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2/5, 54 Reviews
26% Recommended
100% letting valuation accuracy
29% letting fee satisfaction
By : 'happytohavemoved'
Services : Letting(I am a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Worst landlords I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. Had 3 viewings, no basic questions were answered. AVOID THIS AGENCY!!!! They start off pleasant then once you have paid if you have any questions they are basically rude and have no, even basic, information. We rented a 5 bed property with 2 bathrooms, one large, to turn up to find that it had been changed to a 6 bed with 2 smaller bathrooms, the sixth room we would have no access to and rent would remain the same. When asking about the loss of space Jo said that if we were unhappy they could simply put it back on the market with the loss of our deposit as they hadn't signed the contract but we had they had the power to do this, which is nonsense as they had signed the contract. Even questions asked via email are ignored or they reply with irrelevant information. There are lots of better agencies in Southampton. Customer service here is zero.
Never want any dealings with this company again.
By : Hayden Ebert
7 Jun 2012In response your comments are completely unfair, you are refering to a property owned by our company. As you are well aware the property has been refurbished to an extremely high standard for your occupation. Some £60,000 was spent on renovations ready for you to move in. The problems encountered in planning are related to new legislation introduced after your reservation. Article 4 was introduced into planning legislation on March 23rd some months after you signed up for the property. This has meant we as a company were unfairly treated by the planning authorities and as soon as we we were aware of the refusal notice, which we will be appealing, we informed you immediately and offered you a number of options incuding finding you a new house or a refund. You chose for a refund of your deposit and agency fees....... This was done immediately the minute we received your bank details and will now be in your account.
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letting | 100% | 29.00% | £300 | £1,845 |
Tenant Direct
14 New Road, Southampton, Hampshire
SO14 0AY
023 8033 2230
By : 'Jamie'
Services : 2
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO15
Completely shock, definitely wouldn't recommend. They will hold back vital information, they are not trustworthy unfortunately, As soon as I paid, tone completely changed. Do not deal with this company, would be my advice.... Read Full Review

By : 'Marcus'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £420
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO17
These guys have horrendous reviews for a reason. Tenant Direct both owned and managed the property that I was a tenant in. My housemates and I suffered from a range of issues that tenant direct refused to acknowledge. We had rats from the day we moved in and they refused to get rid of them for 8... Read Full Review
By : Hayden Ebert
16 Aug 2024Marcus, your review is simply inaccurate, as you know having taken us to the property ombudsman that they agreed with us that your claims were over inflated. Unfortunately you and your housemates...
By : 'tsouthampton'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO14
I was with Tennant Direct in 2014 for two years. They refused to fix our boiler and made us live in the freezing cold with no heating for a year. After being ill ever since, I have now found out that it is due to the mold that was in that house. We had many other problems with Tennant Direct, but... Read Full Review


By : 'Ilze'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO19
We've used Tenant Direct Southampton for the past 5 years. They have been absolutely amazing. We've rented with them problem and hassle free. Karliegh has been an absolute superstar. Thank you so so much for a pleasant... Read Full Review

By : 'Femi'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO15
This company is not trustworthy, they advertised the property with free wifi, on moving in they changed the narrative that one of the tenants has the wifi to share. Second, they lied that I did not tidy the room on left the property. They tried to withhold my deposit and even added an additional... Read Full Review

By : 'Daisy'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £700
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SO18
I was with tenant direct for 3 years, great communication and professional service. All maintenance issues were sorted as quickly as possible and a very understanding agency. I would 100 percent recommend tenant direct, and was very sad that I moved agencies due to buying. Thank... Read Full Review

By : 'Deepti'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SO15
Excellent service by Karleigh... Tenant direct, She even helps during her days off!! Way to go girl!! Keep up your good... Read Full Review
By : 'T'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £600
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SO30
As a residential landlord I have dealt with Tenant Direct for the last 16 years and use them to fully manage my houses in Southampton. I find them pleasant and professional to deal with and when issues arise, which is unavoidable with houses, they are efficient and quick to respond, I believe... Read Full Review


By : 'John'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO15
Stay away at all cost. **. They don't even take you to the property to show you how to open the doors with different keys when you initially move in. They first lied rejected my right to rent and made up a new law which was absolute nonsense. They sometimes sent people to my flat or booked... Read Full Review
By : Hayden
16 Mar 2019Dear John, Obviously we are concerned to read your negative feedback, we have searched our system and cannot seem to find your name as to which property you live in. Please confirm which property...


