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4.6/5, 340 Reviews
93% Recommended
71% sales valuation accuracy
76% sales fee satisfaction
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | 71.00% | 76.00% | £26,000 | £832,500 |
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | From Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 168 | 18 | 88 | 8 | 14 | 36 |
Douglas Allen
384 High Road, London, Greater London
IG8 0XQ
0208 505 6343

By : 'NO'
Branch : Woodford Green, 384 High Road
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : IG8
DO NOT EVER DEAL WITH THIS AGENT, they are a joke, they never return calls, I called on 5 seperate occasions to view a property with them and was promised calls back which were never recieved. I have my mortgage agreed and a fairly good sized budget yet they didn't seem to want to deal with me, ... Read Full Review
By : Steve
15 Apr 2013As someone who takes comments like this very seriously I would appreciate you call me directly at the branch to clarify this situation. I do not recall ANY situation like this and would obviously...

By : 'Chris'
Branch : Woodford Green, 384 High Road
Services : Mortgages (I got a mortgage through them)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : CM2
I got recommended to Steve ford at Douglas Allen from a colleague who said he could help me with my remortgage. Steve put me in touch with Will Nash who not only got me a much better rate but also gave me some great advice on my situation. Steve then went out of his way to do some research on my ... Read Full Review

By : 'Linda'
Branch : Woodford Green, 384 High Road
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG8
I have been looking for a property for a while and then spoke to Steve at Douglas Allen. He got me on the buyer of choice list and I then got into properties before they were advertised. I have now got a offer agreed and used their broker Will to get my mortgage . I cannot speak in the day and the ... Read Full Review
By : 'Hannah'
Branch : East Ham, 160 High Street North
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E12
I have put in offers on three properties through Douglas Allen and will not deal with them again. On the first property, I had an offer accepted. I then called them a couple of days later to confirm some details of the property only to find out that I had been gazumped and no one had bothered to ... Read Full Review
By : Douglas Allen
15 Apr 2013I wish ‘Hannah’ had entered more specific details about her issues so these could be properly investigated. At the moment I have no way of knowing which properties or which branch she is...


By : 'John'
Branch : Walthamstow, 1 Central Parade, Hoe Street
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E17
Douglas Allen found us a suitable buyer quickly, and once the sale was agreed guided us through the bumpy ride of reaching exchange of contracts. I would like particularly to thank Andrew Bilby without his effort and knowlege the 'chain' would have fallen apart. I cannot thank him enough. I am ... Read Full Review
By : Andrew Bilby, Sales Progressor@Douglas Allen
26 Mar 2013Hello John All the best for yourself, your Dad & Family and hope the move works out well for you all and will be nice that you’re Dad will be closer to the family. Thank you ever so much...


By : 'Steve1977'
Branch : Barkingside, 59b High Street
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG4
I have just completed the sale of my property in Redbridge and I used Douglas Allen in Barkingside, I had 4 agents value my home and was torn between using Douglas Allen and one other, the reasons I chose Douglas Allen were their marketing and photos looked far better than any other agent and also ... Read Full Review
By : Les@DouglasAllen
19 Mar 2013Steve, thank you very much for your kind words I am really pleased that you loved our fantastic marketing and photos and the proof was most certainly in the pudding for you that this works as we...


By : 'Theproshop123'
Branch : Chigwell, 102 High Road
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG7
Having had 3 agents value my property I was most impressed with Douglass Allen but decided to instruct another local agent due to the favourable fee they were charging me, what a mistake this was. My property was on the market for 8 weeks with this agent and I only had a handful of viewings and no ... Read Full Review
By : Daniel Bourne
19 Mar 2013Thank you for taking the time and sharing the experience that you had with Douglas Allen (Chigwell). It just shows the importance of choosing an agent based on everything that they are going to give...


By : 'Annabelle'
Branch : Walthamstow, 1 Central Parade, Hoe Street
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E10
Our personal sales coordinator was Andrew Bilby who was excellent. We were first time buyers and he kept us informed often telling us what was happening before our solicitor did! He was always happy to answer and explain any questions we had in detail. We felt very lucky to have had Andrew as our ... Read Full Review
By : Andrew Bilby, Sales Progressor@Douglas Allen
20 Mar 2013Hello Annabelle May I thank you for your very kind comments? I am glad you are happy with the service that I gave you on-behalf of Douglas Allen, we make sure that clients are updated all the time ...

