What customers say about HIVE & Partners in their own words
Great service and communication. Thank you Colin.
Neil Collings Swanage 18/04/2024
Absolutely fantastic team. Matt and Nicole go above and beyond and I could not of wished for anything more. I can't thank them enough for all their hard work throughout my house sale. They are exceptional, professional and a very good hard working team. I felt looked after and would highly recommend HIVE. Thank you for everything, I am extremely happy.
Natalie Anne Lower Parkstone, Poole 04/04/2024
Matthew at HIVE was absolutely amazing during the process of purchasing our first home. He was so attentive and patient and helped out massively when there were delays with the solicitors. He organised everything to make it easy for us and even left us a card and bottle of Prosecco on move in day! We were beyond impressed and can’t thank him enough for all his help and support over the past few months.
Sean Carson Creekmoor, Poole 04/04/2024
Colin was incredibly patient throughout a difficult sale. We valued his honesty and integrity and have no hesitation in recommending him to others.
Tom Swanage 03/04/2024
Amazing service. The marketing couldn’t have been more professional - drone pictures were used to show surrounding area. Updates every step of the way. Would definitely recommend.
Nicky Farnham Creekmoor, Poole 03/04/2024
We are grateful and lucky to say that – quite simply – James Evans has provided us with exactly the type & standard of service that the Hive website outlines; excellent service and an exceptional experience. It is unusual to find products and services where you can say this in all honesty – many services over-sell themselves and/or under-deliver. But in the recent & current fragility of the economy, and with a number of disappointments with other agencies leading up to our successful purchase, James provided us with superb support professionally in a very human and personal way too. This was of immense value throughout the complicated process of buying a new home. Thank you James. We love our new home.
Idoia Garmendia Bournemouth 20/03/2024
We have been impressed by Tracey since she first called at our property. She very quickly felt like a friend and someone we could trust. Never a day went by when she did not get in touch to keep us informed. She was positive and proactive making a point of becoming very knowledgeable about our property and was always able to show it off to its best advantage. Tracey was very innovative and creative and worked with us and the HIVE media team to effectively market our house. If you are selling your house you need Tracey. HIVE offered to sell our house in 4 weeks and to our surprise sold it in 13 days.
David Foord Barton on Sea 18/03/2024
We received outstanding service from James Evans at Hive & Partners during what was a tricky and pressured sale. He picked up the pieces after we’d had two disastrous sales fall through with a high street agent (who couldn’t have been more disinterested).
James was positive and proactive from the first time we met, unlike the other agents that seemed to just drone on about how awful the market was! His creative and pragmatic approach meant we quickly found the right buyers, and also kept the transaction on track after the chain collapsed a few days before Christmas. James was so easy to work with, professional, and his communication couldn’t be bettered. Never just took anything at face value when chasing down the other solicitors/agents in the chain. On top of that, the marketing materials and social media promotion were a level above anything else we’ve seen and really did our property justice.
We highly recommend James @ Hive to anyone considering marketing their property. We would not hesitate to use him next time. Thanks for keeping us sane James!
Gemma Reeves Bournemouth 10/03/2024
Matt is a fantastic estate agent. He guided and helped us through the process of selling our home. I would highly recommend him to anyone.
Chris Parnell Poole 29/02/2024
Just completed on a bungalow in Corfe Mullen, helped by Matthew Wilson from Hive Estate Agents. Lovely and helpful, nothing too much trouble, thoroughly recommend.
Linda Farmer Corfe Mullen 02/02/2024
Matt was very professional, helpful and flexible.
We would highly recommend him. He is a person who loves his job and we felt very confident about him.
Egle Darzinskaite Poole 31/01/2024
Colin goes above and beyond! Really genuine helpful guy who has helped me and my family on many occasions, including buying a property and getting us the best outcome.
Bethany Harrison Swanage 24/01/2024
Being a first time seller and the buyers purchasing their first home there was a significant amount of "hand holding" required from Matt. He dealt with the sale brilliantly and went the extra mile even collecting and delivering contracts! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Hive to anyone.
Laura Bailey Broadstone 20/01/2024
Matt has been amazing in helping us purchase our first home. Hive have been very efficient and we couldn’t fault them!
Ellie Kaye Broadstone 19/01/2024
I’ve used Matt Wilson at Hive twice now over the last year or so. There’s no-one else I’d have sell a property. Fantastic service, thanks Matt!
Graham Stamp Poole 15/01/2024
James is a professional estate agent who was immensely helpful throughout the process of buying our home. James kept us regularly informed of developments ensuring a smooth transition on moving day! Thanks very much James for your support during this period.
Sheelagh Mccarthy Dorchester 08/01/2024
From the offset Matt at Hive has exceeded expectations. He is professional, assuring and had an outstanding eye for detail whilst selling our property in Creekmoor. Matt’s knowledge of the property market helped achieve full asking price within a week of listing our home. Would highly recommend. Thank you.
