Irene Studios, SW12

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

Amazing location, just minutes from tube & train station, lots of amazing bars, restaurants,gyms, parks and shops in the area. Really safe area where you feel safe walking alone.

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

After chasing yes and all got solved, but I have not had any urgent issues

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

The people in the building are all super friendly and look out for eachother. Always helping with tips, trick and borrowing tools between flats!

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

Right next to Balham underground and overground so very convenient. Balham is opening up new bars and restaurants giving it the community feel of living in London without having the chaos of central London

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

They haven’t really been very helpful or provided much support. They haven’t even finalised our charges and have been using estimates for over a year with unnecessary charges that have been raised and their rationales for it have been very poor. The last meeting with our management person arrived late and only gave the committee 15 minutes to discuss a number of issues so there was no resolution

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

Our rights/choices to the building management company used

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

- Good lifestyle convenience in terms of location - Good standard for quality of life with nice cafes and restaurants - Bad security - Bad noise levels

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

I have always just received automated emails. And silence.

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

I wish I knew the service charge itemised costs, and have a say to the items.

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

Great location, good transport links and lots of bars/restaurants. Noise from trains is very loud…..

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

They haven’t responded to my emails, awaiting response

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

How loud the trains would be and how loud noise from the hallway sounds in the flats

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

Great transport links and shops around, so it is ideal for someone without a car. Good to have a WFH space in a block mainly consisting of studios.

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

Afterbuild are always pushing back on issues rather than sourcing solutions. Things that should be addressed building-wide e.g. faulty locks, floor finish, are ignored.

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

Poor build quality and resultant issues have added loads of stress to my life.