UNCLE Acton, W3

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

I wish there were more shops close to the building but at the moment there is only Sainsburys and Tesco and they are small and don’t have a big variety of food. The Asian market is nice tho but yeah the area doesn’t have a lot of amenities

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

It has responded very quickly and they offered support for all of my needs

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

I wish I learned about the existence of this building before!

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

Living in Acton has been pretty good for day-to-day life. There are plenty of grocers nearby, including Asian marts like Tian Tian, plus Tesco, and Lidl is only a short cycle away, which makes bigger shops easy. The restaurant options aren’t as varied as what you’d find in Central London, but the places here are solid and the food quality is generally really good. The station being so close is one of the biggest positives, and the buses connect well too. The local park is something I really appreciate and it’s a nice open space to walk through, and the tennis courts get used a lot.

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

Building management has been generally responsive. There are people on the concierge Monday to Saturday until 6PM, and also 24 hour emergency management services. Once on a Sunday a few residents had issues entering the flat, an engineer came immediately to resolve this.

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

One thing I wish I’d known before moving in is how the heating system works. The development uses a heat network managed by Insite Energy (from the Perfume Factory setup), which I hadn’t come across in previous rentals. I was used to just paying standard electricity and gas bills, so I didn’t expect an additional heating bill with its own standing charge. Even if you don’t use much heating, the standing charge still applies, and it can add up more than you’d think. It’s not a huge issue day-to-day, but it’s definitely something that would have been good to know upfront so you can budget for it properly.

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

Good range of shops nearby, easy access to the underground, elizabeth line and busses. Street is always busy and safe to walk at all times.

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

Building management is always helpful with any issues

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

Accessible transport links to central london and to northwest london are great and very convenient.

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

It’s a great location , near it are many local grocery stores and a train station which makes life so much easier, there’s a railway right next to the building but the buildings windows are double glazed so you don’t really hear the trains much

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

Yes, and they reply as quick as they can too.they usually do a maintenance check for the building and every floor has a specific date

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

I wish there were easier access for deliveries and drop off cars

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

good: staff are nice, its near the north acton station so its very convenient. also the flats are big.

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

theres one time they hosted a cheese and wine event, i spoke to the staff members they are very chill, love them

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

i wish i can live there earlier also i wish i can join more events hosted by the building.