93% sales valuation accuracy
90% sales fee satisfaction
The Modern House is an estate agency that helps people live in more thoughtful and beautiful ways. We believe in design as a powerful force for good. Esquire credits The Modern House with rewriting “the rulebook on estate agency”, and GQ has voted us “one of the best things in ...
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The Modern House is an estate agency that helps people live in more thoughtful and beautiful ways. We believe in design as a powerful force for good. Esquire credits The Modern House with rewriting “the rulebook on estate agency”, and GQ has voted us “one of the best things in the world”.
Founded in 2004 by two former design-editors, Matt Gibberd formerly a Senior Editor at The World of Interiors, and Albert Hill who was the Design Editor at Wallpaper, The Modern House draws on this knowledge of the design industry to maximise the value of the homes we market.
Founded in 2004 by two former design-editors, Matt Gibberd formerly a Senior Editor at The World of Interiors, and Albert Hill who was the Design Editor at Wallpaper, The Modern House draws on this knowledge of the design industry to maximise the value of the homes we market.
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22nd Sep 2022
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Performance Statistics
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
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| Sales | 93% | 90% | £350,000 | £3,350,000 |
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| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | Other | |||||
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Areas covered
- Nationwide
Address
St Alphege Hall, Kings Bench Street
London
Greater London
SE1 0QZ
02037955920
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- Sales
- Lettings
- Block Management
- Surveys
- Conveyancing
- Mortgage Advice
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Feb 12,2023
Feb 12,2023
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I have been very satisfied with all my contact with Modern House. From my initial contact to the eventual sale of my parents house, Lucy and later Jack have been professional and enthusiastic and helpful. I felt they appreciated the unique character of the house ...
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Dec 10,2023
Dec 10,2023
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Having bought and sold flats through several London agents I was unsure of how The Modern House would differ when I gave them my flat to sell. Every member of their team I encountered was professional, efficient, and responsive - Willo, Zoe and their photographer ...
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Sep 06,2023
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We recently purchased a house in South East London via The Modern House. From start to finish, the process was seamless and the interaction with the company felt personalised and premium. We've only bought and sold in the US, so this was our first experience ...
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Jul 23,2023
Jul 23,2023
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I was very impressed with The Modern House.... I thought they were patient and kind and very helpful through the selling process. They took wonderful photographs of the house and I felt they really understood what was special and slightly unuusal about the property. We ...
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Feb 16,2023
Feb 16,2023
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As a potential buyer I was not impressed. Initially they did help find us a slot to view our dream home and we were blown away and made a very serious offer a good percentage over the asking price with evidence of funds to show ...
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Sep 22,2022
Sep 22,2022
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In the beginning I was hesitant due to the higher than others commission, however I have to say they earned every penny. Their level of clientele was noticeably a cut above the rest and it was serious buyers only....
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Aug 01,2022
Aug 01,2022
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The whole experience takes house selling to a different level. Everything was sensitively handled, achieving way above the asking price....
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Jul 06,2022
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We had an excellent experience with The Modern House. Their agents are highly trained and professional, available with advice, and very intelligent and efficient. We decided to use The Modern House to reach a wider catchment area, and it worked - people came to us ...
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Apr 13,2022
Apr 13,2022
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The Modern House recently sold my mother's house. They were incredibly profesional and thorough and we were very happy with the service they provided. We were constantly updated on progress, viewings etc as well as given feedback after each viewing. They were very good at ...
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Mar 03,2022
Mar 03,2022
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I've been an avid follower of The Modern House for a while and I shortlisted them to sell my very new and curated 2 bedroom flat. In the end, I gave TMH sole selling rights as the appraisal process went very well and they obviously understood ...
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Sep 27,2021
Sep 27,2021
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Selling my property was an incredible experience from start to finish, surpassing all expectations. I was so very lucky to work with India Smith, who is simply brilliant and I really valued her insight, guidance and support. Thank you to her for the care and ...
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Sep 07,2021
Sep 07,2021
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I was a first time seller - selling a much loved house due to circumstances beyond my control which made me a little nervous going into the process,; but nothing seemed to fluster Kate. The Modern House have a tremendous reach and connect properties to ...
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Aug 04,2021
Aug 04,2021
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Everyone who worked on the sale at The Modern House was knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and professional. They made the whole process a pleasure - there surely can't be any better estate agency if you're selling a mid-century home....
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Jul 08,2021
Jul 08,2021
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The Modern House provided the most exemplary service imaginable and made the experience of selling our home interesting, impressively smooth, and even enjoyable.
From the moment we first met The Modern House's agents, it was clear they understood our curious but special little home and ...
