About Story Homes
Founded in 1987, Story Homes is a housing developer with schemes in Cubria, North West and North East England and Southern Scotland. Their mission is to design and build quality homes that people aspire to live in.
It’s good, but could be better.
The design of the buildings are unique and picturesque, however the execution of the building is subpar. There are a lot of building issues such as an uneven living room ceiling, grass is very weedy and not thick, one of the toilets in the en-suite was leaking and got this replaced twice before it was resolved. This also subsequently caused a stain in the kitchen located underneath. The drive quickly had moss growing and many other issues that were noted when first moved in. There is an office located on site and although they were helpful at the first 2 weeks, you then had to call their helpline which was not so helpful or responsive
Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:
There are a variety of local stores that are available within a 10 minute walk, lots of different food options to choose from and a small green space. There are also three pubs, although only one of them seems to be very popular amongst the locals. There are some good connection links on public transport to the city centre and nearby neighbourhoods, but the closest bus stop that goes outwards to the city centre is around a 8 minute walk which is quite far. There is one bus stop located outside of the estate, approx 1 min walk from my house but only very few buses stop here. Visitor parking is limited but there is minimal traffic noise from cars but frequent areoplane noises. Bin collections are fortnightly and neighbours are friendly.
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
check check check! dont just look at it on face value, but look closely at dents, scratches, things that are not straight. try the taps, the showers, the toilets when you view so that you dont discover the problems later.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
Yes, seeing as we had quite a few problems at the beginning, they addressed some of the smaller issues like the dent in the front brick was quickly patched up and the toilet was addressed after some time as it wasnt considered an emergency. They do respond but are quite slow. But after their first few weeks, responses slowed until they said that they were no longer responsible.
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Facilities
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Design
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Location
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Value
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Management
