Kings Park, RM3

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

Development consisting of close to 800 households built on a former hospital site, green vegetation is preserved and maintained regularly for a service fee. A mixture of shared ownership, private and local authority tenants. Quiet neighbourhood, neighbours are from all walks of life, but mainly professionals.

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

Leaking tap in the garden has been replaced. Visited once after purchase to register defects but only partially responded.

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

Garden grass was overgrown hiding the uneven surface of the back garden.

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

Local area is great for young couples, families wanting the step outside of London. Easy transport links and facilities.

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

Terrible - they want to avoid all responsibility. High staff turnover and no management accountability

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

How bad Countryside were - avoid

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

We really enjoy living in Kings Park, as the location is so central and convenient to all local shops, amenities and the station is a few minutes walk away. The development is very friendly and green with a small park. Although we are so close to the station it is very quiet.

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

Management fees are not as stated originally and keep rising unfairly

What is the best feature of your home:

We like the modern fixtures and fittings and light and airy space

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

Very good amenities within 5 minutes of walking and station also by shops , very quiet , management company awful

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

Better parking and more of it , nice and quiet though

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

Better finish and better build quality , and better guarantees

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

We are looking forward to Crossrail becoming reality. There’s relatively little local amenities which I hope will change in the future as area becomes more populated and urban. There’s still a problem with people throwing rubbish e.g McDonalds packaging, something that is a mystery to me personally. Lately dog population boom resulted in more dog mess.

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

Crossrail delivery delays! I hoped it would be fully operational by now.

What is the best feature of your home:

It’s modern and very well insulated. I like large windows too. Garden is small but in reality good size and is easy to maintain.