A guide to living in East Midlands

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Lovely area, good transport links and local shops. No issues with parking and bins are collected regularly.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

The have responded but not dealt with them. I have no hive hub which means I am unable to schedule my hearing. I raised this three weeks ago and this has yet to be rectified. The grass in the garden was in a poor state, confirmed in the inventory, and I am still waiting for this to be addressed.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

How to use the technology such as heating app as I am unable to do this.

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In a great area in nottingham by the canal! got an amazing selection of shops and right in the centre of Nottingham. unfortunately no parking and there’s a lot of work being done in the buildings surrounding but not a lot of noise thankfully

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

They respond via email or are also around Monday -Friday so we can go down stairs and raise anything if needed

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Can view property online which is great. Other than that not much else i can think of. I was very well informed of everything during my viewing and could easily raise any questions i had with Will or Bernadette.

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Western gate is a nice quiet area , with good travel links into town. We really like the area. Could do with a shop on the estate but other than that it’s a lovely area.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

We had one issue with our tap that has been sorted instantly

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

One thing I wish I knew before moving is to plan where furniture is going to go before moving in this helped us a lot on the move in date

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Very convenience for buying daily items, only need to 5 minutes drive, also motorway is nearby, which is good for travel.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

I raised the problem via Leaf Living apps, but still no reply

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How's the public transport near the property, any buses

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The location of the house is exactly what we were looking for, offering a peaceful setting away from the noise of the city centre. Despite this, it boasts excellent proximity to nearby towns and cities, with a train station conveniently located not too far away. EV charging is something that is not nearby, however, possible to purchase for your home. We appreciate having allocated parking spaces; however, we often find many cars parked on the street instead of within their allocated parking spaces. Additionally, children frequently play near our cars with a soccer ball, which has already led to an incident where my car was hit, despite requests from both me and our neighbour to avoid playing near our properties. They also run around without adult supervision and ride bikes on the street without helmets, which I find concerning since the road is not and shouldn’t be considered as playground for safety purposes.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

There were no problems so far which would needed escalation to building management.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

The amount of families with young children living on the street considering the nuisance and screams during weekends and after school hours.