Phoenix, E14

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

Good aspects of living here is the community we have built. Bad aspects are still the crime rate being high around here.

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

I wish I knew the area more. The crime rate was high

What is the best feature of your home:

The kitchen is the best feature of the house, spacious

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

Great location, good design, but poor management company.

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

Service management company and split of the fees (to be done based on sq feet owned and not number of flats in the development)

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

There's an excellent park opposite the development with a lovely community cafe. In terms of the weekly food shop, there's an affordable supermarket close by, Lidl. There are many bus stops around and the DLR is a short walk away. However, it would be nice to live closer to a tube station.

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

We haven't raised any issues with building management.

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

Parking for contractors such as repairmen is non-existent.

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

Poplar is an area of London that is being rapidly redeveloped, with a large number of new residential buildings having been built in the last few years. Local businesses are still catching up with the changing nature of the area. Bartlett Park just opposite the development has had a major refurbishment.

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

Yes. Snagging issues were dealt with quickly and a minimum of fuss.

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

The energy costs were unclear. They have come down recently and the buildings are well insulated

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

Easy access to DLR stations, bus, and underground. Access to the canal and a nearby park. A few shops nearby that come in handy and a nice coffee shop near the park. A significant number of new properties in the area. The area has potential for improvement, although now we had a few incidents with some “less honest individuals”, but that’s specific to the entire London.

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

Very slow

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

Why ruin the element of surprise?