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With growing pressure for thousands of new homes to be built across West Sussex, we’re all likely to see some form of new housing and development, wherever we live.


Unrivalled local knowledge and experience

As privately-owned independent estate agents, Sims Williams has unrivalled local knowledge about the housing market in this area.

We’ve been helping customers buy and sell their homes between Emsworth, Chichester, Walberton, Arundel and Climping for 40 years.

Our experience means we have first-hand knowledge and understanding of the impact of new homes on our beautiful area.

  • How will new housing developments affect the price of my property?
  • Should I move before new houses are built nearby?
  • Are new build incentives pushing local property prices down?
  • How can I find out about planned new housing in my area?
  • Can new housing developments be good news for house prices?
  • What’s the impact of major new road schemes near me?
  • How easy is it to get planning permission to build a new home on my land?

 

We’re here to help

At Sims Williams, we pride ourselves on playing an active role in the local community and this includes sharing our knowledge and providing honest, reliable advice.

Call us or pop in today and we’ll do our very best to answer any concerns you may have and explain how the price of your property is affected by nearby developments.

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What our clients say

OUTSTANDING

Excellent service. Highly recommended.
Tessa F - Landlord - Dec 16th, 2020

Thank you to Sims Williams!

We love Sims Williams! As very happy tenants of a property in Arundel, we would like to pass on our thanks to Jo and team at Sims Williams Chichester. Jo is absolutely fab- making the rental process such a breeze and all steps a very relaxing experience. Thanks again! Marina and Edward x
Marina and Edward - Tenant - Jan 21st, 2023

PROFESSIONAL AND FRIENDLY

Right from the word go Sara, Linda and the team provided a very efficient, professional and friendly service. Never too busy to answer questions and kept me well informed of progress through to completion. Would highly recommend their service. Thank you.
Natasha M - Vendor - Dec 9th, 2020

Seamless from beginning to end!

Selling our parents house was a daunting prospect so we have to thank the team at the Sims Williams Bognor Office who really did make it as pain free as it could possibly be! From the valuation to the open day and right through the sales process, John and his team kept us informed and nothing was too much trouble. Having bought and sold property before, we both know that’s not always the case and, in this instance where we were acting on behalf of family, it was doubly important to get it right so we can’t thank John and his team enough enough for their professionalism and help. We would happily recommend their service to anyone looking for that same support. Thank you!
Carol- Vendor - Jun 13th, 2022

Great Service !

Sara and Lin were both very helpful and sorted out any issues as they arose. They kept in regular contact and helped make things easier for the purchase of our lovely new house! After sales they have been brilliant too!
Callie Dees - Purchaser - May 10th, 2021

EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE

Very good and thorough service in helping to rent out our property. Communication is excellent and nothing is ever too much bother. Constantly kept in contact along each step of renting out. Would highly recommend using this company.
Jo and Warren - Landlord - Sep 29th, 2020

Efficient and friendly service

We came into contact with Sim Williams as we were looking for a rental property in Chichester and we have been delighted with the service from this company. From arranging the viewing, advice and opinions over the phone, sorting out references and liaising with the landlord, the service we had from Sim Williams was efficient, very friendly and very professional. Would highly recommend!
Samantha - Tenant - Jan 27th, 2022

Great service!

Excellent service, kept us posted throughout the whole process. Great to deal with.
Lesley - Buyer - Mar 24th, 2023

A 19 week stressful purchase!

Our sale took 19 weeks from beginning to end. No ones fault there was just a few obstacles to overcome on our purchase! But through it all John Wyatt was exemplary in his manner and the way he looked after us. Nothing was too much trouble, umpteen telephone conversation where he allayed our fears and worries. Kept us informed re our buyer, all the way through. We thoroughly recommend Sims Williams at Bognor Regis. One old fashioned estate agent that values you as a customer and never makes you feel that they are doing you a favour.
Beach - Vendor - Jun 28th, 2021

Thank you

We recently purchased a property in Arundel. Sims Williams acted for the vendor. The agents we appointed for the sale of our property in Chichester were disappointing, to say the least. Fortunately Simms Williams came to the rescue! From the moment that we placed our offer with them, they were fantastic. We relied upon them to provide accurate and timely information about what was happening in the chain beneath us. Special thanks go to Lynne and Emma who were extremely kind and helpful. We wholeheartedly recommend them.
Lyn & Jamie - Buyer - Jun 24th, 2022