Hopkins Homes Down Field reviews

★★★★★ 5/5

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FIRST TIME BUYER

FIRST TIME BUYERI recently bought my first house at Hopkins development in Barrow in Suffolk and would not have been able to do it without Alison (sales) and John (site manager). I am incredibly grateful for their support and guidance through the entire process. I bought before lockdown and was on the edge of pulling out once the pandemic hit, but their support enabled me to complete through this stressful time. For a first time buyer it can all be very intimidating and overwhelming, but Alison and John made sure I was comfortable and went above and beyond throughout. Would highly highly recommend :)Ella

Ella · 17 July 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Church farm

Great service throughout the purchase of our property with Grace.

Paul · 3 February 2026

★★★★★ 2/5

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Room for improvement

Kind sales man, but the overall experience was difficult. There were a number of issues with the processing of the sale, errors on the grounds and imperfections on the house which have yet to be resolved. The house itself is well built and a lovely design, the estate is well kept and I am sure once finished, will be high quality. But the process of buying a house with Hopkins and the level of support, delays and miscommunication within their company was tedious and added extra stress to the process of moving.

Miss · 29 June 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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Very poor customer service

Very poor customer service. I had a pipe erode from the inside that caused a great deal of water damage.Their customer service did not care at all. Their staff are hardened, I imagain as they get so many complaints. They also have a high turn over of staff and they do not follow up once a member of staff leave. Think as to if you want to buy a house from people like this! its the biggest investment of your life! meanwhile, Mr Hopkines is in the rich list!read this whilst you can, as reviews like this are often removed very fast! proving yoru cant trust Trustpilot. i have a scrren shot of this review to show what i mean on my blog!

Grant · 24 April 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Fantastic house buying experience.

I first looked at the Willowbrook homes over a year ago but thought they would be out of my reach. Once my own house was (finally) sold I had a look at a Meadowsweet and fell in love with it.Without wanting to get my hopes up I spoke to Ashley who was so helpful...she recommended an excellent mortgage advisor and it all seems to be falling into place.I signed reservation papers yesterday! Ashley was thorough and patient answering my many questions. All being well I should be in my new home by Easter.Thank you!

MCP · 11 February 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent customer service and “home”!

I deeply care about this kind of reviews that’s why I'm writing now, I mean 6 months after moving. I read the reviews before buying my home and I decided not to buy. I was considering another new built one which built outside of Ely. I wanted to pop in Hopkin’s sales Office for the last time and Sharon Stone did her best to persuade me. First of all, I want to thank her very much, because if she did not explain to me what kind of houses are the Hopkin’s one, I would not live here, in my lovely home. If I did not meet her, I would be living in another place. Thanks, Sharon, a lot.Hopkin’s Homes delivered my home at the exact day that they promised. There were some little incompleteness or faults but the important part was they tried to compensate every detail with their hearts and souls. I was dealing these things with Jason and Lindsay but I can declare that all the staff were kind and they were dedicating themselves. Thanks a lot to all of them.The corruptions start at the top. In other words, I think that the behaviour of the head of the company affects all company employees. Companies that treat their customers like their families will always remain. Thank you very much Hopkins Homes.

EE · 12 November 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Shaun was very kind and helpful…

Shaun was very kind and helpful throughout the process of securing and moving into my flat. He consistently responded in a timely manner, is approachable, friendly, and provided me with clear and accurate information. Considering I was a first time buyer I quickly gave Shaun my full trust and felt very much at ease throughout the whole process.Highly recommend speaking with Shaun regarding any properties on the St Georges Place development in Sprowston, Norwich. The aftercare since buying the property has been fantastic as well.

Jack · 28 October 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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First time buyers - Saxon Meadow

As first time buyers we had little knowledge/experience of buying a house, however from the first time we stepped into the sales office at Saxon Meadow Katie (Sales Executive at the Saxon Meadow), made us feel at ease. Katie has been so helpful throughout the process from reserving our plot, to picking our choices & completing on our very first home. She talked through the whole process with us and answered any questions we had, however big or small. Hopkins Homes also suggested Gotolee and JustMortgages, Katie introduced us to both Jade & Fiona (who were both amazing!), it made our experience that much smoother!On familiarisation day & completion day the site managers & Katie were both on hand to answer any questions we had.Thank you Katie & Hopkins Homes for helping us buy our first home - we LOVE it!

Lauren · 29 September 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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We love Mill Grove!

We love our new home in Mill Grove, Stowmarket! Jacqui was amazing helping us navigate the purchase on line, by phone from America with a 7/8 hour time difference during a pandemic. Her patience and knowledge of the purchasing process greatly reduced our level of stress. The on site manager Jason and the various other onsite staff have been extremely helpful with our move. We are so happy to be home.

