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Alison of the Ryde office visited us today to provide a valuation of our property. Alison provided us with an excellent service; explaining all aspects of the current market, completing the questionnaire hassle-free and giving us details of the services Pittis provides.

Alison arrived promptly. Her knowledge of the local market was very good. Overall an excellent and professional valuation. Thank you.

As a landlord it’s very difficult to get piece of mind when it comes to letting your property. That’s exactly what I’m getting with the lettings team in Ryde. Imogen & Jodie are very professional in their abilities and very knowledgeable in the market. I look forward to working with them in the future.

Imogen and Jodie were fantastic walking me through the whole process would highly recommend for a stress free experience cant thank them enough

Imogen and the rest of the team were fabulous, they couldn’t do enough to help. The house was on the market and rented out straight away.
Would definitely recommend them as they made it all so easy.

The first person we contacted when we decided to look for a house in Shanklin was Jo Lacey at Pittis because she has been so helpful to us in the past. She is always friendly and supportive, understanding of our needs and, because she keeps in close contact, we trust her to help us find the right property.

Jo and her team at the Shanklin office did a great job in getting my property sold at auction. They arranged and managed over twenty viewings of the property and kept me updated on the details. They also provided regular feedback on the viewings.

A big thank you to Pittis Shanklin, especially to Coral and Jo, for sustaining a lengthy transaction which required much tenacity and patience. They both liaised effectively and kindly, negotiated excellently and showed professionalism throughout and encouraged me to keep going. Many thanks both it’s much appreciated indeed. Highly recommended.

I cannot rate this agent highly enough, our experience in finding our perfect property was so efficient and seamless. The communication was exemplary throughout. A special shout out to Connor (Freshwater,IOW) who went above and beyond and contacted us out of hours to seal the deal. Thank you.

We put our house in Shanklin on the market with Pittis and within a week it had sold for very near asking price. We cannot praise the Shanklin office high enough! Chris Smith, Jo Lacey and Coral were all outstanding in their professionalism and always there to help. We highly recommend them.

Particularly great comms from Jo with the recent sale of our property and thanks to Coral and Christopher too for playing their part

We visited the Ryde branch with Limited times and dates for viewing and Ross set us up with 5 properties all within our price range and our preferred areas. To top it off, he was knowledgeable about all and no question was too difficult.

From the outset where we were just ‘browsing’ Michelle was very helpful in setting up multiple viewings for us to better understand our wants for a property. When we finally found the property we liked Michelle and Ross were very swift in setting up viewings and dealing with the offer stage making it much less stressful as first time buyers. (who didn’t have a clue!)

Formal Complaint and Service Review
​To: Pittis Estate Agents Isle of Wight
Date of Incident: Tuesday, October 29, 2025
Property Address: Nelson Drive, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Client P. C. and Ariel Chavarro Avila
​I am writing to express my profound dissatisfaction and to lodge a formal complaint regarding the service received following the arranged property valuation appointment at our home on Tuesday, October 29, 2025.
​1. Breach of Trust and Unauthorised Substitution
​Our primary disappointment lies with Fine and Country for a significant breach of professional conduct. We arranged a valuation directly with your agency; however, without any prior consultation, notification, or opportunity for us to consent, the appointment was outsourced to Pittis Estate Agents.
​This decision, which deprived my partner of the fundamental right to choose who enters and assesses his property, demonstrated a complete lack of respect for us as potential clients. We expected the bespoke, high-end service Fine and Country advertises, not an unannounced substitution.
​2. The Agent's Unprofessional Conduct and Disrespect
​The agent sent by Pittis, identified as N___l, arrived on time but exhibited an utterly unprofessional and negative attitude from the outset.
​Our property is a very contemporary, minimalist, and open-plan house that has been recently renovated to an exceptionally high standard. The features include:
​Ground floor: Open-plan sitting room, dining room, and kitchen area, a fitted bathroom with a shower, ample cupboard space, and new French doors opening onto a gorgeous, sunny, and protected patio garden.
​First floor: Three bedrooms (two comfortable doubles and one single), a main bathroom with a lovely walk-in shower, and brand new roof insulation and finally a separate spacious garage with electricity, plus parking area.

​Despite the obvious quality and significant investment in the renovation, the agent was overwhelmingly negative. He spent the duration of the visit focusing on the poor current state of the UK property market and offered continuous, dishearteningly negative feedback on every aspect of the house.

​3. Dishonest and Disrespectful Valuation
​The agent concluded his visit by stating the property's value "had to be around £250,000."
​This figure is not only deeply insulting but also fundamentally dishonest and disconnected from the local market reality. Professional investigation of comparable sales clearly shows that even renovated council estate properties in Cowes are not available under this price point.

​Following his disheartening visit, two separate, professional estate agents valued our property at £300,000. This confirms the Pittis agent's valuation was wildly inaccurate and suggests either incompetence or a deliberate attempt to manage expectations downwards using fear-mongering tactics.

​Conclusion.

​The entire experience was deeply upsetting. My husband was left feeling heartbroken after the agent's negative assessment and disrespectful attitude.

​We require a formal explanation from Fine and Country as to why our appointment was substituted without permission. Furthermore, we demand an acknowledgment of the unacceptable standard of conduct displayed by your partner agency, Pittis.

​As a direct result of this experience, we intend to post the following ratings:
​Fine and Country Estate Agents: 2 Stars
​Pittis Estate Agents: 0 Stars Unfortunately there is not a 0 star review.

Trustpilot does not allow me to set the date as the 29th of September 2025

Ben at Sandown office has been extremely friendly and helpful, keeping us up to date on every property and making the experience personal, he regularly calls to update and book viewing, sending emails etc, ensuring that we had the best buying experience, I understand that he is a newer colleague at pittis, however, he has the potential to be high in the business and should be celebrated on his excellent service, relation building and personalisation skills

Our main review, is with the freshwater branch of Pittis. All the staff were professional, friendly and helpful. Someone was always on the end of the phone and always got back to us when and where necessary. Lauren was our main contact, nothing too much trouble. Jack, and I think, it was Sarah (sorry if that's wrong) in the office always passed on messages and very welcoming when we popped in. We met David a couple of times for viewings and again was very professional. Connor, the branch manager was supportive when we needed some guidance. The only thing we would maybe do differently would be not use JS Law. We found their online system very frustrating and they were not great at answering the phone or getting back to us. Sometimes we would have to go via Pittis to get a response. Having said that, even though there was a hiccup after we had
exchanged we did complete on the day we requested which was important to
us because our rental accommodation
was due to end on day of completion,
so thank you to them for that. Thank you
Pittis, Freshwater for everything we love
our new home.

I have used Pittis for the last 3 years, firstly the Ryde office for letting and the fully managed service was a godsend especially with me being located on the mainland. Despite juggling many properties Paul ensured every interation felt personalised and professional, once the time came to cease letting I was passed to the Shanklin office where Jo, Heather and Chris took over marketing the property, having never sold a property I was very apprehensive but there was no need, Jo, Heather and Chris walked me through the process recommended a solicitor and kept me fully up to date at all times.
I would fully recommend Pittis for both lettings and sales

Excellent customer service would highly recommend. Michelle was very helpful in selling my property and kept me updated all the way through the process

The Staff at the St. James Street branch were very helpful with the purchase of our property on the island

Always on hand to answer our questions and very helpful.

The staff at Pittis Shanklin have been very professional and Jo in particular has been extremely helpful. Always obliging and cheerful. She has made, what has been a protracted sale of my Mum’s bungalow, bearable.

Jo was very helpful and knowledgeable about the area and I would give her 10 out of 10 for customer service