Town & Country Southern
5/5, 510 reviews
99% recommended
97% sales valuation accuracy
99% sales fee satisfaction
96% lettings valuation accuracy
98% lettings fee satisfaction
Town & Country Southern are sales agents, covering Southern Hampshire and West Sussex. Our primary office is based in Drayton, Hampshire we cover the City of Portsmouth and the surrounding area. Working alongside our sister company Fine & Country, we have the facilities available to assist sellers, landlords, buyers and tenants by ... show more Town & Country Southern are sales agents, covering Southern Hampshire and West Sussex. Our primary office is based in Drayton, Hampshire we cover the City of Portsmouth and the surrounding area. Working alongside our sister company Fine & Country, we have the facilities available to assist sellers, landlords, buyers and tenants by utilising their marketing suite at the Emsworth Office, covering a wide geographical area. Whether you are a seller or purchaser, a tenant or a landlord, 'Town & Country Southern will aim make the whole experience as stress free as possible'.

Having highly qualified individuals, our staff are Associates of The Guild Of Professional Estate Agents (AGPEA), they are able to negotiate the best price on your behalf and chase the sales through to a successful conclusion. Having a comprehensive marketing and advertising strategy, with regular feedback and all viewings accompanied, as well as regular reviews, when we discuss the saleability of your property and other matters which may help to improve its saleability. Having regular mailshots to potential buyers, eye catching property particulars, coverage through media websites and free market appraisals.

Our philosophy is to achieve the best possible price for your property, whether it be for sale or letting in the time period you require.

Having our primary office in a prominent high street location, covering Southsea, Portsmouth, Cosham, Drayton, Southern Hampshire and West Sussex. As the only members of the Guild of Professional Estate Agents (GPEA) in Portsmouth, we are delighted to be able to market our portfolio of properties through the Guild's website, a high quality Regional magazine and via the Associated Park Lane, London Office. Thus providing an increased coverage and complimenting our already vast marketing strategy.

If you are looking for a professional, honest estate/letting agent, then please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy for one of our property consultants to discuss your marketing requirements.

Residential Lettings

If you are a Landlord with a property to let or you are reviewing your management options, why not talk to us, free of charge, in order to obtain and honest appraisal for the best way to utilise your investment. Our marketing strategy includes, colour sales particulars with internal images, accompanied viewings by experienced, mature reliable staff, regular local advertising, property matching with prospective tenants, distinctive and eye catching To-Let boards and regional wide marketing coverage. We subscribe to the major property websites and are members of the Ombudsman Scheme for Lettings Agents (OEA), Tenant's Deposit Release Scheme (TDS). Your property will be in good hands.

Whether you are a landlord, tenant, seller or buyer, to benefit from excellent service, please contact your local office.

Professional Staff

Our staff have an excellent local knowledge and experience, our Director, Colin Shairp, has been an Estate Agent and Letting Agent in the area since 1985 and was (2007 - 2011) the Chairman of the NAEA Solent Region, he sat on the Board at the NAEA from June 2015 May 2017, he is an Associate of the GPEA. If you would like to deal with friendly, forward thinking and reliable staff, we would be delighted to help you through all stages of the moving process. We are committed to making, what is considered to be one of the most stressful transactions, easier and less time consuming for you.

Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 97% 99% £28,100 £975,000
Lettings 96% 98% £575 £3,950
Review statistics
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47 0 44 1 234 1 171 1 11 0
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Address

141 Havant Road
Drayton,Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 2AA
023 9327 7288

Opening Hours
Services offered
  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
  • Home Builder
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We used Town and Country Southern for both a sale and purchase and found them highly professional throughout the process. Having surprised us with a very favourable valuation, we were pleased with the number of potential buyers they lined up and the professional way they ...
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Many thanks for your comprehensive comment and feedback. It just proves that having a strong understanding of the market, demand and supply. The team here are very proud to be rated as the BEST in the area, having won BEST ESTATE AGENCY and BEST LETTING AGENCY allagents awards this 2020, an amazing achievement in what has been very difficult year. ...

