Portico
Forest Gate, London, E7
4.9/5, 155 reviews
98% recommended
100% sales valuation accuracy
97% sales fee satisfaction
100% lettings valuation accuracy
93% lettings fee satisfaction
Spencers is now Portico!After merging with award-winning agent Portico, we now have a network of 18 branches throughout London and Essex, as well as a new range of unique services.Our Concierge sales package includes Interior Styling and 2 days of handyman work to maximise the sale price achieved, and all ... show more Spencers is now Portico!

After merging with award-winning agent Portico, we now have a network of 18 branches throughout London and Essex, as well as a new range of unique services.

Our Concierge sales package includes Interior Styling and 2 days of handyman work to maximise the sale price achieved, and all our Lettings packages come with a free Rent Guarantee for peace of mind. We also offer a premium Airbnb management service, and a cost-effective Handyman service.

Though our name and logo may have changed, we still have the same fantastic team, who are committed to providing excellent customer service and have our client's best interests at heart.

As you might expect, we are members of ARLA, NAEA, Safe Agent and TPOS, and we're committed and supportive, with high levels of communication. We also have a team of in-house tradesmen, to make sure we can offer our clients the best possible standards of property maintenance.

If you have a property we can help you with, or if you'd like to find out more about us, give us a call on 0207 099 4000. We're a friendly bunch!

Click here if you'd like to find out how much your property is currently worth in 60 seconds!

We are proud to have been awarded London Estate Agency of the Year 2016 at the Sunday Times Awards sponsored by Zoopla.

Opening Hours
Address

Portico
70 Woodgrange Road
Forest Gate,London
Greater London
E7 0EN
020 8555 5666

Performance statistics
Services Valuation Accuracy Fees Satisfaction Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 100% 97% £40,000 £625,000
Lettings 100% 93% £450 £1,950
Review statistics
From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
27 0 86 1 15 0 23 0 1 2
Areas covered
  • E7
  • E12
  • E11
  • E13
  • E15
  • E6
  • E16
Services offered
  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
  • Home Builder
Members of
NAEA ARLA TDS SAGEagent My deposits scheme
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Dec 24,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Gabriel'
Dec 24,2014
7 people found
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I am very pleased writing this review as a result of the services I received from Spencers. Ben Britton was my letting agent and he was very helpful, sincerely and very keen to help us finding the flat that we wanted without any compromises.And ...
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The fees were acceptable regarding the services I received. I am more than happy with the fees that I paid.
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Dec 16,2014
Minithumbup
Rashad
By: 'forestgatepurchaser'
Dec 16,2014
4 people found
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While Rash was of course engaged by and acting for the seller, we found as purchasers that he provided an excellent service. He was knowledgeable about the property and the area and willing to answer all our questions. He was accommodating in allowing us to ...
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“I have approached Spencers in Forest Gate as I was ......”

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Dec 05,2014
Minithumbup
Rashad
By: 'Peter'
Dec 05,2014
5 people found
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I have approached Spencers in Forest Gate as I was looking for a property to rent. I am very satisfied with the overall experience, Rashad was very helpful and reliable, and managed to move us to the flat on time. I am very grateful, and ...
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“The agent was kind and polite, he has done his ......”

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Nov 28,2014
Minithumbup
Rashad
By: 'Inga'
Nov 28,2014
6 people found
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The agent was kind and polite, he has done his job very professionally, he was very helpful to sort out the paper work. I was very pleased to have him serve me....
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Reasonable
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“A very professional approach by Mr Ben Britton who was ......”

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Nov 19,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Tony'
Nov 19,2014
6 people found
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A very professional approach by Mr Ben Britton who was quite aware of the property market and was aware of my needs. I will most definitely use this branch again and would also spread the work to some friends who may also use these facilities. 10 / 10 ...
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“I recently used spencers to find my house. Ben was ......”

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Nov 15,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'ian'
Nov 15,2014
6 people found
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I recently used spencers to find my house. Ben was my agent and he was excellent. Its nice that even though I moved in a few months ago ben is always happy to help me should I need it. Thank you to everybody at F/...
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Worth every penny
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“Bilal is a dedicated individual who is supporting us in ......”

