Mark Devitt Independent Property Consultants

Tel: 01237 420899 Mobile: 07977 045331

Property Marketing, Sales and Acquisitions for 30 years

Testimonials from a selection of satisfied clients

Thank goodness for Mark!   He was with us every step of the way, keeping us positive when things became difficult with his cheery, reliable manner.    Having that personal attention was second to none and we will definitely be using him again.   Thoroughly recommended.   In fact family members are already saying they will be using him too.

Really glad we instructed you Mark and  we look forward to our next venture with you.

David and Heather Wilson

Yelland

We have been so impressed by the service offered by you, Mark Devitt. We tried a couple of other Agents previously and were very frustrated.

Communication is your strength. We always knew what stage the sale was at, you respond to emails quickly, phone and update information almost daily.
You got to know our house first, and set out to sell its best characteristics, you celebrated its period features and gave a positive and informed experience to prospective buyers. You offer a personal service, you deal with everything yourself.
You take time when buyers view the property and you get to know your clients.
You negotiated well on our behalf. You didn't stop when the buyer made his offer. You were the communicator between us, our buyer, our buyers buyer and all the solicitors. You are tactful and diplomatic and you seem to know who to speak to and when to contact them. You know the local solicitors and surveyors and follow up hold ups. You moved the process on, followed up on any issues until at last the exchange of contracts took place. You were the intermediary between us and our buyer, negotiating dates, furniture purchases etc.

You supported us emotionally when exchange dates got prolonged and virtually celebrated with us when the solicitors were finally all happy and exchange took place.

Thank you so much for all your time and effort. We would thoroughly recommend you and have heard friends and colleagues say the same.

Mr and Mrs A

Bishops Tawton

Dear Mark,

It has now been a month since we moved out of Huish Moor, I can hardly believe it and it is scary how time flies ! We are still with our daughter but we have found a rental property for 6 months as from January.

Angi and I have been very remiss in not writing before to express our thanks to you for everything you did for us. Estate Agents as everyone knows get bad press but we hardly consider you as one as you are much more than just an agent. You give such a professional service and go more than just the extra mile to ensure that a sale goes through, as you are aware others had failed with Huish and quite frankly I feel they had the wrong approach, you however are like a terrier and I mean that in the best possible way, you never give up. You truly “broker” a deal by chasing up all the avenues that delay a sale and I honestly believe that we would never have sold without your help. We have told as many as we can that you are the man to go to if they are considering selling.

We cannot thank you enough Mark and will not hesitate to contact you if we need your professional advice (for an agreed fee of course) when we eventually find a suitable property to buy.

With kindest regards

Tim and Angi

Instow

Once again, thank you very much for all your help in selling our property, Tawton House.  We would recommend you to anyone wishing to sell their home for the following reasons: we found you, throughout this difficult time, to be reliable, positive, efficient, cheerful, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and dependable.  You handled personally each of the thirty or so viewings, in the evenings, at weekends, and over Bank Holidays.  You were always early, and gave the prospective buyers as long as they wanted of your time.  You always gave us detailed feedback from the visit.  You listened to us, and tried to do what we wanted, rather than what suited you.  When we needed to contact you, either by email or phone, you got back to us usually within a few hours, or at the most, within twenty-four.  We always found that we were dealing with you, and not a secretary or junior colleague with little or no knowledge of our case.  You kept us fully informed at every stage of the sale, without bothering us unnecessarily.  To cap it all, when the prospective purchaser's vehicle got stuck in our lawn during torrential rain, you used your car to pull it out, consequently causing great inconvenience and expense to you, about which you made little fuss.  If anyone doubts the authenticity of this testimonial, then we are willing to provide verification on request.  

Philip and Betty

Bishops Tawton

We were introduced to Mark Devitt by a reputable high street estate agent, who specialise in smaller town centre properties. Our house was unique in so much as it was a large modern home, yet rural, with acres of land, and many outbuildings for use, or development. Not fitting the usual 'pigeon holes' of types of property, we knew we, and the agent would have to work hard to find the right buyer who could appreciate and utilise what we had.

