Douglas Allen

283 reviews 4.2 /5 rating
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May 15,2017
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May 15,2017
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Hi DA, I have couple of conversation with Nabeen Ali. For some reason, found him very rude and intimidating while discussing on the offer price. After all these years in UK, first time found someone that too who handles people being so arrogant without a compassion towards customer service. At one stage even after liking the property, thought of stepping back because of his attitude and communication. Sorry to be harsh with my feedback!!!...
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Even if the fee or offer rate expected is high, but his initial interaction put me off badly
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Nov 25,2016
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Maureen Gray
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Nov 25,2016
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I began the sales process with Douglas Allen and the first thing they did was cancel the first appointment after we'd already taken time off work to wait in for them. We should have stopped right then. Instead we gave them another chance. Then they promised a specific date for photography and again cancelled after we had rearranged work to be home. So they took the photos without us and took external pictures of the wrong building and internal ones with an inappropriate camera lens which distort...
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Nov 23,2016
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The team at Barkingside branch of Douglas Allen are ok, but unfortunately they recommended JS Law for the conveyancing of the sale and purchase of our properties, and JS Law are completely incompetent. For that reason I have to give Douglas Allen 1/5. We were overcharged on multiple occasions, lied to by staff and the service was slow, stressful and full of errors that we had to sort out ourselves. So unless Douglas Allen change their legal team we cannot recommend them....
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Did not seem to work particularly hard for what we paid. Had multiple quotes from different firms before property went to market, and Douglas Allen were towards the most expensive.
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Oct 28,2016
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Avoid at all costs - Walthamstow is awash with Estate Agents, I made the mistake of going with Douglas Allen much to my regret and cost - both financial and emotional. Their rates are ridiculously high ( I later found out ), they do the bare minimum and their sales progression is worse than a joke - actively aggressive but useless as well. I saw an email between solicitors describing the Douglas Allen sales progressor as "does not seem to have a clue" - unfortunately, they were righ...
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very high in market
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Oct 08,2016
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As polite as possible on the phone couldn't be helpful enough,that all changed the instant she came through the door. After cutting her off from her rehearsed script her attitude became nasty and to be frank rude obnoxious and frankly she must of thought she was talking to one of her hoody friends. Did not want to negotiate on price of fees, which by the way exceeded 2%. Did not want to negotiate on the vat did not want to even listen to me at all. Then this so called lady became very rude huffi...
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3x more than any other quote I have had off any other agent in the area, yet again claiming to be the best and putting other estate agents down.
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Aug 17,2016
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Aug 17,2016
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Hi, I would not recommend using this agent as a buyer for the reason being that as the buyer of closed bids you have to then pay sellers fee's which is 3%. Although beforehand you are made aware of this i believe it to be immoral practice and unfair, as a buyer you should not be subjected to paying this fee. Other than this the staff at the branch were all really friendly and helpful throughout the purchasing process and I believe it is the policy makers who should review there practice....
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BAD. The buyer should not be subjected to paying seller's fee's, I believe it to be immoral.
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Mar 10,2016
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Mar 10,2016
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Poor customer service, extreamly poor progression management, missed finding out some really important information about potential buyers and their situation until its too late to pull out of what has become a horrendous sale. Lack of ownership and just well below expectations....
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Well over priced for the service they provided.
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Jan 20,2016
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Les Carter
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Jan 20,2016
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all in all...very poor....no communication, unprofessional practices and untrustworthy. put an offer in for a ig5 property, told it was refused and house no longer on market. then never returned my phone calls. low and behold 5 months later the house was sold for 25,000 under my offer price! basically offer never even made it to the vendor! unfortunately until agents are regulated this type of practice will continue to exist. my advise stay away from high st agents and stick to independent ones...
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Dear Dave, We put forward all offers to sellers but do have to take into consideration buyers positions and ultimately it is our seller thats makes a decision on which offer to accept not us. You must also take into consideration other items effecting final sale values such as mortgages, surveys and chains. I dont see how small independant agents will make a difference to this process with the majority of our customers being extremely satisfied with the comunication and service levels ...
Oct 08,2015
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andrew bilbry
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Oct 08,2015
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It's without surprise that I've found Douglas Allen to be an awful estate agent. We should have listened to our own judgement to begin with when we were approached about selling our flat as Sale By Tender. We considered the practice totally immoral, but were talked round in to doing it by Dan. Of course the decision was ours and we take the responsibility, but still we were heavily influenced by an agent of the market. People rarely buy and sell property in their lifetime so do lean on "...
