About St James

Normal sorts of London type issues in the area but no more.

Clean building, well looked after, size is adequate. Convenient with concierge, gym, steam room, sauna.

The building management is pretty efficient. For me is fine but if I was the owner I would be more interested.

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

Shops, greenery, transport links good buses to Finsbury turnpike and train.

It’s fine bearing in mind is London.

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

None.

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

They are pretty efficient. For me is fine but if I was the owner I would be more interested.

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

Easy transport links, short walk to Wandsworth park. Monday to Thursday it is pretty quiet but busy at the weekend. Lots of convenient places to eat nearby. Everything in walking distance and next to tube so easy to get to central London.

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

I was suprised by how suburban it feels despite being 15 minutes from waterloo

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

I would like more storage space as there isn’t much.

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

Good amounts of green space
Decent community
Horrible management
Poorly designed property

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

I wish I had known that the ventilation and cooling system within the house was bad.

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

They’ve responded slowly and ineffectively every time I have lodged a complaint. The answer is always not correctly addressing the problem and subsequent replies take even longer.

There is a big Sainsburys literally right next door which is an absolute lifesaver. There is underground parking underneath Hudson which makes us save a lot of money on our car insurance premiums.

It’s also ideal for us commuting into central London, with the Hornsey National Rail link giving us quick access to central London via alighting at Finsbury Park for the Victoria Line, or continuing onward towards Old Street or all the way to Moorgate.

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

It’s still not really that close to a tube station, Wood Green and Turnpike lane are 15-20 min walk away.

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

We wish we had known that the private car parking underneath the Hudson Building was only accessible if your apartment had already purchased a space (£1,500 one off).

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

Yes, we had issues with antisocial behaviour on the odd occasion with kids liking to congregate in areas of the complex. Because of on site security this is dealt with promptly and really this has only been on a very few occasions.