Client Testimonials

MARGARET AND KEVIN

Thank you Tim for going to the trouble it's much appreciated.

You have been so helpful throughout our house buying and would recommend Coles and you in a heartbeat.

Cheers Margaret and Kevin

JOANNE

Hi. Sadly it's time to leave this beautiful region and head home.

I just wanted to say a massive thanks to you all for making things so easy for us. Jo, you've always responded speedily and patiently to my endless emails. Robert, you were so warm and friendly on our extra visits. Above all, massive, massive thanks to Simon. You made a full day of house viewings not only enjoyable, but also incredibly interesting! (even our 16 year-old son agreed - no mean feat!) Your professionalism and knowledge of both the Spanish housing market and region were impressive - and invaluable. It was as though we had our own personal tour guide for the day, and all your recommendations were spot-on! We really appreciated your honesty and integrity throughout.

Thank you also for replying to my many, many follow-up messages after the viewings.

I really hope we're successful in buying our dream home in the sun through Coles. We certainly wouldn't use any other agency and would highly recommend you to anyone else looking to buy in Andalucia.

Speak soon! Regards, Joanne

NANCY & LEO (BELGIUM)

Dear Simon,

Months ago we started looking for properties in Spain on the internet. We ended up on your beautiful website and were always helped very quickly by Jo. We’ve had the pleasure to visit a couple of properties accompanied by the enthusiastic and professional Robert. We were absolutely impressed by the impeccable condition of the villa in Velez owned by the Castleman family and are in addition very happy to have been able to make an agreement with them. We obviously wish them a wonderful future, just like we do for our daughter and son-in-law who will build their future in this magnificent villa.

You guys are a top team!

Congratulations and thank you again.

GRAHAM AND MICHELE

Good Afternoon Simon.

We cannot express our thanks enough, for all of the time and effort that you put into selling the house. Estate agents get a bad rap but that is not the case when it comes to you and your team. It's been a great pleasure in dealing with you all and special thanks to Robert.

If you could CC this message to him would be obliged.

Beers on me next time we see you out.

JULIE AND ROB BROWN

Coles of Andalucia comes highly recommended by my husband and I.

Simon was the only agent who offered to pick us up from our hotel which was half an hour drive away from his base in Turre!

He told us many helpful facts about the area we were interested in and was very knowledgeable about the whole of Almeria. We saw numerous properties with him and he swiftly arranged 2nd viewings on a couple of properties of interest to us, nothing was to much trouble.

When we'd settled on the villa for us and had our offer accepted, Simon picked us up again and drove us to the abogado of our choice, stayed with us and also accompanied us to the Notary's office. This was a big confidence boost for us and we could not have received a better service.

Many Thanks Simon and well done.

DON

Thank you for all your help in making my dream of owning a villa in the South of Spain come true. If I know of someone looking to buy a property in Almeria Province in the future you can be sure that I will recommend you. Don.

ANDREW & JUDITH MING

'We approached Coles in October 2017 to explore the Mojacar region in the hope of finding our dream holiday home. We started dealing with Rob and explained that we had no money and wasn't sure where or what we wanted to buy !!

Rob put lots of properties together in different areas for us to look over. He collected us from our hotel and spent a whole day showing us over properties. He had great local knowledge and helped us decide on what we wanted. We went back to the UK to sort out money and plan our next trip.

Whilst we were looking at properties on the internet there ones that we wanted to view that were with other agencies. No problem for Rob, he arranged everything for us and when we came out again in February 2018 he spent another 2 days showing us over the list of properties.

Thanks to Rob and everyone at Cole's we are now the proud owners of our dream holiday home in Cabrera.

You can trust in Coles.

RAY & ZELDA JONES

Hi Rob,

Just wanted to say how pleased we were with Coles and especially yourself in selling our duplex. Friendly, efficient and helpful. Would not hesitate in recommending Coles to other potential vendors.

Once again, many thanks. Ray & Zelda Jones

SUSAN METCALF

Dear Simon May I take this opportunity to thank you so much for your efforts in selling my house. In my opinion without question you are the very best estate agent in the area, exhibiting complete professionalism and showing such care and understanding. Eventually you became a friend in who I could completely place my trust. May I wish you all the very best for the future. kind regards

STEVEN & KARINE FROM BELGIUM

We bought our home in San Juan de Los Terreros via Simon ( and a Belgian lawyer which was for us very convenient ) and it was absolutely a pleasant and smooth transaction. We visited the property a few times, got to see the current owners and the deal was made in a few days. Simon made sure all the paperwork was OK so that we were 100% sure that we bought a home without any hidden "surprises" / costs. Thanks again for your help , Simon !

