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Strike

3.9/5, 519 Reviews
74% Recommended

69% sales valuation accuracy

81% sales fee satisfaction

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Strike is here to redefine the way you move. After 200 years of high fees and pointless jargon, it’s time for a change. That’s why we’re changing what it means to be an estate agent. 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.
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Performance Statistics
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Sale69.00%81.00%£24,000£1,650,000
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Strike
The OctagonColchester, Essex
CO1 1TG
0333 331 4046

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  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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5 Star Review
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By : 'Toby'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Letting (Admin)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : NG7

10 Mar 2021
People found this helpful0

Extremely informative, and professional. Kasey definitely has a bright future ahead, in the interim however, he deserves to be valued and appreciated for his admirable ... Read Full Review

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ABSOLUTE ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Paul'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Sold price : £100000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : WF8

9 Dec 2020
People found this helpful5

Dreadful company! I viewed a property on a Friday and didn't get a call from the agent until the following Wednesday! I explained that I'd agreed to buy the property directly with the vendors and as I hadn't heard from Strike I'd organised the memorandum of sale myself. The chap ... Read Full Review

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By : Nadene

23 Apr 2021

That is my experience too. Constant lies. Didn't remove the house from the market for weeks despite the vendor telling them to. Claimed never to have received emails. Told our mortgage company that...


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1 Star Review

By : 'Gerald'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DN21

6 Oct 2020
People found this helpful2

Not great !! I feel very sorry for anyone that is taken in about a great service. I have contacted this company on a few occasions to get pacific information on a few properties that I was interested in viewing. Well nothing happened about this information forthcoming other than the very ... Read Full Review

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An expensive ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Marius'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : MK42

22 Sept 2020
People found this helpful6

Very poor customer service. Communication is awful. They do not have time for you. They always complain that they are busy... I paid them £399 thinking that would make them look after my sale with more interest, but that has not proven the case at all. They have not contacted me for more than two ... Read Full Review

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What a great company to do ...

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Robert'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £286500
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : CH63

11 Sept 2020
People found this helpful0

What a great company to do business with. From start to finish they were outstanding. Highly recommended to all.... We spoke to Isaac at the beginning who was awesome and Adam Conveyancing as the our property moved to the final stages. Adam was very ... Read Full Review

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Sellers ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Yasmin'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Sold price : £90000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : LS9

7 Aug 2020
People found this helpful4

Sellers beware! Do not use if you want your property to sell quickly or at all for that matter. I put an offer on a property in Leeds it was over what they were asking. I sent documents in documents as we both wanted to exchange quickly. I kept calling and emailing only to find out that for a week ... Read Full Review

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Played ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Alice'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Sold price : £160000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : S35

3 Aug 2020
People found this helpful2

I have only dealt with strike for 3 days in which they told me I could still view and bid a property that was spoken for. Then began playing me and the original bidder off against each other while telling the other they still had the property. I dealt with a guy * that was nice on the phone but ... Read Full Review

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By : Oliver

8 Aug 2020

As Strike don't charge commission, and make their money through added extras and referrals, why would the Strike agent intentionally play you against another seller? There's simply no financial...


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1 Star Review

By : 'Stephen'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Sold price : £24000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : YO15

23 Jul 2020
People found this helpful3

After putting my hopes with House Simple, it was onsite for a while did a search for my property noticed it had been taken off. Rang up to complain, what I was told that properties were taken off after a certain Time!!! I took the all the information myself, put it all, from start to finish, took ... Read Full Review

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Can't recommend ...

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5 Star Review

By : 'Andrea'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £188000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : BL7

22 Jul 2020
People found this helpful0

I can honestly say that Housesimple (Now named Strike) have been the most trustworthy and straightforward estate agent we have ever had to deal with. They have put the other agents and conveyors in our chain to shame. They have always dealt with queries efficiently and the conveyancy arm who our ... Read Full Review

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Excellent service so far. ...

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5 Star Review

By : 'Ian'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : NR8

19 Jun 2020
People found this helpful0

Excellent service so far. Would never use a high street estate agent again. It's hard to find decent companies at the moment. This is definitely a ... Read Full Review

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Poor poor poor! Most ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Julie'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Sold price : £475000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : LS25

17 Jun 2020
People found this helpful1

Poor poor poor! Most definitely a case of if it sounds too good to be true it usually is? No fees sure, but 12 missed/changed appointments, dark unflattering photos and lack of follow up calls. Very ... Read Full Review

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First of all I would like to ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Abdul'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BD9

10 Jun 2020
People found this helpful8

First of all I would like to say that if I could give 0 stars I would have but the minimum option I'm given is 1. House simple are only there for themselves ...if you go through them I. E. Secure a mortgage with them and use their recommended solicitors they will help you out if you have your ... Read Full Review

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Shysters ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Richard'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Sold price : £80000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : ST4

8 Jun 2020
People found this helpful4

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 it on at a higher price than can be achieved. ... Read Full Review

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Don't do it you will ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'wendy'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £104000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BD9

7 May 2020
People found this helpful2

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 be on our side regarding moving dates Terrible company and don't go ... Read Full Review

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Totally out of order. Aload ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Adele'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Sold price : £1200000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BD6

7 May 2020
People found this helpful6

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 to inform the vendor of any new offers. All this during ... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review

By : 'Carol'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Surveying (Surveys)
Sold price : £180000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : PR3

23 Mar 2020
People found this helpful5

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 Cost ! They want you to reduce yr property Price within days! When you have put it up by what ... Read Full Review

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Absolutely full of crap, a ...

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1 Star Review
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By : 'Karen'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Sold price : £80000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : WA9

20 Mar 2020
People found this helpful4

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 the market I rang today they are still taking offers on ... Read Full Review

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Rude and incompetent call ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Katie'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Sold price : £445000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M21

2 Mar 2020
People found this helpful6

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 their ... Read Full Review

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House simple not simple to ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Mrs'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : LN3

25 Feb 2020
People found this helpful4

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 solicitor. Lack of experience ... Read Full Review

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Absolute con men, avoid at ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Sue'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : WA12

24 Feb 2020
People found this helpful5

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 ... Read Full Review

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