The Letting Game
4.9/5, 805 reviews
95% recommended
95% lettings valuation accuracy
98% lettings fee satisfaction
The Letting Game’s approach is to champion openness, fairness and loyalty – for landlords and tenants alike. Since 2009, our mission has been simple - to reimagine the way letting agents operate in Bristol, and to create an agency fit for this special city.We start with people, bringing the very ... show more The Letting Game’s approach is to champion openness, fairness and loyalty – for landlords and tenants alike. Since 2009, our mission has been simple - to reimagine the way letting agents operate in Bristol, and to create an agency fit for this special city.

We start with people, bringing the very best tenants to our ever loyal landlords – this has never changed and is one of the reasons we’ve been voted the best letting agent in Bristol for four years in a row. Our team of professional and industry qualified colleagues always strive to do more to understand the needs of our landlords and tenants.

Letting more properties each week than any other letting agent, we operate within both Bristol’s professional and student letting markets and have a dedicated arm of the business set up to solely focus on sourcing and placing corporate and professional tenants.

We also take our corporate and community responsibilities incredibly seriously. We are proud to be Bristol’s only Carbon Neutral letting agents, while also offering Bristol’s only pet friendly letting service, in association with our charitable partner The Bristol Animal Rescue Centre.

We’ve got Bristol covered, offering city-wide coverage from Clifton to Fishponds, Filton to Bedminster - even Clevedon and Keynsham.

Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Lettings 95% 98% £400 £5,400
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  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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“Good things come to those who wait....”

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Sep 25,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Joey'
Sep 25,2018
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The Letting Game team really helped myself and my partner out of a sticky situation. Moving halfway across the country, and after being let down by a previous landlord, the team made especially arrangements for us and went the extra mile. Harry and Bailey, in ...
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“Amazing service...”

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Sep 21,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Nicola'
Sep 21,2018
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Ben at The Letting Game has been great. The communication has been spot on, which is really important to us. We are letting out our flat for the first time and are based abroad, so dealing with Ben and the team has been really easy. ...
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“Bonnie Bracken-Patterson...”

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Sep 10,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Maria'
Sep 10,2018
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A big thank you to Bonnie who helped me a lot during the last few months of my tenancy. She was truly amazing!...
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“Always improving...”

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Aug 24,2018
Minithumbup
Claire
By: 'Pip'
Aug 24,2018
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We have been with The Letting Game for a number of years and have experienced an every improving service. They seem to be responsive to tenants which suits us well as our property condition is important. We chose the staff members above as they were ...
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fine
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“The Letting Game: the most useless estate agents. Usually you would have to ask 3 or 4 times before something got done...”

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Aug 22,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'An'
Aug 22,2018
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As a former tenant, usually you would have to request 3 or 4 times before anything got done, and there were no guarantees that it would be done properly either. In the contract it says we must receive 24 hours notice before a visit from the estate agents. ...
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Bad considering they didn’t do anything
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“New customer to The Letting Game...”

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Aug 20,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Landlord'
Aug 20,2018
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I am very pleased with the efficiency and effectiveness of The Letting Game. Ben is very approachable, friendly and available. The team have found me the kind of tenant I was looking for, quickly and have got on with setting everything up with the minimum ...
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Very competitive
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“Helpful and efficient....”

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Aug 18,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Neil'
Aug 18,2018
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Mel's job includes relating bad news, (repairs, breakdowns etc.) which she does in a calm and constructive manner. Mel attends to whatever task is in hand without delay and can be relied upon to make the best of whatever problem she has to deal with. ...
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“Professional yet friendly...”

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Aug 16,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Emma'
Aug 16,2018
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Very professional and helpful Offered great advice in a friendly manner and got the job done in super quick time Easy correspondence and quick response time to emails etc Hopefully she has found us some great tenants...all ok so far!...
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Fees are fair compared to others in the market
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“Great service....”

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Aug 15,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Rob'
Aug 15,2018
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Mel is very quick to respond to any queries we might have and very efficient in carrying through actions resulting from her investigations and recommendations. It's great to deal with capable staff which was sadly not the case with our previous letting agent!!...
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At least we seem to be getting something for our money!!
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“EXCELLENT SERVICE...”

