London Castle Appraisals

Nathan Nolde 

on Google

a month ago

If you're refinancing your home or applying for a mortgage, and you find out this is the appraisal company being used especially if your appraiser is Shawn I would strongly recommend reconsidering your options. One thing many homeowners may not realize is that when you're not hiring the appraiser directly, the lender is actually the client of the appraisal company. Because of that, if your lender uses this company, you may want to consider working with a different lender before getting too far into the process. In my experie... read more

Dominic Campo 

on Google

5 months ago

Shawn Jones did an appraisal for a home in which I am the buyers agent. He short appraised the home by $15,000. He was not familiar with the area and drove over 2 hours for the assignment. He missed several crucial details on the report. After he initiated Tidewater we submitted comps that he missed and corrected his adjustments for the ones he used. We never heard any communication from him or the bank after that until it was determined that he would not change the value. I personally hired another VA appraiser to independe... read more

Dante Zorzi 

on Google

7 months ago

I recently had a terrible experience with Shawn Jones from London Castle. He was assigned a VA appraisal on a real estate transaction I was involved in. The order was put out to the VA portal on Dec. 8th and picked up by Shawn the morning of Dec. 9th. In Illinois, VA appraisals are allotted 10 business days for completion. On Dec. 15th Shawn made a note in the VA portal about there being inclement weather that day, no big deal, I remember the day and it was very cold. No additional updates after that. The due date on this ap... read more

U Playin 

on Google

11 months ago

Bogus appraisal was done on a property in Joliet, Illinois (had a number of health and safety issues) on September 6, 2025 and the appraiser did NOT perform the VA's minimum property requirements (MPRs). This causes a HUGE disservice to potential veteran purchasers... 

Israel Gomez 

on Google

a year ago

London Castle Appraisals provides an incredibly disappointing experience. They didn't even communicate properly with the realtors, which caused unnecessary delays and confusion. On top of that, their appraisal was completely off, comparing our property to units that weren’t even remotely similar to the one we bought. The lack of professionalism, poor communication, and inaccurate evaluations make working with them a frustrating ordeal.