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Clayhall Ilford, Ilford IG5

3.4/5, 5 Reviews
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Having been located for over 20 years in the heart of Clayhall Sovereign House have always been the first class choice for buying and selling having giving expert and realistic professional advise from long standing members of staff many of whom not only work but also live in the local area. Contact us today for
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1 Star Review

By : 'Tenancy'
Services : Sales(Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : IG7

10 Dec 2025
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I had the pleasure of spending a year living in this mouldy flat which caused me and my husband breathing problems. Despite all the mould, we continued cleaning and managing the situation as we were made aware of the fact that there’s not much that can be done to resolve this. Due to the mould, a large number of our clothes got ruined and as a result the landlord had to install wall insulation and a wardrobe. Regardless, due to the structural set up of the flat, the mould could not be avoided and it came back. The agent and landlord pressured and bullied us into trying to accept or admit that the mould was purely due to our ventilation habits despite the fact that the above two flats had the same issue and our bathroom windows were open 247 but the bathroom still had mould, hence indicating a structural issue. Unnecessary dispute over deposit. It took us 5 months to get our deposit back and we had to raise a dispute with the TDS in order to get most of it back. The agent wasted our time as they agreed to pay the amount back but a few days later claimed they had “clicked the wrong button” on the portal, hence leading to the reopening of the , wasting more of our time. Furthermore, the estate agents are ownedrun by the landlords family. As opposed to doing the correct thing, the employees working here decided to support their rogue landlordrelative in his ridiculous demands and chose to purposely delay the of our deposit to irritateharass us. We felt bullied and the claims made by them were all lies and bullying tactics to get us to agree we were at fault, when we were not. I have also emailed to ask about the complaints procedure as Lisa O’Mahoney who works this company in the property management department was of no help to us and supported the landlord in this ridiculous demandsclaims as opposed to explaining to him that he was wrong. Regardless, raising a complaint won’t do much as this is family run so they will probably just ignore me. Worst experience I’ve ever had of dealing with mould and a landlord who is either an expert at lying and making things up, or extremely forgetful! Thankfully, the TDS decision was in our favour and we got the majority of our money back. Please avoid where possible, these people will bully and harass the heck out of you! Knowing that there is a massive mould issue here, the ridiculous landlordagent have still brought tenants in, worst thing is they even have two little kids, I feel awful them! No regardconcern tenant health, only want to steal people’s money where possible.

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Sale100.00%100.00%£535,000£650,000
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Sovereign House
176 Longwood GardensIlford, Essex
IG5 0EW
020 8220 1500

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1 Star Review

By : 'Tenancy'
Services : 8
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : IG7

10 Dec 2025
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I had the pleasure of spending a year living in this mouldy flat which caused me and my husband breathing problems. Despite all the mould, we continued cleaning and managing the situation as we were made aware of the fact that there’s not much that can be done to resolve this. Due to the mould, a... Read Full Review

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5 Star Review

By : 'Stacy'
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £650000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG5

7 Feb 2019
People found this helpful0

Overall excellent service from start to finish. Staff are professional and extremely helpful. The kept me well informed as the transaction progressed and always at the end of the phone for any query, no matter how... Read Full Review


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Fees are correct for excellent service provided.

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5 Star Review

By : 'Jose'
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Sold price : £535000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG6

22 Oct 2018
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I must say the sales team were wonderful. They kept me fully informed and chased other agents further up the chain on a regular basis in order to reach an exchange. Well Done Sovereign House and thank... Read Full Review


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5 Star Review

By : 'Raj'
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £650000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IG5

20 Oct 2018
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Having had many agents value our property Sovereign House gave the best advice on how to achieve a buyer at the best possible price, they were first class from start to finish, would recommend them to anyone who is thinking of... Read Full Review


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Very competitive

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1 Star Review

By : 'PILI'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No

11 Nov 2015
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We have rented a property through them. We paid £1200 in agency fees which we were expecting a really good service. As soon as we moved in, a room was full of damp and the moisture has spread through other rooms. Our emails were ignored for several months until we decided to... Read Full Review

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By : PM

10 Dec 2015

Unfortunately these tenants have been serial complainers since even before they moved in. A minor damp issue in a small cupboard seems to have been used by them as an excuse to find fault with...

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