Feedback from our clients
Our first contact with the Tavistock office of Mansbridge & Balment came when my husband and I viewed a cottage with Ben Woollams. By this stage we had viewed a huge number of properties all over Devon and Cornwall and met many estate agents. Ben stood out from the crowd immediately with his quiet professionalism, well-spoken and with just the right manner - we were both very impressed! I then met Nicola Muncey when I viewed another property on a sole viewing trip to Devon and again, liked her immediately and found her to be extremely helpful and knowledgeable, again, striking just the right balance. We met her again when she showed us the house that we have just completed on and she also impressed my husband with her friendly, warm, yet professional manner. When we decided to make an offer on the property, we felt that it mattered to Nicola that the outcome should be successful and acceptable to both parties and she dealt with the negotiations sensitively and superbly well, we thought - we thank her very much for that! Certainly, both parties were very happy with the outcome and that is not always the way things turn out. Rachel Anderson-Stacey then took over for the rest of the purchase process and oversaw that things were on track and that everyone was being kept informed. Again, Rachel was very friendly and professional in all our dealings with her and the purchase went through to completion extremely smoothly. Overall, my husband and I felt that we were in very safe hands throughout but, more than that, we felt that the staff at Mansbridge & Balment (Tavistock) were warm, friendly and genuinely cared about the outcome being successful. When I collected the keys from their office, Nicola presented me with a lovely 'goodies basket' as a new home gift from Mansbridge Balment, a complete surprise and a very nice touch. We cannot praise their staff highly enough and would recommend them to anyone looking to buy, or sell, a property in the area.
Cannot praise their staff highly enough
We were moving down from Surrey and only having a few days to view properties we contacted Mansbridge Balmont to arrange viewings of houses that we were interested in seeing. Nicola was the agent who conducted all the viewings with us and we were immediately impressed by the time that she had obviously devoted to getting to know the properties in some detail and was able to respond to all our questions immediately. Nicola is clearly a very experienced agent with extensive knowledge of the area and we were particularly impressed with the time she took to get to know us as buyers so that she could help to direct us to the properties that would meet our needs perfectly. She was open and honest throughout the whole process pointing out work that needed to be done in addition to the positive aspects of the property. We felt that our needs were just as important to her as those of the vendor and she certainly was not just just ''chasing the sale''. There were issues down the chain and it was Nicola who kept things moving, maintaing contact with all the other parties involved to ensure a smooth progression, not just for us and the vendor but for our buyers as well. Nicola was even chasing things up on her days off.
The positive experience of Mansbridge Balment did not end on completion. On the day we moved in we had difficulty getting the hot water and heating working. We contacted the office to enquire whether they were aware of any instructions relating to the boiler and within 30 minutes Richard had come to the house and got everything working.
We could not recommend Mansbridge Balment enough as agents who go out of their way to ensure that vendors and buyers are both treated as being equally important. A very positive experience from all the staff we had contact with.
A very positive experience
MB were utterly amazing for us as we moved towards selling our house. Nicola Muncey worked incredibly hard and found us a variety of potential buyers, enabling many to look at the property perhaps when it wasnt even the type of house they would have first looked at. She was incredibly good at ringing us with feedback even ahead of when we would have expected her to. This made us feel they were very on top of things and gave us real confidence they were working hard to sell the property. The office also had a good range of other people one could talk to at any time on the few occasions when she was away or not available and they also seem to have a very good handle on what was going on at all times.
Peter was then critical in the final negotiations which became a little hard at the end of hte process. he was brilliant at being in touch up and down the chain and ensuring all communiciations as flowing immediately when timing was very critical. He also went beyond the point of being helpful in some very difficult financial negotiations which brought the deal to a final resolution and if it hadnt have been for him, I think the solicitors might still have been plodding along and we would have lost the deal and the chain would have fallen apart.
Many other staff in the office also played their part in many ways and all put up with multiple phone calls and very high stress levels from me and I am more than grateful for all the hard work that was put in on our behalf. I could not recommend them any more highly.
Utterly Amazing
Mansbridge & Balment sold our house in an extremely efficient manner,nothing was to much trouble for the staff at their Tavistock office.From the initial visit to value our property,which we found to be set at the correct market value.arrived at through their knowledge and expertise,through to the very quick sale.unfortunately due to a breakdown in the chain,our initial sale was lost.The house was placed back on the market and was resold be M&B within a week.This excellent achievement was in no small part due to the professionalism,market knowledge and customer related service given to us as the sellers and to our prospective purchasers by Ben woollams.His honesty and commitment to us as customers was exemplary,an estate agent who told you as a customer what you needed to hear not what you wanted to hear.Once the sale was made the matter was past to a dedicated staff member to handle the final details.Rachel preformed these duties in a very friendly yet efficient manner,when you felt things where not going quite as expected she was always available with sound advice and reasurrance.We would recommend Mansbridge and Balment whether you are buying or selling,An excellent estate agency and a huge thankyou from us.
Extremely Efficient Manner