Stephanie · 20 December 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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St James Park Ely

We have had a wonderful experience with Hopkins Homes from the moment we reserved to completion. Sharon the sales consultant has been amazing to have as a go to person. She kept us informed and helped us throughout the process from start to finish. She made the whole process of buying the house very easy for us. Sharon is such a warm, helpful, approachable and trustworthy person. The finishing of our house is to high standards and the personal touches has also made it a beautiful family home to live in. My hubby and I are very impressed with Sharon and Hopkins homes Ely team and would highly recommend them.

Lola · 15 September 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Hopkins Homes gave us the perfect house buying experience

We found buying a house at St Georges Place, Sprowston was easy with the help of Hopkins Homes. We were looking to buy our first home together from the proceeds of the flats we were each living in. Having researched our options, we were looking for a three-bedroom home in our local area of Sprowston, Norfolk. Having looked at a number of older properties, we both agreed that we would prefer to buy a new home.Both of us had bought our current flats new, and we felt that we can never be sure of what we’re getting when you buy an older home. There are no guarantees about the boiler, electrics or other maintenance issues. When you buy a new home, the developers are on hand to fix anything you might not be happy with. There’s also something really nice about being the only people to have lived in a house.We visited a number of new developments in the area but hadn’t found the right home, one three-bedroom house, with another developer, looked good but had a tiny garden. We then disregarded another development because of a rude and dismissive sales consultant!Then we came across Hopkins Homes’ St George’s Place development in summer 2018 and instantly liked how it looked, the care they took with both external and internal features set them apart from the others. Sales consultant Shaun quickly found us a lovely three-bedroom home. We knew we didn’t want a town-house style property, and Shaun showed us a lovely two-storey home with a huge, south facing garden. We knew it would be perfect. We wanted to reserve it straight away, but unfortunately you can’t make a reservation until you’ve sold your existing property, and in our case that meant BOTH properties.Luckily, my flat sold within two weeks the other a couple of weeks after that and for a price we were both happy with.Once we had successfully reserved our new home, the rest was plain sailing. Our properties sold without a hitch in October and we got on with choosing the kitchen, flooring and restroom tiles as our house continued construction. By the end of February 2019, we had moved in. We love it, it’s just perfect. It’s so good to have an upstairs! I work from home so one of the bedrooms is now my office, then we have a guest room and the main bedroom. We’re also enjoying having a parking area and a garage for the first time. We’re looking forward to getting the garden done so that we can really enjoy it in the summer.Buying with Hopkins Homes was a great decision. The only stress was the rush to sell our properties. Shaun has been amazing throughout, and everything has gone so smoothly. He didn’t dismiss these two young people that had walked through his door, not having put their properties on the market yet. He was helpful, supportive and positive, which helped us move forward and get us our beautiful new home. I know lots of people who have stories to tell about buying a new home, but I’ve never heard a bad word about Hopkins Homes, now I can see why!”

Miss · 20 August 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Wonderful customer service at Hopkins Homes (Capel St Mary)

Well, where do we start. Visiting the Saxon Meadow sales office in Capel St Mary, Katie Vinyard the Sales Executive welcomed us with a smile and was very professional in her manner, showing enthusiasm and above all care and understanding. We only went into the sales office to look at the plans but 45 minutes later, after being by Katie, we were safety inducted before going onto site to look at a property that caught our eye.We put a deposit down straight away but everything was not plain sailing because of the chain we were in. Katie helped us out immensely, arranging everything from utility bills Gas, Electricity, water, bin collection etc also introducing us to Jade Shelton and her team from Gotelee Solicitors who were immense. We bought a new home 4 years previous with another company and it was no comparison to how good this experience is with Hopkins Homes. So I would highly recommend that if you are considering moving in the near future, pop into the Sales office at Capel St Mary and speak to Katie, who always welcomes you with a smile and bubbly personality. The homes are of a very high standard are situated in a lovely village that has a lovely feel about it. Katie and Ann were at our beckon call when we needed advise or information and presented us with a bottle of Champers curtsy of Hopkins home when picking up our keys.

Tonywhu247 · 30 July 2019

★★★★★ 4/5

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House was completed to a good standard

House was completed to a good standard, no big issues. Only a few minor things that were quickly corrected (cracked fence post, sticking door). Only very minor complaints, e.g. not including soft close toilet lids, lack of tiling, paint knocking very easily on walls, which could be true of other new houses. All round quite happy, they obviously take pride in what they build and do not try to cram on as many as they can in a small area like some other house developers.

