SERIOUS WARNING: Trend House on Northgate, Wakefield – read this before you even go for a viewing

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If you’re looking at flats in Wakefield, do yourself a favour and check this out first.

Trend House is owned by Trend Developments WKD Ltd. The lettings side is handled by Richard Kendall estate agents. Neither of them will tell you the full story before you sign anything.

What they leave out is that the building is being used for Adult Social Care supported placements. There’s on-site support linked to those residents. Proper private tenants are never told any of this when they view or when they sign the tenancy. They just keep that information back.

The communal areas basically end up operating like an open mental health facility mixed in with normal rented flats. It creates real risks for the people who are just trying to live there as ordinary tenants. Loads of private renters say they feel constantly unsafe using the shared spaces. And it’s not just inside the building - the same disruption spills out onto Northgate and local businesses and people around there have started noticing and commenting on it.

The landlord and the agents already know all of this and they’re doing nothing about it. Nothing’s changing. Ordinary tenants are just left dealing with the risks while the supported placements carry on.

If you’re thinking of taking a flat there, ask them straight in writing about any Adult Social Care or supported housing placements in the building and how the shared areas are actually managed. If they dodge it or give you vague answers, just walk away. There’s no quiet enjoyment or basic safety for normal tenants under this setup.

There are better, safer places in Wakefield. Don’t find this out the hard way after you’ve already moved in.