Business Details
26 Years
experience
Your Trusted Estate Agents in Potters Bar
Established in 2000, Hobdays Estates has built a reputation for professional, customer-focused property services in Potters Bar and surrounding areas. Our team combines decades of industry experience with deep local market knowledge to deliver tailored solutions for residential sales, lettings, and property management. We prioritise transparency, ethical practices, and client satisfaction, ensuring every transaction meets the highest standards of service.With a commitment to adapting to market changes while maintaining personal service, we leverage both traditional expertise and modern technology to maximise property value for clients. Our staff's extensive tenure with the company ensures continuity of knowledge and consistent service quality across all our operations.
Services
Residential Sales
Property Lettings
Property Management
Property Valuation
Client Money Protection
Details
- Year established: 2000
Highlights and features
- We have 25+ years of local property market expertise
- Our team maintains continuous staff tenure since 2000
- We provide transparent pricing with no hidden fees
- We combine traditional service with modern technology
- We offer dedicated property management for landlords
Associations and certifications
- Guild of Property Professionals
What people say
Professional service
Local market knowledge
Reliable property solutions
Experienced staff
Transparent communication
Services
Residential Sales
We specialise in residential property sales across Potters Bar and Hertfordshire. Our experienced team provides accurate valuations, professional marketing, and dedicated negotiation support. With local market expertise since 2000, we ensure smooth transactions from instruction to completion, offering transparent pricing and regular communication throughout the process.
Property Lettings
Our lettings service connects landlords with suitable tenants while ensuring compliance with current regulations. We offer property marketing, tenant referencing, and lease management. With dedicated lettings managers and local knowledge, we maximise rental returns while minimising void periods for property owners in Potters Bar and surrounding areas.
Property Management
We provide comprehensive property management solutions including maintenance coordination, rent collection, and tenant communication. Our dedicated team handles day-to-day property issues, ensuring landlords receive reliable service and tenants benefit from prompt maintenance responses. This service covers both single properties and larger portfolios across Hertfordshire.
Property Valuation
Our valuation service offers accurate property assessments based on current market conditions. Available by appointment, this service combines local expertise with comprehensive market analysis. We provide honest advice about property pricing strategies to ensure optimal sale or rental outcomes for clients in Potters Bar and surrounding areas.
Client Money Protection
We protect client funds through our participation in the Client Money Protection Scheme. This accreditation ensures all client monies are safeguarded according to industry standards. Our compliance with this scheme demonstrates our commitment to financial transparency and ethical business practices for all property transactions and management services.
People
Andrew Ancell
Owner
With over 40 years in real estate since 1983, Andrew has owned Hobdays Estates since 2000. His extensive industry experience across independent and corporate agencies ensures strategic leadership while maintaining hands-on client service in Potters Bar's property market.
Claire Garnett
Senior Valuer
A Potters Bar resident since 2001, Claire brings deep local knowledge to her valuation work. Her expertise in property assessment combines with 20+ years of agency experience to provide accurate market insights for residential property owners.
Karen Wright
Sales Consultant
With 10+ years at Hobdays Estates and prior experience in Brookmans Park, Karen offers expert sales advice. Her strong interpersonal skills and property market knowledge help clients navigate transactions successfully in competitive local markets.
Samantha Beck
Lettings Manager
Samantha has managed lettings operations since joining in 2004. Her organisational expertise ensures smooth property management processes, combining administrative precision with practical understanding of landlord and tenant requirements across Potters Bar's rental market.
Gemma Talbot
Sales Support
A 20-year company veteran, Gemma provides essential support across sales and lettings. Her part-time role balances family commitments with maintaining continuity of service standards, offering valuable institutional knowledge to both colleagues and clients.
Questions
What property services do you offer in Potters Bar?
We provide residential sales, property lettings, and comprehensive management services across Potters Bar and Hertfordshire. Our services include property valuation, tenant referencing, and ongoing property maintenance coordination.
Do you offer property valuation services?
Yes, we provide professional property valuations by appointment. Our experienced team offers accurate market assessments based on current conditions and local expertise to determine optimal pricing strategies.
What areas do you cover?
We primarily serve Potters Bar and surrounding Hertfordshire areas including Brookmans Park. Our local knowledge extends to both urban and rural properties across the region.
Are you part of any professional property organisations?
We are members of the Guild of Property Professionals, maintaining high standards of service and ethical practice across all our property transactions and management services.
How experienced is your team?
Our team has cumulative experience spanning over 100 years in real estate. Individual staff members have 10-25 years' tenure with the company, ensuring continuity of knowledge and consistent service quality.
Reviews (6)
Edit Meszaros
Nov 17, 2021
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I have been renting my house through Hobdays for 7 years. I am extremely satisfied with both the speed and quality of the service. I would like to personally highlight Nikki Millard, who responsible for my house. She interpreted all my requests to the landlord in a way that they were listened to. This is how I got a new huge terrace, new carpet on the stairs, and the fence and front door painted in a colour I liked. The landlord either paid the costs or most of them. If I move to another place, I'll have to take Nikki with me :D
Sharn
Mar 30, 2021
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Claire was just amazing, she did her very best in every way to help. Selling a house in the middle of Covid was so very stressful, but Claire came up trumps. She keeps you in the loop, is calm headed and fair in judgement. She knows her job inside out and does her very best for you, an absolute bonus to Hobdays.
Elizabeth Wennell
Mar 17, 2021
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Super professional, fair and honest I would most certainly recommend Hobdays. They are above board without the jargon and the ickyness you can get with some agents. Couldn't recommend them enough to anyone selling (or buying tbh) in Potters Bar.
Antonio Dell'Aquilano
Dec 05, 2020
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I've been using Hobdays services for years and they have always been very helpful. Recently I sold my property through them and, although the period was critical, the sale was very quick and smooth. A particular mention to Claire which was extremely helpful all throughout the process
Theo Ioannou
Mar 30, 2020
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I would like to comment on how hard Claire worked to deal with our sale. Claire went over and beyond to make sure both parties were happy and ensured that we were always kept in the loop. Fantastic service and would highly recommend.
Phil Wright
Nov 03, 2019
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We chose Hobdays to sell our house 10 years after our purchase through them and were extremely happy with our decision. Clare, Karen & Gemma in the sales team were great - proactive, responsive and professional through a difficult market. Their valuation was accurate, feedback straight forward and honest and buyers were introduced swiftly. Clare (who handled our purchase too!) kept up communication throughout the transaction keeping everyone informed and comfortable! A great local business, we wouldn't hesitate to recommend.
