Great Barr, Birmingham, B42
3.2/5, 32 reviews
53% recommended
100% sales valuation accuracy
100% sales fee satisfaction
100% lettings valuation accuracy
74% lettings fee satisfaction
Shipways Estate Agents in Great Barr are a well-established estate agency team, able to help you to buy, sell, let or rent your property. We sell and let properties in all surrounding areas including Great Barr, Pheasey, Park Farm, Whitecrest, Kingstanding, Handsworth, Handsworth Wood, Perry Barr, West Bromwich and Erdington.... show more Shipways Estate Agents in Great Barr are a well-established estate agency team, able to help you to buy, sell, let or rent your property. We sell and let properties in all surrounding areas including Great Barr, Pheasey, Park Farm, Whitecrest, Kingstanding, Handsworth, Handsworth Wood, Perry Barr, West Bromwich and Erdington.

Based in a prominent position on the Walsall Road in Great Barr, close to Scott Arms Shopping Centre, we pride ourselves on our local knowledge and experience, teamed with a national estate agency network of over 300 offices.

Our Sales Team are here to help you, with FREE MARKET APPRAISALS to help get you moving - ASK about our successful OPEN HOUSE EVENTS or if purchasing a property we can Help to Find your perfect home!

Local schools include Perry Beeches School, Barr Beacon, Pheasey Park Farm Junior & Infant, Calshot, Glenmead Junior and the Q3 Academy.

Here to help you also, is our in-house Mortgage Consultant, Ashley Davis, offering services in home conveyancing, surveys, energy performance certificates (EPC), First Time Buyers and Remortgages.

With our Letting's Department ready and willing to Let your property whether it's Fully Managed or a Tenant Find only service you require, Letting's Manager Jack Henderson or Letting's Negotiator Will Martin are here and ready to help. Or if you're looking for a property To Let just call 0121 357 6245 where the team will match you with your perfect property!

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1st Jul 2021
reviewed by 'Monique'
“It’s sad to see that when you try look for an affordable place with these and other agencies but ......”
3rd Jun 2021
reviewed by 'saima'
“Massive thank you to Adnan Ahmed very positive and friendly. Appreciate the advice given, amazing at his job. Any questions ......”
22nd May 2021
reviewed by 'Cory'
“A massive thank you to Mike Gallimore at Shipways Great Barr. We viewed a beautiful house on Thursday, and we ......”
11th May 2021
reviewed by 'Izabela'
“Big Thank You to Adnan! I have contacted with Adnan Ahmed who is very professional and he was extremely helpful! ......”
5th May 2021
reviewed by 'Mrs'
“Absolutely brilliant estate agents. Ben/Francesca &all the team are so helpful nothing is too much trouble. Friendly, professional sold ......”
28th Apr 2021
reviewed by 'Helen'
“Would like to say a Big Thankyou to Especially Adnan Ahmed and The Shipways Team. Adnan is very friendly and ......”
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 08:30 - 18:00
  • Tuesday: 08:30 - 18:00
  • Wednesday: 08:30 - 18:00
  • Thursday: 08:30 - 19:00
  • Friday: 08:30 - 18:00
  • Saturday: 09:00 - 16:00
  • Sunday: Closed
Address

Shipways
905 Walsall Road
Great Barr,Birmingham
West Midlands
B42 1TN
0121 358 2281

Performance statistics
Services Valuation Accuracy Fees Satisfaction Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 100% 100% £150,000 £225,000
Lettings 100% 74% £675 £695
Review statistics
From Landlords From Tenants From Vendors From Buyers Other
5 2 5 5 6 1 1 4 0 3
Areas covered
  • B42
  • WS5
  • B20
  • B43
  • B44
  • B21
  • B23
  • B70
  • B71
  • WS1
  • WS2
Services offered
  • Sales
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  • Lettings
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  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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It’s sad to see that when you try look for an affordable place with these and other agencies but ur unemployed at the moment your automatically judged and pushed to the side , you don’t even get a chance to prove yourself or even ...
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Massive thank you to Adnan Ahmed very positive and friendly. Appreciate the advice given, amazing at his job. Any questions we had were all answered and reassured about everything, very quick with his work....
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May 22,2021
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A massive thank you to Mike Gallimore at Shipways Great Barr. We viewed a beautiful house on Thursday, and we are moving in within 5 days. He was friendly and made us feel welcome, made conversation and showed us round the house properly and didn’t ...
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May 11,2021
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Big Thank You to Adnan! I have contacted with Adnan Ahmed who is very professional and he was extremely helpful! He is so kind and resolving issues immediately....
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“Absolutely brilliant estate agents. Ben/Fran......”

