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The Forum features a range of studio, one and two-bedroom apartments to rent in the heart of Birmingham’s Southside district. There are a variety of resident facilities available on site, which include a gym, rooftop terrace, communal lounge and landscaped terrace with a pizza oven and BBQ facilities, together with a dedicated on-site concierge team to cater to your needs. The Bullring, Selfridges and Grand Central are only a short stroll away and Birmingham’s New Street station is a 5-minute walk away.
The Forum, B5 Reviews
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Building layout is nice, there is a courtyard section in the middle with tables and chairs, rentable barbeques and pizza ovens. The apartments are sizeable and good value. Had a few issues when we moved in but staff made arrangements and the maintenance team quickly sorted them out.
Management are very friendly and are willing to socialise and help out with any issues.
The community at the forum is great too – I have made many friends since moving in, mostly down to the events that management put on! Seems like any reason they have, management throws a party. Christmas, Chinese new year, valentine’s, Easter, Halloween, etc. Lovely initiatives.
Lots of gated parking spaces available at a charge (around £100pcm, standard for city centre but still pricey!)
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Love living at the forum! Local amenities include Tesco and a wide variety of restaurants and other shops. It’s a 5-10,minute walk from New Street Station.
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I wish I had known how great the community is – it would have made finding somewhere to live much quicker and easier!
The bin collections happen at very early hours, and the apartments are usually very hot. Definitely worth leaving your windows open for a couple of hours before bed.
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Management have responded to all issues raised. There are a few minor issues I have raised in recent weeks that haven’t been sorted yet, but anything urgent is handled immediately.
Feels like home
With holistic support services ,and the team going the extra mile to make us feel comfortable ,this is the place to be in ,would strongly recommend Forum for all working professionals .
The management is committed to keep the premises safe and are constantly working on improving services /standards set .
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Centrally located ,with train connectivity minutes away ,makes it very convenient for day travels ,
With bull ring and high street nearby there are amazing choices for a dinner out with friends /family
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Facility management services have a massive scope /opportunity to substantially enhance the residents experience
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They have listened and assured improvements wherever required
Everything is going down
Everything is going downhill : most of facilities out of order. Everything seems to break within few days and never gets fixed. Yearly rent increase more than 10% . Which is really high, many people the building and no community or friends left in the building to make you feel to stay back.
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Pretty much easy to access all shops and good transportation facilities. New Birmingham plan to build Smithfield will be nightmare as nest door huge project for next few years. I am thinking may not be best not to renewal considering staying next to construction site
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Standards are down hill and I didn’t expect yearly rent increase would be more than 10%
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They fixed any maintenance request for the apartment but not for the facilities. Broken gym and coffee machine
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The interior of the building is luxurious and definately the main topic when your family/friends come round. There’s a hot drinks machine, breakfast some mornings, monthly events/parties, concierge, security, a gym, ground floor terrace and a rooftop
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The Forum is situated in a prime location being as it’s in the heart of the city centre. Therefore, it’s close to several amenities such as the Bullring for your shopping, Arcadian for your nightlife and bars and lots of several tasty food shops. There’s many options to choose from in terms of transport whether your catching bus, tram or train so it’s perfect for working professionals. If your a driver, you would know parking in town is difficult but the building has its own parking for a reasonable fee. Being that the Forum is situated right in the heart of town, for people who like quiet enjoyment, it may be slightly difficult giving the party goers on the weekend. Why not get involved in the fun? Destress after a long working week.
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Exploring all theapartment options in the building
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Management manages the countless residents here al
The Forum: Fab pet friendly property to live at!
Love the property. The best part is that it’s pet friendly. Has two different areas for dogs to play and enjoy. The terrace is beautiful, common area has tv, pool table and lots of board games to enjoy with friends and the event held at the property are great. Peaceful property at a great location.
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Great location in the city Center. No noise issue from the main roads and yet extremely close and accessible to new street station, bullring and grocery stores.
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Wasn’t aware of the game nights and regular event that are held here. But they are genuinely a great way to know the neighbours.
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All problems or issues have been addressed to well in time.
Amazing property to live at.
Fabulous property specially for pet owners. Additional benefits are definitely the location, the terrace view and the events that take place. A lot happening but never any disturbance is caused to anyone. Great and helpful management as well. I would definitely recommend it if you’re a pet owner.
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The best thing about the property is the connection to city center and new street station. It makes life extremely convenient.
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There’s nothing that I wasn’t aware of. Just that the gym is only accessible till 11pm. But it’s manageable.
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The management has been extremely supportive and understanding since day one.
Lovely place to live
The Forum is build to rent item,which is morden design.Lovely concierge provided coffee to residents .
Also have professional gym room in the basement.
Building management is fair not very well because our corridor was not clean always,I think this point need to be correct.
