New estate agency covering Worthing and south coast

Location location location – find out why Worthing is doing so well for buyers and sellers

Buying or selling a house is one of the biggest steps you will ever take – meet the team ready to take the pain away.

A new estate agency, led by two hugely experienced property experts, is taking Worthing by storm.

Directors Chris Trott and Phil Cole have more than 30 years of experience between them, but they made their dream a reality just under two years ago when they launched their own Coast & Country Real Estate business.

By lucky co-incidence, this was also when a major boom in property prices happened, with properties often going under offer within weeks and smashing their valuations by up to 20 per cent.

Directors Chris Trott (pictured) and Phil Cole have more than 30 years of experience between them

Modern touch

But there’s more to their success than chance, explained director Chris: “When we decided to go out on our own were committed to doing things differently.

“We wanted to make ourselves available 24/7, because people often make decisions about their house sale or purchase in the evening, once they’ve had a chance to talk things through.”

That’s meant a private Whatsapp group is set up for each client, with the directors ready to answer any questions whenever required.

Chris and Phil help take all the pain and strain away from customers

They market the homes differently too, with lots of social media activity and live videos, bloopers and all, to make them as real as the customers themselves – their social media presence is generating its own following among house-hunters looking for the first look at what’s coming up next.

On completion day, customers get to feel that little bit special – thanks to Coast & Country being an online agency, they don’t have to drive into the office to pick up the keys. Instead, Chris or Phil greet owners at their new front door, complete with a giant ribbon ready to be cut, and a bottle of bubbly to toast the new venture.

“Buying a house is the biggest financial decision most people will ever make – we want to do our best to not make it all stressful, but to be a fun event as well. We want the client journey to be enjoyable,” said Chris.

Huge success

Directors Phil Cole (pictured and Chris Trott have more than 30 years of experience between them

One of catalysts to success for Coast & Country was being chosen to be the exclusive marketers of Columbia House against more established businesses, when they were ‘massive underdogs’.

“The owners took a chance on us, they knew we were hungry. Within the first six weeks we had 50 apartments reserved, and now from the total of 116 only 12 are left.”

Chris and Phil were delighted that many of the properties were affordable for young people, and eligible for the Help to Buy Scheme, to allow the next generations of locals to get a foot on the property ladder.

The market, says Chris, continues to be exceptional, with Worthing a more affordable yet accessible alternative to Brighton and London.

If you want to have Chris and Phil in your corner when buying or selling, you can visit their website