Ability Plaza, E8

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

Haggerston is a great area. Tesco Express and a few other shops are super close, and there’s lots of nice bars and cafes. The street is a high street in London so is quite busy with cars and sirens at night, but not too bad.

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

Generally they’ve been pretty responsive and get people sent out quickly. However, the quality of repairs and maintenance visits seems to have reduced since the switch to the new supplier. For both plumbing and kitchen issues we’ve had to call contractors out multiple times because the issue wasn’t fixed (or was botched) the first time around. I hope to see this improve.

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

How bad the layout of the building is and that you NEED to be in when parcels are delivered, otherwise they WILL be left in a communal area and you might not see them again. Give clear instructions to delivery drivers about how to get to your front door, and be ready to receive deliveries.

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

Haggerston is a great area. Tesco Express and a few other shops are super close, and there's lots of nice bars and cafes. The street is a high street in London so is quite busy with cars and sirens at night, but not too bad.

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

Generally they've been pretty responsive and get people sent out quickly. However, the quality of repairs and maintenance visits seems to have reduced since the switch to the new supplier. For both plumbing and kitchen issues we've had to call contractors out multiple times because the issue wasn't fixed (or was botched) the first time around. I hope to see this improve.

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

How bad the layout of the building is and that you NEED to be in when parcels are delivered, otherwise they WILL be left in a communal area and you might not see them again. Give clear instructions to delivery drivers about how to get to your front door, and be ready to receive deliveries.

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

Being practically next door to the overground station is very convenient, with off licenses, bars and a supermarket close by.

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

The building management has responded to issues however it can take some time and constant nagging to even get someone’s attention.

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

I’d wish I’d known that property management take long to sort issues.

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

Lots of great cafes and bars nearby, Tesco round the corner and a little park nearby too. Overground station is a 2 min walk which is very convenient and there are bus stops right outside too, great location to get into central London or across to Angel / London Fields. The canal is also really close which is a nice walk. There is a bit of on street parking on the side road but not much. Bins are communal for the whole building and can get really full and messy up to when they are collected which isn’t great but also pretty normal. It can be a bit noisy with night life around but it’s a great area to live in.

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

Building management have been good, if I raise an issue it generally gets sorted. There have been a number of issues with fire alarms since they installed smoke and temperature detectors everywhere - obviously a good thing, but there have been issues with them going off for no reason. This seems to have been sorted now, and there is now a test each week.

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

See my point about the communal areas, and mainly about how the building layout makes absolutely no sense. Expect deliveries / food couriers to go to the wrong place or leave things in random places - if you’re expecting a delivery it’s best to go and meet them / find the parcel immediately as they have a habit of going missing.

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

Perfect location next to a tube station, bus links to the city centre. Close by parks and short canal access to London Fields/ Victoria Park. Bustling with shops, bars and pubs.

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

Responded promptly and information given when required

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

The noise levels that come from the tube station, particularly for residents that are parallel to the station. Usually early mornings that cause slight disruptions.