Allen & Harris Devizes reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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This agency is a complete joke

This agency is a complete joke. The day I involved them in the sale of my house I regretted it. First the Branch Manager went off sick and that was the start of our problems. Their surveyor couldn’t even work out the size of our house correctly and underestimated the size of it by nearly a third, and was way out with the valuation. The Area Director was supposed to sort it all out, but I later found out he didn’t even know who to contact in Connells Surveyors. The final straw was they hadn’t even the decency to cancel the contract and let us get an agent who knows how to sell a house. Avoid Allen And Harris Hamilton at all costs!

Colin · 18 June 2019

★★★★★ 1/5

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Dreadful service from Allen and Harris…

Dreadful service from Allen and Harris Stratton Branch and especially Steve Hudson. This branch used to be fantastic and I bought my house from them over 3 years ago but how things have changed. Luckily I had brilliant agents selling my property (Richard James) but have the misfortune of buying one through Steve at Allen and Harris in Stratton who is totally useless.He has lied, been uncommunicative and never even supplied me with the property details that I'm buying. Without any assistance from Steve, we're finally nearing completion and I've been trying, without success to contact Steve for the past 2 days but he's refusing to answer my emails or calls. This review is solely of the Stratton branch but I would suggest you re-think your agents if you're in this catchment area

Nicky · 10 January 2019

★★★★★ 1/5

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The adviser who was also the manager …

The adviser who was also the manager gave wrong information false expectations did not meet the agreed timeline for the sale of the property resulting additional cost to me as the seller . the manager /adviser did not return my calls I reported this poor service to head office and got no response . this is the second issue I have had with this company and would advise potential customer to steer clear of this. Good sale talk but no follow through Delays thrpough every part of the process

Evelyn · 17 October 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Had to give 1 star as giving none was…

Had to give 1 star as giving none was not an option. My daughter was a long term tenant (10 years plus) but was unexpectedly served 2 months notice to leave. Reason given was to replace the kitchen. This was a fabrication as the flat was then remarketed and let with nothing changed. The Allen and Harris bath branch who were the letting agent were unhelpful in finding alternative accommodation, devious and unprofessional in their conduct of business (lies, mixed messages, not responding) and finally delayed the return of the deposit. This was an appalling way to treat a long standing tenant of impeccable credentials. Please take heed and go elsewhere as the trauma and hassle of dealing with this agent is not worth the effort.

Richard · 17 October 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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So I feel that this is a fair review, my ex partner had the house valued by Allen & Harris on 24th January 2017 at a much higher value than we had expected. Photographs were taken, come spring no offers so I telephoned Allen & Harris to ask if new photographs could be taken as the garden photo was taken in January had a frosty look and with the season changing I thought that if they were wanting to sell our house then that wasn't too much to ask for. I was very rudely told that if we wanted new updated photographs then we would have to pay for a professional photographer! As if we hadn't already been charged enough for their services. So finally in May we received an offer of £30,000 less than we had expected. Then the nightmare began, we continually had to chase and despite Kate promising to phone my self and my ex partner she seemed to have disappeared off the face of the earth. Calls were NEVER returned! To our amazement Kate turned out at the house we were selling on the day of completion to make sure all was okay. If you are wanting to sell your house and looking for a pro-active team then please do not use the Devizes office.

Gary · 26 October 2017

★★★★★ 5/5

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Tom kindly valued our rented property which we are currently looking to buy from the Landlord.He was respectful, knowledgeable and very helpful . We were sent a detailed valuation with comparison’s of similar properties. Excellent service. Thank you.

Sharon · 20 February 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Agents were efficient ,friendly and helpful

Bridget · 28 May 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Harry from Allen and Harris

Harry from Allen and Harris, supported myself and my partner with our mortgage process and application. This included 3 x face to face appointments. During the appointments harry was very professional, friendly and approachable. Things we didn’t quite understand, being first time buyers, were explained in great depth. Not only did harry sort out the mortgage application, but also all the important insurance covers too. May I add, 10 days after our mortgage application was submitted, we had an email back to say it was accepted! Much quicker than what we thought the process would take! ☺️ thank you! We would definitely recommend

Rachel · 1 September 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Rude and unhelpful

My goodness - where to begin… Allen and Harris clevedon branch Somerset. I’ve dealt with a lot of estate agents, as I’m sure most of us have. I’ve bought houses, sold houses, and rented more times than I’d have liked. This estate agent was by far the worst I’ve dealt with- which is saying something as we all know what they are like to deal with. Lack of communication Lack of customer service Lack of knowledge Lack of understanding Lack of basic assistance Lack of professionalism to a very high standard I dealt with two agents from this branch and both were not only unhelpful but rude and failed to do even the most basic of tasks when dealing with my rental. Both myself ( the renter) and the client ( the home owner) have been stunned by the complete lack of service. I can safely say I will never use this agency again and will make sure I don’t deal with any of the branches in the future - I will actively not peruse any further business dealings with the entire company - not just the clevedon branch. Up to you if you use them- just be ware and be prepared to do a lot of the work yourself and deal with really very rude and unhelpful staff.