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Aug 13,2018
Minithumbup
Jack
By: 'CHOC'
Aug 13,2018
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A young, dynamic business led by Jack Head, he has surrounded himself with personable, intelligent and confident personel Maya Joshi looked after us from start to finish, finding from us the information she required to provide us with the right Tenant and the Tenant with ...
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Very Good
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“The Letting Game - Bonnie Bracken-Patterson...”

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Aug 08,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'The'
Aug 08,2018
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Really efficient and helpful service from the Letting Game and our Property Manager, Bonnie Bracken-Patterson. Tenants' queries and issues are relayed quickly and dealt with efficiently....
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“Great Service...”

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Aug 01,2018
Minithumbup
Samantha
By: 'Jas'
Aug 01,2018
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Very impressed with the Letting Game right from my first phone call with Ben who put me at easy and answered all of questions right through to my dealings with the Tenancy team. The Service provided has been quick and efficient. Photographs of the flat ...
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The fees were the lowest I came across in Bristol and includes many services others letting agents charge for. Very impressed with the fee charged.
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“Changing agents...”

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Jul 30,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'chesres'
Jul 30,2018
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We were looking to change agents for our property in Bristol as we were having repeated issues with our existing agent. Have moved to the letting game and would recommend them without reservation....
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“Letting Process...”

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Jul 19,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Bristol'
Jul 19,2018
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Very helpful advice regarding organisation of a flat refurbishment prior to getting it back on the market. Considerate and efficient communications....
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Good
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“Quick response to all emails, unheard of in our experience in letting our flat !...”

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Jul 18,2018
Minithumbup
Alex
By: 'Tony'
Jul 18,2018
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Maya looked after us to begin with, and she was fantastic. Efficient with immediate and accurate replies to emails. We've had experience with others since, Harry, Ben, Alex and Bridget all very good and it seems you run a very efficient business which is such ...
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Within normally accepted range .
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“Great Service...”

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Jul 13,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Charity'
Jul 13,2018
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I'm very happy and impressed with the work to let our property. We actually moved the property from another agency to the letting game. The letting game let the property quickly and very professionally. Both Maya and Lucy are friendly and very knowledgeable. We will ...
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Fair
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“5 Star Agency...”

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Jul 12,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Will'
Jul 12,2018
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Excellent service from Ben and his colleagues, from initial valuation, patiently waiting for my builders to finish the work, through to tenants moving in. The property was let in less than 48 hours to high calibre tenants at full market value....
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Fees seem in-line with other agencies
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“Very positive...”

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May 18,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Parking'
May 18,2018
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Contacted Ben who was very helpful and was able to find a contact within the hour. Other estate agents haven't been as helpful....
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“Excellent service...”

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May 09,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Emma'
May 09,2018
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The Letting Game have managed our house for a few years now and I can't recommend them highly enough. They are friendly and efficient, and very knowledgeable. I've come to rely on their advice and guidance. It's not possible to only single out two people ...
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The fees are very reasonable for the level of service you receive.
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“Good tenant finding and financial management....”

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May 04,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Richard'
May 04,2018
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TLG have managed and let properties for me since 2010 and currently handle ten properties for me. The are excellent at finding new tenants. Their combined management / letting fees are very competitive especially as they are ARLA members. They have excellent and very communicative financial management....
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“Thank you for Vicki's support :-)...”

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Apr 30,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Joon'
Apr 30,2018
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My family live in a very nice flat thanks to The Letting Game. Vicki from The Letting Game understood our request well at first and helped a lot. Especially since I was living with my baby, I needed to fix it quickly, but thanks to ...
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“Excellent Service Throughout...”

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Apr 29,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Helen'
Apr 29,2018
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This was my first time at letting out a property and The Letting Game, in particular Maya Joshi, were absolutely excellent throughout the whole experience. I was supported, advised and guided throughout and the whole process went very smoothly....
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The fees are appropriate to the expertise and support provided.
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“Excellent experience...”

