97% sales valuation accuracy
97% sales fee satisfaction
Helmores Estate Agents are a forward thinking, hardworking, national award winning independent firm based in heart of Devon having been in property for over 300 years. The business was started in 1699 and has been handed down from father to son for 3 centuries. Today, we offer a very wide range of property ...
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Helmores Estate Agents are a forward thinking, hardworking, national award winning independent firm based in heart of Devon having been in property for over 300 years. The business was started in 1699 and has been handed down from father to son for 3 centuries. Today, we offer a very wide range of property services from our large High Street offices including property sales and valuations, land & planning services, new homes, and a large rental department. We are the top selling agent in our area, and we have sold more properties in Crediton and surrounds than all the other local estate agents put together! We were voted The Sunday Times Estate Agency of the Year in 2013, 2014 and 2015 for Best Single Office in the South West. In 2014 we also won bronze awards for Best Agent to Work for and Best Innovation.
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1st Apr 2021
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14th Feb 2021
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21st Dec 2020
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21st Feb 2020
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13th Feb 2020
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29th Nov 2019
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Performance Statistics
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
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| Sales | 97% | 97% | £28,500 | £2,450,000 |
Review statistics
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | Other | |||||
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| 30 | 0 | 86 | 2 | 334 | 2 | 296 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Areas covered
- EX17
- Devon
- EX16
- EX18
- EX19
- EX20
- EX1
- EX2
- EX4
- EX5
- EX6
Address
111-112 High Street
Crediton
Devon
EX17 3LF
01363777999
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- Sales
- Lettings
- Block Management
- Surveys
- Conveyancing
- Mortgage Advice
- Home Builder
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Jan 19,2018
Jan 19,2018
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Helmores are a great team, they know the area well and their knowledge is extremely helpful to both buyers and sellers. They have been friendly, helpful and extremely professional and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them....
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Fair
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Jan 18,2018
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What a team Loren should be higher up the scale this lady has been our only person that has helped up and beyond what was expected on a difficult sale. My other thanks is to Becky when at times we have been frustrated and probably ...
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Jan 18,2018
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We are very please with the customer service that we have received and both Loren and Rona kept us updated with everything. Always happy to answer our questions and call to keep us in the loop. Thank you :)...
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Jan 06,2018
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We sold our property through Helmores, Loren and Becky were extremely helpful throughout the process. Despite the property being on the market for some time, they were both attentive and kept us up to date with any potential offers, as well as giving us advice ...
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The fees were clearly outlines at the start and were very competitive - very good value for money.
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Jan 05,2018
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Becky and Lauren have been extremely helpful during process of the purchase of our new house. They are always willing to explain things that we didn't understand,offer advice and recommendations. Keeping us up to date and fully informed along the way. Thank you for ...
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Jan 05,2018
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Our house sold quite quickly after being on the market for the second time with Helmores despite it being slightly quirky and other houses in the village not selling. I was very happy with the service I got from Rona on my sale and from ...
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They honoured the fees agreed previously with them when our house was on the market previously. They are competitive to other agents we had to value our house.
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Jan 02,2018
Jan 02,2018
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We spent a year finding a property to buy in Devon and dealt with many Estate Agents in the process. Becky and Loren at Helmores were by far the nicest and a pleasure to work with. Both were always very friendly and Loren was extremely ...
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Jan 02,2018
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Fantastic service. Mike was extremely professional and helpful, he worked hard to get us a good tenant. We've used other letting agents in the past but never again, it will always be Helmores from now on! Couldn't fault the service. Thank you so much....
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Jan 02,2018
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It was a pleasure dealing with Rona and Loren. They were both helpful, proactive, honest and friendly. I would recommend Helmores to anyone buying or selling in the area based on my experience....
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Dec 29,2017
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Loren and James worked tirelessly and professionally to bring about the sale of our house.
We were grateful for their positivity and understanding during what was a stressful process....
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Dec 15,2017
Dec 15,2017
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James and Loren have both been extremely patient, understanding and efficient during our very long search for a new house. They have always been extremely friendly and professional and overall I would recommend Helmores....
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Dec 14,2017
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Loren and James were extremely helpful throughout our purchase especially as we were moving long distance. They continually stayed on top of the sale to make sure that the chain completed successfully, and were helpful in making arrangements for picking up keys over the weekend. ...
