NOMA Westminster, NW6

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

- Transport links are really great. The Bakerloo line is 5 minutes away from the development which takes you to Oxford Street in 20 minutes. You can also change at Paddington to the new Elizabeth line, which makes even Liverpool Street 30 minutes from the development. - Oxford Street just received a nice facelift with new sidewalks. - Close to a number of shops, including local Tesco, M&S, Boots, Sainsbury's. If you want to shop at a bigger store, you can walk up in 15-20 minutes to Waitrose in St Johns Wood. - Lovely bakeries in every direction: Hart & Lova towards West Hampstead, Gail's towards Little Venice. - Paddington Recreational Ground is 5 minutes away, giving access to a nice green space combined with sport facilities (e.g., running track, tennis courts). - Both Regent's Park and Little Venice is around 20-30 minutes walk away. - Traffic noise from Kilburn High Road can be high at times, but luckily the soundproofing of the apartments is really good, so we can't hear much unless we're on the balcony.

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

At the beginning, mostly because of the pandemic, the building management was a bit slower than preferred. They also made some mistakes with our service charge calculations. Since then however, the residents created a steering committee that oversees everything that goes on at the estate, and an estate manager was also hired to be on site and manage all the small and big things. Both of these greatly improved the quality and quantity of the responses we get when we report an issue.

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

While the service charge is okay, it ended up being more than quoted when we bought the flat off-plan.

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

Great place to live. Great location: quick and easy to get into central London and a short walk to Little Venice and St John’s Wood. Westminster council means daily street cleaning and regular bin collections but other side of Oxford Road is Brent which isn’t very good.

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

Usually. Managing agents seem to be better than previous experience so far at least.

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

The communal gardens would have been a nicer community point if we’d not been in the middle of a pandemic and if the developer had secured the access for residents only

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

- Easy access to Kilburn High Road offers a great range of shops and restaurants. - Within the superb residential neighborhood of Maida Vale - Fantastic transport links (Bakerloo Line, Overground and buses to Central London) - City of Westminster council offers great services with low council tax rates

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

- The sales manager responded to a few minor issues after the purchase - Conceierge staff followed up afterwards but the response is not prompt enough

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

- Pleasant quality of living overall - Service charge is higher than what were told by the developer sales team - Neighbors installing air conditioner units on their balconies

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

The house is spacious and has a lot of facilities but the Kilburn high road is very insafe

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

Not applicable as I did not end up buying the flat

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

That lower ground was subject to floods

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

I love the area when it comes to facilities and shops and everything but I have problem with noises.

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

I have contacted management once and that was for warming system. They followed up quickly and solved the problem.

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

I like having a concierge. I also wish I knew that materials are not high-quality.