John Smale & Co
4.7/5, 48 reviews
94% recommended
96% sales valuation accuracy
96% sales fee satisfaction
67% lettings valuation accuracy
92% lettings fee satisfaction

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Long established local community family run independent who prides ourselves on looking after our clients with all their property needs. We are able to assit with residential sales & lettings, property management, formal valuations and commercial property. show more Long established local community family run independent who prides ourselves on looking after our clients with all their property needs. We are able to assit with residential sales & lettings, property management, formal valuations and commercial property.

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14th Jul 2021
reviewed by 'Rafe Stone'
“Genuinely helpful and friendly local estate agents who I would recommend. They helped us in our move from London during ......”
12th Jul 2021
reviewed by 'charlene sutherland'
“It was stress free working with John Smale and Co. Toby was just fantastic, keeping me posted and up to ......”
9th Jul 2021
reviewed by 'Claire'
“Kept us well informed, accurate and achievable valuation. Friendly and approachable, Toby went above and beyond to secure our sale, ......”
26th Apr 2021
reviewed by 'Lara Skinner'
“Excellent Estate Agents. Every member of the team was extremely friendly, helpful, professional and eager to help our purchase go ......”
4th Mar 2021
reviewed by 'Mr Heath'
“Very happy with how they handled the sale. Really happy with how the property was marketed. Very friendly team who ......”
25th Feb 2021
reviewed by 'Miranda'
“Brilliant customer service from Paul and Toby. Constant updates and following up from the bottom of the chain. I would ......”
Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 96% 96% £89,000 £810,000
Lettings 67% 92% £470 £1,350
Review statistics
From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
6 1 5 1 23 0 10 1 1 0
Areas covered
  • EX31
  • EX35
  • EX32
  • EX36
  • EX33
  • EX34
  • EX37
Address

5 Cross Street
Barnstaple,Exeter
Devon
EX31 1BA
01271 342 000

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Opening Hours
  • Monday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Tuesday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Wednesday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Thursday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Friday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Saturday: 09:00 - 16:00
  • Sunday: Closed
Services offered
  • Sales
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  • Lettings
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  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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Genuinely helpful and friendly local estate agents who I would recommend. They helped us in our move from London during what was a difficult time. There were one or two issues that could have been handled a bit more promptly along the way which is ...
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It was stress free working with John Smale and Co. Toby was just fantastic, keeping me posted and up to date with communications, even out of hours which was much appreciated and kept the stress at bay. If Toby was busy his team answered and ...
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Kept us well informed, accurate and achievable valuation. Friendly and approachable, Toby went above and beyond to secure our sale, great service for the money. Puts bigger companies to shame! Highly recommend...
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By: 'Lara Skinner'
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Excellent Estate Agents. Every member of the team was extremely friendly, helpful, professional and eager to help our purchase go through quickly. Took a lot of the usual stress out of the process. Highly recommended....
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Very happy with how they handled the sale. Really happy with how the property was marketed. Very friendly team who kept us well informed. They ensured the sale progressed as smoothly as possible. Highly recommended!...
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Feb 25,2021
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Brilliant customer service from Paul and Toby. Constant updates and following up from the bottom of the chain. I would highly recommend John Smale....
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Feb 03,2021
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Fantastic service, professional, supportive, friendly and guided myself and our sale where nothing was too much trouble. Even given contact details of my agent for use when he was on holiday. Which fortunately I didn’t have to do but was in place if needed. ...
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By: 'Nicole'
Jan 18,2021
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Really impressed with the service we received from John Smale - from the first call, viewings through to the day of completion, Toby & Paul kept in touch and guided us the whole way. Nothing was ever too much. Would definitely recommend John Smale to anyone ...
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By: 'Anne-Marie'
Jan 01,2021
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Toby was very helpful and curteous when he came to value my property and when he came to take photos and put my house on the market. his collegue shwed round prospective viewers was excellent in helping me achieve the price I wanted to enable ...
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Nov 04,2020
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Excellent service from David and his team on the sale of our property. I would definitely use them again and would highly recommend them....
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Oct 23,2020
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Toby handled our purchase in a friendly professional manner. He also helped to iron out a problem that could have held things up. Would definitely recommend....
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By: 'Piper'
Nov 05,2019
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David was friendly and professional at all times. The purchase was a bit problematic but we were always kept up to date with any progress thanks to Davids due diligence. Thank you very much for all your help and advice. We are Loving our new ...
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Oct 31,2019
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By: 'Chris'
Oct 31,2019
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We had a couple of minor problems with the listing at the beginning of the process but after that they were very professional throughout the process....
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Sep 20,2019
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I am very happy with the service I received from John Smale. Toby was in regular contact, and I was able to contact him if I had any queries. He gave me good advice regarding prospective buyers and offers that we received. He updated the ...
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Sep 18,2019
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We were lucky to have an agent (Paul Saunders) who had a vision for how we could buy our dream house. Despite having to sell two different properties in order to buy our new house, he kept his eye on the goal and we moved ...
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Sep 04,2019
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We were very pleased with the way John Smale presented our property for sale. They found a purchaser relatively quickly and achieved a price which was ore or less what we hoped to achieve. Both David and Paul were available to comment on viewings and ...
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By: 'Kathleen'
Aug 23,2019
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John Smale dealt with the sale of a difficult property for me. They were always helpful and professional, I felt that I could ring at any time of I had a concern and they were always happy to help....
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Jul 03,2019
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Great service. Happy to assist and make the process as streamline as possible. Queries responded to very quickly. One disappointment was accuracy in the particulars but still purchased a great home. Great team. Thank you....
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We use John Smale & Co to find tenants and deal with the initial set up details. We find them very professional and thorough. They lead you through every step and no question is too small. We would highly recommend to anyone considering renting out their ...
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May 30,2019
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We sold our last two houses through Smale & Co, and for the third time, they came up with the goods. Toby's valuation was excellent, and his enthusiasm for the property shone through. We secured a buyer within eight weeks of going on the market, and ...
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By: 'Kal'
May 29,2019
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I dealt with Toby for the sale of my flat. His valuation was spot on, and I'd accepted an offer a week after it went on the market. The entire teams communication was brilliant and overall service was top notch. I highly recommend them....
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Fair fees, good value.
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By: 'Chrissie'
Jan 16,2019
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We had such a positive experience with Toby and all his colleagues in the Barnstaple branch. They were very patient with us - even when we withdrew our property after losing the purchase we were seeking and waited patiently for us to find somewhere else (...
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Having sold our son-in-law's property previously, Toby new our family situation and the negotiated fee was very good.
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We sold our property through John Smale and they were very efficient. I don't have any major complaints and the sale was completed without fuss. ...

