A Guide to Living in Putney

Please review your development:

The apartments look great but huge problems for a newish building. Boiler breaks down on a monthly basis, fixtures age quickly and the building management is hopeless. I received a bill for 12 months hot water 6 months after I moved out.

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

Never deal with Hamptons Putney.

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

They weren’t responsive at all but the concierge try hard.

Please review your development:

Stamford square (Ireton house): It’s been now 5 years since completion. We had an issue with the quality of the wall painting and wooden floors that were stained with white drops of paint. A crew was sent to fix this but they scratched and stained the walls. All works in the building were done at a very mediocre quality since then there were several complaints from neighbours with leakages and serious wall infiltration to the point that some walls got as soft as a marshmallow. They kept knocking on our door to check if the infiltration was originated in our apartment. this happened 3 times so far. It was very annoying but we’re relieved these leakages hadnt affected our flat. Another problem is the building identification. We’ve had several problems with lost/delayed correspondence and parcels because delivery services couldnt find the property. There are no clear signs identifying the development and the 2 residence buildings that are part of it: Ireton house (3 Stamford square) and Rainsborough house (5 Stamford square).

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

How noisy the trains can be (our flat is literally next to East Putney station)
How much the service charge costs would oscillate. We started at a little more than £500 and are now paying almost £900.

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

I would add a bedroom and remove the balcony – such a waste of space in a country with rain and cold weather most of the year.

Please review your development:

The development is now well-established and community spirit is growing, especially under the current circumstances of coronavirus. The design remains fresh and modern, the facilities include gardened areas, parking and a gym for residents. The building management is good, with handymen on site and plumbing or other issues often fixed rapidly. I would like to see property management become less directive and more inclusive, providing ways for residents to support each other instead of focusing on what can be placed on a balcony (or not)!

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

That they were planning to stop the daily residents bus service to Putney!

What is the best feature of your home:

Modern facilities and self-heating make it a wonderful, easy and safe place to come home to.

Please review your development:

In the summer, it can get very hot and there’s no air conditioning, maybe because I’m renting out my flat, so they gave me one without air con. Concierge are very helpful as they respond to problems quick, for instance, the wifi was very slow and they sorted it out and you feel safe in the building. The corridors are kept in top condition, however, the interior needs to be painted.

If there’s one thing you would change about your flat or property what would it be?

No air conditioning if you rent could be better too hot in summer.

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

I wish I knew when you get a development you can’t get on street parking permits have to rent parking

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

No Air conditioning if u rent could be better too hot in summer