Listello Buildings, SW4

Development is very straight forward. Well organised / good layout. Functional. Bike storage etc is handy. Small private garden at the rear. Secure with fob access and large security gates for vehicles. We’re fortunate to have a south west facing apartment which is very bright.

It’s a really good building, I love my stay here, the only issue I’ve had is a broken window here and there however their service to come fix it has been extremely fast! So no complaints! It’s in a really nice area, besides small crimes here and there.

The complex itself is of a nice quality and design howevery there have been some technical issues with regards to wifI shortages. Heating and electricity we have had some issues with also but overall a decent place to live in.

There’s an ongoing problem with the water ever since I moved in and I’m not sure whether that’ll be fixed soon or not. However overall I really like the layout of the apartment and it’s convienant with transport links for when I have to go to work.

I bought my flat 5 years ago and moved in 4 years ago. Having previously lived in the Clapham area for 8 years I was drawn to this development because I wanted to stay in the area and this felt like a good opportunity to buy. My purchasing experience was very quick – I did the viewing on the Saturday, offered on the Sunday and offer was accepted on the Monday! The process as all very easy but because I had bought quite far into the project there wasn’t an opportunity to make any major requests for changes – I think I could make choices like what type of dishwasher I wanted but nothing more major than that. I believe Bellway used a subcontractor to do the actual building work and there have been some really bizarre design decisions. For example in the bathroom there is a shaving point behind a tile! You would have to smash the tile if you want to use it and if I sell no one is going to know it exists. I moved in about a year after buying, I think there was a delay by a few months. There were a lot of small snagging issues – like over 40 – I don’t consider myself a detailed person but there were a lot on my list. Bellway did come and sort them out but I think because of the subcontractor it just took longer and it was just a hassle. There is now a managing agent who is good, they seem to look after the site well. It was a pain at handover as we were all having issues with our boiler and there was a battle between the managing agent and Bellway over who was responsible so it just took a long time to get sorted – but all is now good and well managed. I love my balcony and view of Battersea Power Station, it is a great location and that is the best thing about the development. I do think the open plan layout is good in the flats, my flat is small but has a nice feel from the open plan layout. I think it has good storage, when there were two of us in the flat it was tough but it is a nice size of flat. The wifi was set up and provided by the developer, I tried to change company but they couldn’t figure out how and for me it is fine. There is no parking and within our lease we are not eligible to get a parking permit on the streets nearby so that is definitely something to be aware of. I think the flat value at the time of buying was good and it has held well with the market, it might not have gone up much but that is to do with the general London market and not the development.