About St Modwen Homes
St. Modwen Homes is a British-based property investment and development business specialising in the regeneration and remediation of brownfield land and urban environments.
Wembley is very safe, I can walk around comfortably. The area is very well connected which means I can get around London easily. My flat is great, the space has been used so well. It came fully furnished and kitchen appliances were provided. Due to the high quality insulation the house does not get very cold in the winter. It’s also a very bright flat. The location of development is the best part. There is a lot of traffic noise but I don’t mind it. The neighbours are greater well.
Like -There are so many facilities available e.g shops like Primark and restaurants like Creams.
Dislike – The shops close very early which is inconvenient.
I wish I knew about which floor I was living on before.
The building management are great, the respond quickly and get things done quickly.
Me and my husband have bought a flat from St Modwen back in December 2020.
So it has been almost a year since us moving in.
Long story short, once you complete your post purchase review they are no longer interested. We still have a number of snags which await fixing since we moved in. No dates for it to be done.
Dozens of emails sent, either no reply or no action taken to actually organise it being fixed.
Basically, no customer service post purchase, they are not interested once they get your money and the review.
We’ve just received a second review request, we’re definitely going to put what we think in that one.
Snags outstanding: cracked tiles in the bathroom, bathroom fixtures misaligned when installed, tiling under the sink in the bathroom done unprofessionally with massive gaps between the sink and the wall, flat door lock misaligned hence it doesn’t lock properly, balcony window eaten out by some sort of acid that needs to be repainted (told it was dirt, however it doesn’t clean up, tried by multiple people) it needs to be repainted, leek from the pipes in the garage, leeks coming from walls (unknown where from, as even the developer apparently doesn’t have a clue). Underground garage gates never work, security doors for the block dies too often, meaning anyone can get inside, we had 5 bicycles stolen from bicycles store which is supposed to be secure within a couple of months from moving in, of course security door has not been working, as a new built I would have thought that it’s supposed to be in the top condition and not have everything breaking all the time.
And it seems like the more time we spend here the more faults we find.
The managing agents are appalling, charge outrageous amounts of money for unknown what, no requests for receipts met.
Near a town, with a good shopping facilities. Station 10mons walk.
45mins to central London.
NO PARKING AVAILABLE FOR VISITORS. Still don’t understand why?
People smoking weed and drinking alcohol in underground garage as gates never function as they should.
Post purchase customer service, which is non existent.
Daily charge for heating and hot water which is £1.00 a day. That’s £365 a year just for having heating and hot water plus your usage on top.
By not even bothering to reply.
After you buy and they get their money they are no longer interested.
We own a Maple and just love it! It is spacious with high ceilings and good size rooms. The design really does make the most of the space.
There are a few things I would have changed such as the upper landing and the master wardrobe if I had designed. And it would have been nice to have has an input in the layout design of the garden. I would have loved the option for bi fold doors too. The whole building process of our home went smoothly and they kept us informed throughout. They genuinely cared about their customers going above and beyond particularly looking after us the day we moved in and those to follow. They promptly took care of any snags and even filled a chip in the wall that we created when moving furniture in!
Locking Parklands is in a great location, away from the hustle and bustle but close to the beach, country side abs easy access to the M5 Bristol & Bath.
There is a great community and residents respect the area they live in making sure it is clean and tidy.
Bin collections happen regularly and residents are asked to keep their bins hidden in the garage which keeps a pleasant look around the estate.
The only real traffic is residents which means it tends to be a quite location.
Parking can be hard for visitors at times with limited visitor spaces but we have always managed.
We could do with a local convince shop on site, the nearest we have to drive to. We have a good on site primary school, secondary to be built and doctors surgery in the making.
There is plenty of open space which has been great to take our boys out on adventures and a nice place to take a run!
It would have been nice to have had some sort of platform to have seen the design options for the kitchen and bathrooms to have a visual of what they would look like. It was hard to tell from a tile or floor sample.
We had to issues, one with out guttering abs one with out balcony abs both were sorted promptly!
A very modern and appealing development. We like the fact that some of the smaller semi-detached houses are paired next to a larger property – helping it look less like a row of “first homes”.
Love the design and layout of our property. A decent garden which is not very overlooked on our plot – some others are not as lucky as this.
A nice selection of extras were available free of charge when we purchased – including outdoor tap, turf, Nest thermostat and Ring doorbell.
We have had a number of snags – to be expected(?!) – most are being looked in to but the lead time from reporting to sorting IS very delayed in our experience. Still waiting for some shower door end caps which we reported on moving in day 10 months ago.
Fantastic location in relation to shops – 10 min walk to Blythe Bridge shops including Tesco Express, or if you’re driving it’s less than 5 mins to Meir Park Tesco, McDonalds, B&Q etc. Blythe Bridge train station nearby, but bare in mind trains from there are local services so you’d want to change at Derby/Stoke to a ‘proper’ train.
Only problem is the A50 is a concrete noise machine so, yes, you will hear it whilst at home. Relatively quiet and unproblematic when windows are closed but something to consider
Not all homes get soundproof trickle vents. We were led to believe they would, but ours does not. You can hear the A50 from the rear of the property rather loudly, although we quickly ‘tuned in’ to this and it doesn’t bother us – but it may put off guests from sleeping!
Hit and miss.
We have been in for 10 months and still waiting for some issues to be rectified which were reported on the day we moved in. Major snags for the most part have been taken care of, but you very much get the impression that issues are resolved as slowly as possible to minimise the amount of remedial work that St Modwen are obliged to give before the 2 year warranty expires.
With the rapid growth of the company you’d expect them to acknowledge they need more technicians on the books to remedy snags.
All in all I am not dissatisfied as many of our issues are being addressed, but some remain ignored with no response at all to suggest when or if they will be booked in.