Watford Riverwell, WD18

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

Near Watford town centre (tons of pubs, bars and restaurants) and Bushey train station for fast access to London. The people in the development are very friendly, it’s fairly quiet (but a new neighbourhood is getting built) and little traffic comes through here. Bin collections are on time, parking is allocated but unfortunately no visitor parking (although there is some street parking nearby)

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

Changes in service charge- although these have been minimal.

What is the best feature of your home:

The general “living area” is lovely. There has been a lot of attention to detail from the floor-ceiling windows, to the lighting, the modern kitchen and the balcony.

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

Very close to Watford town centre with good and distant views of other parts of Watford. Really quiet area despite the emergency vehicle access road and the proximity to the hospital - sirens are rarely used until emergency vehicles are further away (near Watford Trade City etc). Parks and nature walks/rivers within a stones throw. Other residents and local housing residents are nice and we feel safe when out in the dark. No noise from the stadium despite the proximity.

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

Mostly quite promptly, but still a few outstanding

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

Why access gates were rejected by the council.

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

Close to Watford town centre, the hospital and many schools. A nice variety of restaurants are available locally with great transport links.

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

Mixed feelings about building management, they appear slow on responding to certain issues, covid may have an impact but some issues just seem to be put off.

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

When buying as part of a new development, make sure you know what else will be going up around you

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

Great location. 10 - 15 minutes walk from the main Watford high street and the Watford High Street train station.

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

We have not had any issues to report or have any issues that have been reported to us yet.

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

The local community is good. We have good transport links that are a 15 minute walk away. There are security and crime issues with our development however.

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

Poorly. Very poorly. We are charged for challenging certain charges and it seems unfair.

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

Local car parking is poor. Visitors are not able to park within the car park due to charges and car parking attendants.