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Jul 01,2021
Jul 01,2021
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The Modern House were a pleasure to deal with from start to finish. I would highly recommend to all. Their professional service and support throughout the marketing and sales process was greatly appreciated. Their knowledge of the housing market and their enthusiasm for the house, ...
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May 10,2021
May 10,2021
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The Modern House are the only agency I know who appreciate our beautiful ex-local Brutalist property. They found us a seller immediately as they had clients already waiting for our type to come up.
We had very slow solicitors and multiple hiccups. Our agent pushed ...
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May 07,2021
May 07,2021
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The Modern House are the only agency I know who appreciate our beautiful ex-local Brutalist property. They found us a seller immediately as they had clients already waiting for our type to come up.
We had very slow solicitors and multiple hiccups. Our agent pushed ...
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Apr 12,2021
Apr 12,2021
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Modern House employ individuals who really understand the desirability of design-led properties. Beautifully crafted web site for the discerning buyer. Very reliable, responsive agents who are sensitive to circumstances. and market conditions. India was spot on with her valuation. Kate Hawkswell is very attentive and ...
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Mar 04,2021
Mar 04,2021
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In my experience The Modern House are really top of their game when it comes to selling a property that is targeting a specific market. Their incredible knowledge and appreciation of architecture and design, their understanding of marketing and their wonderful and experienced sales team ...
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Feb 26,2021
Feb 26,2021
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It has been an exceptionally pleasant process from start to finish ... from the first valuation - carried out so respectfully and with so much insight; to arranging all the viewings, with attentiveness and tact; to the sale process which was made so reassuringly easy. It ...
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Feb 10,2021
Feb 10,2021
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I was very happy indeed with the service provided by the Modern House. From the initial assessment and the superb photographer I felt in very good hands, working with people who understood and marketed the design value in my house. The sale process ended up ...
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Nov 30,2020
Nov 30,2020
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Selling our property with The Modern House was an incredible experience, their marketing strategy was able to generate a staggering amount our interest in our property, that ultimately led to us getting a number of offers and sale agreed before they even had time to ...
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Nov 13,2020
Nov 13,2020
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Selling my house through TMH was a smooth and positive experience. Their authentic style, free from the type of over pleasing that you often get from agents, and sense of integrity coupled with exceptional professionalism was great. They are truly unique in their genuine understanding ...
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Oct 30,2020
Oct 30,2020
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We found the whole experience of selling our flat with TMH incredibly professional and smooth, it never felt like we were dealing with an estate agent, issues were dealt with quickly and calmly and communication was easy throughout. We'd highly recommend....
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Sep 16,2020
Sep 16,2020
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It was a breath of fresh air to find The Modern House after making little headway with a previous high street agency. India Alexander and her colleagues were full of enthusiasm and suggestions from the start, as well as efficient. There was immediate interest and ...
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Sep 07,2020
Sep 07,2020
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TMH are a cut above. Their people are intelligent and empathetic, as well as hard-working. Having sold well with them I would not hesitate to recommend them if you have a property within their ambit. Thanks!...
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Aug 19,2020
Aug 19,2020
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We love our new home; it has great potential. But we’ve scored the Modern House only 3 stars due to weaknesses in process management and due diligence. (Or perhaps, as buyers, our needs were simply secondary to their actual clients, the sellers).
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Jun 05,2020
Jun 05,2020
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We've always enjoyed perusing The Modern House's website, so it was an obvious move to instruct them in the sale of our own modern house in rural Kent. Initially, things seemed to be going swimmingly: an enthusiastic appraiser who almost glowed with pride when offering ...
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Jun 17, 2020
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Thank you for your feedback David, we really appreciate it. We’re sincerely sorry to hear that your experience didn’t live up to expectations and we would love the opportunity to change this. As your house was launched just before lockdown, it was a particularly challenging time as we were unable to organise physical viewings which was very frustrating. Since the restrictions on the housing market were lifted, we have received a huge volume of viewing requests and offers for properties acros ...
Mar 04,2020
Mar 04,2020
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we’ve bought and sold a fair few houses in our long and rackety lives and it’s always with a sigh of resignation when we hand over the optics to an estate agent.... they never seem to ‘get it’
our experience with TMH was ...
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Jun 25,2019
Jun 25,2019
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Thoroughly uncommercial and uncommunicative.
I recently made an offer on a property through the Modern House. The process was nothing but frustrating from start to finish: My calls and emails would go unanswered, sometimes for more than 24 hours; I didn't receive thorough or informative answers ...
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Feb 13,2019
Feb 13,2019
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I'm looking for properties with good architecture and the modern house seemed to have some lovely properties with good marketing and display but they couldn't sell a "life jacket on the Titanic".
I ring and then email to see properties and my requests go unanswered ...
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