Our first Charters home sits atop this unspoilt historic City surrounded by pretty villages and rolling countryside, yet still within an hour by train to central London.
It is not difficult to see why Winchester and its neighbouring villages are regularly cited as some of the most sought-after places in the coun
try to live. It remains perennially popular with London buyers happy to hop onto the many trains to the capital each day but who love the relaxed pace of life that Hampshire and Winchester has to offer.
The historic City centre has many attractions including an interesting array of specialist shops and boutiques, award winning restaurants and cultural delights including theatre, cinema and sporting venues. For those looking to explore Winchester, the City holds a wealth of fascinating architecture, especially in the areas surrounding the Cathedral and Winchester College.
Within walking distance of the centre is Peter Symonds, our sixth form college, whilst the surrounding area is well serviced by an excellent range of extremely well regarded state and private schools.
There is easy access to the coasts and national parks via M3, A34 and M27; with Southampton Airport and its network of domestic and international flights easily accessible close by.
By : 'Paul' Services : Sales(As a Vendor) Sold price : £1490000 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO20
Apr 19, 2020
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I have just sold a property with Charters Winchester. The whole experience couldn't have been smoother. The whole team are exceptional. Nony Kerr-Smiley and Peter Sterling were great in putting the property on the market and finding potential buyers. Jo Goddard was excellent in making sure that our transaction went smoothly and the whole deal was achieved in five weeks.
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By : 'Chris' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £1850 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : SO23
Nov 6, 2024
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I waited ten weeks to move into a property in August and asked Charters Lettings ((agent on behalf of Oakhill Properties (Leicester) Ltd)) to ensure the property was professionally cleaned. This was agreed in our contract and yet Charters completely failed to deliver on this.
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Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 6th Nov 2024
I waited ten weeks to move into a property in August and asked Charters Lettings ((agent on behalf of Oakhill Properties (Leicester) Ltd)) to ensure the property was professionally cleaned. This was agreed in our contract and yet Charters completely failed to deliver on this.
The previous tenant had five animals in a small two bed house, so I specifically asked for a professional cleaning. When I arrived to move into the property it was unclean: animal and human hair (hundreds counted), grease, dirt, dust and debris throughout. This is not what you expect for a property costing £1850 per month! The carpets were filthy with visible animal stains and soiling evident and the landlord did a botch job attempt to cover up badly marked paintwork with patches in the wrong colour, showing a total disrespect for myself as a tenant.
Over the last nine weeks I've experienced the following and unbelievably this situation is still unresolved. Despite my financial offers to enable everyone to move on (even though they breached the contract) and they know they could re-let in no time at all.
• No Property Inspection or Professional Cleaning: Charter's didn't inspect the property and failed to bring the cleaning up to standard, despite me offering to change my move-in date • Ignored Evidence: Disregarded my evidence including photos and independent check-in report that confirmed the property hadn't been professionally cleaned. • Disregard for Tenant's Well-Being: Charters showed no concern for the disruption to me, even though I had to move everything back into storage. • Lack of Financial Help or Flexibility Mediating: When mediating between myself and the landlord they offered no help to facilitate an agreement that would mean accepting any liability then completely washed their hands of any responsibility • Condition of the Property: The property had many marks on the walls and carpets, that would have ended up as my liability despite me not even moving in. • Mis-representation and Manipulation: They regularly misunderstood and misrepresented my communications to cover up for their failings. • Slow Communications: Weeks would pass with no communication from Charters or the landlord, leaving the property vacant in the meantime. • Financial Manipulation: Despite many financial offers my side to end this situation (where I was expected to move into an unclean property), Charters and the landlord not only declined them but also attempted to profit. They demanded the equivalent of 2.5 months' rent, fees to cover the landlords costs and hundreds of pounds in agency fees, none of which were applicable as I never moved in and knowing the fact they could re-let the property very quickly. • Lack of accountability: Not once have I been called by Charters to resolve this situation, I had to call them every time
To make matters worse, despite going through their complaints procedure, I have found out Charters is not a member of the Property Redress Scheme. Their complaints procedure hasn't been updated in five years. Over the course of however many months they've mis-represented this fact to customers at all their branches. Whether you're buying, selling, or renting, think twice before using Charters!
