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1.1/5, 31 Reviews
0% Recommended
29% letting valuation accuracy
0% letting fee satisfaction
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letting | 29% | 0% | £338 | £1,000 |
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | From Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Lettings Direct
1 Canute Road, Southampton, Hampshire
SO14 3FA
02380 703 10

By : 'annette'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £1000
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO16
I have been renting from Knights Porter for 9 months and have found the service to be extremely poor. We have terminated the tenancy and have over paid rent to the tune of £650. They ignore emails and have so far not refunded. (Not deposit, over payment of rent) We had several ... Read Full Review

By : 'Anonymous'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £700
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO16
I raised the following issue in February until now in June the agent have not resolved : Leak from the bathroom as completely damaged and create Mould in my 6 month daughter room and the neighbour apartment... if I have to describe all about this ongoing issue I will run out of space Just know ... Read Full Review
Bad
By : 'Anonymous'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO14
WARNING, they seem to have changed their name to 'Knights Porter', possibly in an attempt to rebrand themselves. Different name, same scum. Stay away. At best, utterly incompetent, at worst, deceitful. My experience is pretty much the same as all the 1* reviews on there. In fact 1* is ... Read Full Review
Highest fees I've ever seen - you would hope that at least the customer service is acceptable, but echoing the thoughts of others on here, they are absolutely useless and unprofessional. They will charge you for literally everything they can get their dirty hands on - check out fees, and charging to protect my own deposit?! Disgraceful
By : 'Beryl'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( Admin )
Rent PCM : £338
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO17
if you want abysmal service, unprofessionalism and a total disregard for tenants health and safety at a top price - this is the agent for you!! If you are a student and want to be treated with contempt - bingo! this is the agent for you!! Want to pay at the end of your tenancy for NOT renewing ... Read Full Review
When you have to pay for NOT renewing a tenancy with them you know something is wrong....
By : 'Dweller37'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £340
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO16
We have rented through lettings direct for more than 8 months now. They are breathtakingly poor in terms of customer service. It is difficult to say whether this is due to ineptitude or willful aviodance of purpose. Email them about something and expect no reply. We have also had a chap come in to ... Read Full Review
not entirely sure what we are paying for with these


By : 'P_S'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )
Rent PCM : £695
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO40
Cancelled on me twice, both times one hour before end of business hours the preceding day. The first time I especially took the day off work as they said they can only do viewings on weekdays (it was a Friday), then they suddenly said they can do a Saturday but cancelled on me at 5pm the Friday ... Read Full Review
Don't know but can guess they're a joke too

By : 'Anonymous'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )
Rent PCM : £675
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO50
Laura cancelled 3 times the appointment to view a property. I have called her a couple of times, but no response. As a prospective tenant, I felt that I was treated with utter disregard.When I then complained to a manager, she too disregarded the lack of professionalism and inability. I haven't ... Read Full Review
Ridiculous agency fees
By : 'Superhero'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO50
This is the worst agency I've ever rented from. As a student, I've done my fair share of renting properties. Overall Lettings Direct has been the worst agency I've ever experienced by a long shot. I'm not the type of individual who writes reviews ever...just please avoid at all costs and save ... Read Full Review
No go agency - fees are extortionate and completely unjustifiable.
By : 'Gobsmacked'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO14
PLEASE READ THIS - DO NOT USE THIS AGENCY. I stumped up �875 for a deposit I was informed was 'Protected' under a government scheme, which makes it sound legitimate. 3 days after I moved out I received an e-mail from them listing what they would be deducting. The deductions totalled �500. I ... Read Full Review
Crazy, £225 in fees if I remember rightly, plus the deposit of £875, plus one months rent up front. Say goodbye to the deposit now...
By : 'Disappointed'
Branch : Southampton ,1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : TW7
Another fraud estate agent, Lettings Direct, London Road in Isleworth, who have changed their name to Gr8, trading from the same address, to stay well clear of. Ameet Gadher (who pocketed tenants deposits) from Madisons joined hands with Neeraj Makol of Lettings Direct. Gone into voluntary ... Read Full Review
By : Roza Angeli
21 Aug 2023Neeraj makol from join housing ltd is a...
By : 'Unhappy'
Branch : Southsea - Portsmouth, 16 Marmion Road
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : PO6
Incompetent letting agency. I rented my house through Lettings Direct as a Landlord, no replies to emails, property checks were fabricated as all said clean and tidy yet when i visited the property furniture was broken, dart boards on the wall with holes all over the wall, the place was filthy, ... Read Full Review
I paid for a fully managed service and i ended up having to manage the property by contacting tenants directly , absolute joke


