Neighbourhood and local area reviews for renting in United Kingdom

Ok area, a bit dirty. Great amenities and transport links. Not worth living in this property.

Quiet and nice neighborhood, relatively close to the University of East Anglia. Behind the main street (the Avenues) were the bus goes to the city and also to the University.

The area is okay, 10 mins to the Canary Wharf. Bus and DLR are close, Tesco is available nearby.

The neighbourhood is ok. Tho I wouldn’t advise anyone to work with Propertyline as the don’t help you as a tenant at all

Lovely neighbourhood in Leamington. Close to parks and nice neighbours. Parking is quite easy,

Everyone around is lovely and a cheerful area, shame to have this wide boy there. Essex grown that Sheffield could do without.

Dangerous area. Police seen frequently near the building. And I have seen arrests with armed police more than once.

Extremely hard water.

Council is expensive, given they do not do a proper job, and I don't see that changing anytime soon. They have increased the council tax by 1.5 in 3 years. That's a lot!

Very quiet and nice neighbourhood. Roughly a 7 minute walk to the Sainsbury’s Local, 15-20 minute walk to city center.

Short version:

Avoid at all costs; they do not honour promises made in writing. I have attached the company’s response assuring me that I would not be charged for pre-existing damage and cleaning.

Long version:
I moved into a flat in Lincoln last year; the condition of the flat when it was handed over to me was beyond disgusting. Drugs left above a door – which prompted me to contact the police – dust covered the flat, brown marks decorated the toilet, and toothpaste marked the sink. The walls were in terrible condition. The window latches were rusted, resulting in the windows not closing properly and it being freezing during the winter months. The floor had chunks missing, and one of the sockets had a large crack running through it.

They promised before I moved in that the floor would be fixed and the flat would be cleaned; it wasn’t. I stayed for 6-months, during which time no attempts were made to fix the issues with the floor. As for the windows, they sent out a guy who stuck a towel in it and called it fixed.

After complaining, I was informed, in writing, that I would not be charged for the cleaning of the flat after I left, nor would I be charged for fixing the damaged socket. However, once I left, I received a claim totalling £159.72: £96.00 to clean the oven, which was barely used, and £63.72 to fix the socket.

I cannot stress enough how terrible the experience was and still is dealing with this company; in all honesty, avoid them at all cost. I wish I could give them minus stars. This is the single worst estate agency I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with.

10 minutes from Asda if you're a slow walker, 15 from Lidl. Bit of a dodgy area and wouldn't go outside at night, but it is Manchester. Streets are generally unclean. The area itself is quite quiet except if building work is going on, and the neighbours only complain if you're far too loud on a school night.