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Douglas Allen

4.6/5, 340 Reviews
93% Recommended

71% sales valuation accuracy

76% sales fee satisfaction

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Douglas Allen
384 High RoadLondon, Greater London
IG8 0XQ
0208 505 6343

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Steve'
Branch : Barkingside, 59b High Street
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG4

24 Jun 2013
People found this helpful6

Having just completed the sale of a property in Redbridge via Douglas Allen in Barkingside all I can say is Use this agent as they are superb . They have a really innovative scheme called sale by tender Whereby they put my property in an auction style scenario with a closing date for buyers to ... Read Full Review

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By : Les@DouglasAllen

24 Jun 2013

Thank you very much for your glowing review of Douglas Allen and in particuilar our excellent tender scheme. I am sure their are plenty of other sellers who would love to sell their property for just ...


Douglas Allen provided a ...

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By : 'Shippers50'
Branch : Walthamstow, 1 Central Parade, Hoe Street
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E17

20 Jun 2013
People found this helpful2

Douglas Allen provided a professional and efficent service that entirely met our needs and took a large part of the stress out of moving. Andrew Bilby in particular was tireless in his pursuit of a suitable completion date for a long chain where there were a number of conflicting requirements to ... Read Full Review

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By : Andrew Bilby, Sales Progressor@Douglas Allen

21 Jun 2013

Hello Rob Thank you for your very kind comments of the service you had received from myself and Douglas Allen, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the very best for your move and ...


The worst estate agent ever! ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'robin'
Branch : Epping, 179 High Street
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : EN93

19 Jun 2013
People found this helpful2

The worst estate agent ever! never reply phone calls never turn up for appointments twice.even contacting managing director and appologies still failed to turn up at buying a new property and to value ... Read Full Review

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Our house was marketed ...

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4 Star Review

By : 'Sophie'
Branch : Walthamstow, 1 Central Parade, Hoe Street
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E17

19 Jun 2013
People found this helpful2

Our house was marketed quickly and efficiently although there were some issues with communication regarding the status of offers. It seems strange that only Management are able to give out information on the phone and yet do not allocate responsibility to a deputy when they cannot be there. We ... Read Full Review

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By : Andrew Bilby, Sales Progressor@Douglas Allen

5 Jul 2013

Hello Sophie I am pleased that my branch that I sale progress for marketed your property quickly and efficiently, and seamed to get the interest you required to be able to sell your property for...


We had 3 agents come and see ...

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By : 'Richard'
Branch : Chigwell, 102 High Road
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : IG7

18 Jun 2013
People found this helpful3

We had 3 agents come and see us as i think it is important to get a feel for the company and the way they plan to sell in such an important transaction. Of the 3 Douglas Allen (Daniel) were by far the most pro-active and was very focused on what they could do. Personally I found the initial ... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review

By : 'Mr'
Branch : East Ham, 160 High Street North
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E6

28 May 2013
People found this helpful5

I made a offer on a house they its been over a week and yet they haven't got back to me I phoned him many times regarding the property but got told the owner has not got in touch with him, he is doing this because I refused to go through with Dougles Allen morgage arranger and solicitors there ... Read Full Review


What agent could do to change your mind?

Be honest and not try to sell house buyer morgage when you have already arranged it

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I recently sold my flat and I ...

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5 Star Review

By : 'MJ'
Branch : Woodford Green, 384 High Road
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG8

27 May 2013
People found this helpful3

I recently sold my flat and I have to say that Douglas Allen got me a fantastic price. I had my property valued and had not put it on the market. I then got a call from Steve who said he had a potential buyer who would be perfect for me. I'm sure a lot of agents say this but Steve said he would ... Read Full Review

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I am currently buying a ...

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By : 'Mr'
Branch : Barkingside, 59b High Street
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG4

7 May 2013
People found this helpful6

I am currently buying a property through Mr Freddie from the Douglas Allens in Barkingside, he showed me lots of good houses but they were either not right or they got sold to someone else. Finaly I now have offer accepted on a lovely property and I am using the Will Nash to do my mortgage which is ... Read Full Review

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By : Les@DouglasAllen

8 May 2013

Mr Patel I am very pleased to hear that Freddie has been looking after you so well, as you are using Douglas Allen's Panelled solicitors and our Mortgage broker it shouldn't take long before we are...


Sarah Jeeves & Les Carter ...

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By : 'Happy'
Branch : Barkingside, 59b High Street
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG5

7 May 2013
People found this helpful5

Sarah Jeeves & Les Carter have both been excellent in selling our home Sarah sent us a lot of people to view the house whilst Les was instrumental in persuading the 5 different families who offered on our house to pay a price that we never thought would be possible . We now can't wait to move ... Read Full Review

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By : Les@DouglasAllen

8 May 2013

I am not sure exactly which property this relates to as we sell lots in the IG5 area, I am of course very happy to hear that you were really pleased with the service provided to you by Sarah and...


I recently tried selling my ...

