“We had seen the property we wanted to buy before ......”
5 Star Review
Jul 29,2019
By:
'Michael'
Jul 29,2019
Branch: Bournemouth, 10 Poole Hill
Services: Sales (as a Vendor)
Sold price: £405000
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: BH8
Branch: Bournemouth, 10 Poole Hill
Sales (as a Vendor)
Sold price: £405000
Postcode: BH8
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We had seen the property we wanted to buy before putting ours on the market. We were just coming to the end of our renovations and were hopeful of finding an estate agent who would be understanding of our situation and achieve a good price quickly.
We "interviewed" three estate agents, a large regional chain, a local single office agency, and Simon.
The large regional chain were hopeless, arriving 15mins late for a valuation, before advising a very low figure just because a property a few roads over was similar.
The local single office agency were great, but just told us what we wanted to hear, and had the usual approach of going with a high figure and accepting offers.
Simon was immediately different. He listened to our thoughts and ideas, told us what we needed to hear and how he would make it work. We went with an aggressive figure but were confident Simon's approach would achieve higher, and he didn't disappoint. Simon and I spent an entire morning photographing all aspects (good and not so good) of our property. Having a listing on RightMove with photos high in quality and quantity created an initial buzz when we launched. His communication through the viewing process (e.g. logistics and feedback) was exemplary. Within a week we had two offers, within 10 days we had sold.
We had never sold a property before, nor been a link in a chain. As such we had no reason to appreciate the role an estate agent plays once an offer has been accepted. Solicitors and surveyors, as their roles dictate, make everything sound scary. Simon's candour, communication skills and dogged persistence to see us through to exchange of contracts was very welcome. He was a sane voice amongst the stress.
Overall, we can't recommend Simon enough. We're grateful we took the chance, but in reality we knew it wasn't a risk as soon as we met him.
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