Leaders - Bitterne Reviews 45

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

363 Bitterne Road Bitterne Village, SO18 5RR Southampton, GB


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Aaron was our letting agent and he made a fantastic job, even after our tenancy start date and until the end, he was the most helpful and best touch of contact. Property manager was okay but not alway... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Leaders have been fabulous in assisting us to find a rental property in time and appropriate for our family. Aaron has been helping us at each step to ensure everything goes smoothly and keeps us upda... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What can I say, for my first time ever moving leaders guided me through the process, and have been professional throughout. Aaron, our agent has been fantastic throughout and I would highly recommend... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Just a big shout out to Aaron, who was very helpful and friendly whenever I called. He was always happy to help, answered all my questions, and made the renting process much easier. The company was... See more

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Company details

  1. Real Estate Agency
  2. Property Investment
  3. Real Estate Appraiser
  4. Real Estate Rental Agency
  5. Real Estate Surveyor

About Leaders - Bitterne

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Leaders is one of the UK's largest and most successful estate agents, specialising in sales, lettings, and property investment. The company was founded in Brighton in 1983 by Neville Lee OBE, the co-founder of the Association of Residential Letting Agents.

Whether working with a landlord, tenant, buyer, or seller, we are passionate about achieving the best outcome for our customers. We aren’t afraid to question the status quo in order to make innovative changes that will directly benefit them!

We value long lasting relationships, and we’re committed to always delivering a professional service with honesty and respect. Our partners include Mortgage Scout and Bode Insurance, and we collaborate with them daily to ensure Leaders customers can get everything they need under one roof.

For all formal complaints, please email customerservice@leaders.co.uk with your full name, the name of the branch you dealt with and the property address.

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  • 363 Bitterne Road Bitterne Village, SO18 5RR, Southampton, United Kingdom

4.3

Excellent

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

45 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They are so helpful

We are renting with them more then 7 years, they always been nice and helpfull

April 18, 2026
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Reply from Leaders - Bitterne

Dear Joy
We greatly appreciate your 5-star review and the time you took to share your experience with us. Your feedback is invaluable and motivates our team to continue delivering exceptional service. We look forward to welcoming you back soon!
Many thanks,
Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Taylor was great he answered all my questions and was very helpful

March 4, 2026
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Reply from Leaders - Bitterne

Dear Lloyd Barnatt We greatly appreciate your 5-star review and the time you took to share your experience with Taylor. Your feedback is invaluable and motivates our team to continue delivering exceptional service. We look forward to welcoming you back soon! Many thanks, Customer Care Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Just a big shout out to Aaron

Just a big shout out to Aaron, who was very helpful and friendly whenever I called. He was always happy to help, answered all my questions, and made the renting process much easier.
The company was also very understanding and supportive whenever I had any concerns.

October 17, 2025
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Reply from Leaders - Bitterne

Dear Rubina,
Thank you for your 4-star review! We're delighted to hear that you had a positive experience with Aaron. If there's anything specific we can do to make your next visit even better, please let us know. Your feedback is invaluable as we strive for excellence.
Kind regards,

Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

just a thank you to Aaron clarke has…

just a thank you to Aaron clarke has been really helpful since moving in, we had a water leak yesterday Aaron done his best to make sure the job got done. Thanks again:)

October 2, 2025
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Reply from Leaders - Bitterne

Dear Layla Callaway We greatly appreciate your 5-star review and the time you took to share your experience with Aaron. Your feedback is invaluable and motivates our team to continue delivering exceptional service. We look forward to welcoming you back soon! Many thanks, Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Leaders is good, but Aaron is best

Aaron was our letting agent and he made a fantastic job, even after our tenancy start date and until the end, he was the most helpful and best touch of contact. Property manager was okay but not always helpful, where Aaron was always willing to help even though he didn't have to. Overall Leaders is good but Aaron takes it to another level!! Artem & Slava

September 25, 2025
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Dear Artem Zhydkov

Customer care is important to us so we really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and for giving us a 5 star rating!

Many thanks
Customer Care Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Our experience with this agency has…

Our experience with this agency has been extremely disappointing and stressful.

We informed them in advance about our intention to vacate the property, but received no response for several months. Later, they acted surprised that we were leaving - even though we had followed the proper process.

After our departure, they attempted to deduct unreasonable amounts from our deposit. For example, they claimed we had taken items that were originally ours (like our own potted plants) and used photos from a report that was made three months after we had already been living in the house.