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1 Star Review
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By : 'Mr'
Branch : Woodford Green, 384 High Road
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : IG8

4 May 2013
People found this helpful2

I recently tried selling my home with Douglas Allen in woodford green, Steve ford valued my property and gave it all the talk and I guess that I got sucked in to this and gave him a chance, big mistake he had nothing to back up the talk , I had viewers who often didn't turn up , the agent didn't ... Read Full Review

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By : Steve

8 May 2013

Thankyou for your comments. I am keen to identify which property this as there is only 1 of my 'listings' that has withdrawn from the market in the past 2 months and I know that the vendor is happy...


We have just completed the ...

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By : 'Mr'
Branch : Barkingside, 59b High Street
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG6

3 May 2013
People found this helpful6

We have just completed the sale of our property and used Douglas Allen in Barkingside.We chose Douglas Allen as Les Carter the Branch manager was so confident and persuasive that it inspired us to use him. He did not let us down and managed to find a buyer for us within a few weeks.In addition the ... Read Full Review

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By : Les@DouglasAllen

3 May 2013

Mr & Mrs Robbins, thank you very much for your nice comments, I am of course delighted that we were able to find you a buyer so quickly for the flat and I am glad you appreciated the excellent...


Not happy with their services ...

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1 Star Review
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By : 'Anu'
Branch : Barkingside, 59b High Street
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : IG6

2 May 2013
People found this helpful2

Not happy with their services at all. Selected them as they were quite persuasive about their marketing abilities but found that none of that was true and found their professional conduct wanting too. 1. Les never returned phone calls after the contract was signed. 2. Staff made appointments to ... Read Full Review

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By : Les@DouglasAllen

3 May 2013

Anu, I am sorry to hear that you were not satisfied with the service you recieved from Douglas Allen in Barkingside, I would add that I spoke with you a number of times during the 6 weeks we had your ...


Terrible agents all around ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Anonymous'
Branch : Chigwell, 102 High Road
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : IG7

30 Apr 2013
People found this helpful2

Terrible agents all around poor service, consistently! Lack of communication, Lack of time keeping. Lack of customer service. Lack of common courtesy. Lack of professionalism. On one pleasantly awful experience of a few a viewing was arranged, being told with a clear message one should not be a ... Read Full Review

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By : Daniel Bourne

4 May 2013

I am sorry if you have felt messed about in any sort of way. We arrange hundreds of viewings each week for properties and run an extremely tight schedule of which hundred of customers are happy with. ...


Keep lining up regular ...

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4 Star Review

By : 'Evans'
Branch : Chingford, 227 Chingford Mount Road
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E4

30 Apr 2013
People found this helpful2

Keep lining up regular potential buyers and gave feed back after every visitor. Also sent through the post regular updates and information to also support this. We had the house on we another local agent and they did not put themselves out very much and just were not really interested in ... Read Full Review

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This was a sale after my Aunt ...

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5 Star Review

By : 'Brenda'
Branch : Hornchurch, 133A High Street
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : RM11

26 Apr 2013
People found this helpful3

This was a sale after my Aunt had dies, the agent was in total control, showing people round etc. The held an openday initally, whcih did genrate an offer (that we accepted) but fell through, they subsequently showed further people round. This produced a furth offer, which also feel thorugh due ... Read Full Review

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Very good service. Stayed in ...

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By : 'Andrew'
Branch : Woodford Green, 384 High Road
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG8

25 Apr 2013
People found this helpful3

Very good service. Stayed in contact all through the sale and were very good at letting me know of feedback from viewers. Gave good advice and were very ... Read Full Review

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Initial meeting with the ...

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By : 'Beverly'
Branch : Chingford, 227 Chingford Mount Road
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E4

25 Apr 2013
People found this helpful2

Initial meeting with the Manager Glen, very informative, brochure recieved, advised on how our property would be marketed and how they aimed to get us the best price for our house, very fast getting photo's done, many viewings both individual and block open days. We are looked after very well and ... Read Full Review

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We have just moved into a ...

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By : 'Mr'
Branch : London, 52 High Street
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E11

24 Apr 2013
People found this helpful3

We have just moved into a wonderful new home and this would not have been possible without the support and professionalism of Douglas Allen. Ray was instrumental in bringing the property to our attention and arranging the initial viewing. Janine was fantastic in managing the process ... Read Full Review

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We have been trying to move ...

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By : 'Mr'
Branch : Barkingside, 59b High Street
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG5

19 Apr 2013
People found this helpful5

We have been trying to move for 3 years and have achieved success at last. During this time Les Carter, Manager, Douglas Allen has been extremely supportive and understanding. His extensive experience allows him to give excellent advice in difficult situations to finds solutions. Douglas Allen have ... Read Full Review

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By : Les@DouglasAllen

19 Apr 2013

Mr Kupelian, Thanks very much for your kind review of the service you received from Douglas Allen in Barkingside. I am delighted that we managed to make this move possible for you after such a long...


I had my property on market ...

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By : 'SN'
Branch : Woodford Green, 384 High Road
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E18

17 Apr 2013
People found this helpful3

I had my property on market using Douglas Allen and was also looking for buying new. I had very good/profession experience dealing with all Robin/Khalesha and Steve. I will use them again in future for ... Read Full Review

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