94% sales valuation accuracy
91% sales fee satisfaction
Preston Baker is one of the leading estate agents in the City of York. We are situated on the Walmgate road, just South East of the city centre. Our Preston baker York team covers but not limited ...
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Preston Baker is one of the leading estate agents in the City of York. We are situated on the Walmgate road, just South East of the city centre. Our Preston baker York team covers but not limited to properties in Acaster Malbis, Acomb, Badger Hill, Beningbrough, Bilborough, Bishopthorpe, Burnholme, Chapelfields, Clifton, Clifton Moor and many more.
This estate and letting agent firm were founded within this York office in 2008. We have established Preston Baker brand as one of the most trusted and pro-active agents in the local area. Our agent team knows the York area better than any other local. We immerse ourselves into the local community to make sure we understand the current property market and its changes in Yorkshire.
Preston Baker offers property sales, lettings, mortgage advice, investments, landlord services and other property management. Our award-winning agents go through expert training and on-going development opportunities during their time with the company. We believe in motivating and encouraging our staff with awards and other great incentives. Transparency and clear communication with clients in our priority. We provide a completely personalised service for each individual customer and keep them informed every step of the moving process. Our award-winning marketing strategy is helping us achieve maximum exposure to properties in York. Preston Baker has won every annual “Estate Agency of the Year” award since 2011.
It is a historic and gorgeous city on the banks of River Ouse. It has a lot to offer including great economy, education facilities, and sightseeing attractions. The spectacular architecture in York attracts many visitors and tourist from around the world. If you are looking for a city with great shopping and nightlife opportunities, York has something for everyone. In terms of property, you can find period townhouses, newly built blocks of flats and quaint village houses right around the city. If you are an incoming student, there are many student accommodation buildings around the University of York campus.
Why Preston Baker in York?
This estate and letting agent firm were founded within this York office in 2008. We have established Preston Baker brand as one of the most trusted and pro-active agents in the local area. Our agent team knows the York area better than any other local. We immerse ourselves into the local community to make sure we understand the current property market and its changes in Yorkshire.
Preston Baker offers property sales, lettings, mortgage advice, investments, landlord services and other property management. Our award-winning agents go through expert training and on-going development opportunities during their time with the company. We believe in motivating and encouraging our staff with awards and other great incentives. Transparency and clear communication with clients in our priority. We provide a completely personalised service for each individual customer and keep them informed every step of the moving process. Our award-winning marketing strategy is helping us achieve maximum exposure to properties in York. Preston Baker has won every annual “Estate Agency of the Year” award since 2011.
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It is a historic and gorgeous city on the banks of River Ouse. It has a lot to offer including great economy, education facilities, and sightseeing attractions. The spectacular architecture in York attracts many visitors and tourist from around the world. If you are looking for a city with great shopping and nightlife opportunities, York has something for everyone. In terms of property, you can find period townhouses, newly built blocks of flats and quaint village houses right around the city. If you are an incoming student, there are many student accommodation buildings around the University of York campus.
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14th Jul 2022
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30th Mar 2022
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28th Dec 2021
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15th Feb 2020
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4th Jun 2017
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Preston Baker
99 Walmgate
York
Yorkshire
YO1 9UA
01904 622355
Performance statistics
| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 94% | 91% | £79,500 | £2,110,000 |
Review statistics
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 156 | 3 | 112 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
Areas covered
- YO1, YO10, YO23, YO24, YO26, YO30, YO31, YO32, YO19
Services offered
- Sales
- Lettings
- Block Management
- Surveys
- Conveyancing
- Mortgage Advice
- Home Builder
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Aug 14,2013
Aug 14,2013
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I have been very impressed with Preston Baker from start to finish. Minnie did a great job getting our house sold. Helen has kept in touch by phone throughout and in the final stages Karen also kept us up to date. Communication, friendliness and efficiency ...
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Hello Deborrah, Thank you for taking the time to review our services and it is great to hear what a positive experience the York team have provided.
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Having met many agents during our search for our first home we met none who offered anything beyond the endless platitudes and disengenuous until we met Helen and Preston Baker.
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Hello Rob and Hannah, Thank you for taking the time to write a review. I am really pleased to hear of your great experience with Preston Baker in York and particularly with Helen who is a real asset to the company. Enjoy your new home. Regards James Baker ...
Aug 09,2013
Aug 09,2013
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My husband and I were buying a property via Preston Baker. From the first meeting with Karen Preece we couldn't praise her highly enough. She was efficient, was with us every step of the way as it had been 28 years since we last sold or ...
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Hi Alison, Thank you for your review. I am really pleased to hear of the great experience you have had with Preston Baker and particularly with Karen and Minnie who are a real asset to the business. ...
Aug 08,2013
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Reliable, trustworthy and friendly service. Keeps me informed of progress or issues with propoerty and tenacy. Ensures things are managed and run smoothly with minimal input required from me....
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Aug 08,2013
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Marie and Cathy have been helpful and efficient in dealing with my letting from a financial perspective and dealing with paperwork and the tenants. I would be pleased to give Marie and Cathy top marks for service....
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Hi Catherine, thanks for providing us with feedback. It's great to hear about your positive experience with Preston Baker and in particular Cathy and Marie. Well done to you both! ...
Aug 01,2013
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The agent at all times seemed to be aware of the situation from all sides. She was pleasant to deal with and was very helpful and acted as a good go between in order to secure the purchase of our property....
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Jul 22,2013
Jul 22,2013
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We personally had sold our property through another agent and had issues with our chain which we were not aware was rather extended than we had first been lead to believe on acceptance of the offer of 14 Parker Avenue.
