Tenancy review for 123 Trinity Road in Trinity, London rented from Huxley Land The Trustees Of The Bergh Apton Trust
“Could be nice but landlord is neglectful”
Overall Tenancy Rating: 2
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Moved In: 21/09/2021
Rent: £785
Date reviewed: 27 August 2022
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Landlord review for Huxley Land The Trustees Of The Bergh Apton Trust, London
Landlord rating: 1
The landlord is not good. I raised the issues of mould multiple times and his only solution was to paint over everything in anti-mould paint rather than address the root cause.
When the handyman visited he said he thought there may be a leak upstairs which caused the mould, as you could hear water running down the wall. He kept saying he would investigate this but never did.
When I left, I asked the landlord for compensation as so many of my possessions had been ruined by mould. He essentially said the mould was my fault for not airing the room properly so he would not be compensating me. The issue is that the room has been fitted with vents on the outside walls and the wardrobe doors which suggests to me that this has always been an issue, otherwise they would not have been installed. My flatmate also informed me that the previous tenant had issues with mould too. The room was as well ventilated as it could be given that it was a ground floor, front-facing room on a busy road in London, so the windows couldn't be constantly open for safety reasons - I'm not too sure what the landlord expects tenants to do. I also had the extractor fan on for hours after I had a shower, but the handyman told the landlord that he visited the property and I didn't have it on. It seemed to me that they were all working together to cover up the mould issue because they couldn't be bothered to find the cause.
Communication is also incredibly poor. We communicated with the landlord via his secretary who was unhelpful. She doesn't reply to emails unless you send multiple follow up emails and call her.
We would often communicate directly with the handymen when we needed something fixed, due to the secretary not replying. They couldn't commit to which days they would visit, often 3 days later than initially agreed and acted with no urgency when we had serious issues.
When you leave the property, the landlord doesn't pay you back the deposit directly and you have to wait for the new tenant to pay you. They don't ask the new tenant to pay you as soon as possible so you can be left waiting for ages after you've moved out for them to pay you. This could be resolved by the landlord managing the deposit better.
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When the handyman visited he said he thought there may be a leak upstairs which caused the mould, as you could hear water running down the wall. He kept saying he would investigate this but never did.
When I left, I asked the landlord for compensation as so many of my possessions had been ruined by mould. He essentially said the mould was my fault for not airing the room properly so he would not be compensating me. The issue is that the room has been fitted with vents on the outside walls and the wardrobe doors which suggests to me that this has always been an issue, otherwise they would not have been installed. My flatmate also informed me that the previous tenant had issues with mould too. The room was as well ventilated as it could be given that it was a ground floor, front-facing room on a busy road in London, so the windows couldn't be constantly open for safety reasons - I'm not too sure what the landlord expects tenants to do. I also had the extractor fan on for hours after I had a shower, but the handyman told the landlord that he visited the property and I didn't have it on. It seemed to me that they were all working together to cover up the mould issue because they couldn't be bothered to find the cause.
Communication is also incredibly poor. We communicated with the landlord via his secretary who was unhelpful. She doesn't reply to emails unless you send multiple follow up emails and call her.
We would often communicate directly with the handymen when we needed something fixed, due to the secretary not replying. They couldn't commit to which days they would visit, often 3 days later than initially agreed and acted with no urgency when we had serious issues.
When you leave the property, the landlord doesn't pay you back the deposit directly and you have to wait for the new tenant to pay you. They don't ask the new tenant to pay you as soon as possible so you can be left waiting for ages after you've moved out for them to pay you. This could be resolved by the landlord managing the deposit better.
Property review for 123 Trinity Road, Trinity, London
Property rating: 1
The property is modern and bright. The bathrooms and kitchens are fairly new and modern. However, there are mould issues. One of the bedrooms has mould all around the skirting and in the wardrobe. As a result, personal possessions are completely destroyed by mould. The landlord painted everything in anti-mould paint but the mould still came back. The bedroom really smells of damp so I think it's an issue within the building. There is also mould in the bathroom and actual mushrooms grew through the grout! The handyman believed there was a leak in the upstairs flat which caused all of this (as you could often hear water running down the internal wall) but he never investigated it.
The flooring is quite poor and coming up in places. The kitchen has been designed very badly and has very little space to store anything.
It's a shame because it could be a nice flat but the upkeep is really neglected and mould issues are not taken seriously.
Some of the neighbours smoke a lot of weed constantly and the smell can come into the flat too which is frustrating.
There is a bus stop right outside which can be very loud. This also leads to lots of rubbish accumulating around the front of the property/front door step. Even though the landlord owns the whole block, as far I'm aware he doesn't organise for this to be cleaned and individual tenants have to clean it.
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The flooring is quite poor and coming up in places. The kitchen has been designed very badly and has very little space to store anything.
It's a shame because it could be a nice flat but the upkeep is really neglected and mould issues are not taken seriously.
Some of the neighbours smoke a lot of weed constantly and the smell can come into the flat too which is frustrating.
There is a bus stop right outside which can be very loud. This also leads to lots of rubbish accumulating around the front of the property/front door step. Even though the landlord owns the whole block, as far I'm aware he doesn't organise for this to be cleaned and individual tenants have to clean it.
Area review for Trinity, London
Area rating: 8
I really liked the area and there are good transport links. You're five minutes walk from Tooting Bec tube and there are plenty of bus stops very close by (although the one outside the front door is very loud!). There is a fire station on the road and the road is a main route to the hospital. This is something to be aware of as the sirens are fairly constant.
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