Estate Agents in Northampton

Estate Agents in Northampton

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littlegearl

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3,139 posts

264 months

Tuesday 17th February 2009
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Please help a fellow pistonheader in need, i am desperately trying to rent a property in Northampton and i'm simply not having any luck from the useless bunch that call themselves estate agents!

i enquire about a house i like and if i get contacted back the house has always "just gone", that's if i get contacted back... the quickest response has been 7 hours so far!

one of the estate agents did phone me last week and said the house i enquired about had gone but they had another one just like it blah blah blah, "great" said i, send me over the details and if i like it i'll phone you to arrange a viewing...

...that was a week ago and she still hasn't!

found another house i like this week and the landlord won't take two single men as tennants, why not?

so my plea to the good people of pistonheads is this, if you are an estate agent or know of an estate agent then please help me find a house so i can move!!!

missdiane

13,993 posts

256 months

Tuesday 17th February 2009
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There is two houses opposite both up for rent, estate agents are:
bairstow eves
town and country
michael graham
and
chalkys property

littlegearl

Original Poster:

3,139 posts

264 months

Tuesday 17th February 2009
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how do? wavey

you don't know if they're any good do you? as the one's i've been dealing with so far are crap!

btw, looking to move to the hunsbury side of town for transport links...

missdiane

13,993 posts

256 months

Tuesday 17th February 2009
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wavey

We have only used Merrys before, so only they would be recommended from me

cpas

1,661 posts

247 months

Tuesday 17th February 2009
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Have you tried Rightmove on the web?

stormin

1,304 posts

218 months

Tuesday 17th February 2009
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Is Blisworth too far out? House next to me is empty at the moment, I'll pm the details to you when I get home in the morning if your interested.

littlegearl

Original Poster:

3,139 posts

264 months

Wednesday 18th February 2009
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i've tried all the online websites and have tried contacting the estate agents on properties i'm interested in by phone and email and got a very poor level of response!

today i walked up and down bridge street going to EVERY estate agent there (there is about 10!) and got an alarming variable in the level of help i recieved!!!

one person i had to almost force to take my details, another i didn't even bother leaving anything, yet another said "ok, so we have this which is out of your budget but i reckon we could squeeze it alot closer if you're interested..."

i'm not one of those people who go "i'm looking to buy therefore you should be falling over for my business" but i did expect a *little* more help than i recieved... i'm about to sit down with my housemate and trawl though the info to see if anything fits the bill!

stormin said:
Is Blisworth too far out? House next to me is empty at the moment, I'll pm the details to you when I get home in the morning if your interested.
probably fine, i've only got to commute to the centre of northampton and my housemate works in MK so should be ok, i'm looking for 3 bedrooms and a garage though!

you're also quite brave suggesting someone should live by you, i could be the neighbour from hell!*

  • i'm not.

stormin

1,304 posts

218 months

Wednesday 18th February 2009
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littlegearl said:
stormin said:
Is Blisworth too far out? House next to me is empty at the moment, I'll pm the details to you when I get home in the morning if your interested.
probably fine, i've only got to commute to the centre of northampton and my housemate works in MK so should be ok, i'm looking for 3 bedrooms and a garage though!

you're also quite brave suggesting someone should live by you, i could be the neighbour from hell!* - pah....I have kids

  • i'm not.
You have mail, smile

littlegearl

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3,139 posts

264 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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it gets worse, put a deposit on a house today to be phoned back 30 mins later to be told the landlady has let it herself and not told the estate agent!

so went back and the same landlady had another house to let which was £50 more a month so asked if she would move to the same price as a gesture after what had just happened and just got a "no" as a response...

i will keep looking!

Matt172

12,415 posts

251 months

Monday 23rd February 2009
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any more joy?
sorry it's Di here, Matt must have been using my computer

There is a house two doors down just had a to let sign put up, last peeps moved out a few weeks ago....
agent is howkins and harrison smile

Edited by Matt172 on Monday 23 February 18:43

Matt172

12,415 posts

251 months

Monday 23rd February 2009
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Matt172 said:
any more joy?
that wasn't me by the way, it was Di, how's probably now just worked out I was logged onto her laptop last night wink

Matt172

12,415 posts

251 months

Monday 23rd February 2009
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Oi, bugger off I'm the real Matt172

Matt172

12,415 posts

251 months

Monday 23rd February 2009
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Matt172 said:
Oi, bugger off I'm the real Matt172
no you're not I am!

stillgrinning

1,091 posts

242 months

Tuesday 24th February 2009
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Matt172 said:
Matt172 said:
Oi, bugger off I'm the real Matt172
no you're not I am!
I'm teh real Matt172 - and so's my wife.....

stormin

1,304 posts

218 months

Tuesday 24th February 2009
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stillgrinning said:
Matt172 said:
Matt172 said:
Oi, bugger off I'm the real Matt172
no you're not I am!
I'm teh real Matt172 - and so's my wife.....
I see you suffer with teh same spanish keyboard manufacturer as me.!! hehe

littlegearl

Original Poster:

3,139 posts

264 months

Tuesday 24th February 2009
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stillgrinning said:
Matt172 said:
Matt172 said:
Oi, bugger off I'm the real Matt172
no you're not I am!
I'm teh real Matt172 - and so's my wife.....
bugger! my computer wouldn't let me log into PH yesterday and you beat me to it!

looks like i have put a deposit down on a place in duston, need to finalise a few things but hope to move in next week!!!