Ability Plaza, E8

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

Dalston is amazing - loads of cool wine bars, it’s busy but our building’s off the main road so we’re not affected by street noise. Dalston had places to go out and also to shop, great food spots and easy to get all over north London on the overground. Down sides is no tube and the overground can sometimes be unreliable.

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

We haven’t raised any yet but hopefully they will respond well.

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

Not enough storage in the kitchen/generally impractical kitchen. Also absolutely nothing left in the house in terms of appliances, very very minimal furniture etc. not necessarily a bad thing for some people but annoying if you’re used to some level of stuff upon arrival.

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

Very well located next to Haggerston overground location. Plenty of cafes and parks in walking distance.

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

They’ve fixed a broken window and washing machine.

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

They only do 12 month term as they raise the rent every year

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

Haggerston is a great area. Tesco Express and a few other shops are super close, and there’s lots of nice bars and cafes. The street is a high street in London so is quite busy with cars and sirens at night, but not too bad.

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

Generally they’ve been pretty responsive and get people sent out quickly. However, the quality of repairs and maintenance visits seems to have reduced since the switch to the new supplier. For both plumbing and kitchen issues we’ve had to call contractors out multiple times because the issue wasn’t fixed (or was botched) the first time around. I hope to see this improve.

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

How bad the layout of the building is and that you NEED to be in when parcels are delivered, otherwise they WILL be left in a communal area and you might not see them again. Give clear instructions to delivery drivers about how to get to your front door, and be ready to receive deliveries.

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

Haggerston is a great area. Tesco Express and a few other shops are super close, and there's lots of nice bars and cafes. The street is a high street in London so is quite busy with cars and sirens at night, but not too bad.

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

Generally they've been pretty responsive and get people sent out quickly. However, the quality of repairs and maintenance visits seems to have reduced since the switch to the new supplier. For both plumbing and kitchen issues we've had to call contractors out multiple times because the issue wasn't fixed (or was botched) the first time around. I hope to see this improve.

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

How bad the layout of the building is and that you NEED to be in when parcels are delivered, otherwise they WILL be left in a communal area and you might not see them again. Give clear instructions to delivery drivers about how to get to your front door, and be ready to receive deliveries.

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

Being practically next door to the overground station is very convenient, with off licenses, bars and a supermarket close by.

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

The building management has responded to issues however it can take some time and constant nagging to even get someone’s attention.

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

I’d wish I’d known that property management take long to sort issues.