Tenancy review for 83 Brunswick Street in Brunswick, Leamington Spa rented from Sakhdave Singh Dhariwal rented via Sandhu Estates

Landlord rating: 3

We never met the landlord. He was also hard to get in contact with. Was told he would visit property, in the september after we moved in, however we did not see much change done by him. Refused to replace rusting toilet roll holder and toilet seat. Did not fit or fix locks properly. Ignored black mould. Never cleaned or replaced mattresses.

Agency rating: 6

Efficient with emails, contact, contracts and getting repairs done. Polite when visiting their office. However, did not check the property properly before we first moved in, classed unsatisfactory pieces of the house as 'good', did not note Black mould in rooms. The house was definitely not professionally cleaned. Also, they overcharged us in our deposit for petty things once we moved out. Took longer than expected to review and give back deposit.

Property rating: 4

4 bedroom property. Nothing about the interior has been updated for about twenty years, maybe a layer of paint. However, there is a new door and double glazing windows. Inside the walls are not soundproof at all in any rooms. Black mould in some rooms when moved in. Rusting in parts of the bathroom, and the lock was broken when we moved in - a petty slider lock that was too small was fitted on. Dusty blinds, curtains and lamp shades. 3 rooms are good sizes, one tiny box room. 2 bad small bed frames. Dirt on mattresses. Garden is small, at the side of property. Garden gates have no proper locks, so anyone from outside could walk in. Bathroom pipes leaked into Kitchen after 2 weeks of living in the house.

Area rating: 8

South Leamington - On Brunswick street by the house there are two convenient cheap corner shops, a bus stop which takes you into town, and 2minute walk from Uni Bus stop. You can walk into town within 20 minutes. Close by there is a Co-op, coffee shops, vegetarian cafe, nice Indian Takeaway and chip shop, bars and a Wethersp.