92% sales valuation accuracy
93% sales fee satisfaction
100% lettings valuation accuracy
99% lettings fee satisfaction
Rook Matthews Sayer has 16 branches across the region and sells more homes than any other estate agent in the North East. Great news if you’re thinking of selling your home!Whether you’re looking to sell, buy, rent or let a property we can get you moving.We have ...
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Rook Matthews Sayer has 16 branches across the region and sells more homes than any other estate agent in the North East. Great news if you’re thinking of selling your home!
Whether you’re looking to sell, buy, rent or let a property we can get you moving.
We have a great selection of properties for you to buy and rent. From country retreats to cool city dwellings there’s something for everyone.
We also have an expert commercial team who sell and let commercial properties, land and commercial businesses for sale.
We offer the full package of property related services from Mortgages to Surveys, Conveyancing to Property Management and Auction to Energy performance certification, all under one roof to help make your move a whole lot easier.
Our expert team work closely with you supporting you on your journey. We’ll support you through the process and have you settled in with your feet up in no time.
Let the Region’s Leading estate agent help you find your perfect home.
Winners of Best Estate Agent Gold Awards for Sales and Lettings by the British Property Awards.
Rook Matthews Sayer has over 25 years’ experience selling homes. That’s 25 years listening to what our sellers need and understanding what our clients are looking for. Over these years we have refined, tweaked, invested and perfected our sales service to provide you with the perfect recipe for success. Which is why year on year, we continue to sell more homes in the North east than any other estate agent*.
Our excellent customer service has been recognised with ‘Best Estate Agent’ Awards from the British Property Awards for both our sales and lettings service.
You can trust us to work with you in a professional manner and you can feel safe that your home sale is in trusted and capable hands. We adhere to all guidelines set out by our Industry’s leading trade bodies and are a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
(RICS).
We’d love to show you what we can do for you.
*Source: Independent research, Region specified is Newcastle to Northumberland.
Whether you’re looking to sell, buy, rent or let a property we can get you moving.
We have a great selection of properties for you to buy and rent. From country retreats to cool city dwellings there’s something for everyone.
We also have an expert commercial team who sell and let commercial properties, land and commercial businesses for sale.
We offer the full package of property related services from Mortgages to Surveys, Conveyancing to Property Management and Auction to Energy performance certification, all under one roof to help make your move a whole lot easier.
Our expert team work closely with you supporting you on your journey. We’ll support you through the process and have you settled in with your feet up in no time.
Let the Region’s Leading estate agent help you find your perfect home.
Winners of Best Estate Agent Gold Awards for Sales and Lettings by the British Property Awards.
Rook Matthews Sayer has over 25 years’ experience selling homes. That’s 25 years listening to what our sellers need and understanding what our clients are looking for. Over these years we have refined, tweaked, invested and perfected our sales service to provide you with the perfect recipe for success. Which is why year on year, we continue to sell more homes in the North east than any other estate agent*.
Our excellent customer service has been recognised with ‘Best Estate Agent’ Awards from the British Property Awards for both our sales and lettings service.
You can trust us to work with you in a professional manner and you can feel safe that your home sale is in trusted and capable hands. We adhere to all guidelines set out by our Industry’s leading trade bodies and are a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
(RICS).
We’d love to show you what we can do for you.
*Source: Independent research, Region specified is Newcastle to Northumberland.
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5th Dec 2020
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16th Jan 2019
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16th Jan 2019
reviewed by 'Worst'
30th Jul 2018
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23rd Jul 2018
reviewed by 'Graham'
8th Jun 2018
reviewed by 'Linda'
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Address
Rook Matthews Sayer
22 Station Road North
Forest Hall,Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE12 9AD
01912667788
Performance statistics
| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 92% | 93% | £89,950 | £250,000 |
| Lettings | 100% | 99% | £600 | £600 |
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| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Areas covered
- NE12
- NE27
- NE23
Services offered
- Sales
- Lettings
- Block Management
- Surveys
- Conveyancing
- Mortgage Advice
- Home Builder
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I choose RMS Forest Hall to sell my property as felt they were the best estate agent in the area.
I was correct as an offer came in at 7 days, after wonderful negotiating during the next week, I accepted a suitable offer.
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Very aggressive, and disgusting. Was very rude . Non professional in his approach. Will never recommend them at all for any custom. My worst experience ever....
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Jan 16,2019
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Just bought a house using rms. David was nasty, rude rather insulting. Buyer also took his property off rms but we offered and he had to use these. My worst experience ever. Will never recommend or use them again...
