The Press, M4

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

Super close to Manchester City Centre without being smack bang in the middle of it all. No Parking, little traffic.

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

They haven’t, they pass us onto someone else constantly and they ignore messages from tenants, and lie about not hearing from tenants, the main doors have been broken on and off since I moved in 1.5 years ago!

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

How awful the building managers would be and how little they cared about the buildings and doing their jobs.

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

The area is really nice and residential. It is quiet and feels safe. There is a co-op 2 minutes away and only a 5 minute walk away from restaurants and bars. We are close to Victoria Station and a 15 minute walk to Piccadilly Station. There are plenty of buses. There is on street parking availability for 2 hours or external private parking.

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

Building management have not directly responded to any issues as they have not responded to phone calls or emails. Getting a replacement fob for the building was a significant challenge.

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

Communication about how building management works, how to use the post room or where to go to with queries.

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

NOMA is a great area - 5 minutes walk to town, close to the The Redbank Project and surrounded by great puns (Marble Arch). Parking availability is hit and miss and no free parking. Our building doesn’t recycle except glass and cardboard which is a huge drawback.

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

It was difficult to get in contact with the Buidling manager. I enquired about the lack of recycling and was told this service was reduced due to COVID-19.

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

Our apartment came furnished but without blinds/curtains. This is an extra expense which should have been accounted for from the start

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

The local area is fairly decent as it is very close to the centre of Manchester (eg arndale, NQ, Picadilly), there is a good selection of independent bars and restaurants. The Angel meadow park is only a 30 second walk out the front door and although it is a small park, it is one of very few in the city centre and is a nice place to walk. Parking however, is very difficult and for a resident, we are having to pay extra for a private parking space nearby to guarantee a spot and not pay the extreme costs of the bay parking.

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

The building management can be contacted through WhatsApp or email, although neither method seems to quick to respond as I’ve been waiting a while to have an issue resolved without a reply yet.

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

I’m not certain on this now, however, when I moved in, the access to internet was almost entirely limited to the built in system the building uses ‘Internetty’. Which is usually very good, although have had a few problems with over the year or so I have lived here. The building is also in an awkward spot for mobile data coverage.

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

The local area is great, it is 10 minutes walk to any place in the city centre, also it has good connection with public transport

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

Always delayed responses to my problems. I had a problem with my door oven and they took more than a month to solve it.

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

neighbour is ok, close to everything but I won't recommend this place