Douglas Allen London reviews

★★★★★ 5/5

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The team at Douglas Allen have been really helpful in our property search. Since putting in an offer, they have been responsive and supportive with our queries and concerns. We have had a positive experience so far and have no doubt that they will continue to be professional in the next steps of our journey. Thanks in particular to Gergana, Tanya and Samuel.

Sanam · 30 August 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Amazing Team at East Ham...

I cannot recommend enough the great team at the East Ham branch of Douglas Allen. We were the buyers when using Douglas Allen. All too often in London, the agent only works hard for the seller, not in our case. Maureen and the team worked tirelessly through what was a complicated and tricky sale. There were many occasions where Maureen would be working late into the night and during her days off to ensure that the sale stayed on track. Throughout our journey buying a property, we came into contact with a lot of agents in East London. None were as friendly and professional as Maureen and the team. They all went above and beyond and totally exceeded my expectations.

JAMES · 2 July 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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What a kind and helpful man Nasir at Douglas Allen East Ham is

Although I'm not planning any immediate move, I'm nevertheless interested in keeping track of conditions in East Ham and Beckton, the areas I'm most likely to return to. I therefore decided to call a few of the local estate agents to try and get a general flavour of the current situation.The first three or four agents I spoke to were polite enough, it's true, but it soon became pretty obvious that they weren't really interested in speaking to someone who only MIGHT be coming back to East Ham to live. Then I discovered Nasir at Douglas Allen. His attitude was entirely different. The fact that I was calling about what's only a possible future move seemed not to be of any great importance to him. Not only was he happy to discuss the situation at the moment, but he actually went as far as inviting me to phone him for updates as often as I needed them.If and when I do decide to launch my move back to East London, Nasir is who I'll be calling first, that's for sure!

Jeremy · 1 July 2021

★★★★★ 4/5

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I sold my house in January this year…

I sold my house in January this year through Douglas Allen Woodford Branch. Stephen Ford handled the sale from the start and throughout the process to completion. The buyers were first timer; a bot slow and pedantic. Stephen was an excellent professional in guiding both parties to speed up the process. Towards the end the buyers were a bit niggly and Stephen offered to go a put sealant to remedy the problem over the weekend as I lived in Nottingham. He went the extra mile in concluding this sale. My sincere thanks to Stephen and Woodford Branch.

Mr · 13 April 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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highly recommend chadwell heath

easy transaction, made selling a house feel very easy with no hassle. first met Douglas Allen Chadwell heath office manager Michelle, who came to value my property which was one of the more expensive properties in the area, Michelle tailor made a bespoke marketing for my 5 bedroom property which worked a treat. we had received multiple offer within 3 weeks of marketing . Hasan had conducted all the viewings with covid precautions yet up sold the property to every viewer. we got an above asking price offer which they had negotiated and allowed me to get £10,000 more then the asking price. i cant thank Michelle & Hasan enough , highly recommend Douglas Allen chadwell heath office

Michael · 9 March 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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I found the East Ham branch to be a bit…

I found the East Ham branch to be a bit of a nightmare and somewhat manipulative, first Maureen was really charming, and I realised later pumped me for info, about the lowest price I would take and saying fixed fees that turned out to be without VAT and to have all sorts of other charges added on. So fees were way more expensive than I had thought l. On the plus side they did get a buyer really fast, before they even advertised in on line and I was stupid enough to say yes at the bottom line which was represented to be the the buyer having scraped together every penny they could. (That turns out not to be quite right as they are going to remodel the house their surveyor told me)If you agree a fixed fee they work for the person buying to secure the sale and not for you. And they will put pressure on you to meet unreasonable demands even after you ah e formally said no via your solicitor rather than point out to the buyers that they are asking for things never normally done and only days before exchange and completion. In hindsight I would never again use this firm and have real concerns about the ethics of someone who isn’t up front about fees, hides the VAT and additional charges until you get the paperwork with small print and who is open about advertising at inflated price so that buyers feel they are getting a bargainAvoid fixed fees and they might actually work for you

Elane · 8 February 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent work Linda

Excepted an offer for selling my property at the end of July. Great, but things where moving so slowly, not being updated with anything, just was left in the dark. Then Linda came on board and things started to get moving, she kept me posted and actioned everything which had to be dealt with immediately, she really bent of backwards to get things done. Eventually I completed early December with the great help from Linda.Thank you Linda for all your hard work, very much appreciated.

