Jan Forster Estates
Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3
4.6/5, 97 reviews
89% recommended
96% sales valuation accuracy
87% sales fee satisfaction
100% lettings valuation accuracy
92% lettings fee satisfaction
Looking for a pro-active Estate Agent? Jan Forster Estates is firmly established as one of the leading independent Estate Agents in the North East with branches in prime locations throughout the region. We offer a personal and professional approach to buying, selling, letting and renting property along with a proven ... show more Looking for a pro-active Estate Agent? Jan Forster Estates is firmly established as one of the leading independent Estate Agents in the North East with branches in prime locations throughout the region. We offer a personal and professional approach to buying, selling, letting and renting property along with a proven track record of achieving results. Jan Forster Estates are members of the Ombudsman for Estate Agents and members of The UK Association of Letting Agents, assuring our clients of quality of service and peace of mind.

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19th Aug 2024
reviewed by 'Bex'
“Avoid at all cost!!!! Disgusting awful people!!! Customer service is none existent and they don't do there job when come ......”
19th Aug 2024
reviewed by 'Bex'
“Avoid at all cost!!!! Disgusting awful people!!! Customer service is none existent and they don't do there job when come ......”
16th Nov 2023
reviewed by 'Gosforth'
“Dreadful company. They've treated my neighnours terribly; failed to get important repairs done, ignored instructions from Environmental Health and been ......”
16th Nov 2023
reviewed by 'FFBB'
“Extremely poor service. Other tenants have dealt with unsafe electrics and mould, and when they have complained to environmental health, ......”
3rd May 2018
reviewed by 'Very'
“Horrible, unprofessional and anal. This letting agency charges few hundred pounds for agency fee and do nothing. We wanted to ......”
21st Sep 2017
reviewed by 'Jane'
“I can't believe how horrificly bad this company is. I have had a leak for 6 months and they have sent ......”
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Tuesday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Wednesday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Thursday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Friday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Saturday: 09:00 - 13:00
  • Sunday: Closed
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Jan Forster Estates
29 Princes Road, Brunton Park
Gosforth,Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne & Wear
NE3 5TT
0191 236 2070

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Performance statistics
Services Valuation Accuracy Fees Satisfaction Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 96% 87% £47,500 £445,000
Lettings 100% 92% £395 £1,300
Review statistics
From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
19 0 15 6 25 1 25 1 2 3
Areas covered
  • NE3 2
  • Gosforth
  • NE3 5
  • Wideopen
  • NE13
  • Kingston Park
  • NE5
Services offered
  • Sales
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  • Lettings
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  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
  • Home Builder
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Jan 16,2015
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By: 'Alan'
Jan 16,2015
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Within a few days of the house being advertised for sale we had several viewings. We were notified by text prior to the bookings and the viewings were conducted by Jan Forster staff. After a quiet period it was suggested that we lower the price ...
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Dec 16,2014
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By: 'AW'
Dec 16,2014
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I can't fault the team at Jan Forster. They are the ultimate professionals working tirelessly for their clients. In particular Marilyn in the sales progression team went above and beyond my expectations to ensure our chain completed before Christmas. I wouldn't go anywhere else in ...
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Liked the fact the fees were competitive despite the fact I was a returning client
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Dec 05,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Jon'
Dec 05,2014
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Good communication between parties and kept us informed at all stages. The property was sold and completed very quickly. Very reasonable fees....
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Dec 01,2014
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By: 'Danny'
Dec 01,2014
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I have sold three properties and have another under offer in the past year and found all staff members have a very positive attitude, with good knowledge and very helpful....
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Nov 17,2014
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By: 'Alex77'
Nov 17,2014
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Excellent communications from start to finish, very quick and simple with no procrastination resulting in a good outcome for all parties involved. We would definitely deal with Judith again without any hesitation....
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Nov 11,2014
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By: 'Matt'
Nov 11,2014
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Any complications were due to our mortgage provider and broker, we had no issues from Jan Forster themselves at all. Nice and straight forward....
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Oct 10,2014
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By: 'Dave'
Oct 10,2014
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All memebers of Staff that I dealt with throughout the purchase were excellent. Very promt with replying and contacting me. The Lady that showed me round the property intially was also very freindly and helpful. There was a very quick turnaround from the point of ...
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Oct 08,2014
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By: 'Mrs'
Oct 08,2014
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My property had sold. I was left with a gap before purchase went through. Marilyn was brilliant and went out of her way to make sure sale went through as quick as possible.This resulted in a short space of time before moving into property....
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Oct 08,2014
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By: 'Brian'
Oct 08,2014
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I had excellent service from my agent ( Jan Forster ) and in particular employee Christian Heritage. He always kept me up to date with developments, throughout what turned out to be a long process. He always answered my queries promptly and kept me in the loop ...
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Very competitive.
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Sep 23,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Carol'
Sep 23,2014
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Judith was instrumental in finding a new buyer and negotiating a quick sale after our first buyers were unable to provide proof of funds. This in turn saved our purchase property as the vendors were considering another offer. All we can say is thank you ...
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“Helen Lane, Callumca and Sarah worked well together to ensure ......”

