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Ranked 16th out of 20 in Cambridgeshire
By Linden Homes
3.60
The Boulevards by Linden Homes is a development of 2, 3, and 4 bedroom houses in Longstanton, in the new town of Northstowe. Situated in green, open space and countryside surroundings, The Boulevards provides spacious family homes with capacity for home offices, right next commuting links and major road networks in a rural setting.
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Ranked 16th out of 20 in Cambridgeshire
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21 total reviews
Sam (Owner)
Verified Resident
Apr 2021
Sam (Owner)
Verified Resident
Apr 2021
The development has been well designed and is aesthetically pleasing. The buildings all look good but have been cheaply built and a lot of people have been having problems. It has been easy to report problems to Linden but it takes a lot of chasing up before we actually get people out to look at and take care of issues.
Mrsk (Owner)
Verified Resident
Mar 2021
Mrsk (Owner)
Verified Resident
Mar 2021
The over all quality of the house isn’t great , it’s impossible to hang selves etc with out loosing half the plaster board nothing stays up . The best thing about linden homes is the fantastic customer service lady called sharn she is very efficient and gets every thing done with snagging etc , she only took over this area about a year ago before that it was shocking so well done Sharn( give the women a pay rise ) the windows in my home are very odd at the front of the house one opens out and one opens in it looks ridiculous
Z C (Owner)
Verified Resident
Mar 2021
Z C (Owner)
Verified Resident
Mar 2021
Northstowe has a great potential and beautiful rural surroundings. Water parks and new pathways to be opened soon this year giving even more walks opportunity. Nicely designed modern houses. We had some snags to be resolved with customer service but you have 2 years to report and repair any issues, which is sufficient.
Luke P (Shared Owner)
Verified Resident
Mar 2021
Luke P (Shared Owner)
Verified Resident
Mar 2021
Due to the number of different developers on Northstowe, there are quite varied building designs with some common themes running through all of them, which is nice. Linden's The Boulevard development, I'd personally say is one of the more 'vanilla' developments within Northstowe, with less mixing of materials, colours, designs etc. The Boulevards does benefit from being fairly central between the local centre of Northstowe, guided busway and what will become the new town centre. The obligatory open space / play area looks interesting as you enter the development which is nice and there are more footpaths opening resulting in more nice walking routes. Building management and property management, i'd personally say are pretty poor. In my personal experience. Linden and Bovis (Vistry Group) are not renowned for the build quality nor customer service. It is clear with my property that 'house bashing' is very present e.g. only needing 1 qualified tradesman to several non-qualified tradesman from the electrical work to the plastering, from plumbing to decorating. There doesn't appear to be any 'craftsmanship' present. This then results in a high number of snags (Approx. 50+) which then requires following up with the developer, which initially was okay (pre-NHBC survey completion) but since has been very hit and miss, with quite poor customer expectation management. (However, COVID has most likely not helped the situation) I took advantage of a Shared Ownership scheme to secure my property through Heylo Housing, and while Shared Ownership isn't the 'best' scheme due to being leasehold, paying rent to the other party and additional fees etc , it allowed me to get onto the property ladder in a much nicer sized house than I would have otherwise been able to afford in the location I was looking. Heylo Housing were super helpful in the lead-up to securing the property and have been pretty hands-off since which I actually really prefer as it doesn't feel like you have some sort of landlord breathing down your neck and it makes it feel like it is more 'my' property.
Satisfied Home Buyer (Owner)
Verified Resident
Mar 2021
Satisfied Home Buyer (Owner)
Verified Resident
Mar 2021
Well thought out with beautiful eco-friendly areas, large open spaces and plenty of walkways, cycle routes, lakes and play areas for children and families. The houses are built to good quality and depending on what you are looking for are generally spacious too.
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