A guide to living in West Yorkshire

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

Fantastic location, only five minutes’ walk from Leeds train station and ten minutes into the heart of the city centre - yet set back enough to be quiet and largely undisturbed from noise and bustle. There are a number of popular coffee shops, cafes, pubs, bars and restaurants in the immediate area, as well as a couple of convenience stores for where you can grab everyday essentials. Road parking is restricted and some of the immediate area is pedestrianised, although there are a number of public car parks in walking distance for visitors or those drive but haven’t acquired a parking space within the development.

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

Generally they have responded quickly, efficiently and positively. My only ‘negative’ feedback is that it took quite a while to organise the development window clean following some kind of problem with access for the external contractor, though it has now been done.

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

Ask about additional benefits that come with living here, there are a lot that aren’t always obvious.

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

Issues with anti-social behaviour on the development. Police have attended on multiple occasions and there is an overall lack of safety. Multiple attempts by individuals to access the car park to steal cars. Bin store originally did not have a lock, which led to a homeless person living in there. Instead of adding a lock/fob access they closed the bin store meaning we now have to take bins down staircase and down the street for disposal. There was also an issue with antisocial kids gathering around the development, kicking doors and harassing people.

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

Communication is very poor. Maintenance requests can take forever to be picked up, and are often ignored along with any emails you send. The management team is willing to say whatever they need to to shirk responsibility for issues and avoid fixing things.

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

If I had been aware of the freezing cold apartments, bugs, noise nuisance & anti-social behaviour I would not have moved in. Electricity costs for the apartments are shocking due to how expensive the electric radiators are, you will likely spend many hundreds trying to stay warm just during the coldest months. This was a huge surprise to me as I was unaware that the home could not retain heat.

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

Bad is that the gym takes forever and there is always something breaking but the one of the reasons I would recommend it to someone is the amazing reception staff in particular Joshua Hanna

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

They very good and always on it very happy with the staff

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

That the gym was not going to be ready and take forever

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

Amazing building but having someone so capable and helpful like Joshua Hanna is what truly makes living here amazing as any problem I have he is always there to help and always smiling no matter the weather

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

Very good and fast love it and very happy with the response time

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

That the gym would take so long as it was meant to be done when I was moving in

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

There is a Sainsbury’s downstairs which is open until 9 every night (including Sundays) which is really convenient. For other shops there is an Aldi a 10 minute walk away and the complex is in the town centre so easy access to plenty of others.

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

We raised any issues using an online portal and somebody was found to fix the issue the same or next day.

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

There are always lots of building works going on in the area which can cause noise, especially Monday -Friday all year round. However the flats are very well designed to keep noise to a minimum and so this will be only be a minor issue for most people, especially 9-5 workers. However one of us works night shifts so often has to sleep during the day and this has been difficult at times. Whilst this is not the fault of Moda themselves, we were told the building works would only be going on over the summer when we moved in last June. It is now the following March and they have showed no signs of stopping. Also drivers should be aware that parking spaces cost £170 per month