Once upon a time, Hackney was topping lists of Britain’s worst places to live. But the borough has had a colossal transformation in recent years. and now, E8 is one of the capital’s most fashionable postcodes. Read on to discover developments that are the best places to live in Hackney. In addition, read reviews from residents who own or rent in Hackney.
Bad investment
local shops, restaurants, bars & open spaces are excellent. Parking availability, bin collections, anti-social behaviour & traffic noise are poor. There have been 2 deaths in a minutes walk from the development. Police cordons have been around the development on 3 occasions since living at the development. Travellers site has been a nightmare to live opposite, police get called to the site often and I have personally witnessed a lot of crime living in this development. Neighbours in this development throw a lot of parties.
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Service charge is sky high due to poor property management, the property manager has changed 3 times. All of them are useless. For a 2 bed property in the development service charge will near £10k this year. The property is a bad investment. The design is nice but the residents treat the building poorly so you will find bin juice in the elevator, dog urine marks on the carpet in the shared hallways, christmas tree pines scattered along common areas over christmas/new years, loud parties on the rooftop. Aitch the developer did a terrible job on the construction of the development, multiple flats had flooding at the beginning, door handles broke after a year and most importantly – every single year, 1-3 times a year, there are heating and hot water issues where there is no hot water for days sometimes. They have a bad heating system which will cost leaseholders thousands to replace/repair. The lifts are already faulty after 5 years. Bikes have been stolen from the bike store on 3 occasions or more.
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Level of crime and every single year, 1-3 times a year, there are heating and hot water issues where there is no hot water for days sometimes. They have a bad heating system which will cost leaseholders thousands to replace/repair. The lifts are already faulty after 5 years. Bikes have been stolen from the bike store on 3 occasions or more.
What is the best feature of your home:
Location to station, local shops, restaurants, bars & open spaces are excellent