Testimonials & Case Histories

Purchase of our “Dream Home” in Pembrokeshire.

We just wanted to thank you for the help you gave us in finding our long term home in Pembrokeshire.

After two and a half years of searching through the more traditional routes of the internet and via the local estate agents it was becoming clear that this approach was not going to find what we really dreamt of as our perfect future home for our retirement.- Until we met you!!

Even as a family who knows Pembrokeshire well, as we have owned there for over 8 years, when looking for that ideal property the task was quite daunting as we had a fairly precise list of requirements and some exacting standards of which the many houses we saw just didn’t match up.

However it was clear from our very first meeting with yourself that your knowledge of the local market and your ability to drag out of us what our real priorities were and what we needed to focus on and prioritise as well as compromise was essential. You managed to do this in a short period and very precisely.

One of the reasons we came with you was the lure of finding those properties which never actually come on to the market. For those of us not in the “Know” we didn’t realise there was a market for property that wasn’t on sale through an agent or on the internet, and you managed to report on and show us several properties which clearly met our brief but have never been available on the open market, and of course it was one of these which eventually we have chosen. This process was helped by the fact you produced a specific property report on the various properties but it was more a “Trip Advisor” report with the positives and negatives and pictures which showed everything rather than the Estate Agent sales documents that conveniently miss a few things!!

Your ability then to negotiate a suitable price with the vendors made it easy for us and the vendors I think.

As you are aware the buying process was (dare we say quite typically) littered with legal delays and slow progress which is enough to try anyone’s patience but again your involvement with all interested parties – ourselves, vendors, solicitors, neighbours and their solicitors, surveyors etc – made things a lot easier at our end especially as we live away from Pembrokeshire and you were our eyes and ears on the ground. Eventually we got everything done within the original timeframe which would not have happened without your interventions.

Finally, with your vast knowledge of the local area and the many contacts you have, we have managed to find some of the most capable and trustworthy partners to both help in the purchase but also now to carry out the necessary development works which we want to do to get the perfect house to be the perfect home.

Once again thanks so much for your continued help in finding what we were after and succeeding where several previous attempts had failed!!!

If you would ever like us to speak to any prospective clients then we would be happy to do so and I am certain our “Trip Advisor” report would be 5 Stars.

Thanks once again.

Can’t recommend Carol enough. Knowledgeable, super professional and well connected and will help you find your dream home.

Carol Peett found our new family home in Pembrokeshire with alacrity and speed.

We are delighted with the house and the professional assistance accorded us by Carol.  She helped with the negotiation, finding the right surveyor; the house is Grade two Star listed, and introduced us to a superb local solicitor.

I could not recommend her more highly.

It is hard to imagine any search agency going to the trouble that Carol Peett  took in finding us our perfect Pembrokeshire house.

We had never used a search agency before , thinking we could manage fine without one, but we stumbled across her on the internet and decided that she might be able to help. She exceeded our expectations, in alerting us to a property not yet on the market which was ideal, and in obtaining it for us through her skilled negotiation and in the face of strong competition.

It did not stop there. She supplied names of curtain makers, builders, cleaners, interior designers, plumbers, fuel oil companies , all personally recommended  and was incredibly helpful throughout, fortifying us with  thermoses of strong coffee and helping us to appreciate  the area and the market. We can’t quite understand how we ever managed to buy a property without her.

They have found us amazing places, often off market, that we absolutely would not have discovered ourselves and made the whole process of buying a property far easier with their experience and expertise Read more

When we finally made the decision to find a property near to my childhood roots, we had certain fixed ideas and requirements but neither the time nor the patience to search for the right type of property and investment.  Getting a really good idea and understanding of our requirements and just what we meant or felt about the venture, was the first objective that Carol Peett sorted out.

We were quickly impressed with the thoroughness of her subsequent investigation which ranged far and wide and covered the sort of detail that we would never have found the time to do ourselves.  Pros and cons of particular areas within our search area were compared to areas further a field.  A feeling for which estate agents were good and which were not, was all part of this thorough initial report which gave a detailed descriptions of a long list of potential properties that might suit.  Each description contained a balanced and fair assessment of both good points and bad points, something we really valued, allowing us to pick a short list to view on a day’s visit.  This was superbly arranged and conducted by Carol with the various Estate Agents and made the most of the limited time we had available.  It was particularly valuable having Carol’s professional shoulder to lean on during this viewing day.

Having then made a decision, Carol handled all the negotiations, another great part of the service which no doubt saved us hassle, time and money.  Someone like Carol, who knows the workings of the Estate Agency business can I am sure save pounds at this stage and that was certainly true in our case.  The help and advice form this point onwards was no less and in fact the constant chivvying of both solicitors, the seller and the estate agent was all part of the great service provided.  Had it not been for this help and pressure, we might still have been waiting for completion and would have probably lost the property.

The exceptional service, sensitive and perceptive attention that we received throughout was outstanding.  The whole experience was painless and even enjoyable.  It was certainly outstandingly successful in that some 18 hours after completion our tenant moved in.