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1.7 stars out of 5
7 reviews
- Place for women only !!
come Friday welcome
Jacso Reviewed 14th September 2015 2:06 PM
- Fake place
Do not worth one penny
John Reviewed 14th September 2015 2:03 PM
- I can think of no scenario in which the 5/5 rating left here is anything but a fake, written by one of the money grubbing owners of these apartments.
Greedy landlords exploiting the student and young professional population of this country are not new and they are plentiful but even on those terms, Citispace is particularly bad. It becomes clear after a few months living here that all of the time and effort that has gone into the place has been to meticulously and cynically exploit every last penny from the tenants.
The rent may seem "cheap" (relative to the competition) but the hidden costs put the price above places far more pleasant elsewhere.
Electricity here is beyond a rip off, the single heater in the rooms will not only barely hear a 1cm space around them but it will suck the pre paid electricity meter dry, you're looking at almost £10 a day in the winter with just moderate use of other appliances. Even with everything in the entire flat turned off this meter will mysteriously tick down at an alarming rate, and I am actually looking into the legality of this because it seems very suspicious of a scam.
Like others have said, you're only allowed to use their internet service and it is both slow and extortionate.
The entire place is full of chavs, inside and out. Appliances and pieces of furniture break and will not be fixed or replaced. There's no concierge and contrary to the undoutedly fake review here, the staff are not friendly.
DO NOT CONSIDER CITISPACE.
D Reviewed 8th March 2014 7:14 PM
- I was looking at the reviews on this web site and felt I had to give you a real insight of my stay at Citispace as I feel some of these comments were a bit un fair. I stayed at Citispace for 1 year while I was working in Leeds and rented off the Citispace sales and lettings company. I had a lovely stay there. It’s very close to the city centre, shops and bars. The apartments were vey clean and fully furnished including all the kitchen utensils and everything which was ideal for me as I did not need to buy anything when I moved in. The staff were really friendly and helpful when I moved in, anything I needed they helped in whatever way they could.
The car park is very secure. It’s a toggle entry system which I had to leave a deposit for in case it was lost which is understandable. It gave me a good piece of mind that my car was very safe.
The security guards were very helpful especially the older man with the white hair and glasses when I had parcel deliveries. As I worked unsociable hours, I would just give them a call and they would come drop my parcels off to my door on an evening. Well worth £1 since THERE IS NO CONCERGE and it saved me the hassle of going to pick them up at the depot.
The maintenance team were great, any problems I had I just went down to the office or called them and reported it. They came and fixed it the same day. Very friendly guys too.
The electric was on a pay as you go meter and was with a different company called adept which was reasonable as I was spending around £50 per month in the winter and £30 a month in the summer. A lot cheaper than my quarterly bills in my old apartment in Manchester. As I worked unsociable hours I just logged my card details with them and called them up when I couldn’t get into the office to buy my eclectic.
The internet was also with the adept company which I admit was a bit more pricey and did look into getting another internet company in which they didn’t have a problem with as long as I had a rout plan where the wiring was going to be laid. I decided not to get this in the end as I didn’t want to be tied into a contract if I suddenly had to move again with work and Adept did a pay as you go option so I just paid for the speed I wanted. I got the £21 for 1 month option and I used to watch BBC I player and films on line with no problems.
Over all my stay at Citispace was great. The staffs were friendly and helpful. The apartments were clean and cleverly designed. I couldn’t ask for anything more for the price I was paying with the location.
I would recommend staying here if you’re not looking for these really swish expensive apartments on the water front and you’re looking for convenient city living at a low cost. :)
louleelee17 Reviewed 21st February 2013 1:49 PM
- Dirty apartments in a rough part of town,rats in car park,noisy neighbours,Bunch of crooks - Paid over 10K in rent to these jokers and they wouldn't refund my deposit - Avoid this company, if you're looking for Apartments in Leeds check out rightmove.co.uk you will find cleaner better places in a safer part of town.
CP Reviewed 8th August 2012 2:43 AM
- This place is bad, let me explain.
1) The photos on the website are misleading as that is what it may have looked like 10 years ago.
2) When I received the keys to my apartment, it was a mess. Dirty walls, filthy WC, the bed looked like a 300 Kg couple was sleeping there and it was making noises, waking me up every time I turned side. Those people don't even care about some maintenance.
3) The area around is deprived and the west wing is suffering because of the College of Building, located opposite, which has two huge industrial air conditions (or something like that) that make a loud noise from early morning until 4 in the evening. As you can imagine the guys attending such an institution are not the cream of the Leeds society, although they seemed quite friendly when they asked me to buy them cigarettes.
4) 425 pounds per month is the rent alone, you need at least 40 pounds per month for electricity and 10 for water depending on the usage. The 2MB internet costs 30 pounds per month, although the connection seems slower than a 200 KB. Downloading is not an option and even youtube is excruciatingly slow. Additionally, the connection is really unreliable and crashes every now and then.
5) The one and only heater in the apartment is not enough to make the house warm and is energy consuming too (4 pounds for 9 hours of heating).Moreover, the place gets immediately cold when you turn it off. The bedroom has no heater and neither does the bathroom, meaning the only way to get warm in there is to open the shower and wait for the evaporating water to make it a comfortable place to take a shower.
6)If you have a mail package that is too big to fit in the mailbox the letting office takes it and you have to pay 1 or 2 pounds to get it! Believe me they make quite a few pounds from that and in a legal way as it is a contract term. I expected a better treatment on that matter. Considering the high rent most tenants pay, making a few extra pounds that way strikes a bit badly.
7) On the plus side the apartment offers you everything you need, towels (mine where torn and I never used them), duvets and a fully equipped kitchen which I had to bleach twice to just to be sure.
8) Very close to the city center and 25 minutes from the University of Leeds.
9) There is a bar, a small store downstairs but I have never used them, so no opinions on that.
In conclusion I made a mistake getting the place.
After the inspection was completed they charged me almost 100 pounds for not cleaning the house although on multiple occasions I informed them that I left the apartment in the same state they gave it to me. As you can imagine those money taken from my deposit go into their bank account and not to clean the apartment as you would expect. Stay away from that place
I am Anomymous Reviewed 4th April 2012 3:26 PM
- Though the rent at first may seem very cheap, there are many hidden costs to these apartments that are not fully explained. Like for example, you cannot obtain your own internet you have to pay for theirs which is £30 a month for a measly 2mb speed. Also, for a full washer/dryer cycle in the laundrette it nearly costs £5 a pop! On top of this you are charged £1 for each package delivered with no option of it being taken back to the post office AND you have to buy electricity from them at extorniate prices.
I've had nothing but problems since I've moved in there. First there were issues with my furniture, and then the electricity and then my shower, and EVEN a dispute about the Terms & Conditions of my contract which are very vague and open to personal interpretation to say the least!
I feel trapped in my contract now and very happy I only agreed to take it out for 6months. Yes the apartments may seem light and breezy in price and furnishings at first sight, but please make sure you are aware of all the charges and small print before signing that dotted line!
Ann Reviewed 2nd March 2012 8:16 PM
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