Amelia Roberts Creekmoor 05/12/2023
Selling my home and purchasing my new one with Hive has been a breeze! James Evans has been amazing, great with communication, advice and support, is knowledgeable and is genuinely just lovely and so helpful. A very professional service throughout the process from Hive - highly recommended!!
Louise Reynolds Bournemouth 28/11/2023
Recently widowed the thought of selling and buying was daunting. From day one James went above and beyond to help with both the sale of my house and purchase of another. Because of his professionalism it made the process much less stressful. He was always available to offer help, support and advice. His personal touch for me in my situation was so reassuring. He's an absolutely superb estate agent and even called after I'd moved to check I was OK and settled.
Thank you James from Jenny & family for everything you did.
Jennifer Winkworth Dorchester 23/11/2023
Hive & Partners are exactly what is needed in the Real Estate business. Fast, Efficient, Creative, Positive, and Resourceful. Matt and the team thank you so much for your stellar work selling my property, I highly recommend anyone who is frustrated with traditional lack luster high street agents to give Matt at Hive a call and get ready for real action.
Tozer Poole 23/11/2023
We were very pleased with the service received and would fully recommend James to anyone wanting an Estate Agent in his area.
Robin Ball Dorchester 18/11/2023
Very professional service and true to his word. On the market a week and sold. Thank you James for everything you've done. I'm very happy with results.
Andrew P Dorchester 14/11/2023
I have just used Hive to sell a house that had been on the market with another agent for quite a while. Matthew came in like a breath of fresh air! He was very personable, professional, friendly and supportive. Hive have a good system of promoting properties and the house sold quickly after some very proactive work from Matthew! I would thoroughly recommend the company to sellers and buyers.
Nicky Clark Poole 07/11/2023
When you look for a property you soon work out which Estate Agents are the best and James is one of them. I recently bought a property he was marketing and nothing was too much trouble - even when I was being indecisive and had quite a few viewings! Highly recommended!
Caroline Weaver Bournemouth 03/11/2023
We met Matthew after he contacted me re selling a property. He has been amazing, keeping me updated with all buyers and always happy to talk to me if I had a question. Always very smart, well dressed, good time keeper, nice personality, pleasure to deal with, throughly recommend him to sell your property.
Karen Maund Corfe Mullen 23/10/2023
Highly recommend James Farran from Hive and Partners. Excellent communication throughout the whole process of house purchase. Got back to me very quickly regarding any queries. Kept me updated regularly.
Pat Speed Dorchester 21/10/2023
James has been an absolutely superb estate agent. His enthusiasm, hard work, dedication and professionalism know no bounds. He has always been available to offer advice and support and was on hand to attend every viewing. His personal touch has made the whole experience of selling (and buying) far less stressful than expected. Thank you James. You are a star!
Kathie Prince Dorchester 14/10/2023
Colin in Swanage did a fantastic job selling my property. He was a pleasure to deal with - always friendly polite and above all enthusiastic about his job. He introduced a number of potential purchasers to the property and he always gave feedback on viewings. I have no hesitation recommending Colin and Hive to anyone thinking of selling their home in Swanage and the wider area. A good job very well done!
Elaine Scrymgeour Swanage 06/10/2023
James at Hive sold our house within 3 weeks. Excellent customer service and great communication. We immediately felt comfortable dealing with James and he filled us with confidence. Hive used up to date marketing and professional photography. James was available 7 days a week and out of office hours if anything was needed. We would recommend Hive to anyone looking for a professional trustworthy estate agent.
Richard Sparshott Bournemouth 14/08/2023
Cannot speak highly enough of James from Hive & Partners. From start to finish he was professional, friendly, a step ahead of our every question and when things didn't always run smoothly (nothing to do with Hive) he was the calm, reassuring presence to guide us through. I can 100% recommend James from Hive & Partners to anyone looking to sell.
A huge thank you simply isn't enough to express our gratitude.
Gemma Ballard Bournemouth 25/07/2023
James at HIVE was extremely helpful throughout the entire process. Kept in touch, worked to ensure the process was as seemless as possible.
Overall very helpful and attentive service, timely replies and contact. Would thoroughly recommend HIVE.
Benjamin Warner Bournemouth 24/07/2023
Huge Thanks to Matt and all of Hive- brilliant communication throughout the sale of my property, and kept everything running smoothly. Thanks again!
Harriet Mummery Dorset 24/07/2023
Thank you Colin! We are so glad we chose you to sell our nanys flat.
Jessica Best Swanage 20/07/2023
Many thanks for all your help getting my 80 year old father into a wonderful bungalow. Hard enough to get him to downsize and move area but Matthew Wilson helped and supported us. Always contactable and got us through the buying of his clients bungalow even after their purchase fell through. Thankyou
Chris Howard Dorset 11/07/2023
I cannot speak more highly of James and his team at Hive. They have sold my late mother's house for us. They have they been extremely efficient, organised and excellent communicators, but more importantly so understanding of the situation - handled with empathy and patience from start to finish and many times have gone the extra mile to help sort things out with the house as we live many hours away. A very personal and highly professional service. Thank you James and Hive team.
