Connells
3.6/5, 1782 reviews
65% recommended
80% lettings valuation accuracy
76% lettings fee satisfaction
One of the largest and most successful estate agency groups in the country with a network of over 150 branches throughout the Home Counties, South, West Country, Midlands and East Anglia. show more One of the largest and most successful estate agency groups in the country with a network of over 150 branches throughout the Home Counties, South, West Country, Midlands and East Anglia.

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14th Nov 2024
reviewed by 'Jack L'
“Our experience with Connells throughout our first home purchase has been nothing short of outstanding. After the seller dropped out ......”
11th Nov 2024
reviewed by 'Dr Trefor Roberts'
“Tom Reid came to see me and having met a lot of estate agents, have to say he is a ......”
2nd Nov 2024
reviewed by 'James'
“Fantastic service by Connells yesterday. The team squeezed in three additional viewings when they realised we had traveled 3 hours to ......”
31st Oct 2024
reviewed by 'Zaman'
“Very bad service don't waste your time promising you everything but not providing any information or services absolutely waste of ......”
26th Oct 2024
reviewed by 'Reshan De Alwis'
“Connells made the property-buying process a breeze. Denis, our agent, was professional, attentive, and always willing to go the extra ......”
26th Oct 2024
reviewed by 'Sam C'
“Emma, Sam and Richard were amazing in helping me get my first house purchase across the line. They were there ......”
Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Lettings 80% 76% £300 £5,000
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277 63 251 156 362 87 159 50 116 261
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 08:30 - 18:30
  • Tuesday: 08:30 - 18:30
  • Wednesday: 08:30 - 18:30
  • Thursday: 08:30 - 18:30
  • Friday: 08:30 - 18:30
  • Saturday: 09:00 - 17:00
  • Sunday: Closed
Services offered
  • Sales
  • Lettings
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  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
  • Home Builder
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Connells Branches (view all 163)
Abingdon Oxfordshire, OX14
Amesbury, SP4
Andover Hampshire, SP10
Ashford Kent, TN24
Ashford Park Farm, TN23
Aylesbury, HP19
Aylesbury, HP20
Banbury, OX16

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Nov 10,2014
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By: 'professional'
Nov 10,2014
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I have never encountered such a horrendous level of service. ..they should genuinely be closed down for bad practice. I made several requests to view the above property (repossession) and my requests was constantly met with objection. A few days later a notification was on ...
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Go on a training course and learn how to stop playing at being an estate agent and learn how to be a professional estate agent...what a disgrace.
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Nov 04,2014
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By: 'H'
Nov 04,2014
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Avoid this branch at all costs..... I have never come across such an incompetent bunch. They never respond to messages left, they deny any knowledge of having received messages, when you do manage to speak to one of them they fail to act upon any ...
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Learn to effectively and professionally manage, communicate, deal with customers, act with honesty and integrity and just do your job........
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“Having lived in the South East of England all my ......”

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Oct 31,2014
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By: 'Lyn'
Oct 31,2014
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Having lived in the South East of England all my life it was going to be a daunting experience to move to an unknown area. Having called into the store to see what was available in the area to meet our requirements we received a ...
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“On first viewing the property I knew this was the ......”

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Oct 31,2014
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By: 'Mona'
Oct 31,2014
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On first viewing the property I knew this was the flat I was looking for, so right then my partner and I paid the referencing fees for him and myself and then the tenancy agreement fee. We were then told to pick a day to ...
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“We recentley brought a property in Kettering through Connells. Have ......”

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Oct 27,2014
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By: 'Kay'
Oct 27,2014
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We recentley brought a property in Kettering through Connells. Have to say that Russell was always very helpful when approached and always available for viewings, spending as much time as was needed for each visit. Thanks Russell for making our move less stressful....
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“I dealt with Connells, Filton (Bristol) when looking for my ......”

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Oct 26,2014
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By: 'Sylvia'
Oct 26,2014
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I dealt with Connells, Filton (Bristol) when looking for my first house. At first Simon was very friendly and helpful. But as soon as we mentioned our deposit amount, his eyes lit up and he started trying to hype up the property, and say amounts ...
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Maybe I'd feel better about it if they called up and profusely apologised for their lack of communication and had a very good excuse. Help us get a good deal on a house without being all about their own wages!!
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“Selling up and moving home is an incredibly exhausting and ......”

