97% sales valuation accuracy
99% sales fee satisfaction
100% lettings valuation accuracy
99% lettings fee satisfaction
Smart Homes is one of the leading estate agents in Solihull, South of Birmingham. Our office is located on the busy Stratford Road, just East of the Shirley train station. We cover property sales and lettings and mortgages in and around Solihull, Shirley and other areas of South Birmingham.Why ...
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Smart Homes is one of the leading estate agents in Solihull, South of Birmingham. Our office is located on the busy Stratford Road, just East of the Shirley train station. We cover property sales and lettings and mortgages in and around Solihull, Shirley and other areas of South Birmingham.
Why Smart Homes in Shirley?
This property firm was established in 1998. Since then we expanded to two estate and letting agent offices to be able to deliver a great personal service to our local community. We aim to deliver a completely tailored service for each individual client. This helps us pay attention to every detail of your enquiry and meet all of client needs.
All of our staff members are experts of the local property market and live locally in the Solihull community. We are an award-winning independent estate agency, as voted by customers. If you choose to work with Smart Homes, we will guide you every step of the way and keep you up-to-date with any changes regarding property sales or lettings. There are many more reasons why you should choose Smart Homes in Shirley. Our office is open much longer than any other local estate agents. In addition, we work 7 days a week, including weekends. We promise to appoint at least two people to one sale so that if one agent is in a meeting, you will be able to get a hold of someone and get required help.
Solihull area guide
This area is known as the Town in the Countryside. It is located East of Birmingham and is known as a unique metropolitan borough of Birmingham. Solihull attracts many people to the UK`s number one venue – National Exhibition Centre, where many concerts and exhibitions take place regularly. If you are thinking of buying a house in Solihull, you will see a large variety of semi-detached, detached and terraced houses, built in the 50s and 60s.
Why Smart Homes in Shirley?
This property firm was established in 1998. Since then we expanded to two estate and letting agent offices to be able to deliver a great personal service to our local community. We aim to deliver a completely tailored service for each individual client. This helps us pay attention to every detail of your enquiry and meet all of client needs.
All of our staff members are experts of the local property market and live locally in the Solihull community. We are an award-winning independent estate agency, as voted by customers. If you choose to work with Smart Homes, we will guide you every step of the way and keep you up-to-date with any changes regarding property sales or lettings. There are many more reasons why you should choose Smart Homes in Shirley. Our office is open much longer than any other local estate agents. In addition, we work 7 days a week, including weekends. We promise to appoint at least two people to one sale so that if one agent is in a meeting, you will be able to get a hold of someone and get required help.
Solihull area guide
This area is known as the Town in the Countryside. It is located East of Birmingham and is known as a unique metropolitan borough of Birmingham. Solihull attracts many people to the UK`s number one venue – National Exhibition Centre, where many concerts and exhibitions take place regularly. If you are thinking of buying a house in Solihull, you will see a large variety of semi-detached, detached and terraced houses, built in the 50s and 60s.
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Smart Homes
316 Stratford Road
Shirley,Solihull
West Midlands
B90 3DN
0121 744 4144
Performance statistics
| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 97% | 99% | £26,000 | £26,995,000 |
| Lettings | 100% | 99% | £450 | £1,500 |
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| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 675 | 12 | 329 | 10 | 32 | 4 |
Areas covered
- B90
- Shirley
- B14
- B28
- B13
- B91
- B47
- B92
- B93
- B94
Services offered
- Sales
- Lettings
- Block Management
- Surveys
- Conveyancing
- Mortgage Advice
- Home Builder
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I viewed a property on the Sunday and put an offer on it the same morning with the agents. I then spoke to my wife Rachel about who we would go with selling 7 Wiseacre Croft we both agreed Smart Homes. We then contacted you on ...
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Aug 24,2016
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We are due to complete on our first house through Smart Homes. Really friendly and Gemma was great answering all our questions and keeping us informed of the sale. Would definitely recommend....
