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75% letting fee satisfaction

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Hunters Estate and Letting Agent in Southampton offer a wide range of property management services. Their sales department and your dedicated sales consultant can design a bespoke marketing package tailored to your property and individual needs. Whether you are buying, selling or letting your property, we ensure t
hat the whole process is as efficient and stress-free as possible. Hunters Southampton’s lettings department is also able to offer impartial advice to investors looking at the complex HMO market. Specialising in high quality, high return properties, we are always available to share our knowledge on how to get the best from your current property or any that you may be looking at buying. Hunters Estate and Letting agent Southampton are also the leading agent for the Ocean Village development. This is a site of multimillion pound developement projects. Southampton's Ocean Village Marina is a fantastic place to spend a few hours in the sun, with many restaurants, bars, cinemas, shops and of course the Royal Southampton Yacht Club. It is home to some stunning properties including some highly luxurious apartments in the Moresby Tower. These fantastic properties come with amazing views, parking and even a 24 hour concierge service. Get in touch with us today on 02380 987 720 to register your interest - be warned demand is high!
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1 Star Review

By : 'Bradley'
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Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SO14

11 Sept 2019
People found this helpful2

I could write pages about how awful my experience has been with Hunters, but here’s just a taste of my last year with them: - Rude, condescending and unhelpful staff at all levels of the branch. They blatantly lie to you too - we were mislead about the tenancy deposit scheme at the beginning. At the end of the tenancy we were not returned the undisputed amount of the deposit for over 2 weeks. When I contacted them they assured me it was sent when they claimed it was, but I later got a receipted dated the day I reminded them. - Appalling communication even with their own online maintenance site. Contractors will arrive unannounced and let themselves into the property (complaining about this doesn't stop them repeatedly breaking the contract). - Contractors visiting several times to fix seemingly simple issues (such as replacing a blind) only to conclude they're without the correct tools for the job. We had the same contractor visit 3 times to clean the back garden upon our arrival (pictures provided) only to realise that he had no power washer, and then the next time realise there was no outside tap. This issue never got resolved (pictures provided), and then Hunters tried to take a £70 fee for cleaning the garden out of our deposit at the end of the tenancy. Our dispute on this matter succeeded as it was clearly evident to anyone except Hunters that the work was never completed. Other simple issues such as damaged chairs (see picture) didn't get sorted for 6 months or longer. - Cleaning staff who cannot clean. When we moved in, a "professional" cleaner attended for several hours (according to them, 10 hours) for the house to still be in a grimy, disgusting state. This was so bad that the Tenancy deposit scheme largely removed Hunters cleaning fee as the property was in such a bad state. We viewed the property in a nice condition. I've attached some additional pictures of the property when we arrived. - Remove your access to their online maintenance request system at the end of the tenancy so you cannot use anything from there as evidence in deposit disputes. If that wasn't enough to make you avoid this company, here is one of many awful experiences we have had with Hunters: When we arrived, the hob was cracked (see pictures). When we viewed the property, the hob was not in this state. It appeared a previous contractor had glued the hob back together. That alone should raise some serious health and safety concerns. Hunters' documents state they should take no longer than 3 months to attempt to resolve issues. After 3 months from our report, we finally got a new hob quoted for and installed. This new hob was induction, so none of our pans worked. Amazingly they had the hob swapped out again the next day for an electric one.  Weeks later, the hob tripped the fuse and then refused to turn back on. It turns out that the electric hob they installed was not rated for the socket it was plugged into. According to the person replacing it with a second induction hob, our house could have burnt down. All of this happened because they refused to buy a cheap £30 pan set on Amazon, which they ended up doing anyways on top of 2 extra hob replacements.  I hope anyone foolish enough to rent through Hunters does not experience the hell we have gone through over the past year. Sadly, I don't think they will change their ways based on the responses I have got from raising my concerns with this branch’s staff.