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Treated us with respect and been more cooperative when selling our flat. Dan told us a list of things they would do for us that all fell by the wayside. Living up to that list would have been enough. But most of all, treat their clients with respect and follow a decent code of practice. Don't hide behind clauses and contracts that they can see are immoral and not applicable. I've never had such an experience with a company - anywhere.
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As above. We consider that we were duped in to paying such a large fee. Never again, would I use them.
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Aug 08,2014
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We were currently renting with the council and paying full rent but we werent getting the service we needed so we decided to go anf private rent and we serched on the internet for properties in pontefract that accepted pets we found alot that didnt unfortunately. We then went into to our local letting agents reeds rains and we registered with them and told them we had a pet they viewed properties for us and they found a gorous new bulit property that accepted pets we were shocked and asked if we...
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The agent fees I believed were very reasonable and we recieved excellent service.
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Aug 08,2014
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Angelina Korotchenko
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Aug 08,2014
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At first I thought that the customer service from this Estate Agent was excellent with them being able to refer me using their solicitors (who are not very customer focused as I have trouble trying to contact them and have therefore terminated them) and their mortgage advisor (who was not highly skilled at all). I put an offer on a property and the initial offer took 4 dyas for any kind of response then I made a counter offer as advised by the sales advisor and only because I was trying to arran...
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Jun 25,2014
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Jun 25,2014
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Mr. Goldsworthy has from day one impressed us with his excellent knowledge of the area. and accepted our own valuation as marketable. He actually informed us how long the property would be sold, and he was proven right. for me an impressive feat. The office arranged for a photographer, and were professional in their re-arrangement of the furniture to highlight the positive aspects of the property. The prospective buyers started coming from the next day, the few whose offer was below our valuat...
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May 29,2014
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May 29,2014
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thought the whole thing was a shambles to be perfectly honest. 2 things... 1) i picked these because out of the 3 agents i had round, they told me they would only charge me £150 to sell my house. What they didnt explain properly was that they charged my buyer a whopping £6000 as well. When i asked the agents if this practice would affect my sale price they said no, however when i spoke to the buyer they said they offered me £6000 less because they had to factor in paying th...
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explain things better, looking at it now. they cost me more money. What we should have done was agree a fee that was lower.
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Apr 12,2014
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Apr 12,2014
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I was about to sell my newly renovated one-bed flat in South Woodford and invited estate agents round to view. Steve Ford from Douglas Allen in Woodford Green stood out straight away, explaining the current market and suggesting a realistic price for the property. He has a friendly, no-nonsense, direct approach and was most helpful, with all the advice I would need given in a comprehensive way. I immediately felt confident that I had made the right decision to use Douglas Allen as sole agent....
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Apr 07,2014
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Janine
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Apr 07,2014
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My initial visit from Ray was very informative, he managed to get a large number of viewings arranged within just 12 hours! I had many offers that day and he went on to get the best price...above the original asking price. Once the sale started to go through, Jade and Janine were on the case. They were pleasant, speedy and enthusiastic to complete the sale quickly. They didn\'t let me down on any point. The sale was complete within a month, which has got to be the fastest sale I\'ve ever heard o...
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Mar 21,2014
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Mar 21,2014
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I had the misfortune to deal with Douglas Allen in wickford as I wanted to purchase a repossession which they were managing. They are dishonest and told me blatant lies, costing me a significant amount of money and extreme distress. Steer clear of them. If you have no option but to deal with them then please do not put your faith in them. They are a total disgrace to the industry....
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Mar 18,2014
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Stephen Ford
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Mar 18,2014
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From the first call to discuss a valuation with the prospect of a sale, we found Douglas Allen very attentive with lots of advice and friendliness which puts you at ease especially Stephen Ford who was very knowledgeable about the area and the current market trends, and sale prices in this area. Mr Ford talked through many options to think about on the marketing of our flag, and was very sincere when he said the flat was in excellent condition and would sell very quickly, which it did. Kaleesha...
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Mar 17,2014
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Mar 17,2014
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We first got onto the property ladder when we purchased from Douglas Allen Woodford Green in 2009. We were originally in the process of buying another property with the Douglas Allen Wanstead branch but were gazumped and were anxious to have dealings with them again. However on meeting Robin at our neighbours open house; he was friendly, approachable and straight to the point with how he could help us sell our lovely home we felt they were the right agent for us. We got the ball rolling with ...
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Mar 14,2014
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Mar 14,2014
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I have just sold my property through the Loughton branch before I moved to Spain. I sold by tender which worked very well and got me as much money as possible to start my project in Spain. From start to finish the process was very easy and little hassle only having a couple of open houses which lasted 1 hour on Saturday meant little stress. My experience was fast and very professional and would like to thank. Michelle, Janine and Doug for making the process enjoyable....
