Newman Place, OX4

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

Anti social behaviour , delivery drivers bike stolen outside the flats. Given one month notice for controlled parking permits which gives no option to people with more then one car. Not all of us work in the city and have no other option. The whole road is controlled by the building site which causes hardship to get in and out of the road, makes noise well past 6pm some days and are bringing in cranes at 5.30am with council approval. Construction workers think they are in charge and give little regard to those that live here and just want to get home.

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

Wish we’d known about how long and how much of a disturbance the building work opposite would be. Also mainly that they were going to only allow one car per household. No idea what we will do as one of our vehicles is a work one which only has three seats and has to be close to the flat for security. The other is a family car and I do not feel comfortable parking it up in Sanford in Thames by the mental health hospital. Transport links from littlemore not good enough to get rid of a car for our family. The ltns are a real nuisance and would love to see scientific proof that they have benefited the environment around litleemore/east Oxford.

What is the best feature of your home:

The large windows and view of the river. Some nice plants

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

It's a lovely neighbourhood with lovely neighbours and lots of young families. We've got a couple of major supermarkets not too far away. Although we're quite near to the ring road the double glazing is very good. I like that it's on the edge of the city.

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

I really wish I'd known about service charges and rental increases. And I wish I'd known about the reputation of Peabody and Catalyst.

What is the best feature of your home:

I like that it's a modern home that doesn't need any fixing whatsoever and has three floors. Our garden is a good size. We have a really big drive.

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

It's quite, away from any traffic. Spacious and not too crowded in. Negatives: lack of shops/restaurants within walking distance and the road system outside and to get into Littlemore needs to be completely redone (although that's on council).

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

I have not raised any issues, other than only being provided with two keys but picked third up a week or so after moving in.

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

Difficult to attach things to the walls, even with plasterboard fixings. Main room curtain pole a nightmare due to RSJ support stopping screws going far enough in.

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

In Oxford nice country public transport bad bin collection has been frequent however there is a bit of a local fly issue.

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

Yes heating was fixed mid winter to great relief good turn around.

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

There is WiFi through hyperopic it comes with a box and is cheaper and faster than most others.

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

Newman Place is a greatly thought development, execution however is poor. I hope all promises given to the residents will be met by Peabody. Hill are dragging mud all over the main road, we have no designated parking spaces and the buildings are behind which means current residents have to live on an active building site when this should not be the case.

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

Not to the level expected, very slow, being bounced between far too many people and generally not a company that is willing to listen, certainly not a transparent one either.

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

How slow After Care is and how awful Hill are making a dog’s breakfast of the area already in use by residents