Beals Bitterne reviews in Southampton

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thank you Holly

I spoke to Holly at Beals. She was incredibly helpful and spoke to me on the phone to understand what kind of property I was searching for. She then sent over properties that suited the specification I had given and booked me in for viewings. It made the process nice and easy

Lilly · 20 February 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thoughts from abroad

We have our flat managed by Jade from Beals and we just wanted to say how fantastic she has been. We are waiting to come home to England but due to COVID restrictions we are delayed. Jade has been so kind and patient with us organising so many things on our behalf. Every time I email she gets back to us straight away and is always so helpful. Thank you Jade and Beals for looking after us in these stressful times, it is very much appreciated. 😊😊😊

Linda · 25 February 2021

★★★★★ 1/5

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Horrendous Experience!

I rented a flat with Beals in November of 2018 and stayed there for two years... Unfortunately, it was two years too long!Once I moved in, I realised that the electric radiators didn't work properly and that the windows had been inadequate before I moved in, to say the least. I didn't realise after only fifteen minutes of viewing the property that some of them were in fact, broken open! This problem was not listed anywhere on the inventory that Beals had given me and I was never told about this issue verbally. Merely that they simply needed a 'coat of paint to freshen them up.'I then spent the winter in freezing cold conditions and suffered from chest infections.After many months, the landlord arranged for the windows to be fixed. The workmen arrived to 'fix' them, only to get the measurements wrong and leave me with windows that were sealed shut with some sort of industrial foam, meaning that I couldn't open the windows and it was left that way for more than ten months!This caused black mold to develop, as I couldn't air the room. I spotted it too late and realised that I had been breathing it in every night as I slept! As soon as I spotted it, I cleaned it up immediately. However, it continued to return during the course of those ten months, so I had to keep cleaning it.The toilet broke after about six months of living there and continued to break over the course of my tenancy, leaving the flat smelling of urine and excrement, due to constantly not being able to flush the toilet and having to use buckets of water in an attempt to get rid of the waste! The problem was never fixed and left to get worse and worse, until the toilet flusher had all but come off completely!Then came the problem of the black, green and white mold underneath the kitchen sink and in the bathroom!I later found out that this was due to leaks in the pipes and called Beals immediately.The landlord never fixed the leak underneath the kitchen sink and only came to fix the one in the bathroom after the floor had been completely flooded!The floorboards were taken up by the landlord an entire week after I had reported the urgent issue and white mold had developed over the floor, as it had been left unattended for so long.I was then made aware that the landlord knew all along that there was a problem with the pipes behind the bathroom sink!He made it clear to me that he simply 'hadn't got round to fixing the pipes.' I was speechless!The bathroom floorboards were never even put back down during the rest of my tenancy!The landlord even had the audacity to increase the rent and after trying repeatedly to get out of my tenancy agreement early, Beals informed me that in order to do that, I would need to pay them hundreds of pounds in fees just to get an agent to book viewings for the flat, so that someone else might take the property off my hands, but with no guarantee of this!Despite of all this, I cleaned the flat before vacating it and left it in the best state that I could.When I was finally free of that horrendous flat, I then had to fight to get my deposit money back!I opened up a case with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, after Beals kept ignoring me.Beals sent them a report on behalf of the landlord, who wanted to keep my deposit money for 'reasonable wear and tear' that was present in the flat before I ever moved in and 'damages' that were either caused by the landlord himself or entirely made up! For example, he wanted money for 'damage to the kitchen door.'There is NO kitchen door, as there was always an open archway into the kitchen!Suffice to say, I had lots of evidence to present to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, proving that I had done nothing wrong and I got my deposit money back two months later.Suffice to say, that the time I spent in that flat were amongst two of the worst years of my life!To Beals, the landlord and that horrendous flat, I say GOOD RIDDANCE!

Charlotte · 22 February 2021

★★★★★ 5/5

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Louise made a difficult time easier to deal with.

Louise made the selling of the house smooth going at a awkward sale due to probate. Stayed in contact all the time. Which was helpful seeing as my mobility makes it difficult some times. And went that bit further by taking us back to the ferry which was a nice thing to do. So can't thank Louise enough.

Nicholas · 14 September 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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An absolute DISGRACE of a company

An absolute DISGRACE of a company. There is SO much I could write about their bullying tactics, threats, negligence and complete incompetence however I will focus on the main part of my complaint. After 4 years of 3 monthly inspections, and at each of these inspections, me bringing up the issue of rain literally POURING IN through my disabled son's bedroom window, nothing was ever done. Then low and behold 2.5 months before our tenancy was due to be renewed they wanted to send some builders round on a few days notice. Unfortunately I was due a serious operation on the date they insisted on, so I asked, politely if there was anyway another date could be arranged as 1. I wouldn't be there, 2. I had no where else for my child to sleep while the work was being done and 3. I would need to recover at home. The email I recieved in response was "just a heads up, your landlord doesn't want to renew your tenancy since you're being difficult". As you can imagine, this was extremely distressing to think that I was being punished for daring to ask for a bit of consideration! I was in floods of tears for days, worried and panicked that my family was going to be made homeless. I couldn't believe that after 4 years of being a reliable and honest tenant, that this had happened so I wrote a formal complaint to which I recieved a phone call a day later to say that then agent had infact, LIED about this and that in actual fact our landlord was selling the house!? So this girl, had lied, and threatened us with homelessness and let me believe it was my fault! I was so stressed my blood pressure went through the roof and my surgeon explained that I had to be calm as being so stressed and anxious could seriously affect thr op and my recovery. There is so much more I could say on the matter but the way they run their business is an absolute shambles! We were also threatened with the fact that our landlord is "friends with Mr beale himself" as to control our complaints!

