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Highams Green, E4

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Ranked 6th out of 14 in Borough of Waltham Forest

4.13

Highams Green is a development by Fairview New Homes. It consists of 336 one to four-bedroom apartments. The development is just a 5-minute walk from Highams Park station, in Zone 4, where Overground services run to Liverpool Street in 26 minutes.

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27 total reviews

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Overall

4.22

Facilities

4.07

Design

4.07

Location

4.67

Value

3.78

Management

3.48

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Ayshe Z (Owner)

Verified Resident

Mar 2021

Great but need some work.

Ayshe Z (Owner)

Verified Resident

Mar 2021

Overall happy with where I am but attention to detail with maintenance is needed. In terms of cleaning and pest control in the bin stores and gardens. Living location and local amenities is perfect, neighbours and community is great but increasing maintenance fees for cleaning that isn’t done properly isn’t great.

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

Love the flat and the location is perfect. Price of property is expensive for what you get in terms of square meters and that in mind the maintenance isn’t great. More and more random increases in charges and maintenance people that don’t pay much attention.

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

Yes but slowly and it takes a whole block of complaints to get attention.

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

The increase in maintenance fees. We purchased assuming it’s would be set not ever-changing.

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JM (Owner)

Verified Resident

May 2020

Nice area, excellent on-site management but head office does need a lot of improvement.

JM (Owner)

Verified Resident

May 2020

On-site management is very good, they are attentive to the residents. However, the liaison with the head office (Mainstay) is very poor. They are unable to budget correctly and service charge bills increased by 50% as well as frequently going into deficit. They also cannot seem to prioritise urgent work vs. non-urgent work. When scrutinised they refuse to answer any questions and somehow think they are above this. Head office also threaten to fine residents for superficial reasons (i.e. putting the washing out to dry, but still refuse to paint the exterior of the building even though it really needs to be done). Timing of communications also doesn't seem to be their forte. They demanded £1000 from every resident when the country went into lockdown even though a lot of people started to lose their jobs. Wasn't until told that local councillors and MP had been made aware of their behaviour that they offered to compromise. In addition, advertising that you're still going to a trade show in a different country when people are worried about how they're going to pay the service charge isn't very appropriate in my opinion. Perhaps money should be spent to help residents/avoid future deficits.

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

The area is good as it is close to station as well as shops as well as restaurants.

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

The number of contradictions from what we were informed pre-sale to after-sale.

What is the best feature of your home:

Location is best feature and easy access to central London.

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AA (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Apr 2020

Lovely area let down by insufficient parking spaces

AA (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Apr 2020

Highams Green development continues to be well maintained by the management company, which responds quite quickly to issues that arise. The flats in my building are spacious, airy and all have decent sized balconies for a slice of outdoor living. The development is clean and feels secure. There's a children's play area that's also well maintained. The big Tesco next door makes food shopping a doddle. Thankfully the Tesco offers three hours of free parking, because the one huge negative about the area is the lack of parking spaces. I need my car for work, so hopping on a bike is never going to work for me. There's always a bit or anxiety driving home as there's no guarantee of finding somewhere to park, even after paying for a residential permit. I don't have children living with me, so can't comment on the facilities for children, however there are schools near the library and there are lots of families in the area. The area is well placed for shopping, with IKEA, Costco and a number of retail parks less than 10 minutes' drive away. The wonderful Epping forest is only a walking distance away as is the lake. This is my second year in the area and although the parking problem is almost a deal breaker, I expect to be here for many more years.

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

Highams Park is generally a lovely area, with decent transport links, good restaurants and cafes and not far from a number of retail parks.

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

Lack of parking spaces, is a huge negative, but it's a problem in the borough as a whole.

Please share one thing (or more) which you would change about your development:

Less noisy extractor fan, which needs to be left on constantly to prevent damp, especially as the bathroom has no window.

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Anon (Owner)

Verified Resident

Apr 2020

Welcoming Communal Garden

Anon (Owner)

Verified Resident

Apr 2020

Our development is modern with a welcoming communal garden that our neighbours share, mostly in the summer: badminton on the grass, kids cycling, strength training; there is a variety of flowers and a herb garden. We have a view of Epping Forest from our balcony, which is absolutely beautiful. The building management company are usually prompt to deal with any queries.

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

Likes: very close to the Overground station, bus stops, local shops, a park and woodland, and two good restaurants (Indian, and Chinese). Dislikes: immediate business park isn't that sightly.

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

In this particular development at least, it would seem the carpet was not intended to be kept and had no underlay installed. In hindsight, we should have definitely installed sound insulating underlay and then better carpet or flooring.

What is the best feature of your home:

The best feature of our home is the balcony with its lovely view of Epping Forest.

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Paul (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Aug 2019

Convenient area, nice looking developement but low quality details

Paul (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Aug 2019

The layout of the flat is nice, with new furniture. It is well insulated and it has a great soundproofing. There is a family next door with kids and I never hear a thing! The flat itself is comfortable and had a big window door for ventilation. The development looks nice but many details are in poor quality and wear out quickly, such as door handles and rails which got rusty and broke down. For every sort of issue we can easily reached out to the management which had an office just round the corner and provides quick and efficient service. I chose this development because it's close to where I work and near to amenities.

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

Convenient are for shops and travel. Near the station. The block is nice and new. It has a beautiful playground in the middle for the kids and the area is safe and quiet. The neighbours however are not so friendly and sociable and keep for themselves, so there is not much sense of community.

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

That the doors keep breaking and sometimes it doesn't feel safe because of broken doors

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