Southville Branch, Bristol, BS3
3.8/5, 77 reviews
71% recommended
88% sales valuation accuracy
83% sales fee satisfaction



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“While viewing property to rent I found the staff very ......”

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Feb 17,2011
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By: 'Eva'
Feb 17,2011
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While viewing property to rent I found the staff very helpful, though not particularly knowledgeable.

Once I had decided on the property I liked it was a different story. I certainly did not feel like a "customer"- one agent was not prepared to set the move-in date of a property to the 1st April, even though it was only becoming available mid-to-late March. Luckily when I came back the second time I dealt with the apprentice, who seems to be the only member of the outfit interested in providing customer service.

What bothered me most was that they slipped in a
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By: mkr
Mar 03, 2011
You have raised a very serious point Simon34 regarding the need for thorough regulation of this industry as well as the need for agents to take responsibility for their actions and deliver on their promises/sales pitch. Sadly my (and my tenant's) experience of this agent was that they do not. There shouldn't really be any need to involve the property ombudsman or ARLA if agents deal with problems professionally when they arise - and believe me this is not a route I would have chosen if I felt my concerns were taken seriously. When they do "investigate" they can only look at written information provided and cannot question people so their involvement has a limited effect when agents tell you something and won't confirm it in writing then do something else. Also the "compensation" offered only reflects actual financial losses and doesn't take into account stress and inconvenience. ARLA's sanctions to members appear to be based solely on the ombudsmans report and I think in this case Mr Goverd's assertion that ARLA has never taken any action against them despite the evidence to the contrary speaks for itself don't you?
By: simon34
Feb 24, 2011
Surely "mkr" it is better that if something does go wrong that this agent is a member of the professional bodies that can resolve any issues, sadly far too many other agents are not so you have no redress. No-one is perfect all the time but at least this agent is willing to act if a customer is unhappy and that has to go in their favour.
By: mkr
Feb 18, 2011
Quote from National Federation of Property Professionals
"As the Property Ombudsman considered four issues merited an award of financila compensation, taking into account the code of practice, it is considered appropriate to issue the following sanction against Mr Goverd, Director CJ Hole
In accordanc ewith the ARLA Bylaws, in particular Bye Law 4 and Appendix E, to issue a caution under E2.1"
Nov 2010
By: Paul Goverd - Cj Hole Southville
Feb 18, 2011
In response to 'mkr'. As members of The Property Ombudsman, we do have an internal complaints procedure of which has been mentioned above. However, we have never had action taken against us from ARLA (Association of Residential Letting Agents) of which we are members.
By: Paul Goverd - Cj Hole Southville
Feb 18, 2011
I am sorry to hear that you have not been happy with the service provided to you. As the Managing Director at Cj Hole Southville, I would like to invite you in to discuss your complaint or you can call me in the office on 0117 9634373. We also have an internal complaints procedure which I can also go through with you. Paul Goverd.
By: mkr
Feb 18, 2011
Make a formal complaint and then report them to ARLA. They need to know as they have already taken action against the manager of this company.

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CJ Hole
268 North Street
Southville,Bristol
City of Bristol
BS3 1JA
0117 9634373

Performance statistics
Services Valuation Accuracy Fees Satisfaction Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 88% 83% £222,000 £503,500
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From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
16 0 4 10 21 3 10 3 4 6
Areas covered
Services offered
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  • Block Management
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“Poor customer service...”

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Mar 01,2021
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Mar 01,2021
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A week after leaving two messages for the Southville branch, these agents do not have the courtesy to return my call. It is poor judgement on their part (not to mention unprofessional) as, not only am I in a position to rent a property, but ...
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“Highly recommended...”

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Jan 06,2021
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Jan 06,2021
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Sion and Charlotte at CJ hole southville were amazing. Excellent customer service. Really polite and present. Always really quick to get back with info. Friendly helpful and just a dream from viewing the property through to the management. Highly recommended. Southville branch is the one. ...
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Jul 27,2020
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By: 'Laura'
Jul 27,2020
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I would like to be able to say something good about C Hole but I can't. As someone who has sold a house through CJ Hole and the daughter of someone trying to sell through them we have had nothing but problems. When I was ...
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“We sold our house through CJ Hole and found t......”

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Mar 19,2020
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By: 'Samantha'
Mar 19,2020
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We sold our house through CJ Hole and found them to be a brilliant team that worked tirelessly from the start of the sale to completion They are very polite and keep you updated at all times which is great as buying and selling houses ...
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“Thank you to C J Hole for their professionali......”