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Sep 08,2014
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By: 'N.S.'
Sep 08,2014
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Helen Lane, Callumca and Sarah worked well together to ensure a potentially tricky sale was conducted professionally and ran smoothly from beginning to end. I have no hesitation in recommending the team in Gosforth Jan Forsters. NS...
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“Constant updates about viewings, feedback and offers. Got a lot ......”

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Sep 03,2014
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By: 'Olly'
Sep 03,2014
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Constant updates about viewings, feedback and offers. Got a lot more for my property than I anticipated and the photographs that were uploaded to their website were also fantastic...
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Standard for the market
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“Sarah has been very prompt in dealing with our purchase. ......”

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Aug 24,2014
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By: 'Tom'
Aug 24,2014
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Sarah has been very prompt in dealing with our purchase. She has always been on hand to answer our questions and queries throughout the process and has really made the process easy and comfortable. I would not hesitate to recommend the services of Jan Forster ...
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“Judith had a difficult vendor and an enthusiastic buyer to ......”

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Aug 21,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Gwen'
Aug 21,2014
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Judith had a difficult vendor and an enthusiastic buyer to deal with and managed to bring the transaction to an amicable conclusion. Her ''in between'' role was handled with professionalism....
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“I have used JF when buying an investment property and ......”

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Aug 13,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Nicole'
Aug 13,2014
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I have used JF when buying an investment property and also chose them to fully manage the letting for me, on both occasions they have been second to none with a customer service that many other Estate Agents should look to aspire to, definitely the ...
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Great price and very well explained through
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“Jan Foster succeeded where others failed - they sold our ......”

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Aug 05,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Phil'
Aug 05,2014
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Jan Foster succeeded where others failed - they sold our house! Their approach was very professional, they produced attractive sales particulars including superb photographs and worked hard to get us viewings. Their approach gave us confidence which ultimately paid off....
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We actually paid a higher fee than our previous agent was charging but we pleased to get the right outcome.
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Jul 28,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'William'
Jul 28,2014
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We took a speculative walk to Great Park to look at our prospective property and when the owners appeared, took a liberty in requesting a viewing on that particular Sunday. Falling in love with the house, I called Jan Forster at 9am on the Monday ...
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“Both Judith & Callum were excellent. We had issues with a ......”

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Jul 18,2014
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By: 'Dave'
Jul 18,2014
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Both Judith & Callum were excellent. We had issues with a property which we agreed a sale price on & the vendor just disappeared. Both Judith & Callum did their best to chase the vendor but to no avail. We then found another property which again we made ...
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“An excellent service throughout. Courteous and prompt with all enquiries ......”

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Jul 17,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Satisfied'
Jul 17,2014
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An excellent service throughout. Courteous and prompt with all enquiries answered. Would recommend to anyone needing an estate agent. Go on and use them....
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“Callum was great to work with. He is proactive and ......”

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Jul 15,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Gillian'
Jul 15,2014
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Callum was great to work with. He is proactive and was in constant contact with me during the purchase procedure. I live in Spain so was not on hand during the purchase, but felt that Callum was very much looking after my best interests....
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Jul 10,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Happy'
Jul 10,2014
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I would highly recommend using this estate agent to sell, buy and rent property, they are very professional and always put the client first. I sold my property with them in June 2011 they always put me first during the stressful time of selling my house. ...
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“Judith is very professional and friendly. She has been very ......”

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Jun 19,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'K'
Jun 19,2014
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Judith is very professional and friendly. She has been very helpful and flexible in helping us sorting out the property we are buying. Richard, the independent financial adviser, is superb and ethusiastic through out the process! It is a great experience working with the whole ...
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Jun 17,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Kate'
Jun 17,2014
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Matthew has been really helpful throughout the process of deciding upon a property to rent. Nothing has been too much trouble. As a single female moving to a new part of the country, this has been invaluable and reassuring....
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Jun 13,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'KL'
Jun 13,2014
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Jan Forster Estates kept us up to date at all times with the purchase of our bungalow. If they said they would do something for you then it was done. Judith and Adele were particuarly professional and extremely helpful - kept on top of contacting ...
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Jun 07,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Dr'
Jun 07,2014
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I have sold my house using Jan Forsters in Brunton Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. I am impressed with the professionalism and courtesy shown by Judith Taylor and Marilyn Simpson. As both selling and buying a house is stressful, Judith ensured that the whole process took ...
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Jun 04,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Lucy'
Jun 04,2014
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Always available to answer questions, kept us well informed of progress and ensured our offer was placed and accepted quickly....
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“Enthusiastic & reliable agent that helped us with every query we ......”

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May 29,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'alexbrown1991'
May 29,2014
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Enthusiastic & reliable agent that helped us with every query we had. I would 100% use Callum again in the future. Thank you for a hassle free transaction....
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May 28,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Mrs'
May 28,2014
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We have recently sold our property using Jan Forster Estates, Brunton Park branch. We received an excellent service resulting in us receiving and accepting an offer on our property within one month in a highly competitive market. Both Judith and Callum were extremely helpful and ...
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May 21,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Sarah'
May 21,2014
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Hi there, I have been a tenant for almost two years and Joanne Graham has always been in hand if and when we experienced problems with our home. Joanne is extremely professional and attentive. It is always a great pleasure to speak to her and ...
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May 20,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Lianne'
May 20,2014
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We used Jan Forster in Brunton Park for the sale and purchase of our property. Excellent service and regular feedback. Overall a smooth process for us....
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