Tenancy review for 7 Summerhill in Millfield, Sunderland rented from Virginia And David Gatherer

Landlord rating: 10

Virginia and David were the best landlords I've ever had. The move in process was very smooth and the flat was perfectly clean, Virginia even offers help with setting up your bills which was very helpful for me as this was my first time renting after living in student halls. I saw them both on a regular basis as they owned a lot of properties in the street so were around a lot doing odd jobs. They were fantastic with any repairs that needed doing, getting them done quickly and were also very helpful by being there when any workmen/plumbers etc were coming and I couldn't be in due to being at work. Every week David would put the communal bins out for collection so none of the tenants had to worry about this. The property had high ceilings so they even changed the lightbulbs for me when needed. Virginia's communication with us was fantastic, always informing us if there were to be any workmen around the properties, if she would be showing people around etc. Overall Virginia and David were great landlords, as someone that moved to Sunderland from out of the area on my own I felt very lucky to have them as my landlords and felt I could ask them for any assistance I needed.

Property rating: 7

The property is a beautiful period property with high ceilings and large bay windows. My flat was the perfect size for me as a student/young professional, a large kitchen-lounge, a decent sized bedroom and bathroom. Furniture was provided by the landlord and was good quality. In the winter the property was quite cold probably due to it being an old building, the flat had electric heating which meant in the coldest months was a bit expensive to heat the flat.

Area rating: 8

For me the property was the perfect location. It is less than 5 minutes walk from the University of Sunderland city campus which is where I was based as a student. It also less than 15 minutes walk from Sunderland Hospital which was perfect for me as this where I worked during and after my degree. There is a metro station at the end of the street, less than 2 minutes walk, providing easy access to Newcastle. The city centre is about 15 minutes walk away. There is an aldi about 20 minutes walk away, a morrisons petrol station around the corner and also a small corner shop less than a minute away. As a student or young professional working in the city centre this would be the perfect location for you to live. The property is quite close to a main road which could be slightly noisy at busy times.