Trusted Agent profile · Helensburgh
★★★★★
232 reviews across 2 platforms
20 Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh, G84 8AD, G84 8AD
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Allen & Harris's office in Helensburgh, at 20 Colquhoun Square, is rated 2.9 out of 5 across 232 reviews on two platforms, including 35 Google reviews rated 4.5.
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5/5
TrustpilotBest estate agent ever
I used Allen and Harris to purchase a house and Connor Sherman was my estate agent. He was so friendly and helpful. Kept me updated throughout the whole process and would chase up any enquiries that I had immediately.Also, Liam Tresillian, the mortgage broker at Allen and Harris, was extremely helpful and found me the best mortgage deal. I highly recommend using Allen and Harris.
5/5
GoogleI recently sold my flat with Allen and Harris in Helensburgh. I cannot fault the professional service I received, from the Home Report, to the viewings, the offers and the sale. The agent assigned to me, Patricia Dean went above and beyond to assist me and she kept me up to date every step of the way. I could call her anytime if I had a question and she always responded promptly with a cheerful, helpful, friendly attitude. If Tricia wasn't there one of the other team members was always happy to help. Even the after care service is second to none. I cannot recommend Allen and Harris Helensburgh, and particularly Tricia, highly enough.
1/5
TrustpilotTERRIBLE
That’s is me again. After a very stressful negotiation with this company we decided to continue in the purchase of the apartment and couldn’t be worst. After a lack of information in the home report that builds with more than 4 floors bead to have lift by new regulations and just a few lenders accept to mortgage apartments in 5 floors without lift we got one. Lender tried 3 times to organise the service but Alen and Harris have not organised the appointment so they came to us telling the seller will put apartment back to market. Terrible service,terrible organisation, terrible customer service. Maybe now they will sell to their friend.
5/5
GoogleGreat service from the Allen and Harris team in the sale of our home. Mark was our very friendly Estate Agent who provided sound advice and great communication throughout. Brogan was our Mortgage Advisor and helped ensure we got the best deals for us in our mortgage and insurance policies. Great staff. Highly recommended.
Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to provide our Helensburgh team with a 5-star review. We are so happy to hear Brogan and the rest of the team helped you every step of the way with great service. If you ever require anything else from our team, we will be more than happy to help.
5/5
TrustpilotAllen and Harris Abingdon, Oxon
Allen and Harris Abingdon were the agents for our onward purchase. Firstly Katherine and then Gemma were really good at keeping us informed what was happening. Much better than the agents who were selling our property. On what was a very long ongoing sale and purchase through no fault of Allen and Harris Gemma worked hard at trying to keep the chain active and to find solutions to push things on. She was always a pleasure to chat to and at the times things were not going well for us a positive voice to talk to. Thank you Gemma and Katherine
5/5
TrustpilotThank you Maisy and Olly.
A big thank you to Maisy for her kindness, patience and professionalism throughout our buying experience this week. We are moving into Shepton Mallet from Jersey (although my husband was born here) and only had a week to view properties during half term as I am a teacher. On arrival we didn't think that we could be in a position to put in an offer as although we have sold a property at home it hasnt been fully processed....Maisy has made this totally possible for us and we are now really excited to start our new life here soon.Olly was also great at the start of this weeks journey and yesterday when offers were being discussed.From beginning to today when our offer was accepted we have been 100% happy with Allen And Harris.Thank you all 😚
1/5
TrustpilotThis company have breached GDPR by…
This company have breached GDPR by exposing private information on their computer screens facing the shop window. They have also been very rude to anyone who has pointed this out to them. Abingdon.
1/5
TrustpilotLIARS,MONEY HUNGRY DISHONEST
PORT TALBOT OFFICE - The worst experience I've ever had with an estate. I had a pleasant viewing with the owner who showed me around when the estate agent wasn't available. Loved the house a d spent 2 hours chatting with the owner who seemed more than keen to sell to me, even asked me to exchange numbers to keep each other updated as this agent allowed his last sale to fall through and never notified him.Later the same day I txt the owner and offered full asking, telling him he could take as much time as needed to decide. He replied instantly and accepted. I emailed the agent and formally submitted my offer as well as my mortgage in principle proof of funds (far more than enough to Substantiate my offer) I phoned the next working day a d the agent Sarah Rowlands was instantly offish and dismissive, huffing down the phone and acting completely put out that I had called. She was annoyed me and the owner had contact and told me nothing had been accepted and viewings would go ahead still.I heard nothing til I was contacted by Rachel in there mortgage team. I told them I had already got a lender I was happy with but was pushed in to chatting with her anyway. After talking through the mortgage info I was then called yo say my offer was accepted and it would be taken off the market....that was until dat laterite Rachel had decided upon herself to go behind my back and speak to my lender and tell me they wouldn't lend to me...pure rubbish, i had personal contact with my lender and was told that agents tend to use intimidating and bullying tactics to force people to pay for their services.As soon as I refused to pay for the agents in house mortgage service I was ghosted and then told my offer had been gazumped and owner stopped contact. I took it as a blessing in disguise as I would never deal with Sarah or Rachel or this crooked company. A week after that I wascontactedby the owner again who assumee I was still buying...I had to be the one to tell him that his agents lied to him and me and that I was messed around and they declined my offer without his knowledge.Avoid these unprofessional,dishonest,useless, crooked liars at all cost!!!
1/5
TrustpilotCharity Shop Sue needs to help them.
Charity Shop Sue could show this lot a few things about management. Broker was an imbecile, couldn’t get him off the phone until we paid, then couldn’t get him on the phone. His manager was a nylon shirt wearing narcissist. They caused delay, drift, and endless stress. Avoid like the plague. Financial ombudsman here we come.
