Murdochs estate agents and lettings

We used Murdoch’s Estate Agent to sell our house on the Forest Hall Park Estate in Stansted. We were impressed with the speed and efficiency of the Agents, from the first sales call, to taking professional pictures and uploading our advert on all the main channels of communication. The agents managed the process of viewings and communicated with us well at all times. We had a bit of a nightmare in the chain, sellers changing their minds and delaying the process, buyers pulling out and having to find new ones… Fortunately there was nothing more than Murdoch’s could have done which was one less party to worry about. Advice and communication on our behalf was nothing but faultless. Thanks again to all the team there!!

Peter and the team at Murdochs did a fantastic job on both our purchase and sale. We were involved in a complicated chain with lots of moving parts but they managed to hold everything together and kept us well informed on what was happening.

The best professional Estate Agent in area. No joke - we "interviewed" more than a dozen agents for valuation and found Peter to be the most personable and trustworthy of the bunch. Peter's friendly yet no-nonsense approach meant we sold with minimal fuss, with no communication issues and no unexpected surprises. Highly recommend and wouldn't hesitate to use again. Thanks Peter for all your efforts.

Excellent service from Murdochs on my house sale last year. Very professional team. I bought my house in stansted though Murdochs in 2015 and then used them to sell in 2021 so that I could relocate to Devon. My house went under offer quickly in a hot market but through no one’s fault the onward chain was very complicated and protracted. Murdochs supported me throughout the ensuing 9 months and made a massive effort, on my behalf, to get the chain moving further down. They communicated with all the other estate agents and solicitors and led the way to get us to exchange. Without them I’m pretty sure the chain would have collapsed. Well done Peter James and team - I would strongly recommend.

We had quotes from three agents for selling a property in Stansted, Murdoch's quoted a price below one of the others but we were impressed by Peter James, the agent and his knowledge of the market and their office location in front of the station. Murdoch's commission was the best on offer and didn't include being locked into a sole agency agreement for a lengthy period of time as the other two did. Peter kept us updated on the status of the sale and we discussed a reduction in price after four weeks after little interest to refresh the property on the web. This seemed to spark further viewings and we successfully accepted an offer shortly after. Peter offered advice on house clearance, cleaning, conveyancing and even the sale of a car we needed to move from the front drive. We didn't accept all of these quotes but those we did we were happy with and we didn't feel pressured to accept his advice. We live a fair distance from the property and Peter was also willing to help with access for a charity to clear much of the furniture and to take meter readings at the end of the sale process. All in all a good experience from a friendly and enthusiastic local agent.

We used Peter James to rent out both of our rental houses, and then to sell them when we wanted to release the equity. Both houses were sold just weeks prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, which made everything that much harder. Peter dealt with both sales professionally and the communication was great, especially during a buyers wobble with the situation. He made a stressful situation easier. Wouldn't hesitate to use Murdochs again. Helen

Having been with two other local agents and having no success we went with Murdocks. Peter was friendly, to the point, asked the questions that other agents hadn't and got to work. We accepted an offer 4 weeks later which unfortunately, due to the joys of Covid, fell out of bed. Peter went back to work and we re-sold and completed. He always returns calls and emails, he doesn't try to "blag" anything and works hard to deliver what he said he would do. Would highly recommend him to anyone looking to sell their home.

Avoid this agent. Does not fulfil promises, makes multiple excuses and uses unreliable and untrustworthy people to undertake work. Purchased a house through this agent and was the most stressful and painful process ever. Demanded we stop calling an asbestos tank asbestos as he wanted his 'mate' to dump it and did not want the record of asbestos anywhere. We agreed with the seller who paid a lot of money for this to have the house cleared of all remaining belongings, including stuff in the roof. This was not done prior to completion so all the belongings we could see were stacked in the garage and eventually cleared. Day of moving in we found that ALL the stuff in the roof had been left. We removed this to the front garden and he palmed us off for over a week until we had to dispose of it ourselves. Seller explained that this agent had assured them he would deal professionally with all matters regarding the sale, and that was far from what happened. The agent was quite rude and abrupt at times and very focused on making as much money as possible for as little work as possible. Very dissappointed with the whole experience. I only hope others avoid this agent and the stress we had to endure. We never even received an apology for failed promises.