Hove Central, BN3

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

Multiple supermarkets within walking distance, 5 min walk to Hove Station, bus stops just outside the development, 10 min walk to Church Road with lots of shops and restaurants, 15 min walk to the beach. Ample parking at the development as well as other parking options close by depending on your needs. Traffic on Sackville builds up around lunch time and end of the business day but never any trouble accessing the development.

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

Promptly and kindly, have always been happy to help me

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

The area is generally quiet which is nice as it never gets noisy in the evening, however if you want more “action” from bars and restaurants they are just a short walk or bus ride away.

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

The area has so much to offer, good transport links, shops and parks nearby and so close to the seafront. Great local coffee shop in poets corner. It is still a building site so there’s a lot of noise and dust, construction traffic and various issues with utilities from time to time, but they do their best to keep us informed and try to keep the disruption to a minimum. Unfortunately onsite parking is very expensive as does feel unnecessarily high priced in comparison to local permit costs but as a disabled person I didn’t really have a choice so I compromised on apartment size.

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

They have always responded promptly and made sure everything is sorted quickly.

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

That the concierge had little mail trolleys that can be used for moving in!

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

Shops, dining and Hove park are close by which is great. Noisy from trains and building work but you get used to it eventually. Sackville Road is a little rough and wouldn’t feel entirely safe walking alone at night.

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

Maintenance team are swift to repair or mend things in the apartment.

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

The dismal parking situation! There are currently 30 available spaces that cost £200 pounds a month to rent which is pure daylight robbery! How the developer didn’t build underground parking is such a huge oversight. Management are now ticketing cars that park here who haven’t paid for parking. There is also no visitor parking and the closest parking for visitors is a 10 minute walk away. So friends and family can’t easily drop in for a visit. I know a few people who are interested in renting but once finding out about the parking have very quickly lost interest. Having to pay extra to use the amenities when the rent more then covers usage of them is a shame - they really should be included in the price or have an option for lower rent but no access to amenities. We’re paying London prices and not getting any benefits for it. Other than the conceirge team the other great thing is the TULU vending machine for printing, mops etc. A lot of improvements and fine tuning to be made still but the only thing that makes living here not a completely negative experience is the conceirge team.

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

Near to Hove Park and just a short walk to many places of entertainment without being right in the thick of it. Buses right outside every few minutes going into and from central Brighton and only a few minutes walk to Hove station.

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

A bit slow and required reminding. Staff always polite and able to deal with any defects. The hot water issue is very strange

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

A very windy site and as it’s still in development can be frustrating trying to leave the car park if you’re in a hurry

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

Good, for the short period I will be living here it is very convenient. Bad, outside of the development is a lesser attractive part of Hove

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

Yes, swiftly they’re always happy to help even out of hours.

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

The development creates a wind tunnel which can at times be frustrating.