Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Your Trusted Local Real Estate Experts in Brightlingsea
Established in 1935, we are the original independent local estate agents in Brightlingsea. Our team has lived and worked in the town for the entirety of our 82-year history, providing unparalleled local market knowledge. We specialise in residential sales, rentals, and beach hut transactions across Brightlingsea, Colchester, and surrounding areas. Our services include free property valuations, competitive commission rates, and comprehensive marketing through prominent window displays, local press, and Rightmove.We offer tenant referencing, inventory preparation, and tenancy agreements while maintaining membership in client money protection and property ombudsman schemes. Our long-standing reputation for personal service and local expertise has made us a trusted choice for generations of property owners and renters.
Services
Property sales
Property rentals
Beach hut sales
Free valuations
Tenant referencing
Inventory preparation
Mortgage advice
Rightmove listings
Details
- Year established: 1935
Highlights and features
- We have 82 years of continuous local property market expertise
- We offer free, no-obligation property valuations
- Our team lives in Brightlingsea with deep local knowledge
- We provide competitive commission rates with no hidden fees
- We maintain membership in client money protection schemes
Associations and certifications
- Property Ombudsman Scheme
- Client Money Protection Scheme
Services
Property sales
We specialise in residential property sales across Brightlingsea and Colchester. Our services include professional photography, Rightmove listings, and expert negotiation. Properties range from 189,000 to 435,000 with no onward chain options available.
Property rentals
Our rental services cover apartments and houses in Brightlingsea and Colchester. We offer tenant referencing, inventory preparation, and tenancy agreements. Monthly rents start from 750 for one-bedroom properties in prime locations.
Beach hut sales
We handle beach hut transactions in sought-after locations like Millionaires Row. Prices range from 35,000 to 52,500 for prime waterfront positions with proven expertise in this specialist market.
Free valuations
We provide complimentary property valuations with no obligation. Our local experts use market knowledge to give accurate pricing guidance for both sales and rental properties in Brightlingsea and surrounding areas.
Tenant referencing
Our comprehensive tenant referencing includes credit checks, employment verification, and previous landlord references. We ensure reliable tenants for property owners across our service areas.
Questions
How do I get a free property valuation?
Contact us via phone or our website form to schedule a free, no-obligation valuation with our local experts.
What fees do you charge for property sales?
We charge one month's rent plus VAT for landlord services, with no fees unless we successfully let your property.
Do you handle beach hut transactions?
Yes, we specialise in beach hut sales across Brightlingsea's prime locations including Millionaires Row.
Are you regulated by any official bodies?
We are members of the Property Ombudsman Scheme and Client Money Protection Scheme for your security.
What areas do you cover?
We primarily serve Brightlingsea, Colchester, and surrounding Essex areas with local market expertise.
Reviews (3)
John Talmey
Mar 14, 2021
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Critical:Professionalism
Very rude. They will discriminate for one reason or another. I personally have caught them and when called out on their bs they tried to cover their tracks by lying. I wouldn't go touch them with a 500 foot barge pole. AVOID AT ALL COSTS
Very rude. They will discriminate for one reason or another. I personally have caught them and when called out on their bs they tried to cover their tracks by lying. I wouldn't go touch them with a 500 foot barge pole. AVOID AT ALL COSTS
Chris Clarke
Dec 29, 2019
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A very genuine estate agent with a wealth of knowledge. Far better service than what I've encountered with the other one in town
Rachel Clark
Sep 17, 2014
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Lucas was recommended to our family by Derek Root of John Fowlers, LLP who were executors of my parents' Estates to sell their home after my father died. Lucas valued the bungalow at 190,000. We sought a second opinion from Spicer McColl and to our astonishment, they valued the property at 250,000 - that is a 60,000 difference. Spicer McColl listed the property and it sold fairly quickly for 240,000. That is 50,000 more than Lucas valued it for.
Lucas claims to know property prices and the houses in the Brightlingsea area. So what happened here? Gross incompetence or does something smell
Lucas claims to know property prices and the houses in the Brightlingsea area. So what happened here? Gross incompetence or does something smell
