A guide to living in Nottinghamshire

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

This apartment building is in a very peaceful area yet 5-7minute walk from town centre. With all the local shops and restaurants around. Easy accessibility and each apartment has its own allocated parking. Carr park bank which is a beautiful park is at the front and river at the backside of the buidling adding more value to location of these apartments. These are newly built apartments with all the facilities including dishwasher, refrigrater, washing machine etc. Its a very quite place and I love hearing the sound of running water with my open windows in the river at the back and birds chirping every morning. Its so calming and refreshing. There is a designated bin area with bins and a security code so you dont have to worry about your garbage you can go anytime and put it in the bins which would be collected on specific days by the council. This apartment building is also a very secure place with a security door for the enterance with a code only provided to the residents. All the residents are mature and responsible people never heard any noise and very social.

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

Yes, I had a problem with my bathroom floor and it was sorted. It took a while however, they sent the best team and its a new bathrokm now. They respond quickly to any query oe concern.

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

I was in desparate need for the place and location was so amazing for this place additionally newly built apartments with everything bright and shiny that I did not notice there was no place for storage. Yet its a decent sized one bed apartment and I love it.

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

For the location it is great. It’s in the Centre of Mansfield with a lot of shops close. It has secure bins storage and bins are taken on weekly basis. It’s close to train/ bus station and it has a large park opposite where people can walk their dogs, walk or spent their time outside.

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

I have not had any issues so far but I never struggled to contact them with anything else.

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

I have been given all important informations prior to moving in.

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

The best thing about living in my area is close proximity of essential things such as grocery shops, high street, public transport links (both train and buses) to few major surrounding cities, thus it is great for commuters and professionals. The only bad aspect of this area would be anti-social behaviour in the wider community.

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

The building management always responded promptly to any issues I had.

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

I wish I had known what a lovely community it is to live in in terms of surrounding neighbours - everyone are so friendly, even on a very first Christmas giving out cards to everyone, building management also throwing up very spontaneous free pizza parties for the community etc.

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

Close to the town centre, transport links good as bus stop outside should you need it and walking distance to the town for more bus and train links, parking is ok - depending on what time you arrive home.

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

My landlord has chased the issues up. Yet to hear a reply.

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

No complaints regarding my landlord. The communal areas need some TLC as it isn’t very appealing when you arrive at the building.

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

We have lived here for over a year now, and although located right next to a police station, the amount of car break-ins that are occurring on a nightly basis is a very big let down. The parking is fine in the area is good and there are a range of shops, parks & restaurants that are local and within walking distance.

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

Issues I have raised have not been handled well at all. Not only myself, by the lady who comes and does the 6-monthly inspections had reported the issue with my landing carpet on numerous occasions and I am still waiting for somebody to come and replace it after over a year of reporting and waiting. The wait and communication from Wise Living is very poor when it comes to issues raised and they will always try to pin blame on you.

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

One thing I wish I knew prior to moving in would be the fact that the rent is increased drastically each year and not all the properties (those that are exactly the same layout, bedrooms etc) are priced differently. (We pay more monthly than my neighbours who have the exact same property and have lived there a lot longer than us)