Ellen · 29 August 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thoroughly recommend Allen and Harris

Thoroughly recommend Allen and Harris. Selling a house that was my grandparents and latterly my late parents was a difficult and emotional thing to do, coupled with me living a two hour drive away. The team were very kind, thoughtful. Kept me up to date and really went above and beyond, offering to get legal paperwork from their office to my solicitors for me. I would particularly mention James Lamb and Connor Sherman. I wouldn't hesitate to use Allen & Harris for buying or selling any property.

Ms · 27 August 2024

★★★★★ 2/5

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the one in bristol never answer their…

the one in bristol never answer their phone for enquiries (it was end of january, maybe busy period?). Even if you leave your name + phone number twice, they do not give call back.

Mario · 30 January 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Dealt with Allen & Harris

Dealt with Allen & Harris, Massive thanks to Sophie & Poppy who were amazing & went above and beyond.

Siobhan · 12 February 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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Absolute joke

Emailed to ask for a viewing of a house, was called by (apparently) the head office and told it would be booked in. We arranged our day around the viewing and got excited to view what looked like a really lovely house. I got a bad feeling the day we were meant to view it as I hadn't had any confirmation email and was told that I hadn't been booked in at all. I then asked to book it in for another evening and my details were taken this time. Again, arranged our day around the viewing, didn't receive a confirmation email. Rang again and was told that it hadn't been booked in, they didn't have my details on the database and the vendor had said they only wanted people that were ready to buy to view the house and because mine is going through the process of being put on the market, that I couldn't view it. Absolute joke. Wasted so much of our time. AND they had the balls to ask if we needed an estate agent to put our house on the market - as if I would go anywhere near them now. Will be avoiding any houses that are being sold by them now and in the future.

Fiona · 29 July 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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My daughter recently bought a flat through the Devizes office. The service we received was brilliant, well beyond what I would have expected and the best I have ever received from an estate agent. Due to various factors the transaction didn't run smoothly but the team in the office gave us so much support. I'd like to particularly call out Lee, the office manager, and James Morten-Scott, the mortgage broker, for the efforts they made on our behalf. They were always there for us and nothing was too much trouble.

Martin · 10 October 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great service!

Used Allen and Harris Abingdon for my mortgage. Dealt with Aaron who was brilliant very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and actually went above and beyond in the service he delivered by giving me some great advice concerning landlord insurance. Would highly recommend using Aaron if you need a mortgage.

Ar · 14 July 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Allen and Harris - Pontcanna

Thank you Josh and team, very professional and time efficient no task was ever to difficult can’t recommend them enough.

Walter · 16 November 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Avoid company bit of a joke

Seen property of cash,prepared to make offer on receipt of home report failed to send report at 10am called 11.20 had not received as had solicitor and cash in place.failed to communicate.called back 4.30 and told house was sold only explanation was the person dealing with home reports had a dilemma.a bit of a vague company and not even a return call apologising for their actions.let down both seller and purchaser in this case.broadholm street property

Brian · 13 June 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent experience ,staff liz ,Leanne…gd team work guys

Excellent experience ,staff liz ,Leanne and Peter plus many more ! Kept regular contact to keep me updated with information of viewings ,feedback on house ,answered questions professionally, giving me options as I was feeling unsure at this difficult time ! Then smashed it with a fab offer ! Which has helped me amazingly financially! Highly recommend team 🙏 x

Suzanne · 2 February 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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Unreliable and untrustworthy.

Unreliable and untrustworthy.This company has been a source of frustration for ourselves and our landlord.We had viewings deceptively organised behind our backs while living in the property, under the guise of agents being allowed to take photos.We also confirmed our deposit return with our landlord and agent and then received no deposit or response for over two weeks.My wife was told today after getting in touch it was not there responsibility, until we provided screenshots of the same agent who lied to us previously explaining he would communicate with the landlord and get back to us then failed to do so.Completely inconsistent, incredibly stressful, unprofessional and no accountability. I would advise caution before working with or renting through this company.

Sammy · 21 February 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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AVOID at all costs

Absolutely shocking service from Senior Letting Negotiator and team, incompetent and useless.

Kimberly · 15 January 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Best estate agents

We had a really good experience with Allen and Harris team, we are based up north and getting viewings on a Saturday was always a difficult thing for us , but this team never let us down , always accommodated us and were very courteous namely John and Alex who helped us out . Big yes to go with them!!Regards Zubair

Zubair · 14 October 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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I have rented through Allen and Harris…

I have rented through Allen and Harris for a while now and I must say I am very impressed with the service I'm provided when reporting issues. Ash had been very efficient, very personable yet professional. Ash offers solutions and support throughout our email conversations along with regular updates when needed. Keep up this fab work. x

My · 21 February 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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We asked them if the property had any…

We asked them if the property had any structural issues, and even though they knew it had, they told us the opposite. We found out later when the property information form came through. So they basically breached their legal duty. So I incurred costs and survey fees, which I am now trying to reclaim back from them, but they even make this difficult. Shameful estate agent, the kind that reaffirm everyone's opinion of estate agents.

J8 · 22 April 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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The team at Allen and Harris have been superb. Nothing was too much trouble and alway there to help and advise! A special mention to Lee who has supported in a friendly and professional way when I was stressed and losing the plot. Highly recommend great service from start to finish. Thank you

Mary · 10 October 2021