Forge, SG1

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

Ideal proximity to the train station and plenty of shops - perfect for commuting. Can often hear noise from the high street below, but typically not disruptive during the day and becomes very quiet in the evening - other than some shop alarms that have a tendency of being triggered at night and not turned off until the morning.

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

Very quick to respond to problems within the apartment and have attended to fix issues within hours of being reported. A little slower to respond to fixing communal issues - but this seems to be down to the need for external companies

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

It gets HOT! Great in the winter when the heating never had to be turned on and saved on bills, but a fan is needed to run 24/7 on even a mildly warm day when someone is in to prevent the apartment from becoming unbearably hot. Might be a sign of the building being built and insulated well, but air conditioning should be essential! Be prepared for serious summer heat.

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

The area we live is very good if you want to keep everything close to you. It’s very beneficial specially if you don’t have a car to move around. As the bus and train station are just a 10 minute walk

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

They were very slow with responding to my queries most of the time

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

I wish I had known that the building would be so hot in the summer.

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

Forge Yards is right in the centre of New Town Stevenage. Couldn't be more convenient for accessing local shops and entertainment. No traffic noise. Parking comes at an extra £75/month. They once broke in the bike shed and stole some bikes

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

Very slow and when the repairs were unsupervised they caused more issues

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

Check leaks in the bathroom and electric sockets fixtures

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

There is a wide range of shops but the quality overall is very poor. Good transport link (10 min walking distance to the station). Poor range of restaurants and bars and very few leisure activities located at walking distance. There is a nice park close by.

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

Usually I don't get an answer by email, I need to chase them and eventually they get back to me with some banal comments.

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

I wish I had known the heating issues of these apartments in summer and the incompetence of the management team.

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

Location is convenient, located right at town centre. However, the view is largely obscured by the newly built commercial complex which is a minus.

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

I was having problems with electrical issues before and I have to work on the next day. While the property management team quickly resolved before I came back which is appreciated.

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

I wish the property manager will let me know about the plan of the construction site outside the apartment before signing the contract