Few places in the capital ooze cool like Camden. This popular Borough covers a large area but is more recognised for Camden Town. Its gritty, bohemian vibe has long-drawn a mesmerising mix of characters, from free spirits to punks, goths to rockers. And there lies its charm. Read on to find out the best places to live in Camden and also, what it is like to buy or rent in Camden.
Don’t fall for the outwardly appearance
Close to Kings Cross and Camden.
Excellent transport links
Sainsburys local right next door and Waitrose a bit closer.
Area being developed massively so looks a bit rubbish right now but in the future has great potential.
Doesn’t feel too safe at night
Can be very loud, especially because of the club right opposite.
No issues with other building members or tenants.
Excellent reception staff.
Please review your development:
Where do I even start- we moved to XY Air in July 2021. The apartment looked in really good condition, freshly painted, good amenities and spacious 2 bedroom flat. We were so excited to be here.
However, our excitement was so short lived. In August, we stared noticing dampness on the walls in the living room and signs of leak were visible. We contacted our agent, who asked us to contact Camden Repairs directly and thus began the most tiresome months of our lives.
After contacting Camden repairs multiple times to flag them about a leakage, we were finally given an appointment to visit the flat in November. By the time it was November, the flat was literally in a derelict condition. The leak had caused all the walls to cave in and flooring started buckling and came off due to the water seeping into it.
Finally, in November the plumber fixed the leak however the apartment was in bad condition. We have been trying to contact Camden repairs every single since then to try and have someone replaster the walls and put new flooring but without any luck.
While those issues are the biggest, the apartment itself has multiple small issues that are frustrating to deal with.
-The windows don’t seal properly allowing loads of flies to come in the apartment.
-In summer, the apartment gets tooo hot.
-In winter the heating hasn’t been working in one of the rooms and Camden repairs can’t bother fixing it so sent us replacement portable heaters which just aren’t as effective.
-The lifts breakdown very often in the building.
Overall, the excitement of living in Central London, in such a great location has paled in comparison to the everyday problems we have had to deal with.
The only positive here is that the reception staff is super helpful, really friendly and really good with handling all the parcels that come in!
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
Egg London next door which means it can get very noisy if the windows are open in the flat.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
The property agent has been awful at responding to any issues and has been of no help. The repair company is a nightmare to deal with.
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