A guide to living in Essex

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

Good access to local shops and amenities with good links to other local areas. No negatives in the location

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

We logged an issue that the fridge had be broken when we took on be property a few days ago. There was an accusatory tone when this was logged and we still await a solution, after a week in the property we are still left without a working fridge.

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

I believe all information was well shared prior to moving in

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

The area is very quiet with really friendly people! There’s not too many restaurants / take away options.

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

We are yet to raise an issue to the building management team.

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

The options for restaurants and take aways. Automatically the bins set up to the property ready when move in.

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

My experience so far has been good. The consultant was very helpful with all my queries from viewing to actual moving in. She was professional and responsive.

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

On my first day in, the building management team attend swiftly to a request.

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

The website says it all, all the information I needed were readily available.

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.