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3.9/5, 56 Reviews
73% Recommended

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69% letting fee satisfaction

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1 Star Review
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Jason

By : 'Jamie'
Services : Letting(As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £900
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN2

28 Oct 2020
People found this helpful3

I was interested in renting a property in kemptown and Brand Vaughn took a sizeable holding fee (many hundreds of pounds.) The company they use to do a credit search ask for incredible amounts of personal and family information and will not take responsibility for how that data is kept. On learning this I said I can't agree for this credit search to go ahead...they wanted to know info about my father and have him as guarantor even though I offered them 6 months rent in advance. Anyway when I refused to allow the credit search company to take my data after only handing over the money 24hrs earlier my holding deposit was never returned and despite numerous attempts to speak to upper management I was completely ignored. James Gunn in the kemptown office is very slick and will tell you what you want to hear to gain your trust and take your money. Brand Vaughn are complete sheisters and rely on heavy advertising and a polished website to dupe you into believing they are respectable...believe me they are not...proceed at your own peril with these con men and women of Brand Vaughn.

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By : Salima

18 Dec 2020

Hi Jamie, have you done a formal complaint about it ? Did you got your money back? I'm on a similar situation as you they just didn't explained all the things and lead me to do the holding deposit when I don't have all the information necessary to even submit a form. I do not recommend them at all. No replies to my emails as well everything by phone. Just so unprofessional. I will never be a client again for sure.

By : Rachel

6 Apr 2022

I'm in the exact same situation! They provided me with false information and then changed this once I requested my money back. They were also incredibly rude and kept repeating the same information rather than giving me a concrete answer to my questions! The worst letting agent I've ever encountered!


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Brand Vaughan
110 St Georges Road, Kemp TownBrighton, Hampshire
BN2 1EA
01273 683 111

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1 Star Review

By : 'Chris'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN1

2 Nov 2024
People found this helpful0

Terrible agency. Aggressive and threatening staff, caused my daughter severe mental... Read Full Review

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The lender changed the mind ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'May'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN1

12 Jan 2024
People found this helpful1

I'm really let down! I'm sharing my story to help prevent others from having to deal with the same problem. In February, I'll be moving to Brighton for work. We started looking for a property in January because we live in London and getting a property to view is really tough. As... Read Full Review

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Poor student letting ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Jack'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £1330
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN2

7 Jan 2024
People found this helpful3

With regret, I am leaving Brand Vaughan a 1-star review to reflect my experience with them. This is not a reflection of all staff at the company, as I did indeed have some positive, professional experiences during my tenancy. It appears to me that from reviews online, Brand Vaughan seem to... Read Full Review

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Discrimination ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Krzysztof'
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN2

8 Oct 2023
People found this helpful2

My name is Krzysztof Perek, and I am writing to you on behalf of my partner, Alexander Nadasky, and myself. We are both residents of Brighton, currently residing at 2 Abbey Road since February 2023. We are international students who moved from London to Brighton in search of employment... Read Full Review

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do not rent with brand ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'unhappy'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £2492
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN2

31 Dec 2022
People found this helpful2

our house has rotting floor boards and a reoccurring damp/ mould problem which the land lords are fighting tooth and nail not to fix. we've sent several emails with photographic proof and we've been told that we need to open the windows and run the heating(which we were already doing)... Read Full Review

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By : Andy

4 Apr 2024

Brand Vaughan is an awful letting agency. I have been renting a flat from Brand Vaughan for a long time. Unfortunately, after many years of neglect by my landlord, the flat is now in an extremely ...

I have used other agents and ...

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Ashley'
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : BN1

22 Sept 2022
People found this helpful0

I have used other agents and consider myself very lucky to have contacted Beth at Brand Vaughan, she was very knowledgeable, polite, easy to talk to and was and is extremely efficient. I look forward to a long relationship with her and Brand... Read Full Review

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Beth was amazing and the ...

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Caitlyn'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : BN2

19 Jan 2022
People found this helpful0

Beth was amazing with showing us exactly what we wanted and told us everything we wanted to know about the houses, and she let us look around as much as we wanted and film the houses for our other two housemates which was very much... Read Full Review

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Needs to improve ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Amanda'
Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN1

25 Sept 2021
People found this helpful3

Needs to improve communication skills with customers. The way this agent came across was quite abrupt and invasive. I will not use this agent... Read Full Review

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Beth was absolutely ...

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Chloe'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £590
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : BN1

14 Sept 2021
People found this helpful0

Beth was absolutely brilliant! She was super attentive, very funny and went above and beyond! She helped me with my application and called me straight away when I sent any emails. Really amazing customer service... Read Full Review

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Fantastic service from ...

