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1.8/5, 10 Reviews
20% Recommended
67% sales valuation accuracy
60% sales fee satisfaction
By : 'Judith'
Services : Sales(I sold a property using them)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : IG6
I would have given 0 zero stars if I had been able to. They would not budge on 1.25 percent commission (1% is quite achievable with other agents) or their extraordinarily long contact length of 12 weeks. They marketed the property by putting it online and matching buyers electronically but, by their own admission, did not make one proactive telephone call or attempt to contact any prospective buyers. They had the nerve to say in their letter in response to withdrawal of the property that they were "very disappointed that we have not been able to find a suitable buyer on your behalf, despite our considerable efforts"!
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | 67.00% | 60.00% | £52,000 | £100,000 |
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | From Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |

By : 'Karen'
Branch : New Milton, 2nd Floor Wylie House, 740 Ampress Lane
Services : Online Auctions (I sold a property using them)
Sold price : £100000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : NG5
Absolutely first class service from start to finish, nothing was too much trouble and I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants a stress free ... Read Full Review

By : 'Louise'
Branch : New Milton, 2nd Floor Wylie House, 740 Ampress Lane
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Sold price : £52000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SA39
What a terrible company. Why anyone would want to sell a property with them is beyond me! They don't answer the phone, don't reply to messages left. Don't reply to ... Read Full Review
By : 'Judith'
Branch : New Milton, 2nd Floor Wylie House, 740 Ampress Lane
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : IG6
I would have given 0 zero stars if I had been able to. They would not budge on 1.25 percent commission (1% is quite achievable with other agents) or their extraordinarily long contact length of 12 weeks. They marketed the property by putting it online and matching buyers electronically but, by ... Read Full Review
By : 'The'
Branch : New Milton, 2nd Floor Wylie House, 740 Ampress Lane
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : HP19
Terrible communications, ignores emails and calls, doesn't stick to agreed deadlines. The whole process from start to finish was horrendously slow and painful. I would actively avoid this company at all ... Read Full Review
By : 'Happy'
Branch : New Milton, 2nd Floor Wylie House, 740 Ampress Lane
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £85000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : CW8
Very surprised to see these reviews. I used there services to sell in the Northwich area and can not praise the team enough. Pleasent team efficient forllow up calls and found a buyer in a quick fashion. Used the RHs Legal serivces team also and a job well ... Read Full Review
competetive fee
By : 'Chris'
Branch : New Milton, 2nd Floor Wylie House, 740 Ampress Lane
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B75
Would have preferred to give 'no stars' but was unable to. I initially engaged an estate agent to sell my property and was advised by the development manager to use Retirement Homesearch as well. This I did but they were an absolute waste of time - after signing their terms and agreement I ... Read Full Review
Normally average fees I suppose but trying to claim when they haven't actually done anything is just not on!
By : Mark
15 Mar 2021I have recently removed my Mothers property from this Company, 8 months on the market and no views. They didn't call us once in all this time to discuss maybe dropping the price or marketing it...


By : 'Disgusted'
Branch : New Milton, 2nd Floor Wylie House, 740 Ampress Lane
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RH1
I have bought and sold quite a few properties over the years, I think this agent is the most appalling I have ever had the misfortune to deal with, and worse, they are in the market for older people who are frail and cannot understand all the details. They are greedy, incompetent and totally ... Read Full Review
By : 'disgruntled'
Branch : New Milton, 2nd Floor Wylie House, 740 Ampress Lane
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M20
Do not use this company, i had an estate agent at first and then on the advice of the house manager contacted them as well so had both agents, my prospective buyer after initially contacting retirement homesearch was then unable to contact them so negotiated a sale through the estate agent, ... Read Full Review
By : 'Graham'
Branch : New Milton, 2nd Floor Wylie House, 740 Ampress Lane
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : LA9
I put my mothers flat up for sale with retirement homesearch and was amased that they do not supply internal photos of any flats they market. They are the worst Estate Agency I have ever used for selling, The correspondence to you as a customer is terrible, they give you a once a month letter ... Read Full Review
By : 'Louise'
Branch : New Milton, 2nd Floor Wylie House, 740 Ampress Lane
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DA16
I wanted to view two properties. On the day I rang up about the first one, I was told the person I needed to speak to wasn't there. I was given the phone number of the house manager. I rang twice and got an answer machine. I left a message but nobody got back to me. For the second property, ... Read Full Review
Responded quicklyi and positively to my request to view the properties.
By : Graham
1 Aug 2013I am in the process of trying to sell a property in Southbourne, and I have the same problem as you trying to make contact ....
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