Pin Yard, LS11

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

Walking distance for a great cafe, into the city, near the train station, very close to the Costco as well

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

The front desk is very handy for you to be able to run down for quick problems

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

Which flat windows face the Jet2 offices as sometimes you can see the people working opposite (and they can see you too)

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

The building is in a very convenient location, it only takes 10 minutes to walk into town but there is a lot of theft and drugs in the area

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

I haven’t raised any problems with management as I haven’t had any issues since living here

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

I wish I knew about the high levels of theft and drugs in the area

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

10-15 walk to centre of Leeds. Decent pubs and Tesco in short walking distance. However, I experienced constant noise from building sites (set to continue for the next few years) and was regularly woken up in the middle of the night by Jet2's bin trucks.

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

Things were solved but we would often have to wait longer than you would hope.

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

Noise from apartments upstairs and downstairs is really bad.

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

Amazing new building but noises can be a lot. And resident team cannot always assist with this. Certain issues regarding the building cannot be fixed.

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

Some things are very quick to fix. But a few issues took months to resolve and even ongoing. All depends on what the problem is.

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

Certain apartment locations have different noise levels. They sell a community vibe but that’s no longer present.

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

With the train station just a 10-15 minute walk away the public transport links are fantastic - so close to the city centre, everything is within walking distance from here. The only issues I really see with the location is that with the Jet2 offices opposite, they can see directly into our flats on one side, which is a bit uncomfortable during day, and often means that there is light shining in during the evening when the cleaners come into the office and / or the automatic sensors set the lights off. Additionally, on the road between the building and Jet2 there can be a bit of a wind tunnel any time there is a bit of a breeze, so when it's very stormy in the winter it can get very gusty and quite loud - it also makes the balcony slightly less usable when it's always windy outside. I feel like these factors should be taken into account for the pricings of the flats on this side of the building.

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

For most of the issues they have been very swift at resolving them, but there were a few issues with external contractors that took a long time to resolve - this wasn't the team's fault and they did their best to expedite everything, but worth noting that the external contractors on file don't seem to prioritise this building.

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

The building is very well insulated, so it does get quite warm during the summer - it's worth keeping the blinds closed on particularly warm and sunny days, and then opening all the windows at night time.