DON AND NANCY HARBRON

Dear Tim and Simon,

We wanted to thank you so much for helping us to sell our villa in just 1 day! Having a solid client base and comprehensive knowledge of the relevant area and properties on which to draw surely helped and demonstrates that Coles of Andalucia are the premier agents in this region.

We really appreciated the friendly and informal but extremely professional approach to our sale for which we are most appreciative. Not only with the actual sale but also with the necessary paperwork for both us and our purchasers.

We have already recommended you to several others and will continue to do so without hesitation.

Regards, Don and Nancy Harbron.

LYNNE AND STEVE

Hello Tim.

Just to say how pleased we are with the way you handled our house sale. Your knowledge of the intricacies of the Spanish procedures was most welcome. We also appreciated your calming influence when we were maybe becoming a little stressed!!

We wish you every success in the future.

LIZ AND DERRICK

Simon,

Thank you so much for your involvement in securing the sale of our property.

We were very impressed with the determination, tenacity, efficient and honest methods you exercise with your clients and we wish you continued success in your business.

Kind regards, Liz and Derrick

Can we wish you the very best for 2017!

JACKY R

My husband died last year and the house was too big for me on my own so I made the very difficult decision to sell. From the moment I contacted Simon at Coles of Andalucia I felt as if everything was now in control. Always the professional Simon took details of the house, and advised me on the price he felt that the house would sell for. He then spent a couple of hours taking a video that showed the house to its full potential, it looked so good I wanted to buy it myself!!!! His excellent marketing network reaped benefits! Within a few days a couple had booked their flights and were over from the UK viewed the property a couple of times then made an offer, which was accepted, and for the amount Simon advised. Simon ‘held my hand’ all the way through and everything was so smooth and stress free. This happened all within 4 weeks of the house going on the market. I would have no qualms about recommending Coles or Andalucia.

JIM & ANN

From the time we contacted Coles of Andalucia to discuss our dream purchase in Spain Simon looked after us listening to what we had to say and not putting pressure on us to look at properties that were not of interest to us. Nothing was too much trouble. He behaved professionally throughout the purchase of the house responding quickly to all questions and concerns we had and acting as a conduit with the conveyancing lawyer on our behalf when necessary. We would recommend him without hesitation to anyone who is thinking of buying a home in the Almeria region.

GRAEME & SILVIA

I don't normally write testimonials, however I wanted to share my experience with anyone who is thinking about buying a property in Andalucia.

I got in touch with Simon before Xmas as I was interested in finding an estate agent that we could personally use in our search for our dream property. At this point we had arranged a weekend in Spain on 17th Jan. We met Simon on the Saturday when we viewed a number of properties which fell within our brief. Not only did Simon show us round the properties he took us on a sight seeing tour on the day. Simon was very knowledgeable about the area and also about the process of buying in Spain. Needless to say we found a property and made an offer for it on the Sunday. After some negotiation, we agreed a sale At no point did I ever feel that we were under pressure to buy and Simon was a great help throughout.

On the Monday before we returned to the UK we managed to see a solicitor- arranged for power of attorney and with the solicitor and Simon met with a notary to have the papers signed off.

Simon is a great guy and I would trust him implicitly. I cannot speak highly enough of Simon and would recommend him to anyone who is slightly nervous of estate agents and the process of buying abroad.

Our purchase is progressing nicely and expect to complete in the next week or so. Its been a painless experience-thanks in the main to Simon.

If anyone wants any further details on our search and our experience using Coles- if you drop me an email to: Graeme I will let you know.

MAVIS & PETE SPRATT

Mavis and i had been searching for our dream location "in the sun" for about four years, decided on Spain and the area most suited to our wild side and budget. We chose Almeria with its beautiful beaches, mountains, villages, Mojacar and friendly people. Most of our research was done on the internet, it was during one of our many property searches we came across "Coles of Andalucia". A very welcoming web site.

STEWART & REBECCA LAMB

Having looked unsuccessfully for a property in Spain for over the last 5 years with many false starts, broken promises & downright untruths we again decided in 2011 to look for a property. This time we found & used a company that delivered on all fronts namely Coles of Andalucía.