We were very open minded, and took on board Marks suggestions as to what changes to make, and how to present things. For example, he thought changing the look of a large playroom into a self contained flat was beneficial. At the time we thought that's a lot of work, redecorate, carpets, kitchenette, furniture etc etc. Once complete it was obvious we should have done this, and we had actually been underselling the facility.  Marks diplomacy and tact meant that suggestions like this were taken on board in a positive light.

Throughout the marketing time, we had a decent number of viewers, many of who really loved our house. Mark always showed people round, some took nearly two hours! Unfortunately some were in chains that had issues. It is my opinion that in this day and age there are significantly more 'sale agreeds' that fail due to problems in the chain, or the new mortgage lending criteria.

It has to be said that our sale process took many months, and nearly broke down on numerous occasions. Our buyers were, and are lovely people who just wanted to move on with their life. Their buyers however made things very complicated for us all at times, and it was mainly left to Mark to keep everyone on board, and the deal progressing. This is where Mark excelled over normal high street agents. He just kept chasing and chasing to find out and report back where we were up too, and who needed to do what!  

We have no hesitation in recommending Mark Devitt to any future property vendor.

Dave and Debbie

Goodleigh

I would highly recommend the services of Mark Devitt, we were kept very informed throughout the whole process in a prompt and professional manner. Our quires were answered efficiently and he handled everything to minimise any inconvenience to myself. He was a pleasure to deal with and hope to do so again in the future.

Mark thanks for all your hard word,

Steve and Sharon

Fremington

This has been a very difficult and protracted negotiation but I can honestly and wholeheartedly state that without your assistance this matter would not have completed, you deserve the absolute approbation of your clients.

Robert Alford

Taunton

David Sheila and family were extremely grateful for your kindness, consideration to us during the sale of the family home, your attention to detail the excellent production of the brochure and photo's, the way you conducted the viewings and answered the many questions also indicating alternative's that may be possible with the projects they had in mind.

But above all the last few weeks when your liaison with purchaser, Solicitors was way beyond your brief, your assistant to us was invaluable without which we would never have got through, your professional attributes were always apparent throughout and should you require us to recommend you to any prospective clients we would be pleased to do so,

Thank you Mark once again.

David, Sheila and family.

Landkey    

I had advertised my house for sale with a prominent local estate agent for over six months in 2012 and only had about three viewings then Mark came along in 2013, out of the blue, and it was like a whirlwind. He has gone one step further on every viewing, without upsetting potential buyers, showing them the locality and pointing out the benefits of living in the house. Throughout the process he has been professional, honest and kept me informed about everything.

Nothing has been too much trouble and he helped me no end when there was a problem with the sale. He is on top of every situation and has a vast amount of experience to draw on, all done with a smile he even befriended the dog!.

The brochure was also brilliant what other agent comes up when the sun is shining to photograph and takes good care with the layout whilst listening to what the customer has to say. He also keeps a keen eye on other properties for sale and is happy to exchange ideas and information which has proved a useful guide in my new purchase.  

Mark is the sort of agent you always wanted but didn’t believe existed.

Thank you Mark

Janet

Cliff Tops, Westward Ho!

As soon as we decided to put our property on the market with Mark Devitt we were impressed with the level of service you get. He sat with us and talked through ideas and gave suggestions on things we could do to improve our property to appeal to a wider market.

The attention to detail in the brochure and the photographs he took really did do our Old Mill justice. He really did put in a lot of effort in the presentation. Within days he had several viewings lined up which, considering it was December and traditionally a quiet time in the property market, we were pleasantly surprised.

As it happened we had an offer from our very first viewing. Once the process of selling was underway Mark went out of his way keeping the whole thing moving and guided everyone through the sometimes "bumpy periods"! He was never nine to five, quite often he would speak to us or email us in the evenings and at weekends to keep us fully informed and updated with progress.

We were very impressed with the service he provided and would not hesitate in recommending him and would certainly use him again ourselves in the future.

Thank you Mark.

Nick and Sharon

Fremington

We had been trying unsuccessfully for some time to sell our property when Mark’s name was given to us. His intelligent, focussed and painstaking approach quickly bore fruit in the form of a no-nonsense purchaser. He was unfailingly pleasant and very straight forward to deal with. His commission was also very reasonable. Use him!