This part of the chain -The ...
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Jul 22,2013
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Once our property was sold, I was contacted by Karen Preece. Karen informed me that she would helping with the sales procedure and reassured me that she would be there to help in any way needed. I have spoken to Karen on numerous occasions with ...
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Jul 14,2013
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I would like to thank Karen for all her hard work.
My conveyancing (action conveyancing ) were rubbish.
Without Karens help everyday in the month before we got the keys,phoning me and also trying to phone my conveyancing.
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Jul 09,2013
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Helen was very much on the ball when we contacted PrestonBaker. She even phoned us while we were in York to tell us of a property that had just come on the market, and she arranged a viewing of it that fitted into our limited ...
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Jul 05,2013
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From the very first visit of Hugh we have had nothing but excellent feed back, been kept upto date with the progress of prospective buyers. When the right people purchased our house we were informed of every twist and turn. If we were buying another ...
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Jun 21,2013
Jun 21,2013
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We put our 3 bed detached house up for sale on the 2nd May 2013 after being very impressed with both Hugh and Jodie.
By the 11th of May we had had ten viewings, three offers, of which one was for the full asking price which we ...
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Jun 19,2013
Jun 19,2013
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My decision to use Preston Baker was based around Helen's friendly attitude on the telephone and her tenacity in finding the type of property I was looking for. Throughout my dealings with the company, the general stresses associated with a move of home Helen remained ...
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May 02,2013
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An excellent service from start to finish, Angela dealt with me brilliantly and helped make my move go very smoothly, right from the initial paperwork/enquiry to the handing over of the keys, a totally stress free move, I would totally recommend the company to ...
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Apr 30,2013
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The sales team were polite and proffesional we sold with in two weeks and could not be happier with the results. We were kept informed as to the sale by a the sales negotiater who could not do enough to the completion date. Excellent service....
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Apr 30, 2013
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Thanks Mike, I wish you and Judith all the best.
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Apr 29,2013
Apr 29,2013
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My dealings with this company have been nothing short of excellent.From start to finish I have been kept upto date with every step of the progress made by either telephone,letter or Email.Hugh conducted the evaluation and made sure that I understood clearly ...
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Apr 26,2013
Apr 26,2013
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Really great service, i was really happy with Ang's communication and efficiency. hope to deal with you again soon . thanks ever so much
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Apr 26,2013
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Helen was always really helpful and made buying the property so much more smooth and straightforward - she was happy to chase up queries, address issues and make sure that all went through quickly and easily.. I'd recommend buying property from Preston Baker to anyone....
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Apr 25,2013
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I found Angela Williams very helpful indeed. Angela supported and assisted every step of the way. I found the Selby and York Preston Baker staff extremely helpful and proactive. My house was rented out within two days of me asking Preston Baker to manage the ...
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Apr 24,2013
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Despite it being quite a complicated process, due to countless changes of completion dates etc the service provided by Minnie at Preston Baker was brilliant. I felt in control and always in the link, when solicitors were confusing my mind I could always ring for ...
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Apr 24, 2013
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Thank you for your lovely review Matt. I hope you and Sarah get settled in soon. Thanks, Minnie. ...
Apr 08,2013
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House move would not have happened without Minnie. Called back when she said she would and kept us fully in the picture throughout. Always really friendly and positive throughout a very stressful time for us. Even responding to emails out of office hours. Thanks Minnie, ...
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Apr 24, 2013
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Thank you for your review! I hope you are settled in your new home. Many thanks, Minnie. ...
Apr 06,2013
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Both Helen and Minnie were always very helpful, professional and polite in their dealings with my wife and I. They both acted pro-actively on our behalf throughout the sale and also with our onward purchase. It seemed that they both worked hard to sell our ...
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Mar 29,2013
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Hugh provided a realistic valuation of the property and Helen did exactly what she said she would do. Several viewings before details on internet. She kept us informed throughout the process and gave regular updates with feedback on all viewings.
Really excellent service and could ...
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Mar 15,2013
Mar 15,2013
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Helen was an absolute pleasure to work with, and has made the selling of our property easy and completely stress free. I cannot fault Helen and Preston Baker for their industry knowledge. As soon as we had secured them as our selling estate agent Helen ...
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Mar 01,2013
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Helen was a superb agent. Always kept me updated, extremely friendly and knew exactly how to promote my house to it's potential. Never have I found an estate agent as professional and excellent as Preston Baker. Helen really excelled herself, always communicating with me, feed ...
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Feb 28,2013
Feb 28,2013
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We had an excellent experience using Preston Baker. Ian Preston took the time to properly understand our particular circumstances and motivations and advised accordingly. The advice we had regarding marketing and pricing was spot on and generated interest quickly so that we achieved a sale ...
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Feb 27,2013
Feb 27,2013
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The agent was friendly yet very professional at all times. She kept my fully informed and if I had any queries or concerns she did all she could to reassure and support. I can't thank her enough....
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Feb 26,2013
Feb 26,2013
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My experience of using Preston Baker was fabulous. All staff were very helpful, every issue or enquiry followed up which left the whole experience stress free. Contact via e-mails and phone calls when new prospective properties came on the market. When i found a proerty ...
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Feb 22,2013
Feb 22,2013
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I was very pleased and impressed with the service provided by Ian Preston and his staff. I received an offer on my property within a month of putting it on the market. I was kept fully informed on the progress, they always returned phone calls ...
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Feb 16,2013
Feb 16,2013
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I would highly recommend Minnie from Preston Baker! I have been dealing with a few estate agents at the moment trying to find a property and she stood out from the crowd. The estate agent who had sold my house didn't have half the enthusiasm ...
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