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1 Ability Estate Agents

4.9/5, 48 Reviews
96% Recommended

96% letting valuation accuracy

99% letting fee satisfaction

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1 Ability estate agents are an independent estate agency based in the heart of London Bridge SE1. We offer a multitude of services for our landlords, tenants, buyers and sellers at benchmark standards. We are open 7 days a week to ensure the highest exposure for your property whilst providing superior customer ser
vice and flexibility to our applicants. We are open a lot later than most businesses with over 78% of our viewings taking place outside of conventional business hours. This, coupled with our core values based around proactivity, customer service and hard work, means that when you're looking for an estate agent in London you won't find a better service.
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5 Star Review

By : 'ASF'
Services : Letting(As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £3400
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

10 Feb 2021
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The team are lovely, Couldn't have asked for better agent. Really helpful and they have no trouble going the extra mile explaining things. The have on numerous occasions made suggestion which have saved me money during my refurb and helped me project manage with my builders. The latter was not my skill set. Would not hesitate to recommend!

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1 Ability Estate Agents
18 Pilgrimage streetLondon, Greater London
SE1 4LL
0203 903 2323

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As a tenant I had excellent ...

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5 Star Review

By : 'Steven'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

22 Jan 2022
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As a tenant I had excellent service throughout my time renting. The response from the agency has always been timely and professional. Both moving in and moving out was smooth and without ... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review
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By : 'Kayleigh'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SE13

30 Dec 2021
People found this helpful0

As a tenant leaving a rented property, this company has been an absolute nightmare to deal with. Incompetent, unprofessional and non existent communication - good luck getting a response from them. Getting your deposit back... Chased our deposit return for 2 months with email after email being ... Read Full Review

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5 Star Review

By : 'ASF'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Rent PCM : £3400
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

10 Feb 2021
People found this helpful0

The team are lovely, Couldn't have asked for better agent. Really helpful and they have no trouble going the extra mile explaining things. The have on numerous occasions made suggestion which have saved me money during my refurb and helped me project manage with my builders. The latter was ... Read Full Review

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A great experience, I am ...

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Bohan'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : W12

3 Feb 2021
People found this helpful0

A great experience, I am happy I moved over for my new build property. The price is the same but the service is much better. The repair costs and furniture price's are more honest for international landlord in Hong Kong. Dr ... Read Full Review

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Nitin'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Rent PCM : £2750
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

17 Feb 2020
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1 Ability are true professionals. I was upgraded to Full management after seeing an advert on Instagram. The irony is I paid less than what I was paying for tenant only with my agent of 6 years. So far they have been responsive and honest. Its nice not dreading that call from tenants and having a ... Read Full Review

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Grant'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Rent PCM : £1980
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

14 Feb 2020
People found this helpful0

Pretty good overall, Joey upgraded us to fully managed at a really competitive price. So far so good. We paid twice as much with another agent for the same job and same rent for several ... Read Full Review

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The best estate agent out ...

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Meera'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

31 Aug 2018
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A great company, probably the best I have ever dealt with. Very responsive and friendly. A brilliant team! Jaspal and his team were so welcoming and helpful with the whole ... Read Full Review


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Good

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5 Star Review

By : 'Katie'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

31 Aug 2018
People found this helpful0

I am a landlord who used Ability recently to rent mines and my sisters house. Efforts have been outstanding . The property was not let by Ability in the end as the original agent we instructed before Ability miraculously managed to find someone. However the 3 days we have the property with Ability ... Read Full Review


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Price matched

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4 Star Review

By : 'Xai'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Rent PCM : £1500
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE8

31 Aug 2018
People found this helpful0

The rental service was very good and everything has been very friendly. It's very easy for the foreign property owner in London to do the paperwork and signature for the contract on Laptop. My friend gives me the contact email for Jaspal who we are happy to work with now and in the ... Read Full Review


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Good

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4 Star Review
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By : 'Shiv'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Rent PCM : £1600
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

30 Aug 2018
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I have never rented my house via through an independent agent, but the experience was first class. Jaspal was in constant communication by email and as we requested WhatsApp.I liked the flexibility not found with larger companies before. I have a small portfolio in London Bridge, Lewisham and west ... Read Full Review


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Can always be lower but good

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5 Star Review

By : 'Addis'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Rent PCM : £2650
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

24 Aug 2018
People found this helpful0

Great service from Ability estate agents. I own a local business with accommodation on the old Kent road. We had our property let in 5 days of contacting Ability. We interviewed a number of agents but Ability seemed like the most proactive so we are glad we went with them. I would ... Read Full Review


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Fair

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Dan'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE16

24 Aug 2018
People found this helpful0

Owner very friendly and honest. Provides a reliable service and is always professional when doing viewings. Would always be happy to use their ... Read Full Review


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5 Star Review

By : 'Amy'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £2000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

24 Aug 2018
People found this helpful0

A very efficient service. They really helped us out during our stressful move and were always quick to address communicate any information on. Would highly ... Read Full Review


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Good

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By : 'Lucye'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £867
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE18

23 Aug 2018
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I am a new tenant in a 3 bed as I took over the tenancy of one of the Abilities old tenants who had to leave the UK. The experience of referencing was really smooth. I loved the fact that I had to send NO DOCUMENTS to the agency. This was amazing as the last time I rented I was told to bring in 6 ... Read Full Review


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Fair

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5 Star Review

By : 'Milan'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £1650
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

23 Aug 2018
People found this helpful0

I recently rented a 1 bed through Ability estate agents and the whole thing has been fab. The service has been great . Emails answered in a timely manner. Contracts were all signed electronically meaning with did not have to come to the office. This saved tonnes of time with my work hours. We were ... Read Full Review


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Similar

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Maciej'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £1800
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

22 Aug 2018
People found this helpful0

Hello, we rented a 2 bed flat in tower mansions SE1 in July. I was very fortunate as the property was not on the internet yet. I dealt with Jaspal and another person called Samantha who was from the referencing company. The referencing was the main part I was worried about as I am self-employed. It ... Read Full Review


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Ok

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5 Star Review

By : 'Federico'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £2350
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

22 Aug 2018
People found this helpful0

The staff are very nice and helpful. The property was very clean. The office shuts late when you need to pick up the keys. I am very happy. ... Read Full Review


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Good

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Loketa'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Rent PCM : £2850
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE11

4 Jul 2018
People found this helpful0

Great experience with Andrej and manager Jaspal. Got me a £450 increase in rent on my flat. Very informative about the London lettings market and regulations. We sat together several times at our flat to discuss building works so a lot of time was given to us by the company. In the end it was ... Read Full Review


Comments on Agent Fees

Reasonable

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5 Star Review

By : 'Dr'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Rent PCM : £1400
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE16

16 May 2018
People found this helpful0

Thank you for your agency for all your hard work in letting my property. Its all been lovely so ... Read Full Review


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Good

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By : 'Earl'
Branch : London, 18 Pilgrimage street
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Rent PCM : £1675
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE1

3 May 2018
People found this helpful0

The tenants are professional and always pay the rent on time. We are in Month 3 at the moment and the tenants have been great. No complaints and very reasonable fees. Jaspal is the member of staff I dealt with. He is always willing to help anytime you ... Read Full Review


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Competitive for London Bridge

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