Great Barr, Birmingham, B42
3.4/5, 43 reviews
57% recommended
100% sales valuation accuracy
100% sales fee satisfaction
100% lettings valuation accuracy
75% lettings fee satisfaction



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Sep 07,2020
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Manni
By: 'Gee'
Sep 07,2020
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Would like to give a big thank you to Manni for putting me at ease with the selling of my property she was extremely professional and explained everything to me in great detail would highly recommend after having other agent sour she did stand out from all other agents Thank you once again
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Address

Shipways
905 Walsall Road
Great Barr,Birmingham
West Midlands
B42 1TN
0121 358 2281

Performance statistics
Services Valuation Accuracy Fees Satisfaction Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 100% 100% £150,000 £225,000
Lettings 100% 75% £675 £1,500
Review statistics
From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
7 2 9 6 7 1 1 5 1 4
Areas covered
  • B42
  • WS5
  • B20
  • B43
  • B44
  • B21
  • B23
  • B70
  • B71
  • WS1
  • WS2
Services offered
  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
Members of
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“Top service, fast & thorough - thanks for all......”

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Feb 26,2024
Minithumbup
By: 'Melissa'
Feb 26,2024
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Top service, fast & thorough - thanks for all your work!...
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“Fantastic team- we our trust in Adnan who was......”

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Nov 07,2023
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Adnan
By: 'Mr and Mrs Birtles'
Nov 07,2023
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Fantastic team- we our trust in Adnan who was recommended to us by Yasser who also works at shipways. Adnan promised that he would let out our property within 72 hours- my husband and I were both sceptical given the current market issues. What can I ...
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“I would like thank Adnan for being very helpf......”

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Aug 18,2023
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Adnan
By: 'Lamin'
Aug 18,2023
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I would like thank Adnan for being very helpful. He was very clear and whole process was done by the books. He's professionalism throughout the process was exceptionally good, and he was very pleasant on approach. Thank you Adnan, thank you Shipways Estate Agent for ...
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“Great service......”

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Aug 18,2023
Minithumbup
Adnan
By: 'Faal'
Aug 18,2023
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Great service from Adnan, very professional and kept us informed throughout the letting process. Made it so stress free. Went out his way to assist in setting up our garden, what a gentleman....
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“Mortgage advisor form shipways did not keep m......”

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May 25,2023
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By: 'Karen'
May 25,2023
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Mortgage advisor form shipways did not keep me up to date with a property I wanted to purchase. he did all the paperwork, got my mortgage the property had tenants in, the estate agents and mortgage advisor knew each other and he was helping the ...
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“Beyond exceptional service and professionalis......”

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Mar 21,2023
Minithumbup
Adnan
By: 'Kay'
Mar 21,2023
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Beyond exceptional service and professionalism - whilst maintaining an empathetic approach in dealing with an inherited property. Adnan's above and beyond attitude is invaluable - a real asset to the company....
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“Property sale...”

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Jan 17,2023
Minithumbup
Ben
By: 'Rod'
Jan 17,2023
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The sales team at Shipways have been excellent. The initial valuation from Ben was spot on ( surpassed our expectations) but attracted many viewings and several offers within days of going on the market. The sale went through quickly and smoothly. I would especially like to ...
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“Would not recommend...”

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Oct 20,2022
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By: 'Meera'
Oct 20,2022
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I used Shipways Great Barr - My home purchase completed just under a month ago, however the process I went through was incredibly frustrating and unnecessarily long due to, it seems, incompetency from both shipways and the solicitors that the seller of the house used ...
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“As a self employed courier I found it was a b......”

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Sep 18,2022
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Carla
By: 'Loreno Belli'
Sep 18,2022
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As a self employed courier I found it was a bit difficult to get a mortgage , then I walk in Shipways in Rugby and I got in touch with Carla Beazley , a great mortgage adviser that helped me to find the best deal for me, ...
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“Absolutely disgraceful...”

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Sep 08,2022
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By: 'Daniella'
Sep 08,2022
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Terrible! I would avoid! Once they take your money it’s like you don’t exist! We called throughout our tenancy with separate issues and none they dealt with! We have a baby and they didn’t see a cause for concern with electrical issues ...
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“I had issues getting a place as a new immigra......”

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Aug 25,2022
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By: 'Kelvin'
Aug 25,2022
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I had issues getting a place as a new immigrant but this company helped me within the space of a few days to secure a place, it was beyond my wildest dream because at a point I felt hopeless on my search for a new ...
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“You don’t even get a chance to prove yourself if your unemployed your already judged...”

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Jul 01,2021
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By: 'Monique'
Jul 01,2021
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It’s sad to see that when you try look for an affordable place with these and other agencies but ur unemployed at the moment your automatically judged and pushed to the side , you don’t even get a chance to prove yourself or even ...
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“Adnan Ahmed...”

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Jun 03,2021
Minithumbup
Adnan
By: 'saima'
Jun 03,2021
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Massive thank you to Adnan Ahmed very positive and friendly. Appreciate the advice given, amazing at his job. Any questions we had were all answered and reassured about everything, very quick with his work....
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“A massive thank you to Mike Gallimore at Ship......”

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May 22,2021
Minithumbup
Mike
By: 'Cory'
May 22,2021
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A massive thank you to Mike Gallimore at Shipways Great Barr. We viewed a beautiful house on Thursday, and we are moving in within 5 days. He was friendly and made us feel welcome, made conversation and showed us round the house properly and didn’t ...
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“Big Thank You to Adnan! I have contacted wi......”

