Wellington Park is ideally located close to Sunderland city centre, and is in close proximity to Newcastle and Gateshead, providing endless opportunities for employment and days out. The location has a vast expanse of high street shops, eateries, pubs and entertainment, as well as fitness clubs.
The development has great connectivity to the A1, providing easy access to the surrounding areas. Pallion Metrolink is located less than 2 miles away and Sunderland Railway station is just over 3 miles away; making getting around locally and further afield easy.
To access the development, use postcode SR5 3JJ (Riverside Road).
Simple Life is the leading professional, build-to-rent landlord, specialised in family housing, across the UK. We provide new houses and apartments exclusively for private rent, creating homes people can call their own for the long-term. As a build to rent landlord, we manage your home and your tenancy at every step, from acquisition of land, through build to letting and managing your property throughout your time with us. We’re a landlord you can trust!
What are the benefits to renting with Simple Life?
We’re a multi-award-winning build-to-rent provider offering dedicated resident liaison officers, 24/7 maintenance reporting and peace of mind that your home is built for rental purposes – avoiding any risk or worry that the property will be sold from beneath your feet. As a resident you will have access to the My Simple Life app, annual resident events and you can bring your pets at no extra cost.
We’ll work around the clock to ensure there’s no place like a Simple Life Home.
What are your opening hours?
The Simple Life offices are open during the following hours:
Any calls received outside of office hours will be directed to our Out of Hours Service. If you’re a resident and your call is urgent, it will be dealt with by this team and escalated as needed. If your call is not urgent or is about a lettings enquiry, a message will be passed on to the relevant department who will get back to you the next working day.
Please note that we are not an Affordable Housing provider – our properties are available for private rent at market rates, so there will be certain eligibility criteria you will need to meet. Our lovely team will be glad to help answer any questions if you’re not sure!
How does the referencing process work and how long does this take?
We work with referencing company Let Alliance who will take your referencing details.
Once you have paid your holding deposit, you will be sent details of how to submit your referencing information to Let Alliance, which must be done within 24 hours of receipt.
The timeframe varies as it depends on how quickly you submit your documents to us and when your referee(s) comes back to Let Alliance – on average, they normally take 2-14 days to process.
I have bad credit, can I still apply for a property?
We will work with you to find a solution if possible, which may include having you pay a proportion of rent up front (12 months), or providing a guarantor. Please note that if a guarantor is required, the guarantor must also meet with our referencing criteria.
If you’re concerned about your credit history, give us a call and we’ll talk you through the options available.
What fees do you charge?
We always ensure that any fees are completely aligned with legislation, and that means that since the 1st June 2019 do not charge any referencing fees.
You will still be required to pay a holding deposit (deductible from your first month’s rent), a security deposit and your first month’s rent up front.
Absolutely! We allow pets on the majority of our Simple Life developments at no extra monthly cost. We do need you to fill out a pet application form in advance, so we can keep a record of how many 4-legged residents we have within the Simple Life family.
Based on your total household income you may be able to afford a maximum rent of [(household income+benefits) x 0.3/12] per calendar month. This result does not take your credit score or outgoings into consideration, these factors may be considered as part of your application.
All applications are subject to passing references. Additional savings, having a guarantor, or making upfront payments may increase how much you can afford. Speak to our friendly team for more info.
Based on the information provided and your guarantor's income, you can afford a maximum rent of [(guarantor income) x 0.36/12] per calendar month. This result does not take your credit score or outgoings into consideration, these factors may be considered as part of your application.
All applications are subject to passing references. Additional savings, having a guarantor, or making upfront payments may increase how much you can afford. Speak to our friendly team for more info.
Based on your total household income you can afford a maximum rent of [(household income+benefits) x 0.3/12] per calendar month. With your guarantor, you can afford a maximum rent of [(household income+benefits) x 0.36/12] per calendar month. This result does not take your credit score or outgoings into consideration, these factors may be considered as part of your application.
All applications are subject to passing references. Additional savings, having a guarantor, or making upfront payments may increase how much you can afford. Speak to our friendly team for more info.
Based on the information supplied you may require a guarantor. Please recalculate with a guarantor included, or call our friendly team to discuss your options and affordability.
More information around your credit history is required, please give our friendly team a call to help you with your affordability and to discuss your options.
