A guide to living in Croydon

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

No street parking, the building car park is over £2000 a year, not worth it. There is a lot of traffic and noise.

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

I would never moved in if I knew the management was that bad

What is the best feature of your home:

Close to the station and amenities like Sainsbury’s and co-op

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

It’s been getting better to live in Croydon, specially close to East Croydon which is great for transport links, and the amount of new restaurants and shops is growing. However there is still room for improvement, there is a lot of homeless people still and it’s still quite insecure in the area.

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

Yes. I’ve had a couple of minor leak issues with the fridge and the washing machine, and Constantin promptly came and sorted everything really quickly.

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

The only thing I can think about is bear in mind the floor you may live in, in case of an emergency it is tedious to go down +10 floors via stairs! It only happened once but I was in a hurry that day…

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

The most convenient thing about living in the area I’m at is that it’s closer to the station, and we have a lot of public transport options nearby to get anywhere. Maybe I’m not aware of it but wished we had a park nearby

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

The management is very prompt in responding to any issues raised

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

The council tax is a bit pricey but it’s not the property’s fault

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

The apartment was really nice, and so were the management staff. The only downside of the Flat and area is that the Council tax was a bit on the higher side.

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

Very prompt, very responsive, no issues, really. Maintenance requests were always logged and responded to routinely.

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

The council tax band was E and, hence, a bit above budget.

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

Local shops here in Croydon is sufficient for our needs, with fast food chains and Boxpark just right around the corner. Location wise, east croydon provides good value for money.

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

Konstantin have been responsive and aptly dealt with our maintenance request.

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

Noise from opposite during night would be louder than usual with music playing