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.

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2nd Aug 2024
reviewed by 'Jack & Terry'
“We were selling a niche property. 4 stories, Victorian end of terrace, 2 listed in a conservation area with on street permit ......”
9th Jul 2024
reviewed by 'Gail'
“I can't recommend Claire and her colleagues enough throughout our selling process. They sold the house very quickly after arranging ......”
4th Jul 2024
reviewed by 'Kim & George'
“Claire and her colleagues, from the evening of viewing the property, to exchange of contracts made the whole process of ......”
14th Jun 2024
reviewed by 'Debra Kocziban'
“Town and Country have been excellent throughout, especially during a difficult time in the market. Their marketing was proactive and ......”
12th Jun 2024
reviewed by 'gary bartlett'
“The service we received from the whole team has been fantastic Kept us updated the whole time always willing to ......”
12th Jun 2024
reviewed by 'Ellis Raddon'
“The team were so friendly and helpful, we mainly dealt with Claire and Marcus and it was a pleasure. As ......”
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
  • Monday: 08:45 - 19:00
  • Tuesday: 08:45 - 19:00
  • Wednesday: 08:45 - 19:00
  • Thursday: 08:45 - 19:00
  • Friday: 08:45 - 19:00
  • Saturday: 08:45 - 16:00
  • Sunday: Closed
Services offered
  • Sales
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  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
  • Home Builder
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“Hilary has been so helpful throughout our move. Always calling ......”

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Dec 04,2017
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By: 'Rebecca'
Dec 04,2017
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Hilary has been so helpful throughout our move. Always calling us back or emailing with updates and responding to our questions. This was always done in such a friendly manner and it felt like Hilary would go the extra mile which is so reassuring when ...
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Nov 30,2017
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By: 'Lorriane'
Nov 30,2017
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From start to finish an excellent service from renting my property to selling it very quickly and easily definitely recommend...
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Exceptionally good
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Nov 14,2017
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By: 'Andrew'
Nov 14,2017
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Brilliant from start to finish, timeline to get us into the house was very swift. Couldnt recommend highly enough, a great service and support....
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Many thanks for your kind comments, we are always looking towards how we can make the letting of homes better and to receive positive feedback regarding our services in a very competitive market place is gratefully received. Thank You ...

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Oct 04,2017
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By: 'Jay'
Oct 04,2017
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We don't know what I would have done if we didn't have Claire helping to ensure everything went smoothly with my house purchase. I used another agent to deal with my sale and the house we purchased was managed by Town & Country. Unfortunately, my agent ...
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Stepped up to went above and beyond dealing on my behalf on my sale even though my house was not on sale through this agent.
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“Claire gave a great service - prompt, efficient and friendly. ......”

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Sep 18,2017
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By: 'David'
Sep 18,2017
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Claire gave a great service - prompt, efficient and friendly. She was quick to sort out any issues that arose and prepared to go the extra mile to make sure the sale went through....
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“Very positive experience. Have to admit that I had a ......”

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Sep 13,2017
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By: 'Paul'
Sep 13,2017
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Very positive experience. Have to admit that I had a very "generic" view of Estate Agent capabilities as a breed, but this has now changed in that when the "chain" became mired in operational difficulties, compounded by the August Break, Claire got stuck in and ...
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High end, but you get what you pay for
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“I had looked at over 52 properties and had almost given ......”

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Sep 11,2017
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By: 'Anna'
Sep 11,2017
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I had looked at over 52 properties and had almost given up when I found my beautiful apartment. Claire was perfect in helping me acquire the property. Constantly in touch and geeing up the solicitors when needed. I would highly recommend Claire, she gets things done ...
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“Town and Countr found a buyer for my property after ......”

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Sep 07,2017
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By: 'Brian'
Sep 07,2017
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Town and Countr found a buyer for my property after only two days, with a totally realistic purchase price. Claire was the agent that I dealt with during the long, protracted sale process and I can honestly say that without her wit, expertise and intervention ...
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Totally reasonable.
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“Kieran is very friendly, helpful and overall brilliant. Whenever we ......”

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Sep 05,2017
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By: 'Morgan'
Sep 05,2017
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Kieran is very friendly, helpful and overall brilliant. Whenever we had questions regarding the property he was always on the other end of the phone and if he wasn't available he'd call back asap. He was always very helpful. Was always on time to appointments ...
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Agents fees were overall good considering how much Kieran helped throughout the process
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“It is well known that House moves can be very ......”

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Aug 25,2017
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By: 'Kamlesh'
Aug 25,2017
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It is well known that House moves can be very stressful especially when the chain is long and complicated. All I have to say is that my move was completely stress free and all because of Hilary. She is the best Estate agent I have ...
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Worth every penny (and reasonable too)
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“Hilary went over and above what I would expect to ......”

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Aug 21,2017
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By: 'Liz'
Aug 21,2017
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Hilary went over and above what I would expect to keep the chain together. It was a very difficult chain with a number of issues. Hilary kept me updated at each stage. She remained professional throughout and manage to lower my anxiety levels during this ...
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fees were very reasonable
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Jul 31,2017
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Jul 31,2017
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I am a professional investor in property and I come across a lot of Estate Agents in this role. I first met Claire when I visited her office, having made an offer on a probate sale, my first contact with a different member of the ...
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Not relevant.
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“Hilary and her colleagues have been very helpful to us, ......”

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Jun 24,2017
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Jun 24,2017
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Hilary and her colleagues have been very helpful to us, very efficient too. They are always there when we need them....
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“All of the Town/Fine and Country team were excelllent. ......”

