100% sales valuation accuracy
100% sales fee satisfaction
88% lettings valuation accuracy
87% lettings fee satisfaction
DJ Alexander has offered property management services in Edinburgh for over 35 years. Founded by David Alexander, the business has grown organically through client recommendations and is now the largest letting agency in Scotland.
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DJ Alexander has offered property management services in Edinburgh for over 35 years. Founded by David Alexander, the business has grown organically through client recommendations and is now the largest letting agency in Scotland.
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3rd Oct 2024
reviewed by 'Andrew'
1st May 2024
reviewed by 'Cameron Armstrong'
29th Apr 2024
reviewed by 'Kunle'
9th Jan 2024
reviewed by 'Gary Gentleman'
27th Dec 2023
reviewed by 'Sajad Ali'
8th Dec 2023
reviewed by 'Lauryn'
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DJ Alexander Lettings
John Cotton Centre, 10 Sunnyside
Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh
EH7 5RA
0131 558 3000
Performance statistics
| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 100% | 100% | £155,000 | £168,000 |
| Lettings | 88% | 87% | £395 | £3,650 |
Review statistics
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 17 | 224 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Areas covered
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
Services offered
- Sales
- Lettings
- Block Management
- Surveys
- Conveyancing
- Mortgage Advice
- Home Builder
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Jul 04,2022
Jul 04,2022
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Awful service, no one follows up on any maintenance issues.
Been waiting 2-3 months now for items in the flat to be fixed.
1. Blind in bedroom broken since we moved in on January 2022, still waiting on repair ist 4th July now.
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May 31,2022
May 31,2022
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It's nearly been three weeks since we've moved in (partner & myself) and we have't received an inventory so we've had to hold on to all the landlord's junk that's been taking up space. The staff take ages to respond on email and when we call ...
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May 14,2022
May 14,2022
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DJ Alexander are a fantastic letting agent. Their team always respond quickly to my queries and my flat was renting in less than one week on the market....
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Mar 22,2022
Mar 22,2022
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Personal - Professional - Successful
We had previously bought and sold a flat in Edinburgh, then bought our house in East Lothian with the team at D J Alexander. Therefore, we put our trust in them again to sell our house before we moved overseas. ...
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Jan 16,2022
Jan 16,2022
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Bad maintenance team. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. I faced a loss of heating in the winter which is characterized as an emergency elsewhere but nobody from their team was able to rectify or even revert to me.
Really sucks.
I have been contacting ...
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Oct 05,2021
Oct 05,2021
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Was extremely impressed with the service I got from the staff at DJ Alexander. They were extremely helpful and attentive throughout....
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Sep 10,2021
Sep 10,2021
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Worst letting agent in Edinburgh.
Had a number of property's interested in. Single handedly lost £1000's of rent for your clients by never answering your phone or returning calls and emails. Had a viewing booked after weeks of being ignored only to have to show ...
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Sep 07,2021
Sep 07,2021
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Potential renters here. An interesting property came up - the most expensive one they are listing - and so I made contact through their website. 2 days later I heard nothing, so I phoned. The phone wasn't answered for 20 minutes, and when it was, I was ...
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Jul 29,2021
Jul 29,2021
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Terrible. They asked me to send all my personal documents before to agree to let me visit the flat. We scheduled the appointment and I had to take time off work for that. Less than 24h before the visit they cancelled it without giving any ...
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Jul 27,2021
Jul 27,2021
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Inconsiderate to prospective tenants. Notified by text without warning that property was let after arranging viewing for earliest availability at some inconvenience because we are moving long distance....
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Dec 01,2020
Dec 01,2020
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Making the arrangements for our shower to be replaced was quick and efficient with DJ Alexander. The work was carried out in a friendly and professional manner by Morningside Showers - can't ask for better service from either company. Big thanks to David Harcus at ...
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Nov 10,2020
Nov 10,2020
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David Harcus was quick to confirm the fault and pass to Maintenance. Comms with engineer were great and fixed quickly....
