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FirstPort

1/5, 135 Reviews
2% Recommended

43% letting valuation accuracy

26% letting fee satisfaction

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FirstPort is one of the leading letting agents in the UK. We have property management office branches in London, Luton, Glasgow and Halesowen. Our main registered office is located in New Milton, Hampshire. Our services include managing residential lettings, retirement and some luxury developments
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FirstPort property agents have more than 40 years of experience managing a wide portfolio of properties across the country. We strive to deliver a personalised service to each of our clients but still maintaining full professionalism. Our award-winning staff members provide the highest quality innovative service. We are transparent in our property management; our landlords and tenants receive real-time updates on their properties via our highly advanced online systems. Our goal is to make letting or renting property easy, reliable and valuable. We provide only highly trusted local property management services across England and Scotland.
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FirstPort
Queensway House, 11 QueenswayNew Milton, Hampshire
BH25 5NR
03333214080

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Services offered
  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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1 Star Review

By : 'George'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £850
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : MK4

29 Apr 2022
People found this helpful4

they don't respond to emails or answer the phone, what are they being paid for? don't buy a flat managed by these ... Read Full Review


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By : Craig STEVENS

10 Dec 2025

They Take Your Money and Do Nothing FirstPort are absolutely shocking. They charge premium management fees but don’t actually manage anything. They do not respond to emails, don’t follow through...


Diabolical ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Vincent'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They manage our estate)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : NG18

25 Mar 2022
People found this helpful10

FirstPort’s management of our residential area is diabolical. They have been charging us completely unreasonable fees for years now and they prioritise unnecessary, expensive jobs over sorting out issues which are easy and provide the most benefit. They are utterly abysmal at managing ... Read Full Review

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**** has to be one of the ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Jacqueline'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (Property Management)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : LE1

21 Mar 2022
People found this helpful3

**** has to be one of the most corrupt regional manager employed by Firstport. Sign into Firstport Residents Action Group Facebook Page for more ... Read Full Review

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First Port refusing to hand ...

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By : 'Peter'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Land & New Homes (I bought a new property)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SE16

10 Feb 2022
People found this helpful6

First Port refusing to hand over funds We formed an RMC (Residents Management Company) and removed FirstPort as our management company. They should have been handed it over within four months but several months later we are still waiting for a complete handover including estate funds. Our ... Read Full Review

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appalling level of service at ...

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By : 'Phil'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (Property Management)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF14

23 Nov 2021
People found this helpful5

Unable to receive a documented address of an area manager David Adams of Glendower court in Cardiff to start an official complaint regarding a major health and safety issue which has been ongoing for at least 3 months. Already have an audit trail going back several months with the house manager ... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review

By : 'Zhennet'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : HP22

15 Nov 2021
People found this helpful5

First Port the the worst that could happen to me the worst that could happen to me. For 9 months I have not been able to obtain a title certificate, which extremely ruins the sale of my house. Impossible to get through! emails are not answered at all! Shame ... Read Full Review

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I'd give zero stars but ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'James'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : WA5

26 Oct 2021
People found this helpful7

I'd give zero stars but the site won't allow it.....enough said. I'm trying to sell my apartment and am awaiting First Port to reply to three questions from the buyers solicitors about the apartment block accounts. First Port have changed their customer portal from ... Read Full Review

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By : Susan Skelton

20 Nov 2023

We've been trying to buy a flat with First Port who are the management company and our solicitors have been waiting two months for three queries to be answered. Hope the CEO is enjoying her huge...


Accepted an offer on my ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Dave'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (Property Management)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : PE1

13 Oct 2021
People found this helpful7

Accepted an offer on my property on March 10, 2021. More than seven months in and just three documents required to complete my sale. Very difficult to get in touch with anyone at first port – multiple times by phone and email. If my situation is not resolved in the next few days I will be ... Read Full Review

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This company treat their ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Stuart'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B61

25 Jul 2021
People found this helpful7

This company treat their customers with contempt Pity I have to give one star in oredr to continue with this review as they dont deserve any. I cannot understand how this company can treat it's customers with the sheer contempt that it does. I E mail them frequently trying to get an issue ... Read Full Review

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By : 'peter'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £852
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : TQ3

8 Jun 2021
People found this helpful1

i have lived in tembani court for 3+years now, my experience as been fantastic in fact awesome. The staff i.e. Lorraine and kay are the best that you will ever get. The facilities are good and the place is kept very ... Read Full Review

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Rip off ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'P'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SE16

27 Apr 2021
People found this helpful5

I live in a 'freehold' house in SE London, when I moved in, in October 1996, my council tax was £589.93 a year (this year £1,440) that is an increase of 2.46 times. My service charges were £40 a year, FirstPort was then called Solitaire, this company had such a bad reputation that ... Read Full Review

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By : Sandy

4 Oct 2021

First port were never solitaire, nor of properties they were Peverill before changing name to first...