No issue was too small for this company, Simon & his team covered all bases, offered advice, showed us properties we would not have considered & the attention to detail was first class. Having found our property near Huercal Overa, Simon was again fully involved in ensuring all aspects of the actual purchase moved forward smoothly & on the day of completion was again available to complete what was a hassle free purchase.

We were both impressed with Coles of Andalucía, achieving in a couple of months what others has spectacularly failed to do in 5 years. Simon has restored our faith in estate agents in Spain & we absolutely have no hesitancy in recommending his company & staff. Thanks again.

Stewart & Rebecca Lamb Satisfied Customers

MALC & JACKIE

Hi Simon,

We just wanted to drop you a quick email just to say a very big thank you for your help in finding a Villa, fingers crossed that it will all proceed smoothly from here on. You have made the whole experience extremely enjoyable and helped us the whole time, above and beyond the call of duty. The lawyers were extremely helpful and friendly as well as the bank manager .

We would not hesitate in recommending your company to anybody wishing to find themselves a property in the Andalucian region.

Many thanks

Malc and Jackie.

STEVE & SANDRA MASSEY

We would just like to say a huge THANK YOU SIMON COLE for after a whole 2 years finding our beautiful villa in Bedar Almeria, and for being extremely patient and putting up with us. We had been on an inspection trip many years ago in Alicante and hated the pressure that we were put through. We restarted our search back in June 07 by looking through Living Spain and found an article about the Cole family and Almeria. We were thankfully drawn by their adventurous tale , From the off start Simon was very informative, courteous and helpful to the end, with not one once of pressure, except to visit many bars ha ha (bet you don’t put that in). After two fast years any of you looking for your dream in this stunning area, take our advise and visit colespain.com you will not regret it.

Thanks Mate Steve and Sandra massey

VALERIE & GORDON, ANGUS. SCOTLAND

Last year my husband and I flew to Alicante airport on our first ever property search in Spain. As arranged, Simon met us at the airport and drove us down to our lovely accomodation where we were to spend four nights. We had a lot to pack in to our short stay but with Simon's careful planning and organisation we managed to see a great variety of properties and have plenty time for sightseeing trips in the area .We were on a tight budget and were unsure if we would find anything at all that we really liked in such a short visit. As it happened the very first property we saw we absolutely loved and it was within our price range! Keeping that first one in mind we viewed the other properties Simon had arranged for us. All were within our budget and very nice properties and there were three very strong contenders which we would have been happy with.We thoroughly enjoyed our time with Simon and absolutely never got even an inkling of the hard sell. We bought that first property we saw and were helped all through the process by Simon. The whole experience was stress free due to the guidance and support which was there for us whenever we wanted it. We have just returned from our first trip to our new home and we are delighted with it. While we were over we met up with Simon and were even able to borrow some tools from him! The service we have received from Cole's of Andalucia has been exemplary.We would not hesitate to recommend Simon's company to anyone wishing to buy in Spain.

MR & MRS C. STAFFORDSHIRE

Having already visited Spain and not found what we were looking for, we decided to look again in Almeria. Simon met us at the airport and spent a day driving us around the area. He then spent two days showing us a wide variety of properties in our preferred location. He also introduced us to builders, solicitors and property maintenance and rental companies. We were waiting for the hard-sell from Simon but none came. Simon found us exactly what we were looking for and we now own our own piece of Spain. We would recommend his services to you!

AL SMITH

Hi my name is Al Smith from Dublin, my wife and i went over to Spain to get our dream Villa, with no experience and a bit dubious about the stories you hear about illegal land and cowboy builders. We went over to Spain and met Simon Cole, he made us feel at ease and brought us to see our dream villa,which we purchased. He was there for us 100%, as a builder wanted to show us land that wasnt his yet!! and Simon gave him a piece of his mind. He got every question answered, as in is our 50% deposit protected? is the builder a top rated one? and is the land his? He got all theses questions anwered for ease of mind for us. One other thing he did for us, was that we liked the Villa from one builder and the land from another, so he got us the plans and organised that our Dream Villa (designed by another builder) be built on the plot of land that we liked. I would highly recommened Simon, he is warm, genuine, knows the area and is there for you 100%.

