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

The local area is peaceful, and has good access to shops and essential services, making everyday life convenient. It is generally clean and feels safe,

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

They are usually responsive and quick to address any issues.

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

The ground floor have a slight damp smell due to mould, but as I live upstairs, it has not affected my day-to-day living.

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

Stockport has excellent transport links with quick, convenient access into Manchester, making commuting easy. There is a great range of local shops and bars nearby. The open spaces and regional parks are fantastic for walks, and the overall convenience of the location makes living on this street really enjoyable.

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

Whenever any minor issues or maintenance requests have been raised, the building management team handles them quickly, professionally, and with zero hassle.

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

​I wish I'd known just how good the social aspect of the community actually is here! The resident events are always incredibly well-organized and a genuinely great way to meet your neighbours.

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

It's very close to the train station so it's easy to get to Manchester for work/leisure. However trains can be unreliable. Going for a short walk locally isn't very nice, it can feel unsafe especially near McDonalds. There's a decent amount of antisocial behaviour, but if you're spending most of your time in the flat it's fine.

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

They usually attend quickly (within a week) to assess the problem. Their ability to solve it is very mixed, but they do try and keep you updated.

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

Avoid a property on the ground floor if possible. There is little light due to the high windows, and they are almost impossible to open to air out the flat.

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

Really good transport links for me as a uni student who attends a manchester uni. Good bars. restaurants and shops

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

Very quickly and attentive. They solve any problems quickly!

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

Be wary of events closing the roads off so driving is out of the solution. For example Ironman weekend. You can’t use the roads

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

It's a very good location for the train and bus stations. There's a few supermarkets within walking distance and there's restaurants and entertainment nearby in the city centre. Parking is very limited as it's central, and parking spaces for the building are very expensive. There are also a lot of issues with access to the parking area every month or so. So you have to pay to park elsewhere. It's not too noisy, the pubs can be a little loud on the weekend but nothing awful.

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

With the parking gate and lift maintenance problems they are quick to inform you, and do seem to work on it. But they do break repeatedly and are unreliable.

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

Depending which floor you're on, you may be unable to open the windows as they're quite high up and very stiff.