Ward & Partners

4.17/5 rating 497 reviews
  • 45% valuation accuracy
  • 82% recommend
  • 50% fee satisfaction
Kent and East Sussex's largest and most successful Estate Agency started life in 1921 from an office based in Gillingham, Kent. Since that time we have grown to become the market leaders with a group Read full description...Kent and East Sussex's largest and most successful Estate Agency started life in 1921 from an office based in Gillingham, Kent. Since that time we have grown to become the market leaders with a group of 43 Ward & Partners offices plus further offices throughout the South East of England which together form the Arun Estate Agencies Group.
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“Very Helpful...”

Oct 15,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Cookie'
Oct 15,2018
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I have found the branch to be very helpful and attentive. I always use Ward and Partners as they have been nothing but great!...
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You get what you pay for great service and fast sale.
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“A poor experience...”

Jul 17,2018
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By: 'Fergie'
Jul 17,2018
2 people found
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Unfortunately I have no option but to give a poor feedback on the recent sale of my property. Firstly numerous pairs of feet walked through my property & feedback was all similar, stating lack of outside space/parking/bedrooms in basement being an issue, if ...
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I received a token reduction when buyer number two pulled out however the fees that were finally exchanged were in my view disgustingly high for the amount of actual work that was done to get me to a completed sale. Most of the info I sought myself and informed the branch and solicitors
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“Surprisingly bad...”

Jul 05,2018
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By: 'Dave'
Jul 05,2018
0 people found
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I have 2 experiences from dealing with Wards. The first was they came to do the sales pitch to sell my house. This was the typical hard sale, glossy photos, charts etc on how they are the best etc etc. However, they would not give me ...
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I don't know, as they would not give me a straight answer.
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“Worst on the high street!...”

Jul 04,2018
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By: 'Mrs T'
Jul 04,2018
2 people found
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Where do I even start. They lied to us and to customers who potentially wanted to buy our house! They had no excuse why. I didn't like them from the start but thought we would give them a chance and they proved me correct ...
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Shocking!
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“DO NOT USE EVER...”

Jun 28,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Mr and Mrs disappointed'
Jun 28,2018
1 people found
this helpful
This is the worst estate agents I have ever used. *Dishonest and never available. **Supposed to manage the purchase was totally unaware of what she was supposed to do and rude too.estate agency is not their forte. I cannot understand how they have a ...
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“Very Poor Service...”

Jun 27,2018
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By: 'Jack K'
Jun 27,2018
1 people found
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You can only really judge customer service when things go wrong. I left a positive review before but all that good work was undone. After having an offer accepted and starting the process of surveys the vendor pulled out (not their fault of course). The ...
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“AVOID THIS BRANCH!!!!...”

Jun 04,2018
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By: 'PropertyInvestmentKent'
Jun 04,2018
0 people found
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Disgusting customer service, wasted our time. Booked in to see a property, had to call 3 times because we didn't receive confirmation email. Was told it was going ahead, rearranged our day to view the property. Called 1 hour before to check if it was going ...
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“UNRELIABLE...”

Jun 01,2018
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By: 'Datops'
Jun 01,2018
1 people found
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Not interested in the client only the sale.As the buyer of a property I was told, * " that the vendor was her client"....
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“Selling house before planned open day...”

May 11,2018
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By: 'Andy (Folkestone)'
May 11,2018
1 people found
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Practice that I feel immoral when you arrange to view a property on open day or after just to find it as all ready been stc before open day. Was going to use ward and partners to sell our house ( not now)...
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“Sale of my flat...”