Thank you and all good wishes for the future

Keith and Val

Gooseham

Before putting our property on the market we contacted Mark. It was the best thing we could have done. His advice on how to prepare our property was invaluable making a quick sale and at a good price.

We have already recommended him to two of our friends and would encourage anybody thinking of selling to contact Mark first.

David and Ruth

Bickleton

Thanks to Mark for all his efforts, and dedication in the selling of our home by the sea.

After taking advice from Mark on pricing, on a previous property that we sold back in 2006, it seemed the obvious choice to use his services when we decided to sell our house in Westward Ho! to buy our dream home in Portugal.

From the initial meeting to discuss the sale, we were happy to use his knowledge on marketing the house, at a sensible price that was realistically achievable in an unpredictable market.

His helpful tips on enhancing the property from an outsiders point of view, as everyone likes to think there house is perfect with a fresh eye, was very useful.  We are sure that the little things he suggested we change helped promote our stressless sale.

It was nice to know he was available for advice, and reassurance before and during the sale, and keeping us up to speed on what was happening throughout.

Once again many thanks

Tony & Julie

Cliff Tops, Westward Ho!

Mark was recommended to us by friends in the property development business. We had been marketed by a local estate agent for a year with no success and were losing heart. The "slow market" didn't affect Mark's professional enthusiasm, making the decision to hand our cherished family home of 20 years into his capable hands, an easy one.

Marks advice and stringent attention to detail encouraged us to look afresh at our sale package. Mark had interesting new ideas for marketing; how wonderful to hear "have you thought of changing this?"  rather than "drop your price."

In the first month of our home going live on Marks website we had more viewings than we had experienced in a year with the local agent. The sale, when it came, was from out of the locality. It wasn't always easy, proving protracted at times but Mark has a cool professional efficiency masking his terrier like nip at your heels, that maintained momentum, pace and ultimately a happy outcome for all concerned.

We have no hesitation in recommending Mark to you. From that first tentative phone call, wondering how his service can differ from what you have already experienced, you will be met with the realisation that his approach is unique, personal, discreet and you will have renewed hope.

Thank you Mark. You made the difference. IF we ever move again, we know who to call..... Kind regards

Ali & Ian

Lydcott

We owned a large, unique home which we had tried to sell for four years through three different estate agents with little success. When we contacted Mark he came to chat with us and advise us on how we could move forward. He listened to our reasons for wanting to sell and completely understood the approach we wanted to take. Some of the advice he gave us with regard to the small changes that needed to be made to the property, was invaluable.

When we returned to Mark almost a year later, we were very confident in asking him to try and sell our house. He contacted another estate agent who would, together with Mark, try to sell our home. We were happy with the choice of the other agent and we had many viewers and quite a few offers, which only fell through because of difficulties with the sale of their houses.

Now that we have sold our home we enthusiastically recommend Mark Devitt to any future seller or buyer of a property.

Peter and Marlies

Northam

Duncan and I would very much like to thank you, once again, for doing such a sterling job in selling our house at a difficult time. Again, against our judgement we listened to you regarding pricing and decided to go with the price you thought best for a sale, as we did not wish to linger on the market as many have, this proved to be correct, and again you got us our asking price.

Your approach to detail in the photographs, and your excellent brochures for both downloading and viewing on the Internet were excellent, and you knew how fussy was last time.

We both feel that you went the extra mile, in driving down to collect the signed contracts, just to make sure they ended up with the solicitors in time, due to the Bank Holiday - I don't expect many agents would do that, so thank you.

May we also say that your suggestion of the solicitors, once again turned out to be great, due in the main to our purchase, not being straightforward and they worked diligently to chase on our behalf.

I know this Full Agency as opposed to sharing with other agents was a new departure for you, but it has worked extremely well, with you answering calls from buyers and ourselves at all times, so we were delighted to be your guinea pigs.

We wish you well in your continued Estate Agency business, we will recommend you to any friends who may be selling their homes.

Thank you again Mark

The Weavers,

Yeoford.