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Client Stories

From first flats in Finsbury Park to family houses in Crouch End, these are the sales, lettings and fresh starts we’ve helped along the way, told by the people who lived them.

Sam

Seller, Stroud Green

  • 4 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • terraced house
Thinking of selling?

When Sam bought this Stroud Green terrace, it was a classic doer-upper and had everything going for it except for the dated interiors: good bones, period featured, a great street, leafy garden. Over seven months he stripped it back and rebuilt it to a standard you rarely see locally. He restored the original features, added a kitchen with poured concrete counters and chose every tap, tile and light fitting with real care. The finished house was exceptional.

Years later when it came to selling his brief to us was simple: he wanted the sale to reflect every penny and every decision he’d put into it. A house at this level can’t be sold on bedroom count alone, so we sold the design. Our in-house creative team shot it over a full day with an interiors photographer’s eye, focusing on the materials, the light and the craftsmanship that set it apart from the usual refurb. We wrote copy that credited the design choices and explained why they mattered. Before launch, we previewed it off-market to design-minded buyers on our database, then launched a campaign aimed at buyers who’d normally look to Highbury or Crouch End for a finish like this. We were involved from early on, advising Sam on layout and spec with resale in mind, so the house arrived on the market already built for its buyer.

The result

Sold above asking in three weeks, setting a new benchmark for the street.

Viewings:
21
Offers:
5
Sold for:
£1,400,000

I put a lot of love into it and spent years getting every detail right. Davies & Davies were the only agents who talked about the house the way I saw it. They knew exactly who it was for and found them fast. I’ll be bringing them the next one.

Charlotte

Buyer, Finsbury Park

  • 2 bedrooms
  • 1 bathrooms
  • period flat
Looking to Buy?

Charlotte had been searching for a period flat with character, space and a good neighbourhood on the doorstep. When this two-bedroom flat in Finsbury Park came up, she knew it was the one. Buying a flat, though, rarely means just agreeing a price. There were leases to check, a freeholder to hear back from, and a chain of people each moving at their own pace.

Our job didn’t stop when the offer was accepted. Our sales team stayed with the sale from start to finish. We chased solicitors, cleared up queries before they could become hold-ups and kept Charlotte updated at every stage, so she never had to wonder where things stood. Plenty of sales stall in the weeks after an offer. This one kept moving until Charlotte had her keys.

The result

Offer accepted and completed within six months, with Charlotte kept in the loop the whole way.

I’d definitely come back to Davies & Davies. They were super friendly, I felt like I could rely on them to have my back and not be pushing through a sale I wasn’t sure about – so they’ve got my trust.

Natalie

Block Client, Archway

  • 3 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • period maisonette
Looking for Better Block Management?

After years of poor service, Natalie and her fellow leaseholders exercised their Right to Manage and appointed our sister company Brompton Block Management in 2021. They inherited a neglected building: worn communal areas, worsening damp, front steps botched twice by the previous agents, and external works stalled since 2010, when quotes of £46,000 to £55,000 came in far too high.

Brompton reissued the Section 20 notices for the same scope and secured a lower price than any of the 2010 quotes more than a decade later. The steps were properly asphalted and have held up well and the damp was fixed within months. Cleaning and management fees, among other fees, are noticeably lower too.

The result

Sold above asking within four weeks, following 17 viewings and 5 offers.

They respond quickly, they answer the phone and explain everything clearly with no jargon. Our previous agency were inflating costs, ignoring us and a problem we had with damp was just getting worse. Since moving to Brompton Block Management (Davies & Davies’ sister company) we’ve not had these problems and the damp was resolved within a matter of months.

Richard

Developer, Stroud Green

  • 5 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • terraced house
Thinking of selling?

Richard is a chartered surveyor turned full-time developer. He bought his first project with his brother at the top of the market in 2007, rode out the crash and has been honing his craft ever since. When we introduced him to this grand five-bedroom Victorian house in the Stroud Green Conservation Area, it needed modernising from top to bottom. But it still had its tall ceilings, generous rooms and a wealth of period features, all within easy reach of the Stroud Green Road food scene, the tube, and, crucially, the Faltering Fullback.

Richard designed the scheme himself: Victorian at heart, with contemporary touches and a chalky, neutral palette. He restored the original floorboards and had missing sections of cornice recast from the originals, a fiddly job that cost several fragile samples along the way. His wife Michelle brought the dark shaker kitchen, metro tiles and the herringbone tiling around the fireplaces. The finished house combines Burlington bathroom suites and a full run of Smeg appliances with a vast top-floor bathroom, complete with roll-top bath, walk-in shower and plenty of natural light. We found him the house and knew exactly who would buy it once it was finished, and sold it to them.

The result

Sold above asking in five weeks, to a local family upsizing from a flat.

Viewings:
19
Offers:
4
Asking Price:
£1,600,000
Starting Offers:
£1,522,000
Sold for:
£1,595,000

Davies & Davies have been brilliant. I’ve worked with them before and totally trust them. They also know the local market inside out.