Apr 24,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Annie De Muynck'
Apr 24,2018
0 people found
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I wanted to thanks the whole Rochester team and all people involved in the sale of my flat. Very kind and helpful. Very happy I used their solicitor Martin Tolhurst....
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good
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Mar 01,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Dr Ebony'
Mar 01,2018
1 people found
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I am a 1st time buyer from the BAME community. This is both a review and a thank you note to Stacey of Ward and Partners for all of her help, her problem-solving acumen and her never-say-die attitude. I lived in a rented house with ...
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n/a
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Nov 22,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'AnnoyedInKent'
Nov 22,2017
8 people found
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Awful individual, Branch was awful to, responses to complaints with wording "let me make this simple for you" treating customers like idiots isn't a great customer service. The guy lies through his teeth and plays customers off against one another, I have ...
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Bad compared to Independents
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By: GAIL levett
Dec 23, 2017
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If you think Hern bay Branch are bad,try Sheerness they tried to scam £600 extra from me,altering paper work after I'd signed it. ...
Oct 23,2017
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By: 'Dr Perminder Dhanjal'
Oct 23,2017
0 people found
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Excellent Team Support! I would highly rate the excellent service that Ward and Partners Ashford Branch team have provided to sell my house. They even found a buyer without the property going on the market! Sincere thanks and best wishes Dr Perminder Dhanjal...
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Excellent
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Oct 12,2017
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By: 'Strood home owner'
Oct 12,2017
5 people found
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I second the bad reviews for the Strood office! Quality of service was disappointing. Communication is appauling. I got an offer accepted on a property and started the paper work. Halfway through the process I get a call to say they are going with someone ...
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Fees are expensive - urging more estate agents to set up in this area and increase competition which may then reflect on quality of service provided
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By: Jill
Aug 03, 2018
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Notice agents only respond to positive comments!!! Totally unacceptable service from Ward and Partners, lies and deceit from the outset. My son sold a property and the disgusting way I heard them speak to my daughter in law on numerous occasions means I am selling my property thorough a different agent and will not buy through them either... reducing her to tears and making her feel irrational and totally rude and without any empathy. Completely unacceptable and a complaint will be submitted.. ...
Sep 02,2017
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By: 'clive'
Sep 02,2017
7 people found
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Arun Estates / Ward and Partners Instructed 23/1/2017 Completed 10/7/2017 This is going to be a long winded review, and whilst I don't often write reviews, I feel so strongly about Ward and Partners Tunbridge Wells that I'm happy to spend some time so others don't make the ...
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By: Observer
Sep 02, 2017
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It's well known within the industry that they are struggling to keep staff. No one wants to work there anymore and they are struggling to list properties now. You got a lucky escape as it's got worse since then ...
Jul 28,2017
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By: 'Sittingbourne Sam'
Jul 28,2017
5 people found
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I tried to buy existing house through Wards in Sittingbourne. It was a Sunday i was told to come back tomorrow. I bought through Harrisons. I am now looking to move again. Wards sheerness did reply to enquiry on Sheppey, I asked for a viewing ...
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Jul 21,2017
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By: 'Becky'
Jul 21,2017
0 people found
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I cannot thank the team in Tonbridge enough, they were friendly, professional and helpful throughout the whole experience from when I first started viewing houses, to completion on the house I'm buying today :) They even gave me lots of tips about the local area because ...
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n/a (buyer)
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Jun 01,2017
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By: 'Don't choose Wards'
Jun 01,2017
10 people found
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I went to court over how Wards treated me,altering contracts when they got back to the office to increase commission,no customer service,lying! But because I was locked into a contract I still have to pay for the stress they gave me. I've ...
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Bad
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May 25,2017
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By: 'Ghizela'
May 25,2017
2 people found
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I don't have the name's of the agent's,but what I can say is don't trust them until they give you evrifing they say in righting. I phoned the agency to send me in email the right department to make a complain but of course ...
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To be honest I lost all my trust in estates agent's. I rent this property for 4 years from this agency. When we rent the house the agent (I don't remember the name of the agent) told us we can do any changes we want except holes in the walls. We was very happy because the house was big and we like it except the the painting and the carpets which was very old. Most of the walls was green,so we painted and change the carpets and later to find out the landlord wasant happy. So don't trust them until you have evrifing in righting. Anyway after 4 years they sold the house and we find oane house with the same agency. We paid the reference fees and after they told us they can't give it to us because my hosbund has CCJ.We didn't know about this so I understand their company don't accept CCJ.We find another house with difrent agency so we had to pay again reference fees. First they told me I will have some money back from the previous payment because my reference was good. Is neaw 5 months from then and even I phoned them every week for 5 months I still don't have my money back.
