Linden Homes at Boorley Park, SO32

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

Good: Location and environment of surrounding area. Bad: Poor property management and there is no facilities although it is already passed 5 years of development.

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

We have raised the issue of management company to the builder through various channels including MP. But no success

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

Overall the community and neighbour are excellent.

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

We currently don’t have much, however there is still a lot to be done so we are hopeful for the end product!

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

A window cleaner- we live on kingsman drive and our windows get so dirty- so you definitely need to have your windows cleaned!!

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

Considering the size of the estate there are still no park areas for the many children who live here. Still no local shop or cafe type facility despite plans having been in place for a number of years. The community hall and playing fields have been completed 2 years ago and still not opened. There are however some nice walks around the estate with plenty of country side and ponds and a large shopping complex in Hedge End which is a 5 minute drive away. Hedge End train station with links to London is really easy to get to. Bus services are limited. Walking off the estate towards Horton Heath is dangerous with no footpath having been constructed along a busy fast road. The estate has generally spaced properties well apart so not as overlooked as many other new estates and pretty good provision for visitor parking bays. Bin collections are always on time. Traffic noise isn't bad (although I can imagine KIngsman Drive is probably quite hectic). Speeding cars around the estate is a real problem though and dangerous for young families.

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

You know the estate is large but you don't realise just how large as you never see an overall estate plan. There are also plans to build other large estates in close proximity. The infrastructure isn't in place for so many residents and potentially a lot of future competition when selling on, especially with new builds coming on the market for a long while yet. It's frustrating how long plans to build the parks and for a local shop are taking.

What is the best feature of your home:

Nice design with plenty of storage areas and large bedrooms for a new build

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

Good local shops as pubs. Good transport links- train station nearby and bus stops. Regular bin collections.

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

Very good- helpful, quick responses with flexibility around visit dates to amend problem.

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

Nothing.

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

Our road is nice and wide but a lot are really narrow with no parking

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

Yes at the start. We didn’t get a professional snagging list however as we know that developers don’t really look into issues unless you point them out

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

Drainage garden issues are shocking