A guide to living in Suffolk

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

Peaceful, edge of village location so nice quiet place to live away from traffic noise. Sadly not much public transport available.

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

That trying to get faults and/or snags sorted would be so stressful and take so long!

What is the best feature of your home:

Spacious bedrooms. Reasonable size garden for a new build. (But tiny kitchen area for a family home!). Low running costs (once ASHP system was correctly commissioned and we installed solar panels and two batteries).

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

Its a good location to be, great areas for dog walks, very close to the A14 and local supermarkets. Traffic noise is minimal and not really had any issues with anti social behaviour

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

They've responded very quickly to the issues, however some have taken a very long time to get resolved, the property alarm still out standing (reported in October 24)

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

Had I known the area seems to be designed for military occupants, I would have likely looked elsewhere as I feel this is what is hiking the rent price up.

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

My home is in a lovely area with only downfall being no local shop. However it does sound like there is planning going ahead for this to be resolved. Transport was great with our own private bus however this has now been replaced with a council bus service that I have yet to use so I’m unable to comment it. As for my street it is very quiet, bin collections are regular (although the area they are collected from is not ideal as it right beside the parking space for my house and bins often get blown into the side of my car. I have raised this issue with the man that inspects the properties and he has forwarded the issue but as yet no response.

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

This has been very slow. Iv had a garden tap constantly leaking for weeks

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

I wish we could have viewed our house before moving in. However I’m happy overall either way the property, just a few minor imperfections

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

Ideal location for me as it is modern, well kept, quiet, and easy for my commute to work. Local facilities are close by too

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

They respond and have any defects fixed in good time

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

I was not informed about the need to set up a standing order to make my rental payment and that really bothered me and it took several days for the customer service to send me the information I needed

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

Stradbroke is a lovely rural spot with excellent community facilities. The downside is a lot of large heavy trucks driving the local rural roads a little too rapidly.

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

I wish I had paid more attention to the finish quality, especially the plumbing quality and materials.

What is the best feature of your home:

The best feature is that it's brand new and well insulated