Belinda · 4 February 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Worst estate agents in the country

Worst estate agents in the country , dealt with barking-side office . And was gobsmacked to see how they do business , mortgage broker and manager does doggy dealings . Doesn’t have the sellers best interest at at heart . Only care about how much more cash they can make . Avoid at all costs , the broker Faisal , out right said to me give me cash to get house.

Arfan · 23 June 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great Experience

Jess, James and Kaitlin were brilliant. They provided us with a lot of information from the start, clear communication throughout and also the portal is great to track your viewings, offers, feedback etc. They were very knowledgeae about the market and even helped us by letting us know about other properties that were coming onto the market that could be a fit for us. Fee is on the high side compared to other agents but going with a cheap option isn't always the best idea as we found out prior to working with Douglas Allen.

· 14 October 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Outstanding service and support…

Outstanding service and support throughout!Given the challenges posed by COVID my girlfriend and I were delighted to secure our first home together in a swift and easy manner, thanks to the help and support of Harrison Thomas at Douglas Allen. Harrison was supportive, friendly and accommodating from day one and by far gave us the best first impression and experience out of a number of Estate Agents that we had viewings with. He helped us with his expert knowledge on the property and situation regarding the purchase and supported us throughout the process through to completion. I'm really pleased with Douglass Allen and Harrison's exceptional customer relationship skills.

Brad · 12 October 2020

★★★★★ 1/5

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AVIOD

Our experience with Douglass Allen was incredibly disappointing from start to finish. When selling our house, the property was not put on the market for three weeks and was not listed on Rightmove in a timely manner, causing unnecessary delay from the outset.

Alice · 31 January 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Douglas Allen Chadwell Heath

Hi Michelle,We are sending this kind note to thank you for helping to sell our property so quickly and during the coronavirus period.We were unsure who to go with. When we met you we knew that you would somehow obtain a sale quickly and help us through the process. The warmth and customer friendly service received was excellent. Please send our thanks to Tanya and your team, including the people at the end of the phones. Kind regards

Denese · 15 March 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Highly recommend Douglas Allen Estate agents. Sean, Rob and Karen kept me updated with the progress when selling my house. Rob recently managed to secure me a buyer at the price I required. Excellent service from the team. Thank you

Candice · 19 August 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Having bought and sold 3 houses and found the process extremely stressful and hard work, I was very much dreading having to sell my father's property through probate. With every sale/purchase, the estate agents were very much the weak link. I appreciate people can be busy but things like not calling you back when promised with significant information and giving us what we later found out to be completely false information, just displays a complete lack of respect for a customer. So much to my utter suprise Ammer Haroon was the totally different to any other agent I've dealt with. He was extremely proactive and efficient, polite and friendly. If you end up having anywhere near the service I recieved I'm sure you'd be very happy!

Steve · 12 June 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Having recently had our offer accepted on a property, Sean was very helpful in getting us a viewing, Anita was really helpful showing us around and giving us tips on how to proceed, Michael sent our offer through to the seller and then called us back to say it had been accepted, all in short order! Sean and Karen in the office were also really helpful in making our offer and acceptance plain and simple. We are now using their in house mortgage advisor and solicitors for the purchase, and everything has been so simple and straightforward, all with a friendly can-do attitude from all involved. 10/10. I honestly didn't know estate agents could be like this!

Ben · 11 March 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great Service through many challenges

We had a lot of challenges with the chain selling our property but Douglas Allen kept us informed and involved at every step, we got to a successful conclusion and the home we wanted. The customer service through the whole process was superb and took a lot of the stress away from me and my family. Even with the challenges of CoVID 19 we were able to exchange and complete as we came out of lock down.A special thanks to Chelsey Baldwin to keeping us up to date.