MR & MRS R. G. COOPER

Dear Simon

My Wife and I were very impressed with the way you collected and returned us to the airport at Almeria. Like many people looking for a home in the Sun, I expect they all feel as if there is going to be an enormous amount of pressure put on them to purchase a property that may not quite be the ideal one they are looking for. Not so with Simon, from the time we left the airport he was requesting information from us as to what we were looking for, which in our case was a new build or failing that, a modern second hand property. All this time we felt he was building up a picture of where we came from and what our standards were, this was of course what he was doing. We were nearly at the Hotel by then so I asked him why so many questions, his reply was, I can now put together hopefully, the areas and properties that I think you would care to view. I said to my wife over our evening meal that I hoped that he was not going to turn out to be a high pressured salesman because that was never going to worked for us. Next morning Simon was in reception to take us on our tour, to our surprise, not to look at any properties but to spend the day showing us the whole area from Coastal to Inland to Banks, Hospitals, Schools, Shopping and Small Town Centres his comments were very pleasant because as he said it is no good coming out here if you are not quite happy with the area, even if you buy a very nice property. The resale properties were in areas, which on the whole, were in the type of location that we liked; we travelled many miles that day and viewed many properties. We also looked at a number of new build sites which Simon said he felt we may not care for some of them but he felt we would benefit from the quality of the builders involved. We did appreciate one particular builder’s quality and layout of their sites, on stating this builder was the quality we were looking for he said he would take us to two of their new build sites which were sectioned into plots ready for sale and build. He stated that the first one would not impress us, he was correct; though the quality of build was good the area was not. We then travelled to the second site. Simon said he felt we would like this area and once again he was right, it was what we were looking for i.e. five minutes from a small town with all their facilities and yet in the countryside. We decided that this was for us and moved to the next sequence of paying a small deposit to secure our plot so that we could progress to the design of our villa. We do thank Simon very much for his patience and his lack of pressure to buy a property that he liked. He was pleasant, able and honest and showed us what he felt we wished to view at all times.

COLIN AND CATH FERRIER MOJACAR, ALMERIA, SPAIN

Circumstances last year, (2014) forced us to bring forward our decision to sell up and move to Spain for our retirement. We contacted the programme “A Place in the Sun”, and through them we were so fortunate to find a fantastic Estate Agent in Turre, Almeria Spain. “Coles of Andalucia” was our choice from the information supplied by the programme, so we contacted Simon Cole and Tim Vollans there, and from then on we are delighted to say that they could not do enough for us. They listened to our requirements and interpreted our needs perfectly, lining up many and varied properties to view. We are now happily settled in our new Spanish home and enjoying life immensely due to “Coles of Andalucia” wonderful efforts, caring and patient approach, and professionalism. Nothing we asked for was too much trouble for them, from finding one of the best and trustworthy Solicitors to advising on so many other things such as which Bank, buying a car, obtaining services such as Wi-Fi and television reception. We can honestly say that their knowledge and patience really was a massive aid to us.

We cannot thank everyone there enough for all that they have done to make our transition as painless and easy as possible.

How can we sum them up to bolster our recommendation to use “Coles” above all others, well, here we go”… Caring, Professional, Expert in what they do, trustworthy, honest, very friendly, balanced, extremely knowledgeable, and above all willing to go more than the extra mile to help.

One further thing that makes all at “Coles” a superior choice over others is the fact they do not just drop the ball when everything has completed. They are always there for you afterwards to offer help and assistance.

Thank you so very much all at “Coles” you have no idea how happy you have made us and we will recommend you to anyone we know who may be moving to this area in Spain. “FANTASTIC!”.

NICOLA

Just to add to the many great testimonials that I saw on your website:

When we met Simon and Tim 2 years ago, our somewhat jaded faith was finally restored in that hitherto elusive creature - the honest, trustworthy estate agent! Simon was a joy to travel around with. He was a mine of information and his enthusiasm was infectious. We laughed, yet learned a great deal from him as together we scoured Andalusia for, and eventually found, our dream place in the sun. He was helpful right up until the contracts were exchanged and the keys handed over, and we very much got the sense that he genuinely cared about his clients, be they vendor or purchaser. It was also clear that he was determined that his side of the job would be carried out efficiently and "correctly" - a word he used with passion throughout our travels with him.

Even though we are no longer looking for a property in Spain, I still look on the Coles website because I find it keeps refreshingly updated, and there is often a snippet of interest to anyone who is keen to learn about the way things work in Spain, be it on a large or small scale!

Please send our kind regards on.

With best wishes, Nicola