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Oct 20,2014
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By: 'MrLee'
Oct 20,2014
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Selling up and moving home is an incredibly exhausting and emotional time for any family. With a million things to plan and consider all you want is a quick, hassle free sale. The Connells Team came along and were incredibly friendly, efficient, knowledgeable of the ...
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“Russell has a very professional approach to selling houses and ......”

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Oct 10,2014
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By: 'HUGHES'
Oct 10,2014
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Russell has a very professional approach to selling houses and this is supported by his excellent communication skills....
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“Selling my house was a painful decision as it was ......”

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Oct 07,2014
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By: 'J.'
Oct 07,2014
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Selling my house was a painful decision as it was a result of loosing my husband of 30 years. I had my house on the market with another agent for 3 months and had 1 viewing with them in all that time. My neighbours, on both sides, sold ...
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“I was very happy with the service that we have ......”

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By: 'Anja'
Oct 07,2014
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I was very happy with the service that we have received from Russel and his team. They have been highly reliable, professional and friendly. I can only recommend selling with Connells in Kettering! Full asking price at 1st viewing....good result!...
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“Upon speaking to the staff members Kat and Chantelle originally, ......”

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By: 'NotaFan'
Oct 07,2014
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Upon speaking to the staff members Kat and Chantelle originally, I had no issue with the service. We arranged a viewing for the house we were interested in, and on the day, drove hours across the country as we were looking to relocate to Bristol ...
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Maybe actually spoken to us and just told us from the start if they weren't going to arrange viewings for us. Or better yet, spoken to the landlord and got a clear yes or no.
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Oct 05,2014
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By: 'emerton'
Oct 05,2014
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I was immensley pleased with the service we recieved from connells. We sold our house through Connells, brought through connells and had our Mortgage consultation through Connells. They were efficient and tenacious in helping us out and getting things sorted. We also used their Conveyancers ...
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“Recommended. Connells in St. Albans have been explempoary from start ......”

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Oct 01,2014
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By: 'Mr'
Oct 01,2014
1 people found
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Recommended. Connells in St. Albans have been explempoary from start to finish. I had my house valued by 3 agents (as you do) and had 3 very varying prices, Harry from Connells showed me reports and lists of suitable applicants justifying the price he quoted. We gave ...
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Excellent value.
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“Absolutely shocking service or rather no service at all. Mortgage ......”

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By: 'Totally'
Oct 01,2014
1 people found
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Absolutely shocking service or rather no service at all. Mortgage application was made in March and was made incorrectly in the first instance. Then when it seemed to drag on my calls were not returned and had no answers to whether the application had been ...
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Something.
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“Happy with valuation and local knowledge. Good communications through viewings ......”

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Sep 30,2014
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By: 'Mark'
Sep 30,2014
1 people found
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Happy with valuation and local knowledge. Good communications through viewings and negotiations. I believe I got the best price possible, the premium marketing offer was well worth it....
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“Dreadful experience. From phantom buyers, to no shows to badly ......”

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Sep 26,2014
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By: 'disapointed.'
Sep 26,2014
2 people found
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Dreadful experience. From phantom buyers, to no shows to badly vetted buyers. Dont go near these clowns with a barge pole. After finally finding a buyer 7 months later they expect us to pay them the commission for a sale they didnt arrange, completely ignoring the ...
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Done their job properly!
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Sep 08,2014
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Sep 08,2014
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Hi, I would like to share with you the highs and lows of my house moving experience. Back in 2013 I put my home up for sale with William H Brown. Unbeknown to be at the time they over priced the selling price by £50000. Just before ...
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“They sell properties , however, they also try & rope you into ......”

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Sep 04,2014
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By: 'Paul'
Sep 04,2014
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They sell properties , however, they also try & rope you into their mortgage scheme as it's clearly profitable, as I had my own mortgage they told me they would not put me forward if it's not via them !! Shocking!! I bet the seller does not know ...
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“I was pressured to except an offer on my home ......”

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By: 'Jeff'
Aug 29,2014
14 people found
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I was pressured to except an offer on my home well under the asking price after being assured by Lee Broming the branch manager that the buyer was in a position for a quick purchase. 3 weeks later after regularly asking how things were progressing I ...
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“Very aggressive in approach, kept contacting me to ask me ......”

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Aug 27,2014
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By: 'R'
Aug 27,2014
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Very aggressive in approach, kept contacting me to ask me to place my property on the market, even though it was on with another agent and I was happy with them! Have been told by friends that the office Manager tries to poach other agents ...
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“Last February, we put our property on the market with ......”

