69% sales valuation accuracy
83% sales fee satisfaction
Let’s sell your home free. Strike is here to redefine the way you move. After 200 years of high fees and pointless jargon, the industry needs to change — and we’re the ones changing it. We bring together local expertise and technology to make moving easy. And free. Selling your ...
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Let’s sell your home free. Strike is here to redefine the way you move. After 200 years of high fees and pointless jargon, the industry needs to change — and we’re the ones changing it. We bring together local expertise and technology to make moving easy. And free.
Selling your home for free is at the heart of what we do. We work differently than traditional estate agents. We use technology to be more effective and don’t have expensive high street branches, so we can pass the savings onto you.
We recommend useful services from our partners along the way — and if you choose one of these optional services, our partner pays us a referral fee. And if you don’t choose to use them, we’ll still sell your home for free. No pressure, no awkwardness — just a fantastic, free service.
Selling your home for free is at the heart of what we do. We work differently than traditional estate agents. We use technology to be more effective and don’t have expensive high street branches, so we can pass the savings onto you.
We recommend useful services from our partners along the way — and if you choose one of these optional services, our partner pays us a referral fee. And if you don’t choose to use them, we’ll still sell your home for free. No pressure, no awkwardness — just a fantastic, free service.
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8th Mar 2024
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Performance Statistics
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 69% | 83% | £24,000 | £1,650,000 |
Review statistics
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | Other | |||||
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| 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 48 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 57 |
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Address
The Octagon
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1TG
0333 331 4046
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- Sales
- Lettings
- Block Management
- Surveys
- Conveyancing
- Mortgage Advice
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Jun 08,2020
Jun 08,2020
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Typical estate agent shysters
They wasted my time saying I needed to be at the property for the 'valuation', which was 200 miles away.
Th value is just a sales person by zoom who will try to gain your trust/greed by asking you to put ...
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May 07,2020
May 07,2020
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I sold my house back in October and yes I'm still here all started well and good ,but now nobody calls a phone call would be nice just out of Courtesy just to let you know you are still a value customer ,nobody seems to ...
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May 07,2020
May 07,2020
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Totally out of order. Aload of tripe company. We had a house accept our offer and then a couple of week later we had a message saying they had accepted another offer. House simple said even though our offer had been accepted they still have ...
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Mar 23,2020
Mar 23,2020
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No. Stars for this company! As soon as they get yr money they run! Customer service is terrible ! They sell you a product for £399 then want to sell
You another with days! Adding extra
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Mar 20,2020
Mar 20,2020
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Absolutely full of crap, a guy called Richard my mother dealt with had her offer accepted was told she had the property, cash buyer, they then said that the seller pulled out because his mother in law needed the property, the house is still on ...
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Mar 02,2020
Mar 02,2020
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The call centre is completely incompetent. We have been trying to put in an offer and they have failed to phone back 4 times now, and failed to send anything by email.
I wonder how many other offers that vendors are missing out on due to ...
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Feb 25,2020
Feb 25,2020
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We haven't even completed our purchase yet and we are now dealing with staff member number 4 who is apparently leading house sale!
From a buyers point they have been awful- clearly do not know what they are doing and for 3 weeks sending emails to wrong ...
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Feb 24,2020
Feb 24,2020
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Absolute con men, avoid at all costs. Because of their unscrupulous and shady sales tactics, we lost a good deal of money when attempting to deal with Housesimple....
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Feb 10,2020
Feb 10,2020
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Terrible agents. Don't use them unless you want months of stress. No communication, very little knowledge of the property market, young inexperienced staff. Although they are free, they should pay you for the work you end up doing yourself and for the continued calls you ...
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Feb 06,2020
Feb 06,2020
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I cannot describe just how amazing Housesimple have been throughout the entire transaction. Every person we have dealt with has been helpful and friendly and at every stage of the sale our designated agent, Ross English, was the first to update us, chase all parties ...
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Feb 04,2020
Feb 04,2020
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Worst agency ever.!!Terrible customer service!! Just waist time with theme!!!They never answer the phone and laying at any point!!! If you respect your time and money avoid them!!...
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Jan 15,2020
Jan 15,2020
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I wouldn't suggest you to join this agency to sell your house. This agency is absolutely rubbish.
I've seen the advert about selling houses that doesn't require any money so I joined this. An agent said that it doesn't require money but I need to ...
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Jan 06,2020
Jan 06,2020
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We have been provided with really poor service and as a result, the chain collapsed. Our buyers went through the HouseSimple mortgage team and a month on they still didn't have their mortgage in principle! The chain above us became nervous and the vendors ended ...
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Dec 03,2019
Dec 03,2019
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A buyer's worst nightmare.
Under absolutely no circumstances, if at all avoidable, use this company. Their 'negotiators' are understaffed, won't call you back or discuss your position with you at the point you make an offer, and won't call you back when they make promises.
