Henrysykes Reviews 

First time selling a property via auction and Henry Sykes made the process smooth from start to finish. Reece was incredibly helpful, responsive, and accommodating throughout, especially with marketing changes. Communication was excellent and I achieved a result I was really happy with. Would happily use them again.

Same here — couldn’t get the money together to complete, so lost my 1% reservation fee (£900 with dreaded vat) Feels like all three of us ended up in the same mess — poor decisions and lack of planning on our part. Hard not to get frustrated after though (I even joked about the “it’s a scam” route), but really we’ve put ourselves here 🤦‍♂️. Leaving a one-star review makes me feel better anyway 😂 Its not put me off though, just need to actually have the money to complete next time - but they don't tell you that. Sod ‘em anyway

They were so professional and easy to deal with, nothing was too much trouble for them. This was my first property to sell so I appreciated all the help and advice they gave me. I would definitely recommend them.

“I recently sold my late brother’s flat through Henry Sykes Auctions and received an excellent level of service throughout. Tim, in particular, was incredibly supportive—always available for advice, clear in explaining each stage, and consistently helpful. He is a real credit to the company.”

same thing happened to me. I bought a property from them and then the seller apparently pulled out and when i tried to get my money back from the auctioneer he kept diverting my attention away from getting my money back so i eventually reported them for fraud and am awaiting the conclusion to this

*** BUYERS BEWARE ***
Don’t get involved with these auctioneers, they have an auction site “henrysykes.co.uk”, but everything else is fake. I paid a pre-auction deposit via credit card to “Henry Sykes Auctions”, but no such company exists. Later I paid a further invoice to “Henry Sykes”, which my bank tells me is a personal account. More than two months on from the January auction, we have been unable to complete the sale because the seller’s solicitor does not have the authority to sell. I have asked the auctioneers to refund to fee and let us withdraw, but my repeated requests are ignored.

Other points to consider.
(1) This auctioneer’s USP is that sellers pay no fee – it is all loaded on the buyer: 3% +VAT. So add 4% on to whatever you bid.
(2) The auctioneer can bid up to the reservation price on behalf of the seller. So you are likely to bid against one or more fake bidders.
(3) The auctioneer takes no responsibility for any information it provides. In our case, we were informed (almost certainly incorrectly) that the sale included free forecourt parking.
(4) The only communication from the auctioneers has been emails and texts from “Tim Ico” using a gmail account and mobile number. What legitimate company doing business with the public does not have a company email and company phone.

You have been warned! Check for yourself.