91% sales valuation accuracy
95% sales fee satisfaction
95% lettings valuation accuracy
97% lettings fee satisfaction
Hotblack Desiato opened on Upper Street in 1979 and now have 3 offices in North London (Islington, Highbury, and Camden Town). We remain an independent, friendly and professional estate agent offering a refreshing approach to selling and letting residential property. Along with Sales and Lettings we also have New Homes and Property ...
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Hotblack Desiato opened on Upper Street in 1979 and now have 3 offices in North London (Islington, Highbury, and Camden Town). We remain an independent, friendly and professional estate agent offering a refreshing approach to selling and letting residential property. Along with Sales and Lettings we also have New Homes and Property Management divisions. Please contact us and we will do our best to help you with whatever property query you may have.
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11th Feb 2022
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17th Dec 2021
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20th Aug 2021
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13th Jul 2020
reviewed by 'Nicholas'
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Hotblack Desiato
314 Upper Street
Islington,London
Greater London
N1 2XQ
02072260160
Performance statistics
| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 91% | 95% | £123,000 | £9,995,000 |
| Lettings | 95% | 97% | £330 | £5,300 |
Review statistics
| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 1 | 168 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Areas covered
- EC1V
- N1
- N16
- N5
- N8
- NW1
- NW5
- N7
- NW6
- WC1X
- NW8
- EC1
- E8
- N16
- N4
- E1
Services offered
- Sales
- Lettings
- Block Management
- Surveys
- Conveyancing
- Mortgage Advice
- Home Builder
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Nov 03,2018
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Jessica was always attentive, both to my calls and emails. She arranged everything fast, such as contract, inventory arrangement, etc....
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Oct 31,2018
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all staff at HBD have very nice telephone manners and are pleasant to talk to. We dealt in the past with the Highbury branch and due to the positive experience we had, we decided to use their services again. They are very professional....
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Oct 30,2018
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I was assisted in my rental property search by Mr. Sanders and Ms. Pinnick and would highly recommend them. They both kept me
Informed at all times regarding the entire process, and assisted me in a highly qualified manner whenever their help was needed, all ...
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Oct 30,2018
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We cannot recommend Hotblack Desiato more!
Stephen and Jess, in particular, worked their magic and within a week of asking HD to be our agents the flat was rented out, fantastic service!! The personal service we received was very much appreciated not to mention the ...
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Refreshingly good value to fully manage the flat compared to other London agents!!
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Oct 30,2018
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Property let at increased rent within 24 hours. Excellent rent obtained and competition among bidders handled very professionally.
Very positive outcome and very pleased with service....
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A balanced approach adopted to fees and I have used HD over many years. I have found them to be commercial.
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Oct 29,2018
Oct 29,2018
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I am delighted to be able to recommend Hotblack Desiato. They have been highly responsive - we managed to secure our rental property within hours (literally) of viewing it. They have also been more than accommodating - arranging multiple viewings for us whenever asked. They ...
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Oct 09,2018
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Jess let the flat very quickly, achieved a good price and completed the paperwork in no time at all. Good communications at all times, helpful and pleasant to deal with....
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Fair
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Oct 09,2018
Oct 09,2018
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Jessica proved to be a great agent in helping us find a new property to rent in Dalston. The process of renting run smoothly. We are very pleased with the new place and we'd recommend the agency....
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Sep 29,2018
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I have communicated with Stephen Saunders for over nine years at Hotblack Desiato and can applaud his management skills. I can rely on him to respond well and timely to any problems which may arise....
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Sep 29,2018
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We had a short time frame to find a home to our daughter, starting classes within a week. Demands were so very quickly transformed into concrete options, so that our choice took less than an afternoon . Then comes the paper work and logistics, in which ...
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Fees were at market levels, nothing more, transparent and fair.
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Sep 27,2018
Sep 27,2018
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I am very pleased with the agents' professionalism. Everything was smooth with no complications.
Daniel Fairbairn was able to show us properties with a really short notice from our side and find a beautiful home. Agents answered all of our queries and were committed to ...
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The agent's fees are very reasonable compared to other lettings agents. The company does not charge for unnecessary costs and has no hidden fees.
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Sep 27,2018
Sep 27,2018
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Stephen is always doing his best to answer as quickly as possible and to make things go smoothly. Highly reliable and understanding agency....
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Sep 27,2018
Sep 27,2018
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We were scouting for a decent, furnished accommodation for our son next to his Uni whilst based out of UK (Qatar). After having drawn a blank with many agents over past few months we came across Hotblack and touched base with Stephan Sanders, Manager Lettings. ...
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I wasn't charged anything except Referencing fee with Vat because it was managed property that we were sourcing. I trust these guys will only take their due and not much more.
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Sep 27,2018
Sep 27,2018
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Having used Hotblack Desiato to rent our flat for a number of years, we've just had another great experience finding new tenants. It was an easy and seamless process which we greatly appreciated. Thank you Hotblack Desiato team!...
