A guide to living in East Sussex

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

One of the things I particularly appreciate about living at MODA is how well positioned it is. I split my working week between home and an office around a 15-minute walk away, so the location suits my lifestyle incredibly well. I also travel to London regularly, and having Hove station just a few minutes away makes that considerably easier. There’s a Waitrose and Aldi within walking distance, along with Hove Park, which is lovely to have nearby when you want a change of scenery. It’s a great balance of convenience and a more relaxed pace of life, without feeling disconnected from everything.

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

Yep - always been very responsive. Altho the MODA app has had multiple issues in the time I’ve been here which has made it a bit of a pain to report / communicate issues. But other than than, all good.

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

The lack of security which means we sometimes have unwanted visitors walking into the shared spaces like balconies just to “check out the place”

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

Nice area with beautiful views new GP being built with alot of shops near and local train station great location

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

They where great and responded quickly to any enquiries

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

Nothing the whole experience was easy and quick very pleased

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

This is an excellent location for convenience to Transport links and Hove Life. The only downside is that the location is in an evolving semi commercial rather than 100% residential Spot so on occasions there is some noise from Lorrie’s and other building work at unusual times of the day. I have had to purchase earplugs to ensure a good night sleep

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

I always get a very proactive response, it’s clear that the team really cares.

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

There is no concierge or maintenance support on Sundays. Whilst being dependent on a Mobility Scooter I find having a larger flat helpful the Flat really has not been designed with DIsability in Mind in the layout of power sockets and the location of cupboards so you have to be ingenius with laying things out yourself to make it work.

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

The property is very well developed with easy and convenient access to local shops including a big Sainsbury's. It is only a 6-minute walk to the train station. For Brighton-London commuters it is very convenient.

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

We didn't feel confident to write anything until now - we have lived here for 6 weeks already. The staff are generally very responsive, friendly and effective, especially the manager Jess. She is almost smiling, caring and friendly, and most importantly, efficient. Despite our nightmare experience with the referencing team, she is probably 50% of the reasons why we decided to still live in here. Jess has is a vital element in what makes this community great.

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

How long the referencing procedure would take. The referencing team didn't get in touch until 5 days before our move-in day. This is turned out to be an utter nightmare.

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

The area around the building is great, just a two minute walk from a big sainsburys, the pubs around close at a reasonable time so it’s not noisy during the night and the windows are noise cancelling so you can’t hear anything in the flats. The building is very close to transports links as it’s near London Road and also a 7 min walk from the train station. The residents are nice and friendly and there is a resident group chat that is great to keeping up to date with everything. There is a bike store and car parking in the building as well.

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

Any issues that we have raised while living there were dealt with in less than 24 hours. Any miscommunications were dealt with very professionally and the team would go out of their way to help us out and to make us feel at home.

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

One thing that I wish I knew before moving in is make sure that you have all the documents ready and that you meet all the requirements to live in the building as otherwise the process might take longer