Newton & Co Reviews 

I have had experience with 2 previous high street agents over the last 2 years which are deemed as being very good. However, 2 years of broken chains, losing thousands of pounds due to me believing I’d sold my home and then putting offers in myself on 2 houses which involved paying for searches, surveys, incurring solicitor fees, completing mortgage applications. To say I’ve been on an emotional rollercoaster is an understatement , not to mention the countless time-wasters sent my way with potential buyers that weren’t even on the market but still having to tirelessly prepare an immaculate home for viewings. Just to say without being bias my home was set in a beautiful village with stunning views and only 8 years old and beautifully presented, my property was extremely desirable , but by the end of this time I felt my home would never sell and I highly suspect so did people on Rightmove and was dismissed as ‘ something must be wrong with that house’.
I received a letter through my door from Newton and Co, let me say this letter stood out, it was educational, describing exactly why a property does and does not sell. Over pricing being one of them ( which I believe the first agent did to get us tied-into a contract with them) missing a crucial opportunity when new to the market. Just a word of warning when agents say ‘let’s test the market’ to you do not fall for it , they are trying to get your custom and when your reducing it after 6 weeks the appeal has already gone on your home and you end up getting far less of an offer, price your home realistically from the outset.
I felt sceptical and completely deflated that Newton and Co could offer anything different.
However, my property had become stagnated and needed a re launch so I bit the bullet and decided to give them an opportunity to desperately prove their claims that they could sell my home, and that’s not just getting an offer it’s a completed sale .
From the very first moment I knew this agent cared and was going to do their very best they possibly could. Being a small family run business definitely makes a difference. Laura who is an interior designer advised me on to show my home, which I followed to the latter, Caleb and the team wanted to know all about my home, the area and the local community to enable them to be well informed for when they conducted viewings . Photographs was almost a full day in which was done with professional dedication, they made my home feel special and my confidence in selling my home started to grow . I am delighted to say Newton and Co got me an offer in just 4 weeks of being on the market with them.
From my previous experience with the last 2 agents that was more or less job done but not with Newton and Co . In came Danielle the sales progressor , contacting us every week without fail , not only working for us but building a positive relationship with our buyers our ‘go between’ chasing solicitors for us, passing messages on between me and my buyers . This I believe is a crucial part of having a completed sale were other agents failed miserably and I mean miserably, as for the majority of the time with the last 2 agents I was left in the dark and comments like ‘ oh the person you need to speak to isn’t in’ speak to your solicitor’ no one knew anything about the progression of my sale as they were just too over run with selling too many houses.
Everyone at Newton and Co knew who I was and all about my sale.
This is a long review, something I rarely do but to save anyone the headache of what I’ve been through, if you want to sell your home, stress free and get the best possible price for your home then you need Newton and Co. They have a model that works , they stand out from any other agent and believe me I have lived experience of this. I am an extremely happy customer and eternally grateful. My only regret was not appointing them 3 years ago and that was because other agents offered a slightly lower fee , but in the long run you lose far far more and that’s not just money , it’s heartache and time something you never get back . Thank you Newton and Co you truly are the best !!

Danielle and Caleb was absolutely fantastic dealing with our purchase property. Highly professional and extremely good at what they do. Thank you Elizabeth Hall and family!!

The team at Newton & Co were fantastic from start to finish. They kept me informed and updated after every viewing we had and provided advice when needed. Highly recommend this company for any house sale I do not believe i would have achieved a sale without them.

Made an offer on a house on Tuesday afternoon but didn’t hear anything back. On Wednesday I gave them a call myself to see if the offer had been accepted or not. I was informed by Ashley that there had been multiple offers made on the property and these are with the vendor to consider, and once he had heard back they would let me know and if needed we would be able to increase our offer if we wanted to. Ashley did also mention that in the mean time I could send them our ID’s, proof of funds, mortgage offer etc but this was not mandatory. By Thursday I still heard nothing. On Friday lunch time I call again to chase up and told I would get a call back. Nothing again so I call at 4.30pm only to be informed that sorry the vendor had decided to proceed with a higher offer??? Not only did they not advise us another offer had been accepted but we were not given the opportunity to increase our offer! When I questioned Caleb about this I was informed that the vendor required all documentation previously stated above was needed by 5pm Thursday?! Again, we were not informed of this and was actually told this was not necessary until the offer was accepted! I am left speechless by the whole situation and the total lack of communication is unacceptable. I would have accepted this whole saga if they’d just kept us in the loop. Other agencies that I’ve dealt with have rung me everyday to update me with the progress. Not happy with this service at all.

As a buyer I found Newton & Co really good to deal with. Both Caleb and Ashley were fantastic throughout and helped things flow smoothly, and even after completion were on hand to tie up a couple of loose ends.

I know Estate Agents can get a bit of a bad rep, but as a buyer Newton & Co didn't try to give me the hard sell with their solicitors or brokers or anything which was appreciated. When/if I come to sell my property I hope Newton & Co are still around!

Newton and Co (Bolton) The worst estate agent I've ever dealt with.

I am in full time employment and have been with the same employer for three years. I also have recommendation letters from previous landlords stretching back 10 years. This is not sufficient for Newton & Co, they want bank statements (for proof of earnings), you pay an admin fee of £85, one month deposit, one month in advance, then you also pay £200 for a credit check (non-refundable) and then they want a guarantor for £30,000 to cover the rented property should you do a runner. As someone with no close family we found it embarrassing asking a friend to be a guarantor, who was also asked for his proof of I.D including a copy of his mortgage.

When we moved into the property we were confronted by a 50 page tenancy agreement which we had to sign and initial every page. We were asked to sign photos of the property despite not seeing the property.

When we finally moved in we immediately had issues with the property (serious leaks and damp etc) nothing was done in the 12 months we were there. It took us months and months to get our deposit back despite having no issues with the property.

Avoid this estate agent at all costs - they soley represent the interests of the landlords and do nothing to deal with the tenants concerns.