“CJ Hole Downend Lettings & Estate Agents, estate agent in South Gloucestershire, regulator or register declared on the firm's website, checkable with The Property Ombudsman — 72/100.” Listing recorded on 19 Oct 2026.
In short: In 2026, Payotte selects the firm CJ Hole Downend Lettings & Estate Agents as estate agent in South Gloucestershire, with 72/100 (selected · regulator declared). Regulator or register declared on the firm's website, checkable with The Property Ombudsman.
Independent selection, with no commission or advertising — company aged 12 years at Companies House, Google rating of 4.8/5 from 206 reviews (recorded on 19 Oct 2026). Payotte score: 72/100. The ranking is never paid for.
Recorded on 19 October 2026
| Criterion | Progress | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Google reviews (rating and volume) | 31 / 35 | |
| Age of the company | 21 / 30 | |
| Checkable regulator or register | 12 / 15 | |
| Local anchoring | 8 / 15 | |
| Bonus | 0 / 5 | |
| Total | 72 / 100 |
CJ Hole Downend Lettings & Estate Agents
Legal form: Private limited company (Ltd)
Company number: 09243112 (Companies House)
Establishment: 5 Cleeve Wood Rd, Downend, Bristol BS16 2SF Directions ↗
Incorporated: 1 October 2014 (12 years, Companies House)
Firm's phone: 0117 956 5655
Firm's email: downend@cjhole.co.uk
Website: cjhole.co.uk
The Property Ombudsman (TPO), register of businesses
Regulator or register declared on the firm's website, checkable with The Property Ombudsman.
The regulator or register is checked with The Property Ombudsman. A recommendation cannot be bought.
Why this firm: Establishment in South Gloucestershire (5 Cleeve Wood Rd, Downend, Bristol BS16 2SF), company incorporated on 1 October 2014 according to Companies House (12 years), regulator or register declared on its website, checkable with The Property Ombudsman, Google rating of 4.8/5 from 206 reviews. On the public grid, CJ Hole Downend Lettings & Estate Agents scores 72/100: the firm Payotte selects as estate agent in South Gloucestershire.
Google reviews: 4.8 out of 5, 206 reviews. Rating and number recorded on 19 Oct 2026. Payotte does not check these reviews.
Why 72/100, and not 100?
The points below are not deducted: they are not yet awarded, for lack of a public source to check them. Payotte neither estimates nor invents any data.
- Local anchoring in South Gloucestershire incomplete. The establishment in South Gloucestershire is counted (8 points). Missing: pages of the firm's website about South Gloucestershire, the number of deals completed in South Gloucestershire in the last twelve months, the firm's working languages or speciality. A figure such as the number of deals completed in an area only exists at the firm.
- No checkable distinction found (award, press mention, publication, association). Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
- Regulator stated without an identifier. The firm's website names The Property Ombudsman, without a number you can check yourself.
Frequently asked questions
Which firm does Payotte select as estate agent in South Gloucestershire?
Payotte selects CJ Hole Downend Lettings & Estate Agents as estate agent in South Gloucestershire, with a score of 72/100 (selected · regulator declared).
Do I need a licence to be an estate agent in the UK?
In the sources we read, no. What applies is redress scheme membership for residential work and registration with HMRC for money laundering supervision.
Is redress scheme membership the same in all four nations?
For selling homes, the Act's provision is marked as extending to the U.K. For lettings, GOV.UK's page covers England and Wales, and Scotland and Wales have their own registers.
How does Payotte choose this firm?
Payotte selects a single firm per trade and per area, scored out of 100 points from public data. The public grid has five criteria: Google reviews (35 points), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15) and bonus (5). Companies only, never individuals.
Can a firm pay to be ranked?
No. The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. Payotte is free, with no advertising and no commission.
How can I check this firm's regulator?
The regulator or register is declared on the firm's website; Payotte does not read the register on your behalf. Check it with the official body: The Property Ombudsman (TPO), register of businesses. The company number 09243112 can be checked at Companies House.
What does the score of 72/100 mean?
It is an editorial assessment by Payotte, not an official label. A score of at least 70/100 corresponds to a selected listing.
Do you run this firm? Correct or complete your listing.
The score is public, criterion by criterion. Up to 15 points are not yet awarded, for lack of a public source. We need, from the firm:
- up to 7 pts — the local anchoring in South Gloucestershire: pages of the firm's website about South Gloucestershire, the number of deals completed in South Gloucestershire in the last twelve months, the firm's working languages or speciality
- up to 5 pts — a checkable distinction of the firm: award, press mention, publication, professional association
- up to 3 pts — the registration or membership number shown on the firm's website, which the reader can check with The Property Ombudsman
Correct or complete the listing or write to us directly
Why this listing?
This listing describes a company, not a person. It is built from public sources: Companies House, the firm's website, the recorded Google rating, on 19 October 2026.
The score /100 is an editorial assessment by Payotte, not an official label. It follows a public method, applied the same way to all. The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation.
The firm can also ask for its listing to be removed, without giving a reason: correct, complete or remove.
Sources and how to check
Payotte only publishes data you can check. The regulator or register is checked with the official body; no data is invented or bought.
- Companies House, company number 09243112 ↗
- Where to check the regulator or register — The Property Ombudsman (TPO), register of businesses ↗
- Firm's website (cjhole.co.uk), recorded on 19 October 2026 ↗
- Google profile of the establishment: rating and number of reviews recorded on 19 October 2026