A Guide to Living in Liverpool

Please review your development:

Well designed development, however we have had leaks from the shower as it was improperly installed, damp issues and poor upkeep of the shared garden. The management of the issues has been patchy at best with some fixed and some still to be resolved.

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

Future development plans and talking to neighbours.

If there is one thing you would change about your flat or property what would it be:

Change of ownership, to a community based co-op or something like that.

The neighbourhood isn’t the nicest as it is up and coming and the management of the properties by the landlord needs improvement. We’ve had problems with damp and settlement and it takes ages to get stuff fixed.

Please review your development:

Love the house, the space and modern updates to our house. We love that we can have our pets with us and be supported by a pet friendly landlord. The garden is shared but we have a lovely community of neighbours we share our garden with. We do wish the landlord reacted faster to house improvements and fixes that are needed, but once done they generally do a good job.

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

Known more about how long the ongoing building work would last

What is the best feature of your home:

Pet friendly, modern home, shared garden and lovely neighbours

Please review your development:

Aesthetically, the development is very pleasing. The communal spaces are great, although contractors often blow garden waste (grass cuttings) into private yards. We reported some minor maintenance issues when we first moved in earlier in the summer, however these are still outstanding. The interior of the properties are also aesthetically pleasing and very neutral so very easy to work with, however the finish leaves a lot to be desired (carpets aren’t properly fitted on the stairs, door stoppers are missing rubber ends etc). Additionally, the property hadn’t been thoroughly cleaned prior to our move in date, as we arrived and discovered pet hair and dust around the property.

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

There are a few inconsistencies in the way tenancies are being managed, such as monthly rental value for each property and additional charges for pets (which some pet owners aren’t paying). Enquire about these to avoid dissapointment.

If there is one thing you would change about your flat or property what would it be:

I would endorse the inclusion of allocated parking for each household. As the roads are shortened as a result of the ongoing building work, there is often a scramble to park anywhere near your own house – particularly as multiple households have multiple cars.

Please review your development:

Great job all round. Lovely house, garden and services. Only issue has been discrepancy in the rent amongst tenants with some houses paying different amounts for the same property. the introduction of a pet rent for some and not others is also absurd.

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

You can only use virgin internet, apparently by design and it is not good at all.

If there is one thing you would change about your flat or property what would it be:

Hard to think of anything but if I had to say, maybe a better finish on the back doors as we’ve had to have maintenance twice so far.