The design of the Winston is excellent, ideal for a family or professional couple who like to entertain. The development has a good mix and design of houses and is well laid out. At present the ‘green’ areas are maintained by site as they are still building. The entrance to the development needs some attention as several trees have died and not been replaced and there are lots of weeds growing through the grass around the lagoon. Hopefully will be rectified before the management Company takes responsibility. The children’s play area hasn’t been built yet and some trees have been removed from tree protection areas as they were diseased and damaged during the building process, which means some of the natural habitats have been destroyed. Good access to public footpath from the development, leading to Wistow Rural Centre and also canal walks.
Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:
Local shops limited to essentials. Doctor, Dentist and Chemist in the village as well as Chinese and Indian takeaways, fish and chip shop, cafe and 2 pubs. Local bus to Leicester runs twice per hour. Regular bin collection. All properties on Garner Way have parking spaces and garages but residents still insist on parking on the road.
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
closely inspect the quality of the build in the show homes, if you get chance to speak to any owners on the development take the opportunity. Read reviews on all of the developers sites before making your decision and most important if you do buy, get a Snagging Survey done. Unfortunately not all reviews give an honest and balanced view, no developer is perfect some are worse than others.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
Customer service have been difficult to contact during covid with long delays, and feel they have often used Covid as an excuse for delays in response to emails. We have had various problems with our property and several different operatives have visited to carry repair works which have not been satisfactory and other operatives have had to return to rectify the problems.
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