By : 'horchurch'
Branch : Hornchurch, 133A High Street
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : RM12
Natasha worked tirellessly to complete in a very difficult and stressful sale. She responded promptly to all my queries and was very ... Read Full Review

By : 'disappointed'
Branch : Barkingside, 59b High Street
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : IG2
This is the most unprofessional and disorganised agency I have ever dealt with. Avoid them! They cannot organise viewing times correctly , the agent couldn't remember meeting me at a viewing also couldn't remember our phone conversations from the day before. Don't let them bully you into using ... Read Full Review
By : Les@DouglasAllen
23 Feb 2013I am sorry to hear that you have not been happy with your experience so far. Have you phoned me personally and discussed your concerns as I don't recall taking any phone calls this week in relation...
By : 'Syed'
Branch : Barkingside, 59b High Street
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : IG6
I called up to view the property that has an open house on saturday 23rd Feb. i called four times and on two occasions my detils were taken. I was promised a time for the open house by two sales people but heard nothing. I have never had to call an agent four times just to find out the time for an ... Read Full Review
At least call back once and say this is the time for the open house or the house is off the market, say something.
By : Les@DouglasAllen
23 Feb 2013Mr Ali, I am very sorry to hear that you have had a bad experience with my branch in relation to arranging viewings, clealry this is not the service that you should have recieved and if you would...
By : 'JustBoughtAFlat'
Branch : Walthamstow, 1 Central Parade, Hoe Street
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E17
First, they found the property for me. Having showed us one place on spec, they anticipated what type of property we liked, in what location and showed us the perfect place. Then, even though the buying process should have been straightforward (neither party was in a chain), it ended up taking ... Read Full Review
By : Andrew Bilby, Sales Progressor@Douglas Allen
23 Aug 2013Hello Thank you ever so much in leaving your comments on using the Walthamstow branch, and how we did in finding you the property and getting that property through so the deal was completed. I...
By : 'Tinny'
Branch : London, 52 High Street
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E11
Really really badly run company. I am a buyer with a large deposit, someone who might be on their priority list for customer service but sadly it was not the case. Upon registering I was bombarded by emails and calls about stuff that was totally unsuitable (wrong areas, properties which I specified ... Read Full Review
Nothing. I feel better quality staff need to be employed by this agency.
By : JLH
3 Oct 2013Dear Tinny, I am very sorry to hear of your disatisfaction and it is certainly out-of-keeping with lots of positive feedback I receive about our Wanstead office. I am very ckeen to learn more from...


By : 'Anastasia'
Branch : London, 52 High Street
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E11
Having recently purchased a property through Douglas Allen (Wanstead branch), I heartily would recommend anyone to use their service. Very professionally organised, whilst retaining a friendly attitude. Was kept up to date by phone, e-mail and text so knew exactly where the progress was up to. Any ... Read Full Review


By : 'MJU'
Branch : Walthamstow, 1 Central Parade, Hoe Street
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E17
I felt that the support and help provided to us by Douglas Allen was fantastic. As the buyer I was very concerned as to what the seller was doing and I was told by Douglas Allen how the process was going and updated regularly, which was very helpful. I dealt with Lucy Christopher and Andrew Bilby ... Read Full Review
By : Andrew Bilby, Sales Progressor@Douglas Allen
4 Feb 2013Hello Mohammed From the agreement of your purchase on the 4th of January, to the exchange of contracts on the 31st of January, was a great job all-round by yourself, your own solicitors who was...

By : 'Zafar'
Branch : Woodford Green, 384 High Road
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG8
We had been looking for a new home for the last two years however not had much luck viewing good quality properties and getting our foot through the door early enough for us to put in a offer until we met up with Khaleesha Loveday from Dougles Allen in Woodford Green. Khaleesha advised us on how ... Read Full Review
By : Steve
13 Apr 2013I am pleased you found through us and the fact both you and the seller have put a positive comment on this website gives me confidence we are delivering the service we aspire to. Thank you for the...
By : 'Simon'
Branch : Walthamstow, 1 Central Parade, Hoe Street
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E17
Very difficult estate agent to get on with, viewing the property was easy enough, the issue came when putting in an offer. They took every opportunity to sell us a mortgage and a solicitor (which I do not recommend doing at all! ) even at one point suggesting the property had been sold and if we ... Read Full Review

By : 'Patricia'
Branch : Chadwell Heath, 1185 High Road
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : RM9
I am still in process of selling my house...few offers on the house and finally agreed to go ahead with last offer made. I must say very impressed, very quick sale, very efficient staff. Manager of Douglas Allen in Chadwell Heath, Mr. James Filtness has been great from day one!! he did say he ... Read Full Review

By : 'Jake'
Branch : Wickford, 2 Ladygate Centre, 60 High Street
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SS11
i started looking for a property about a month ago, being my first time i didn't really know what i was suppose to do i had dealt with a few agents and they were very vague and unhelpful. James however at Douglas Allen was fantastic. He explained exactly what i needed to know when it came to ... Read Full Review


By : 'Jacques'
Branch : Walthamstow, 1 Central Parade, Hoe Street
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E17
The agent did very well in marketing my property to the right people and in raising interest resulting in a very speedy offer. The sale turned out to be difficult and I would have liked a bit more communication on my options, but the sale ended being successfully completed. The processes involved ... Read Full Review
By : Andrew Bilby, Sales Progressor@Douglas Allen
23 Jan 2013Hello Jacques Well done on your recent transaction with Douglas Allen, may I wish you all the happiness with your move and hope you will be very happy there. Thank you ever so much for your...
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