About Vive Living

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

I like the environment here. There is a free parking space in front of the building, sometimes you can find places to park sometimes it is quite busy but overall it is okay. The area is pretty safe. I haven’t experienced any anti social behaviour around so far. Trains to London bridge/cannon street are often especially in the weekdays(every 5-6 minutes) and weekends (15 minutes). There is 2 station nearby, one is Newcross the other one is Deptford. Both stations are almost at the same distance.
If your flat located on the railway side sometimes you might feel noisy but if the windows are closed trust me you will not realise when trains passes. And there is no train during the night so it is not a problem at all.

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

Unfortunately there is no big supermarket around. The nearest is 20- 25 min walk( tesco extra in Canada water or Lidl) . It would not change my mind anyway i am so happy except this.

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

We had a problem with washing machine, and they solved the problem so quickly. So far so good.

Also a small thing but the fitted Sonos speakers shouldn’t be fitted to plasterboard walls as the base this creates disturbs residents.

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

We are in the perfect location for access to transport being opposite Hackney Wick overground station and a short walk to Stratford. We now have a Sainsburys local which is great for quick dashes for milk and bread! I love that we don’t live near a busy high street, as it feels peaceful and has a community feel.

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

I wish it was made a little clearer that the landlord could increase the rent by such a large percentage in one go. However we do appreciate no rent increase throughout the pandemic.

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

Quickly and with solutions, we are always able to get hold of them.

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

We are close to a number of mainline stations and bus routes, and just a 20 min walk into Greenwich centre.

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

At certain points in the year this development seems to be a student hotspot, which can be annoying as they tend to be messy in communal areas as don’t see this as a long term home like others do.

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

Always respond instantly, and everything is dealt with promptly and to a high standard.

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

very good overall experience, no traffic noises at all, bin collections are often (we do have a shared bins and enough bins for general waste and recycling), free parking on road even tho people from the neighbouring buildings take some of our spaces which is very annoying. many train stations within maximum of 15 min walk, few bus routes. few local restaurants and pubs, local shops.

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

only bad thing in my opinion is the neighbouring buildings using our parking spaces which sometimes makes it very hard to find a space available. Also if you have electric car, the one charging station we have on the street doesn’t work, however the charging station is not provided by the building management so they are not responsible for it.

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

we haven’t had any issues to raise, but they are always happy to help if needed.