Elmsbrook, OX27

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

Bin collection is 9/10, the cafe in the Business Centre is family-run and a great meeting point on Friday mornings. It’s peaceful with no traffic noise thanks to the triple glazing and it’s relatively rural area. Many houses have cameras installed and we have a group chat where we can share any anti-social behaviour in order to nip it in the bud.

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

They were prompt about a couple of minor snags, such as a replacing a screw in one of the faucets which had oxidised. Everything works perfectly. The house is well-insulated, it keeps the heat in, when it’s cold,m; and the house is cool in the hot Summer, provided the blinds are used at the right times, of course.

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

There should be cameras in the glass recycling area as (although rare) it has been used as a place to dump random things which need to be taken to a tip. I also wish it had a pub which served organic dishes. Due to variously reasons, there has been a delay in completing other parts of the development. I hope it is finished soon.

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

There is a bus every 30min that can take you to the nearby shops, there are play areas and outdoor gyms.

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

Unfortunately this could be improved with better time frame for improvements

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

The heating and hot water is paid separately and we were not informed about the standing charges when buying the house.

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

Quite convenient, 6 mins to High Street, 10 mins to Tesco Superstore. Have parking space for guest which is quite good. low density. Very quiet community.

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

They are definitely delivering good service and keen to follow up the questions or snags we found. No major snags so far, just some decoration stuffs like the paint, scratch on glass.

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

would be better to have more slabs for walking or garden furniture.

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

Lovely area Awful association run it. No shops, more interested in more houses than facilities.

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

6 years to fix an issue. Finally got an apology.

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

How bad A2 Dominion is. They are truly terrible

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

It’s lovely to live Elmsbrook, so much green space. But we would need at least a shop to avoid travel for few bits, even if actually is 5 mins drive for the closer shop. More parking space couldn’t be wrong.

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

After the first step in the house the response was quick with the issues raised, then got slow

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

Nothing to be honest. Had the chance to visit an example house at the showroom was enough