Charolais Gardens, CV21

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

Great for being close to the train station, with very small noise traffic from the station. Parking is unsafe. People park all around the street as there’s not enough spaces and they cost nearly £100 a month! People drive in the barriers behind others, block spaces which isn’t helpful. All roads are permit, so impossible to have visitors without them having to pay for parking. Bins are always left out and rubbish is everywhere. For a place that’s pet friendly, it’s a hazard…

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

Responded quickly, never had any issues. I only needed the filters changing on the air system so can’t comment on any major issues

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

The hassle, the lack of cleanliness around the apartments and broken stairs/lift constantly. I wouldn’t recommend if you have a dog, especially if they tend to pick things up. Could end up being an expensive vet bill on top of a high rent

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

Fantastic location, perfectly located for shops, transport links by train and bus, and a short walk into the town centre. This does mean parking and traffic around the estate can be difficult. Generally a quiet area but it is the main throughfare from the station to town so can get a couple of rowdy people walking by on a weekend night.

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

Repairs always dealt with swiftly; there is a good process for raising issues

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

The walls chip/mark very easily Nothing else i can think of

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

Lots of facilities and close to station. It is convenient to travel as it is less than 5 mins from station

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

Yes they have responded to requests promptly and efficiently

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

The parking situation outside the allocated parking zone makes it difficult to drive in

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

The location is great for people that need to commute to London or Manchester. It takes 3 min to get to the station. There are also grocery shops nearby so it is quite convenient

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

There is an app so it is easy to raise issues. They respond fast and profesiinally

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

I wish I had known the area around better. It took me a while to discover that there was a nice plan to run just 5 min away.

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

Very good excellent no problems at all parking is excellent bin collections on time and no bad behaviour

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

Yes very quick and efficient talked through what to do and was sorted

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

The community is very friendly always nice to chat too and staff are excellent