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Simple Life at Dutton Fields, CH5

184.15
2nd

Ranked 2nd out of 4 in Clwyd

By Simple Life Homes

4.15

(18 reviews)

Poor transparency

This development has a low number of verified resident reviews written in the last 12 months.

Facilities

  • 24hr onsite management

  • Parking

  • Pet friendly

  • Resident events

Awards

  • Excellence Award: 2023

  • Location Award: 2023

  • Company logo for Simple Life Homes

See how residents rate this development

18 total reviews

4.15
18 total reviews

This all-time rating combines the reviewers score for Experience, Value, Location, Facilities, Management and Design as well as the age and verification status of the review.

Stats

Overall

4.44

Facilities

3.50

Design

4.17

Location

4.22

Value

3.61

Management

3.22

Viewing 1-5 out of 18

Great place to live

Mat r (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Nov 2023

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

No local shops built yet and nearest supermarket is only 10 minutes away by car which isnt bad, bus stop outside the estate which is also very handy. Very quiet area bin collections always on time very little traffic noise considering not far from a dual carriageway

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Any problems have been sorted in a timely well organised manner

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Nothing bad to write about im extremely happy withbthe propery snd area

5

Facilities

5

Design

5

Location

5

Value

5

Management

Manager response

Hi Matt, Thank you so much for your lovely review of Dutton Fields and Simple Life as your landlord! We're delighted to hear how happy you are and that you feel you will be staying with us for a long time!

Posted by

Anonymous, Simple Life Team

Dec 2023


Worst decision ever

Kelster (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Nov 2023

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The nearest shop is over two miles away. There are no local amenities it’s very isolating and hard to make friends as everyone only stays here for a short period of time

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

No just uploads more pictures to your file. Don’t actually try to repair the problem

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

How bad a landlord they are I would never have moved in they give you dirty properties

4

Facilities

3

Design

3

Location

1

Value

1

Management

Manager response

Hello Kelster, Thank you for getting in touch with us over Home Views. Unfortunately we are unable to identify you based on the information given in your review and we cannot locate your tenancy based on the name supplied. If you could get in touch with us at contactus@simplelifehomes.co.uk, we would really like to be able to help you and look in to all the problems you are facing.

Posted by

Anonymous, Simple Life Team

Dec 2023


Nice place to live

Tzia hartley (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Nov 2023

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

I have lived on the site for a few years now and overall its been a great place to live can complain about the house itself. But i would said the driveways are far too small. the amount that the rent goes up each year is a lot.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Hit and miss sometime a problem is sorted fast sometimes it takes weeks

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I think everything was covered before we moved in here

4

Facilities

4

Design

4

Location

4

Value

4

Management

Manager response

Hi Tzia, Thank you for your review of Dutton Fields. Just to be really clear, Simple Life is your landlord - we are a corporate landlord, rather than a single person. We're pleased to hear that you have chosen to stay with us for a few years now and overall you're happy with your home. We're sorry you feel the rents increase a lot each year - all rental increases are in line with the market averages for similar properties in your area. We also always try to manage resident expectations by giving approximate timings for all maintenance issues raised, emergencies will be dealt with within 24 hours and non urgent items will be about 28 days. Thank you for recommending your neighbourhood!

Posted by

Anonymous, Simple Life Team

Dec 2023


Well maintained home

Sarah M (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Nov 2023

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Every thing we need is near reach. There is good parking, road link to main highway making it easier to get to work

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

They contacted the contractors who came in and repaired

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Nice place to live. Comfort for everyone I love here

5

Facilities

5

Design

5

Location

5

Value

5

Management

Manager response

Hi Sarah, Thank you so much for your wonderful review! It's brilliant to hear how happy you are in your neighbourhood, with your home and with the service Simple Life has provided. Thank you for sharing!

Posted by

Anonymous, Simple Life Team

Nov 2023


Fantastic! with small faults

Whitney (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Nov 2023

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Local shops, restaurants, bars and open space are all very accessible and close by being greatly place on the border of Wales/England we have the choice of Chester city or going rural pubs. Transport links are great, train station 10 mins away and plenty of buses. Our street is lovely and clean with bins collected on time and tenants keeping them in the designated places. Parking is not great, we have two spaces for our 3bed which is great but a lot of the houses only have one making alot of people park on the street blocking drives and obstructing the paths. We have just found we have a brand new park opened on our development which know correspondence was given and we spotted whilst out on our Halloween trail so fab but would have been nice to know it's been there since May.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Fantastic and on time. Log the issue on the app, respond within 24-48 hours fixed within a good timeframe.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wish I knew the paint was a base colour and not washable on the walls as I would of repainted with a better quality white paint before moving furniture in. Also that back garden grass needs constant work and upkeep because it's new

4

Facilities

3

Design

5

Location

3

Value

3

Management

Manager response

Hi Whitney, Thank you so much for your detailed and valuable feedback! Unfortunately as the roads are not owned by Simple Life, we are unable to enforce anything around the parking, but following feedback form residents at this site we will do all that we can to help mitigate the situation. We will also feed your helpful comments in to the team around the spec of paint that is being used! We're delighted to hear that overall you're happy in your home and with Simple Life as your landlord, and that you feel the service we have provided to you has been quick, friendly and helpful!

Posted by

Anonymous, Simple Life Team

Nov 2023


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Simple Life at Dutton Fields, CH5

2nd

Ranked 2nd out of 4 in Clwyd

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