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    35 Bedford PlaceSouthampton, Hampshire
    SO15 2DG
    02380 987720

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    By : 'Mia'
    Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
    Rent PCM : £458
    Would you recommend ? : No
    Postcode : SO22

    26 Nov 2021
    People found this helpful0

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    By : 'Julia'
    Services : Sales( As a Buyer )
    Sold price : £405000
    Would you recommend ? : Yes
    Postcode : SO45

    3 Mar 2021
    People found this helpful0

    Excellent . Donna ,in particular, was so kind and professional. She was supportive and informative when l was unsure of the process. I am very grateful to her. Steve was always friendly,understanding and professional.He was always good humoured and made me smile. The whole team at Hunters were... Read Full Review

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    1 Star Review

    By : 'Bradley'
    Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
    Would you recommend ? : No
    Postcode : SO14

    11 Sept 2019
    People found this helpful2

    I could write pages about how awful my experience has been with Hunters, but here’s just a taste of my last year with them: - Rude, condescending and unhelpful staff at all levels of the branch. They blatantly lie to you too - we were mislead about the tenancy deposit scheme at the... Read Full Review


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    1 Star Review

    By : 'Hannah'
    Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
    Would you recommend ? : No
    Postcode : SO15

    7 Jun 2019
    People found this helpful3

    Rented from this agent for 1 years. On check out was promised things in person only to load us with charges on deposit. They made it clear they were money oriented in their manner and how they dealt with us. Only got money back after despuite. Lack of understanding and communication with many... Read Full Review


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    High fees were charged with no breakdown of use. Refused to show breakdown of checkout costs.

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    1 Star Review

    By : 'Badam'
    Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
    Would you recommend ? : Yes
    Postcode : SO15

    28 Feb 2019
    People found this helpful0

    Rented through them for over a year and the service they provide to tenants is truly woeful. Clearly only motivated to make money and appease the landlords while the tenants suffer. Experienced severe incompetence from multiple members of staff with the exception of Abbie who actually has... Read Full Review


    Comments on Agent Fees

    Fees are high and disproportionate but I suppose they have to make money somehow.

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    By : Jonathan Clegg

    28 Feb 2019

    Hello Badam, I am sorry to hear you think we have let you down with our service. I am the owner of the Southampton branch and would the opportunity to hear first hand what the issues have...

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    1 Star Review
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    By : 'Donna'
    Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )
    Rent PCM : £575
    Would you recommend ? : No
    Postcode : SO16

    17 Jun 2018
    People found this helpful0

    I had a viewing confirmed and Abi who I had booked the viewing with knew I was coming from Guildford to Southampton. Got there in plenty of time sat and waiting 20 minutes after the time that was arranged and called them just to be told they had no record! No apology has been received from them.... Read Full Review


    Comments on Agent Fees

    For the service you receive the fees they charge are ridiculous. If anything happened in the property I doubt it would be fixed or paid attention too.

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    By : Jonathan Clegg

    18 Jun 2018

    Hello Donna, I am very sorry for any confusion over this viewing, I can see you did have an email exchange with Abbie to try to arrange this viewing, I am unsure as to why this was booked into the ...

    excellent ...

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    5 Star Review
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    By : 'Marcus'
    Services : Letting( As a Owner )
    Rent PCM : £725
    Would you recommend ? : No
    Postcode : FLAT

    24 Apr 2018
    People found this helpful0

    just started using this company for my investment property - superb service - very diligent and have my best interests at heart - quick response - polite and... Read Full Review


    Comments on Agent Fees

    very fair

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    Both Barry and James have ...

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    By : 'Kathy'
    Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
    Sold price : £267000
    Would you recommend ? : Yes
    Postcode : SO15

    24 Jan 2018
    People found this helpful0

    Both Barry and James have been very helpful, professional, and friendly in dealing with our house sale, after a professional looking brochure and advertising our property on line, we were in a very lucky position to have a sale within 6 days . Its good to know that they are there if we should have ... Read Full Review


    Comments on Agent Fees

    We chose the upfront fee, and we found this to be very fair.Kathy

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    5 Star Review
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    By : 'A&R'
    Services : Letting( As a Owner )
    Rent PCM : £1100
    Would you recommend ? : Yes
    Postcode : SO15

    10 Oct 2015
    People found this helpful0

    Excellent management company who are professional and efficient. They offer good prices and carry out a top service. We will continue to build our relationship and if we acquire another property in the area we certainly will use JCL... Read Full Review


    What agent could do to change your mind?

    Excellent value.


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    Excellent value.