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May 05,2021
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May 05,2021
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Absolutely brilliant estate agents. Ben/Francesca &all the team are so helpful nothing is too much trouble. Friendly, professional sold our house after just 1 viewing. Would highly recommend these agents and if I ever sell again I am definitely choosing these guys to sell my ...
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Apr 28,2021
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Apr 28,2021
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Would like to say a Big Thankyou to Especially Adnan Ahmed and The Shipways Team. Adnan is very friendly and professional. He has been fantastic, supper helpful In all areas and Pleasure to have worked with him, and for my first time letting experience. Within 24 ...
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Mar 20,2021
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My first experience of selling a house, initially went with another local estate agent purely due to cheaper price, but they were not very good, so I moved over to Shipways, more expensive but , immediate difference in quality of service. Staff very friendly, kept me ...
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Sep 07,2020
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Sep 07,2020
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Would like to give a big thank you to Manni for putting me at ease with the selling of my property she was extremely professional and explained everything to me in great detail would highly recommend after having other agent sour she did stand out ...
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Aug 01,2020
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Aug 01,2020
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I am very happy so far with the service that I have received from Tom and Elton! They have been extremely professional throughout the whole process and been in constant contact with us, explained everything and made a normally very stressful process very positive and ...
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“Probably the worst estate agents I've dealt w......”

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Jan 31,2020
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Probably the worst estate agents I've dealt with. blatant liars , will not respond to emails or return phone phone calls....
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“Selling my property...”

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Sep 03,2018
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By: 'Jackie'
Sep 03,2018
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From the first time I contacted Shipways with a view to selling my property to the day of completion date of my sale every single staff member who dealt with me put me at ease all my fears of the prospect of moving were dealt ...
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The agent fees reflected the enormous amount work they did for my sale worth every penny
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“Terrible...”

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Aug 13,2018
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By: 'dom'
Aug 13,2018
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Jack was my contact, but a terrible agent. Ignoring calls, not passing information to the landlord, or FROM the landlord. But it is not just Jack who's terrible there, my whole experience with Shipways was terrible, will try to avoid them. They had one property ...
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£400 for making a piece of paper...
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“Friendly...”

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Apr 22,2018
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By: 'Angela'
Apr 22,2018
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Edgar gave me great customer service from the start of my search for a property. He listened to what I said and gave me 100% reliability each time a property came up for me to view. I am now happy in my rental property with a ...
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Mar 27,2018
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By: 'Ahmad'
Mar 27,2018
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Jack is one of the worst sales people I have ever come across . We rented a house from Shipways . I never recommend any one to deal with shipways (Jack) . they have been uncommunicative, ignoring calls, not passing on information. it impossible to get our security ...
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By: 'Ken'
Sep 19,2017
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We rented a house from Shipways for a short term, as we were moving to the area and needed to look for a house to buy. Throughout the process they have been uncommunicative, ignoring calls, not passing on information. It was a relief to move ...
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I have no complaint with the fees apart from the fact that we cannot get our deposit back when we left the house in the condition we found it.
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“Manni was great, I came into branch asking for a ......”

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Aug 22,2017
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Aug 22,2017
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Manni was great, I came into branch asking for a valuation, she was polite and friendly, and not pushy like other agents I have been too, she then came and did the valuation for me, I did have other 2 agents out, she did not mention ...
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Higher than other agents but well worth it!!!!
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“Gail is one of the worst sales people I have ......”

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Aug 20,2017
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By: 'Alam'
Aug 20,2017
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Gail is one of the worst sales people I have ever come across. She doesn't reply to emails and her telephone manner is atrocious. I don't know how she still has a job there. If you want use the services of shipways then you should ...
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“Really pleased with my lovely home Manni was amazing, and ......”

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Aug 04,2017
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By: 'Highly'
Aug 04,2017
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Really pleased with my lovely home Manni was amazing, and made the buying process less stressful, and Manni really helped me right through completion and was there to guide me through the next process, as a lot of agent don't have time, cant thank her ...
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Excellent!!
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“Would never ever use Shipways as long as manni is ......”

