Essential Living

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  • Website: www.essentialliving.co.uk

  • No. of developments: 4

  • Development locations: North London, South East London, East London, South East England

HomeViews Awards

  • 8 Excellence Awards

  • 8 Design Awards

  • 8 Facilities Awards

  • 8 Location Awards

  • 5 Value Awards

  • 8 Management Awards

Developments by Essential Living

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Rental Only
Award Winner 2024

Union Wharf, SE8

Award winner 2024

4.67

4.67

(265 reviews)

£2,300-£3,200 pcm

1, 2, 3 beds

Union Wharf is a development from London property developer Essential Living. It features 249 rental-only apartments on the banks of Deptford Creek near Greenwich’s town centre. It houses a collection of one, two and three-bedroom apartments. In addition, Union Wharf is close to the Cutty Sark DLR station for fast and frequent connections to Canary Wharf.
1st

Ranked 1st out of 13 in Deptford

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Vantage Point, N19

Award winner 2024

4.61

4.61

(203 reviews)

£2,250-£3,300 pcm

1, 2 beds

Vantage Point is a Build to Rent development by Essential Living, offering 118 studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. All Vantage Point residents get access to a range of features and amenities. These include a 24-hour onsite team, a rooftop BBQ terrace, games room and exercise room. In addition, the development is above Archway London Underground station in the North London Borough of Islington. Residents are also close to Upper Street, Emirates Stadium and Highgate Village.
1st

Ranked 1st out of 10 in Holloway

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Dressage Court, E2

Award winner 2024

4.72

4.72

(194 reviews)

£2,500-£4,500 pcm

1, 2, 3 beds

There are 104 rental-only one, two and three-bedroom apartments at Dressage Court, a development by Essential Living.
3rd

Ranked 3rd out of 82 in Borough of Tower Hamlets

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Berkshire House, SL6

Award winner 2024

4.62

4.62

(148 reviews)

£1,100-£1,300 pcm

1 beds

Berkshire House is a Build to Rent development managed by Essential Living. There are 68 apartments, and these are a range of studios as well as one and two-bedroom apartments. Additionally, Berkshire House has a central location on Maidenhead High Street. Therefore, it is close to Maidenhead station and a short drive from the historical town of Windsor, which hugs the River Thames.
3rd

Ranked 3rd out of 34 in Berkshire

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See how residents rate developments by Essential Living

This company is rated 4.66 out of 5.00.
4.66

810 total reviews

This all-time rating combines reviewer scores for Experience, Value, Location, Facilities, Management and Design as well as the age and verification status of each review.

Some reviewers were offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating

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Developments by Essential Living

Experience

4.7

Value

4.3

Location

4.6

Facilities

4.7

Management

4.7

Design

4.7

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Reviews marked with a green tick show tenants whose residency we have been able to verify. Those that could not be verified are marked 'unverified'.

Bali (Tenant)

Unverified

Berkshire House, SL6

Oct 2025

Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating

5
5
This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.
5

Very enjoyable stay for two years at Berkshire House Maidenhead

Bali (Tenant)

Unverified

Berkshire House, SL6

Oct 2025

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

Excellent location. Prompt management support was offered immediately. Safe parking. Bad - noise from the streets below and pubs when windows and balcony door open. No air con as it got soo hot during summer

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

Very prompt response every time. Both Oxana, Roxana and Ionut and Lucas are very friendly and made our stay and experience very positive.

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

Very hot in summer Noise from the street below and pubs


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Barbara (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Berkshire House, SL6

Oct 2025

Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating

5
5
This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.
5

In general I like the building

Barbara (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Berkshire House, SL6

Oct 2025

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

Berkshire House’s residents team ( specifically Oxana Apostolache ) are outstanding. I have always been able to contact them and get a prompt answer/solution either via email or app. They are clear and informative about what services we should expect in the building and keep reminding residents of property rules per contract. I’m very satisfied with their service so far.

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

Residents team always respond to me within a couple of days with clear answers.

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

That I could not transfer the tenancy internally to another apartment within the same building If I wished.


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Katherine (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Berkshire House, SL6

Oct 2025

Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating

5
5
This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.
5

Lovely flats!

Katherine (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Berkshire House, SL6

Oct 2025

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

The location is excellent, within walking distance to a variety of restaurants, gyms, cafes, and the train station. Parking in the area is not possible without renting one of the dedicated parking spaces, as the town center has strict parking limitations.

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

Building management always proactively addresses issues for the whole building, and any problems for my particular flat are always addressed professionally in a timely manner.

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

The studio flats to get quite hot in the summer time.


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Celina C. (Tenant)

Unverified

Dressage Court, E2

Oct 2025

Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating

5
5
This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.
5

Very good and comfortable experience.

Celina C. (Tenant)

Unverified

Dressage Court, E2

Oct 2025

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

Very close to tube stations and a big grocery store. Bethnal green area is very nice but some parts you have to be a bit more careful.

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

Yes, they were very communicative and responded very quickly to help us sort some things out.

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

It’s very comfortable and everyone who works here is so friendly.


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Aleksandra Stepien (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Union Wharf, SE8

Oct 2025

Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating

5
5
This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.
5

I LOVE UNION WHARF

Aleksandra Stepien (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Union Wharf, SE8

Oct 2025

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

Union Wharf is in an amazing location, right next to Cutty Sark where there are a lot of restaurants. The DLR and trains are a short walk away. You have Waitrose and other smaller super markets near by (2 minute walk away). Greenwich is also a beautiful area in general.

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

Issues are looked at straight away. We use an application called LOFT where we report any issues on site.

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

I wish I knew about this place sooner so that I could’ve moved in sooner!


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