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Oct 28,2019
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By: 'Samantha'
Oct 28,2019
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Thank you to C J Hole for their professionalism My property went on the market on Saturday 19th October and was sold on Wednesday 23rd October. Absolutely fantastic I could not be happier A massive thank you to the whole team...
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“Thankyou to Leigh Duncan Amie Georgina and te......”

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Oct 23,2019
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By: 'Julie'
Oct 23,2019
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Thankyou to Leigh Duncan Amie Georgina and team for a fast efficient and professional service whilst keeping us informed throughout with the letting of property....
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“CJ Hole have managed the letting of my proper......”

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Oct 18,2019
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By: 'Jenny'
Oct 18,2019
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CJ Hole have managed the letting of my property for just over a year now. I have been very pleased with their professional and helpful level of service. The lettings and maintenance team have been consistently attentive and very pleasant to deal with. I am ...
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“Excellent from valuation, sale and completion...”

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Sep 17,2018
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By: 'Jane'
Sep 17,2018
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Thank you to James Dear, Orlando and Nicola for excellent service and communications in selling our house; and to all the team as everyone we spoke to was helpful and polite and got the job done. Moving home can be stressful but you were so ...
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Fees reasonable
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“AVOID...”

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Aug 13,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'HORRIFIC'
Aug 13,2018
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AVOID like the plague! On trying to purchase a flat through them, we were constantly chasing for information, told different things each time and eventually had to cancel the sale because the property didn't have allocated parking as advertised. We found out one week before ...
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Comment on agent fees
Lost £960 because of our experience with CJ Hole.
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“CJ Hole Southvile the worst...”

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Jun 14,2018
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By: 'CJ'
Jun 14,2018
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After a month our issues are still not sorted. Not responding on phone and was lieing into my face while I went there in person....
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Comment on agent fees
£600 for no service at all just stress
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“Sale of house...”

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Apr 30,2018
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By: 'Helen'
Apr 30,2018
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I had a very positive experience with CJ hole, they sold our home very quickly. Even when our original buyers pulled out they found new ones straight away. I thought Nicola was very helpful and gave me good advice....
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I thought the fees were reasonable
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“CJ Hole Southville charged us £800 in fees to rent a ......”

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Jan 11,2018
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Lucy
By: 'Regular'
Jan 11,2018
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CJ Hole Southville charged us £800 in fees to rent a one bed flat - this before any deposit or admin for a tenancy agreement. Our boiler broke in the middle of December, it has been almost a month and they have still not repaired it. ...
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Highest fees in city. No reason for it.
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“Me, my partner and my baby moved into what we ......”

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Oct 29,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'Risdale'
Oct 29,2017
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Me, my partner and my baby moved into what we thought was going to be an amazing place but it all turned to be the opposite. The pictures they had advertised were from a long time ago when the house was done up all nice. ...
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Estate agents are evil
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“I have moved into a new apartment in Clevedon for 5 ......”

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Mar 17,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'Clevedon'
Mar 17,2017
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I have moved into a new apartment in Clevedon for 5 months and was only told about the position of the Gas meter at the end of February and the estate agent is asking me to pay for Gas without any proof or sensible calculations. I ...
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“Avoid at all costs. Unprofessional unhelpful and totally useless. Never ......”

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Feb 14,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'Avoid'
Feb 14,2017
6 people found
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Avoid at all costs. Unprofessional unhelpful and totally useless. Never return your calls. I've taken my property off the market and will use a more reputable agent....
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“Is it possible to give 0 stars? Quite possibly the worst ......”

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Dec 05,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'SP123'
Dec 05,2016
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Is it possible to give 0 stars? Quite possibly the worst agency I have ever dealt with. The staff don't have a clue about the properties they manage, if you have a question they direct the question you ask them back to you!! If you go ...
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Bad
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“The best team in Southville, South BristolI recently sold an ......”

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Nov 26,2016
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By: 'Paul'
Nov 26,2016
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The best team in Southville, South Bristol I recently sold an apartment from a Victorian conversion that I had developed. From the moment that I engaged James and Sam to come and give their knowledge, professionalism and advice, all dealings and communication was excellent. The ...
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Comment on agent fees
Excellent. Very negotiable.
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“Terrible company to rent from. Do not be suckered into ......”

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Aug 16,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Unsatisfied'
Aug 16,2016
5 people found
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Terrible company to rent from. Do not be suckered into being their tennant. -Broken pieces to the property upon move-in -Slow movement getting those pieces fixed -Made promises in showing that we should have insisted were in contract but because they weren't they refuse to ...
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The fees seemed comparable to other agencies and properties that we looked at.
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“Considering how much you have to pay in agency fees ......”

