Moginie James

Moginie James: Cardiff estate and letting agents with three decades of local experience

Moginie James operates as an estate and letting agency in Cardiff, a city where it states it has been active for more than 30 years. The firm presents itself as a local agent with knowledge of specific neighbourhoods, naming Cyncoed, Pontcanna and Roath as areas where it handles sales and rentals. Its service model combines traditional estate agency work with a broader set of property-related services, from mortgage advice to conveyancing and surveys.

The agency reports a customer satisfaction score of 4.6 out of 5 based on 1,012 reviews on Google, according to the information available when this profile was written. It also states that more than 600 landlords let their properties through the firm and that over 300 people chose to sell with it.

Sales and buying services

On the sales side, Moginie James covers the full process of selling a property. Its offer includes free property valuations, instant online valuations, selling at auction, probate valuations, and the sale of commercial property and land. The agency also provides conveyancing and remortgage advice, and works with RICS house surveyors.

For buyers, the firm lists property for sale, buying at auction, new homes, investment services, shared ownership, mortgage advice, conveyancing and RICS surveys. It describes its sales portfolio as specialising in high quality homes across Cardiff.

Lettings and property management

Moginie James handles both sides of the rental market. For landlords, it offers free rental valuations, an instant online valuation tool, landlord services, an online landlord account, rent cover, investment property advice, buy-to-let mortgages, landlord insurance and buy-to-let limited company formation. It also provides guidance on Welsh legislation changes affecting the private rented sector.

For tenants and contract-holders, the agency lists property to rent, contract-holder services and fees, contents insurance, an online contract-holder account, the Residency Report and maintenance support. It states that it is proud of its reputation for providing high quality rental properties across Cardiff.

A broad service range under one roof

The agency groups its offer into several areas: lettings, sales, mortgage advisors, auctions, shared ownership, investment services, land sales, surveyors, conveyancing and commercial property. This structure allows buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, property developers and housing associations to access multiple services through the same firm, according to its own description.

Local focus and ESG commitments

Moginie James emphasises its local area knowledge and a personal, professional and friendly approach. It also states that it takes its ESG responsibilities seriously, citing measures such as using recycled boards, planting trees for each home sold or let, going paperless and implementing a zero-to-landfill strategy.

Branches in Cardiff

The firm operates from three offices in the city, each with dedicated sales and lettings contacts. The Cyncoed branch can be reached at 02920 761 999, with sales enquiries at cyncoedsales@moginiejames.co.uk and lettings at cyncoedlettings@moginiejames.co.uk. The Pontcanna office uses the number 02920 344 434, with sales at pontcannasales@moginiejames.co.uk and lettings at pontcannalettings@moginiejames.co.uk. The Roath branch is contactable on 02920 484 898, with sales at roathsales@moginiejames.co.uk and lettings at roathlettings@moginiejames.co.uk.

Each branch also has a dedicated email address for the property management service PTL: moginiejames.cyncoed@ptlp.co.uk, moginiejames.pontcanna@ptlp.co.uk and moginiejames.roath@ptlp.co.uk respectively.

Registered office

The company is registered in England under number 09939099, with a registered address at Building 1, Meadows Business Park, Blackwater, Camberley GU17 9AB.