About Jelson Homes

Jelson being a small developer have to be led by quality, not volume of property available. For this reason they have gone to the effort of providing good quality materials – namely the fitting and finish of the kitchen, bathroom tiles and furnishing. The plumbing and electrical work is flawless.

I like that they do not offer ‘this or that’ choices – you simply buy the property, and get everything bar a washing machine.

Jelson are let down by two main factors. One mentioned above – the footprint in front of the property is so large it lends itself to being turned into Disneyland for the kids. Poorly designed, wasteful and lends itself to abuse.

The second is the quality of the windows. These have been evaluated by some good friends, one a windowmaker and the other an independent snagging team for Persimmon, and both agree the quality of the vents is especially poor. A lot of the issues with the neighbourhood is sound, the kids will be out playing 6 hours a day and even with all windows and doors shut, and all vents closed, you can still hear it. If a skateboard or scooter is taken past the house over the brickwork, the sound vibration passes through the house and you can hear it, constantly. From my office I am also able to hear my next door neighbour sneeze with the vents and windows shut, no joke.

Jelson pride themselves on using traditional breezeblock on internal walls – and that’s great – but when the windows and vents are such poor quality that they offer no sound dampening then the breezeblock loses its value. There needs to be a balance of quality and I would have happily sacrificed a few things in this house for better insulating windows and vents.

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

Accessibility to the region is great from this location. Both locally and within 20 minutes is virtually everything you need both for recreation and essentials. The Priors Hall development is growing in much needed services – groceries, barbershop etc. which is really great. The old Weldon village is a 5 minute walk to get to the Pubs and restaurants and for country walks too.

Parking is dedicated off-road in my street, with a plan to enforce yellow lines to prevent road parking which I’m really happy about. The design of the parking scheme with Jelson works well and is a real benefit to have.

Living on this street is OK, unfortunately due to the street design Jelson have used, namely a large brickwork footprint leading up to the house (which is separate from the parking spaces) – this causes the children in the cul-de-sac to use it as a play area. This is generally an issue as they rarely respect the property itself and treat it like a playground. If the houses were much closer to the road, this wouldn’t be an issue. We’ve had footballs hit into doors, doorbells damaged, damage to Jelson owned property – plants, bollards etc. and it’s all down to not being taught to respect strangers property, simple as that.

Like the majority of the homeowners here I pay £240 a year to contribute to the development upkeep – this includes the childrens’ play area built specifically for residents – which clearly isn’t getting used as the front of our properties seems like a more attractive area.

Unfortunately this comes with the territory, as the price point of the properties here are on the lower side making it an attractive opportunity for the council to place tenants.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

1. Check what % of the houses on this cul-de-sac will be council tenants
2. That the off-road, wide brickwork footprint in front of my house is an official play area and a street-side property might have been better
3. Check the soundproofing of the property from the street and from the garden.
4. Always help out neighbours where you can. Community support is essential.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Yes and no. Small snagging items were fixed a year later (understandable, considering COVID), but the larger items remain unfixed as of today – namely clipping an unused gas pipe as Jelson replaced the gas hob with an electric one for me, and secondly a hairline crack in the patio door glass which was identified by the rep who handed the keys over to me on completion.

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Facilities

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Design

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Location

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Value

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Management

And their price is really good as well, so optimal value for money.

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

Priors Hall Park is self sustaining, you can live in the park for a whole month and not have a reason to go out of it. (If your work is remote or local)

There is a local sainsbury, coffee shop, new pizza place, salon, and more. Nursery, primary and secondary school all within the park as well. Quite a number of play parks within, so really good with a lot of greens.

Though a short drive to train station, there is a bus stop within the community. Parking is very good as most houses have a personal driveway so street parking is not too busy.

Bin collection is every Thursday, alternating refuse and recycle. And bins are not placed on the street keeping the road clear, people are only to bring them out evening before.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wish I knew the local coffee shop only had the well styled pancakes on Saturdsy between 10am and 2pm. I would have enjoyed more of it early on. Anyway, I have started now.

There are other cools things I know about here too, like the open air theatre, women netball team, walking groups, cycling groups on thursdays, but Covid has affected all that. Looking forward to it being better so one can enjoy the community even better. But it’s a really lovely place.

Even with a desire for a bigger house in a year or so, we still are keen to remain in Priors Hall Park.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Yes they have. Twice. The urgent need met with a prompt same day response and next day resolution.

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

House located in a village so limited in terms of shops however the nearest town is only 5 minutes drive away so is no problem for us as we drive however I am aware of regular buses into the town. locally there are the essentials e.g 2 connivence stores, couple of take always, 2 pubs and a mechanic. In terms of the street we live it’s nice and quiet in the evenings and weekends which we like, the access to the ongoing development is quite close to us however so can get a bit noisy in the week but it’s not really an issue for us. Bin collections always on the day specified never had any issues

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

For us carpet fitted in the dining area was an issue with a small child, we had put extra tiles down at our own cost – I’ve seen some properties the same that have tiled dining areas as standard but just something to be aware of. Also as the building site entrance is on our street we have a lot of dust and dirt collecting on the front windows and door and this can sometimes get dragged into the hallway especially when it’s raining the hallway carpet is going to need replacing

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Jelson have always been quick to respond, happy with the communication with them

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

We are so happy living here! We lived in Shepshed some years ago and never thought we would move back, but when seeing this property was available, and in what location in Shepshed it was in, we couldn’t resist returning. The street is so peaceful and quiet, it’s beautiful living so close to Blackbrook and backing straight onto endless fields. Parking is great for ourselves personally and when we have guests; our two designated spaces are very helpful, but also there is plenty of space on the road too. Shepshed itself holds many great conveniences, such as 2 Co-ops, 1 Tesco and 1 Asda. All the takeouts we use regularly are exceptional too, so that’s a bonus! There is a lovely park in the center of Shepshed. Also, having the M1 so close by is amazing for visiting family and friends in Leicester and in other places for us such as Nottingham and Derby. It’s particularly quiet in our location, surprisingly so being not far from the M1. However, I think being on the East side of Shepshed, so close to fields and the furthest away from the Motorway really helps. We feel very safe in this estate, it’s far away from the center of Shepshed and its rougher areas, so we have no worries of anti-social behavior, especially so being right at the end of the cul-de-sac.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Wish we would have known how long it would be taking for pavements and road to be completed.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Very well. One of our doors wouldn’t shut properly, so I raised the problem and they got a joiner to come over within. a few days who rectified the issue perfectly. Also, initially upon moving in, there was a minor gas leak simply from something not being tightened as it should, and the plumber ensured it was safe before our first night in the property which was reassuring.