James D based in Sandbanks office, was my constant, supportive, professional and positive guide during a very tricky sale. His manner and guidance gave me hope which together with specialist legal expertise, closed my sale. Thank you so much

Having just completed the sale of our property, I highly recommend Mike and Fine and Country. I received a personalized service with direct access to Mike, just as promised. Our property was unusual and had several covenants and irregularities. Mike created a comprehensive buyer's pack, ensuring all potential buyers had full disclosure. This transparency helped prevent any issues during the conveyancing process. Mike was proactive throughout the entire process. He coordinated the chain effectively, which helped ensure our sale went smoothly. He even went the extra mile by personally couriering necessary documents between all parties, a refreshing change from solicitors who often don’t respond promptly. The marketing was also excellent. Mike conducted 50 viewings, which is remarkable compared to our previous agent in 2018, who managed zero viewings! Overall, it was an outstanding experience.

Throughout our extended house buying process, Mike has been brilliant. He was very professional keeping us updated throughout. He was attentive to our concerns and very kind when needed. When the purchase finally went through we were away and he very kindly volunteered to take the meter readings, checked that the house was ok in the cold weather and even fed the fish. Mike found us our forever home. Thank you!

After returning to the UK over twenty-five ago following thirty years on the Continent, we settled close to Highcliffe, Christchurch for early retirement in a relatively modest dormer bungalow. With a large, overgrown garden we embarked upon a long period of slow but persistent clearance and modernisation, including half-way through, a major extension to help accommodate our growing number of grand-children for increasingly often, sea-side holidays. Eventual changes of circumstances lead us to a second attempt to downsize. We eventually met Mike Read of Fine and Country whom we selected to take on our project. Recognising the potential, based on location, accommodation and facilities, Mike proposed a sensible target price and went on to develop a superb and professionally produced brochure, including his own drone still and video products. Even whilst this was going on, he started to introduce early viewers from his sources of potentially interested buyers. A succession of visitors followed, where his careful vetting ensured everyone’s time was not wasted. After a couple of months once a final list of potential purchasers was created, Mike arranged a process whereby a conclusion was reached to satisfy all involved, with a price slightly over that originally suggested. Exchange and Completion was eventually achieved with a few ‘chain’ delays outside his control. Throughout the process, Mike was friendly, very knowledgeable, professional, informative and responsive to our requests for advice. We could not have hoped for a better person to take on our downsizing project, which for an 85 year-old is always going to be somewhat of a challenge. Highly recommended.

I cannot recommend Fine & Country highly enough for how they have handled our house sale. There have been many occasions where the housing chain was exceedingly precarious and I was unsure that we would progress to a sale. However, thanks to Mike's tenacity and perseverance, the situation ended successfully. He has been brilliant to deal with from start to finish, is extremely personable and has always provided sound advice. I am very grateful to him for all of his hard work.

Great experience working with Mike. Incredibly helpful and efficient. Thank you!

Our experience of Fine and Country, and in particular Mike Read, has been exceptional. His extensive knowledge of the national and local housing market was extremely helpful. He was always polite and friendly, responded quickly to contacts and was always willing to go the extra mile. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Fine and Country.

Dealing with Mike was a pleasure and he showed that he really understands how to best present a property to the market.

Mike from F&C sold a house to us in December 2024. There was lots of holdups with land registry issues as well as a number of other difficult obstacles that had to be navigated. Mike handled them all superbly, keeping us updated throughout and replying straight away to our queries. Would not hesitate to recommend.

Viewed a property this week with Mike Read at Fine & Country. It was an excellent experience, he was knowledgeable of the property itself and the surrounding area plus was friendly and engaged.