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Jul 26,2017
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By: 'July'
Jul 26,2017
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Would never ever use Shipways as long as manni is working with the company . Her rude comments and lack of knowledge In her job is laughable . Getting house prices wrong by £10,000, and referring to you as mate is highly annoying. Once your offer has been ...
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“KEEP AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!!!!These guys are only happy ......”

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Apr 21,2017
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By: 'Anonymous'
Apr 21,2017
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KEEP AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!!!! These guys are only happy when they are taking money from you!! I feel for anyone who rents a property from these guys. Absolutely appalling! Be warned they are terrible liars too!!!...
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“What excellent service, so much better than expected, I mean ......”

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Apr 12,2017
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By: 'Elaine'
Apr 12,2017
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What excellent service, so much better than expected, I mean Manni was honest bubbly and did exactly what's she said she would I would like to thank her for her honesty and guidance, which does not exist in estate agency these days, can not recommend ...
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“Pathetic, terrible service, zero professionalism, cancelled all futre viewings with ......”

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Mar 10,2017
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Mar 10,2017
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Pathetic, terrible service, zero professionalism, cancelled all futre viewings with lettings dept Does not inform customers and cancel viewings, unacceptable...
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“Can't recommend Shipways enough!My tenants found a new property ......”

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Dec 18,2016
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By: 'Mrs'
Dec 18,2016
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Can't recommend Shipways enough! My tenants found a new property through them and Shipways got my number to help me get a new tenant ready for when mine move into their new home... Not only did the man I spoke with, Jack quickly organise taking ...
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Let within 24 Hours at £60 a month more than my expected rental income... it hardly matters what the fee was... you get what you pay for and the fee was well worth it.
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“We could not recommend Shipways in Great Barr any higher!! ......”

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Dec 15,2016
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By: 'Raj'
Dec 15,2016
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We could not recommend Shipways in Great Barr any higher!! We switched to Shipways after being on with another 'cheaper' agent. We had 3 different sales Fall through with the other agent. We decided to switch to Shipways who advised us that the asking price was ...
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Worth every penny!!! My other agent was cheaper, but they would have lost me £10k!!!
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“Finding a tenant for my property was proving difficult until ......”

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Dec 15,2016
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By: 'William'
Dec 15,2016
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Finding a tenant for my property was proving difficult until I let Shipways market my property. I now have a good tenant and I'm a very happy Landlord....
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Worth the price
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“Jack at Shipways Great Barr made the process of letting ......”

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Dec 14,2016
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By: 'Mr'
Dec 14,2016
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Jack at Shipways Great Barr made the process of letting my house very quick and easy. We now have great tenants just 2 weeks from start to the tenants moving in! Excellent service would defiantly recommend....
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Fees aren't "cheap", but when the service and speed is so good you can understand why.
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“Where do I start...Viewed the property and was told ......”

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By: 'Livid'
Nov 15,2016
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Where do I start... Viewed the property and was told it was ready to go, couldn't delay moving in as the landlord needed someone in ASAP. Referencing went through ok (fees are outrageous) but I had to repeatedly chase Shipways to find out the result. ...
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Fees are extortionate: ƒâ€š‚£416 admin fees (for 2 people) plus ƒâ€š‚£55 inventory fee, plus deposit (usually one month or a month-and-a-half's rent) plus first month's rent upfront. BAD
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Sep 22,2016
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By: 'Lavina'
Sep 22,2016
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If I could give 0 stars I would. They are probably one of the worst letting agents I have come across. I am a landlord and this firm is so bad i dread to think how they treat tenants. Avoid avoid avoid....
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“Fantastic letting service- not the cheapest but let my property ......”

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May 09,2016
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By: 'Alabi'
May 09,2016
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Fantastic letting service- not the cheapest but let my property within 4 hours. Can't fault how quick and simple Jack made the process. Thank you...
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Not the cheapest but when my property was taken on, let within 3 hours to fantastic tenants and them move in within 2 weeks. Who can complain?
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By: 'Patel'
May 19,2015
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This was by far the worst experience that I had...I was interested in a house and they advised I go in with a lesser offer then the asking which I did the first few were declined..I increased my offer and never heard anything ...
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