Disgusting ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'James'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RH12

21 Nov 2020
People found this helpful14

Vile company! Waiting to get rid of them! Extortionate amounts of money with no service and we live in new builds protected by NHBC which is looking to be a little bit of a joke. Stay away from them, genuinely very nasty ... Read Full Review

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By : Ginnie Collier

18 Sept 2023

If I could give a 0 I would. Unfortunately I am still going through the ordeal with FirstPort. I am or was in the process of selling my flat and needed the management to complete the sale. Could...


Just awful! Uncooperative ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Audrey'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : KT2

16 Sept 2020
People found this helpful15

Just awful! Uncooperative and lacked total understanding when I needed a problem dealt with. They tried to pull the wool over my eyes by changing stories/dates. The tone of the letter was condescending too, plus during a meeting with one of the Managers, because he "couldn't be ... Read Full Review

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By : 'Jacq'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Sold price : £140000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : LE1

4 Jun 2020
People found this helpful11

Jamie Noon was our Property Manager. Absolutely one of the worst. He refused to answer emails and send information. Also he was recently let go for joining Firstport Resident's Action Group under a fake profile and making false ... Read Full Review

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By : john sinclair

19 Jun 2020

First Port stole £4500 from our development, it took me 18 months of denial and fobbing off from First Port to get that money back. They have just done the same again and again they are in...


they try and delete all the ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'ANDREW'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E15

8 May 2020
People found this helpful12

they try and delete all the bad reviews! terrible company. have no expertise. happy to waste others peoples money on unnecessary works/ callouts. dont take complaints ... Read Full Review

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Awful service ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Michelle'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They are our factor)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : FK4

21 Apr 2020
People found this helpful11

Awful company to deal with Awful company to deal with. The prices seem to spiral at every opportunity with no good explanation. Under the current climate, where like other companies First Port have written to communicate that they wont provide a full service, they still expect payment in full plus ... Read Full Review

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By : Thieving Firstport

22 Apr 2020

They are a disgrace Michelle and completely unregulated. You ask them for information for transparency and you get absolutely nothing back, compounded by ignorant manager and senior management. If I...


absolutely horrendous to deal ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Arun'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : NE4

15 Apr 2020
People found this helpful13

absolutely horrendous to deal with not to mention the blatant crooks they are. How this racket is still operating after its many different guises and non transparent dealings is beyond me. Inept property managers, inept senior management, inept regional managers, all of whom think its ... Read Full Review

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1 Star Review

By : 'Stephen'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG22

1 Apr 2020
People found this helpful7

This company is the worst I have ever encountered for customer service. They do not respond to emails and trying to talk to them on the phone is like trying to get through to GCHQ. They are deliberately obstructive. It is almost as if the staff are instructed to be unhelpful. Avoid them if you ... Read Full Review

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The worst rip off company. ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Jacq'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : LE1

24 Jan 2020
People found this helpful6

The worst rip off company. Look at the I hate Firstport facebook page. Service charges for my development 2010 were£1600. In 2019 they are ... Read Full Review

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By : Simple Simon

6 Feb 2020

Right on Jacq. "I Hate FirstPort" Facebook page has lots of information about this bunch of cowboys. Also try ...


our Residents association has ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'B'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B3

8 Jan 2020
People found this helpful7

our Residents association has been trying to get rid of them for two years. They played dirty tricks, lied to residents, refused to accept the results of our group that showed the vast majority wanted them out, and just won't go. Never ever get these criminals anywhere near your property. ... Read Full Review

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By : Sam Riseborough

8 Jan 2020

Reading the comments below, the same thing. Accidentally let a few run for too long and genuinely forgot to pay. Turns out I’ve not missed a payment if 10 years, £70 bill just cost me...


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