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Sears & Co Estate & Letting Agents

5/5, 72 Reviews
100% Recommended

100% sales valuation accuracy

100% letting valuation accuracy

100% sales fee satisfaction

99% letting fee satisfaction

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Sears & Co is an independent family run business situated in the heart of Hemel Hempstead's newly rejuvenated Old Town steeped in History and an ideal location to showcase properties across all price ranges. We believe when choosing an Estate Agent to Sell or Let your home attributes such as experience, marketing
reach and professionalism are of upmost importance and here at Sears & Co we offer these in abundance. Our experienced team are equipped to deal with the sale & let of all types of property including established properties, new homes and country homes. You can expect a full time member of staff to accompany all viewings carried out by Sears & Co, seven days a week with feedback given the following day. We would love the opportunity to discuss any property requirements you may have in the strictest of confidence and without obligation.
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Performance Statistics
ServicesValuationFeesMin Price of property reviewedMax Price of property reviewed
Sales100%100%£163,500£690,000
Lettings100%99%£650£1,100
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Areas covered
  • HP1
  • HP2
  • HP3
  • HP4
  • WD4
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Address

Sears & Co Estate & Letting Agents
67 High StreetHemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
HP1 3AF
01442 254100

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  1. 09:00 - 18:00
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  6. 09:00 - 16:00
  7. Closed
Services offered
  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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Richard

By : 'Derek'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £587500
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP2

Sep 19, 2021
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Richard and the team were very freindly and professional from first consultation to completion of our sale. Nothing was ever too much trouble. We highly recommend Sears & Co. Hence 5 ... Read Full Review

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Oliver

By : 'Georgina'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £255000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP2

Mar 8, 2021
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Total professionalism from start to finish. Extremely friendly and helpful at every turn. I was selling a house through probate and was unable to regularly check the empty property due to distance and covid restrictions. Sears and co made sure the property was checked weekly for and kept me ... Read Full Review

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Oliver

By : 'C'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £375000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP3

Mar 6, 2021
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Richard and his team are superb, honest and reliable. We sold our house through Sears and co and from the start Richard helped through every step of the process. The team acted quickly and effectively to any issues that cropped up and kept us updated throughout. I wouldn't hesitate in using ... Read Full Review

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Richard

By : 'Maggie'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP2

Nov 23, 2020
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Richard and his team have just completed a sale for us. They are the best estate agent we have dealt with. Very efficient and helpful. Always reply to emails and calls. Brilliant service and would definitely ... Read Full Review

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Richard

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Oliver

By : 'Michelle'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £525000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP1

May 6, 2020
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Excellent service from Richard and Oliver at Sears. They exceeded all our expectations of an Estate Agent. They offer the perfect balance of professionalism and friendliest, they are pro active and keep you updated every step of the way. We originally marketed with another local agent and after 6 ... Read Full Review

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Richard

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Oliver

By : 'Claire'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP3

Apr 15, 2020
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Sears & Co are unlike any other Estate Agents I have ever dealt with! We turned to them when another agent failed to sell our property after persuading us to market it at (what turned out to be) a very unrealistic price. Right from the beginning Richard and Oliver were friendly, honest and ... Read Full Review

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Richard

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Oliver

By : 'robert'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP1

Apr 14, 2020
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I cannot recommend Richard and his team highly enough, all aspects of the property sale were handled efficiently, and important to me professionally, the numerous stages of the process were explained clearly with expectations set accordingly. Viewings were notified to me via text and email ... Read Full Review

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Richard

By : 'Kathy'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £412500
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP2

Apr 14, 2020
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Our house had been on the market for some months when we switched to Sears. Richard and Oliver proved to be friendly, knowledgeable and professional. They conducted all of the viewings and did not waste time taking people round who did not have a real intention to buy, just to keep numbers up. The ... Read Full Review

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Richard

By : 'D'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £690000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP3

Dec 2, 2019
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I would definitely recommend Sears & Co. It was not an easy sale - large family home needing a lot of modernisation, all viewings having to be accompanied as the property was empty and probate issues causing delays. Richard always kept me informed before and after the many viewings, ... Read Full Review

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Richard

By : 'Lucy'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £491500
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP3

Oct 16, 2019
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Our experience with Sears and Co was nothing but excellent from start to finish. Richard and Oliver make a fantastic team and although Sears and Co are smaller than some of their competitors, the personal service they provide is both full of knowledge and honesty which resulted in the prompt sale ... Read Full Review

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Oliver

By : 'Karen'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Buyer )
Sold price : £280000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP1

