4.97
Based on 77
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Sold our house for asking price! Our situation was that we bought and renovated our home to live in Denton Burn, however, we ended up with an opportunity to move abroad, meaning selling our home was on the cards sooner than we anticipated. However, what we had spent in total was slightly higher than what I could see houses were selling for. Furthermore, the hot topic at the end of 2019 was Brexit, and some mortgage companies and valuers were down-valuing homes after good offers were made, concerned that there would be a price crash. This had caused some "run of the mill" sales to fall through and there were fewer buyers looking than previous years. Two other estate agents told us to advertise either unrealistically higher (risking no viewings coming through the door, or playing a game of price reductions), and far lower (risking selling too quickly, selling ourselves short and losing some of the money we spent on the home). We took advice from Victoria Skoyles who has a good reputation for selling homes in Newcastle. It felt like she was the one who had the natural skill to pull all the intricate details together that had to be factored in during a time of uncertainty and pull off the right result. Knowing this area street by street she acknowledged some points that were different about our home which others had missed, gave us some valuable insights into how the buying market was behaving today, and came up with a price she could justify with a good plan. When we advertised our home with Northwood between Victoria, Andrew and Jayne they took brilliant photographs, organised 9 viewings and to our amazement, within a month they got us three offers! The last being at the actual asking price. If you haven't sold your own house before, there are two main halves to the service (advertising and sales progression), but at each stage there is a lot of communication between you. Your estate agent will get to see the best and worst of you because it is an exciting and stressful moment in your life and it feels like such an uncertain process even when it goes well. At each point of contact this team empathised with, worked around, and completely understood the situation we were in. Once the offer was accepted they didn't just sit back and wait for the solicitors to do their work, the levels of service increased further chasing the buyers's solicitors up, following us up when we hadn't done something etc. We really appreciated one day in particular when Victoria answered us promptly during what appeared to be a week of 12+ hour work days because all of her colleagues were unfortunately ill at the same time in January with this winter's cough/cold/flu bug. She didn't just clock off at 5:30 and leave us hanging - she always did what needed to be done to keep the sale running smoothly and kept us in the updated right away on less urgent matters - that week wouldn't have been easy for her. We can't thank everybody enough including Sara, Michaela, Megan and Inde for the effort and teamwork involved in making sure the sale is completed and we can start our next chapter. Unbelievable effort. Thank you so much. Nasser & Sophie
Newcastle Upon Tyne - NE52UR
4.80
Based on 64
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I found Julie and her colleagues went far beyond their remit, they were extremely helpful, kind and considerate during a long and extremely complicated house purchase. I am happy to recommend them to anyone.
Whitehaven - CA28 7DP
4.78
Based on 51
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Being on my own there help was above and beyond wonderful ,Amanda and her team took all the stress away from me can’t speak highly enough of them...
Wakefield - WF1 3BY
4.99
Based on 35
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No problems, professional service, good local knowledge. Curteous staff
Cockermouth - CA13 9QW
5.00
Based on 30
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Lillingtons were superb when selling my late Uncle's house. Nothing was too much trouble. They kept me well informed of all viewings, providing feedback and stayed closely involved during the sale completion. When viewings were slow they placed the property as "property of the week" and gave it prime position in the office window. They advised of solutions to potential problems arising from the property survey and did all they could to ensure a successful sale. I cannot praise them highly enough. Ian undertook the valuation and Toni was the contact throughout the sale. Great team work, Lillingtons!!.
Workington - CA14 2AD
4.90
Based on 30
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We were recently involved in a very, very drawn out sale/purchase and ended up being clients of Robert Watts for 5 months. Despite selling our house in just a week our sellers dragged things out to ridiculous extremes. Throughout the stress and frustration Robert Watts were brilliantly supportive and provided great advice. The staff were patient (despite having to deal with very difficult sellers!), knowledgeable and friendly.....I'm convinced we wouldn't have lasted the distance without them but now we have our dream house and are completely grateful. I'd recommend this company to anyone.
Birkenshaw - BD11 2AE
3.63
Based on 30
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I have recently ended my lease and Olivia Morrad, my Property Manager, couldn't have been more helpful! She made the whole process very easy and promptly replied to all my questions. During my whole tenancy period she was always cheerful and a pleasure to work with.
Edinburgh - EH3 6RS
4.85
Based on 27
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Maryanne is very personable and seemed to genuinely care about finding me the best place to live. I’d highly recommend dealing with her/Northwood.
York - YO1 6LJ
4.86
Based on 21
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Nicola Astley, based at the Highfield Road branch, was amazing and supportive in helping me sell my house. She kept in regular contact with me and went the extra mile to iron out issues arising which could have delayed the sale. I would highly recommend using Watts to sell your property and am giving them a 5 star rating to show my appreciation.
Bradford - BD2 2AU
4.80
Based on 20
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The online system was very easy to use.
Newcastle Upon Tyne - NE2 2AD