Owen · 17 April 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Mazie and Natalia from the Bitterne branch are true professionals. They were patient and not pushy during viewings and extremely responsive. Great experience!

SandyB · 11 July 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Fantastic Service

I recently dealt with Emma at Beals on the purchase of a new property. The service was second to none, and along with Louise and Lauren who helped answer some queries, the process was made to be very easy. I can highly recommend using them again, they seem to communicate far better than I’ve experienced previously. Thanks for your help all.

Louis · 8 June 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Beal's provided an excellent service…

Beal's provided an excellent service when we were selling one of our buy-to-let properties. Katie Healey, our Sales Progressor, was particularly helpful and efficient. It was a leasehold flat and the sale was constantly stalling due to the number of parties involved, and a difficult Freeholder. Katie kept us up to date with progress, chased constantly, provided really helpful advice and guidance and was integral in ensuring completion of the sale.

Sue · 18 September 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Highly recommend

Highly recommend, a very big five star review specially for Molly-mae west, she is very quick and on the ball with handling any issues that may arise with mine and my partners flat, very clear with communication also, thankyou Molly!

Alfie · 13 October 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Absolutely amazing team!

The park gate sales team are the most helpful, trustworthy and friendly people I have ever had the pleasure to meet. One person in particular Emma is amazing, she goes above and beyond to help her client, she made my experience with beals estate agents stress free. Thank you all so much it means the world to have an amazing experience, I would recommend you all to anyone and everyone. Thank you!

Anna-Jane · 8 March 2022

★★★★★ 5/5

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Parris did a great job arranging…

Parris did a great job arranging firedoor certifications for me. Thank you

R · 15 September 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Efficient service

Sue Harris was prompt to respond, polite and helpful.

Sam · 18 June 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Quick, efficient and friendly

Quick, efficient and friendly service from Luca.

Lucy · 15 October 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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On time for the viewing......allowed us to look around without any interference.....able to answer all our questions

Bryan · 11 August 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Over the course of our near two-year…

Over the course of our near two-year relationship, I have found Lucy Watt and her team at Beals to be both professional and well-versed in the property market. Any person looking to sell their property should definitely contact this team. Everyone is extremely personable, and I highly recommend them.

Lauren · 19 February 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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From past month i were trying to find…

From past month i were trying to find budget friendly and nice location rental property in which charters help me a lot to find one. And specifically Andy jerram helped me a lot in that. Thanks for your help.

Rushil · 13 October 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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A good company to work with

Reliable, helpful, trustworthy, attentive to my needs.

Jeffrey · 12 October 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Great experience

We’ve been with Beals for the last 3 years and now we had to move houses and that’s how we’ve met Jess. She’s made every single step so much easier and reassuring. Jess has been very attentive and kind and helped us so much with our difficult situation. Made the whole process run smoothly. Beals hired someone great.

Ariadne · 5 July 2023

★★★★★ 5/5

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Renting from Beals

We have rented our house for the past 2 years from Beals. They are an amazing company to deal with especially Brett Gambling. He is such a gentleman and has been a great source of information when our previous landlord sold the property. His reassurance made all the difference to our peace of mind. Well done Beals and a big well done Brett. Ann & Paul Hollingworth

Ann · 18 October 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent

Excellent. Clear communication and quick response.

Annabel · 14 October 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thank you to Zoe

Thank you to Zoe, first time private renting and couldn't thank you enough you answered every question that myself and my wife had. Manage to get everything done in a short space of time which helped us out alot. Very polite and responded to emails in brilliant timing.

Shay · 19 February 2024

★★★★★ 5/5

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A great property management team

A great property management team, especially Edie.

Kifco · 19 June 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Excellent

I am a tenant in a property that charters estates manages and I’ve had an excellent experience with sue harris. She always replies promptly and politely, she is fast acting with any problem that has ever occurred. I am always pleased when emailing her, as I’m always met with a professional, kind and positive response.

Ella · 18 June 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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Thank you Oliver and Beals for a great service

I have been renting my property through Beals for 2 years now and I can say the service has been incredible!I am very pleased with the service and guidance received from Oliver in particular. Oliver has always offered me great help and advice, which I have always taken on board and acted on. Fantastic customer service and communication throughout! 100% recommended 😎Thank you Oliver and everyone at Beals for a great service 😊

Salma · 19 August 2021