falsely advertised my property, my property was not on the market to advertise.... Read more
Seller
19th Mar 2021 (3 years ago)
Every member of staff we dealt with at Leagrave office was friendly and helpful. Found a buyer for our house quickly and always available to answer questions along the selling process. We were recommended a removal company (at our request) and also received a lovely hamper on completion of our sale.... Read more
Seller
21st Mar 2019 (5 years ago)

Esquire Estates Luton – Can you be certain they sell your property for the best price?
I viewed a property being sold by Esquire Estates on Saturday 20th January 2018 with my wife. I was told that if we wished to make an offer that we would need to make an offer by noon on 22 January 2018. I telephoned Esquire on the morning of the 22nd January 2018 and made an offer of £295,000. I confirmed my offer in an email on 23rd January 2018. In that email I also asked if there was a timeline for hearing from the Bank, the property was a repossession, as to whether my offer was acceptable. I received an email from Esquire on the 23rd January 2018 stating “ I’m afraid there has been no contact from the bank as of yet. I’ve just had two 3-5 properties come to market which are under value due to have been stood empty for 10 years. Are they of interest to you?”. So it is quite clear from the email that my offer had been received and the email suggests that our offer had been passed to the Bank.
Having heard nothing further I chased Esquire in an email dated 2nd February 2018 to which the response was “Cromwell Hill is now completed with another buyer”. I found this odd that there had been no contact between my offer being made in writing and this response to my email. So I did a search on the Land Registry to find out that the property had sold for a price of £245,000 on the 6th March 2018. As at the 2nd February 2018 Esquire Estates were aware of my offer of £295,000, and yet Esquire Estates allowed the property to be sold for £245,000, some £50,000 below my offer. It is beyond doubt that Esquire Estate knew of my offer of £295,000 as it had been made in writing and my email had been responded to. It is also interesting to note that on the 2nd February 2018 when Esquire Estates wrote that the property had completed with another buyer it had in fact not completed and did not complete for over a month, it is clear the company was aware of my offer and yet let it complete for a price £50,000 less than my offer.
Esquire have subsequently confirmed that my offer was never actually put forward, despite the email stating I’m afraid there has been no contact from the bank as of yet . The Land Registry shows that the property was previously sold in April 2005 for £210,000. The Office for National Statistics UK House Price Index shows that house price inflation in the South East from April 2005 to January 2018 was 63%. I will leave it to you decide if you think a property sold in April 2005 for £210,000 was worth only £245,000 in January 2018.... Read more
Buyer
29th Sep 2018 (6 years ago)