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Jul 23,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Lucy'
Jul 23,2016
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Considering how much you have to pay in agency fees you'd expect them to know what they are doing. So far we've payed over £900 to contact 2 people, been given 3 different moving in dates there's things on the tenancy agreement which the letting agents are supposed ...
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“Terrible service, unfair and careless. I am very disappointed with ......”

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May 07,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'D.C.'
May 07,2016
1 people found
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Terrible service, unfair and careless. I am very disappointed with their way of dealing with my application. I viewed a flat and made an offer, then I didn't hear from them for at least on week, although I tried to contact them several times in ...
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“My partner and I have dealt with the Cj Hole ......”

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Oct 02,2015
Minithumbdown
chris
James
By: 'Ruben'
Oct 02,2015
6 people found
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My partner and I have dealt with the Cj Hole branch located in Southville and had problems since the first day. First the agent who was responsible for the property we were interested in said that the tenancy term could be 6 months (we asked him ...
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“Amateur. Employees quite curt when they should be helping you. ......”

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Sep 10,2015
Minithumbdown
By: 'Buyer'
Sep 10,2015
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Amateur. Employees quite curt when they should be helping you. Never received email responses. Unimpressed. They would call and be pushy about timings when we were waiting on them. A little politeness goes a long way....
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What agent could do to change your mind?
Be friendly, we are spending a lot of money and you are supposed to be a support rather than an irritant.
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The house was filthy when arrived. Might be worthy telling sellers to clean and remove items from their home as part of your job! Fees, fine I guess. Not really sure what you did.
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“I was already aware of CJ hole's terrible reputation via ......”

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May 18,2015
Minithumbdown
chris
By: 'whocares'
May 18,2015
6 people found
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I was already aware of CJ hole's terrible reputation via the email that went viral suggesting landlords raise their rent prices, the protest outside their office, and having previously rented via another branch many years ago. Nether the less we found a property that we ...
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Anything
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“My husband and I found the service we recieved from ......”

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Jan 08,2015
Minithumbdown
Sam
By: 'Homebuyer'
Jan 08,2015
4 people found
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My husband and I found the service we recieved from CJ Hole to be poor and the agents we dealt with to be unprofessional, poorly informed and, in several cases, rude. For example: 1. During the house-hunting process, compared to other estate agents, the agents from ...
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By: CJ Hole Southville
Jan 12, 2015
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Thank you for your feedback. We have a complaints procedure. If you would like make a formal complaint, please email [email protected] and we will investigate this matter for you. If after this you are still unhappy, we are a member of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) which we can provide you details of. Thank you. ...

“This was a difficult case as my first purchaser's mortgage ......”

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Sep 14,2014
Minithumbup
Elliot
By: 'Ginny'
Sep 14,2014
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This was a difficult case as my first purchaser's mortgage fell through at the last moment. Undaunted by this, the guys put my property back on the market and looked for a cash buyer as I was in danger of losing the property which I ...
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“Just basically really, really bad customer service. Whenever we have ......”

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Jun 29,2013
Minithumbdown
By: 'hiphopgirl'
Jun 29,2013
6 people found
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Just basically really, really bad customer service. Whenever we have tried to contact them we get a "we'll give you a ring back" and then never hear from them. We have been totally left in the dark on important information about our property, like how ...
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What agent could do to change your mind?
If they actually just spoke to us about the issues we had, and actually phoned us back when they said they would. We were left without hot water for 2 weeks as we didn't know how to work the boiler, and we only worked it out from switching different switches all over the house. They're a professional estate agent, not a bad boyfriend, good customer service is NOT hard! We are currently looking to buy a property and they will not be having our custom.
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“Having recently sold our property I wanted to post a ......”

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May 31,2013
Minithumbup
Michael
Sam
By: 'N'
May 31,2013
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Having recently sold our property I wanted to post a few words about our positive experience. In the first instance Sam Gray managed a particularly tricky negotiation situation extremely professionally and in the best interest of all parties, which was followed by an excellent service ...
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“I contacted Michael Prowse direct because he had previously been ......”

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Feb 20,2013
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By: 'Jane'
Feb 20,2013
5 people found
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I contacted Michael Prowse direct because he had previously been active in selling a property for me. The circumstances of the new sale were delicate as I was selling the property as Executor of an Estate. I went back to Michael due to my experience ...
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“I wanted to say a big thank you to Michael ......”

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Feb 20,2013
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By: 'Jacqui'
Feb 20,2013
5 people found
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I wanted to say a big thank you to Michael and the team at CJ Hole, Southville, Bristol for helping me to sell my house in what is currently a difficult economic climate . It has been many years since I have sold a house and ...
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