Fox & Sons
2.8/5, 497 reviews
44% recommended
73% sales valuation accuracy
72% sales fee satisfaction
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9th Dec 2024
reviewed by 'Oliver'
“Amazing experience with the team, they have really guided me and my partner on the journey to buying our first ......”
27th Nov 2024
reviewed by 'Roy'
“We recently sold our flat in Shoreham by Sea with Scott acting for us. He was very knowledgeable and also ......”
9th Nov 2024
reviewed by 'John'
“Couldn’t praise the letting agent who handled my move enough Olivia Rennie what a very pleasant young lady .you ......”
8th Nov 2024
reviewed by 'Marvin Smith'
“Thanks Marvin for getting us our mortgage offer, really appreciate your support and your amazing drive. We are really grateful.......”
28th Sep 2024
reviewed by 'Aston'
“Worst estate agents I've ever interacted with. Right from the off they overvalued my home and offered a flat fee ......”
6th Sep 2024
reviewed by 'Gary'
“Matt Bradbury went the extra mile in trying to find our next home. He was very friendly,knowledgeable and professional ......”
Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 73% 72% £50,000 £1,554,700
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From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
43 23 37 68 90 46 26 30 23 111
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 09:00 - 18:00
  • Tuesday: 09:00 - 18:00
  • Wednesday: 09:00 - 18:00
  • Thursday: 09:00 - 18:00
  • Friday: 09:00 - 18:00
  • Saturday: 09:00 - 17:00
  • Sunday: 11:00 - 14:00
Services offered
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  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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Fox & Sons Branches (view all 62)
Amesbury Salisbury, SP4
Axminster, EX13
Bexhill on Sea, TN40
Bognor Regis, PO21
Bournemouth, BH9
Burgess Hill, RH15
Chandlers Ford, SO53
Crawley, RH10

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Jun 23,2016
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By: 'Saoirse'
Jun 23,2016
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As I am a student I have lived in the same house for two years with Fox and Sons as the real estate agents and it has been absolutely ridiculous. First of all the agency fees of £180 was taken out of my mums account twice (...
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“ProbablyThe worst service everRequested 3 times to confirm a viewing on ......”

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Jun 06,2016
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By: 'Aristos'
Jun 06,2016
2 people found
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Probably The worst service ever Requested 3 times to confirm a viewing on Sunday without joy and when I phoned today they said the property has been sold I would have wasted 2 hours driving from London They also said they would send me more properties in ...
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“Phew...I don't even know where to start...They are ......”

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May 19,2016
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By: 'Mark'
May 19,2016
5 people found
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Phew...I don't even know where to start...They are terrible...in all the possible ways. If there is something which can gone wrong you can be sure , they will make it wrong. First time when we found a property on rightmove we called the ...
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Bad. they do not deserve a damn pound for the service they provide. They should pay for tolerate the 100% mistake rate.
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Bad. they do not deserve a damn pound for the service they provide. They should pay for tolerate the 100% mistake rate.
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“*Photos were abysmal, had hardly any notice of her arrival ......”

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May 05,2016
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By: 'Paul'
May 05,2016
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*Photos were abysmal, had hardly any notice of her arrival and the place looks awful *They don't fully explain the house on their site, they upsell the house which means they don't attract the right clientele. We know the place needs modernisation, so they should ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
For the service you get, way too much!
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For the service you get, way too much!
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“Having been warned about how poor Fox & Sons have been ......”

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May 04,2016
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Wendy
By: 'Avoid'
May 04,2016
3 people found
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Having been warned about how poor Fox & Sons have been in the Sussex area we were reluctant to use their services. However, we arranged to view a property with an open mind as we have never dealt with them before. I'm extremely sad to say ...
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We didnt get that far
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We didnt get that far
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“I recently asked Fox and Sons to undertake the sale ......”

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Apr 15,2016
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By: 'Vivian'
Apr 15,2016
0 people found
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I recently asked Fox and Sons to undertake the sale of my mother's house in Portsmouth. Alister was the agent who handled the sale and I would like to register my appreciation of the way in which he handled the sale. I found him totally ...
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In line with expectations. (fair)
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“Literally the worst letting agent and property management agency I ......”

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Apr 14,2016
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By: 'D.Avies'
Apr 14,2016
6 people found
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Literally the worst letting agent and property management agency I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. Incredibly unhelpful, incredibly rude, and due to their negligence my friend and I were burgled on multiple occasions. After complaining we were told What are you gonna ...
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By: Samantha Gaye
Mar 06, 2018
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Awful service. If the manager wasn't so self absorbed and thick, my problems would have probably been resolved ten times quicker ...

