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

Living at The Lansdowne, 25 Hagley Road has a lot of advantages, but also a few quirks worth knowing about. On the plus side, the local area is convenient — there’s a branch of Morrisons nearby, as well as a Sainsbury’s Local and a Tesco, so grocery shopping is easy even at short notice. The shops, restaurants and small bars around are reasonably good for everyday needs and casual meals; there are green/open spaces not far away for occasional fresh air or a stroll, which is nice when you want a break from student/study life. Transport links are overall good: you have bus routes along Hagley Road, and common public-transport links to the city and surrounding areas — so getting to campus or central Birmingham isn’t difficult. As for the drawbacks: living on our street can bring some annoyances. Parking is often tight because many residents and visitors compete for limited spaces. Bin collection is mostly fine — our building has an enclosed bin-collection area — but there’s a neighbouring building (Metropolitan House) whose bins are left outside. Whenever it’s windy, their bin bags often blow into our parking lot, which is irritating and messy. Traffic noise on Hagley Road can also be loud outside however, the Lansdowne have very strong soundproofing by very strong. I mean excellent soundproofing. Overall, I think living here is very good — mostly convenient and fairly comfortable, with the small downsides being parking pressure, occasional wind-blown bins from next door.

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

Augustina has been incredibly helpful with our kitchen heater issue — she personally handled everything, made sure the electrician fixed it as soon as possible, and even shared useful green energy-saving tips for our apartment, from ventilation to water heaters.

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

A good thing I wish I had known before moving in is how convenient the location is — having Morrisons, Sainsbury’s Local, and Tesco nearby makes grocery shopping very easy, and the transport links along Hagley Road make getting around Birmingham simple.

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

Good aspects - it is very near Bromley by Bow station which gets you into central really quick with the hammersmith / district line. The building is very beautifully decorated and modern. The management team is fantastic. Bad aspects - nothing in the neighbourhood - we are right next to the highway and there are no shops, restaurants, pubs etc.

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

Yes they have responded and they get the problem solved very quickly

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

You can use their portal to pay rent and use your credit card, very helpful for building points / airline miles!!!

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

I have lived at the Sessile for 18months. I find it to be a safe place with a lovely friendly feel to it. Outside the Sessile is the park. I have a dog and there is a friendly dog walking community. Transport links are amazing. It feels safe coming home at night and walking to the Sessile from the tube. Although a busy walk through from Tottenham to the tube station it is a quiet road with very little anti social behaviour. There are coffee shops, close by, a retail park 5mins walk away and a Health centre. It would be great to see more of the empty units opening up around the Sessile.

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

Building management respond immediately to issues raised. They are considerate when in the home and kind. Issues swiftly dealt with.

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

I think the Sessile community has continued to give. Whilst residents are private and there is a wide demographic it us such a friendly place with a real sense of community. Residents speak on corridors, in lifts , always a friendly face. It is pet friendly but the flats are well found proofed. This experience of community spirit can only really be felt when living here

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

Outdoor space is great (wetlands). Varied shops, restaurants (Walthamstow) retail park near the building and coffee shop and bars pubs by. Unfortunately, some examples of antisocial behaviour around Tottenham, but this isn’t new.

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

Yes, any flat issues are raised via the app are responded to in good time. Our oven cut out first week and had it resolved within 24 hours.

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

There is nothing in particular that comes to mind here

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

very Close to the tube and good shops nearby. Downside is there is a large road which is fairly busy.

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

they’ve pretty much always sorted stuff. Sometimes they get fixed right away . sometimes it took a bit longer but I belive this was because they were waiting for a part .

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

wish I knew about the app before , it’s actually really useful usefull and means if I forgot my keys in not locked out.