Royal Winchester House, RG12

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

Waitrose in front of the main entrance, 30-40second walk, excellent access to shops and restaurants at the lexicon mall a short walk away. Bracknell station is about a 5-10min walk. Relatively quiet however if your apartment is at the front of the building you can hear noise from outside, temporary though as people pass the area, some drunk some just loud. You can hear cars especially loud sports cars from inside the apartment, it's tolerable. Trash has a specific area where it's dropped off by tenants and management deal with it's collection. Concierge team are absolutely amazing, handling any request in good time and maintaining safety of the tenants.

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

Yes, there was an issue with a floorboard, they sort it out the next day after I reported the problem the previous night.

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

It can be a lonely place despite the massive number of people here. Everyone mostly keeps to themselves.

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

There are plenty of choices for shops and restaurants. Maybe it would be nicer to have more activities for children in the centre.

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

Yes, they were always available and offered solutions.

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

That the windows will not be cleaned regularly. Its a shame

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

There are lots of shops and restaurants nearby. It is convenient to be living beside the high street.

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

They always resolved the problem as fast as they can.

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

Even when winter, the temperature inside the house is warm.

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

1. Location and Variety of Shops Located at the Bracknell town centre, Winchester House has offered a very much convenient access to nearby redeveloped town facilities for daily life and family entertainment, including a number of restaurant chains, two supermarket brands, barber shops and a cinema in walking distance. The Peel Centre nearby plays a crucial role in offering residents a wider variety of choices of different price range on top of The Lexicon itself, while some shopping areas of The Princess Square are unfortunately unoccupied recently. Green and open spaces surrounding the town centre is pretty enough for leisure purposes like daily walks and outdoor exercises. 2. Public Transport The types of public transportation of the area relies heavily on either bus services or the National Rail. It might fulfil basic needs of residents to and from nearby regions such as Reading and Windsor/Maidenhead. The rail system falls to become the only alternative with wider access to different locations such as London. 3. Parking Availability With respect to high demand of car parking space, the number of parking availability could be filled up quickly while occupancy of Winchester House is getting higher. 4. Bin Collections Waste recycling has been in place for some time which seems effective, but waste collection bins are piled up at the back side (south-facing aisle) of the building area where its construction is yet to be completed. The fully filled bins are left behind for hours and sometimes even days before they are all cleared. Smell can be strong and even insects and flies are attracted especially during the summer period. Residents of the south-facing apartments, esp. those of the lower floors, might be affected with this issue, which indeed deserves special attention for some alternatives on its arrangement. Waste can be constantly being blown out from within the fully filled bins to the surrounding areas especially during windy days and adversely affects public hygiene of the neighbourhood. It would also be deeply appreciated if the rear side of the building under construction is to be completed as soon as possible to be unlocked to improve the environment.

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

The hardware of the building remains high quality without much problem so far. The property management team has performed well in handling residents' enquiries.

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

No major issues have been discovered about the apartment so far.

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

Be good to see more shops down stairs in the building, would really like to see the back of the building finished with the landscaping as it still looks like a builders site. Maybe a recycling bank too for glass. Can be off putting when waitrose keeps their parking lights on as the blinds don't fully shut the lights out and it can be bright as we are so close to it. Overall though more positives than negatives

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

Really quick at getting things sorted and repairs within days if not the same day.

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

That we could have got down the parking price as not everyone pays the same amount some people pay £30 monthly others £60 or £80 iv heard.