Belvoir Sales & Lettings
Inconsistent letting agent with excellent staff but severe communication and maintenance response issues.
What customers love
- Dianne's accommodating and efficient service
- Local property market knowledge
- Professional yet personable approach
Worth noting
- Extremely slow to respond to maintenance requests and emails
- Deposits withheld for months; deposit return process opaque
Best for
Tenants with straightforward needs who connect with Dianne specifically.
What reviewers warned about
Issues raised independently by two or more reviewers of Belvoir Sales & Lettings, with what to ask before you hire. These are reports by customers, not findings by Veted.
Unresponsive to maintenance requests and tenant contact
Moderate3 reviewers, 2024-2025Three reviewers reported repeated failure to respond to calls, emails, and voicemails about property defects and maintenance issues. One reviewer stated hot water and heating were absent for months despite multiple contact attempts; another reported the agency was 'very very very slow' to allocate contractors.
Ask before you hire: Ask for their standard maintenance request response time policy and check online reviews for recent complaint patterns.
Significant delays in returning tenant deposits
Moderate2 reviewers, 2024-2025Two reviewers reported delays of 3 months or longer in receiving deposit refunds despite multiple requests via email and voicemail. One reviewer described this as 'basically stealing money' from student tenants.
Ask before you hire: Request their standard deposit return timeline in writing and ask for proof of timely returns on recent tenancies.
Summarised from public customer reviews. Reports reflect individual experiences at the time they were written and may since have been resolved. Own this business? Respond to these reports.
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Recent reviews
An absolute joke of an agency. Left us without hot water or heating for months on end despite us calling and calling for it to be fixed. (The boiler was held together by tape!!). Never answered any calls or emails. Took 3 months to repay our deposits despite multiple voicemails and emails (all of which went unanswered). I would never recommend this agency.
Had a horrible experience with belvoir. Me and my friends went to see a flat which took about 2 weeks to organise because they canceled (an hour before) and when we finally got to the viewing, the whole place was filled with mould! Every room, spanning over walls, windows, doors etc. Joe was quite dismissive of our questions and seemed frustrated about the mould himself (residents inside stressed that they had tried and failed to contact him). We were willing to look past the state of the flat and were also promised notice of others flats being available, however, despite reaching out at least 10 times, we never got a response. I don't think this is an agency that anyone let alone students can depend on, as we were completely left in the dark and it appeared the current residents were aswell.
This place masquerades as a legitimate business however I urge you to be very cautious if you are a student or are the parent of a student considering using them for accommodation. Initially they seem ok but once you’ve signed up to a contract you can more or less consider that that’s the last you’ll hear from them. If you have issues with the property they are very very very slow to respond to allocating contractors to fix problems. They rarely respond to any correspondence regardless of how you try to contact them. When your tenancy is coming to an end you have basically zero chance of getting your deposit back. There is no method to get in touch with them - they simply don’t answer emails, their office is always vacant and phones ring out. They assume student tenants will not chase up their sizeable deposits. Therefore it’s really stealing money from people. These people need investigating by some sort of regulatory body. My son and his fellow tenants are currently chasing up their deposit now for months with not much success. Please save yourself the hassle. Avoid these rogue letting agents.
Both Joe and Dianne have been incredibly helpful over the past four years that we've been associated with Belvoir Stirling. They're easy to work with, quick to sort out any problems and have an excellent knowledge of the local property market. Can't recommend them highly enough!
I rented a flat from Belvoir last year and and the service they provided was excellent! My flat mate and I dealt primarily with Dianne who was always very accommodating and efficient whether it was dealing with problems that arose at the property or whenever I had to drop in to borrow their set of keys when i had locked myself out of my flat. Overall, Belvoir provided a very professional yet personable service and were excellent throughout our tenancy!