Tenancy review for 6 Balmoral Terrace in South Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne rented via Abode Living
“Abode Living Newcastle are a nightmare.”
Overall Tenancy Rating: 5
★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Moved In: 08/02/2016
Date reviewed: 12 April 2017
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Letting agent review for Abode Living, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Agency rating: 1
Abode Living were terrible. They were patronising to us whenever I needed to talk to them, and they took ages to respond when we needed to get repairs done. However, as soon as the rent went through 1 day late they were quick to fine us.
We had loads of problems with the roof and plumbing leaking, which were left unfixed for months. Their handyman even said about the roof "let's hope it doesn't rain before you move out" - 3 months before the end of my tenancy!
They then tried to take a ridiculous amount of money from our deposit for cleaning, citing mould caused by the leaking roof, and for items they said we had taken, which were still in the house. We had also left the house much cleaner than we had found it.
Had to dispute through the DPS, and we got our money back, but it delayed it for weeks.
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We had loads of problems with the roof and plumbing leaking, which were left unfixed for months. Their handyman even said about the roof "let's hope it doesn't rain before you move out" - 3 months before the end of my tenancy!
They then tried to take a ridiculous amount of money from our deposit for cleaning, citing mould caused by the leaking roof, and for items they said we had taken, which were still in the house. We had also left the house much cleaner than we had found it.
Had to dispute through the DPS, and we got our money back, but it delayed it for weeks.
Property review for 6 Balmoral Terrace, South Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Property rating: 3
The house had some nice aspects to it, but the roof leaked in to the bedroom and a lot of the furniture and fittings were really cheap and badly made. I can imagine the landlord will end up blaming a tenant when the crap stuff breaks too. Also the house had loads of stuff left in it by the maintenance team/ landlord.
With a little more effort it could be a great house, but all the finish jobs have been done cheaply and quickly.
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With a little more effort it could be a great house, but all the finish jobs have been done cheaply and quickly.
Area review for South Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Area rating: 10
Heaton is a great area, and the house is on a good street. However, it isn't worth going with Abode Living if you can avoid it - there are plenty of other places to rent around Heaton, so keep looking elsewhere.
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