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3.9/5, 519 Reviews
74% Recommended
69% sales valuation accuracy
81% sales fee satisfaction
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | 69.00% | 81.00% | £24,000 | £1,650,000 |
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | From Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 49 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 58 |
Strike
The Octagon, Colchester, Essex
CO1 1TG
0333 331 4046




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By : 'Amanda'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DN33
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 have to make to get ... Read Full Review
By : Michelle Harrison
7 Jul 2020Oh how I wish I had known what these people were like.... Fully agree with your review... I'm just in the middle of the whole mess now. I think they go out of their way to lose your...
By : 'Simon'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £230000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : S7
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 concerned and get the procedure ... Read Full Review
By : 'Artur'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Sold price : £100000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : HU3
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 ... Read Full Review
By : 'Raymond'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Sold price : £90000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DN34
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 pay £350 for 10 viewing and ... Read Full Review
By : 'Andrew'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £185000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : WF5
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 up selling to someone else ... Read Full Review
By : 'Jack'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Sold price : £249000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M35
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 ... Read Full Review
By : 'Steve'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Conveyancing (Conveyancing)
Sold price : £416000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SK11
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. They then hid their delay by trying to blame the local council. ... Read Full Review
By : 'Daniel'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : WA11
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 lot. Booking the viewings was actually simple in all ... Read Full Review
By : Amy
22 Feb 2020Your 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...
By : 'John'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £65000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : L6
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 no closer,I gave them ... Read Full Review
By : Philip Duffill
12 Sept 2019Same problem here.. over 20 views only 4 showed up.. 2 of them put offer in and then decided to change there minds after 1 week and offer 20k less.. total time wasters... and house simple have no ...
By : 'Jill'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BH15
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 do not wish to even see the property if I have to ... Read Full Review
By : 'Louise'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Sold price : £205000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : IP3
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 ... Read Full Review
By : 'Anja'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Sold price : £163000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : M11
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 ... Read Full Review
By : 'Jamie'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £73500
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : DN14
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 ... Read Full Review
By : 'Heather'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : N7
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 potential buyers to take ... Read Full Review
By : 'Andrew'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : NR4
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. Happy with valuation, plenty of viewings, ... Read Full Review
By : 'Lauren'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : L8
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 the listing and they couldn't ... Read Full Review
By : 'W'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DN11
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 to tell me that you are not ... Read Full Review
By : 'Ann'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £176000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BL7
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 could reliably help me. My buyer had ... Read Full Review
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.
By : 'GINA'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £133000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : DN12
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. I have made numerous calls to this company in the ... Read Full Review
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By : Mr James
1 May 2019Yes, i agree, they are...
By : 'MD'
Branch : Strike, The Octagon
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : HD7
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 where it all went pear shaped. After ... Read Full Review
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