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Dec 14,2017
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I would recommend Gill because from the first time we met she made us feel at ease selecting a property to rent. We were moving long distance and her reassurance was much appreciated. She was fair and honest when viewing property with us. She is ...
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Not the most expensive around.
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Dec 13,2017
Dec 13,2017
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We sold our house through Helmores and our purchase was also through them. We have had such a positive experience with Helmores particularly with Loren, she has been absolutely fantastic. There was a lot of going backwards and forwards between ourselves and our buyers and ...
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Dec 13,2017
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We have just sold our house through Helmores. Rona was fantastic, she is particularly good at remembering which potential buyers are looking for a certain type of property and is very proactive in organising viewings accordingly. She was easy to communicate with, both via phone ...
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Dec 12,2017
Dec 12,2017
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After a few ups and downs with the property we were looking to purchase everything went through relatively smoothly in the end. Any information we needed was quickly answered by either James or Loren and Loren in particular was extremely helpful in chasing up things ...
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Dec 09,2017
Dec 09,2017
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We sold our house through Helmores, Crediton Branch. All staff were polite and helpful. Loren Eginton was our main contact and kept us up to date throughout, liaising with both the purchasers Solicitors & our own. She was very attentive to us, as customers & we would ...
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A very fair price for the work done.
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Dec 08,2017
Dec 08,2017
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Great communication throughout, even when things were sticking at the bottom of our chain. Loren thank you so much for your liaison up and down the chain with the other agents and solicitors and keeping us updated throughout. Stepping in and helping to search for ...
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Dec 06,2017
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James has been great throughout our very long search for a property! He has always managed to sort us an appointment to view a property and has always been on the end of the phone, a fantastic middle man between buyer and seller! Both Loren ...
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Dec 06,2017
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first class service from an excellent team and a well organised and well thought of and forward thinking firm of estate agents. Loren and Becky were interested,helpful and excellent at their jobs....
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I would prefer to pay no fees but in this day and age this is somewhat unrealistic! At the end of the day,the service and success obtained depends on what you pay. Good value.
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Dec 02,2017
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As difficult pushy clients the staff of Credit on handled our purchase very well.
As the middle men between solicitors not proceeding fast enough they were superb....
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Nov 30,2017
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I was extremely pleased with the way Gill dealt with all my queries ans how she viewed the property, so that I knew what needed to be done. A new tenant was found quickly and efficiently. The whole process ran smoothly and well....
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reasonable
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Nov 28,2017
Nov 28,2017
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Gill gave me all of the information I needed to make my decision. She was helpful and friendly and interested in what I was doing. Great communication, professional and efficient....
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Fine
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Nov 28,2017
Nov 28,2017
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Gill was very helpful from the first viewing of our new house, dealing efficiently and very quickly with all our questions and the whole process was easy and stress-free. I would recommend this agent and would use again in future if I need to....
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Reasonable and more affordable than other agent's used previously.
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Nov 24,2017
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Hellmores were absolutely fantastic throughout out purchasing process. As a first-time buyer, the most important element for me was the level and quality of communications. I always received quick replies, and was kept up-to-speed every step of the way. There was a great deal of ...
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Nov 22,2017
Nov 22,2017
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Helmores offered an efficient service and they managed a large number of viewings in a short space of time resulting in an offer being made very soon after the property went up for sale. As the sale proceeded, I appreciated them being the link between ...
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Nov 20,2017
Nov 20,2017
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Many thanks to Rona and Loren and congratulations on a first class job both with selling our property and the purchase of our new property we are more than satisfied with all the work and dedication you have put in has been second to none .
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Reasonable in todays world.
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Nov 20,2017
Nov 20,2017
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They have been extremely helpful through out the whole experiance! Moved in to our first home with ease and no problems, anything we asked/ needed they came back to us as quickly as possible and with helpful answers....
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Assuming they are average wouldn't know as it's the first time renting.
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Nov 15,2017
Nov 15,2017
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Helmores have been absolutely first class throughout selling our house, and buying another. All staff were 100% professional at all times. They gave just enough help, but weren't pushy at all. I was only allowed to pick 2 staff members in this review, but I'd like to ...
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Nov 14,2017
Nov 14,2017
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We used Helmores to view several properties and received regular updates from them. We were fortunate enough to be contacted by James when a property we missed out on was coming back to the market and were able to see it and secure it almost ...
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Last updated at 10:18 AM 08/01/2016 by George Clover
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