What Our Clients Say About Us
Read what our clients have to say about their experience with MQ Estate Agents.
We never thought we would get so much for our home
I have to say, dealing with MQ left us in shock – we never thought we would get so much for our home. We had seen the home report valuation and had a ballpark figure in mind for what it might sell for.
But we got £162,000 for a two-bedroom flat, way more than we were expecting. This was the first time I had sold a property, so I appreciated all the advice I could get.
We had a lot of viewings and an offer within days but Barry advised us to go to a closing date after just a week – and we got that great price. Frankly, I was shocked. If I was selling another house any time soon, I’d have no hesitation in asking MQ to sell it. I have no complaints.
Hayley Donaldson, selling a two bed flat in Tranent, East Lothian.
MQ just make things easy, which is what everyone wants.
If I didn’t have a high opinion of MQ, I wouldn’t be using them to let 14 properties of mine. I must have sold around a dozen houses through their sales arm as well, so that underlines the faith I have in the way they do business.
What particularly impresses me is the way MQ vet potential tenants, weeding out anyone who is going to be trouble. There’s a guy I went to school with who owns just one property but he has had endless hours of grief, with tenants not paying their rent and finally smashing the place up. I don’t get any of that grief, which gives you enormous peace of mind. They must do their homework.
They are also a good team. The way they tie up with repair squads to get a job done quickly is excellent. Communication is also first class, with emails replied to rapidly. It just makes things easy, which is what everyone wants.
Douglas Smith, letting 14 properties in west central Scotland.
MQ were wonderful.
It was time to downsize – so we had to prize ourselves away from the big, five-bedroom Victorian family home dating from 1894.
I have spent much of my working life teaching in Abu Dhabi but we chose to buy a place in the Perthshire countryside to retire to. When we made approaches to a number of estate agents, MQ were the first to get back to us. They paid us a visit pretty quickly and Barry convinced us he was the one to sell our home. We weren’t disappointed.
MQ were wonderful. Sometimes, I would phone Barry or Holly in the evening if there was something I wanted to know. If I didn’t get them right away, they were back to me within about 30 minutes – not many estate agents would do that. There was quite a lot of interest in the property and we were happy with the £405,000 sale price. I should also say they were delightful people to deal with. They were just excellent.
Frank McGuire, selling a detached property in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire.
Now the property is managed by MQ Lettings and I couldn’t be happier.
I had never used an agency to let my property before. We bought the flat about 11 years ago, when my kids were at university in Glasgow. I thought it would make more sense to buy a property for them to live in and we got ourselves an interest-only mortgage and off we went.
Once the kids had moved on, we kept the flat as an investment and usually managed to find suitable tenants on our own. But now the property is managed by MQ Lettings and I couldn’t be happier. They do all the work and send me the money – it’s lovely.
The New Gorbals is such a convenient part of town. Strathclyde University is just about walkable and it’s handy for the SECC and the restaurants of Finnieston. MQ have been very good. There can always be problems letting a property but they do everything and I do nothing. I have nothing but praise for them. If there is an issue, they get it sorted – what’s not to like about that?
Rebecca Macdonald, letting a two-bed top-floor tenement flat in Glasgow’s New Gorbals.
I would give his service 10 out of 10.
It was nothing more than gut instinct which made me choose Barry to sell our house – and I’m glad I did. We were following our dream of moving to Millport, on the Clyde Coast, when the sale of our property hit a snag.
We had the loft converted in 2006 but never got round to obtaining a ‘completion certificate’. Turns out, this can throw up a serious legal problem but Barry took charge of the issue and we got there in the end.
People have no idea how stressful selling a house can be until they are in the middle of it. We were staring into the abyss but Barry saved the day. Right from our first meeting with him, we were confident he was the man for us. I would give his service 10 out of 10.
He was extremely professional, going above and beyond what was expected of him. I know it sounds a bit over-the-top, but I will be eternally grateful for the way he helped our dream become reality. We are now in Millport – enjoying the island life – and I can’t thank MQ enough.