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May 11,2021
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Adnan
By: 'Izabela'
May 11,2021
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Big Thank You to Adnan! I have contacted with Adnan Ahmed who is very professional and he was extremely helpful! He is so kind and resolving issues immediately....
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“Absolutely brilliant estate agents. Ben/Fran......”

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May 05,2021
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Ben
By: 'Mrs'
May 05,2021
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Absolutely brilliant estate agents. Ben/Francesca &all the team are so helpful nothing is too much trouble. Friendly, professional sold our house after just 1 viewing. Would highly recommend these agents and if I ever sell again I am definitely choosing these guys to sell my ...
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“Would like to say a Big Thankyou to Especiall......”

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Apr 28,2021
Minithumbup
Adnan
By: 'Helen'
Apr 28,2021
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Would like to say a Big Thankyou to Especially Adnan Ahmed and The Shipways Team. Adnan is very friendly and professional. He has been fantastic, supper helpful In all areas and Pleasure to have worked with him, and for my first time letting experience. Within 24 ...
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“My first experience of selling a house, initi......”

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Mar 20,2021
Minithumbup
Manni
Mar 20,2021
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My first experience of selling a house, initially went with another local estate agent purely due to cheaper price, but they were not very good, so I moved over to Shipways, more expensive but , immediate difference in quality of service. Staff very friendly, kept me ...
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“Would like to give a big thank you to Manni f......”

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Sep 07,2020
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By: 'Gee'
Sep 07,2020
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Would like to give a big thank you to Manni for putting me at ease with the selling of my property she was extremely professional and explained everything to me in great detail would highly recommend after having other agent sour she did stand out ...
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“I am very happy so far with the service that ......”

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Aug 01,2020
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Elton
By: 'Tunde'
Aug 01,2020
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I am very happy so far with the service that I have received from Tom and Elton! They have been extremely professional throughout the whole process and been in constant contact with us, explained everything and made a normally very stressful process very positive and ...
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“Probably the worst estate agents I've dealt w......”

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Jan 31,2020
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By: 'Syngin'
Jan 31,2020
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Probably the worst estate agents I've dealt with. blatant liars , will not respond to emails or return phone phone calls....
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“Selling my property...”

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Sep 03,2018
Minithumbup
Manni
By: 'Jackie'
Sep 03,2018
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From the first time I contacted Shipways with a view to selling my property to the day of completion date of my sale every single staff member who dealt with me put me at ease all my fears of the prospect of moving were dealt ...
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The agent fees reflected the enormous amount work they did for my sale worth every penny
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“Terrible...”

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Aug 13,2018
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Jack
By: 'dom'
Aug 13,2018
1 people found
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Jack was my contact, but a terrible agent. Ignoring calls, not passing information to the landlord, or FROM the landlord. But it is not just Jack who's terrible there, my whole experience with Shipways was terrible, will try to avoid them. They had one property ...
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£400 for making a piece of paper...
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“Friendly...”

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Apr 22,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Angela'
Apr 22,2018
2 people found
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Edgar gave me great customer service from the start of my search for a property. He listened to what I said and gave me 100% reliability each time a property came up for me to view. I am now happy in my rental property with a ...
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Good
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“Bad Property Agents - Shipways...”

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Mar 27,2018
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Jack
By: 'Ahmad'
Mar 27,2018
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Jack is one of the worst sales people I have ever come across . We rented a house from Shipways . I never recommend any one to deal with shipways (Jack) . they have been uncommunicative, ignoring calls, not passing on information. it impossible to get our security ...
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“We rented a house from Shipways for a short term, ......”

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Sep 19,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'Ken'
Sep 19,2017
1 people found
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We rented a house from Shipways for a short term, as we were moving to the area and needed to look for a house to buy. Throughout the process they have been uncommunicative, ignoring calls, not passing on information. It was a relief to move ...
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Comment on agent fees
I have no complaint with the fees apart from the fact that we cannot get our deposit back when we left the house in the condition we found it.
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“Manni was great, I came into branch asking for a ......”

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Aug 22,2017
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Manni
By: 'Vendor'
Aug 22,2017
1 people found
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Manni was great, I came into branch asking for a valuation, she was polite and friendly, and not pushy like other agents I have been too, she then came and did the valuation for me, I did have other 2 agents out, she did not mention ...
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Higher than other agents but well worth it!!!!
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“Gail is one of the worst sales people I have ......”

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Aug 20,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'Alam'
Aug 20,2017
2 people found
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Gail is one of the worst sales people I have ever come across. She doesn't reply to emails and her telephone manner is atrocious. I don't know how she still has a job there. If you want use the services of shipways then you should ...
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“Really pleased with my lovely home Manni was amazing, and ......”

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Aug 04,2017
Minithumbup
Manni
By: 'Highly'
Aug 04,2017
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Really pleased with my lovely home Manni was amazing, and made the buying process less stressful, and Manni really helped me right through completion and was there to guide me through the next process, as a lot of agent don't have time, cant thank her ...
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Excellent!!
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“Would never ever use Shipways as long as manni is ......”

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Jul 26,2017
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Manni
By: 'July'
Jul 26,2017
3 people found
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Would never ever use Shipways as long as manni is working with the company . Her rude comments and lack of knowledge In her job is laughable . Getting house prices wrong by £10,000, and referring to you as mate is highly annoying. Once your offer has been ...
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