Cairn Estate and Letting Agency

3.64/5 rating 39 reviews
  • 61% valuation accuracy
  • 67% recommend
  • 83% fee satisfaction
Cairn was founded by David Rowand in 1999 when, having been involved in property for more than 20 years, he realised there existed a tremendous opportunity to establish a company that could be much more than ‘just an estate agent’.

Founded to address a distinct lack of agents in the marketplace providing a team of informed experts able to provide a personal service, Cairn began as a development company, refurbishing properties to sell on behalf of clients.

As this aspect of the busin Read full description...Cairn was founded by David Rowand in 1999 when, having been involved in property for more than 20 years, he realised there existed a tremendous opportunity to establish a company that could be much more than ‘just an estate agent’.

Founded to address a distinct lack of agents in the marketplace providing a team of informed experts able to provide a personal service, Cairn began as a development company, refurbishing properties to sell on behalf of clients.

As this aspect of the business grew, several clients retained the firm’s services and sought a broader range of advice. This led Cairn into ‘sourcing’ properties for clients and developing properties on their behalf; a service which soon became an integral aspect of the business by removing the hassle factor from finding properties and developing them before selling or letting them on its clients’ behalf.

This was the key that developed other aspects of the business, such as a maintenance team created to deliver these services which now comprises builders, plumbers, electricians, tilers and plasterers.

A letting division was then formed, which now manages some 400 units. The letting staff boast a wealth of experience and knowledge. Delivering a high level of service to landlords and tenants alike, they provide a fully-managed option and tenant-finding service, once again relieving clients of any hassle associated with the management of their investments.

The firm also has experienced staff on hand to handle HMO (House of Multiple Occupancy) enquiries and to help guide clients through this complex process.

Cairn most recently introduced a sales division. Now a thriving part of the operation, this department comprises a team with over 35 years experience of property sales between them. A personal approach is a central feature of Cairn and its sales team is on hand 24/7 to reassure clients throughout what can sometimes be a stressful process.

Let Cairn ‘unlock the potential’ in your home, investment or development.

Call Cairn on 0141-270-7878/79
Cairn Estate and Letting Agency

34 Gibson Street
Hillhead,Glasgow
City of Glasgow
G12 8NX
0141 270 7878

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“Excellent service...”

Nov 12,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Veronica MCCluskie'
Nov 12,2018
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I have been using Cairn Estate and Letting Agency for many years. my experience of them is both as a company managing all aspects of the letting out of our property and latterly for the sale of the property. The service they provide is just ...
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They take standard fees in line with the expectation of the industry and as I stated they earn every penny.
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“Cairn is bad but some of the staff have been great...”

Nov 06,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Customer'
Nov 06,2018
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When we moved in the flat had clearly not been cleaned. Junk was left in several rooms and cupboards, lights were not working in the bathroom, the living room stunk of weed, bluetac marks all over the wall, chairs were broken, a desk was broken, ...
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About average.
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“Ms...”

Nov 02,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Anne'
Nov 02,2018
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Thoroughly pleased with Fiona's level of service, which is excellent and would definitely recommend Cairn for letting of property and for selling....
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Good
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“Very personal and responsive...”

Sep 14,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'MMAC'
Sep 14,2018
1 people found
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Sarah is very responsive to any questions and queries. She responds quickly and resolves issues professionally and efficiently. Very pleasant to deal with....
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“Excellent...”

Sep 14,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Fiona'
Sep 14,2018
1 people found
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Sheena was so helpful and gave me valuable advice, taking all the stress and worry away. Would recommend using her to everyone...
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“Letting then Sale...”

Sep 13,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Owner'
Sep 13,2018
1 people found
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We have used Cairn to let our flat for three years and then chose them to sell the property for us. In terms of lettting they were very good, found good reliable tennants, quickly and dealt with all the relevant issues quickly and efficiently. At ...
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Seem to be happy to negotiate
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“Contract renewal...”

