About Vive Living

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

Deptford High Street offers a wide range of local shops, independent coffee shops/bakery, tattoo shop. Amazing oriental grocery shops and restaurants. You can also find a local brewery and the Saturday market is a great occasion to discover local vendors. Great connection, the building is situated 10 minutes walking from both new cross and Deptford station.
The building is located just in front of the train tracks but is very well insulated thanks to the double glazed windows. Parking in free and there is no traffic noise.

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

Air ventilation unit is located in the bedroom and it’s quite noisy. Especially during night

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

We had only one issue with hot water but the problem was promptly fixed

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

I’ve lived in this area for around 8 years now and love how much of a community vibe it has which is rare to find in london

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

Unsure think they cleared every issue or concerns we had before moving ib

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

They fixed the boiler and provided us all with heaters when the boiler broken

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

Fairly close to local grocery stores and cafes. Good access to 2 train stations and overground. 5 minutes from bus stops although feels a bit unsafe coming home late at night.

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

Good to know that management of the building is so available and helpful. Location makes it very easy to get around london via public transport. Parking around here is free but difficult to get a space.

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

They respond quickly and arrange for plumbers/electricians to attend as soon as possible. Very friendly and easy to contact.

Downsides: the advertised facilities aren’t actually provided! There’s supposed to be weekly cinema nights which haven’t happened for 5 years, and the projector in the shared work space is constantly broken. There aren’t table tennis tables on the roof terrace anymore and we’re due to be replaced years ago but still waiting. They’ve also recently introduced no smoking on the roof terrace despite it being a totally outdoor area, which the majority or residents are unhappy about. But worst of all, the rent is increased every year by a random figure of the owners choice, with everyone in the building being charged individual rates for no apparent reason- which we discovered when we started a resident’s group to discuss the high increases.

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

Great location with amazing transport links, cool places to eat and drink, and a beautiful riverside walk into historical Greenwich.

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

That the rent would be increased every year by a random percentage- this is very unsettling and doesn’t allow to pre-plan

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

Pretty well, with internal flat issues being dealt with quite promptly