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Abbotts Countrywide estate agents in Norwich, Ipswich, Chelmsford and 25 more

4.6

★★★★★ Excellent

3,512 reviews across 38 offices and 1 platform

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Abbotts Countrywide has 38 offices, in Norwich (five offices), Ipswich (three offices), Chelmsford, Cambridge, Basildon, King's Lynn (two offices), Bury St. Edmunds (two offices), Downham Market, Colchester, Rayleigh, Cromer (two offices), Thetford, Ely, Fakenham, Ilford, Beccles, Hunstanton, Stowmarket (two offices), Rochford, Attleborough, Southend-on-Sea, Halesworth, Epping, Great Yarmouth, Swaffham, Newmarket, Dereham and Holt (Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and Greater London). Together they have 3,512 reviews on 1 platform, rated 4.6 out of 5 overall.

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5/5

Google

Jack dealt with the sale of our property in Chelmsford, which was not an easy task. So often the experience with an estate agent is a frustrating one, but Jack and Abbotts were totally professional and kept us up to date with all movements and developments, not having to fight for communication is one of the most important things when trying to sell a home. We intend to use Jack and Abbotts again for another sale shortly, so this could not be a better recommendation.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Alan · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Chelmsford

Agent replied

Thanks for the wonderful 5* review and recommendation! Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

I received excellent and outstanding customer service from Jack at Abbots. He was extremely polite, helpful and supportive, there was nothing that was too much trouble for him. I have now moved into my dream home and like to express my sincere thanks to Jack for all of his help.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Carol · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Chelmsford

Agent replied

Many thanks for the terrific 5* review! Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

4/5

Google

Rob and Ben have handled two of my tenancy agreements. The hand held me through the process of marketing, viewing and the legal aspects of letting my property. Always available for any questions, no matter how small. Communication was clear and I was kept up to date at every stage of the process. Would recommend.PositiveResponsiveness, Professionalism

Laura · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Chelmsford

Agent replied

Thank you for your lovely review and recommendation. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

I give Countryside 5/5 stars for the service my partner and I received recently from Adam Tanner. Adam was our mortgage advisor for our recent purchase and he dealt with any bumps in the road we had during the process with a high level of professionalism. Not only did Countrywide provide a brilliant service, Adam was at the end of the phone whenever there was a development in our process / situation and even if we were just concerned about any aspect of the process. I thoroughly recommend Adam Tanner and countrywide to anyone seeking a mortgage advisor and I'll be recommending Adam to friends and family.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Holly · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Chelmsford

Agent replied

Thank you for your glowing recommendation, comments and 5* review. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

Very polite, friendly and helpful. Jack was exceptional at keeping us informed at all stages. He impressed us with his positive attitude, working hard to find us a buyer when our first sale fell through. Using Abbott’s was money well spent.PositiveResponsiveness

Denise · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Chelmsford

Agent replied

Fantastic to read such wonderful comments and thank you for your 5* review! Best wishes, Scott @ Customer Relations

5/5

Google

I recently remortgaged a buy to let property using Abbotts Countrywide, our Mortgage advisor Adam was absolutely spot on. He worked hard for me to get the best product. Lenders have been moving rates around to reflect the uncertainty in the economic environment due to the pandemic but Adam persevered and thoroughly searched the market place to get me the right mortgage. Full marks to Adam in terms of dedication, professionalism and personal touch. I was given a thorough and compliant service and all personal data was directed through the correct channels and the entire process was safe and secure. Abbots Countrywide get my vote and id be happy recommending them moving forward. Best, JWPositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

John · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Chelmsford

Agent replied

Thank you for taking the time to leave us your 5* review and recommendation! I will make sure your comments reach our local team and Regional director. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

Excellent service from the Chelmsford Branch. Dean kept me informed at every stage of the sale of my property. Whilst it took much longer than I'd anticipated, Dean worked hard to push things along. Exchanged today - hooray!! Would highly recommend Abbotts - very professional and friendly service.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Sarah · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Chelmsford

Agent replied

Many thanks for the excellent recommendation and 5* review! Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

My experience with Abbotts was good. They helped me to rent my flat after I wasn't successful to rent my flat with another agency. They were responsive to my satisfaction. They were professional and there were no additional or hidden fees - just the fee we agreed at the start.PositiveResponsiveness, Professionalism

Kamil · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Chelmsford

Agent replied

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this great 5* review. Kind regards Lucy, Customer Relations