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May 19,2017
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By: 'Fighting back.'
May 19,2017
6 people found
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Despite lying and breaking their contract they are still trying to extort money from us with blatant lies. Fortunately we have phone records etc and are now seriously considering involving the police. Do not use this company. They will do whatever they think a large ...
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BAD
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Apr 24,2017
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By: 'lord soper'
Apr 24,2017
0 people found
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Having attempted to purchase a property in no7 stately park nettlestead,I seemed to hit a brick wall.I live in Tenerife and have just sold my villa,therefore I am a cash buyer.Whatever I seem to do at the present despite making several ...
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Apr 16,2017
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By: 'Awful communication'
Apr 16,2017
4 people found
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Disgusted with the Strood branch . I have never had such a awful experience with an estate agents before... It started off all ok, had a open house booked in for the 2nd week of the house being on the market..we hear nothing back from ...
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bad
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By: Nick & Molly Jennings
Aug 02, 2017
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Exactly the same experience over the past three years with Ward & Partners for us. As sole agents selling our house in Hythe, Kent in 2015' they misled, confused and delayed potential viewers due to very poor communication and rude attitude. As buyers we decided against proceeding due to Wards in Ashford lying and trying to play buyers against each other without notifying their vendor, eventually leading to the vendor moving to another agent and formally complaining. Unfortunately again at ...
Feb 06,2017
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By: 'Monika'
Feb 06,2017
3 people found
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We sold our bungalow and bought a house through Ward and Partners last year, initially thought we were receiving a good service was told no issue selling property even when I queried the sale price and told several times would easily get offer at sale ...
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not good high
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Feb 04,2017
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By: 'Paul'
Feb 04,2017
4 people found
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Do not trust the words from the staff and manager at this estate agents. We have lost our chain twice due to their lies. If you have any dealings with them I suggest you check everything they do. One mistake you can almost understand although ...
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No fees as I pulled out of the deal after losing my chain because of wards.
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Jan 27,2017
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By: 'Roger Adley'
Jan 27,2017
2 people found
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A bad experience. I was amazed that 'red tape' forced the branch into asking me to pay an extra £61 for photos and an EPC which it agreed it would repay on completion! And I was very dissatisfied with communication in general and a failure ...
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I felt it was a lot of money for the service I received.
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Jan 15,2017
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By: 'Andy'
Jan 15,2017
2 people found
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Terrible service. They were used by my partner to sell her house, they promised the earth and told her how good and professional they were to get her to sign with them. They did not provide the service they offered or come anywhere near to ...
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They charged more than other agents but don't even provide a floor plan, even though they originally said they did.
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Nov 11,2016
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By: 'Jacko'
Nov 11,2016
7 people found
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I was initially pleased that Ward and partners were the sol agent for the property that we wanted to purchase. So we met up with the financial advisor initially he seemed ok a bit scatty but reason to worry. I was keen to get things ...
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Sep 22,2016
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By: 'Holly'
Sep 22,2016
6 people found
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I feel even a 1 star review is too high, poor service, being lied to over and over again, money taken and service not delivered, disgraceful. Will be contacting the Property Ombudsman....
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Stupidly high fees!
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Jul 21,2016
Minithumbdown
By: 'Pee'd off tenant'
Jul 21,2016
6 people found
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If you are looking for an agent to mis-manage your letting property, * your tenants about and be generally ** at everything then these are your people. Typical disorganised corporate rubbish. Go with an independent and save yourselves a fortune in money and stress....
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Bad
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May 23,2016
Minithumbup
By: 'David and Trudy Wood'
May 23,2016
0 people found
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We would like to thank John and his team for dealing with the sale of our property up to exchange of contracts. The process has not been easy and they have dealt with it very professionally and always with a friendly and reassuring manner. John ...
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Agent's fees are what we would have expected.
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72 4 55 6 152 20 92 14 36 46

