A guide to living in Wales

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

Lovely community feeling, great access to walks Lovely pub on the estate and a shop Park is nice but more for younger children

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

Buying new there was a lot of costs after wards to get the house liveable as was a bit of a box

What is the best feature of your home:

Location and size of the house Works perfectly for our family

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

Great Location - close to city centre but not dead in the heart so get the best of both worlds. I love the amenity spaces. One of the best I have seen. So open and great for when I work from home Everyone is friendly Pet friendly is a bonus however only on certain floors- which is good option for those who do not wish to live near animals or who have an allergy Maintenance time can take a while with Handyman onsite every 2 weeks however speaking with management this is now changing due to feedback Additional cost for car parking

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

Yes responds quickly to any concerns I have. They are proactive and listen. I feel I am heard and actions are taken

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

Council tax is very high for this area, wish I was told during my lettings journey about this. There is quiet a lot of different departments within Grainger and sometimes overwellming to know who best to reach out to. Saying that the onsite team always help with enquires and direct me

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

Issue with homeless people. Good location in between city centre and Cardiff Bay. Poor parking availability.

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

By appointing contractors that take multiple visits to fix things

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

That the contractors are not good at fixing things

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

Town centre is very close by as well as a co-op right underneath the building. There is also a halal food grocery store up the road and just past that Cardiff Bay. Its a 5-10 minute walk to town and 25 minute walk to the Bay. Both areas have lots of food, shopping and entertainment. The train station is just before town and only a 5 minute walk. The building has parking all be it expensive in my opinion, the street is normally busy as there is a college. Generally the public are good just sometimes there can be a lot of litter around.

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

They have responded quite quickly normally and if I ever need to speak to the maintenance team they’re always there.

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

I got all the information well provided to myself prior to moving in.

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

Nice area, shop is close, 5 min to walk to city central. Parking is poor, but this is the problem everywhere

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

All problems have been solved :) Almost always very fast.

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

High council tax in Cardiff Central. But thats not issue with building