A guide to living in Greater London

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

The location is pretty much perfect. Great transport links by tube, buses run throughout the night and London Heathrow airport is between 40-60mins away. There can on occasions be noise from the canal, (people talking, laughing etc. but generally it’s pretty quiet.

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

The building management team are so good. We have only had a couple of minor issues while we’ve been here and these have been resolved in a timely manner. The team are friendly, chatty and always happy to help. Leandro and Peter are great guys.

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

The canal area can sometimes be messy when the barges/boats leave their rubbish and junk lying around. This isn’t generally close to Lyons Dock, but when out walking it is unsightly.

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

I love everything about living in Tottenham! I love the range of pubs we have within walking distance, whether that is to have a pint before the Tottenham game at the beehive, or to go for an amazing roast at the high cross, or in the pub garden in summer sitting outside at ferry boat inn. We have parking available anytime at our block, and whenever I've needed a guest pass for my dad or a friend it has been very easy to organise. Transport links with tube, train and overground on our doorstep is perfect, and taxis able to drop us at our door feels very safe late at night. A range of cafes from Pret, Costa and Greggs are on our doorstep, or head to the nearby parks, high street or by the wetlands and you will find more! The only thing I would enjoy more of is perhaps a speakeasy bar, the return of the cause and maybe a few restaurants for nice dinner! But I believe that is coming with the new developments, and it's not something that London lacks. I work in the music industry and having drumsheds on our doorstep as well has been amazing.

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

Yes, we had an issue with one of our sliding doors on the wardrobe and it was fixed immediately. We also had a heavy chest of drawers removed and everything has been super easy and simple to sort.

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

I had known this before but my partner didn't - the train is one stop to Liverpool st from here so he needn't get the tube to work! Altho he does like to cycle and the cycle route to the city isn't very scenic from here - it's all along a main Road. PLUS you can see the Tottenham Hotspur stadium from our balcony!

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

Vibrant area with plenty of shops, restaurants and a just a 5 minute walk from the Hayes and Harington Station. Easy access to central London because of the Elizabeth Line. There is also a ASDA superstore 10 mins away.

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

They have been pretty prompt with their response in dealing with any issues.

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

They need to add a Gym to the facility. I think that's the missing piece of puzzle.

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

The location and amenities around is generally good, with close transport links to the centre with Greenford station. My issue is, on the right of the motorfix building there is a huge pile up of rubbish that is unsightly and unhygienic (I can see this from my windows in my lyons dock flat).

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

Vitul was incredible at fixing our flat issues promptly and professionally. He was a pleasure to speak to and would recommend him.

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

The slight issue that might scare others which you wouldn’t realise when viewing the flat are the number of rats around in the piazza area (where the Starbucks/table tennis table is etc).

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

Locality is great as are the range of shops available. Dogs can stay in the building and box park isn’t too bad. Very handy for food, just keep the windows closed when football is on as it gets loud.

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

Efficiently. Amir was a force to be reckoned with and so kind. We will miss him dearly.

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

That parking wasn’t automatically available - and it’s very expensive locally. As much as we try to go green and use public transport - as a family we require a car for the children and not being able to park makes that quite tricky sometimes.