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By: 'Mike'
Jan 16,2019
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Very happy with J Smale. Toby was attentive and worked hard to get the deal through, even responding and emailing when he was on holiday. Sale price pretty much achieved in only 3 or 4 weeks. Thanks!!...
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The going rate
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“Smooth Sale...”

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By: 'Alan'
Jan 15,2019
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From the first contact with David and Toby's visit we were kept fully informed regarding progress and Toby's persistance kept the process moving forward to a succesful conclusion...
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A fantastic service - Always professional and friendly and kept us updated throughout the process. ...

“outstanding service...”

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By: 'Angus'
Jan 15,2019
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wow, these guys are good. Buying a property can be one of the most stressful things in life so I was extremely glad of the excellent service from Toby and David from John Smale & Co. They went above and beyond to ensure my purchase went ...
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“Responsive and efficicent...”

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By: 'Debbie'
Jan 15,2019
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Paul was responsive and efficient from our initial enquiry through to successful completion. He offered a great deal of flexibility to enable us to view the property, and investigate required works with a further visit. Paul is a professional, with an open and honest approach, ...
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Dec 23,2018
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Dec 23,2018
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Did you know John Smale & Co have a legal duty of care under HHSRS (housing health and safety rating system) to ensure all their rental properties in radon risk areas (yes, North Devon is such an area) are evaluated and monitored for radon? And if ...
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Anything they charge in my book is too much.
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Dec 06,2018
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By: 'Keith'
Dec 06,2018
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Toby was professional and excellent throughout. Could not recommend him or Smales more highly. Continually kept us updated both in out of office hours. This showed their commitment to the customer. With grateful thanks....
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“Good communication throughout...”

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Dec 06,2018
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By: 'Greg'
Dec 06,2018
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Good communication throughout and informative on the aspects of the purchase. Was nice to speak with the same point of contact, Toby, each time....
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By: 'Leigh'
Nov 26,2018
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Staff were very efficient and friendly, responding well to my questions and concerns. All paperwork was dealt with in a timely manner....
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Reasonable fees.
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We are regulated by the Property Ombudsman, the Royal Instituiotn of Chartered Surveyors the Natioanl Assoction of Esate Agents and Association of Residential Letting agents.
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