Hi Jonathon, We are, of course, very disappointed to see your feedback above. I have spoken with the team looking after this sale who have confirmed that after your offer was accepted, another interested party came forward with several bids on the property. Our team at no time encourage additional offers after a sale has been agreed but under the Estate Agent Act must legally report all offers to a seller up until the exchange of contract. All steps were taken to advise you throughout the process and to allow the opportunity for counter offers to be put forward. We are duty bound to report all offers received and to take our clients instruction, and while the decision was not an easy one for the seller, ultimately the decision was made to go with the other bidder. We understand the disappointment caused and if you would like to discuss the matter further, Andy would be more than happy to assist – he can be reached on 01727 819669. Many thanks, the Ashtons team.

Thank you for your comments. Having investigated this further, Louise had been informed by a local reputable solicitor that all local authority searches would be delayed until 14th July. With this in mind, Louise updated her clients of the same in order to manage expectations and make a suggestion that they and/or their own solicitor contact the council themselves for further clarity. Louise also checked in with St Albans District Council herself and established that this may have been miss-communicated to the solicitor and upon finding this out, immediately made all parties aware. We apologise if this caused any unnecessary stress but Louise was working in the best interests of all to mitigate what could have been hugely problematic, with the end of the Stamp Duty Holiday looming. We trust this provides clarity on the matter but Louise has offered that she would be very happy to speak to you or any other parties directly on this and can be contacted on 01582 463960.

Hi Kip, we're very sorry to hear you've had a stressful experience & would very much like to discuss this in more depth. Please contact Rob Ash on 01727 819666.

Hi Kurt, we don't appear to have any of your details on our system, however we would really like to get in touch and discuss your comment further and try and understand why your experience with Ashtons wasn't more positive. Please don't hesitate to contact our St Albans office on 01727 819666, Rob Ash our Associate Director will be happy to discuss in further detail.

Hi Alan, we would be keen to understand why you have rated us with one star? Would it be possible to contact Richard Fossey on 01727 819666 and see if he can help you further.

Sorry to hear you’ve recently had a poor experience James, if you would like to discuss in more detail, please contact Richard Fossey, Associate Director at our St. Albans office on 01727 819666.