A guide to living in East of England

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

Nice area with good links both into Maldon - Danbury - Witham - Chelmsford - Braintree - Colchester - Links into London via Witham or Hatfield Peverel train stations

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

To be confirmed. The fact that the front and back garden was a mess when we moved in, along with a leaking radiator on the landing that has made the carpet soaked has slightly concerned us but we will see how that goes in the next week or so??

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

Whether the loft was boarded or not for extra storage. Also whether we are allowed a shed installed in the garden.

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

So far our experience of the local area is positive. It’s very quiet and peaceful, neighbours are friendly and welcoming. It’s in a convenient location for us to commute to work and then escape the city afterwards.

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

We have mostly dealt with Eleanor Harding from Leaf Living who has been brilliant. Very warm and welcoming when we first met her and super responsive to any of our emails calls or queries. She went above and beyond to help us and was always on time.

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

Not enough storage in the kitchen so we wished we had know this ahead of time so we could maybe add in some shelves or extra drawers ready for us as we moved in.

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

Really convenient being close to the local supermarket and has the option of Salento for great coffee and Italian food. Parking is plentiful and bin collections are regular. I have experienced no anti-social behaviour, and traffic noise is moderate, but apartments on the front of the development seem to be fairly well insulated to noise.

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

Slightly limited public transport links to get into the centre of Cambridge

What is the best feature of your home:

Good-sized kitchen area with integrated appliances and excellent views from the balcony.

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

We chose our area because it has good local shops, is close to the beach, and is very quiet, which makes it peaceful and convenient.

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

We haven’t needed to contact the building management, as everything was in perfect condition when we moved in, so there have been no issues to report.

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

There isn’t anything. Leaf Living provided all of the information so if we weren’t sure on anything we would just refer back to the emails/documents

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

Great transport links available and situated very close to local stores! Very friendly neighbourhood and extremely clean as maintainance is prioritized. Eco friendly measures in place making it more sustainable.

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

The building management responded promptly to any issues I had following my move in and solved immediately.

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

Great community, need to contact council directly for issues relating to bin collection/missed bins