Strike
3.9/5, 519 reviews
74% recommended
69% sales valuation accuracy
82% sales fee satisfaction
Let’s sell your home free. Strike is here to redefine the way you move. After 200 years of high fees and pointless jargon, the industry needs to change — and we’re the ones changing it. We bring together local expertise and technology to make moving easy. And free. Selling your ... show more Let’s sell your home free. Strike is here to redefine the way you move. After 200 years of high fees and pointless jargon, the industry needs to change — and we’re the ones changing it. We bring together local expertise and technology to make moving easy. And free.

Selling your home for free is at the heart of what we do. We work differently than traditional estate agents. We use technology to be more effective and don’t have expensive high street branches, so we can pass the savings onto you.

We recommend useful services from our partners along the way — and if you choose one of these optional services, our partner pays us a referral fee. And if you don’t choose to use them, we’ll still sell your home for free. No pressure, no awkwardness — just a fantastic, free service.

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7th Sep 2024
reviewed by 'Jon Parkes'
“Great idea in principle, costs are fantastic, good initial service. But... Initial house address posted incorrectly and took multiple calls/......”
2nd May 2024
reviewed by 'Dave'
“I understand everyone's experience will be different, but from our dealings with Strike, I would avoid like the plague.We ......”
19th Apr 2024
reviewed by 'Lindsey'
“Save a lot of money! I saved at least £3k on traditional estate agents fees. That's money better spent on ......”
25th Mar 2024
reviewed by 'Elle'
“Very Misleading Solicitors, £1k added on top of the original quotation.I was happy to receive a match quotation from ......”
22nd Mar 2024
reviewed by 'NW'
“Very helpful in sorting out hiccups for me. Thanks Isis....”
12th Mar 2024
reviewed by 'Amanda'
“I purchased a house through Strikes and I would like to say that in the most part I found it ......”
Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 69% 82% £24,000 £1,650,000
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From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
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Areas covered
  • Nationwide
Address

The Octagon
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1TG
0333 331 4046

Opening Hours
  • Monday: 08:00 - 20:00
  • Tuesday: 08:00 - 20:00
  • Wednesday: 08:00 - 20:00
  • Thursday: 08:00 - 20:00
  • Friday: 08:00 - 20:00
  • Saturday: 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sunday: 09:00 - 16:30
Services offered
  • Sales
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  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
  • Home Builder
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Nov 09,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Rafal'
Nov 09,2013
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House Simple was absolutely great to deal with. I found the staff highly competent, polite and helpful. I highly recommend using their services. Saved me time and money providing far much better service than high street agencies. Thank you...
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“Sold our house in 5 weeks with house simple. There services ......”

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Oct 17,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Fiona'
Oct 17,2013
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Sold our house in 5 weeks with house simple. There services was thorough and easy to use. All my emails and phone calls were immediately answered and I would definetly use them again. Excellent value for money....
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Oct 08,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Beth'
Oct 08,2013
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A really brilliant service getting absolutely everything you get from a high street estate agent but at a fraction of the price! (We saved around £1500 after VAT). No Fuss, great staff, quick and easy communication. We were so pleasantly surprised at how simple it all ...
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“From the start Michelle was proactive, positive and helpful. She ......”

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Oct 08,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Robert'
Oct 08,2013
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From the start Michelle was proactive, positive and helpful. She was available on the phone nearly always and if she was out or engaged then Tom stepped in and sorted it out. As the transaction progressed Michelle's involvement reduced but she was available when needed, ...
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“Excellent first time experience with the online estate agent Housesimple. ......”

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Oct 04,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'smug'
Oct 04,2013
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Excellent first time experience with the online estate agent Housesimple. Efficient in organising floorplan and photos, and publishing the property online - we made a few changes to the property blurb but that was it. We began viewings within a week and received 3 asking price ...
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Sep 30,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Jill'
Sep 30,2013
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The agent arranged for the photographs to be taken, which were excellent and they came out to do them very quickly. We were able to add more description and to also make alterations as often as we wanted. Prospective viewers had a good experience calling ...
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Sep 19,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Craig'
Sep 19,2013
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Can not believe or begin to tell you all how great House Simple CUSTOMER SERVICE was, with the initial enquiry right through to the sale. Very well organised in getting a photographer round, the write up of the property and online, all for just £234.00. No ...
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Sep 17,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'M.P.JOHN'
Sep 17,2013
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We discovered HS after purchasing a property advertised by them. When we decided to sell they were prompt, sent a photographer quickly, dealt with the energy certificate and put our property on websites immediately.We had to add to the property description sent to us ...
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Sep 08,2013
Minithumbdown
By: 'Derek'
Sep 08,2013
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Board took forever to arrive, many telephone calls, then a second board arrived after our house was sold. Our house is still listed sold stc 8 weeks after we moved. I have told them but they still have not removed from the Internet. If you want ...
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Sep 08,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Peter'
Sep 08,2013
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What a contrasting experience. My partner sold her house through a High St estate agent in Sheffield and I sold through Housesimple. Housesimple were efficient and friendly and I sold the house in 11 days for their great price of £220. My partner sold hers in 18 days, ...
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Sep 04,2013
Minithumbdown
By: 'j'
Sep 04,2013
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Have to say not at all impressed with this company at all in six months 2 viewings ,not had any contact till today 4/09/13 then just to tell me my times up , and would i like 3 more months free of charge , and sugesting i surprise surprise go ...
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Jul 28,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'David'
Jul 28,2013
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I was a little apprehensive at first using an online estate agent, but I had read a positive review in the Telegraph about House Simple so thought I would give them a try thinking I could always switch to a conventional estate agent later. My ...
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“I found working with housesimple very straight forward and reassuring. ......”