Sep 12,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Audrey'
Sep 12,2018
1 people found
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Fiona has helped us manage a property in Kelvinbridge for some years. She finds tenants, arranges new contracts and advises and arranges safety checks. She is hard-working, friendly and efficient. We could not ask for better!...
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We are happy to pay the fees as we get top service. We have no means of comparison with others in Glasgow.
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“Great service...”

Sep 11,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Sean M'
Sep 11,2018
1 people found
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Dealt with this letting agency for over 2 years, always found them to be extremely helpful with any problems we had....
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“Kirk is a gentleman...”

Sep 06,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Nick'
Sep 06,2018
1 people found
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Kirk came to our property to perform some repairs and paint a number of walls. He was courteous, punctual, a consummate professional and super-efficient. I would recommend Kirk's services to anyone. Thanks Kirk!...
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“Fantastic customer service...”

Sep 06,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Darren Roy'
Sep 06,2018
1 people found
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Cairns took over my let and they where fantastic. Especially Gemma. No request was too much or too little. Very very helpful and friendly not to mention professional. I would recommend Gemma and Cairns to anyone looking for a let. I myself work in customer ...
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Good
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“Property Sale...”

Sep 05,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Mike'
Sep 05,2018
1 people found
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Sheena and Heather recently sold an investment property on my behalf and were excellent throughout. The process was extremely clear and a buyer was found very quickly. A painless process and wouldn't hesitate to use Sheena and Heather again....
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“I can not rate the girls at Cairn highly enough, they have been amazing and taken away all the stress of letting out our property....”

Sep 03,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Roma'
Sep 03,2018
1 people found
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Fiona and Susan have been wonderful to deal with at Cairn and are a credit to the company. Their friendly and approachable manner made everything easier to deal with and they were so fast and efficient in dealing with things and kept in touch at ...
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Great
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“Great Service...”

Aug 30,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'MrsCPark'
Aug 30,2018
1 people found
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Sheena handled the sale of our flat in Finneston and it went really smoothly, even when one potential buyer tried to contact me directly. Sheena was professional and was able to answer all the questions I had as well as arranging viewings. She gave us ...
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Very fair fee scale.
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“Rachel McQueen - Cairn Letting...”

Aug 29,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Paul'
Aug 29,2018
1 people found
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I am a factor and I called Rachel to help me co-ordinate urgent repairs. I have dealt with many letting agents but none have been as helpful or efficient her. The repair that we needed help with was not impacting her tenant or building so ...
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“56 Quarryknowe Street...”

Aug 27,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Amir'
Aug 27,2018
1 people found
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Gemma was fantastic in how she handled this account for me. Very hard-working, always in touch and on the ball. Most importantly providing innovative ideas to get the place tenanted,...
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“Friendly and efficient...”

Aug 22,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Kirsten'
Aug 22,2018
1 people found
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I recently sold my flat through Cairn and couldn't fault the experience. As a first time seller it was helpful to have Sheena always at the end of the phone willing to answer my queries....
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From research I believe the fees to be reasonable.
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“Great experience...”

Aug 15,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Louise'
Aug 15,2018
1 people found
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Gemma in the letting team in Glasgow has been amazing from start till finish. From viewing the flat all the way to moving in, Gemma has been there to answer any questions we've had. She has been an absolute delight and I will be ...
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“Excellent service with a smile :)...”

Jul 31,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Ashleigh Smith'
Jul 31,2018
1 people found
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My partner and I recently bought a property to let. Fiona has managed rental for us and the service has been excellent. She has been very friendly, efficient and thorough in securing reliable tenants to rent our property. The process has been stress free and ...
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Good - Very reasonable
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“Smooth running tenancy...”

Jul 09,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Mags Farrell'
Jul 09,2018
1 people found
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Delighted with the service provided throughout my 3 year tenancy. Staff are very helpful and professional and any problems were handled quickly....
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No additional fees
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“Great service...”

