A guide to living in Borough of Haringey

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

The location is really good, close to a station and loads of shops. There’s also a coffee shop downstairs of our building which is really convenient. It can be a bit rough as it is Tottenham, with phone snatching and homeless by the local station.

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

Imran, Kitti, Alex and benedek are my main go to’s at Gessner. They’re always so helpful and polite and friendly. Imran especially has gone above and beyond to solve my queries at Gessner and since Benedek has joined, he has also been really helpful. The team is an A team!

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

I haven’t quite figured out the maintenance service, there’s a few things I’d need touching up in the flat.

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

The apartment is very close to the subway station and bus stops, and the transportation is very convenient. It's just that the security around the subway station is not very good, and I was robbed of my phone near the train station at the end of November. It would be nice if we could add one more yoga class to the apartment to have more options.

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

When I sent an email to the apartment with any questions, the apartment responded to me in a timely manner. I thought it would be nice to put the link to paying utilities in the way of life app. This makes it easy for tenants to pay their utility bills without missing out.

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

If possible, I would like to know roughly how much extra utilities I have to pay each month before moving in, so that I have a number in mind.

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

Local area positives: Close to Tottenham Hale station Hot yoga available nearby Tottenham Hale retail park Downs Lane tennis court nearby Negatives Would not necessarily go out of my way to walk in the park post sunset Not a lot of free parking availability

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

Generally fine - issue with the Way of life app address which has meant that I have had to email wayoflife directly rather than my complaint being registered in the app.

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

Some issues with parcels - more space needs to be created for the number of parcels that tenants order. Lovely space to make a flat a home. Improvements: More safe space for parcels. Ability to control music or in fact volume of music I think should be lower in the communal areas specifically the Orangery as it is mainly used as a work from home space. Hand sanitizer dispenser in the bin room. I had this at my previous building and it was such a thoughtful and useful feature.

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

I like the proximity of everything: there are tons of grocery stores (ASDA, Tesco, Lidl - you name it). Transport accessibility is wonderful: just 17 mins to Liverpool Street and only 15 mins to King's Cross. Even though Victoria line is not a pleasant Tube line it is still pretty convenient. I do not like Haringey attitude in terms of litter: it is everywhere and I'm extremely disgusted with it.

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

Managers respond to problems quite fast and are able to address issues asap.

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

I with I would have an idea of how much I would like this place and would like to stay for longer.

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

This is an excellent location, conveniently situated near the underground. The area boasts a plethora of new developments, and there is an excellent gymnasium available.

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

It's very quick, I can easily reach them in the office.

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

There is a large place you can get study in the top of the building.