A Guide to Living in Warwickshire

Please review your development:

Design is practical, the homes are very warm in winter with lots of light. Energy efficient (with solar panels on most houses). Could do with more storage space but that is a problem that most new builds have. Useful shed in garden. The garden is secure (important for pet-friendly housing!) and in our case very large. Quality of building is a little disappointing (for example there is little internal sound-proofing) but any problems/faults are addressed fairly promptly by maintenance. Property management company is good (Joe is great) and overall we are very happy with our choice to move here! I would recommend it.

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

Homes are pet-friendly but there is a maximum number of pets allowed depending on their size. We had to pay extra for our second dog (upon payment of deposit/first rent) then by the time we moved we had lost one of them and had to keep paying the extra amount for the whole year. For anyone moving to a newer part of the development, do look at the surrounding area and how much construction is taking place near the home.

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

Overall very responsive, and they try to help with any issues with the landlord. They also quickly refer issues to maintenance when necessary.

Please review your development:

Plain design but great for me as I like neutral decor, everything has worked well and any issues have been dealt with promptly. Short walk to a coop and restaurants, bus route through. Nice green areas and parks in close proximity. House includes shed with is very helpful

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

Nothing of note, lady who showed us round explained everything perfectly

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

Yes fast reply to minor issue but not had any major issues

Please review your development:

We were looking for a property to rent and reached out to Joe pretty much at the last moment. Joe was extremely helpful and made all the essential arrangements swiftly and we were able to move in within 3 days! The move was very smooth and all the necessary instructions were provided by Joe on time. Peaceful neighbourhood and would definitely recommend for families.

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

nothing specific to share as everything is as we expected.

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

We haven’t had any issues to report so far as we moved in just two days ago.

Neighbour tried to steal my recylcing bin – top banter. There are a few issues with rubbish in the street, blowing around, which is a shame to see in a new estate.

Please review your development:

Some of the footways and carriageways still need to be surface dressed, but there is a lot of improvement and active work on the development so i’m sure this will happen in the near future.
Communication with residents regarding works in the area would be useful and doesn’t happen at the moment.

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

I hadn’t realised that the hob on the cooker was induction and some of my pans don’t work!

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

I have no comment to make on this element as I’ve not needed to utilise the service since I moved in.