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By : 'LYH' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : SO23
Feb 2, 2022
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We live away from the property, so asked to find a tenant as well as manage it. It took months to find the new tenant, and the surprisingly electric bill we got for the empty period of the property, was more than double compered to when someone was living there. We made enquire... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 2nd Feb 2022
Need to be careful We live away from the property, so asked to find a tenant as well as manage it. It took months to find the new tenant, and the surprisingly electric bill we got for the empty period of the property, was more than double compered to when someone was living there. We made enquire about it, but they did not want to do anything about it and start telling me if we visited and used it, of cause not! also inventory Clark from Charters made numerous mistakes, she did not notice the net curtains were missing, that had been taken by previous tenant, miscount the number of keys, and so on. so please be careful to dealt with them.
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By : 'not' Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : SO22
Jun 14, 2021
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Services : Letting( As a Prospective Landlord/Tenant )Date: 14th Jun 2021
Terrible. Avoid. Wasted time and let me down completely. Not helpful at all. Didnt care. Will not be going back.
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By : 'Winchester' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : SO23
Mar 15, 2021
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The letting agent ( Christina Grigor ) organising the viewings was lovely and communicated well - no complaints there. However, after it passed out of her hands and moved to the letting team once we confirmed we wanted the property, they were dreadful. Despite us chasing repeatedly to sign... Read Full Review
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Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 15th Mar 2021
The letting agent ( Christina Grigor ) organising the viewings was lovely and communicated well - no complaints there. However, after it passed out of her hands and moved to the letting team once we confirmed we wanted the property, they were dreadful. Despite us chasing repeatedly to sign documents and pay the deposit (we were keen to get everything sorted in advance), we got vague responses back constantly. Eventually we were asked for funds at 17:00 on a Monday (one week before the move in date) and then said they were going on holiday for the rest of the week to please send the money quickly otherwise there may be delays. Great amount of notice! Despite sending within 30 minutes, no confirmation of receiving funds. No contact details of another representative to contact during the holiday. Had to chase the general phone number three days later to get any confirmation they have received the funds and were actually planning on sending us the lease (which we needed to apply for permit parking). Sent the incorrect lease, after we pointed out the error in dates, they then re-sent the same lease with no changes. Only received the lease to sign one day before we were meant to move in. Got told 'this is how things work, we are busy' - having been renting for seven years can say this is not how things have ever worked for me previously, but even if this was true so the blatant disregard towards us was extremely poor.
On the day we are meant to receive the keys, called at 9:00am for a clarify on if we were actually receiving the keys - all were busy, said they'd call back. Over an hour later, still no returned call, so had to chase again only to be told they were still waiting on stuff from the landlord so couldn't release the keys. Got the vague statement of "probably around lunchtime, will call you when we have more information" as if we are meant to wait all day for their beck and call. No apology.
Appalling customer service and communication skills. A shame, since the initial letting agent was so great! But seem to have taken on more work than their staff can handle and have taken on a zero accountability approach. They way they speak down to their clients is also shocking. Would give zero stars if possible, do not recommend!
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By : 'Pash' Services : Sales( As a Vendor ) Sold price : £1168000 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO23
Mar 2, 2021
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Excellent service from Nony, Robert & Co. Used all their knowledge and expertise to navigate us through some difficult times as was not a straight forward sale and purchase.
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Excellent service from Nony, Robert & Co. Used all their knowledge and expertise to navigate us through some difficult times as was not a straight forward sale and purchase. Both Nony and Robert worked long hours til late in the evening to make this happen so we are very grateful for that. Would highly recommend their service.
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By : 'Tim' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO51
Mar 1, 2021
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Cannot thank all the team at Charters enough, from start to finish they kept us informed of the process, keeping both us as Landlords and the new Tenants in the loop. First class and will use again. We have since used the Romsey Branch for the letting of another... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 1st Mar 2021
Cannot thank all the team at Charters enough, from start to finish they kept us informed of the process, keeping both us as Landlords and the new Tenants in the loop. First class and will use again. We have since used the Romsey Branch for the letting of another property.