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Mar 17,2016
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By: 'Iman'
Mar 17,2016
4 people found
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Worst company I have ever come across in my entire life! DO NOT RENT WITH THEM. problems in my flat started happening from day ONE , 6 months later I'm still without a shower and a hell of a lot of mould. Staff are SO rude and ...
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“Poor Communication skillsNo people's skills at allonly interested in sale ......”

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Mar 10,2016
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By: 'Amal'
Mar 10,2016
3 people found
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Poor Communication skills No people's skills at all only interested in sale and money Shame it's such a big business and people still need their services Would never recommend them in a million years...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Terrible fees and also robbed an old couple with the sale of their house.
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Terrible fees and also robbed an old couple with the sale of their house.
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“Hi! I rented a flat from Fox & Sons Portsmouth in ......”

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Feb 25,2016
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By: 'Unhappy'
Feb 25,2016
4 people found
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Hi! I rented a flat from Fox & Sons Portsmouth in December. I am waiting for some repairs even today.....in top of that rude behaviour,a lot of lies ,poor communication between branch,property management,landlord....The worst experience in my life with this agency....
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A lot of money and they do nothing for clients
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A lot of money and they do nothing for clients
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By: Qgibelo
Sep 02, 2018
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F&S Portsmouth,North end. A waste of space and a big insult to the Company name!! I bought a flat and got them to let it out.The sales team did their level best but the Lettings team let me down from the start of letting till the grotesque end! Poor communication.Lack of updates,too stuck up.They do not attend to landlord's concerns.Liars and time wasters and They need to close down urgently or change their attitudes and value their job and respect other peolpe. ...

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Feb 17,2016
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By: 'Unhappy'
Feb 17,2016
4 people found
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If i could have given a 0 i would. We purchased a property through this branch and was truly disappointed by the lack of professionalism and poor communication. From the first time i called to arrange a viewing right up to the point of exchange. Our ...
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“I rented a property from Fox & Sons, Winchester and experienced ......”

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Feb 12,2016
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By: 'Tim'
Feb 12,2016
4 people found
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I rented a property from Fox & Sons, Winchester and experienced appalling service. The Letting Agents were happy to take my monthly rent but never saw to repairing the faults in the property. Tardy responses. Rude behaviour. Even writing to Senior Mangement had no effect! Eventually ...
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By: Cassie Nash
Feb 19, 2016
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Tim, Thank you for your above feedback, however I am a little lost as you have been very vague I cannot apologise as I am unsure what it is we have done but please can you give me a call or send me an email so we can discuss this further and get to the bottom of this issue. Kind Regards, Cassie ...

“Just sold my property but with no forward chain so ......”

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Jan 27,2016
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By: 'EmmaH'
Jan 27,2016
0 people found
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Just sold my property but with no forward chain so not sure how it would have gone if I were buying too. I would have preferred one point of contact for the whole process, did feel as though I was being passed around a bit. ...
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Fees were at a competitive rate
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“Started well then sent wrong photos for advertisement,had to ......”

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Jan 15,2016
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By: 'Panther'
Jan 15,2016
5 people found
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Started well then sent wrong photos for advertisement,had to call them numerous times for various updates, they continuously called trying too undersell well below asking price before property was advertised. Sarcastic phone conversation from one of there team. The first solicitor they recommended could ...
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“We chose to go with the top level, ie most ......”

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Jan 05,2016
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By: 'Tanya'
Jan 05,2016
3 people found
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We chose to go with the top level, ie most expensive, management fee as we lived in London and we wanted the assurance of Fox and Sons managing all aspects of our property for us. First of all, they are not local - any time ...
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We would never again chose top level fees because you did not earn it, you did not protect our property.
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We would never again chose top level fees because you did not earn it, you did not protect our property.
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“Began renting a property through fox and sons in April 2015. ......”

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Dec 16,2015
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By: 'hastings1992'
Dec 16,2015
6 people found
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Began renting a property through fox and sons in April 2015. The rates for admin fees and referencing are ridiculously high for the shockingly poor service they offer! The flat we were renting was £410 pcm, and yet the total we needed to pay out to move ...
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property is worth nothing at all in current state, it should not be rented out.
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“We arranged with the Hastings office to view a flat ......”

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Dec 15,2015
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By: 'Paul'
Dec 15,2015
3 people found
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We arranged with the Hastings office to view a flat on Saturday at12:15. After waiting until 12:30 we rang the office. They said they had been trying to contact us as they hadn't received the keys yet. ( so why advertise it?). We made another appointment for ...
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“What terrible service. Fox & Sons would not tell me their ......”

