About Latimer

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

The local area is lovely, the local residents are all friendly and we really enjoy living on the outskirts of the town.

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

Get your own survey done.
Get snags resolved before moving in by pushing this through your solicitor.
They don’t bother to register the homes with the NHBC so ensure this is done!

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

Yes but people come out and fix issues to such a poor standard. You also have to wait weeks, months and in some cases years for a resolution.

It’s lovely that there is not much through traffic as you only need to drive down our road if you live here or are visiting.

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

We love living in Elmswell. We have a 10 minute walk to the train station and a 5 minute drive to the A14. The Street is very quiet as you only need to drive down here if you live here or are visiting.

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

I would like to know if we are getting a children’s play area.

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

Living next to the watermeadow place nature boardwalk is incredible, it’s such a beautiful ever changing landscape which we feel lucky to have on our doorstep. We are a 15 min walk to Elstead village which has the essential shops, chemist, vets and 3 lovely pubs. We have a bus which stops right outside the development and takes you to Godalming and Guildford within 45 mins. My only complaint is that the last bus is about 7pm each day which can be an inconvenience as after this time you have to travel by car or you are quite isolated. The bin collection has been regular. We have experienced some anti social behaviour from some residents however this has been dealt with swiftly and appropriately by Clarion.

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

You must own a car to live here, access would be very restricted without one.

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

Ignored complaint about Weyburn house design which was a group complaint from all Weyburn house type owners

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

Kings hill is a great place to live with many amenities within walking distance. Restaurants, a gastro pub, 2 supermarkets and a train station a short distance away. There is on prem security and the grounds are well maintained. It does however have a large number of commercial office plots so traffic can sometimes be an issue.

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

I wish I had better researched the developers and how awful they treat customers.

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

I had to complain through multiple channels to get the developers to fix issues in my property. They didn’t even respond to my complaint until I reported them to the housing ombudsmen and threatened legal action. It took them almost a year to put right the issues with my property, and they even attempted to end my defects period early because of it.