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We have had a brilliant experience working with the Hot Black Desiato Team, especially Saskia in the Highbury Park office. It was a long and complicated sale and Saskia worked closely with us on a weekly and sometimes daily basis to get this over the line ... Read More

Shravya Dega

We bought our first house through them and has been a super smooth and easy process. Special thanks to Saskia from the team whose been very helpful and quick on all of our enquiries.

Mine Polat

Very helpful and quick responses! Gino had been an excellent help with everything!

luna kam

Our estate agent was Gino Gerardo, who was professional as well as nice and caring! He first gave us good recommandations in the area, then accompanied us through the process without pressuring us too much, unlike most agents, and finally helped us have o ... Read More

Maxime Beau

Just sold my house with these guys, I liased with Stuart for the most part, I was updated throughout and found them to be very professional, it was a difficult sale as a potential buyer pulled out and then re entered later alongside another interes ... Read More

brian ward

Saskia helped me buy my dream flat - she was so responsive, communicative and helpful throughout the whole process. Couldnt recommend her enough - always so efficient and personable!

Louisa Stewart

Alasdair and Saskia just sold my flat in Newington Green, achieving an outcome far above expectations due to all their initial advice and relentless hard work getting viewings through the door, then managing the sale process so effectively. Would highly r ... Read More

Jeremy Monk

Stuart was calm and very profesional throughout the sale process. His years of experience helped steer the sale to a very successful conclusion in a the expected time scale. Without doubt, you could not wish for a better agent to be by your side during a ... Read More

Jeremy Reuben

Hiten was incredibly helpful and supportive as I went through a challenging sales process. He was proactive and willing to do whatever was necessary to get everything over the line. Would highly recommend.

Luke Porter

Fantastic Estate Agent. Had positive experiences in all our dealings with the team and Alasdair is a particularly lovely guy!

Jake Scott

Gino was extremely helpful and responsive. It was great how he really listened to what we needed and was able to advise us on how to close on a rental in a short timespan.

Sanjana Govil

Made things relatively easy. My flat was unfurnished -- they added a 3d mock up of what it might look like furnished which helped buyers visualise.

Richard Clegg

I worked with Hiten on the sale of my house and he did a great job in helping the transaction go through. He developed a good rapport with the eventual buyers and was always very informative and quick to respond to any queries (from either side). Would de ... Read More

Daryl Leigh

We worked with Gino. He was really professional and kind for us even though we were unusal to contract the property since it was our first house to live in London. He replies all the email as soon as he can.

Eunjung Park

We worked with Gino. He was really professional and kind for us even though we were unusal to contract the property since it was our first house to live in London. He replies all the email as soon as he can.

Eunjung Sarah Park

My partner and I bought a house with Hotblack Desiato acting as the selling agent. Very professional, nice and honest agents with deep knowledge of the local areas they work in. Very responsive to all our queries from first visit up to closing of the tran ... Read More

Damien Pasini

Excellent service from this firm. Stuart Shiers gave sensible, straightforward and insightful advice concerning the appropriate marketing of the property. This was followed by expert handling of the subsequent negotiations for its sale.

Paul Bogan

I worked with Gino who went above and beyond to help me find my flat. He was so helpful and responsive and made the process so much more enjoyable. He found me a flat in the exact neighborhood and description I provided. He walked me through every step of ... Read More

Blair Gilbert

Bought a house that was on with Hotblack recently. The agent, Mark was a breath of fresh air compared to a lot of agents I've dealt with. Super honest and transparent, always available to give impartial advice on the process and best way to move forward. ... Read More

Mikhail Grechishkin

Gino was personable and kept me informed throughout the tenancy arrangement process. The vetting service was slow and less competent than I would expect - but Gino kept me up to date on progress. This was reassuring as I had recently experienced a stressf ... Read More

Marie Field

I have only ever used Hotblack Desiato to let my flat flat and I intend to continue to do so. They ALWAYS have an excellent selection of potential renters ready and waiting - often the only difficulty I have had is knowing which tenants to pick! The team ... Read More

Anthony Potts

Stuart was extremely helpful through my move. He stayed in regular contact and helped to support me through the whole process. As it was the first property I have purchased he was a real asset and helped to simplify and keep the purchase on track. Highly ... Read More

James O’Loughlin

Stuart was extremely helpful through my move. He stayed in regular contact and helped to support me through the whole process. As it was the first property I have purchased he was a real asset and helped to simplify and keep the purchase on track. Highly ... Read More

James O’Loughlin

Hotblack have found new tenants for my properties for 10 years or so. I have always found them to be at the top of their game and the quality of tenants, the best that one could possibly expect.

Phil Bradbury

Hotblack have found new tenants for my properties for 10 years or so. I have always found them to be at the top of their game and the quality of tenants, the best that one could possibly expect.

Phil Bradbury

We rented with Hotblack Desiato back in 2014 for 2 years, and I’d just like to say a belated thank you to Paulina, Jane and Zehra who were helping us throughout the two years as tenants. They were very professional, very responsive, and so kind and help ... Read More

Xiao Ma

We had a great experience with Gino. He was incredibly helpful, honest and very professional and helped us secure our dream flat. Would certainly recommend.

Clea Hazel

Decided to list our property with Hotblack as they are experts on the Camden market place and selling through a difficult period. The service we received from Mark was brilliant, a (very) quick and seamless process. I couldn’t have asked for more. Much ... Read More

Katie Davis

Just bought from Stuart and Rafe. Stuart is higly responsive and dedicated to the mission of getting to exchange and getting it done. Rafe is charming. It hard to find good agents, I have used several over the years and can recommend these guys.

Matthew Coulter

Gino was great at handling every aspect of securing our new place. I would recommend him to anyone looking for a smooth letting process

H. Breux

Nina and the team at the Camden office have done an excellent job managing my flat over the past. They are professional, and get things done quickly -thank you!

Martha Lipovac-Dew

Highly professional agency. Very smooth process and enjoyed working with the staff. Strongly recommend!

Ahmed Mehdi

Highly professional agency. Very smooth process and enjoyed working with the staff. Strongly recommend!

Ahmed Mehdi

Having rented across London for the past 6 years, this is the first time I've felt compelled to leave a review for a positive reason. My girlfriend and I have recently decided to move in together and came across a listing we liked the look of managed by H ... Read More

Daniel Prince

Gino recently helped me to secure a tenancy is a lovely, one bedroom property in Highbury. Gino is an excellent communicator and he provided regular updates throughout the process. He was also available to talk about the terms of the tenancy and provided ... Read More

Lucinda O’Gorman

We were very pleased with the professional and effective service we received from Stuart Sheirs and his team in the sale of our flat in Islington. Stuart marketed it well, responded promptly to queries and kept us informed. There was no 'hard sell' and ... Read More

Kath and Andy

A huge thank you to Alasdair and Hiten for their work getting our sale/purchase over the line. They were excellent throughout, from quickly and efficiently marketing our property and negotiating an offer, to liaising with the respective parties, solicitor ... Read More

Rob Cecil

Can't recommend Hotblack Desiato highly enough. They were attentive, readily available and highly professional, and came up with numerous creative solutions to problems that presented in the process of selling my flat. Mark managed the negotiation proces ... Read More

Judith Fadlon

When we saw the place in Highbury, we knew it was the one and wanted to move quick. Hotblack Desiato and Gino made this possible. Gino was transparent and helpful during the entire process. He made sure we had an answer to every question (of which we had ... Read More

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