GJ Piney acted as my letting agents for over 15 yrs. Throughout this period I was always impressed by the courtesy and professionalism displayed by their staff. They were always able source good quality tenants and at no stage did we experience a vacancy. Latterly letting regulations have become more onerous on landlords but Piney have always been able to keep their clients up to date with changes. As a landlord I would have no hesitation in recommending Piney as agents. read more

Ha-ha notorious Piney. Everyone who is a student knows about Piney. And not for good reasons. Piney prides itself on having a large share of houses within the student area, so hence everyone knowing about them. Piney does not do what housing estate agents are supposed to, and that is pride itself on providing the best service for their wonderful clients. Rather, they get themselves a flock of tenants, then they give the keys, collect the money and that's it. Perhaps they tried once a long time ago to make the best of a bad market, and perhaps they tried to be as friendly and as gracious to students as possible, and perhaps they were burned by some unruly household who broke a mirror or unscrewed a door, because now sadly they just don't even try anymore. My girlfriend used Piney in first year and despite there being a number of problems with the house that they were told would be fixed, they never were. And no amount of complaining got them fixed. And I dare say if we went round to the house, the problems would still be there. If you want a house, Piney will sort you out. If you want good service, look elsewhere. Piney just don't care anymore. read more

Piney developments is a biggest student letting agency in Belfast having wide range of properties on their list. Always well managed properties with nothing going unfixed for more than 24 hours. The flat i rented was sparkling clean when i moved in, had no issues with any of the usual problems you would get with other letting agencies such as damp problems,boiler breaking etc. The staff are always respectful and polite and greet you with a smile when walk through the door. Definately would use them again read more

The Piney Estates Agency has provided some of the best service that I have received from a lettings company. They recently took over the property where my partner and I live and it has been a relief to have Hastings and his team take care of us. They are responsive to our concerns and prompt with their service. Instead of comparing them to the previous agency (who were neglectful and rude) I will just say that Piney is good at what it does: customer service. Happy client, here! read more

This is basically where the students go when they need a house and there are unfortunately a few problems which go along with that. Piney is located right in the student area of Stranmillis and prides itself as being one of the primary letting agents in south Belfast with some notable focus on the student market (namely large houses with between 4-6 bedrooms within a mile or two of the area) They are however a bit of nightmare to deal with. I've heard numerous stories about them being notoriously hard to reach, vague when trying to sort issues, a nightmare when a problem arises and in general all round poor service. My run in was a few years back when we were looking for a five bed house in the area. We ended up getting shown around the same property, twice within a week, and it was... an absolute dive. Try and look around yourself and maybe try a few online sites to compare properties more accurately yourself. read more

Anyone who is a student or has been a student in Belfast will know of these guys. They seem to be the biggest property letting agent to students and young professionals. I've rented through them for years and am pleased to say I've never had any issues that weren't easily resolved. I have no hesitation in recommending them! In saying that, I'd never follow the opinion of someone I didn't know on the Internet, you're best to get a feel for yourself by visiting the office, that's what I did. read more

Based on the Stranmillis Road close to Queen's University, Piney is one of the biggest letting agents in Belfast. I have rented a house through Piney for 2 years now. Like any 5 bedroom student house, we have had our share of problems but I have found them more than helpful in organising workmen to get things fixed. I am in one of their mangement properties so we never actually meet the landlord but instead deal through Piney for everything. Even over the Christmas period when we had burst pipes, Piney sorted it all within two weeks and we got a rent rebate for the period we couldn't live there. We got our deposit back in full after the 1st year and hopefully will do again in July this year. read more

Piney have no regard or respect for their tenants. Firstly, midway through the year they gave the keys to our house to insurers without any prior notification to us that 1. they had keys to our house 2. they were coming to evaluate the house. They didnt even check to see if these people were who they said they were. We only found out they were coming once they had came in through our front door. Secondly, at the end of the year once we were moving out, one of their agents had let himself into our house to tell us to get out by the 31st July without telling us they were coming, again. When we rang up to complain they did nothing about this and made excuses such as 'they had tried to get in contact with us'. They had our contact emails and numbers yet we had no missed calls, emails, voicemails... nothing. Definitely look somewhere else if you're looking a house. read more

My partner and I have just rented a property in Belfast through Piney Developments. The agency have been excellent to deal with and have been extremely prompt in responding to all our queries and in tending to any repairs. One of the Estate Agents, Hastings, has been particularly helpful. I would definitely recommend them. read more

AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE, if it was possible to give no stars I would have done... We naively entered into a contract at the beginning of my second year of university for a below standard house (but a good size in an excellent location) with the promise from Piney that "the landlord is a builder and will be carrying out extensive renovations over the next couple of months". Fast forward several months to receiving the keys and the property was in fact worse. Numerous written lists of defects were made, Estate agents were escorted from the office to the house to view issues for themselves and dozens of phone calls were made. We were unable to take up residency in the house due to some of the issues. A few weeks later we were told that the repairs had been completed.... This could not have been further from the case. One such example was a mouldy piece of wood nailed over several missing panes of glass in the back door. Upon complaint we were received an email which stated the house was in a fit state for habitation and threatened legal action if we withheld rent. Luckily for us, the house was not registered as an HMO with the Housing Executive and a notice had been served preventing it from being let out. At this point Piney washed their hands of the entire thing and left us to take the landlords through court to recover our deposit and two months rent which we had paid. Imagine our surprise when a representative of Piney turned up in court with the landlord on the day of the court case?!?!? Luckily we recovered all our money and went on to live in a lovely house in second year, but it was a very stressful number of months. To manage a property which had legal notices served on it shows a basic level of incompetence from Piney as "Estate Agents" as they clearly don't carry out the most basic of checks with the Housing Executive. read more

Piney is a well known letting agent particularly among students in South Belfast and along the Lisburn Rd where the large portion of Piney's houses are. I rented through them for 2 years and things were run pretty smoothly the whole time. They were always able to answer questions and sent round repair people promptly when needed. We never needed to contact the landlord as things were all handled through Piney. Please note that Piney is primarily a letting agency for student houses and flats, so of course they range widely in quality. It's good to have a good look at lots of places and get in early to bag the best ones before they get snapped up. read more