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5 Star Review
UserName

By : 'Chris'
Services : Letting( Admin )
Would you recommend ? : Yes

21 Jun 2021
People found this helpful0

Cannot praise Chloe, student lets, enough! So professional and helpful. When your dealing with someone so knowledgable and helpful, you know you've made the right decision with your... Read Full Review

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Beyond useless! Poor ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'ANON'
Services : Letting( As a Owner )
Rent PCM : £1575
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN2

26 Apr 2021
People found this helpful1

Beyond useless! Poor communication throughout the lettings process and just abysmal at finding suitable and reliable tenants. The main priority would appear to get anyone in, regardless how their references stack up, and get you on their books. I've now last eight months rent (and counting)... Read Full Review

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Absolute shambles of an ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Rachel'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN2

11 Mar 2021
People found this helpful1

Absolute shambles of an agency and property manager. As a young student, I have been treated with no respect or dignity, with deliberately slow and meaningless replies. AVOID THIS AGENCY AT ALL COSTS. They see tenants as money and not human... Read Full Review

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Bought and sold a property ...

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Cosmo'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Sold price : £650000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : BN2

19 Dec 2020
People found this helpful0

Bought and sold a property through their Kemp Town branch in challenging circumstances amidst the pandemic. Michael, Felix, Timothy and the rest of the team were faultless throughout. Always available, helpful, communicative and endlessly patient in dealing with all our enquiries and requests,... Read Full Review

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Slick con men and ...

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1 Star Review
UserName

By : 'Jamie'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £900
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN2

28 Oct 2020
People found this helpful3

I was interested in renting a property in kemptown and Brand Vaughn took a sizeable holding fee (many hundreds of pounds.) The company they use to do a credit search ask for incredible amounts of personal and family information and will not take responsibility for how that data is kept. On learning ... Read Full Review

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By : Salima

18 Dec 2020

Hi Jamie, have you done a formal complaint about it ? Did you got your money back? I'm on a similar situation as you they just didn't explained all the things and lead me to do the holding deposit ...

Would not ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Sam'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £795
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN2

16 Oct 2020
People found this helpful4

Rented out a small studio flat, move in process was smooth, only issues I had for during tenancy was a drainage problem (had plumbers in 4-5 times) as the taps were flow limited (bills were included, flow limited to save them money) They weren't powerful enough to push stuff through the pipes ... Read Full Review

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Awful and deceitful company ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Isabelle'
Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN1

14 Sept 2020
People found this helpful0

Terrible letting agency, they will lie, mislead you and waste your time. Two properties we saw with them, the first was a property we saw and put an application in for, only for it to be denied because the landlord did not wish to let to students. Brand Vaughan knew we were students when we... Read Full Review

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Absolutely the worst letting ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'Rebecca'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN2

22 Jul 2020
People found this helpful2

Absolutely the worst letting agents I’ve ever had to deal with. They lie, change locks without consent. Allow viewings when advised it was inconvenient at the time they wanted other students to view property. The actual owner of the company owned the house my son was living in and the... Read Full Review

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They play rentees ...

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1 Star Review

By : 'madon'
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )
Rent PCM : £900
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : BN2

13 May 2019
People found this helpful2

i payed £400 towards a deposit to take property off market. then after passing referencing they said my guarantor fell through (although the guarantor had 2 million in assets). i then gave them another guarantor who was also a property developer then they declined finishing the application. be very ... Read Full Review


Comments on Agent Fees

the wavered the agency fees but i have a feeling they were trying to get the £400 which was supposed to be non refundable deposit. they did say they were going to refund me, however, i dont know whether that was because they saw i had some clout behind me with property developers and i knew what i was talking about or if they genuinely were struggling with the application

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5 Star Review
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By : 'JackieB'
Services : Sales( As a Buyer )
Sold price : £235
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : BN2

23 Oct 2017
People found this helpful1

An excellent, professional and helpful team / service. Would highly recommend. The team helped us all through the process of purchasing a flat from start to finish and after too! Jon Antony, in particular, went above and beyond in helping us with issues that arose both during and after purchase. ... Read Full Review

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These agents acted with great ...

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5 Star Review
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By : 'Roger'
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : BN2

1 Oct 2017
People found this helpful0

These agents acted with great professionalism from the start and kept us informed of every stage of the sale. I really wasn't expecting the quick sale they promised, but we were all astounded that this was achieved within 24 hours of signing the sales contract! A superb team and I will... Read Full Review


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Best rate agreed quickly.

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