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Aug 23,2016
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Smart Homes have provided an excellent services from start to finish in the sale of our property. We were never kept in the dark, and had weekly updates on the progress. Staff are both very professional and courteous and very approachable with any problems that ...
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Aug 23,2016
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Having used smart homes for our property sale and ongoing purchase, we have been really impressed with the service received. Josh alerted us to the fact that our new home was coming back on the market, which was fantastic, as it was perfect for us ...
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Aug 12,2016
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After a very easy sale with Smart Homes our purchase was more complicated thanks to Helen's regular up dates and help we got through a very stress situation...
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Aug 11,2016
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After having numerous viewings the Smart Homes team managed to find a good buyer and we had a smooth transaction from start to finish....
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Aug 11,2016
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We have nothing but praise for this office. Nothing is too much trouble and they are a fantastic team! We would highly recommend this office and have no hesitation using them for future transactions.
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Aug 11,2016
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We have used smart homes three times now for selling two properties and letting one. Jamie and his team provide a professional service which is customer focused and goes above and beyond any previous experiences of other estate agents. They call regularly to keep you ...
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Much cheaper than others we had quoted. Repeat customer discount offered too.
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Aug 08,2016
Aug 08,2016
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Made the whole process of buying painfree. Helen has good communication skills and was consistently providing us with updates. Jackie was always there to answer queries if Helen was unavailable. The staff at the estate agency as a whole were truly professional in all aspects ...
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Aug 04,2016
Aug 04,2016
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From our first meeting with Jamie we knew we had the best estate agent in the area. The team are fantastic always polite ready to help and responsive nothing is ever a problem. I must say Helen's tanasiti and communication skills are excellent always honest, ...
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Aug 01,2016
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Absolute pleasure to deal with. Emma and Helen were always on hand to help with questions and made it a smooth transaction. Would highly recommend smart homes to buy or sell with....
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Reasonable sale fee's
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Aug 01,2016
Aug 01,2016
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It was a pleasure to do business with Smart Homes. From the evaluation to the completion of sale. The team and notably Jackie and Helen were always helpful and curtious especially when it came to getting a damp report and a bit of plaster repair. ...
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Fees very fair
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Jul 31,2016
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We sold our house through Smart homes and we found them to be very professional. We were updated regularly throughout the process and would highly recommend them....
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Reasonable fees for the great service that is provided
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Jul 29,2016
Jul 29,2016
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From the initial meeting with Jamie Smart to discuss our house sale there was 'no contest' in making our decision to place our business with Smart Homes & was so thankful we did as they managed to sell our house in the first couple of days.
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Jul 29,2016
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We have today completed the sale of the property and one of the thing I had my list for today was to say Thanks You to SmartHomes Team and write a review to share my Experience.
Sale process, from start to finish was very well ...
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Good, Very competitive
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Jul 28,2016
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This is the second time I have used Smart Homes. I have found every member of staff courteous and professional. They endeavor to make the whole process as painless as possible. I would certainly recommend them....
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Jul 27,2016
Jul 27,2016
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Overall I feel that Smart homes Solihull are a very professional company They dealt with my conveyancing with great understanding, and were extremely helpful,with very friendly staff especially Helen Sizer.
I was in a long chain which took seven difficult months to come to ...
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Jul 23,2016
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We have recently purchased a property through these agents and they were very helpful, promptly contacting solicitors/vendors whenever we had any queries....
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Jul 23,2016
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Senka and the lettings team have provided me with fantastic service to help co-ordinate improvements to my property (I'm overseas so I need help with tradesmen) and to secure a tenant immediately once the property was ready. Always friendly, helpful and responsive, nothing is ever ...
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Fees are competitive
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Jul 21,2016
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We decided to use Smart Homes to sell our home as they provided the most realistic valuation and were thoroughly professional in comparison to other well known local estate agents. We had five viewings arranged for the first day and five offers. We must thank ...