Lindsay Brazil Bournemouth 04/07/2023
Thanks to Matthew Wilson we got lots of viewings and have sold! HIVE was so much better than other estate agents. Matt really put the work in and we would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone. We'll be selling my mum's bungalow later in the year and will definitely call on Matt to assist!
Graham Stamp Poole 27/06/2023
Colin has been such a huge help with advertising my grandmothers property, we are yet to sell because of family complications, however Colin has still been on the ball with the sale and helped us out massively along the way. Very professional and so incredibly helpful. We will with no hesitation put the house back on with Colin as we feel he is very trustworthy and reliable.
Thanks for all your help, we are so grateful.
Megan Swanage 06/06/2023
Our attempt at moving house was falling at every hurdle until we encountered Colin. His attitude, knowledge and availability made us feel that at long last someone was listening and doing something. Above all, he kept in touch throughout the buying process and it is our pleasure to recommend Colin to all who want to find a new home.
Juliet Swanage 05/06/2023
Purchased my property from Hive and from day one James at Hive was attentive from acceptance of offer to completion. During the process nothing was to much for them to liaise with the current owner when required and ensure little items needing to be addressed were completed! I was also kept updated on progress till conclusion and never did I have a problem reaching them. I would recommend using Hive for either a sell or buy you won’t be disappointed.
Neil Bournemouth 23/05/2023
Hive and James Evans have been wonderful. Their photos and brochures are well done and we've had an offer in under a week. Hopefully the sale will proceed to completion but, if not, I'm sure James will do his utmost to help us again. Highly recommended.
Carole Bournemouth 08/05/2023
I would like to say a big thank you to Matthew, for accommodating all our requests when needing to view our new property.
Sophia Dorset 05/05/2023
James from Hive was extremely helpful and professional. Nothing was too much trouble, providing multiple access requests, often at short notice and going out of his way to support us in our purchase, even on some ancillary queries. Professional and knowledgeable, I’d highly recommend Hive.
Leke Bournemouth 11/04/2023
From the start, Hive were very professional and Colin was always there to deal with us on a personal level. Colin was great, always there when we needed to speak to him. He achieved full asking price after only a few weeks on the market, our first sale did fall through on exchange date, but Colin again sold our property after only two weeks, again at full asking price. Near to exchange Colin was constantly on the case chasing further down the chain, speaking with agents and solicitors, so much so our solicitor said how Colin had really been on the case. I would thoroughly recommend Hive and especially Colin.
Helen Dorset 14/03/2023
I recommended HIVE to my mum as she had decided to sell our family home to downsize. Since the start, HIVE have been nothing but outstanding. The marketing of the house was done beautifully with a great leaflet and video tour. James Evans looked after my mum from start to finish and went out of his way to get the property sold. Even with the first buyers pulling out due to their chain, James remained calm throughout and worked tirelessly to get the next and final sale exchanged!
I cannot thank James and the rest of HIVE enough for how they looked after my mum, I highly recommend them and will be sure to use them when it is my turn to move!
Amy Rickman Bournemouth 10/01/2023
James Evans at Hive has been absolutely fantastic handling the sale of my house. It was not an easy sale with problems along the way, but his years of experience really paid off and resulted in us exchanging contracts just before Christmas. It wouldn’t have happened without his help and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Hive if you are thinking of selling. They are a cut above the rest!
Karen Rickman Bournemouth 09/01/2023
Big thank you to Colin & James at Hive! They managed to find us a buyer within the week our flat was listed. Their level of communication, professionalism and willingness to go the extra mile, especially during the later end of the process when it seemed to stall, for reasons outside of their control, meant they kept the process moving to a successful conclusion. I would definitely (& have already) recommended them to others. Thank you and will definitely reach out in the future.
U.T. Swanage 21/11/2022
James from Hive was great from the first viewing to handing over the keys on our completion day - by far the nicest and most professional estate agent we dealt with over our long house hunt. Highly recommended!
Jenni Saarenkyla Talbot Woods 22/09/2022
Great experience as a buyer with Colin at Hive for our purchase in Swanage. From the outset Colin was friendly, professional and was always on hand to support. Especially as quite stressful with moving from further afield. Much appreciated and thanks for assisting getting us over the line. Thank you!
Dan Sullivan Swanage 20/09/2022
Thank you so much for all your efforts with the sale of our property! It was so nice to be able to phone you up to talk things through, especially as I could never get hold of my solicitor! Your help and guidance has been really appreciated. Emma and I are nearly settled in! Thank you for our card and bubbly! Lovely touch :) I will certainly recommend your services moving forwards.
AandE Bournemouth 09/03/2022
Hi James, Just to say that I’ve just spoken with A, our client’s nephew. He thanked me for recommending you as he said that they could not have had a better service from you and they really are so grateful. He will recommend you to all of his friends and family as you’ve been brilliant. Thought I’d pass that on to you as it’s always nice to feel appreciated. Thanks again and have a great day!
A – Local solicitor Westbourne 09/03/2022