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Jun 23,2017
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By: 'Andrew'
Jun 23,2017
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All of the Town/Fine and Country team were excelllent. They clearly know the market and are very professional. I dealt with Claire predominantly with both the sale of my property and she also found us our new property too - after lots of trying! ...
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“Hilary is one of the nicest, efficient and professional estate ......”

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Jun 23,2017
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By: 'Sarah'
Jun 23,2017
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Hilary is one of the nicest, efficient and professional estate agent that I have ever come across! From the moment I viewed the property I knew I was in capable hands, nothing was ever to much trouble and she went out of her way at ...
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“Our second transaction with Claire and again she sold our ......”

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By: 'Michael'
Jun 02,2017
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Our second transaction with Claire and again she sold our house on day one! She has an amazing understanding of her customer base and the range of housing in the area. Claire works incredibly hard for everyone involved in the transaction and does it with ...
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May 18,2017
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May 18,2017
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Our dealings with Claire and the service provided were first class. I have no hesitation in highly recommending this agent. They say what they do and do what they say. Thank you for a superb service....
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very very fair and good value.
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“Hilary and all the staff at Town & Country Southern have ......”

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May 12,2017
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By: 'Jordan'
May 12,2017
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Hilary and all the staff at Town & Country Southern have been fantastic. They were very helpful and managed to gain a quick sale on my property for the price I wanted to achieve. However it didn't stop there! I was in a very tricky chain ...
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The agents fees were reasonable and very competitive with other independent agents in the area.
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“Claire was a great help to us during the process ......”

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May 11,2017
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By: 'Vicki'
May 11,2017
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Claire was a great help to us during the process of myself and my fiancée buying our first home. She made sure we stayed on track and dealt with all the hiccups we had along the way very quickly to ensure that we could ...
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“Hilary was extremely proactive and tenacious in negotiating with other ......”

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May 09,2017
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By: 'Peter'
May 09,2017
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Hilary was extremely proactive and tenacious in negotiating with other estate agents and solicitors in the chain of seven, driving all parties eventually came to agreement on exchange and completion dates. Kept me fully informed throughout. Highly recommended....
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“The real estate business seems to be the place where ......”

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May 09,2017
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By: 'Richard'
May 09,2017
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The real estate business seems to be the place where a lot of people go to work but only a few offer a truly professional service to their clients. I have seen many over the years and in my opinion Hilary does actually care about ...
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as i was a buyer, I didn't pay any.
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“Hilary was supportive and knowledgable throughout the purchase of our ......”

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May 02,2017
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By: 'Tom'
May 02,2017
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Hilary was supportive and knowledgable throughout the purchase of our first property. She was engaging and proactive, and thoroughly efficient in obtaining some extra surveys required. Communication was always timely and she was often available at short notice for enquiries....
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The external services acquired for us were fair and competitive.
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“Hilary has been our contact throughout the purchase of our ......”

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Apr 30,2017
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By: 'Emma'
Apr 30,2017
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Hilary has been our contact throughout the purchase of our property in Southsea. Her approach was always professional and empathetic and any issues were dealt with quickly and fairly. She always kept us informed of progress and made me feel more relaxed and comfortable about ...
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“ABSOLUTELY the best agent I have had to deal with ......”

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Apr 24,2017
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By: 'Lorraine'
Apr 24,2017
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ABSOLUTELY the best agent I have had to deal with would not use any other agent, very professional from start to finish and very quick to deal with any correspondence needed...
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Really good for the service that they provide
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“We want to say a big thank you to Hilary ......”

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Apr 12,2017
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By: 'Sam'
Apr 12,2017
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We want to say a big thank you to Hilary for all her hard work with helping us to purchase our dream home. She was efficient at keeping us updated throughout the process and also very friendly and helpful in answering any questions we had. ...
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“All men are created equalThis is not true of Estate ......”

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Apr 04,2017
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Apr 04,2017
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All men are created equal This is not true of Estate Agents The team at Town and Country work long hours and would often be calling us with updates at circa 7pm in the evening and in fact our offer came through to us around ...
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Well worth it - Hilary and the team definitely earnt their commission.
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“Primarily dealt with Claire but also with Hillary on occasion. ......”

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Mar 16,2017
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By: 'Steve'
Mar 16,2017
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Primarily dealt with Claire but also with Hillary on occasion. Hillary was always calm, easy-going and a pleasure to deal with. Claire could be a little more direct at times, but in a good way. She wasn't scared of ‘shaking things up' a little in ...
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“Claire has been absolutely amazing from Day One of our ......”

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Mar 15,2017
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By: 'Elaine'
Mar 15,2017
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Claire has been absolutely amazing from Day One of our sale. She was always extremely friendly and professional whenever we spoke to her, as was Hilary. Claire worked extremely long hours as I think all the staff do, and she always returned my calls/emails. ...
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Very fair.
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“I found Hilary and all the staff at Town & Country ......”

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Feb 15,2017
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By: 'Margaret'
Feb 15,2017
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I found Hilary and all the staff at Town & Country most friendly, helpful and professional . Communication was excellent I can highly recommend this estate agent....
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“We recently sold and purchased a property through Town & Country ......”

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Feb 13,2017
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By: 'Sam'
Feb 13,2017
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We recently sold and purchased a property through Town & Country we could not fault them in any way. Clare was extremely helpful and was always at the end of the phone for us. I can honestly say they went the extra mile to make our ...
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I thought the fee's we paid were well worth the service we received.
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