The Waterfront, BN43

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

Shoreham is a lovely town to live in. Had great public transport options to access Brighton, Worthing and even london. The 700 bus is a 2 min walk and the station is a 10 min walk. There is due to be a parking scheme soon on the development so unable to comment on that as yet.

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

As above. Repairs take a long time and have had repeat visits for the same issue.

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

The high council tax is definitely a negative to living here as is the fact parking restrictions are coming into place. The location is great.

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

It’s in a good area to visit the town, river and nearby shores. The train station and bus stops are a very short distance. Parking could be better with allocated parking.

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

The extremely high council tax banding for a social housing block!

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

The good aspects of our development and area include the public transport. The buses run frequently and through the night, the trains are brilliant and a 5/10 min walk. Plenty of good shops in the area including some great independent businesses and one of the nicest large coop stores we have been to. Parking is good as we have our own space underground. Considering we are next to a main road, being tucked in the corner means we hear very little traffic noise. They are barely any negatives for the area. We like Shoreham and have done before we moved here.

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

We have not had any reason to contact the building management

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

We generally haven’t have any surprises with this property so far. The kitchen tops being near impossible to keep clean due to being white and not being able to using cleaning chemicals on them is bit of a pain. The council tax band is reasonably high and that was a bit of a shock.

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

Shoreham is a vibrant area with lots of restaurants, pubs and alternative places to visit as families, couples and individuals.

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

Yes we had a small issue where some water was coming in around the head of one of the windows and they attended to it within a couple of days and everything was sorted within two weeks.

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

I wish we had known prior to moving in, how long it would be before the main steps onto the river we're going to be open.

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

Location is good. However, total lack of thought regarding management of parking, site security and virtually none existence of street lighting. These are very concerning issues as anti social behaviour has already started, we are targets due to the density of high net worth families. Hyde are not engaging in these issues which is extremely concerning. Hyde/PMC still have not completed this project which was handed over 12 months ago!

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

Lip service only. Hyde are hopeless in this regard, we still have significant issues which remain outstanding after 13 months! Not what we where promised nor should we experience this inept level of service given the appreciable cost of our properties.

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

I was aware of Hyde's inept service levels but hoped and was promised they had moved on, inaccurate on all levels! Total lack of security and safety is of great concern. On a positive note the position is excellent, great views, local wildlife and river walks. Shoreham is delightful and I hope inward investment continues so the local area becomes a excellent place to live.