By : 'Velizar'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £695
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO14
First of all the agent said he was a private landlord. I was supposed to see 3 different apartments. On the day of the viewings, I get an e-mail that only 1 is left, but there are other properties suitable for me. I had liked one and I was hoping it was not taken. I got a text message with a... Read Full Review
Bad, they do not deserve their salary
By : 'Parent'
Services : Letting (Admin)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO14
Awful service not sure how they can justify the fees as do NOTHING. Keep emailing us as 1 of the students in the house share has not paid rent. Contacting all the guarantors and tenants instead insinuating others may have to pay the amount overdue. Not the case all have separate agreements which... Read Full Review
Bad as do not earn them.

By : 'Mystery'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £325
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SO16
Absolute joke of an estate agents. Dishonest and unprofessional in every way. Very expensive and do almost nothing they should unless you badger them. Downright rude at times... Read Full Review
Terriblr
By : 'Tenant'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £765
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SO17
In the 6 moths I have lived in the Tenant Direct property I have reported maintenance issues on over 10 occasions. You must consistently hassle them in order for anyone to come and solve the issue, for myself these including problems with a clear safety risk such as exposed electrical wires in... Read Full Review
Requires advanced rent and very high fees in comparison to other agencies such as Posh Pads. Do little to nothing to deserve this fee.
By : 'Dan'
Services : Property Management (They manage our building)
Rent PCM : £1845
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO17
Absolutely a joke. AVOID THIS COMPANY AT ALL COSTS PLEASE DO NOT USE THEM. They will rip you offat every corner, they really only care about the money, they will do NO maintenence on your house whatsoever. Here are a few of the problems with one of their properties that they still have done nothing ... Read Full Review
Horrific.


By : 'Miachen'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO15
Absolutely disgusting customer service! After viewing the property they told us that the price had been increased, we accepted because we liked the house, big mistake. Then after moving in and speaking with the Landlord , we found out that he doesn't get charged a fee and we pay it via a rent ... Read Full Review
Look for an agent with better reviews than Tenant Direct's on AllAgents! Do your research you will find much better agents in Southampton.
By : 'UniOfStudent'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1825
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO14
Absolutely useless, not only did they seem to act on no issues we raised with them but they also seem to have a (hidden) fee for everything. Additionally we received the house only partially cleaned yet when we left it well cleaned we still got billed �130 cleaning charges. Then on top of that... Read Full Review
Many hidden and expensive fees on top of the initial expensive (~£190 pp) agency fee.
By : Cara
12 Jul 2017Im having the exact same problem with tenant direct! They charged us £120 for what they described as light cleaning and on the invoice it said it took the cleaners NINE HOURS to clean 2...
By : 'MWA'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO14
Extremely horrible experience, They showed us a property and then agreed to send us details of the property via email. I had to cancel few other properties and potential viewings, 3 days later after calling them multiple times, told me property been given to someone else. We been calling them... Read Full Review
By : 'Southampton'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £300
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO17
Rats ate through the door to our kitchen as it was rotten, and became residents of our kitchen for the entire tenancy. Rang up tenant direct to ask them to sort out our issue and they claimed that the rats were due to our 'own living standards' and that we would have to deal with it ourselves.... Read Full Review
£50 'admin fee' for each tenant. What even is that. Ridiculous.
By : 'tsouthampton'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £650
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO14
Moved into a Tenant Direct Property as a Student. It wasn't cleaned before we got there but it wasn't terrible. Either way, that was the least of our worries. In the winter it started to get very cold inside the house - often colder than outdoors temperatures. We complained about this half a dozen... Read Full Review
Bad! The worst I've seen. We were even charged to leave the contract! And our deposit was never given back.
By : 'Angry'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO15
WORST AGENCY IN SOUTHAMPTON! Moved into our home to find no cleaning had been carried out, furniture that was promised to be replaced upon viewing the property was still present and in a foul state, carpets full of cat urine, it literally was as bad as is possible. tenant direct took literally... Read Full Review
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