North Devon Property Intelligence

Find your home
before the world does

Register your search once. We monitor every Phillips Smith & Dunn listing across Barnstaple, Bideford and Braunton every two minutes — and alert you the moment a match appears, before it reaches Rightmove or Zoopla.

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Phillips Smith and Dunn
Phillips Smith & Dunn
Independent Estate Agent
100+
Years in North Devon
3
Local Offices
409
Properties Monitored
2 min
Engine Cycle

How it works

Your search,
working while you sleep

01

Tell us what matters

Budget, bedrooms, location, lifestyle — we build a detailed picture of your ideal home in just a few minutes.

02

The engine gets to work

Our system monitors every new and changed listing across all three Phillips Smith & Dunn offices, continuously, every two minutes.

03

You hear first

The moment a property matches your criteria, you receive an alert — before it appears on Rightmove, Zoopla, or anywhere else.

04

Move with confidence

Connect directly with our team. No portals, no queues. Just a straightforward conversation about a home that was found for you.

Good to know

Free to join
Registering is completely free. There is no cost, no subscription and no obligation.
Only relevant matches
You will only hear from us when a property genuinely matches your criteria. No spam, no irrelevant alerts.
Phillips Smith & Dunn listings
Freehold monitors properties listed with our Barnstaple, Bideford and Braunton offices. Not a portal — a direct line to your local agent.
Before the portals
Alerts are sent before properties appear on Rightmove or Zoopla, giving you a genuine head start.
Unsubscribe any time
Found your home or changed your plans? Just reply to any email and we will remove you from the register within 48 hours.
Takes three minutes
The registration form is four short steps. Budget, bedrooms, locations, preferences. That is all we need.

Register your search

Let's find
your home

Step 1 of 5

About you

We'll use these details to send you property alerts and keep you updated.

Step 2 of 5

Budget & size

Set your maximum budget and the number of bedrooms and bathrooms you need.

£400,000
£100k £1.5m+
3
1 bed 6+ beds
1
1 bath 5 baths

Step 3 of 5

Property type

Tell us what kind of property you're looking for. Leave all unselected if you're open to anything.

Step 4 of 5

Preferred locations

Select all the areas you'd consider. You can choose as many as you like.

Step 5 of 5

What matters most

Select everything that's important to you. These help us score and rank matches more precisely.

You're on the list

The engine is now watching for properties that match your search. We'll be in touch the moment something comes up — often before it reaches the open market.

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Property search in North Devon

Freehold is a property matching service operated by Phillips Smith & Dunn, an independent estate agent with over 100 years of heritage in North Devon. We cover properties for sale in Barnstaple, Bideford, Braunton, Croyde, Saunton, Instow, Ilfracombe, Fremington, Northam, Westward Ho!, Bishops Tawton and South Molton.

How Freehold works

Buyers register their property search criteria including budget, minimum bedrooms, preferred locations and lifestyle priorities. Our engine monitors every listing across our three North Devon offices every two minutes and sends a personalised email alert when a matching property is found, before it is listed on Rightmove or Zoopla.

Phillips Smith & Dunn

Phillips Smith & Dunn is an independent estate agent with three offices in North Devon. Our Barnstaple office can be reached on 01271 327878, Bideford on 01237 879797 and Braunton on 01271 814114. Visit phillipsland.com to search all available properties.