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Oct 31,2014
Minithumbup
Bilal
By: 'Theuddins'
Oct 31,2014
3 people found
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Bilal is a dedicated individual who is supporting us in finding our new home. He has a professional work ethic that shows in his manner of conduct. As a bonus he is a warm and friendly character and our family enjoy working with him, we ...
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“Bilal Ahmed provided an excellent service to me. He was ......”

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Oct 24,2014
Minithumbup
Bilal
By: 'Eve'
Oct 24,2014
5 people found
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Bilal Ahmed provided an excellent service to me. He was polite, articulate, carefully explained all the details of the sale, and always turned up on time and always did what he said he would do....
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“So far the best agent I have meet. A very ......”

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Oct 23,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'IFTEKHAR'
Oct 23,2014
7 people found
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So far the best agent I have meet. A very good, very professional and intelligent person. Spencers Property Services are luck to have such Professional in their Organisation. Will definitely recommend to my friends or relatives to use your services. Out of 1/10, 10 marks....
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“Ben was very flexible,helpful and co-operative from the begining! ......”

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Oct 22,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Gabriel'
Oct 22,2014
8 people found
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Ben was very flexible,helpful and co-operative from the begining! He explained all of my questions so I did not have a single doubt about anything. He was also very entertaining and this way he just simply made the atmosphere very friendly. A very positive ...
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“Spencer's was a dream to deal with, everybody In the ......”

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Oct 11,2014
Minithumbup
Rashad
By: 'Ben'
Oct 11,2014
6 people found
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Spencer's was a dream to deal with, everybody In the team seemed to communicate fantastically with the information we provided them with the end result being myself with a lovely place to live. I mainly dealt with Rashad Cheema who was the defininition of 'professional'. ...
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“Mr. Britton tried his hard to help me. He is ......”

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Oct 08,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Si'
Oct 08,2014
8 people found
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Mr. Britton tried his hard to help me. He is so professional and all the information I need has been fully described by Mr. Britton. If any of my friends wants to look for a property around the same area as me, I will highly ...
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“Very professional and personable service. Every staff member I dealt ......”

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Oct 07,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Brendan'
Oct 07,2014
5 people found
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Very professional and personable service. Every staff member I dealt with along the way was clear, friendly and efficient. The house was beautifully prepared for new tenants and a very smooth connection was made from letting agent to landlord. Spencers even checked up, after my ...
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Fees were a bit on the steep side - though service was good throughout so I did get my money's worth.
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“Ben went out of his way to help us get ......”

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Oct 05,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Tom'
Oct 05,2014
9 people found
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Ben went out of his way to help us get the right flat. After a lot of stressful searching, and group viewings of awful, dingy, cupboard sized places - a call to Ben led to him recommending a property for us. He let me view ...
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“Rash was professional and friendly, listening attentively to all our ......”

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Oct 02,2014
Minithumbup
Rashad
By: 'Mrs'
Oct 02,2014
6 people found
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Rash was professional and friendly, listening attentively to all our information. He promptly returned e-mails and calls. He took his shoes off without being asked on entering the premises when he came to collect the keys after we'd cleaned the flat's carpets at the end ...
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“Overall the experience we received from Ben Britton was brilliant, ......”

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Sep 24,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Sophie'
Sep 24,2014
7 people found
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Overall the experience we received from Ben Britton was brilliant, we was very reassuring over a stressful time. When looking for properties he give us a very good choice within budget, which where clean, spacious and the right location. When he had found our property ...
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“Hi,I have known Rashad Cheema for over 12 years, and ......”

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Sep 07,2014
Minithumbup
Rashad
By: 'Jacqueline'
Sep 07,2014
4 people found
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Hi, I have known Rashad Cheema for over 12 years, and is very satisfied with the excellent customer service he has provided to me over the years. Rash was the main person I correspond with the renting and selling of my property, and would recommend forest ...
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I think that the agent's fees were quite reasonable. For the service that was provided by Rash and the other staff at the Forest gate branch, it would have been justified if they did charge me more.
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“Rashad was our estate agent and he did a reallt ......”

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Aug 21,2014
Minithumbup
Rashad
By: 'Gitta'
Aug 21,2014
4 people found
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Rashad was our estate agent and he did a reallt good job helping us rent this property out, he gave really good advice and found us tenants who are of a good calibre and good standard, definitely reccomended....
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“Ben was excellent at finding properties to view that matched ......”

