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

Close to local convenience shops and walking distance to town. It is a quiet area with a lovely grass area right outside which is great for little dog walks and has plenty of bins and few benches. Plenty of parking available.

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

It was handled very quickly and didn't hesitate to get it fixed. Brilliant service.

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

The key for the gate HD a £5 deposit that can be obtained from the council. The council do come and clean up the back every now and then. You don't need to put the bins out as they are able to get to them.the gassed area is well maintained and often.

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Nice neighbourhood, considering it is in Beeston Close to city centre, most importantly pet friendly!

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

Not bad in solving problems. But sometimes there are miscommunication errors. Someone said something, someone forgot. Someone assumed..

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

Mould problem is not great. They tried to solve it, but i think its is black mould from the groind, and it is affecting our health. Winter months, has to be cleaned twice a week. After the repairs, we will see how it will be this winter. Even though i can allready see some areas that it is reappearing again and it is summer now. Once got sent a letter to ventilate the home by opening windows and that sounded a little in appropriate

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Scholars view is perfect. While there were some issues in 2022 with the neighbouring council estates, Placefirst has done an amazing job. Shops and other local amenities are all close by. If you drive you can be in Durham, Sunderland or Newcastle in no time. The availability of takeaways is amazing as well.

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

Amazingly. No time wasted and great work done. Perfect

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

I wish I had known how close Scholars view is to all these big cities. Gateshead, Newcastle, Durham, Sunderland, Stockton and so many more cities can be reached in 30 minutes or less. It’s always easy to go anywhere. Leaving London I was worried about being cut off from big cities. However no concern anymore.

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

The development is in a great central area, close to all necessary amenities. It can be noisy at times, but overall the convenience outweighs the occasional noise.

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

The maintenance could do with some improvement. The portal is a great way of logging difficulties, however I had some issues when it came to organising my repairs and communicating with the repair people.

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

The flats can get very warm in the summer and the surroundings can be quite noisy at times.

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Living in the Welsh streets for 4 years has been nothing short of hell. I don’t say this lightly- you only have to look at the Welsh streets resident group on Facebook to see just how unhappy the majority of residents are. We are constantly plagued with rodent issues, both inside and outside in the communal areas. When we have contacted them we are greeted with a less than helpful ‘call the city council’. Exposed wires, communal gardens with lights that don’t work, holes left from builders where works haven’t been finished, large rat holes in the garden where our children play.

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

Until recently, issues were left unaddressed for lengthy periods of time. They have since started acting quicker (I assume for the general dissatisfaction). For example- the communal lights in our garden have been inactive for over 3 months now.

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

How bad it really is. Promises of being a family development only to receive email from them to say any unclaimed toy would be taken to the tip without notice.