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

We love the area - so close to beautiful little cafes and shops in deBeauvior, or up the canal to Angel or Hackney. Being on a residential street is a real win for London as it keeps noise to a minimum at night. The biggest challenge with the area is probably theft of bicycles - it’s been an issue in Hackney for a while and definitely getting worse.

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

Safety concerns about parcels and bicycles - as mine was stolen from the parking lot secure bike storage. Service charge increases

What is the best feature of your home:

Huge glass floor to ceiling windows that bring in so much light!

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

You don’t have to go far to amazing world class eateries. The buses are too congested & traffic bad. There’s not much right on the doorstep though for dining out - you have to travel a mile really, for anything good.

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

How busy and unreliable the buses are to get into work. If there was a safe cycle route along old Kent Road, I’d take it - but there isn’t

What is the best feature of your home:

It’s very spacious (that’s because it’s a disabled unit) and has parking

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

Neighborhood is fantastic. Proximity to open spaces is great, buses frequent, tube not too far away. However bin room insufficient for amount of flats, courtyard not secure enough and people have gotten in and stolen bikes

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

Lift breaks down way too often. Hackney who manages the property are absolutely incapable of doing a half decent job

What is the best feature of your home:

Big floor to ceiling windows, balcony and proximity to park

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

The area (Stratford) is very busy and well-located which has a number of advantages but also a few disadvantages. The large Westfield shopping centre is minutes away and transport connections are very good. One of the disadvantages is that the immediate vicinity can be very busy with traffic and there is a relatively high level of crime. There have been bicycles stolen from the locked area inside the car park and the new management company (see below) is taking further steps to protect residents and property. The noise from outside can also be obtrusive and adds to the internal noise issues noted below. Bin collections etc are working well now.

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

The relatively high crime rate. The poor former management company. And that noise reduction is not as good as it could be due to both design and insulation.

What is the best feature of your home:

The size of the rooms is good compared to some developments and the ceilings are a a bit higher than some others.

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

Around the flat there is not much, not a food shop and the closest high street is 15 minute away. But the tube is near by.

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

I wish I know that the property management was terrible and can’t seem to fix anything properly.

What is the best feature of your home:

Nice size and the ‘winter’ balcony that closes is nice especially in winter. The house is warm which is great in winter but terrible in summer.