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Nov 15,2019
Nov 15,2019
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If you are thinking of using House SImple to do conveyancing then DONT. They are a waste of space. The first time buyer in my chain decided to use their services to buy. It was not until week 7 that they bothered to ask for searches. ...
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Nov 11,2019
Nov 11,2019
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This is my first experience in buying a house and these imbeciles have made me think it might well be the last.
Ultimately because of a catalogue of lies and incompetence, we have wasted a lot of money on a survey and that's about your ...
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Feb 22, 2020
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Your experience Is exactly like ours! They are the most incompetent group of idiots I have ever encountered. They lied to us repeatedly and wouldn't reply to emails or calls. I don't believe these 5 star reviews on here are real. ...
Sep 04,2019
Sep 04,2019
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The absolute worse estate agent I have used in 15 years buying selling and renting houses.constant no shows for viewings,no customer service at all,terrible attitude when making enquiries,was promised house would sold within weeks of going on the market 18 months later still ...
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Nov 07, 2019
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Agreed ' bad experiences reported from so many !! Phillip/Nidge everyone I speak to who has used house simple say the same - lots of viewing booked and all feels very positive to start with - but then the viewings are regularly cancelled and generally a lack of communication makes the service below par. The staff are young and appear to have no experience other than answering the phone ; whilst a high street estate agent charges you for the job in doing so they make sure they secure viewings, at ...
Jul 29,2019
Jul 29,2019
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Just called to try to book a viewing and was passed to a rude aggressive '*' who seemed only interested in getting details for their database rather than helping in any way with the enquiry I had. I had been really interested but now ...
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Jul 23,2019
Jul 23,2019
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Andy was fantastic with our purchase, taking the time to discuss options with us and keeping us informed at every stage of the process, which was greatly appreciated....
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Jul 17,2019
Jul 17,2019
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Really disappointing. The guy that came around valued my house in East Manchester at 100-120k. I wound up selling it for 163k with a different estate agency. That's just way too inaccurate a valuation, so I would not use these guys in the future....
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Jul 15,2019
Jul 15,2019
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All the staff were very helpful throughout especially Ross English who went above and beyond to make sure everything went to plan. Massive thank you to this company...
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Jul 05,2019
Jul 05,2019
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Seller beware! You get what you pay for!
Agents are all young and inexperienced. Tons of mistakes made on their end, had to be chased up several times for corrections.
Their measurements for the floor plan were incorrect and they wouldn't fix them, advising all ...
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Jun 25,2019
Jun 25,2019
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Thought that selling my house was too good to be true but I've been pleasantly surprised by the whole experience. A few challenges with getting hold of people early on but they listened to my feedback and seemed to improve throughout the process.
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Jun 22,2019
Jun 22,2019
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Avoid like the plague! We listed our property with Housesimple back in January and since then we have been nothing but disappointed. They overvalued our property, were rude on calls and did nothing to try and sell the property. We eventually asked them to remove ...
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May 16,2019
May 16,2019
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Even after being contacted by a 'Director of Operations' I am still no further forward. I need to have two simple questions answered. Numerous calls - no-one knows anything! Constant promises to call you back but this never happens.
Come on jack call me again ...
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May 01,2019
May 01,2019
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If you're not IT savvy, then don't touch them, whether you're a vendor or a purchaser. In theory, the IT system should work but as the vendor, I had no means of emailing, writing to them or having a reliable telephone number of someone who ...
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Good if they did what they say they will do but it's worth paying more if the agent does what they say they will do.
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May 01,2019
May 01,2019
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House simple are a complete waste of time. Please do not use this company ! I have been offered a cash sale for this property and because I have chosen not to use their conveyancing team there has been no progression or communication whats so ever.
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Apr 13,2019
Apr 13,2019
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Rob Kenyon was extremely helpful, honest and efficient in progressing our valuation and marketing. Very impressed at the overall level of service....
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Excellent very competitive, much cheaper option than the traditional high street route. The online portal is very easy to use.
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Apr 13,2019
Apr 13,2019
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Shambles.
Everything I read about housesimple is how brilliant they are, but let me tell you from a buyers perspective it couldn't have been any different. Booking a viewing was easy and hassle free. But then once we wanted to put a bid in that's ...
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Apr 04,2019
Apr 04,2019
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Well, the fees might be free for the seller but let me assure you, for the buyer, this estate agent is an absolute joke!
It took me the best part of 3 days to sort out a viewing, only after speaking to the vendor directly as ...
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I hear they are free. Probably explains the awful service.
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Vendor Fees
Our Fees£0.
We offer a fully-managed estate agency service for free. No fees, no commission, no catch.
Our fully-managed, award-winning free service includes:
A transparent experience, from start to finish
Your property seen by interested buyers
An app connecting you directly to buyers
Professional offer negotiation
Dedicated support to completion Last updated at 17/08/2022, 10:23 AM by Lea
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