the type of property we were looking for he kept me consistently updated with properties that matched our wish list. Being a customer that is hard to please searching in an area that doesn't have a huge volume of properties on the market at any ... Read Full Review


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Loren

By : 'christopher'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

10 Aug 2016
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Have just completed on our sale today. We have been delighted with Helmores from beginning to end. The whole process was made smooth by their attention to detail. Both Ian and Loren kept us informed throughout and I would recommend them to anyone thinking of selling their house. Thankyou Helmores. ... Read Full Review


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The fees were around what we expected gor the service provided.


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The fees were around what we expected gor the service provided.

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Ian

By : 'Claire'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £232000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : EX17

2 Aug 2016
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Having used Helmores in the past, both when buying and selling, we chose to use them again on the sale of our house. We initially dealt with Ian Blanchford, who was incredibly efficient and helpful in getting our particulars produced quickly. He was very knowledgeable when it came to the best ... Read Full Review


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Explained clearly upfront. We appreciated the all inclusive rate as this enabled us to budget and be aware of solicitor's fees.


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Explained clearly upfront. We appreciated the all inclusive rate as this enabled us to budget and be aware of solicitor's fees.

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