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By : 'Annette' Services : Sales( As a Buyer ) Sold price : £815000 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO22
Sep 29, 2020
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We are in the process of buying a property through Charters in Winchester. We have met several of their staff and e mailed others. They have been extremely helpful throughout. We would like to offer special thanks to Eden Bravery Sales Manager who has been utterly helpful and particularly... Read Full Review
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Services : Sales( As a Buyer )Date: 29th Sep 2020
We are in the process of buying a property through Charters in Winchester. We have met several of their staff and e mailed others. They have been extremely helpful throughout. We would like to offer special thanks to Eden Bravery Sales Manager who has been utterly helpful and particularly knowledgeable about properties. She is a great asset to Charters. A and R Winchester
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By : 'Kevin' Services : Sales( As a Vendor ) Sold price : £575000 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : SO32
Jul 9, 2020
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Very very poor! Such was their incompetence that I had to communicate directly with the buyer to get things done! Even when we did this, Charters still claimed they were "waiting for information" even though we had BOTH provided that information. Charters also have a cosy relationship... Read Full Review
Very very poor! Such was their incompetence that I had to communicate directly with the buyer to get things done! Even when we did this, Charters still claimed they were "waiting for information" even though we had BOTH provided that information. Charters also have a cosy relationship with *Solicitors (family members working at both firms - wink wink) and they recommend each others services **. They charge a lot of money and do nothing for it. I've bought and sold circa 15 houses before and Charters are by far the worst estate agent I've dealt with. ** come back!
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By : 'Paul' Services : Sales( As a Vendor ) Sold price : £1490000 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO20
Apr 19, 2020
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I have just sold a property with Charters Winchester. The whole experience couldn't have been smoother. The whole team are exceptional. Nony Kerr-Smiley and Peter Sterling were great in putting the property on the market and finding potential buyers. Jo Goddard was excellent in making sure... Read Full Review
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )Date: 19th Apr 2020
I have just sold a property with Charters Winchester. The whole experience couldn't have been smoother. The whole team are exceptional. Nony Kerr-Smiley and Peter Sterling were great in putting the property on the market and finding potential buyers. Jo Goddard was excellent in making sure that our transaction went smoothly and the whole deal was achieved in five weeks.
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By : 'Tim' Services : Sales( As a Buyer ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO22
Mar 12, 2020
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Purchased our family home through Charters and dealt with Nony and Elliot who were very helpful and professional throughout .
The whole process was stress free and I can't recommended them enough .
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Purchased our family home through Charters and dealt with Nony and Elliot who were very helpful and professional throughout . The whole process was stress free and I can't recommended them enough . First class agents and you won't find better .
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By : 'Potential' Services : Sales( Prospective Vendor/Buyer ) Sold price : £600000 Would you recommend ? : No Postcode : SO23
Feb 9, 2020
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Absolute sharks of estate agents, no professionalism or decency, and a business model that is built on lies.
You will only be contacted if they want something from you, otherwise they don't respond to phone calls or e-mails. I asked for updates from the vendor regarding my offer and they... Read Full Review
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Services : Sales( Prospective Vendor/Buyer )Date: 9th Feb 2020
Absolute sharks of estate agents, no professionalism or decency, and a business model that is built on lies. You will only be contacted if they want something from you, otherwise they don't respond to phone calls or e-mails. I asked for updates from the vendor regarding my offer and they said they had not had any contact which turned out to be untrue as all along they were conducting more viewings to try and get a higher price. The very least I expect is honestly and integrity.
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By : 'Chiara' Services : Sales( As a Vendor ) Sold price : £750000 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO22
Aug 30, 2019
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In a challenging housing market you need to know your agent is doing everything they can to attract the right buyers through your door, which is what Charters did. I never felt they were wasting time with unsuitable buyers/viewings. This is my third house transaction through Charters and I would... Read Full Review
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )Date: 30th Aug 2019
In a challenging housing market you need to know your agent is doing everything they can to attract the right buyers through your door, which is what Charters did. I never felt they were wasting time with unsuitable buyers/viewings. This is my third house transaction through Charters and I would use again for sure. I've found the Charters team friendly and helpful, but Nony particularly has always kept me smiling, and is honest with her information, which so important these days. Thank you!
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By : 'Teodora' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £1000 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO23
Aug 30, 2019
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Every part of the renting process was very clear and I was kept up-to-date on my application process at all steps. Rebecca replied to any of my queries in a reasonable amount of time and helped through the whole... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 30th Aug 2019
Every part of the renting process was very clear and I was kept up-to-date on my application process at all steps. Rebecca replied to any of my queries in a reasonable amount of time and helped through the whole process.
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By : 'Robert' Services : Sales( As a Vendor ) Sold price : £350000 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO21
Jun 12, 2019
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I highly recommend Charters they had the most viewing out of two estate agents.
They were always helpful courteous backed up by excellent communication skills constantly keeping us updated on viewings etc as a family via WhatsApp or phone and text.