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Simple price structure and fair
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Jul 21,2016
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We would definitely recommend Smart Homes. Without Helen's communication skills,positive attitude and attention to our chain our sale would not have been achieved. THANK YOU!!!...
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Jul 20,2016
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Smart Homes and their staff are fantastic and have looked after me for over 3 years now. They work really hard to find the right people for my property and I highly recommend them...
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Jul 13,2016
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We used this agent to buy a property successfully. Their service was very excellent. Good arrangement on property viewing and keep updating the latest information from property marketing. Would not hesitate to use Smart Homes again....
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Jul 12,2016
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All the staff are amazing from showing people round your home to selling it.They always keep you up to date with what's going on and even dealing with solicitors I couldn't have done it without all there help and support highly recommend...
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Jul 08,2016
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We were unfortunate enough to be involved in a difficult chain; if it had not been for the empathy, professionalism and tenacity of both Helen and Jackie I think the whole thing would've fallen apart. This is even more impressive as they were not even ...
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Jul 04,2016
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Helen has been of enormous help through one of the most arduous processes that I have ever experienced. If it wasn't for Helen I would have given up a long time ago on purchasing a property that I really like! Helen is understanding and professional ...
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Jun 10,2016
Jun 10,2016
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Smart Homes have provided us with an outstanding service from the beginning to the end of our house sale. From the initial valuation by Paul to the hard work of Jackie and Helen once sold, we have been impressed by the friendliness, attention to detail ...
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May 31,2016
May 31,2016
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I just purchased a shared ownership flat through Smart Homes, and all the staff I spoke to are very polite have time for you, Helen who looked after my purchase was brilliant. She was chasing solicitors and vendors for me and really made me feel ...
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May 23,2016
May 23,2016
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I had a really straight forward selling experience with Smart Homes. They were efficient, organised,honest and friendly. I was impressed with their service and received regular phone calls. Thank you all....
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Agents fees were a little steep on the value on my property. I would prefer more of a sliding scale charge with lower value property being charged a slightly lesser rate.
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May 19,2016
May 19,2016
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Fantastic selling and buying experience with these guys. Can't thank them enough for making it an easy pleasant experience, keeping us informed at every stage. The valuation experience and photos taken were great and attracted lots of interest. The viewings were conducted in blocks for ...
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Complaints Procedure
1. The initial point of contact for all complaints is either Emma Daffurn (sales) or Mark Farebrother (lettings) who can be contacted at the branch. The complainant should be provided with their full name, address and contact details.
2. Even if initially made orally, all complainants should be asked, if at all possible, to submit their own complaint in writing.
3. Emma or Mark will acknowledge any complaint promptly, within 24 hours, with a formal written outcome being submitted to the complainant within 7 working days.
4. If the complainant remains dissatisfied, the complaint will be passed to Jamie Smart (Director) who will conduct a speedy, separate and detached review of the complaint.
5. Following this in-house review, a final written statement including any offer made, will be sent to the complainant.
6. Where this still does not satisfy the customer, this becomes the “Deadlock Letter” and will be accompanied by details of how the matter can be referred to The Property Ombudsman (TPO), Milford House, 43-55 Milford Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2BP. Tel: 01722 333306
7. Customers may be given a copy of this in-house procedure.
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2. Even if initially made orally, all complainants should be asked, if at all possible, to submit their own complaint in writing.
3. Emma or Mark will acknowledge any complaint promptly, within 24 hours, with a formal written outcome being submitted to the complainant within 7 working days.
4. If the complainant remains dissatisfied, the complaint will be passed to Jamie Smart (Director) who will conduct a speedy, separate and detached review of the complaint.
5. Following this in-house review, a final written statement including any offer made, will be sent to the complainant.
6. Where this still does not satisfy the customer, this becomes the “Deadlock Letter” and will be accompanied by details of how the matter can be referred to The Property Ombudsman (TPO), Milford House, 43-55 Milford Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2BP. Tel: 01722 333306
7. Customers may be given a copy of this in-house procedure.
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