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    5 Star Review
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    By : 'JCL'
    Services : Sales( As a Buyer )
    Sold price : £183000
    Would you recommend ? : Yes
    Postcode : SO14

    24 Mar 2015
    People found this helpful0

    JCL Homes provided an excellent service from the first viewing, to completion and subsequent rental of the property. Personable, friendly but professional. A very smooth purchase and would definitely... Read Full Review

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    5 Star Review

    By : 'Jon'
    Services : Letting( As a Owner )
    Sold price : £185000
    Would you recommend ? : Yes
    Postcode : SO14

    13 Mar 2015
    People found this helpful0

    JCL is worthy of a great deal of praise. Jonathan and Ben have supported me in a number of capacities over the last few years: 1. Tenant find - Quick and efficient 2. Management - Seamless web based updates 3. Tenant eviction and debt pursuit - Professionalism and pragmatism 4. Sale - Swift,... Read Full Review


    Comments on Agent Fees

    We were seeking a swift sale - It was done inside 6 weeks. The price we got was where it needed to be and was reflective of timing. I may have got more if I had waited but who knows when that offer would have come along.

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    By : 'Caroline'
    Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
    Sold price : £39950
    Would you recommend ? : Yes
    Postcode : BH23

    11 Mar 2015
    People found this helpful0

    Sold a beach hut through JCL within 2 days , kept us in touch with the buyers and others who had expressed am interest. Absolutely fantastic people always really helpful and would thoroughly reccomend them , I will definately be using them... Read Full Review


    What agent could do to change your mind?

    After shopping around this was the best rate


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    After shopping around this was the best rate

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    By : 'Natalja'
    Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
    Rent PCM : £550
    Would you recommend ? : Yes
    Postcode : SO15

    25 Nov 2014
    People found this helpful0

    Excellent customer care and maintenance support. All issues are addressed promptly. All the staff in the office are good communicators and very quick on reply to emails. Good and competent advice is offered to any enquiries. Would gladly recommend to... Read Full Review


    Comments on Agent Fees

    I would prefer to have a longer contract so repeat fee would have to be paid.

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    5 Star Review

    By : 'Bryan'
    Services : Letting( As a Owner )
    Rent PCM : £1450
    Would you recommend ? : Yes
    Postcode : SO15

    25 Nov 2014
    People found this helpful0

    I am very happy to report a very positive experience in dealing with JCL. They picked up our property very quickly, rapidly and very successfully marketed it and filled it within a couple of weeks. Administratively, they have been excellent as well. I can also commend their pro-activeness... Read Full Review


    Comments on Agent Fees

    Very competitive and attractive

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    The house wasn't in the best ...

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    By : 'Alex'
    Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
    Rent PCM : £1000
    Would you recommend ? : Yes
    Postcode : SO14

    2 Jul 2014
    People found this helpful0

    The house wasn't in the best state due to the fact that landlord didn't want to invest to maintain it. However, the agency did everything they could to meet our needs and to carry out some repairs we asked during the year. If I was to buy or rent a property in Southampton again, I would definitely... Read Full Review

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    JCL Lettings provided an ...

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    5 Star Review

    By : 'Mark'
    Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
    Would you recommend ? : Yes
    Postcode : SO41

    19 Mar 2014
    People found this helpful0

    JCL Lettings provided an excellent service in all matters. The state of the house when we moved in was pristine and any minor maintenance problems were dealt with promptly and efficiently. They were also very understanding when we asked to increase the period of the rental and put themselves... Read Full Review

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    I lived in a shared house (4 ...

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    5 Star Review

    By : 'grb206'
    Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
    Would you recommend ? : Yes
    Postcode : SO15

    17 Mar 2014
    People found this helpful0

    I lived in a shared house (4 people) in Southampton for 7 months. Unfortunately due to a change in work commitments I had to leave the property. When I first moved in the landlord was very accommodating with arranging an evening viewing and appointment to sign the tenancy agreement and deposit... Read Full Review

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    By : 'Michal'
    Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )
    Would you recommend ? : Yes
    Postcode : SO1

    12 Dec 2013
    People found this helpful0

    My experience with these guys was very pleasant. They are professional, reliable, approachable, and offer no fake smiles. Getting any information about the property from them is easy and you can feel the more personal approach. Especially refreshing after dealing with quite a few of the so called... Read Full Review

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    Was a tennant for 4+ years ...

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    5 Star Review
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    By : 'John'
    Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
    Would you recommend ? : Yes

    6 Mar 2012
    People found this helpful0

    Was a tennant for 4+ years and cannot recommend higly enough. Friendly, approachable, flexible to your needs and offereing a good standard of housing. The bills included option was a particular attraction taking a lot of the hassle out of... Read Full Review

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    5 Star Review

    By : 'CLittle'
    Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
    Would you recommend ? : Yes

    14 Nov 2011
    People found this helpful0

    Agent was very co-operative in finding us a property for a short-term tenancy of just 3 months. We didn't have any problems whilst at the property, but always had good communications with the agent and believe that any problems would have been dealt with... Read Full Review

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    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.

