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Feb 25,2012
Feb 25,2012
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I moved to the USA 3 years ago however I had a kept my flat in Camberley. Last year, I tried selling it through Churchills but had no luck. I changed to Carsons in July 2011 who suggested letting it out whilst they would try and sell it. Within 1 week of changing to Carsons, the property was rented out through the Camberley branch. I gave the tenants a month to settle in and then asked for showings to start up again.
Debbie of Carsons Lightwater, was my contact. I would recommend her to anyone trying to sell a property in today's market. Not only did she have to deal with co-ordinating visits with the tenants who travelled a lot, she dealt with a niche property (attic flat conversion), dealt with communicating with me in a different time zone (6 hours behind the UK) and as my solicitor was not the most proactive person, she kept on top of her as well.
The tenants moved out on the Friday and the house was due to complete on the Monday. Friday evening (UK time), Debbie emailed me urgently saying the tenants had left lots of their unwanted belongings in it. I really didn't know how I would get the flat ready for completion Monday morning and even considered flying back that weekend but after talking things through with Debbie at 7pm UK time, Debbie took it upon herself to organise a "man with a van" who went in Saturday morning and cleared the house. The sale completed Monday morning UK time and by the time I got up that morning in the USA, the money was in my UK bank account!!!!
If I ever buy or sell again in the UK, it would be Debbie I would want on my side. She had my interests first, was communicative, calming when I got frustrated about the time it takes to sell in the UK (it's 30 days in the USA!!) and she earned every penny of the commission.
If you want someone who wants to sell your house where others have failed, go to Carsons and ask for Debbie!!!
Debbie of Carsons Lightwater, was my contact. I would recommend her to anyone trying to sell a property in today's market. Not only did she have to deal with co-ordinating visits with the tenants who travelled a lot, she dealt with a niche property (attic flat conversion), dealt with communicating with me in a different time zone (6 hours behind the UK) and as my solicitor was not the most proactive person, she kept on top of her as well.
The tenants moved out on the Friday and the house was due to complete on the Monday. Friday evening (UK time), Debbie emailed me urgently saying the tenants had left lots of their unwanted belongings in it. I really didn't know how I would get the flat ready for completion Monday morning and even considered flying back that weekend but after talking things through with Debbie at 7pm UK time, Debbie took it upon herself to organise a "man with a van" who went in Saturday morning and cleared the house. The sale completed Monday morning UK time and by the time I got up that morning in the USA, the money was in my UK bank account!!!!
If I ever buy or sell again in the UK, it would be Debbie I would want on my side. She had my interests first, was communicative, calming when I got frustrated about the time it takes to sell in the UK (it's 30 days in the USA!!) and she earned every penny of the commission.
If you want someone who wants to sell your house where others have failed, go to Carsons and ask for Debbie!!!
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Well Done Debbie and the lettings team at Camberley, thanks for caring for our customers.
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| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
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| Sales | 95% | 100% | £50,000 | £1,054,000 |
| Lettings | 0% | 0% | £0 | £0 |
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The whole legal side of buying our first house was very stressful to say the least. It was so frustrating and stressful with no urgency or reassurance from our solicitors.
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May 18,2018
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I am nearly ready to leave my home in Lightwater for my new life in Hampshire. I sadly lost my husband last year and wouldn't have been able to even think about moving if Martin, Anthony, Debbie, Melanie, Sara, Lucy and the team hadn't helped ...
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Sara has been with us throughout our sales journey. What a professional and motivated individual.
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Melanie intervened in proceedings in her role as Sales progressor for her client. I am writing this as the buyer, I am not even Melanie's client. I quickly built up a raport with Melanie and she was able to support me in addition to her ...
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Tim Harris from Camberley found a buyer at the full asking price; exceptionally good work in a slow market. Tim and myself were assisted throughout the sale by Melanie from Lightwater who reliably chased through all aspects of the transaction making life a lot easier. ...
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Melanie was very helpful guiding us through the process and coordinating the various clients to a successful sale.
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Thank you so much for the kind review Mr & Mrs Bonner. It was a pleasure to have been of assistance.
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Nick and his team were very efficient, friendly and helpful. They marketed the property effectively and got us an offer quickly. They then managed the process pro-actively, keeping the chain informed when we had problems with our purchase. Highly recommended....
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Both Jess and Melanie were extrememly professional in their approach to my sale, which became protracted due to problems at the bottom of the chain. Using their diplomacy combined with tenacity an excellent result was finally achieved....
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Nov 26,2014
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Excellent service from the initial meetings, right through to the completion of our sale and purchase, again through carsons. Debbie is very easy to talk to and has the ability to know what you are looking for before you know. When we were not sure ...
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Not the cheapest fees quoted to me but very happy with the services provided - didn't just sell our house and let us get on with the completion.
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Nov 06,2014
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I was really impressed with Carson and Co. This move went a lot smoother because of there Sales Progressor (Mel). She was tireless in getting the move pushed though. We'd of been waiting another month if it wasn't for her. She was talking to everyone ...
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Carson & Co wasn't the cheapest but I didn't want to go with the cheapest. The fees could have been half the price and you'd still answer no to this question :)
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Jul 17,2014
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We sold our property through Carsons and could not fault the service provided by the staff. They are all extremely friendly and willing to help and couldn't have done enough for me. We are now in our lovely new home waiting for the arrival of ...
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May 26,2014
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Melanie was positive, efficient and pro-active at all times in the role as Progress Chaser for the sale on our house.
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Melanie played a key role in the successful purchase of our property.
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