Xenia Estates

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

Location is great for getting into town etc, but there is lots of theft of parcels, the building is unfinished in parts, management are not great, constant leaks and floods in the car park, no parcel storage just a tiny mail box, generally quite dirty as well, the corridors and carpets are in quite poor condition. Homeless/randoms constantly break in, human faeces and urine can be found in plenty of areas at least every 2 months or so. Homeless people also sleeping in the car park. Lots of parking issues. The flats themselves are really nice though.

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

Extremely slowly, my flatmate had a window that she couldn’t open as the previous tenants had broken it and waited 8 months for it to be fixed

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

I wish I had known about the parcel thefts and the issues with parking tickets etc, and the front doors not being secure

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

The local area is fairly rough and there is a daily stream of sirens from police dealing with crime in the area. The street has a reputation for parcel theft and we no longer get packages or important mail delivered here. There is the local Nisa shop that is a great little convenience store but attracts bad crowds. There is also a shisha bar that furthers the aura of bad energy.

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

They do not respond after several attempts to contact them.

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

That there is a service black out inside the block and the crime levels are high.

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

Pros - Local to town, corner shop below the development. Cons- Carpark and building are unsecure. Poor quality building. Lot's of building theft.

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

They are quick to respond and all problems have been sorted.

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

Don't get parcels delivered here as they will get stolen.

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

This is the worst place I’ve ever been - badly made construction, no management, dirty, a paradise for criminals. It’s unsafe to live there. Nothing promised were actually there, such as gym and cycle storage. If you dream about a life with paranoia and a general mental health situation, this place is good, otherwise find something else. Location is good, but there are better options close by.

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

Never did. Mainly called the police and not the building management.

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

How bad the area was. One thing is the bad building, but so many criminals in that area - with access to the buildings - made it so unsafe.

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

The local shops are alright. The area feels dangerous though. There are always people breaking in and damaging cars. Some people get loud knocks on their door. There was clearly a budget cuts as the building is filthy too.

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

They take ages to respond, if they try and fix something, it's uncertain if what they will do will actually help.

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

How unsafe the area is and how easy it is for intruders to get in.