5/5
TrustpilotVery highly recommend Allen and Harris
Very highly recommend Allen and Harris. Communication was plenty. Good Advice, All Thanks for the Patience of Matthew at A&H. Professional, friendly service. All made a very difficult time for me and my family. In parting with my late parents home. Thank you so much for everything
5/5
TrustpilotFirst time buyers - Excellent team
We were buying as first time buyers, we had no idea what we were meant to be doing and when. Our sale wasn't the easiest due to many complications from the developers, but Carly and the team really went above and beyond for us. I was able to call nearly every other day and they'd all be cheerful, tell me I am not a fool for constantly chasing, and just being absolutely lovely. I highly recommend Allen and Harris! Their customer service is on another level and they would bend over backwards if that would help the process move smoother.
5/5
TrustpilotTeam Corsham - Amazing Service!
Team CorshamThe Corsham branch have been absolutely amazing, selling our house and proactively supporting us in the dreaded “chain”.Courtney has been an absolute 🌟, like a dog with a bone when faced with dealing with a shocking estate agent at the bottom of the chain, and an arrogant and useless solicitor in the middle! She was amazing in keeping the top of the chain fully informed and worked tirelessly and cohesively with estate agents to get the chain across the line.Sarah and Beth have been fab too, always at the end of the phone to listen to our concerns and act accordingly.Thanks Team Corsham for helping us realise our dream!From: Team Neston 😜
1/5
TrustpilotVery little communication. AVOID!!
Avoid this company at all costs. I used the PPAISLEY branch, I was misquoted on the fee cost and over quoted on the value of my property. So, it cost me MORE to sell and my property was worth LESS than they said. After taking time off work to allow Allen & Harris' photographer in my property I ended up asking them to use my own photographs. I was told I would be contacted once a week with an update, but this rarely happened. Prior to my flat selling I hadn't heard anything for over 3 weeks. I has to ask them to check viewers were actually viewing a property that fitted they're search criteria. A constant reason a buyer wasn't interested was that it was in the wrong area. Goodness sake! Google maps!! Check with the buyer where they DO want to stay!! That was beyond strange, why view somewhere that is not in your search area? I honestly doubted half my viewers even existed. Weekly calls from the office from Leanne soon stopped, these calls were embarrassing as Gary who sold me on using Allen & Harris had assured me that my property was in high demand. This was obviously not the case OR this company were not doing their job. I eventually had to chase up this company to make sure they were doing all they could to sell my property. I think they were more relieved my property sold than I was, I got ONE phone call to say an offer was being initiated and that was the last I heard from them. Everything then came thro my solicitor. They did practically NOTHING to earn their over-rated fee. Avoid this company at all costs. I have only awarded 1 star as there is no option to give ZERO.
5/5
TrustpilotWonderful company to deal with
From the initial meeting to the conclusion the Ayr office were fantastic Caitlin, Ben and Allan were calming and reassuring at all stages. I am the anxious type so their management and constant updates were very welcome. I wish I had gone with their lawyers too in retrospect. I would not hesitate to deal with them again!!
1/5
TrustpilotWould give zero if I could
Would give zero if I could. We had lots of issues with the house and the estate agents just ghosted us. To this day, they still owe me money for the keys because they couldn't even manage to get keys cut right (never heard of checking?). I keep asking when it will be returned and Lewis just says "I will get back to you". Special shoutout to Lewis for being particularly useless on this matter and for maintenance issues overall. They left us with broken furniture for a whole year- they kept saying they would send someone to fix it but never did. The house had an awful mould problem- they sent someone over to give quotes to install extractor fan in bathroom but nothing came of that. They tried to milk money out of the deposit but we argued so they backed out (their claims had no merit). Would not recommend. They don't check that houses are suitable to live in, and they don't respond or care if there's an issue with the house. Not responsible, practical, or reliable.
5/5
GoogleAs Buyers and new to the area, the Helensburgh team provided us with a great amount of knowledge to the area and surrounding areas of property available. They treated us with respect and didn’t just work in the best interested to the seller. Although we were not selling property, we felt that the service was exemplary and ensured we had access to viewings as and when they became available. Their communication between buyer and seller was paramount and we would not hesitate to be in partnership with Allen & Harris in future. Thank you so much to Chloe, Mark and Tricia for your amazing support and service! Many thanks ‘The Mitchell Family’
5/5
GoogleI had a poor experience with an alternative estate agent and thankfully moved my house sale to Allen and Harris in Helensburgh. The experience could not have been more different. Mark Docherty and his team are fantastic. Professional, dedicated, trustworthy, friendly and knowledgeable about the area, I had more viewings and offers in two weeks than I had in 9 months elsewhere. There "going above and beyond" ethic is exemplary, and I would recommend them to anyone. You will be in safe hands. Thank you Mark.
1/5
TrustpilotI rang their rose hill branch to let…
I rang their rose hill branch to let them know a property they are managing has a sofa outside which is causing an eyesore and was put through to the manager. She spoke to me so rudely, refused to help and hung up on me.
1/5
TrustpilotRude and abrupt - Clarkston Branch
I have been waiting a month for a call back with more information. I found a couple times over the month and got told that I would be called back. I phoned today and the lady was rude and abrupt, saying they already phoned - which they did not. This whole experience has made us never want to use them.
1/5
TrustpilotShady, sneaky, dishonest.
Hope to never have to deal with this company again. This company work only for their own self-interest and not for their clients. Purposefully deceitful in order to bump up offers and sabotage accepted offers that they aren't happy with. Avoid.
1/5
TrustpilotThis 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!
1/5
TrustpilotDreadful 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
1/5
TrustpilotThe 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
1/5
TrustpilotHad 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.
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