Station Lane, LE14

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

Local conveniences are great, pubs shops etc! Parking is good as everybody has a driveway. Local parks and schools are good. Good transport links.

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

A lot of chasing on our part to get small things done

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

That there was to be a through road to phase two of this development- we would not have bought this house knowing that!

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

Love the fact the developers gave everyone double drives to keep with the times and discourage on road parking. Can’t hear the noise of the trains despite being close. Can hear the electric pylons when damp which is noisy. Dog poo problems on the estate as people cut through to go to the park and in the summer yet youths hollering until midnight from the park. Actual estate is a lovely community.

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

Yes when radiator leaked on-site help came straight away as first time heating was on.

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

How long the road is taking. Tyres has been affected by raised iron works

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

We live in a village so the local shops/restaurants are of course limited however you have all of the essentials including a garage which is very handy for car repairs! The town is only a 10 minute drive away where there is a lot more choice in terms of shops/eating out, i personally drive however I know there is a regular bus service. The street we live on is lovely and quiet, no problems at all - we all have private drives so parking is not an issue. Never had any issues with bin collections, always emptied on the day they are supposed to be

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

Yes however as stated above one issue took months to get fixed

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

As this is still an active development there is a lot of mud and dust, we changed our hallway flooring as a result- do not have carpets in the hallway!

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

Lovely area. Live on a quite cul de sac. Bins are collected every Tuesday and hardly any traffic noise.

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

No not from the 1 year handover check. Communal areas are not maintained like it’s meant to be

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

House located in a village so limited in terms of shops however the nearest town is only 5 minutes drive away so is no problem for us as we drive however I am aware of regular buses into the town. locally there are the essentials e.g 2 connivence stores, couple of take always, 2 pubs and a mechanic. In terms of the street we live it’s nice and quiet in the evenings and weekends which we like, the access to the ongoing development is quite close to us however so can get a bit noisy in the week but it’s not really an issue for us. Bin collections always on the day specified never had any issues

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

Jelson have always been quick to respond, happy with the communication with them

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

For us carpet fitted in the dining area was an issue with a small child, we had put extra tiles down at our own cost - I’ve seen some properties the same that have tiled dining areas as standard but just something to be aware of. Also as the building site entrance is on our street we have a lot of dust and dirt collecting on the front windows and door and this can sometimes get dragged into the hallway especially when it’s raining the hallway carpet is going to need replacing