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Nov 08,2015
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By: 'Unhappybunny'
Nov 08,2015
3 people found
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What terrible service. Fox & Sons would not tell me their commission...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
The agent overvalued the property and then locked me into a six-month contract at 1.25%. Other (Independant agents) would have charged 1%. They lost me my right to cancel by insiting I sign in their office.
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The agent overvalued the property and then locked me into a six-month contract at 1.25%. Other (Independant agents) would have charged 1%. They lost me my right to cancel by insiting I sign in their office.
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“A very responsive team to help secure us the deal ......”

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Oct 20,2015
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By: 'Three'
Oct 20,2015
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A very responsive team to help secure us the deal that we needed in a hot property market. Professional and yet still easy to approach for advice and local guidance....
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“I viewed the property (open house) on a Saturaday at 2:15......”

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Oct 02,2015
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By: 'Young'
Oct 02,2015
4 people found
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I viewed the property (open house) on a Saturaday at 2:15pm. During that time, I have a verbal confirmation from the estate agent that no offer to the house has been place. At the end of the viewing, I have place a reasonable offer to ...
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“I recently sold my property with fox & sons on Lewes ......”

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Sep 27,2015
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Bradley
By: 'Mike3132'
Sep 27,2015
2 people found
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I recently sold my property with fox & sons on Lewes road, Bradley came out to see me originally he was optimistic on the price, So we went on to do an open day and I had 4 offers over asking price And a sale agreed I ...
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Competitive fees and fantastic service
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Sep 27,2015
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By: 'SF'
Sep 27,2015
1 people found
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As I live outside the UK it was important to me that the firm I selected to sell my flat was able to assist with any issues and communicate regularly so I could gauge the interest in the property and resolve any issues quickly. The ...
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“The staff were all really friendly and approachable, provided competitive ......”

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Sep 27,2015
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By: 'Kate'
Sep 27,2015
1 people found
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The staff were all really friendly and approachable, provided competitive selling fees and plenty of viewings Sam in particular went out of her way to ensure the smooth sale of our house she worked all hours evenings and weekends to ensure our chain didn't break ...
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“Fantastic service both buying and selling our property, 10 weeks from ......”

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Sep 26,2015
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By: 'Kerry'
Sep 26,2015
1 people found
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Fantastic service both buying and selling our property, 10 weeks from start to finish. Being someone who expects exceptional service I was not disappointed and would highly recommend....
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“We recently purchased a property in North End, Portsmouth and ......”

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Sep 25,2015
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By: 'Karen'
Sep 25,2015
2 people found
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We recently purchased a property in North End, Portsmouth and had contacted many local agents for possibilities and viewings. By far the most organised and helpful was Fox and Sons, and in particular Sam their agent. We were shown houses that met our description and ...
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“My 84 year old Mother was moving from Portsmouth to Cirencester ......”

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By: 'Mac'
Sep 25,2015
1 people found
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My 84 year old Mother was moving from Portsmouth to Cirencester to be with us, a distance of about 100 miles. As a consequence I could not be present all the time to help and guide her through the sometimes trying process of selling her property. Sarah ...
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“I felt that he was optimistic on both price & timescale, ......”

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Sep 23,2015
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By: 'Mr'
Sep 23,2015
2 people found
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I felt that he was optimistic on both price & timescale, but I was intrigued to see what he could do, as I really liked .To my amazement, he found a buyer very quickly at a much higher price than I expected. I have now moved ...
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Very competitive on commission rates & great value for money
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“They first marketed the property at a price that was ......”

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Sep 15,2015
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By: 'satka2'
Sep 15,2015
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They first marketed the property at a price that was far too expensive, after a few weeks they changed the price to a much lower `offers over`. Seeing this had happened i rang them for a viewing and was told it had gone under offer....
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“More than very poor on communication. Never retuning calls to ......”

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Sep 13,2015
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By: 'wendy'
Sep 13,2015
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More than very poor on communication. Never retuning calls to myself OR my solicitor. Accusing MY solicitor of holding up proceedings, glad I didn't use their solicitor as my seller did, Would definitely not be worth the £1000 buyers incentive!!!!!...
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“I was looking to sell my property and thought i ......”

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Aug 05,2015
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By: 'mocca'
Aug 05,2015
4 people found
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I was looking to sell my property and thought i would request a quote from a local agent. However this was a mistake the people i spoke to were pushy and very cagey about the fees. About a month later I got a phone call ...
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