Sep 17, 2019
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I would highly recommend Sears and in particular Richard who made our recent house purchase simple and clear. As first time buyers we needed a lot of advice and I found that Sears were always on hand to help even with the smallest of queries. I never felt that we were being a nuisance even though ... Read Full Review

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Oliver

By : 'Sally'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £450000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP2

Jul 10, 2019
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Sears and Co helped us through the moving process. As well as getting our house sold quickly and efficiently, they were always professional, friendly, open, honest and great communicators. Richard was always available for advice along the way too. Great knowledge of the area and the market ... Read Full Review

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Richard

By : 'Bev'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP1

May 22, 2019
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Estate agents often get bad press - often with good reason. If other agents were like Sears and Co that wouldn't happen. Richard was brilliant from the moment we first contacted him to the day of completion. Phone calls were always returned - usually very quickly; all promises were kept. We ... Read Full Review


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Great value for money

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Richard

By : 'Sue'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP1

Mar 23, 2019
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We selected Richard from a number of estate agents to sell our house last September, because he agreed a price for the house which we thought reasonable and acceptable. He arranged viewings by prospective buyers, not an easy job in the present housing climate, and kept us fully informed at all ... Read Full Review


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Perfectly acceptable.

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Mary

By : 'Exceptional'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP3

Feb 5, 2019
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The service provided by Richard Sears was exceptional. Richard provided me with clear professional advice and guidance throughout the sale ... Read Full Review


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Very good for the service provided

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Richard

By : 'Simon'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP2

Dec 3, 2018
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We really made the right choice choosing Sears and Co. Richard and Oliver were both fantastic! The whole process was so professionally handled that what is generally considered a stressful process was actually stress free! I never give praise lightly but I can't fault Sears and Co in ... Read Full Review


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Very competitive . I’ll definately recommend to all my friends.

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Richard

By : 'C'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP2

Aug 9, 2018
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Richard and team are the most professional team I have had the pleasure to work with. If only other estate agents worked in the same way! From start to finish the process was professionally managed, communication was easy and we always felt in control of the situation. Despite it being a ... Read Full Review

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Richard

By : 'CW'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £212500
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP1

Apr 5, 2018
People found this helpful1

We used Sears and Co to sell a property following the death of a family member. We dealt mainly with Richard who was very professional at all times. He provided an accurate idea of value and the listed property was sold subject to contract within a few weeks. Through out the whole process Sears ... Read Full Review


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Very Competitive without the need to haggle

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By : 'Becky'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £457
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP2

Feb 26, 2018
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Couldn't have been happier with the service we received from this awesome guy. Richard was incredibly professional throughout the sale of our property and particularly during the latter part- exchange and completion. He is an exceptional communicator making sure we were informed of what was ... Read Full Review


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Richard

By : 'Sue'
Branch : Hemel Hempstead, 67 High Street
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : HP1

Oct 18, 2017
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Richard is the best estate agent we have ever used. He knows the market, his brochure is excellent and he always keeps you informed of the progress of your sale and is always polite and cheerful. It is a shame that all estate agents are not like him. I would recommend him to anyone selling a ... Read Full Review

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Relevant letting fees and tenant protection information As well as paying the rent, you may also be required to make the following permitted payments. Permitted payments Before the tenancy starts (payable to Sears & Co Estate & Letting Agents 'The Agent') Holding Deposit:1 week's rent Deposit:5 weeks' rent During the tenancy (payable to the Agent) For English properties: Changes to the tenancy agreement: 50 Payment of interest for the late payment of rent at a rate of 3% Charge for the reasonably incurred costs for the loss of keys/security devices: £5 per key Payment of any unpaid rent or other reasonable costs associated with your early termination of the tenancy During the tenancy (payable to the provider) if permitted and applicable - Utilities - gas, electricity, water - Communications - telephone and broadband - Installation of cable/satellite - Subscription to cable/satellite supplier - Television licence - Council Tax

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Other permitted payments Any other permitted payments, not included above, under the relevant legislation including contractual damages. Tenant protection Sears & Co Estate & Letting Agentsis a member of Propertymark Client Money Protection which is a client money protection scheme, and also a member of The Property Ombudsman which is a redress scheme. You can find out more details on the agent's website or by contacting the agent directly. Please note that lettings agents are required by law to publish on their websites information for potential tenants about relevant fees, redress schemes and client money protection schemes (including the names of those schemes).

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Kindly note that legally, letting agents need to publish information about their tenancy fees, government-approved redress schemes and client money protection schemes on their website and on third party websites (on which agents are listed). For properties to lease/rent in England, agents need to keep this information up to date and precise on allAgents or specify within the property description.

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