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A lovely place to live,very convenience just walk 2 mins to indoor market,so I can buy many fresh food to prepare our lunch and dinner.
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Our flat is facing DEAN STREET,it’s very noise in the morning now.Start from 04:30-05:00 the trolley of the market is start to work,so I will wake up.Before is not like this.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
Well,we don’t have any problems until now,so I can’t give any comment about this.
Manager Response
Hello A Ka,
Thank you for your honest feedback – I’m happy that you are enjoying aspects of The Forum and, unfortunately, although I cannot control some of the external noise issues you are having, I can control our cleaning programme. I am currently looking into replacing some of the more damaged/stained carpets within the communal area – please can you email me direct which apartment you are living in, so I can assure you the area of concern is on my list?
Thank you in advance,
Louise
Living in the forum
Love the design, simple and has all the amenities everyone needs. It’s safe and a peaceful environment to be in . Love that they value my privacy and at the same time make sure I have everything I need to be comfortable . Love the communal area with games and the bbq
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Love the convenience of train station , bus station and all grocery shops near by . Sometimes the area outside the building can stink that’s the only bad aspect of living here but doesn’t bother me much
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Wish I could’ve got a different apartment . Although my room is great , other apartments in the building have a better layout compared to mine
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They’ve responded promptly and helped me with everything
Good Place to Live
The build is really new, I believe some around 5 years. This is a good point. The design build is good, we have a sociable room with TVs, couch, pool table. Other rooms it’s possible to work, also we have a Gym with news and good equipment. Other good point, the forum has a roof top area, good during the summer time. When we have any problem with the apartment or other things the build manager always quick answer and resolve the issue.
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What I most like about The Forum is the location, everything is really close (shops, restaurants, cinemas, downtown city). It’s a bus stop almost in front of to the build. I don’t have bad aspects to share in terms of build location.
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Would be nice to know, before we moved, all the taxes we must to pay.
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The building manager always gives attention for any issue, also has quick answer and good communication.
temporary stay only, poor property management, poor repairs and maintenance
design: quite spacious
facilities: BBQ area, stopped for use long time ago (no follow-up by property management company).
building management: need to improve many things but the property management company do not review them in details (security, cleanliness, repairs and maintenance). Never heard the property management company water tank washing service
property management: very disappointed, slow response. Frontline staffs are quite nice and willing to help; if necessary
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close to public railway stop and coach stop
close to the high street shops and shopping plaza
some selfish people left 5-6 unopened bins and garbage opposite to the Forum, Travelodge and students quarters (there is a small parking area there), very disgusting and affects the hygiene environment of Forum. The property management company can see or smell at the Podium level when they have patrol.
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please consider the repairs and maintenance, cleanliness and security issues.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
The building management’s response to raised issues has been unsatisfactory, by a slow and unhelpful approach. Despite attempts to address problems, their lack of promptness and unresponsiveness have hindered effective resolution. Improvement in their responsiveness and assistance is needed to address concerns efficiently. Importantly, the problem is still not fixed and pending on hold.
Living at the forum
This building has its own gym, with sufficient equipment and most of the time very quiet. I never used the communal lounge but it looks cozy, and they also have a barbecue area for use, which is nice if you have friends over. And the free coffee machine is quite nice. The dog run area also has facilities for the dogs to play with although area is bit small, so more suitable for small dogs. The WiFi in each apartment is fairly quick. The worse part of the building might be the bin store, it’s always messy with rubbish spilled onto the floor, flies everywhere, and there is only one recycling bin for the entire building, which gets full very quickly. And recycling and general waste are always placed in the wrong bins. Rent is increasing drastically like everywhere else in Birmingham, there is also additional cost to living with pets, when they hike the rent up again in the future, it may not be too worth it to live here anymore despite all the nice facilities they have.
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Location is great, close to lots of good restaurants, really close to bullring and new street. However, at night, it can get really loud. Lots of bars and lots of loud engine revving heard throughout the nights. Parking is limited so if you are unlucky to not get a parking spot within the building, it’s almost impossible to find parking close by due to how busy the area is.
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It gets loud at night, especially if there is an event/party going on in the garden or rooftop. Luckily it doesn’t happen too often.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
It depends on who you contact, some never reply to your email, some reply quickly. And when I moved in, it was a mess, like they weren’t fully ready. I didn’t receive any important information (like setting up WiFi, utilities etc) like other tenants until a few days later. And it did add some stress when I can’t get any responses to my emails. Situation has improved since then. The reception team/security is always helpful and friendly.
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Facilities
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Balcony
Bike Parking
On Site Cafe
Central
Coworking
Concierge
Garden
Communal Gardens
Gym
Lounge
Onsite Maintenance
Parcel Lockers
Parking
Pet Friendly
Play Area
Private Dining
Resident Events
Roof Terrace
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