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Awards won by Ward & Partners

Individual Branch Awards

Ashford, TN24

Dartford, DA1

Dover, CT16

Gillingham, ME7

Gravesend, DA12

Herne Bay, CT6

Medway, ME1

Ramsgate, CT11

Medway, ME2

Canterbury, CT1

Deal, CT14

Faversham, ME13

Maidstone, ME14

Medway, ME5

Rainham, ME8

Dartford, DA16

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Ward & Partners - Barnehurst, Bexley, DA7
Barnehurst
93 Barnehurst Road , Bexley DA7 6HD
(11)
Ward & Partners - Cliftonville, CT9
Cliftonville
143 Northdown Road, Cliftonville CT9 2QY
(4)
Ward & Partners - Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19
Kings Hill
7 Liberty Square, West Malling ME19 4AU
(3)
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Ward & Partners - Tonbridge, TN9
Office 1
133 High Street, Tonbridge TN9 1DH
(9)
Ward & Partners - Bexhill on Sea, TN40
Office 10
18 Devonshire Road, Bexhill on Sea TN40 1AZ
(0)
Ward & Partners - Bexhill on Sea, TN39
Office 11
45 Cooden Sea Road Little Common, Bexhill on Sea TN39 4SJ
(0)
Ward & Partners - Welling, Dartford, DA16
Office 13
126 Welling High Street Welling, Dartford DA16 1TJ
(7)
Ward & Partners - Dartford, DA1
Office 14
7 Market Street, Dartford DA1 1EB
(25)
Ward & Partners - New Ash Green, Dartford, DA3
Office 15
20 The Row, Dartford DA3 8JB
(0)
Ward & Partners - Dartford, DA4
Office 16
Harlend House High Street Eynsford, Dartford DA4 0AB
(3)
Ward & Partners - Sevenoaks, TN15
Office 17
1 Portobello Parade Fawkham Road West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks TN15 6JP
(0)
Ward & Partners - Meopham, Dartford, DA13
Office 18
Station Approach, Dartford DA13 0HN
(1)
Ward & Partners - Snodland, Medway, ME6
Office 19
7 Malling Road, Medway ME6 5AA
(2)
Ward & Partners - Tunbridge Wells, TN1
Office 2
20 High Street, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1UX
(13)
Ward & Partners - Larkfield, Maidstone, ME20
Office 20
746 London Road, Maidstone ME20 6BG
(0)
Ward & Partners - Maidstone, ME14
Office 22
79 King Street, Maidstone ME14 1BG
(22)
Ward & Partners - Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14
Office 23
136 Ashford Road, Maidstone ME14 4NA
(4)
Ward & Partners - Chatham, Medway, ME5
Office 24
8 Walderslade Centre Walderslade Road Walderslade, Medway ME5 9LR
(30)
Ward & Partners - Gravesend, DA12
Office 25
25 Windmill Street, Gravesend DA12 1AT
(15)
Ward & Partners - Rochester, Medway, ME1
Office 26
127 High Street, Medway ME1 1LD
(29)
Ward & Partners - Strood, Medway, ME2
Office 27
81 High Street, Medway ME2 4AH
(12)
Ward & Partners - Chatham, Medway, ME4
Office 28
7 Military Road, Medway ME4 4JG
(13)
Ward & Partners - Gillingham, ME7
Office 29
48 Watling Street, Gillingham ME7 2YN
(32)
Ward & Partners - Wadhurst, TN5
Office 3
4 Central Parade High Street, Wadhurst TN5 6AL
(0)
Ward & Partners - Gillingham, ME7
Office 30
109 High Street, Gillingham ME7 1BS
(8)
Ward & Partners - Rainham, ME8
Office 31