1/5

Google

Appalling level of service. I have been letting my property for 2 years with Abbotts and was assured the first inspection was completed. I didn't feel the need to follow up with this, as I pay for a 'managed' service so wanted to reduce my time spent and in turn additional stress. It has now come to light when asking for evidence of this (due to the tenants reluctance at me coming with a contractor to fix something) that no inspections have been made. Even more frustrating is that no apology has been made, just ignored emails and calls. It is now being investigated by the internal complaints department prior to the Property Ombudsman. Through Abbotts negligence my property I expect will now have significant damage. Abbotts also asked if I wanted a boiler service through their contractor but I informed them I had already organised this myself. My plumber arrived only to be told that the boiler had been serviced as the tenants had assumed the contractor Abbotts had sent, was my plumber. Abbotts then tried to make me pay for this, despite it being their own error through overlooking my email and me still having to pay my plumber. I decided to get the property valued, sales team called only to get myself mixed up with the tenants and my name wrong. This wouldn't normally be a major issue but when you want to trust someone to sell something of such value and a professional service to enhance the sale of your property this isn't very re-assuring......my advice on both sales and lettings......go elsewhere.NegativeResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

Andrew · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Chelmsford

Agent replied

Good morning, I am sorry if you were not happy in your experience with us. If you wish to share any further comments about your experience, please do email me at review@countrywide.co.uk Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.

4/5

Google

The team at Abbott’s Stowmarket are hardworking, passionate and caring. They were always responsive and were focused on the getting the job done, I couldn’t have been happier going with them!PositiveResponsiveness, Quality

Harry · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Stowmarket (42 Ipswich Street)

Agent replied

Thank you for your lovely review. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

Abbotts of Stowmarket were so hardworking and responsive. They did far more than my solicitor at that time did! They were always extremely helpful and very friendly. Thank you so much.PositiveResponsiveness, Professionalism, Value

Clare · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Stowmarket (42 Ipswich Street)

Agent replied

Thanks for the excellent 5* review! Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

We have just bought our first home through Abbotts and we are very impressed by the service we got from Emily Macrow. She is very polite and extremely friendly and definitely not because she has to be but because she really likes her job and likes taking care of her customers. She also kept an eye on our case while it was with the solicitors making sure everything is under control. Her commitment to work as well as her kind and calm personality makes her THE perfect Sales Negotiator. Very professional. Abbotts are very lucky to have her. She is a great asset to the company.PositiveProfessionalism

Dora · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Stowmarket (42 Ipswich Street)

Agent replied · 30 July 2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this amazing 5* review. Kind regards Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

Excellent service. Great communication and very helpful. Very responsive and everything was done in a timely manner. Highly recommendedPositiveProfessionalism

Anthony · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Bury St. Edmunds (39-41 King Street)

Agent replied

Thank you for taking the time to leave us your 5* review and recommendation! I will make sure your comments reach our local team and Regional director. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

Gemma has been Friendly and Efficient throught the rental process. Nothing has been too much trouble and I can highly recommend Gemma and Abbotts Estate Agents.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism

Lesley · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Bury St. Edmunds (39-41 King Street)

Agent replied

Thank you for your wonderful 5* review and kind comments! Kind regards, Scott @ Customer Relations

5/5

Google

I can thoroughly recommend Abbotts for their professionalism and service. Gemma has been very patient, helpful and supportive throughout making everything run smoothly.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism

Stephen · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Bury St. Edmunds (39-41 King Street)

Agent replied · 27 August 2023

Thank you for your glowing 5* review and recommendation. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.

1/5

Google

The worst agent I have ever dealt with, Twice!.. Lies, cover stories and pure rudeness. Their solicitors are useless too. I'd give a wide berth, Jamie is patronising and Alex is plain rude. My estate agent was disgusted with them. They lied to stop me viewing the house until I Contacted the seller and arranged it myself and made her aware. Luckily I did buy the house but only because myself and the seller were in contact and ran it ourselves. Long story short, abbotts did nothing for 5 months and then on the last day we were supposed to move, pushed me to go ahead with removals on the Friday when nobody had exchanged, knowing full well that it wouldn't happen. 4pm came, all our stuff had gone to the new house in the removals vans and we were sat waiting an hour away from our old house, for abbotts to ring and say its not happening today cos accounts had gone home. We then had a mad panic to find storage for our stuff for the weekend and had to go back to our old empty house with 2 kids and lots of animals and no belongings and spent 3 nights sleeping on the hard floor. It cost us £1000 in extra storage and another day of removals fees, I had to go and buy clothes for the weekend for me and the kids and a fish tank and hamster cage for some of our animals. Never in my life would I ever deal with abbotts again, to buy or sell.NegativeResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism

Laura · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Bury St. Edmunds (39-41 King Street)

Agent replied

Hello, I am sorry you feel this was please email me at review@countrywide.co.uk if you wish to discuss this further. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.

