Cavendish Park, S44

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

Local shops need Improving as they aren’t very inviting, virtually all the new build residential travel to Chesterfield/ Sheffield for variety ,and choice. Open spaces are none existent but there are plenty if you’re prepared to travel. There are no transport links on the development, the streets are reasonably quiet except for large builder’s vehicles during the week due to on going construction work , there is no parking for visitors , bin collection is good, there is anti social behaviour in Bolsover.

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

Should have really questioned the site plan scale / spent more time walking around the development and looking at the proximity of houses/ asked questions on specific time scales for completion of roads and footpaths and not accept verbal possibly time scales from sales staff. Ask for a firm completion date of your phase .

What is the best feature of your home:

Large family and kitchen space Large main bedroom

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

The proximity to the M! and the semi rural location is excellent. Just retired and find the area is great for facilities and access and the relative 'cheap' price of houses makes it ideal. Being in a cul de sac means the location is quiet and this suits our needs. Council collections have been good and due to location very little traffic noise

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

Yes but as noted above they have often been quite slow to respond.

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

How accessible this area is for the rest of the UK

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

We really like living in the area. Plenty of shops, pubs and restaurants nearby. There are nice walks to go on and Bolsover Castle is great too. Easy and quick access to the motorway. We like living on the street. It is very quiet and we have not experienced any anti-social behaviour. No issues with bin collections.

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

Initial snagging was completed promptly. However, some issues have been outstanding for 3 years.

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

If I was moving into a brand new property again, I would definitely get a professional snagger.

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

On the whole an excellent location. Not too busy. Very little traffic other than people who live on the estate. Very easy to get into the countryside, waking from the home address. No anti social behavior of any sort. Local shops are adequate. Some nice local bars and restaurants, but could do with more in this area.

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

Initially good. However since the pandemic all snag repairs put on hold. Still waiting for issues to be resolved after three years.

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

I'd definitely recommend spending the money on a professional snagger who will look for things you don't think of.

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

Lovely place to live, close to shops/supermarkets! Everyone on the estate is so friendly and kind!

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

Very quickly resolved - brilliant team! They come and fix any snags you have and don’t leave any mess or anything. Site manager regularly checks with us that we’re happy with everything.

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

More stressful than you think but worth it!