Information for tenants

These maisonettes provide spacious two floor accommodation for 40 student families in Kirkstall.

• 175 - 221 Argie Avenue, LS4 2TY
• 156 - 170 Argie Avenue, LS4 2TZ
• 52 - 66 Eden Mount LS4 2UA

We ask all tenants to take pride in the building whilst living there and make it their home.

Join our family community - Find out about family events and get involved

Your responsibilities - If you see litter in the garden or the communal areas, pick it up and put it in the bin. Respect your neighbours when it comes to noise levels and have consideration when using any communal spaces.

If you have a yard, garden or balcony it is important to keep these tidy and presentable. Regularly wash your ground floor windows that you can access from outside. 

Report any repairs or damage to Unipol, so we can keep the building well maintained and a pleasant environment for all tenants. 

Unipol Staff - Your Housing Management Officer is Adaobi Akpamgbo and is your first point of contact for any enquiries relating to Argie Avenue & Eden Mount. You can make contact on (0113) 243 0169 or by e-mail: a.akpamgbo@unipol.org.uk

Reception - There is no reception at Argie Avenue, but Grayson Heights Reception is open a number of hours a day and is available for tenants at Argie & Eden to use. Check for opening times. 

Our friendly student Residents Assistants live in the building and can help with your questions you may have. You can Report a repair/Ask for help/Loan an iron/replace a lost key at reception

Internet -  at 175 - 221 Argie Avenue, this is provided by Optify and included in the rent. In your key pack there will be a leaflet with instructions how to register and log onto the network. If you have a problem with the internet service , Optify will provide support to resolve this. They can be contacted by phone, or email. Call Optify support on 0300 103 0051 or Email Customer Support

Tenants in 152 - 160 Argie Avenue & 52 - 66 Eden Mount must make their own arrangements with an internet provider. This link looks at internet deals on offer with private providers.

Instruction guides to appliances - find out how to use everything in your house. If you cannot find the appliance you need, please contact us.

Argie Avenue & Eden Mount

• Washer dryer

Mail and parcels - General post (letters and parcels that can fit through the letter box in your door) is delivered directly to flat doors by Royal Mail (not Sundays). Private couriers will use the intercom to ring flat doors to deliver. If you are not home, the parcel would be returned to the delivery office and a failed delivery note would be posted to you with instructions of how to collect your parcel.

The nearest post box to send mail is on Eden Mount, outside the building

Fire alarms - detection is provided within each flat

Security - The building has CCTV covering the communal areas. Report any communal doors not working. Take care to educate children about the importance of keeping the buildings secure 

Outside facilities including gardens - There is a playground at the back of 185 - 221 Argie Avenue and a garden behind 175 - 183 Argie Avenue. Access is by using the pathway between the buildings. You will need a gate passcode, which is available at reception.

In addition, tenants can use the grassed garden and seating behind 152 - 170 Argie Avenue & 52 - 60 Eden Mount

Parking and bikes -Parking is available at Argie Avenue, in front of the building or on street. There are no dedicated spaces. it is first come first served.  

Energy information for Argie Avenue - Tenants can opt to pay for their own gas and electricity costs directly to a supplier or continue to get their supply administered through Unipol 

 Find out how to set up energy bills here

Over the colder winter months we expect families to use more than the monthly billing amount but over the summer months you may use less.

Water charges and insurance for your personal possessions are included for within the rent tenants pay at Argie Avenue & Eden Mount

Disposing of your waste - You are provided with a bin in your kitchen. You need to dispose of your waste in the large bins located in the car park. There are a number of bins; so ensure to use the correct bin. If a bin is full, please use the next available bin, do not leave waste in the floor

General Waste collection -  General waste collection is weekly on a Wednesday. To find out the date of your next collection, go to Leeds City Council’s website and enter your postcode on this page 

What can I put in the general waste bins?

Recycling  collections -Recycling collection is collected weekly on X. To find out the date of your next collection, go to Leeds City Council’s website and enter your postcode on this page. 

What can I put in the recycling bins?

Communal cleaning - The communal areas are cleaned weekly on Tuesdays

Local amenities - there is a local shop very close by and at Kirkstall Retail centre, a large Morrisons Supermarket for food and household supplies in Kirkstall Retail Park. Kirkstall Bridge Shopping Park is also within walking distance

Health - there is a pharmacy in Kirkstall for medical supplies and prescriptions. Vesper Road and Morris Lane Surgery is the local GP (general practitioner)