Rate Your Landlord Awards: Winners 2017

For those of you who didn’t manage to catch us on Facebook Live, the 2017 Rate Your Landlord winners were announced at the awards ceremony at the University of Leeds last night. This was the first Rate Your Landlord Awards ceremony and it proved a success, with the great landlords of Leeds being recognised by their own tenants for their ongoing commitment to providing consistently high quality private student accommodation.

Mike Wilkinson, Chair of Unipol’s Board, introduced the event by giving an overview of the Rate Your Landlord concept, before the winners of each category were announced by LUU’s Jamie Ali and Kelly-Anne Watson from LBSU.

Winners for each category were decided based on the content of the comments received and the overall score the winner received in their individual category.

Scroll down for the full list of winners…

Tenants described Sue as “easily the best landlady in Leeds; she is kind, understanding, efficient and organised. She will never let you down.”

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Elizabeth was described by her tenants as: “Great, couldn’t ask for a better landlord”. “An amazing landlord! We haven’t had many issues, but any we have had have been dealt with quickly and efficiently.”

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Their tenants said: “This is my second year of living in this house because I loved my experience. I can’t imagine better landlords than George and Gill”.

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  • The winner of the Purpose Built Student Accommodation Provider award was Kexgill.

We received comments such as: “Kexgill offers a fair accommodation plan for students, staff are very kind, and all the requirements are assisted with on time.”

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“Twas outstanding!”

  • The winner of the award for the most improved score is Danny Cohen.

Described by his tenants as: An “excellent landlord – was always quick to respond to any qualms we had with the house. Highly recommend!”

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“Lived in this landlord’s properties for two years. By far the best in Leeds. Such an easy experience both times”.

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This was decided by Leeds University Union and Leeds Beckett Students’ Union, and was based on the overwhelming number of outstanding comments we received for Sue, including: “Sue completely understands that signing for a house can be daunting and put us all at ease. A lovely landlord I would highly recommend”, and “such a lovely and thoughtful woman. She makes sure we are very comfortable which makes the university experience more enjoyable”. 

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A huge well done to all of the winners!

Next time you’re house-hunting make sure to keep a look-out for the Rate Your Landlord sticker – all ratings are submitted by students so you can be sure to know you’ll be a happy tenant during your time at university.

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Don’t forget to have your say, so we can not only help out other students with their house-hunting, but we can continue to reward the great landlords in Leeds.

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