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1/5, 135 Reviews
2% Recommended
43% letting valuation accuracy
26% letting fee satisfaction
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letting | 43% | 26.00% | £350 | £3,000 |
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | From Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 90 |
FirstPort
Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire
BH25 5NR
03333214080
By : 'George'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £850
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : MK4
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

By : Craig STEVENS
10 Dec 2025They 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...
By : 'Vincent'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They manage our estate)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : NG18
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
By : 'Jacqueline'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (Property Management)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : LE1
**** 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

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

By : 'Phil'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (Property Management)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : CF14
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
By : 'Zhennet'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : HP22
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
By : 'James'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : WA5
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
By : Susan Skelton
20 Nov 2023We'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...
By : 'Dave'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (Property Management)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : PE1
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
By : 'Stuart'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B61
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


By : 'peter'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £852
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : TQ3
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
By : 'P'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SE16
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
By : Sandy
4 Oct 2021First port were never solitaire, nor of properties they were Peverill before changing name to first...
By : 'James'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Sales (As a Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RH12
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
By : Ginnie Collier
18 Sept 2023If 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...
By : 'Audrey'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : KT2
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

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
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
By : john sinclair
19 Jun 2020First 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...
By : 'ANDREW'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : E15
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
By : 'Michelle'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They are our factor)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : FK4
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
By : Thieving Firstport
22 Apr 2020They 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...
By : 'Arun'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : NE4
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
By : 'Stephen'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : RG22
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
By : 'Jacq'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : LE1
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
By : Simple Simon
6 Feb 2020Right on Jacq. "I Hate FirstPort" Facebook page has lots of information about this bunch of cowboys. Also try ...
By : 'B'
Branch : New milton, Queensway House, 11 Queensway
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : B3
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
By : Sam Riseborough
8 Jan 2020Reading 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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