19 High Street, Rainham ME8 7HZ
(19)
Ward & Partners - Sittingbourne, ME10
Office 32
13/15 West Street, Sittingbourne ME10 1AJ
(2)
Ward & Partners - Sheerness, ME12
Office 33
10 Broadway, Sheerness ME12 1AF
(5)
Ward & Partners - New Romney, TN28
Office 34
52 High Street, New Romney TN28 8AT
(2)
Ward & Partners - Ashford, TN24
Office 35
1 Middle Row High Street, Ashford TN24 8SQ
(44)
Ward & Partners - Hythe, Canterbury, CT21
Office 36
16 High Street, Canterbury CT21 5AT
(5)
Ward & Partners - Folkestone, CT20
Office 37
107 Sandgate Road, Folkestone CT20 2BH
(6)
Ward & Partners - Dover, CT16
Office 38
8/9 Cannon Street, Dover CT16 1BY
(23)
Ward & Partners - Deal, CT14
Office 39
18A High Street, Deal CT14 7AE
(14)
Ward & Partners - Maidstone, Maidstone, ME15
Office 4
Loose Green Loose, Maidstone ME15 0AA
(2)
Ward & Partners - Canterbury, CT1
Office 40
32 St Margarets Street, Canterbury CT1 2TG
(11)
Ward & Partners - Whitstable, CT5
Office 41
72 High Street, Whitstable CT5 1AZ
(5)
Ward & Partners - Herne Bay, CT6
Office 42
120 High Street, Herne Bay CT6 5JY
(6)
Ward & Partners - Birchington-on-Sea, CT7
Office 43
1 Station Road, Birchington-on-Sea CT7 9DJ
(1)
Ward & Partners - Cliftonville, Margate, CT9
Office 44
200 Northdown Road Cliftonville, Margate CT9 2QU
(4)
Ward & Partners - Broadstairs, CT10
Office 45
81 High Street, Broadstairs CT10 1NQ
(6)
Ward & Partners - Ramsgate, CT11
Office 46
60 Queen Street, Ramsgate CT11 9EE
(31)
Ward & Partners - Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12
Office 5
42 Commercial Road, Tonbridge TN12 6EL
(2)
Ward & Partners - Headcorn, Ashford, TN27
Office 7
35A High Street, Ashford TN27 9NE
(0)
Ward & Partners - Tenterden, TN30
Office 8
42 High Street, Tenterden TN30 6AR
(2)
Ward & Partners - Hastings, TN34
Office 9
39 Havelock Road, Hastings TN34 1BE
(0)
Ward & Partners - office-47, Birchington-on-Sea, CT7
office-47
15 Station Road, Birchington-on-Sea CT7 9DJ
(8)
Ward & Partners - office-48, Faversham, ME13
office-48
8 Market Place, Faversham ME13 7AG
(8)
Ward & Partners - office-49, Herne Bay, CT6
office-49
119 High Street, Herne Bay CT6 5LA
(11)
Ward & Partners - office-50, Dover, CT16
office-50
89 Cannon Street, Dover CT16 1BY
(4)
Ward & Partners - office-51, Sevenoaks, TN15
office-51
44 Hever Road West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks TN15 6HD
(0)
Ward & Partners - office-52, Sittingbourne, ME10
office-52
1315 West Street, Sittingbourne ME10 1AJ
(1)
Ward & Partners - office-53, Tonbridge, TN9
office-53
133 High Street, Tonbridge TN9 1DH
(8)
Ward & Partners - office-54, West Malling, ME19
office-54
5a 7 Liberty Square, West Malling ME19 4AU
(0)
Ward & Partners - office-55, Wadhurst, TN5
office-55
1 Wood-b-pine High Street, Wadhurst TN5 6AJ
(0)
Ward & Partners - Paddock wood, TN12
Paddock wood
42 Commercial Road, Paddock wood TN12 6EL
(1)
Ward & Partners - Tonbridge, TN12
Tonbridge
1 High Street, Tonbridge TN12 OAD
(1)

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