Richard · 22 July 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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First class

We have been lucky enough to purchase a Hopkins Home at Nightingale Meadow in Leiston. From start to finish, Alison Swain, has been superb. Her friendliness, enthusiasm and professionalism are first class. Nothing is too much trouble. Any small issues which have occurred have quickly been dealt with. The house itself is really lovely, with an eye to detail. And a fabulous location. Alison is a credit to the company and helped make the whole process easy and exciting. Lynne and Brian Darley

Lynne · 7 July 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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We recently bought a new home at… Nightingale Meadows

We recently bought a new home at Nightingale Meadows, Leiston. The whole process from first viewing the house to getting the keys went very very smoothly. The sales executive Alison Swain was very helpful and very efficient, she was knowledgeable of the development, and only too happy to don her wellies to take us on a tour of the development. Thanks to the hard work of Alison and a local firm of solicitors, the whole process from viewing to getting the keys took only 19 days. Thanks again, Debra and Bill Dyer

A customer · 6 June 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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We have loved buying our first home.

We have loved buying our first home from Hopkins Homes. From the first viewing, Jacqui was really helpful; walking us through everything step by step and responding very quickly to any queries. Our house is wonderful and any little things we have needed (such as a replacement bulb) have been quickly accommodated. From the smooth process to the little details, Hopkins has lived up to its reputation of a high quality developer. Thank you.

Kori · 3 April 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Jacqui Spicer at Hopkin Homes in…

Jacqui Spicer at Hopkin Homes in Stowmarket is an absolute superwomen! Helpful, friendly and incredibly attentive, As a first time buyer, I am sure it would’ve taken half a year to get papers signed and sealed! Jacqui was amazing with how attentive she was and how quickly she would get the job done for us. I can not fault her or Hopkin Homes for everything we now have! 5 stars well earned!

C · 8 August 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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St James Park, Ely

Currently about to complete in Ely. Delighted with the property and how it has progressed with quality in mind and not been rushed. Sharon the Sales Consultant has been very helpful all the way through and lovely to have as a point of contact, also very accommodating to our changes and requests. The site team of Lindsay, Mike and Ken are great have been equally great and clearly take a lot of care and pride in what they do. Would definitely recommend HH based on everything to date, they are a class above other house builders in the region. Will post again 4 weeks after we’ve moved in but feeling confident.

Jack · 7 February 2019

★★★★★ 1/5

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Squashy development, poor noise insulation from cars and neighbours

IP4, St Peter's Place ( Griffiths Close / Willis Cresent ) in Ipswich is a squashy development, some areas have no paths, the roads are also very narrow and so vehcile noise can be very loud and you can hear people in the street clearly. Many houses on top of each other and at right angles to each other, so you can hear your neighbours even if they aren't attached to you. Now the council are looking to build a homeless unit opposite.The roads on the development are narrow and there isn't enough parking as most of the homes and flats have only one space. So you get a lot of cars, particularly at weekends blocking the narrow roads. I am not sure how the development got planning permission as there is a major parking problem on the development. The Council should learn from this and force developers to provide adequate parking spaces in developments. The current situation makes it dangerous for families to walk in the development as you often get cars coming round bends on the wrong side of the road and some parts of the develipment do not have pavements, just a road. All in all, it's messed up.

James · 6 January 2019

★★★★★ 5/5

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Highly recommended!

We bought our new Hopkins home in January 2024. Although the heating wasn’t working when we moved in, Hopkins went out of their way to get things sorted. Everyone, including the office staff right down to the ground workers were very helpful and friendly. It’s understandable to expect a snag list when buying a new house, which we did but any problems were sorted out quickly and efficiently. We have no complaints and would definitely recommend Hopkins Homes to other people. In our opinion the house is well designed, the layout is excellent with four good sized bedrooms, plenty of loos and a huge well appointed kitchen dining area.

Johnandlinda · 22 October 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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I would love to thank Shaun Tate from…

I would love to thank Shaun Tate from st Georges place Sprowston he has been apart of my family through hard times and great times never sad or upset with our constant calls and emails and visits always ready to help us with a very warm smile and honest nature .. never turns you away or to busy to help .. Shaun thank you truly you are a credit to Hopkins homes ..

LJ · 22 February 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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What a fantastic experience buying with…

What a fantastic experience buying with Hopkins for my first ever home. Their communication with myself and recommendation of financial advisors and solicitors were greatly appreciated. They have contributed to the smooth running of my exchange. I would recommend Hopkins homes to anyone - Mandy in the sales office (Alconbury Weald) has been phenomenal. Excellent communication and highly professional - I cannot wait until my completion of my new home. Thank you.

Hannah · 15 May 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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A big thank you to Brandon at millers gate.…

A big thank you to Brandon at millers gate he has been more than helpful keeps us informed of any updates was very patient with all my questions. I am looking forward to completion and hope you call in to see finished result , we wish you well in your new position I’m sure you will do well.

Clare · 24 November 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Shaun Tate has been utterly awesome…

Shaun Tate has been utterly awesome looking after us every step of the way buying our Hopkins home. He’s kept us informed and updated every step of the way and as we approach completion we are getting very excited about experiencing the high quality finish Hopkins are. Known for (no pressure!) it’s been a wonderful experience and we can’t wait to start living in our wonderful new home.

Jessica · 3 July 2021