We will definitely sell our property again... Read Full Review
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )Date: 12th Jun 2019
I highly recommend Charters they had the most viewing out of two estate agents.
They were always helpful courteous backed up by excellent communication skills constantly keeping us updated on viewings etc as a family via WhatsApp or phone and text.
We will definitely sell our property again with Charters
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By : 'Solent' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Sold price : £2650000 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO23
Jun 2, 2019
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This is the third new property I have purchased through Charters and on all three occasions the level of service I have received from Jo has been very professional. Liaising between my solicitor and vendor and keeping me up to date with the sale. Any contact from Jo is informative and throughout... Read Full Review
Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 2nd Jun 2019
This is the third new property I have purchased through Charters and on all three occasions the level of service I have received from Jo has been very professional. Liaising between my solicitor and vendor and keeping me up to date with the sale. Any contact from Jo is informative and throughout the purchasing processes we have built up a friendship making any communication a liitle more fun.
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By : 'Jane' Services : Sales( As a Vendor ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO22
May 13, 2019
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I am very impressed by the service given by the staff at Charters in Winchester. Jo kept me up to date with what was happening. She was unfailingly calm, efficient & reassuring when things got a bit stressful & was a pleasure to deal... Read Full Review
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )Date: 13th May 2019
I am very impressed by the service given by the staff at Charters in Winchester. Jo kept me up to date with what was happening. She was unfailingly calm, efficient & reassuring when things got a bit stressful & was a pleasure to deal with.
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By : 'Samuel' Services : Sales( As a Vendor ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO22
Apr 23, 2019
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Charters have acted for our business on numerous occasions and have always treated us, as well as our prospective purchasers, with the utmost respect and friendliness. All of the team at the Winchester branch are a credit to the wider Charters brand and I would have no hesitation in recommending... Read Full Review
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )Date: 23rd Apr 2019
Charters have acted for our business on numerous occasions and have always treated us, as well as our prospective purchasers, with the utmost respect and friendliness. All of the team at the Winchester branch are a credit to the wider Charters brand and I would have no hesitation in recommending their services.
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By : 'Dawn' Services : Sales( As a Vendor ) Sold price : £342000 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO21
Apr 20, 2019
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When a simple house purchase with no chain doesn't go to plan this is when Jo and the team at Charters show their true professionalism and outstanding skills. Jo was incredible at communicating with all parties involved and had the right knowledge to quick think how she could solve the... Read Full Review
Services : Sales( As a Vendor )Date: 20th Apr 2019
When a simple house purchase with no chain doesn't go to plan this is when Jo and the team at Charters show their true professionalism and outstanding skills. Jo was incredible at communicating with all parties involved and had the right knowledge to quick think how she could solve the problem and with her many contacts ensure that the sale continued to go through. Her bubbly personality and caring attitude coupled with incredible knowledge of house exchange and completion process ensured that no legal professional was allowed to drift along! Jo you are one very special and fabulous member of Charters team!
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By : 'Sam' Services : Letting( As a Tenant ) Rent PCM : £1450 Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : SO23
Apr 15, 2019
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Kathryn Dyer was an excellent introduction to my experience with Charters. She was keen to fit in with my busy schedule viewing your multiple properties in the area and was good in following up with after the viewings.
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I don\'t have a comparison. The experience of letting a property has a lot of initial costs, so of course another £500 on top seems a lot.
Services : Letting( As a Tenant )Date: 15th Apr 2019
Kathryn Dyer was an excellent introduction to my experience with Charters. She was keen to fit in with my busy schedule viewing your multiple properties in the area and was good in following up with after the viewings.
Rebecca Mead has been fantastic supporting me through the lettings process. She has been quick and thorough in answering all my questions and she has been forthcoming in suggesting leads for insurance, utilities etc.
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By : 'Caroline' Services : Letting( As a Owner ) Would you recommend ? : Yes Postcode : RG28
Apr 14, 2019
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Due to my husband's job posting overseas, we've let our house in Hampshire three
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Years using Charters in Winchester and we've had an excellent service each time. Their proactive work to
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Services : Letting( As a Owner )Date: 14th Apr 2019
Due to my husband's job posting overseas, we've let our house in Hampshire three times in the last 5 Years using Charters in Winchester and we've had an excellent service each time. Their proactive work to Find new tenants, high level of communication, professionalism and attention to detail marks them out from other estate agents. They're excellent!
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