AB Real Estate - Testimonials

Dear Annelise

We are now back home in Bermuda missing our home in France. I cannot begin to tell you how wonderful it was having you as our real estate agent. You are amazing and took all of the hard out of buying our home. From the moment we talked to you on the telephone and then the care you took in showing us our house and organizing more properties for us to see just to make sure we were making the right choice.
We love the house so much. Thank you so much for directing us in purchasing furniture etc. The day we exchanged contracts could have been quite stressful but you made that so easy as well by providing us with a notaire who spoke English and had our interests at heart.
The plans for the kitchen were sent to us this morning and they are fantastic. Again a huge thank you for giving up your weekend to take us to Beziers but also for introducing us to a fabulous firm of professionals.
I cannot recommend AB Real Estate high enough and if anyone is looking to buy a house in France this is the agency they need to go to.
We have not only bought a house but have made a very good friend who is one of the most knowledgeable professional people I have ever met --Annelise
Thank you so much for everything. It was such an absolute pleasure.

Debbie and Michael Jones

Good evening Sylvia

We had a good return journey although the temperature in the centre of France was very low! It was exceptionally cold - near to -10 degrees near Clermont Ferrand and by the time we reached the Pas de Calais on Sunday it was snowing.
We do like the house in Portiragnes very much but would like some further information if it is possible. Annelise said that she would provide us with room measurements if we wanted them. We would like this and would like a floor or ground plan too. The floor plan does not need to be drawn to scale but if it is possible to include the measurements and positions of cupboards , windows and doors then we can draw an accurate plan ourselves.
Also Annelise did say that she would let us have information about English speakers who could do a survey for us and an English speaking notaire. If you could let us have those details we would be pleased.
Finally I would like to thank you for your very swift and helpful responses to our e-mails and would ask that you thank Annelise for us. We enjoyed visiting the properties with her; she was friendly, informative and helpful.
We do hope that you can provide us with the information we need.
We hope to hear from you again soon.

With best wishes,
Gillian and James Platt
 

I just wanted to thank you for your invaluable help and support during our weekend in Beziers

You were just fantastic in the way that you quickly understood what we were looking for and directed us to the right properties and unlike many estate agents in the UK you were forthright and honest about the properties we visited , listing their weaknesses and strengths.

Nothing was too much trouble, from driving all around the area just so we could get a feel of the different towns to going home and coming back to our hotel with a adapter when i managed to leave mine back at home.

As you are aware we are seriously considering purchasing one of the properties you presented to us and will be formally in touch in due course. But whatever decision we make i can honesty say that as a buyer who has purchased nine properties over the last ten years you were the most genuine and helpful agent i have had the pleasure in dealing with and i would and will unreservedly recommend you to any one looking to buy in this region.

Many thanks

Carl and Agnes

I’m sorry not to have replied sooner, but since we returned it has been a hectic time, particularly at work. We are still interested in continuing with our search, however I’m afraid that we may not be able to return for a couple more weeks at least. Only problem is that we have been awarded some large projects now and my time is again somewhat limited.

I meant to write to you to give you some feedback on the properties we saw with you.

May I also say that meeting you was a pleasure for both Michael and I and we thoroughly appreciated all the very kind assistance you offered. A massive thank you for taking us around and for giving us the insight into the area that was invaluable. Without your help we would not have been able to achieve so much in such a short time. We have also told everyone how helpful you were.

We’ll be in touch as soon as I know what we are doing.

Best

David and Michael

I can't thank you enough for all the help you have given. I must admit that I thought at the beginning that you were the least interested agent of all of them! You brought no one to visit the house! Suzanna said "Wait. You'll see. Annelise doesn't waste her time, or yours". I thought, "Rubbish!", if you had a real enthusiasm for the house, you would ignite them all. I was so wrong. Other agents brought people who wanted vines, or who wanted to live in the suburbs, or who wanted to keep horses. In the end you spotted the people who could, like me, fall in love with the wild beauty of the place, and through thick and thin, you pulled it off.

What an achievement! I realised that they had stuck with it partly because you were helping them so much. It wasn't Blarney when you said that you would see them in and fix them up with builders and insurance and all those awful things that make moving so stressful, and you are still there for them, long after the sale. I was envious, remembering how hard it had been for me, on my own in France with a house I was sure would burn down on the first day. It was upsetting in a way, because I realised that with your help, I would never have been in this absurd position. If you had been there at the start, we would never have had our terrible boundary problems, which you resolved in your determined way, within a few weeks, absolutely calm while I went up in flames about the outrageous demands and last minute volte faces. You must have been equally diplomatic with the buyers. I can't imagine how you held the line! Anyway, there they are now, having a lovely Summer, and I am wishing I was sitting on the terrace instead.

Thank you again. I hope we can keep in touch, because I have such a love for the place and because I think you will always have something interesting to say about what's going on there.

Yours,
Fiona Murphy

I just wanted to write a quick thank-you for your help in purchasing the house. You have made life very easy for me, even France Telecom had changed the telephone number when I arrived back on the Friday.

I managed to move a few things into the house and at least I could watch the television and drink a glass of wine to celebrate. I have sent M. and Mme. Ch... some flowers to thank them for their help.

I have driven over 2500km in 3 days so I am tired and I am sure will speak soon.

Thanks once again

Stephen

PS The restaurant was excellent

Sylvia/Annelise

I hope you are well.

We had a very enjoyable summer in Marcorignan and are very happy with the house. We haven't made our mind up yet but we are considering perhaps renting it out for a few weeks next year. Is this something that you deal with as well as sales?

Regards
Philip Pearce