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Aug 20,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Ben'
Aug 20,2014
5 people found
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Ben was excellent at finding properties to view that matched my needs. He was friendly, professional and able to answer any questions asked. When I decided on the house my daughter and me live in now, he explained every step of the procedure and the ...
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“Rash helped us out a lot over the course of ......”

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Aug 01,2014
Minithumbup
Rashad
By: 'Taz'
Aug 01,2014
6 people found
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Rash helped us out a lot over the course of the reonvation of the property and therefore making sure it was of a good rentable standard, and thereafter ensuring good tenants were found for the property at price requested. Great service from Rash would definitely ...
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“My experience at Spencers Property Services has been impeccable. Bill's ......”

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Jul 15,2014
Minithumbup
Bilal
By: 'Mrs'
Jul 15,2014
6 people found
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My experience at Spencers Property Services has been impeccable. Bill's professional, enthusiastic, reliable and patient demeanour was quite refreshing, he also had a great deal of knowledge and answered all of my questions, leaving me with great confidence. I would definitely recommend their services to ...
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“In the Summer of last year, my son had managed ......”

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Jul 10,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Mrs'
Jul 10,2014
5 people found
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In the Summer of last year, my son had managed to secure a job in London, the problem was getting accommodation. I had literally spent hours on the phone talking to agents, who were worse than useless. Then by luck I contacted Spencers and spoke ...
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“Ben was proactive in contacting me as soon as a ......”

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Jul 09,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Laura'
Jul 09,2014
7 people found
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Ben was proactive in contacting me as soon as a property matching my requirements became available. He showed me the property promptly, at a time that best suited my schedule. He highlighted the strong points of the property and explained in detail how the property ...
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“I was looking to buy a property in Forest Gate ......”

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Jun 26,2014
Minithumbup
Rashad
By: 'Sarah'
Jun 26,2014
7 people found
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I was looking to buy a property in Forest Gate for a long period of time. I could not find anything that suits my needs. This has all changed once I contacted Spencers, Rashed and Ben were extremely helpful. At the beginning a young lady ...
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“Ben Britton was extremely professional and easy to deal with. ......”

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Jun 06,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Leebo'
Jun 06,2014
6 people found
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Ben Britton was extremely professional and easy to deal with. He took my requirements on board and found me a property which was exactly what I wanted. I would happily recommend Ben to anyone who is looking for a property and an honest, straightforward service....
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“Having first rented my property via Rashad at Spencer's, i ......”

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May 28,2014
Minithumbup
Rashad
By: 'Kam'
May 28,2014
5 people found
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Having first rented my property via Rashad at Spencer's, i already knew that when it was time to sell i would go back to Spencer's. Rashad has excellent market knowledge and a long list of clients on his books. I knew Spencer's were big players ...
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“I recently used Spencers to let my property in East ......”

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May 26,2014
Minithumbup
Rashad
By: 'Laura'
May 26,2014
5 people found
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I recently used Spencers to let my property in East London. I was first of all impressed with Rashad's energy and enthusiasm and instantly felt I could trust him to do a good job. He really exceeded expectations, going out of his way to help ...
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“We have a couple of properties let by Spencers, would ......”

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May 20,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'Wang'
May 20,2014
5 people found
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We have a couple of properties let by Spencers, would highly recommend them if you want to rent out your properties through a letting agent. It has been very positive experience for us in terms of how quickly they can find suitable tenants and achieve ...
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“I was very impressed with Ben. He met my mother ......”

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Apr 11,2014
Minithumbup
By: 'James'
Apr 11,2014
5 people found
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I was very impressed with Ben. He met my mother and my sister when they were looking at houses to buy near Stratford. They were very impressed with him. He was friendly and gave them a pretty honest appraisal of the house and its value. ...
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“I have used Spencers for about 5 years in respect of ......”

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Apr 07,2014
Minithumbup
Rashad
By: 'Gill'
Apr 07,2014
7 people found
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I have used Spencers for about 5 years in respect of the letting of my property. When the time came to sell, and needing to coordinate it with rehousing my tenants, I instructed Rashad to deal with it. Viewings were arranged immediately with an offer being ...
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We value your business. If you are unhappy with our service, please speak to the manager of the office or department with whom you are dealing. If after speaking to them you are still dissatisfied, please contact Hefina Holden (Associate Director) at [email protected] or telephone 020 8709 7730
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