Jul 06,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Emma cox'
Jul 06,2018
1 people found
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Great service from miss Collins. She's a pleasure and is very prompt when we have questions. Not just susan the full cairn team are a pleasure....
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“Absolutely useless in every measure...”

May 23,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Bad experience with Cairn Letting Agency'
May 23,2018
0 people found
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I can only preface this by saying that some of what I had to go through with this agency is my own fault. It's my fault that as soon as I walked into their office that I didn't trust my gut and immediately ...
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Their fees are excessive and many of them illegal, and they know it.
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By: David
Jun 03, 2018
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Please then feel free to contact me with the specific address of the property and dates and I will look into the issues you had and resolve. Or if easier come into the office so we can discuss. ...
Nov 17,2017
Minithumbup
By: 'Zoe Simpson'
Nov 17,2017
3 people found
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Both Sheena and Moya are amazing and did a fabulous job of selling my house in just under 3 weeks. I received an extremely professional and personal service and wouldn't hesitate to use Cairn again....
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Nov 06,2017
Minithumbup
By: 'PanMan'
Nov 06,2017
4 people found
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We rent out two flats through Cairn and so far they have been professional and communication has been fair. They found tenants quickly. Fiona & Carolanne have been friendly and efficient. Karyn and David on the maintenance side have been very quick, professional and helpful, ...
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Fees fair/normal
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Oct 26,2017
Minithumbup
By: 'Sarah'
Oct 26,2017
2 people found
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Maintenance staff David and Karen have been excellent! Very efficient to come fix issues in the flat and always polite and professional...
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Oct 12,2017
Minithumbup
By: 'Cat'
Oct 12,2017
1 people found
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Maintenance staff David and Karyn couldn't have helped me enough very professional and polite people excellent great idea that a female is doing this kind of work felt much more at ease...
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Sep 25,2017
Minithumbup
By: 'Simon, Emily & Eve'
Sep 25,2017
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Our flat had a lot of repairs needing to be carried out so we notified Cairn. Kirk came along and fixed almost everything in a single visit. very pleased :)...
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good
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Sep 20,2017
Minithumbup
By: 'Jim Brown'
Sep 20,2017
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Couldn't recommend highly enough, the team at Cairn found me a flat when I got accepted to Glasgow University through clearing at very short notice, they moved me in promptly and dealt with all my questions. Thanks again...
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Aug 14,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'For the attention of all STUDENT tenant's'
Aug 14,2017
7 people found
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I don't know where to begin, and although I (luckily) am not with this 'estate agents' any longer, friends of friends ask me for advice due to me being vocal and passionate about the treatment we received from this business towards myself and my three ...
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May 25,2017
Minithumbup
By: 'CarFrae'
May 25,2017
1 people found
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@@Late last year I decided to sell my 2 bedroom flat in the Yorkhill area of Glasgow and was very fortunate to be introduced to Cairn Estate Agency. Right from the beginning of the process they provide high quality, friendly and speedy advice. Cairn's presale process ...
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Very competitive
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May 21,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'S.'
May 21,2017
3 people found
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I had the misfortune of having to deal with this letting agency for 3 years. I have rented 9 flats over the years (many moves due to University) and have never had an issue with landlords. Cairn have been by far the most incompetent and unhelpful letting ...
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They will charge you for anything they possible can.
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Areas covered
  • G12
  • G76
  • G11
  • G77
  • G13
  • G20
  • G14
  • G22
  • G15
  • G16
  • G44
  • G75

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Last updated at 12:40 PM 14/12/2016 by Jillian Rowand

Awards won by Cairn Estate and Letting Agency

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Glasgow, G12

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  • Monday: 09:00 - 17:00
  • Tuesday: 09:00 - 17:00
  • Wednesday: 09:00 - 17:00
  • Thursday: 09:00 - 17:00
  • Friday: 09:00 - 17:00
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed


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