A guide to living in Borough of Waltham Forest

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

I’ve lived here for 5 years now and I absolutely love it! The staff are mostly really friendly and helpful and the facilities are amazing! I’ve always found the landlords really fair too. The gym management are a bit over authoritative unfortunately and the rules around the pool and brining guests are a bit restrictive for a resident gym. However, it’s really well connected and very close to some great local gyms, bars and social spaces. Generally a great place to live!

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

Ok, some have been dealt with timely and some not at all

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

The spiders! Altho they seem to have got on top of this now and it’s nowhere near as bad as it used to be

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

Amazing location - close to the tube station (Victoria line), view over the wetlands, very close to breweries and restaurants. Can't be beaten. Very small amount of anti-social behaviour, some phone snatching at the traffic lights nearby but all round fine for London. It's a very community-driven area of London where people are friendly, lots of familes.

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

Typically they have been fairly quick, with some exceptions.

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

That you need to book the private dining rooms and tennis courts very far in advance!

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

Super close to the tube and the wetlands for walks. Unfortunately dogs aren’t allowed but you can walk them down the canal close by. A couple of nice cafes and the breweries but no pubs . Some traffic noise in balcony but nothing of concern at night.

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

Some of them , yes. It is much better now with new management. Was hard to get a response during team changes.

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

I wish I had known that current residents would not be favoured for loyalty when it comes to yearly renewals and that instead concessions are only offered to new people coming in

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

My fiancée and I have lived here for over five years, and we absolutely love the area. Having the Wetlands on our doorstep has been amazing, especially for walks, and one of our favourite spots is Walthamstow Village, where you’ll find brilliant restaurants and pubs for every day of the week. The commute into work on the Victoria line has also been fantastic, with the station only a two-minute walk from the property. It has been a real game changer for getting to and from work.

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

They have been awesome, very quick turn around with any issues.

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

I would have loved a facility to have a BBQ, and because we are right on the edge of the wetlands we do have a-lot of bugs especially in the summer time.

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

Getting better and better. When we moved here 3 years ago there was nothing around. Now it’s becoming super lively, full of shops. It’s super convenient to have a Tesco right in front of the development too.

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

Very promptly! We never had issues. They are great

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

That the community is great! We made so many friends here.