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Ranked 11th out of 14 in North Yorkshire
3.12
Kirkleatham Green offers 2 and 3 bedroom homes to rent. As well as being close to the beach, the area is also well connected by the nearby A19, connecting y0ou to Sunderland and Tyneside.
Facilities
Communal gardens
Onsite maintenance
Parking
Pet friendly
Communal gardens
Onsite maintenance
Parking
Pet friendly
Awards
Location Award: 2022
Ranked 11th out of 14 in North Yorkshire
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20 total reviews
(Tenant)
Verified Resident
May 2023
(Tenant)
Verified Resident
May 2023
Very expensive for the size and quality of property. A lot of crime on the estate. It’s a noisy ugly building site with views of ugly factories. Our garden was flooded for all of the winter due to poor drainage and a giant mound caused by building work. Customer service is non-existent after you move in, and the representative for the area is arrogant, rude and completely bone idle. They put the rent up forcing us to leave because we refused to pay a penny more for a tiny 2 bed on a building site. We were then hit with £2000 worth of false charges. They wanted new carpets, full redecoration, new doors, new lawn (due to the flood damage they did nothing about) amongst many other things (the property was new, we lived there a year). BEWARE. These people are criminals, struggling to rent and sell these homes. I would never ever rent from these people again, be very careful.
Manager response
Hello, Although we are unable to identify you via the information available to us through Home Views, we are confident we have located your tenancy based on other similar reviews left on other platforms referencing the same issues. We’re sorry that your Simple Life home didn’t live up to your expectations. We feel we make it clear when someone is about to rent on a brand new site that is still under construction so that residents are aware and it is the applicant’s prerogative to choose the right development and location for them. We’re surprised by your comments around the quality of the home, as we can see you only had 6 reactive repairs throughout your tenancy. Any other snags or issues, should have been flagged to us so the team could pick them up promptly for you. We can see that you experienced some minor flooding in the garden which was both due to the shed that had been put in place and also a mound of soil behind your fence. As soon as this was established we worked with the housebuilder to get the soil removed. It is stipulated within your tenancy agreement that as per the standard for the rental industry, your rent will be reviewed once per year. As we are not an Affordable provider, and as a business subject to inflation ourselves, our rents are always set in line with the local market, therefore, rental increases are unavoidable for us unfortunately. However, we do try to keep a fair view of this and our rents for renewing residents are very reasonable. We cannot go into detail on your end of tenancy charges on a public forum due to GDPR, however we can see that the deposit deductions were very much warranted and reasonable to bring the property back up to scratch. If you would like to discuss the deductions or you would like another copy of your check out report then please get in touch with the team.
Posted by
Anonymous, Simple Life Team
Jun 2023
Philippa (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Mar 2023
Philippa (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Mar 2023
Unfortunately work is still going on and it does interfere with living slightly, issues raised have not been delt with. Work men park outside the street I live on blocking the road when work is taking place much further down. There is a lot going on within the estate.
Manager response
Hi Phillipa, Thank you for your review. We’re pleased to hear that you would recommend us as your landlord, but we’re disappointed to hear your feedback regarding repairs. We believe we have managed to identify you via the information we have available to us on Home Views and we can see that you have raised 3 issues – 2 within the last week and one on 19th Feb which was resolved on 9th March. Your Asset Manager has been in touch to obtain further information from you on one of the latest issues – this is to ensure we send the correct contractor out to get the problems resolved as quickly as possible. Your Asset Manager has also advised to use drain cleaner in the first instance to combat the smell you mentioned. Once this has been carried out and if the issue remains, please let us know so we can undertake further investigation.
Posted by
Anonymous, Simple Life Team
May 2023
Esteban (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Mar 2023
Esteban (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Mar 2023
The design is nice, and the houses look lovely too. They are very small rooms but I think the problem is that there is a lot the modern home owner would like in their homes, and the home makers try their best to squeeze these in to a space that isn't big enough
Manager response
Hi Esteban, Thank you for your lovely review of your development and Simple Life as your landlord. We're delighted to hear that you feel we have made your life nice and easy! We're sorry to hear that you feel increasing your rent after 12 months is too soon. We do stipulate in our tenancy agreements that rents will be reviewed once every year which is in line with the rest of the rental market.
Posted by
Anonymous, Simple Life Team
Mar 2023
Ethan (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Mar 2023
Ethan (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Mar 2023
I find the development to be an awful place. The neighbours do not communicate with each other and there is a general tense feeling. The layout of the estate is poor and the homes and unaffordable. The quality of the turf and lawns - much of it dying.
Manager response
Hi Ethan, Thank you for your review. We’re sad to see that you’re unhappy with your development and the service provided, particularly given previous reviews and plenty of conversation between yourself and our Head of BTR, Adam, which we understood to have been left with you feeling satisfied with our service and keen to stay at your development and home. If you’d like to chat through your feedback, please do get back in touch with Adam so that we can look into any concerns you have. As we’re unable to change the local area, we recommend that you get in touch with us prior to your tenancy renewal, as we’d love to help find you one of our homes in a location to suit you.
Posted by
Anonymous, Simple Life Team
Mar 2023
Noname (Tenant)
Mar 2023
Noname (Tenant)
Mar 2023
It absolutely astounds me that that Linden homes claim to be a five star builder, the properties are thrown up and are of extremely poor quantity. There is no “design” to them, they are just boring plain boxes and we are charged extortionate rent and threatened with charges when we move out despite the fact the houses were shocking to begin with.
Manager response
Hello, Thank you for your review. Unfortunately, due to no name or identifiable information being presented within this review we’re unable to locate you/your tenancy information. Due to some of the claims you have made in your review, we’re keen to get to the bottom of some of the issues you have faced and we would like to gain more information from you. In order for us to help you, we would like to invite you to email Adam Stephenson, our Head of BTR at adam.stephenson@simplelifehomes.co.uk.
Posted by
Anonymous, Simple Life Team
Mar 2023
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