They also tried to charge us for the grass being yellow - even though the check-out report was done three days after we moved out during a period of very hot weather. They mentioned there was some dirt in the house, but the agent started conducting viewings immediately after collecting our keys, and the check-out report wasn’t done until days later.

We went through a great deal of unnecessary stress and wasted a lot of time dealing with this agency. The overall service was truly disappointing.

June 30, 2025
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Reply from Leaders - Bitterne

Dear Anastacia Alexandrovna

We appreciate your feedback and thank you for taking the time to let us know about your experience. We strive for nothing less than excellent service, and we always take it very seriously when we hear of any dissatisfaction from our customers. Thank you for notifying us and we are sorry we did not meet your expectation in this instance.

Kind regards
Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had Mia as an agent

We had Mia as an agent, she was absolutely lovely the communication was amazing I would 10000% recommend this company

April 25, 2025
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Reply from Leaders - Bitterne

Dear Chloe
Thank you for your wonderful review! We are thrilled to hear that you had a positive experience with us. Your feedback motivates our team to continue delivering exceptional service. We look forward to welcoming you back soon! Kind regards, Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Stephanie from Leaders…

Stephanie Anzalucca from Leaders Bitterne has always been very helpful and quick to respond to my questions and requests. It’s good to have a friendly point of contact.

March 28, 2025
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Reply from Leaders - Bitterne

Dear Mr Moth

Customer care is important to us so we really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and for giving Stephanie a 5 star rating!

Many thanks
Customer Care Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Exceptional Service

Aaron and Mia from Leaders Bitterne were very helpful, patiently guiding us through every step and went an extra mile to address the concerns we had. Class A service, Highly recommend Leaders

January 3, 2025
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Reply from Leaders - Bitterne

Dear Tinashe

We are very happy Mia and Aaron provided you with a positive customer experience.

Kind regards
Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had a really good experience with Mia

We had a really good experience with Leaders Bitterne, especially Mia. She was always very responsive and thanks to her, we moved to our current home without any issues.

August 9, 2024
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Reply from Leaders - Bitterne

Dear Begum

Customer care is important to us so we really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and for giving Mia and the team at Bitterne a 5 star rating!

Many thanks
Customer Care Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Friendly, professional & good communication throughout.

Leaders communication was good throughout the process. Friendly yet professional. Mia was very helpful & kept us up to date. Finding a property is a stressful time but Leaders made the experience much more manageable.

June 5, 2024
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Dear Sarah

We are very happy Mia provided you with a positive customer experience.

Kind regards
Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful staff from leaders…

Very helpful staff from leaders bitterne really helped out with setting up my new tenancy Aaron and Mia were very helpful

June 10, 2024
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Reply from Leaders - Bitterne

Dear Dean

Lovely feedback for Bitterne and Especially for Aaron and Mia . Everyone is happy they could help. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and for giving us a 5 star rating!

Many thanks
Customer Care Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible experience with Leaders Bitterne

We must have been extremely unlucky. It has been a terrible experience. Tenants who were allegedly already known to Leaders and vetted, supposed to be non smokers. The tenants smoke so much that it permeates all the other flats in the building. Several serious issues including harassing others residents and storing huge amounts of stuff in a part of the building that does not belong to the rental. Leaders in Bitterne has done literally nothing to rectify any of it. Our previously beautiful flat and great relationships with neighbours have all been badly damaged by just one tenancy.

April 16, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had Mia Ellis handling my move and…

I had Mia Ellis handling my move and she did a great job. She always got back to me promptly, resolved any issues swiftly and was great at walking me through the whole process and keeping me updated at all times. Thankyou Mia !

March 10, 2024
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Aaron at Leader

Aaron was super helpful and stayed in contact. Issues kept things till last minute but he was very helpful with this. Do reccomend

February 8, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you Leaders!

Leaders have been fabulous in assisting us to find a rental property in time and appropriate for our family. Aaron has been helping us at each step to ensure everything goes smoothly and keeps us updated. Thank you so much to everyone that helped us move as pain free as possible!

October 23, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Service

We wish to say thank you to all at Leaders who have been a part of our renting journey. Mia has been especially kind, helpful and informative with the entire process, excellent customer service, thank you so much!

September 21, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Staff were very helpful

Staff were very helpful especially Mia and Aaron, dealt with me consistently calling and checking up with enthusiasm and always did their best to speed things along.

September 19, 2023
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