Wembley Parade, HA9

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

Close transport links, large variety of grocery shopping, restauraunt/brunch options, nearby schools are great. Very limited free public parking options due to proximity to Wembley Stadium.

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

Dawn and Rebecca from Rendall & Rittner have been very helpful and responsive to our questions and have demonstrated a genuine interest in improving our development

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

Area is surrounded by student living apartments leading to anti-social behaviour over some evenings (eg end of term). Electric car charging options are very limited at the moment in this area.

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

Really great place to live, one of the easiest routes into London with the Metropolitan and Jubilee lines pretty much on your doorstep. The local shops, bars and restaurants are multiplying by the week, so much new development it's only going to get better.

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

Eventually we have been able to tick everything off the list.

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

I wish we would have know the SLAs for fixes within the property.

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

The area has a wide array of restaurants, entertainment spaces and shops thanks to the London Designer Outlet, Boxpark Wembley and more. Transport links are fantastic with local buses and Wembley Park tube station just a few minutes away, getting you to Central London in less than 20 minutes. The street can be quite noisy at times with regeneration and development in the immediate area, but this will only be a benefit for residents once completed.

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

I raised an issue with our front door that was resolved in a timely fashion.

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

I wish I had known more about where meters i.e gas and electric were in the building, and that I would need the building manager to open the cupboard for these as they aren’t accessible to a tenant individually. This caused some minor hiccups initially with meter readings.

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

Not too many shops nearby, but there is a Lidl and a big ASDA within walking distance, as well as the outlet shopping centre. Wembley central is about 30mins walk away which has a few other things like TK Maxx and Primark. Transport links are pretty good with Jubilee and Metropolitan lines. Tube station is a few mins walk away. Quite a lot of noise from traffic and students outside.

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

Often very slow to respond to messages. Frequently having to chase up previous communications. A few fixes but a lot of things also just never resolved.

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

Road, construction and students are noisy. Flat is extremely dark - hardly any sun gets in.

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

Wembley Parade is in a very convenient location, just a 5-minute walk from Wembley Park Station. There are 2 supermarkets (Sainsburys and Lidl) nearby, only 10 minutes from the development. Boxpark is just around the corner and London Designer Outlet is only 10-15 minutes away by walking. There are also several bars, cafes and restaurants. Unfortunately, there is no parking availability in the development. The location is generally quiet and I’ve never had a negative or unpleasant experience here.

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

Most problems were dealt with very professionally and efficiently. I’m generally happy with the service I’ve received. Only once I was unhappy with the fact that we had a power cut which took 3 days for the letting agency to resolve so my partner and I had to stay at a hotel. However, they did offer to cover the cost of our stay, so at least that was helpful.

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

When I first moved in, there were construction works opposite our building which were quite disruptive. Other than that, I haven’t experienced any other serious problems.