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Aug 24,2014
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By: 'unsatisfied'
Aug 24,2014
4 people found
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Last February, we put our property on the market with Connells and recently (in August) we have taken it of the market. We have decided to put it on the market again perhaps in the spring but with a different agent. During the six months ...
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“Absolutely unbelievable. I signed up with them in April 2013 where ......”

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Aug 22,2014
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By: 'Annoyed'
Aug 22,2014
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Absolutely unbelievable. I signed up with them in April 2013 where I was promised that they could sell my flat fast to release equity to purchase a new build in time.They set a fee of £3000 +Vat to sell, having already paid out £118.80 listing fee for ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
They could have been polite and understanding, maybe even offered to negotiate on the extortionate 4.5% fee
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More expensive than other agents in the area.
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“Where to start, Asbestos was found in the property, despite 30 ......”

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By: 'Russ'
Aug 11,2014
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Where to start, Asbestos was found in the property, despite 30 calls and emails Touchstone did not attend the property and either control of remove the asbestos. They only agreed to remove the asbesos after I had a professional contractor come in and remove it professionally, ...
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If customers are on the phone, I would hope the person on the other end would have the common decency to listen to what I am saying and not to talk over me. Frankly I do not believe that any amount of feedback is going to resolve the ugly little people in this organisation. All they have done with me is make a business relationship enterily personal.
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I was allocated Touchstone when my landlord decided to stop paying his rent so the property was taken control of by Barclays Bank. I never wanted or entered into a contract with this disgraceful bunch of slum lords.
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“Just avoid this lot, they make no effort to sell ......”

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Aug 08,2014
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By: 'unhappy'
Aug 08,2014
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Just avoid this lot, they make no effort to sell your house, they don't communicate with you or prospective buyers. They fail to organise anything and when you get fed up with them you find you are trapped in an awful contract with ambiguous cancellation ...
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“I had a contract with Connells in St Albans earlier ......”

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Aug 07,2014
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By: 'Raymondo'
Aug 07,2014
2 people found
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I had a contract with Connells in St Albans earlier this year to market my house. I had little response so I ended the contract on 5th April of this year. Yesterday a woman turned up unexpectedly at my house saying that Connells had sent ...
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“The level os service given to me was excellent.As ......”

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Aug 05,2014
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By: 'Graham'
Aug 05,2014
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The level os service given to me was excellent.As I live in Spain I thought I would have an issue with the sale.That was not the case.Tony introduced me to an excellent solicitor and she was good. The first prospective buyer pulled ...
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Whilst they are not the cheapest they provided brilliant open days and pictures of my property. They were there when ever I needed their help so the cost was in balance with the costs
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“My experience with this agency was an extremely bad one ......”

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By: 'NimK'
Aug 05,2014
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My experience with this agency was an extremely bad one and I would not recommend them. They were extremely bad at communicating and the Manager was argumentative and rude when I was unable to return his call on one occasion. Needless to say, we took ...
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“Appalling service. In brief: they wont return calls, they offer ......”

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Jul 31,2014
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By: 'David'
Jul 31,2014
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Appalling service. In brief: they wont return calls, they offer furniture that is not included, they are aggressive, the senior management will take no responsibility for their staffs mistakes, they lost a deal for there client and my sister the tenant 24 hours before when neither ...
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When they accepted they had made a mistake dealing with it, instead they expected the Landlord and tenant to suffer and pay for their mistake. A despicable company who don't care about customer service one bit, their client or incoming tenants.
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NA as we were the tenant, but I did recommend to the Landlord he should ask for a reduction in fees, they wouldn't offer one to say sorry for there incompetence. They lost there client a deal who is now not sure if he will rent the property as he has had such a bad experience with Connells.
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“I deal with many bad company in my work life ......”

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By: 'Dissatisfied.'
Jul 31,2014
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I deal with many bad company in my work life but I have never dealt with a company as terrible as this one. They have made the last 6 months of my life hell and my landlord feels the same. They lie, they don't return calls, ...
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Comment on agent fees
They told me specific amounts when I viewed and then tried to charge more than double that after I'd already taken the first step so I couldn't really back out. I complained and they agreed to reduce but this is the only time they've settled a problem.
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“I registered with this agent to view properties...they were ......”

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Jul 30,2014
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By: 'D'
Jul 30,2014
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I registered with this agent to view properties...they were absolutely hopeless in contacting me with any information. I had to do continuous chase up regardless of my great position in terms of mortgage approval and also cash buyer. The name of the sales person ...
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