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Jul 23,2020
Jul 23,2020
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Issue with electric shower pressure resolved within 24 hours thanks to David Harcus and Morningside shower engineer! New hose and head did the trick
Thank you!...
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Jul 10,2020
Jul 10,2020
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I had a faulty hoover in my rented property for which I emailed the property agent. I was very impressed by the quick turnaround from David who logged this in the system and had a replacement hoover delivered to my flat within 24hrs. This is ...
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Jun 30,2020
Jun 30,2020
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Had a leaking bath tub pipe. Sent an urgent email to the maintenance department and was immediately responded to by
David Harcus. An engineer was dispatched and came over to fix it twi days after....
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Jun 27,2020
Jun 27,2020
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The boiler broke and the response time for taking care of the situation and getting a contractor was really quick. Was very simple and easy especially during lock-down....
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Apr 01,2020
Apr 01,2020
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I unfortunately snapped the power cord to my shower, I reported it and a contractor was contacted by David Harcus and the change over all dealt with in the same day. Very pleased with this speedy turnaround...
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Mar 27,2020
Mar 27,2020
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Excellent service from all the staff. It is actually our son who is the landlord but as he is in London we have been doing all the work on the flat and liaising with the staff from D.J. Alexander on various matters. We have ...
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Mar 17,2020
Mar 17,2020
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Big noticeable step up in quality from my previous letting agency
Everyone comes across with professionalism in their manner
Would be happy to recommend...
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Mar 07,2020
Mar 07,2020
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Having dealt with DJ Alexander over several years for both letting and sale of my property, my experience has been nothing short of exceptional. From my initial contact with Melinda and Deirdre in the letting team to Greg in sales and finally with Neill Bukes ...
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Mar 07,2020
Mar 07,2020
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I own a rental property in Edinburgh and not living locally, I needed to appoint an agent to manage the property for me. DJA have been first class to deal with and always kept me in the picture and responded promptly to emails. Some repair ...
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Feb 27,2020
Feb 27,2020
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Couldn’t thank our agent Laura McTaggart enough! She was incredibly helpful and made the whole application process smooth and stress free. Every question/query I had was responded to very quickly...
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Feb 26,2020
Feb 26,2020
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Laura Mctaggart at DJ Alexander was very efficient in working to our short time scale. She was quick to resolve our issues, had a friendly manor and made the whole process a breeze....
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Feb 19,2020
Feb 19,2020
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I've rented in various areas around Scotland but I have to say the service provided by DJ Alexander, in particular Laura McTaggart, has been excellent. Any questions were answered promptly and nothing was too much trouble. Would highly recommend to anyone. Looking forward to moving ...
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Feb 14,2020
Feb 14,2020
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Laura has been great to deal with, very friendly, helpful and professional, keeping us in the loop at all stages of the application process, and was quick to deal with any problems we had! A pleasure to deal with, and made the rental process so ...
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Jan 17,2020
Jan 17,2020
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As soon as I met Deirdre Henderson I knew I was in safe hands. A straight talker who listened well and clearly understood the marketplace. Jamie Gregor and Evie Hunter then did an excellent job guiding me through the renting process and swiftly secured tenants ...
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Jan 15,2020
Jan 15,2020
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Heather Stewart & Gregor McCrory were incredibly helpful in turning round our tenancy agreement in 24 hours. Both could not have done more to be more helpful in getting things done quickly. Thanks both! Great service....
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Jan 10,2020
Jan 10,2020
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A brilliant service provided to me by Neill Bukes and his team. My flat is now being advertised for let with DJ Alexander. A seamless and stress-free process for me. Neill kept in regular contact with me, updating me on the process. A pleasant and ...
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Dec 30,2019
Dec 30,2019
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After deciding after a long time to rent out my property I made contact with DJ Alexander. From my first contact with Mark Hall it process was very easy.
Mark kept me in the loop all the time & was very professional & helpful.
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Dec 16,2019
Dec 16,2019
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Great service I really like the communication system that Alexanders have with the email telling you the job has been logged. It’s very reassuring! Makes it easy for both parties to keep a trace on it!
The team of workmen are always reliable and ...
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