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Apr 26,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Louise'
Apr 26,2018
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First time using the letting game, excellent service and communication Maya joshi has made the whole experience easy understandable and went above and beyond in my opinion. I will feedback my experience to friends colleges and anyone else who will need to use a letting ...
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Good fair prices money well spent!
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“Efficient and easy to deal with...”

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Apr 26,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Jeffreys'
Apr 26,2018
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We are letting our house through The Letting Game for the first time this month. As overseas landlords, we wanted an agent who could deal with most things on our behalf. An added bonus is their extremely competitive management fees. Ben was super on first ...
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The cheapest we could find in Bristol
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“MAYA...”

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Apr 26,2018
Minithumbup
Samantha
By: 'PAUL'
Apr 26,2018
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VERY HELPFUL AND INFORMATIVE, LET ME KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS. QUICK TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS....
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AVERAGE
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“I chose this 2 person because I felt that they help us a lot...”

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Apr 25,2018
Minithumbup
Alex
By: 'carltin'
Apr 25,2018
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I can say they did a good job to help us to find a house to live in. Especially when needed a shelter badly. I also want to thank Jack. Thank you so much especially to Georgia....
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“Supportive and efficient agency...”

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Apr 25,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Mari'
Apr 25,2018
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The Letting Game - and more specifically Anna Sage, who is our direct agent, has been really efficient and cooperative in helping us with any issues we have had in our apartment. She has always tried to reply to our emails and calls promptly, as ...
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“Top class service...”

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Apr 17,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Xavier'
Apr 17,2018
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Having been a landlord for over 10 years, there are very few agents who I can vouch for. From the beginning, Ben was very helpful, gave sound advice as moving into my first multi let and achieved the targeted rent within 2 weeks. I have no doubt ...
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Compeitive
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“A no-brainer for any landlord!...”

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Apr 16,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Mr.'
Apr 16,2018
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In their website,The Letting Game promised very competitive commission (lowest I've come across in Bristol), no set-up fee and no re-let fee...EVER! That is not normal (in a very good way). My first point of contact was Maya, who has been brilliant all ...
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Lowest commission in Bristol. There are no other agency fees and genuinely no hidden costs! They take their monthly commission and that is all.
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“Friendly and flexible...”

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Apr 15,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'GS'
Apr 15,2018
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Maya was very helpful over the phone when I first contacted the office. She was very flexible when arranging a time to view the flat. I like the fact that she listened and was flexible with her suggestions and what could or could not be ...
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I think the Letting Game fees seem appropriate
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Complaints Procedure

The Letting Game, a Member of The
Property Ombudsman, aims to provide the highest standards of service to all our
customers. To ensure that your interests are safeguarded, a complaints
procedure has been introduced. This provides for the matter to be dealt with
internally by Mr Matthew Sweetman and in the event that we are not able to deal
with the issue to our mutual satisfaction, by reference to The Property
Ombudsman. If you believe you have a complaint,
please write in the first instance to the Matthew Sweetman at the address as
below:  Matthew SweetmanThe Letting GameHenleaze HouseHarbury RoadHenleazeBristolBS9 4PN. Your complaint will be acknowledged
within 24 hours but no longer than 3 working days, investigated thoroughly in
accordance with established in-house procedures and a formal reply will be sent
to you within 15 working days of receipt of your complaint.  If you are not satisfied with the
outcome of our initial investigation, you are provided with a further
opportunity to have the complaint reviewed by our Managing Director, at the
address given below: Jack HeadThe Letting GameHenleaze HouseHarbury RoadHenleazeBristolBS9 4PN.  



















































In the event that the final review as
detailed above still fails to satisfy your complaint, then you are at liberty
to have the matter referred to the The Property Ombudsman. We will submit our
file to the Ombudsman on request. You are also entitled to have your complaint
referred to the Ombudsman should we fail to deal with matters promptly or do not
comply with our in-house complaints procedure within 8 weeks from the date we
receive your written notification.
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