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Jul 30,2018
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Just completed on the sale of our property! It was a long dragged out process due to solicitors however cannot fault David from RMS he has fought our corner all the way. He has always been straight up with us and given us excellent advice. ...
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Jul 23,2018
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Even though we did not purchase a house from David his advice on the area was invaluable and we are very grateful...
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Jun 08,2018
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I have bought and sold houses through RMS Forest Hall and been very happy and now as a property investor would use no other, I have always found David Machin branch manager to be very professional, friendly and proactive and goes over and above....
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Jun 07,2018
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I can only praise the service we received from RMS during our recent sale and purchase experience. A very complicated and frustrating conveyance was held together by David Machin, who did everything he could to move the whole chain, (not just the RMS customers), to ...
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Reasonable fees
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Jun 07,2018
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Used David and his team to buy my rental property and to source prospective tenants.
I have always found David to be eager to help and very professional. I trust David's judgement, and consequently have had excellent tenants....
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Jun 05,2018
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David was very knowledgeable and helpful throughout our sale and purchase. He answered our many questions and reassured us along the way. I'd recommend David to anyone....
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Fair.
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Jun 05,2018
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We highly recommend Rooks Forest Hall. They gave a highly personalised service at every stage of our sale & purchase. It can be a very stressful process, especially buying and selling and being in a chain. Rooks were there to reassure and go above and beyond ...
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Very good value for money, especially considering the work they put in.
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May 31,2018
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Easily the best estate agents around, bought and sold a few houses with rook Mathews sayer forest hall now, always go above and beyond to help me in anyway they can, very friendly and always make sure I'm well looked after. Wouldn't use anybody else...
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Always the lowest fees around
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May 23,2018
May 23,2018
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I have both sold my house with them and bought another one with them and they were spot on all round...
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May 22,2018
May 22,2018
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David Machin is rude and aggressive and only interested in commission. As a buyer we were treated appallingly. Such an awful experience. How this man is employed, let alone Branch Manger, is astonishing. Think again before using this agent. There are others in the area ...
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Jun 24,2016
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Very professional and helpful! During the sale of my house move things got very stressful at times and Dionne was very friendly and encouraged me things would be OK. For this I am very grateful....
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Jun 23,2016
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Dionne Lambert was very helpful and kept us updated regularly be it phone, text or email throughout our sale. Zara Rossellini also in the early days of the sale was very helpful....
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Not having done any research on other Agents fees, I cannot really comment - except to say I thought were satisfactory.
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Jun 06,2016
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Dionne as part of the after sales team has been amazing, helping us deal with everything throughout the stresses of buying and selling and moving all with a 5 month old baby in tow.
She has been very understanding, patient and caring and even helped keep ...
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Average, they price matched another companies quote, but did quote me higher to start with.
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Jun 03,2016
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Sold our house through Rook Matthews Sayer. Very happy with the process. Dionne kept us informed every step of the way and was there to answer any queries we had.
I would recommend RMS to anyone wanting to sell/rent....
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Over time my dealings with Rook Matthews and in particular with Dionne became more involved as many difficult issues cropped up. Dionne from day one was a great help in smoothing out these difficult issues and in acting as a go between with all of ...
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Jun 19,2014
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Without doubt the worst estate agent I have ever had the misfortune to deal with for so many reasons I don't have time to waste listing so I will go with my number 1 complaint.... The branch manager David!! Everyone and I mean everyone I have ...
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David Machin was very rude and non professional. He has the lowest minimum manners. I am surprised why this firm has such a rude man Let alone a manager ...
May 09,2013
May 09,2013
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Potential tenant unavailable to get viewing, had to leave a note in the our empty property to contact us.
EPC certificate took more than a month to arrive after payment had been long paid.
No courtesy of returning any phone calls.
Worst than terrible....
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Apr 10,2013
Apr 10,2013
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Poor at answering phones. Phones often ignored. I work and am busy so this is an inconvenience. Often slow to arrange repairs. We are lucky our landlord has a direct input otherwise I doubt we would ever get anything done. To be honest I sometimes ...
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May 28,2011
May 28,2011
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Not full of promises, Feel they are only interested if your house is in Ponteland, happy to pass on negative feedback that you can't do anything about, charge a withdrawal fee, feel they favour the person viewing your house rather than you as their customer. ...
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May 23,2011
May 23,2011
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Was told no fee no sale. Sent a bill for 99+vat for withdrawl. Now I am being told it isnt a withdrawl fee but it is for costs incured such as sale boards and admin that should I have sold my property would have been ...
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