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Great rate for agents fees.
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Sep 27,2018
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Hotblacks once again find a superb tenant in double quick time at a great rent for our property in Clerkenwell...
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Agents fees very competitive
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“I had a wonderful experience working with this company! I am from America and they were invaluable, timely, and incredibly helpful!...”
Sep 27,2018
Sep 27,2018
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I am a student from America and this company was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable in helping me reserve an apartment. Jessica was extremely timely and friendly and all while not only communicating with me in America but also my father in Australia. They sent me ...
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The agent fees were appropriate for the services rendered.
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Sep 24,2018
Sep 24,2018
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Both Daniel and Stephen were very approachable and made sure everything went smoothly. They were quick to find solutions to any issues and were pleasant to deal with...
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Reasonable fees
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Sep 24,2018
Sep 24,2018
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I had a really positive experience with Stephen and Jessica of HB. They were super responsive at every point and made it easy to communicate with the landlord. I didn't feel like I was being subjected to the usual bureaucracy and nonsense that I've felt ...
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Sep 18,2018
Sep 18,2018
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Stephen and Jessica were great helping us to find and secure a property. During our 4-week property search, we viewed many flats, but Stephen did not give up on us and continued to organise viewings until we found our ideal flat.
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Moving-in agents fees were very reasonable, however, the agent also requires a moving out fee at the end of the tenancy that should be considered.
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Sep 18,2018
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Stephen has been a great help in helping us source a new tenant for our property in Angel. With the market the way it currently is, it is a more challenging time but the flat still did not remain empty for more than a month ...
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Fees are as expected for the London Market. Also offer a lot of flexibility when agreements are renewed or you have multiple properties.
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Sep 17,2018
Sep 17,2018
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I have used Hotblack for many years and dealt in particular with Stephen Sanders and Daniel Fairbain.
I have always found them very responsive, pro active, practical and friendly.
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Reasonable.
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Sep 17,2018
Sep 17,2018
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Stephen replies very fast and makes things done eventhough he is extremely busy.
We can rely on him and trust he is taking care of the matters that arise....
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Sep 17,2018
Sep 17,2018
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Had a great experience, they were very good at making the process easy and clear. Always replied promptly and were keen to ensure we found the right house for us. Kept us in the loop all the time. Stephen and Daniel are very nice as ...
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fine, £90 is very reasonable, one of the better we found, and it was good value!
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Sep 17,2018
Sep 17,2018
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We had been looking for a 3 bedroom flat to rent in Angel for quite a while and had been in contact with many agencies to find a suitable property for our family of 4. Hotblack Desiato were really good at keeping us informed on the market ...
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Sep 17,2018
Sep 17,2018
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A huge thank you to Jess Pinnick for arranging everything we needed quickly. We viewed the flat and four days later, thanks to Jess and the team, all checks were done, we had the keys and moved in! All administration was quick and responsive to ...
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Sep 17,2018
Sep 17,2018
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Hotblack Desiato provided a good service and found suitable tenants at a rate that was slightly above the projected amount, all within a good time frame....
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I would never describe fees as good, though these were reasonable!
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Sep 14,2018
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Another great deal done by the team at Islington office. Many thanks to all concerned in achieving a seamless reletting at a great rent....
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Sep 13,2018
Sep 13,2018
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Really impressed with the efficiency and above and beyond attitude of Stephen and Daniel.
I've never had such a positive experience with Estate Agents in London like I have done with Stephen and Daniel. Would definitely recommend HotBlack....
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Sep 13,2018
Sep 13,2018
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Professional, open, fast moving, transparent. Exactly what we needed when moving in with a tight time frame. Would definitely recommend to all....
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Sep 13,2018
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Given we only had a few days to sign the lease and vacate our current property they were very helpful with making sure it all went smoothly for us....
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Fees were very reasonable and much lower than other agencies i was dealing with at the time
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Tenant Fees
Overall Fees
£0 (inc. VAT), Pay UpfrontFees & Payments (as permitted under the Tenant Fees Act 2019)
Holding Deposit - One week’s rent
Security Deposit - 5 weeks rent to £50,000pa or 6 weeks if higher
Change of Tenant/sharer - £50 inc VAT or reasonable costs if higher
Failure to return keys plus cost of changing locks - Full replacement costs
Early Termination - Re-marketing costs (See below)
Variation of Contract - £50 inc VAT (see below)
Kindly note that legally, letting agents need to publish information about their tenancy fees, government-approved redress schemes and client money protection schemes on their website and on third party websites (on which agents are listed). For properties to lease/rent in England, agents need to keep this information up to date and precise on allAgents or specify within the property description.
Complaints Procedure
Please visit our website www.hotblack.co.uk or call our office on 020 7226 0160 for our complaints procedure
Last updated at 9:41 AM 01/09/2017 by Stuart Shiers
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