About Jelson Homes

Our Plover is so perfect for us! We have come from older properties and apartments, so this has been a breath of fresh air! We love how well the house is designed; in reality, it doesn’t have an overly large floor space, but the space is designed in such a way that maximizes its potential. The open plan kitchen-diner-living room is unique, we haven’t seen such a large space in a new property of this size. Usually, rooms in new builds are very small and boxy, this is not the case with our property which is one of the reasons we were so happy to move here. Upstairs, the spare bedrooms aren’t the biggest but they work perfectly for us as a guest bedroom/office and as a music room. Also, the fact that the house manages to pack in 3 toilets and 2 showers is amazing, it’s so helpful! The quality of the kitchen units are outstanding and well built. Finishes such as carpet and joinery are of high quality too. Honestly so happy with our Jelson home!

Our house is a great size, and has a really workable layout. We liked the houses from their design and the fact it felt very up to date from interior wooden doors to stylish tiling choices. Jelson were very helpful when we moved in, supplying a few additional slabs for the garden and allowing us to use their skips for rubbish. Unfortunately when COVID hit the site closed for awhile and the reopening coincided with the last properties being completed. We currently have the workmen completing the pavements and roads, which has been scheduled to be completed in the next 4 weeks. Although it has been frustrating at times this to be expected from a new build estate.
The property management company Warwick Estate isn’t brilliant however get a lot of stick from Jelson not fully handing over the site yet. All new build estates have maintenances companies and I would imagine they are all similar.

The development is still young, but it already has a school, nursery, barber’s, small Sainsbury’s shop, vets and a nice coffee shop. We are supposed to also have a gp in the area, in the future.
There’s plenty of green areas, with 3 small, but very well maintained parks that make walking through the neighborhood a delightful activity.
The management fee is reasonable and hopefully will stay that way.
Overall, it’s a really beautiful estate, with quick access to the A43/A14 that makes commuting for work easier

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

There’s a Sainsbury’s local within walking distance of the development, and it only takes a 7 minute drive to get to Peel retail park, where you’ve got an Asda, Boots, Matalan, sports direct, pc Curry’s, m&s, pets at home, food warehouse, the range, Wickes and a McDonald’s drive through.
Friendly neighborhood, quiet and with lovely surroundings.
Homes built by jelson, usually have a drive with 2 parking places.
I would recommend installing some CCTV around the house, especially if you own an expensive car, since priors hall is considered a posh estate and has been targeted recently by car thieves.

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

I wish I knew about the plans for the incinerator in the area, even though it wouldn’t have changed my mind about buying a home here. There’s still hope that the project will not happen.

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

Apart from the snag list and a small problem with the ensuite bathroom, we didn’t have any issues to address. Snag list was short, and the ensuite problem got solved promptly.

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Facilities

5

Design

5

Location

5

Value

5

Management

We like it very much. Decent garden, garage and parking space. Built quality of the house is very good compared to the other new builds out there. We liked all the appliances. All the addons are installed exactly as we requested. The measurements of the rooms are all accurate. Internet sometime is slow as broadband point is quite far away from the bedroom. Had some difficulties with the front-door, they ‘fixed’ it but sometimes difficult to fully lock it. Like the alarm system. The Hive thermostat is very useful. Building management were responsive at first when we moved. Grass grown into the public place was not managed and we had to contact the builders.