About LAR Housing Trust

LAR Housing Trust is an independent housing charity aiming to provide quality homes at affordable rents across Scotland. LAR works with house builders, developers and partners in affordable housing provision to create new homes across Scotland.

Number of Developments

1

Ratings

4.18 Rating

Rating (based on 26 reviews)

Excellent

34.62%

Very Good

61.54%

Average

3.85%

Disappointing

0.00%

Very Poor

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Lovely central location for young couple.

The flat design is great but more storage would be more beneficial in the property. I feel the building is clean and appealing on the eye. The green spaces are nice however as a dog owner, dog waste bins would be beneficial for us. I feel that parking can be an issue due to most properties having 2 cars and there not being enough visitors spaces. The location is perfect and we have a lovely view from our property. We can see ourselves settled here for a while.

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Local to city centre shops and restaurants. Good access to the beach and green spaces. Lovely views of the beach. Very central location for work and socialising.

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

I thought that there was adequate storage however now we live here it would be useful to have another cupboard for storage.

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

The building management usually get back to us in a promptly manner however there has been times when they have taken longer to respond.

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5
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Ocean Apartments 2021

Design – Kitchen/Living Area is excellent as is having 2 bathrooms. Bedrooms are a little bit on the small side as by the time furniture has been added they can feel slightly cramped. Kitchen and Bathrooms are very modern with excellent utilities.
Facilities – Allocated parking is good but the car park could be better laid out. Bin stores have improved recently due to addition of pincode locks. Bike stores are available but have not used. Excellent Fibre to the Premises (Ultrafast) wi-fi.
Building and Property Management – All performed by one company. Property Manager is responsive to emails with complaints but can be slow to action remedies.

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Pros – Close to city centre and beach + retail park nearby
Cons – football stadium nearby, surrounding area does not live up to standard of the development.

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

That there is a great community Facebook page that is used to discuss any issues/queries from other residents, it’s very helpful.

If there is one thing you would change about your flat or property what would it be:

I wish that there were more storage areas in the flat.

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Beautiful development

I love my flat, have lovely neighbours, great area, quiet and friendly. The only down side is the parking, my space is so far away from my flat – not idea in typical Scottish weather – parking design could be much better. Expensive factoring fee for the work that is actually carried out over the year. Overall beautiful development and quality of property

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Great local shop just 1 minute walk, beach 2 mins walk away. Bus stop on door step, and 5 min drive to shopping centres

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

Parking – it’s so far away from our actual flats – not ideal when carrying shopping in the snow/rain/wind

What is the best feature of your home:

Layout is fantastic, great quality finishes. Very handy in a 1 bed flat to have a washing room for towels, storage etc

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Design
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A great place to live in Aberdeen

The design of the flats is very modern and smart because the space is very well distributed thanks to open plan kitchen/living rooms and many large windows.

There are good facilities. The staircases are of good quality and bins are stored in small sheds separated from the residence buildings. There are bike sheds with locked doors.

The property management is good although expensive for the service provided.

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

The development is very well located. The city centre and the beach are within walking distance (less that 15 minutes away). The beach area has a wide variety of coffee shops and restaurants. Several large supermarkets are within walking distance as well. The area is generally quiet. There are important facilities/ amenities nearby: a gym/pool and a large grass area by the beach and a GP practice 5 minutes away walking.

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

We wish we had known that the roof might leak although the developer fixed that problem recently.

If there is one thing you would change about your flat or property what would it be:

We would put wooden flooring because it is preferable to the carpet provided.

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