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Jul 20,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Sam'
Jul 20,2013
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I found working with housesimple very straight forward and reassuring. They were very helpful in setting me up and explained everything very clearly for me. I would most definitely recommended to anyone who would like to sell their house without traditional estate agents. Thank you ...
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“This is definitely the way forward in house-agency. No need ......”

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Jul 13,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Beano'
Jul 13,2013
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This is definitely the way forward in house-agency. No need for a shop window when the Internet is available. the staff were efficient, did what was asked of them with no frills, at a fraction of the price of a High Street Agency. Our house ...
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Jul 12,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Alexis'
Jul 12,2013
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We are very pleased that we chose House Simple to market our property. They were lovely to deal with and were always available to answer our questions. We highly recommend them....
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“I would most definitely recommend House Simple. They were proactive ......”

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Jul 12,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Gregg'
Jul 12,2013
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I would most definitely recommend House Simple. They were proactive in every aspect of the sales process and provided a service which was great value for money....
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Jul 12,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Elaine'
Jul 12,2013
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I was very happy with the service and cost of using Housesimple . The whole process was easy ,fuss free professional and I saved thousands of ££££. Michelle was courteous and communication was great . We had plenty of viewings and the photographs taken of my property and ...
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“HouseSimple were excellent for selling our house. We sold it ......”

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Jul 11,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'levans'
Jul 11,2013
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HouseSimple were excellent for selling our house. We sold it within 2 days of it going on the market at above the asking price and they managed the negotiation brilliantly. The professional photos were amazing and the follow up and chasing of the sale through to ...
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“My house was viewed online more than 200 times in first ......”

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May 17,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'allan'
May 17,2013
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My house was viewed online more than 200 times in first month and within 6 weeks had loads of viewers and 4 interested parties I sold for asking price to first bidder housesimple did everything needed to sell my house with no fuss and at fraction of the ...
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“Excellent service from start to finish, we had quite a ......”

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May 10,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Brian'
May 10,2013
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Excellent service from start to finish, we had quite a protracted sale due to lost purchases and subsequently lost buyers to our buyers etc. we were kept informed all the way by house simple and would recommend them. local agents don't like them for obvious ...
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“We heard about HouseSimple through a property which we wanted ......”

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May 07,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Rachel'
May 07,2013
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We heard about HouseSimple through a property which we wanted to buy. We hadn't put ours on the market yet but were so impressed we decided to give it a go. It was very cheap which initially rang alarm bells but turned out to just ...
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Apr 30,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'J'
Apr 30,2013
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I was really impressed with the service I received from Housesimple. I thought that the way they dealt with the survey and photography of the house was very slick, and I really apprecaiated how quickly they dealt with amendments to my ad. Viewings were dealt ...
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“After trying 3 of the big high street estate agents over 18 ......”

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Apr 29,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Kim'
Apr 29,2013
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After trying 3 of the big high street estate agents over 18 months with no luck we decided to try Housesimple as they were recommended by a work colleague. Within 2 1/2 months of putting the house on the market with them (and that was Christmas in the middle ...
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“I found the whole experience to be fantastic. I had ......”

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Apr 16,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Neil'
Apr 16,2013
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I found the whole experience to be fantastic. I had a offer excepted within 3 days which was obviously a lot of luck but demonstrated to me that Rightmove etc gets the info out there. Housesimple where a pleasure to deal with when arranging viewings and ...
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“We were very happy with the services of House Simple. ......”

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Apr 05,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Patricia'
Apr 05,2013
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We were very happy with the services of House Simple. We had many viewings and quick responses to any questions or requests raised. We achieved the required price for our property and found that Michelle in particular was on the ball at the end of ...
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“The agents were unable to value the property accurately, and ......”

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Mar 22,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'D'
Mar 22,2013
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The agents were unable to value the property accurately, and our decision to ask for a higher price than suggested proved to be correct in the long term. However, the rest of the service was exemplary and I would use them again without hesitation....
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“Using Housesimple is an absolute no-brainer. They not only save ......”

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Mar 11,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Steve'
Mar 11,2013
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Using Housesimple is an absolute no-brainer. They not only save you money, but are very professional and take care of everything you need to sell your home. They are responsive to queries and friendly. If you are thinking of using an on-line estate agent look ...
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Feb 19,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Patricia'
Feb 19,2013
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This may sound corny but to me House Simple are "Simply the Best" after having our property on the market for 12 months with 2 well known agents at fees raging between £3500 to £4300 and only one viewing,i decided to use House Simple i paid the fees ...
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“I was hesitant when first deciding whether to use Housesimple ......”

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Feb 06,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Alan,'
Feb 06,2013
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I was hesitant when first deciding whether to use Housesimple but now have no qualms whatsoever in recommending them to you. All four regular estate agents who came to persuade me to secure their services shot themselves in the foot when explaining that they would ...
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“House simple were very helpful, efficient and professional. They were ......”

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Feb 06,2013
Minithumbup
By: 'Anna'
Feb 06,2013
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House simple were very helpful, efficient and professional. They were excellent at keeping me informed at every point, from viewings to the negotiation process. The cost of using house simple was extremely affordable and great that they offered different packages to suit the sellers need. ...
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Vendor Fees

Our Fees

£0.

We offer a fully-managed estate agency service for free. No fees, no commission, no catch.
Our fully-managed, award-winning free service includes:

A transparent experience, from start to finish

Your property seen by interested buyers

An app connecting you directly to buyers

Professional offer negotiation

Dedicated support to completion
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