A guide to living in Watford

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

Close to Cassiobury park and bus stop. Convenient to shop at Morrisons next door and business park nearby. 20 mins to Tube station. Peaceful community and good environment.

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

Response time to cleaning or repair is reasonable, and prompt in case of urgency.

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

Smart lockers and online services including reservation of facilities and service request are value-added provisions to the development.

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

The development suits are needs the surgery and the super market is walking distance the construction is new and the development layout iis good. However I wish the 2 bedrooms would have attached bathrooms and not the way they are and probably it could still be remodelled.

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

well responded whenever we had called them they have come within the reasonable time and this is appreciated

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

The Apt layout could have been better as the living room dining room and kitchen could have been on the lower floor and the bedrooms above but this is not possible

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

Our location is in a convenient location as we have a morrisons supermarket right across the road but there are very little parking spots outside the complex

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

There is an app to report any issues with the apartment or the little things like giving cups for the coffee machine

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

Amazing and clean dog walks anytime and a very helpful community.

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

Good aspect: schools, supermarkets and parks Bad aspects: heavy traffic and , town centre is a little bit far.

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

Really well some times with some delays but usually on time

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

Te staff/ landlord is organising really nice events

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

The local area is a dream - especially in spring/summertime when a walk in the park and along the canal is such an inspiration. The convenience of having a huge supermarket virtually on our doorstep is another reason why i love this location and the added value of the cafe and facilities at the Hive in Watford industrial park just completes the community dream. Cortland take very great care of maintaining the communal grounds and waste / recycling areas. There is a garage facility available for car owners, and great alternative transport solutions including Beryl bikes, frequent buses and a metro station just 12 mins walk from the apartments. Something for everyone

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

A large building like ours is never without some kind of issue- whether the lift is not working, barrier to car park broken or mal- functioning bin shutes , all are handled with utmost importance and clearly communicated to all residents. Equally and very importantly, i feel the management team here are very proactive to keep building maintenance to a high standard and constantly looking for opportunities to improve life within the community and balancing ways to keep the peace for all residents. Not an easy task i am sure!

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

For all the reasons mentioned previously, living here has surpassed my expectations. I didn’t plan to stay for long, but have renewed for another year 😀