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Mar 04,2014
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Kaleesha Loveday
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Mar 04,2014
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Within 5 days of our initial meeting with Stephen Ford we had an offer in excess of the asking price from qualified buyers, with no property to sell. Our property was only marketed to prospective buyers already on Douglas Allen\'s books, it was not placed on the open market. They organised an exclusive Open House event which resulted in our sale, so we had none of the inconvenience of hosting multiple viewings. Khaleesha Loveday managed that morning and was exceptional. We were kept informed at ...
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Mar 04,2014
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Nathan Bundy
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Mar 04,2014
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Nathan and his staff we\'re excellent. Nathan did the initial visit and was very professional and friendly. I felt he could be trusted. We we\'re kept upto date with good information and the two ladies who showed people around on the open day were efficient and helpful....
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Mar 04,2014
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Khaleesha Loveday
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Mar 04,2014
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We were very pleased with the way the sale progressed. Steve, the Branch Manager was very helpful and always dealt with any queries promptly. Khaleesha, the senior Sales Consultant, was always very friendly and took time to deal with any concerns we had. The staff at Woodford made a very good team....
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Mar 03,2014
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Keith Langford
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Mar 03,2014
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Stephen Ford was extremely professional from the very first visit to the property we wished to sell. He was very knowledgeable about the local house market and explained the process that Douglas Allen followed to achieve successful sales. He advised a price which we found acceptable and viewings were arranged a few days after we agreed to proceed. An acceptable offer was received and the client followed through to completion. As we live over 2 hours drive time from the property it was very pleas...
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Mar 03,2014
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Nathan Bundy
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Mar 03,2014
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We bought a house in Wanstead though Douglas Allen and, I would readily use and recommend Nathan as an excellent Estate agent who will work very hard to get to a positive outcome, where both buyer and seller feel like a winner. He comes across as very genuine, which is more than could be said for other agents in the area !...
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Feb 22,2014
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Feb 22,2014
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Excellent & professional service from all the staff. Really prompt at getting back to my emails and calls. Organised an open day for my property & keep me in the loop at all times. All the staff in this branch are friendly & helpful. Thoroughly recommend....
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Feb 24, 2014
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Dear Sue, Thank you for taking the time and trouble to post this review of our Wanstead office. Nathan and his team are committed to helping all our customers through what can be a stressful time and I am pleased that you have been so complimentary about their success on your behalf. May I take this opportunity to thank you for choosing Douglas Allen to fulfil this very important task and to wish you much happiness in your new home. Regards, Jon Holden - Managing Director, Douglas Allen ...
Feb 20,2014
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Chelsey Baldwin
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Feb 20,2014
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Our first initial contact with Paul Cromwell was when he valued our house and whilst we had quotes from 3 other estate agents we found his after sales paperwork very easy to follow and understand. This was also very informative about the local area that we were selling in, giving price guidelines of other similar properties. When we chose to work with Paul he re-visited us and fully took into account our cirmcumstances and what the end result was that we were looking for. Our house was sold with...
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Feb 18,2014
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Very active and warm,trustworth. I sold my house through his team but he is always give me the confidence of them. As a floating manager he is a back bone indeed....
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Feb 17,2014
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Feb 17,2014
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Good service after a slight problems where first prospective buyer was having problem getting a mortgage we were not informed fully, manager Glenn was away that time I was told. I went to office spoke to Glenn, when he put everything into action. From there everything went smoothly, re-market the house, open house arranged, house sale agreed. David Millar was particularly helpful, accompanied the buyer to the house to view, dealt with negotiation professionally. One good thing we liked was bei...
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Feb 17,2014
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Feb 17,2014
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Carl was very helpful and guided us on selling our property, we had a shaky start with other team members regarding viewings but Andrew Bilby more the compensated for this with his dedication and "over and above duty " help solving problems that our solicitors could not or would not manage. We are now happily in our new property and for that we totally credit Andrew and his solid advice and help....
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Feb 17,2014
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Feb 17,2014
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We sold are house through this agent fristly because it valuation was fair and competitive, it took in all about two month to get a buyer. The process was not as easy, as we would have liked. because their were some problems along the way, with the frist buyer pulling out at the last minute, but we got another buyer soon after and with the help and support of Shawn Vivian in perticular, that which was a difficult time became more manageable with his help and guidance. Thank you Danny...
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Chigwell, IG7 6PJ