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Very helpful friendly and professional.Would definitely use this company again .I got the moving day wrong and they managed to sort it all out for me despite it being my error -brilliant service....
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Dec 18,2020
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The Town and Country team sold our house this year. Colin , Oliver and Amanda were a great support throughout the process offering advise and processing our sale as quickly as possible during the difficult circumstances of 2020. We would recommend and use in the future....
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Many thanks for your review, we are delighted that the support we provided was worthy of a 5 star review, it is a great tribute to the staff, their dedication and abilities. ...

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Dec 18,2020
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Very professional service received from the team at Town & Country Drayton. Always available and knowledgable. Special mention to Claire, who kept the whole chain together and ensured we achieved exchange before Christmas. Would have no hesitation in recommending the team to those considering selling their ...
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Many thanks for your kind words, they are really appreciated. This transaction was delayed for a variety of reasons and emotions ran very high, so it is great to achieve our goal to get you moved. ...

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Dec 16,2020
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Would definitely recommend! Town and Country estimated our house value at £50k more than another agency we looked at, and then they managed to get us +£16k on top of that, more than paying for their services. I found Olly Pescott super helpful and quick ...
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Many thanks for your 5 star review. It just shows that experience, local knowledge and an awareness of the current property market conditions, trends and demand are all major factors when valuing and achieving the best price. ...

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I found the service helpful and the staff were friendly. Whenever I asked a question, I had a response in a short amount of time. I would like to thank Oliver especially because he helped me buy the property through an easy process....
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Amanda is very professional, personable and easy to talk to. We are very happy to have her as the agent letting our property....
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Many thanks for your 5 star review. Amanda joined us with a raft of customer service experience, she has proven that hard work, commitment and desire has lead the business to become the BEST LETTINGS award winner for in PO6 - 2020. ...

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Dec 15,2020
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Very happy with the service we receive from Town and Country. Amanda Burden who is responsible for renting out our property is excellent,living abroad we have to rely on her to make sure the tenants she picks are good and they are looking after ...
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Dec 14,2020
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This was my first time with Town & Country, and Amanda made it such a pain-free experience. Especially considering the Covid situation, she made us feel like we were in very safe hands. Very professional service, and I was kept well informed at every part of ...
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Lovely words, many thanks for your comments. Thankfully not all agents are the same, so we 'stand out from the crowd' winning the Allagents, BEST LETTINGS AGENCY in PO6 - 2020 recently. We always aim to go the extra mile and consider both our clients and applicants needs. ...

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Amanda was fantastic in helping us to rent our home. She explained the process very clearly from start to finish. Amanda has maintained a brilliant and sincere level of service throughout and has dealt with any enquiries we have quickly and efficiently. Thank you Amanda ...
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Many thanks for your kind comments and the 5 star review. It's great to hear that one of our dedicated team has completed their role to this award winning level. Winning BEST LETTINGS AGENCY in PO6 for 2020 ...

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Claire was very helpful in resolving our chain with difficult solicitors. Claire kept us up to date on proceedings. She also kept the pressure on the forward chain for her vendor and for us as buyers...
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We are delighted to have been instrumental in this transaction, it was certainly a difficult transaction with chain issues and unwarranted stress, created by poor service standards received from some parties involved, however, the aim was achieved and a moving date now set. ...