By : 'Ex-tenant'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £875
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO15
Appalling estate agents, if I could give them zero stars I would. Fees are extortionate, staff are uncooperative and argumentative. From the day we moved in both myself and my partner were made to feel as if we were not trusted - as if tenants by default were not to be trusted. It seemed to be a ... Read Full Review
Extortionate fees, this seems to be how this agency make their money. When your contract runs out, we had a year contract, rather than do what most agents do is to continue the contract on a rolling basis Letting Direct attempt to oblige tenants to sign a new contract, locking them in for another 6 or 12 months and charging a £200 fee in the process. As a previous reviewer comments there is a £95 deposit release fee when you move out, even though there is a third party company that deals with the deposit and seems to do all the admin for the deposit. Finally in moving to a new rental property as standard I needed a reference from my previous agency - I was charged £20 for that.
By : 'Disgusted'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Rent PCM : £950
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO52
Worst agent by far in 20+ years of letting. DO NOT USE!! Very low standards which they consistently fail to meet. All they are interested in is collecting monthly management fee. Their property inspection reports are a joke. Each report said everything was 'Clean and Tidy' despite tenant having ... Read Full Review
Lousy management, definitely not value for money. Any repairs carry a hefty premium. I was even charged for a quote which was extortionate so I had another firm carry out repairs. Property inspections can't be trusted.
By : 'SL'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO16
I can't remember who I dealt with, but as a prospective tenant, I felt that I was treated with utter disregard. I had to repeat information and answers to questions numerous times, including that I was not on benefits, and would be the only person occupying the residence. She could not believe that ... Read Full Review
By : 'Ellie'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £550
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO16
I waited to receive my deposit back before writing this, because this letting agent cannot be trusted. Utter shambles from start to finish. Told to turn up midday on my move in day to collect the keys - turn up to be told they still don't have the gas safety certificate, they don't know when I can ... Read Full Review
Bad, not sure what my admin fees paid for as they didn't get the admin done on time, had a renewal fee of over £100 and a £95+VAT check out fee.
Bad, not sure what my admin fees paid for as they didn't get the admin done on time, had a renewal fee of over £100 and a £95+VAT check out fee.

By : 'Mathew'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £585
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : PO64
Since I have been with letting direct they have been terrible would advise everyone to stay well away since I moved in it took 5/6 months to get back to me for decorating and the first two nights I stayed there I slept in a gas leak and was not provided with a gas SAFTY check when I confronted them ... Read Full Review
Could never happen very disappointed how I have been treated!
By : 'Pankaj'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £650
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : PO6
A Strong advise: Do not use this letting agent, no matter how good the property is. You will make your life miserable staying in the property managed by them and even after you vacate the property, they will just try to mint money. This letting agent is terrible. I had shortlisted a property, ... Read Full Review
Agent just charged around 200 pounds (dont remeber exact amount) as check-in fee. But only made the checkin a horrible experience. It charged 95 pounds for deposit release fee, which I don't understand why.
Agent just charged around 200 pounds (dont remeber exact amount) as check-in fee. But only made the checkin a horrible experience. It charged 95 pounds for deposit release fee, which I don't understand why.
By : 'Ruth'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Rent PCM : £700
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : PO11
I have rented my property out for over 5 years through Approved Property in Havant and was always happy with the services however ! They were taken over by Lettings Direct in December last year and that was when my problems started. Firstly the rent is always paid into my account often 2-3 days ... Read Full Review
By : 'Mara'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £695
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO14
Me and my wife had problems with this agency since we started the tenancy and when we left the property 8 moths ago the thing started getting crazy. We rented the property for 2 years and a half and at every inspections they were very happy with the conditions of the flat. After we left they wanted ... Read Full Review
By : LD
24 Jun 2015We are disappointed to hear that a Tenant was unhappy with the end of tenancy procedure. As with all residential tenancies there is a contractual obligation for exiting tenants to have properties...
By : 'Sunshine21'
Branch : Southampton, 1 Canute Road
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £600
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO14
The service is consistent, consistently unhelpful, consistently unprofessional & consistently incompetent. Be wary of agencies that do show pride in their service by displaying an on-line list of its staffs names, roles & personal contact details. As stated on this website, "This firm ... Read Full Review
Be helpful, maintain professionalism in terms of customer service and communication, do your job competently by responding to email/telephone concerns regarding repairs and maintenance of the property to a standard expected by both landlord and tenant.
The agency is similar to all others, Excessive fees charged for services including inventories, check-in, check-outs, administration that have no real legal standing and could perhaps be made cheaper by having a standard package charge that reflects the work/manpower involved
Kindly note that legally, letting agents need to publish information about their tenancy fees, government-approved redress schemes and client money protection schemes on their website and on third party websites (on which agents are listed). For properties to lease/rent in England, agents need to keep this information up to date and precise on allAgents or specify within the property description.