

Buying and Selling Your North East Home During Lockdown
With the government introducing new Lockdown measurements that will last until 2nd December, it can be worrying for potential buyers and sellers in the North East. Here at Elvet, we can assure you that we can still operate in a Covid-Secure way including: buying, selling and letting properties, prop...
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A Durham Estate Agent’s Guide To Property Jargon for Buyers and Sellers
Whether you’re a buyer looking for a home in or around the Durham area, or you’re ready to sell your home, the property market can be intimidating, especially when it comes to the technical language that’s involved.
Our locally-based Durham team have created handy guides to brea...
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Is Now The Right Time to Move in the Durham Area?
With Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s latest announcement that first-time buyers can secure their new home with a 5% deposit to create ‘generation buy’ is now the right time for you to be thinking of moving or selling in the Durham area?
There is no right answer to this statement ...
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3 Reasons To Sell Your House at Auction
Selling your house at an auction is something most of us wouldn’t consider. In fact, we might actively avoid it.
We probably have visions of standing in a dusty auction room, watching paddles lift up in the air and your house go under the hammer for a lot less than you think it’s wor...
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Durham's Leading Estate Agent For Innovation
Elvet Estates are one of the leading estate agents in the Durham area, leading the way in using modern tools and new technologies to help sell properties. Estate agents are becoming increasingly tech-savvy as an expectation to drive viewers to house listings online grows.
The team at Elvet Estat...
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Why we are the Estate Agent of choice in Durham
Since Elvet Estates was founded in 2014 by the directors of the multi-award winning student housing provider, Bill Free Homes, we have been determined to apply the same principles we used successfully at Bill Free Homes to the wider property market, after becoming disgruntled and frustrated with ser...
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We're Award Winning
Elvet Estates was founded in 2014 by the directors of the multi-award winning student housing provider, Bill Free Homes.

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Customer Testimonials
“Elvet went above and beyond to make the stressful home selling process as efficient as possible. They were always keeping me informed of progress and were easy to contact and I would have no hesitation in recommending or using them again”
Jack B
“I would like to compliment Tanya, Rachel and Lucy on the excellent professional service they provided to find a tenant for my new property. Their guidance has been invaluable. They have been reliable, prompt and trustworthy throughout providing an excellent service - I would highly recommend Elvet Estates wholeheartedly. Many thanks again.”
Lucinda
“Elvet Estates were amazing, contactable when ever and tanya was so helpful, I would recommend to anyone who is buying or selling. 5 *****”
Sam E
“Elvet estate recently helped with renting my house out, literally couldn’t have done it without them, kept us right step by step. They got us a suitable tenant in quickly. Very professional they are very accessible and go that extra mile (sometimes even out of office hours for communication) Brill customer service! Wouldn’t go anywhere else, thanks a lot guys!”
Ashleigh B
“Couldn’t fault Elvet Estates. Sold our house in 5 days and the fees are really reasonable. Tanya was excellent through the whole process answering all our questions and making the process so much easier. Would definitely use this company again”
Sally
“I found All at Elvet Estates very knowledgeable ,efficient and helpful also very friendly. (Tanya in particular was great) I would definitely use Elvet again.”