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Dec 01,2020
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A huge thank you to Claire for the hard work put in. A very difficult situation was made much easier by having Claire on our side. She has made the whole process a lot less stressful than it could have been and went over and ...
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Huge thank you to Claire for the incredible support on the purchase of our new home! Claire was excellent throughout the process; honest, supportive, professional and efficient.. we couldn't have worked with a better agent!...
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From valuation through to completion the the service from the agents was outstanding, a completely different league to other agents. I unreservedly recommend Fine & Country....
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Claire has given absolutely fantastic support in the sale of my mother's 'retirement apartment'. Claire took ownership of ensuring that all stakeholders, property owners, agents and solicitors in a difficult 5 transaction chain were kept informed and held accountable for completing their piece of the chain. ...
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Nov 03,2020
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My partner and I recently purchased a property through Town & Country having viewed several marketed by the agency. The experience throughout was a pleasure; the agents all conducted themselves with utmost professionalism and the communication was excellent. I'd like to make special mention of: Oliver, ...
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Oct 23,2020
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I, and my family, would like to say a big thank you to Town and Country Southern and to Claire Ray for her unstinting help in selling our late mother's apartment. Without her tenacity, efficiency and professionalism we would never have made it - and ...
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Many thanks for your very kind words, it is great to hear such positive comments about the service we provided to you and our family. Many thanks ...

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From start to finish an excellent service from all concerned, would definitely use Town and Country again. Thank you for all your hard work. Simon....
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Jun 30,2020
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Jun 30,2020
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Very impressed with the service received from Colin and Team for both sale and purchase. We purchased a property through a sealed bid process, and they were very helpful in explaining how that worked. We were going ahead during the covid-19 crisis and Colin was ...
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Many thanks for your kind comments, the transaction wasn't easy in any way, due mainly to the Covid-19 virus and the concern therein. However we achieved the goal which was to keep the chain together and everyone moved. ...

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Professional, friendly and prompt customer service. We recently rented through Town and Country and would not hesitate recommending them to others...
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Mar 30,2020
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Extremely impressed with the service given by Colin, Aidan and the rest of the team at Drayton. They found a buyer in 6 days for my mother's property, and after she vacated the house to come and live with us in Lancashire, they checked on the ...
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Mar 28,2020
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Mar 28,2020
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Excellent, professional service from Colin and all members of staff. A five star service from a five star company. Aidan and Oliver were my first contacts and we’re always polite and helpful, always kept me informed of the progress of our sale. Have used ...
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Mar 12,2020
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Thank you so much Claire for being there every step of the way of us purchasing our dream home. Your amazing and we can't thank you enough We will be highly recommending your services to everyone!...
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Feb 25,2020
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We were particularly impressed by Claire’s dedication and professionalism and true salesmanship! She went out of her way to actually sell our property to the people who eventually went on to complete the purchase, guiding them past their reservations to see that it was ...
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Feb 23,2020
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I recently purchased a house offered by the Drayton branch of Town & Country. The sale went through very smoothly, it was an easy process, and the team were great. In particular I would thank Oliver, also Claire and Aidan. They were efficient, professional, and friendly. ...
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Feb 04,2020
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Feb 04,2020
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From start to finish, Aidan has been calm, supportive and beyond helpful in the sale of our property. Having brought our property from Town and Country Southern a few years before and having received great service from them at that point, it was an easy ...
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Jan 31,2020
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Hooray, we did it ! - Thanks to the team effort at Town & Country Southern. It's no secret that UK house buying & selling can be a stressful experience .. ours lasted 6months and certainly had it's ups and downs ! Thankfully the team at Town & Country were consistently ...
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Dec 22,2019
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We would like to thank Town and Country Southern for their assistance in finding prospective tenants for our property in just over one week. In particular, Mr. Oliver Pescott in managing the letting process setup and in helping us to identify the most suitable tenant ...
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Dec 17,2019
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They were incredibly friendly and throughout the buying process I was well informed. After hearing that many estate agents don’t contact you, I was impressed with the amount of times I was contacted “out of hours” to enable myself ( a teacher) an easy move ...
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Dec 10,2019
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I can not recommend Claire Ray and her team highly enough to anyone looking for an estate agent service. Aside from her friendly nature the service offered was impeccable, from time keeping, to advice, to closing matters down effectively and efficiently. Purchasing a property can ...
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Claire was amazing. I mean there's getting the job done but she went above and beyond, pulled out all the stops and can't thank her enough. She's been absolutely brilliant all the way throughout! I would highly recommend Claire to anyone buying or selling a home. Again thank you so much. ...
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