Epping, CM16 4BL

Loughton, IG10 1RB

Woodford, IG8 0XQ

Billericay, CM12 9AH

London, E4 8LP

Hornchurch, RM11 1TX

Ilford, IG6 2AD

London, E11 2RJ

Basildon, SS14 1EU

Brentwood, CM14 4DB

Ilford, IG1 4TA

London, E6 2HT

London, E17 4RT

London, E8 2JS

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Douglas Allen - Billericay, , CM12
Billericay
Cumberland House 129 High Street, Billericay CM12 9AH
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Douglas Allen - Brentwood, , CM14
Brentwood
3 St. Thomas Road, Brentwood CM14 4DB
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Douglas Allen - Loughton, , IG10
Loughton
234 high Street, Loughton IG10 1RB
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Douglas Allen - Barkingside, Ilford, IG6
Office 1
59b High Street, Ilford IG6 2AD
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Douglas Allen - Walthamstow, London, E17
Office 10
1 Central Parade Hoe Street , London E17 4RT
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Douglas Allen - Wanstead, London, E11
Office 11
52 High Street, Wanstead, London E11 2RJ
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Douglas Allen - Redbridge, Ilford, IG1
Office 12
191 Cranbrook Road, Ilford IG1 4TA
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Douglas Allen - East Ham, London, E6
Office 13
160 High Street North, London E6 2HT
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Douglas Allen - Hackney, London, E8
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13 Kingsland High Street Dalston, London E8 2JS
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Douglas Allen - Tower Hamlets, London, E3
Office 15
634/636 Mile End Road Bow, London E3 4PH
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Douglas Allen - Canary Wharf, London, E14
Office 16
14 Harbour Exchange Square Docklands, London E14 9GE
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Douglas Allen - Basildon, SS14
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67 Southernhay, Basildon SS14 1EU
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Douglas Allen - Epping, CM16
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179 High Street, Epping CM16 4BL
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Douglas Allen - Loughton, IG10
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2 Diggins Court, 262 High Road, Loughton IG10 1RB
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Douglas Allen - Chigwell, IG7
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102 High Road, Chigwell IG7 6PJ
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Douglas Allen - Woodford Green, Woodford, IG8
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384 High Road, Woodford IG8 0XQ
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Douglas Allen - Hornchurch, RM11
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133A High Street, Hornchurch RM11 1TX
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Douglas Allen - Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6
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1185 High Road, Romford RM6 4AL
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Douglas Allen - Chingford, London, E4
Office 8
227 Chingford Mount Road, London E4 8LP
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Douglas Allen - Wood Green, London, N22
Office 9
185A High Road, London N22 6BA
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Douglas Allen - Wickford, , SS12
Wickford
60 High Street, Wickford SS12 9AT
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