Philip · 4 June 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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We have rented our bungalow out via Douglas Allan, due to covid-19 we did think things would become difficult but Joanna Alexis kept us informed at all times. She found us a great tenant, and ensured everything was sorted in a timely fashion. We received our payment within a couple of days via bank transfer (which is much better than other estate agents who I have used in the past, who used to send me a cheque). Helpful, friendly and informative!

Ellen · 11 May 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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A fantastic 5* service!

When I got to view the property on Bede Road initially, I wasn't interested as such as I felt it's a property that has a lot of demand and I felt like with the competition I would not be able to win the property. I spoke to Waqas after the viewing and he suggested the VIP home finder service to me, a service where I could get into see properties before they hit the online market and he suggested to meet Faisal Noor, the in house mortgage adviser, once I became a member of the VIP service and saw Faisal to work out my maximum affordability, I made an offer on the property and it got accepted the very same day! I would highly recommend the VIP Home finder Service and would Highly recommend Douglas Allen Chadwell heath! Everything is going through smoothly and we are set to complete on the property very soon.

Muhammed · 27 March 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Highly recommend Adam and the Douglas Allen team

Adam has been very helpful, informative, polite, approachable, and whilst keeping us constantly updated about the property.Adam develops a really good relationship with the customer and understands their needs and expectations. The property we were interested about became unavailable as another customer offered more than what we did, but later on it became available again. Adam was the first one to call us immediately as he was aware of our interest on the property. He was also happy for us to revisit the property multiple times and was always happy to help.We highly recommend Adam and the Douglas Allen team.Maria & Stefanos

Maria · 12 March 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Highly recommend

Highly recommendI'm very pleased I used Ryan as my mortgage broker. As a First Time Buyer, the process was always going to be stressful as I have never gone through anything like this before, however, Ryan and the team helped ease the stress of it all.I can only say great things about my experience with Ryan. I didn’t think I could get a mortgage for the property I wanted, but Ryan secured one for me, taken the strain away throughout the process. Nothing was too much trouble for him.Ryan was quick to get back to me and held my hand throughout the whole process, providing information and recommendations for any issue encountered. Thank you thank you thank you

Zatech · 11 March 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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I was on with another local estate agent and they failed to seek my property. I chose Douglas Allen as Michael was lovely over the phone and confident he could sell my property. I’m now sold and Michael’s helping me find my new home!

Marcello · 12 May 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Chadwell Heath Branch excellent service

Chadwell Heath Branch - excellent!From the time we met Michelle we felt we could just relax and let her and her team get on with the sale of our house. We had been with another agency and basically wasted the whole summer. In 3 days Michelle and the Chadwell Heath team booked in 60 viewings for the open day, then sent round 2 agents to greet the viewers while we left them to it. It was amazing, we walked away seeing queues of interested buyers on our drive. We love the online service, you can see the offers coming in and they certainly did, for the asking price and more. Our house sold to a buyer from the open day, basically 3 days to sell it. The team continue to help with regular weekly updates on each stage of the sale process. As we move towards the finish line, a big thank you to Michelle and her sales team plus Charlotte and Tanya for the updates. Have already recommended you to friends and neighbours.

G · 29 January 2020

★★★★★ 5/5

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Worked with Anita who has been extremely attentive and professional throughout. I've had a few disappointments and Anita has been guiding me through and encouraging my to view a range of properties. She spotted the flat I'm about to buy and really encouraged me to view. Anita is also personable, polite and very knowledgeable. 5 stars for her.

Tessa · 12 June 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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I identified three estate agents and decided to opt for Douglas Allen due to the engagement I had with Sean Corrigan. He was courteous, friendly, knowledgeable, and took the time to answer the many questions I had. I was further impressed by Sean's patience and that of the wider team at Douglas Allen. I was delayed putting my property up for sale but at no point did they bombard me with communications, instead they checked in and offered support if I needed it, and invited me to contact them when and if I was ready. As such, I'd highly recommend Sean and team to anyone looking for an estate agent.

Alyssa · 12 February 2024