Why choose Gibson Honey?
It's difficult to choose an estate agent to sell your home.......or is it?
OWNER RUN
Have you noticed how the service from “owner-run” companies is so much better than that from “manager run” companies? That’s exactly what you get from us – the people who own it, run it and have been doing so since our inception. Our business is built on reputation and we firmly believe that peace of mind for our clients is just as important as the results we deliver.
LOCAL PEOPLE
Our owners Laura Gordon and Kevin Gibson were both born, raised and still live in Ruislip and take great pride in this. We deliberately employ local people as we believe it is extremely important to have unrivalled knowledge of the area you are serving. When you use us, you can be safe in the knowledge that you are supporting local people who have a vested interest in the area and its community, not a large chain of agents whose owners have no connection with the area. WE ARE YOUR LOCAL ESTATE AGENT.
COMMUNITY
As we are local people, we take great pleasure in supporting many local events, Schools and charities, these include Ruislip Rangers, Wealdstone Football Club, Bishop Ramsey, BWI and Michael Sobell Hospice. We were also delighted to support key workers during Covid. If you have a local event or charity that you would like us to support then please do get in touch.
AWARD WINNING
In 2021 Gibson Honey achieved a clean sweep, we won the best estate agent in HA4 by All Agents, the gold award for Ruislip by the British Property Awards and in the best estate agent guide for 2022, supported by Rightmove and The Property Academy, we are delighted to announce that we have been given Exceptional – making us the highest rated agent in Ruislip. This mark puts us in the top 5% of estate agents in the country.
On the 18th August 2022 it was announced that we won the gold award at the British Property Awards for a second year in a row! Then on the 28th September 2023 we won the gold award again for an unprecedented third year in a row!!!
In December 2022 we also achieved a clean sweep at the All agents awards, taking all four gold awards available for our area. We then repeated this feat in 2023.
These awards are testament to our sheer hard work and determination to provide the best service to all our customers. We are extremely proud of the team here!
HOW DO WE FAIR AGAINST OUR COMPETITION
We appreciate that choosing an estate agent is a difficult task and we believe our results speak for themselves. All the properties listed below were sold where the Vendors used us and a competitor to market their homes and we were the successful agent every time, don’t take our word for it, please do your own research.
10 Sherwood Avenue, Ruislip – Sold at £1,250,000 – (Asking price)
10 Blaydon Close, Ruislip – Sold at £681,250 – (Sold over asking price)
80 Clyfford Road, Ruislip Gardens – Sold at £445,000
2 Fore Street, Pinner – Sold at £499,950 – (Asking price)
3 Pages Cottages, Ducks Hill Road, Ruislip - Sold at £440,000
25 Westholme Gardens, Ruislip - Sold at £985,000
19 Clyfford Road, Ruislip Gardens - Sold at £453,000
197 Beverley Road, Ruislip Manor - Sold at £679,000
We also sold 69 Southbourne Gardens, Ruislip at the asking price of £599,950. This property was previously on with another local agent for 16 weeks and we were reliably informed by our client that the highest offer they mustered in that time was £560,000, please click here to see Mrs Naik's review alongside many others.
WE SET RECORD PRICES
We firmly believe we achieve the best prices in the area, we recently sold 3 properties that all set record prices for their respective roads, see below:
1. 26 Sharps Lane, Ruislip - £1,450,000
2.3 North Drive, Ruislip - £1,350,000
3. 90 West Mead, Ruislip - £730,000
If you want the best price for your home, then look no further.
PRO ACTIVE
Too many young agents rely on the property portals to do their work for them. Just as important, if not more so, our staff are taught that their phone and having conversations are a powerful tool in their arsenal. Once you instruct us to market your home then their first port of call is to touch base with our large mailing list to create excitement and a buzz about your property to encourage viewings before you hit the property portals.
MAKING THE MOST OF THE INTERNET & SOCIAL MEDIA
As the internet has evolved, so has the increased presence of property portals which has changed the way people shop for property. Gibson Honey will promote your property in all the right places ensuring it is seen by the full audience of prospective buyers. We advertise our properties and engage with our clients using Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X etc. We guarantee worldwide coverage and maximum exposure of your property. We can also offer enhanced property details on Rightmove & Zoopla, using Featured property slots and premium property products, please ask us for more details on this.
CORRECT PRICING
An obvious conundrum when selling is choosing the correct asking price and it is understandable that you will want the very best price for your home. However, it is never wise to instruct an estate agent simply because they recommend the highest price, because although tempting, it could be a deliberate attempt to gain your instructions on a long term contract.
When an estate agent provides you with their valuation, you must ask yourself how they came to their conclusion. Where is the evidence that this price is correct? Will your property look expensive compared to similar properties in the area? If so, will potential purchasers lean towards your competition rather than your home?
It is extremely important that your asking price is correct from day one and our local knowledge and vast experience helps us to accurately and honestly appraise your home. At our initial appraisal we will provide evidence and information to explain how we have reached our recommended asking price.
Gibson Honey’s average selling period is around four weeks and this is the most crucial time when it comes to securing a purchaser for your home. If your property does not sell in this period, it can then look stale, which can lead to unnecessary price reductions. This can sometimes result in you achieving less money than you would have done if priced accurately at the beginning. It is crucial that you choose the estate agent who can prove that they are pricing your home correctly from the start. We regularly achieve 100% (and over) of our original asking prices.
We firmly believe that the best chance of selling your home at the highest price and within the most suitable timeframe is by using Gibson Honey.
RELIABILITY
Once a sale is secured it is extremely important to follow the progress using our skills and knowledge. We believe that larger agents focus on volume and do not spend enough time on their sales once solicitors have been introduced. Monitoring the progress of the sale is vitally important to avoid any unnecessary delays. Keeping all relevant parties updated enables them to understand the transaction so that they can act upon information as required. Our experience when liaising with other professionals such as solicitors and surveyors means that the chances of success are higher than average.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
We are constantly recommended by others. Our list of satisfied customers keeps growing! We have regular 5* reviews on Google, Get Agent, Facebook and the top rated agent in HA4 & HA5 on Viewagents, the tripadvisor for estate agents. For 2022 and 2023 we won all four gold awards as the best Estate Agent in HA4 and Ruislip, by the UK's largest Estate and Lettings Agents review site – All Agents.