    Complaints Procedure

    CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE If we are giving great service, then we want you to tell everyone, if we aren’t, then tell us! The purpose of the complaints procedure is to deal quickly, effectively and efficiently with your grievance and where possible, turn a potentially negative situation into a very positive one, through our care and attention. DEALING WITH THE COMPLAINT We aim to provide a high standard of service to you, our customers, at all times. However, sometimes things can go wrong and if that happens we are committed to resolving matters promptly and fairly. For ease we have detailed our complaints processes below. If you have a complaint against any of the Hunters outlets below please follow Complaints Process A . Easingwold, Harrogate, Leeds (Lettings ONLY), Bingley (Lettings ONLY) , Manchester , Wetherby or York These offices are wholly owned by Hunters Property Group Ltd. If you have a complaint against ANY OTHER Hunters outlets please follow Complaints Process B . COMPLAINTS PROCESS A Step 1: Please write (by letter or email) to the Branch Manager with the details of your complaint setting out clearly the reasons for your grievance(s) together with dates, names of any staff members you dealt with and enclosing/attaching any supporting evidence. Step 2: The Branch Manager is required to acknowledge your complaint in writing (letter or email) within 3 working days of receiving it. Step 3: The Branch Manager will review your complaint and provide you with a formal written outcome of his/her investigation within 15 working days of receiving the complaint. Step 4: Should you not be satisfied with the Branch Manager’s response you may write to us at the address b elow and we will carry out a separate and detached review of your complaint resulting in a final view (“Final View”) which will be sent to you within 15 working days of the matter being escalated to us. Glynis Frew, Director, Hunters Property Group Lt d, Apollo House, Eboracum Way, York, YO31 7RE. Email: complaints@hunters.com, Tel: 01904 621026 ( all complaints must be in writing ) Step 5: Should you still be dissatisfied after receiving our Final View, then you may refer the complaint to the Ombu dsman whose details are below. Please note that you must refer your complaint to the Ombudsman within 12 months of receiving our Final View for the Ombudsman to consider it. The Property Ombudsman, Milford House, 43 - 55 Milford Street, Salisbury SP1 2BP COMPLAINTS PROCESS B Hunters Franchising Limited work with an affiliated network of independently owned and operated estate agencies (“Agency”) who are licensed, by way of a franchise agreement with us, to trade under the Hunters brand (“Brand”) and operate the Hunters franchi se system (“System”). Your relationship and, if applicable, your contract (if a Vendor or Landlord) is directly with the Agency. Each Agency is a direct member of the Property Ombudsman (“Ombudsman”) and as part of their franchise agreement also have to meet minimum standards o f customer service. As the owner of the Brand and the System we monitor each Agency’s performance against our own minimum standards and those of the Ombudsman, in order to ensure excellent customer service and to protect the Brand. Step 1: Please wri te (by letter or email) to the Agency owner with the details of your complaint setting out clearly the reasons for your grievance(s) together with dates, names of any Agency staff members you dealt with and enclosing/attaching any supporting evidence. Step 2: The Agency is required to acknowledge your complaint in writing (letter or email) within 3 working days of receiving it. Step 3: The Agency owner will review your complaint and provide you with a formal written outcome of his/her investigatio n within 15 working days of receiving the complaint. Step 4: Should you not be satisfied with the Agency owners response you may write to us at the address below and we will carry out a separate and detached review of your complaint resulting in a fin al view (“Final View”) which will be sent to both you and the Agency within 14 working days of the matter being escalated to us. Glynis Frew, Director, Hunters Property Group Ltd, Apollo House, Eboracum Way, York, YO31 7RE. Email: complaints@hunters .com, Tel: 01904 621026 ( all complaints must be in writing ) Step 5: The Agency owner will confirm to you within 24 hours of receiving our Final View whether they agree with its findings and, if applicable, any recommended offer from the Agency to you. Step 6: Should you still be dissatisfied after receiving our Final View including, if applicable, any offer from the Agency, then you may refer your complaint against the Agency directly to the Ombudsman whose details are below. Please note that you must refer your complaint to the Ombudsman within 12 months of receiving our Final View for the Ombudsman to consider it. The Property Ombudsman, Milford House, 43 - 55 Milford Street, Salisbury SP1 2BP.

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