1/5

Google

The customer service of both Kerry and Gemma was well. But there is a house on 8 Teasel Close in Red Lodge that we rented & the landlord is awful. We moved out in December and they refused to give us any of our deposit back. We reached out continuously and after a month of no response, they started making bogus claims & changing prices of deductions. They even tried to deduct a cleaning fee when we already paid for an end of tenancy clean through Abbott’s company cleaners! We raised a dispute, which we won, and finally received our deposit back in April (4 months later). I’m ashamed to see Abbott’s represents the landlord and worried for any future tenants that might live there.NegativeProfessionalism

Lexa · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Bury St. Edmunds (39-41 King Street)

Agent replied

Please contact us via review@countrywide.co.uk with full details so that we can look into this concern further for you. Kind Regards, Scott @ Customer Relations

5/5

Google

Excellent service received especially by Gemma and Kerry. Very good Customer Service. Able to help me out with any queries that I had very quickly. From viewing the property to rent to actually receiving the keys all very professional and done in super quick time. Many thanks.PositiveProfessionalism

Vicky · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Bury St. Edmunds (39-41 King Street)

Agent replied

Thank you for your superb 5* review. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

We purchased our property through Abbotts. Jamie Daniel, Senior Sales Negotiator, managed the whole process from showing us round the property through to exchange. Jamie and Alex have gone above and beyond to ensure the smooth process of the exchange, helping us to follow up with solicitors and providing advice every step of the way. They were always available to speak with us and ensured great communication with our sellers. If we ever go through the sales process again, then I'll definitely be calling Jamie and his team to manage the sale.PositiveResponsiveness, Professionalism

S · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Bury St. Edmunds (39-41 King Street)

Agent replied

Thank you for your brilliant 5* review. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

I am buying a house through Abbots as a first time buyer. Jaime Daniel has been a HUGE help supporting me through the process (often when my own solicitors have been less then responsive). His prompt replies, expert help and guidance and professional intervention on issues has kept everything on track and been invaluable to me (not least in keeping my stress levels down) throughout the whole process. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone buying or selling a house!PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism

Steven · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Bury St. Edmunds (39-41 King Street)

Agent replied

Many thanks for the great recommendation, 5* review and your kind words. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

Only had the need of Emily to source and provide the mortgage for holiday apartment, which was done quickly, efficiently and she was always contactable when then solicitors threw a ‘curved ball’ in! A real pleasure to work with, thanks for everything.PositiveResponsiveness, Professionalism

Carl · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Fakenham

Agent replied

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this tremendous 5* review. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations

5/5

Google

Melanie at Abbotts is really friendly, very professional and always very helpful. I found Abbotts to be a really good estate agents from the start to finish of me purchasing a house through themselves. I highly recommend.PositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism

Michelle · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Fakenham

Agent replied

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this amazing 5* review and recommendation. Kind regards Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

Massive thumbs up to Emily Franks who went above and beyond to help us get our mortgage as first time buyers this year. Not only did she support us through getting our mortgage together, she was always there to help us with other queries we had too. Very professional, polite and friendly. Would recommend 1000% A*** Thankyou so much, James and RachelPositiveResponsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value

James · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Fakenham

Agent replied

Many thanks for your outstanding recommendation and 5* review. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

Abbotts in Fakenham was able to help us find the perfect first home, that was within our budget and in the exact location we wanted. As first-time buyers, we did not really know where to start, so they referred us to Emily at Countrywide, who was able to find and get us a mortgage. She was absolutely brilliant and didn’t hesitate to answer any questions we had/or if there was anything we was unsure about. Once we found some houses that we liked, we spoke with Shaye on the phone who was able to book us in for some viewings within the same week. The viewings went well and found Shaye to be friendly and helpful, She also made sure that the viewings were COVID-19 secure and asked that we sanitised our hands, wore a mask and ensured that we kept our distance at all times. We also had a second viewing with Mel (as we needed to go and measure up for furniture) and found her to be friendly and polite. After finding the perfect home for us, we put an offer in and luckily for us, the offer was accepted! So, we could begin the steps to buying our first home. Once the house sale had completed, we popped into the branch to collect our keys, then went back home to celebrate! We will definitely be using Abbotts again in future, if we ever decide move houses and highly recommend using them to anyone wanting to buy/or sell a property.PositiveResponsiveness, Professionalism, Value

Jordan · 25 August 2021 · Abbotts Countrywide Fakenham

Agent replied

Many thanks for your fantastic 5* review, kind comments and recommendation. Best wishes Lucy, Customer Relations.

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