Otherwise, it still a good development which I would recommend to others.

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

Vauxhall is very close to Central London, however the area is still developing and feels unsafe. It is very dirty, often with rubbish being spread everywhere, it is not safe at night, and local authority should be monitoring this area more closely. Additionally, there are no cafes, nice shops or places around here apart from Sainsbury’s and Starbucks. The area definitely needs an upgrade to match the house prices here.

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

I wish I knew how dangerous and dirty Vauxhall can be. There is also a lot of construction going on which can get very noisy and dusty when opening the window.

What is the best feature of your home:

The dark style kitchen and bathroom are very stylish.

The management however leaves much to be desired. The assigned estate manager is slow to respond, does not seem to have good knowledge when questions are asked and has absolutely failed to establish a good rapport With the community at all. Perhaps we need someone who is more of a problem solver to take charge.

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

There are no shops on the estate and we’ve been promised something by 2019. So that’s rather disappointing. Visitor parking is near non existent and also not marked up at all which causes a lot of parking arguments with neighbours. Some neighbours are also inconsiderate in where they park with the 4 or 5 cars they own when they only have 2 parking spaces allocated. Seems management enforcements are lip service and not actioned properly. Roads surrounding the school gets incredibly jammed with traffic during school runs and we should really have a car restriction on parking in the area as it is very dangerous for the children, cyclists (this is an eco cycling estate after all!) other cars and often inaccessible for wheelchair users as cars park on drop curbs. I know this because we have a wheelchair user in the family.

Other than the above, we have an estate with lovely green spaces, dog walking fields, large pedestrian pathways, nice parks, landscaping and amazing community.

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

I wished that we knew their wasn’t really going to be any savings when it comes to heating the home as the cost of the standing charge on the heat exchange unit is so high it wipes out any savings from the warm home.

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

If this is with regards to fixing snags and building problems, we’ve had no issues with them

There’s also an ongoing issue with certain residents throwing often burning cigarette butts out the window, which can easily land on balconies (for those who have one), or through open windows.

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

The area is great, although there are a number of worrying aspects in the surroundings (the nearby homeless shelter has proven difficult to communicate with about issues with their residents, and the continuous construction on the nearby sites can be annoying).

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

The one thing I missed during the initial showing of the flats was the fact how god-awful the bathroom sinks are. They look nice, for sure, but it’s as if nobody tried the combination of the tap, sink, and bathroom before handover. Water splashes everywhere even on low pressure, and it’s almost impossible to keep the bathroom counter dry.

What is the best feature of your home:

In my opinion the best feature of my rental is the overall service Lyvly provides – it’s much closer to a hotel-like experience, with regular cleaning and servicing, cleaning supplies being delivered, etc., and all management duties are lifted off our shoulders.

Kind regards

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

The area is amazing, school is right across the street, big grocery shop 4 min walk away, station is 5 min walk away too and a lot of places to eat near by.

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

I wish I knew about the expensive energy company they use that we can’t even change. And that there is no parking available for association tenants.