Simple Life at Spirit Quarters, CV2

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

Parking availability is great! Bin collections are never late! Park across the street! Just wish we lived around better people outside of the development

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

With I had been to Coventry before moving in to this location

Please share one thing (or more) which you would change about your development:

Just wish the roads around the development had less pot holes

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

This area was notoriously rundown with high crime rates and council housing when I was growing up but the simple life development is tucked away in a cul-de-sac which makes it a little gem. It is very quiet with no real footfall from pedestrians or passing traffic. Parking is limited but the surrounding roads are free. Each property has 2 spaces which is good however some residents are not the most considerate and do over park onto others' space or have several visitors around and block exits. We had one antisocial episode where a jaguar was abandoned and somebody later came and smashed all the windows. The police removed the vehicle the next day. Bin collections are fine now but as the development was not complete for a good few months after residents moved in, the refuge was not collected multiple times leaving bins overflowing. The nearest corner shop is 5/10 mins walk away but there are lots of retail parks within 10/15 drive. The hospital is also 10/15 min drive away. The nature of the development means it is difficult to access by car so some sat navs direct people to a no through road which is inconvenient when you have to leave your house to meet the deliveroo driver out in the rain! There is a lot of wildlife around here, squirrels, ducks and foxes. We currently have a flock of pigeons and seagulls who have decided to make a home in the area. This is a recent issue and is causing a lot of bird fouling. There are wildlife reserves close by with large ponds- good for dog walking, and aa few little parks not too far away which is great for little ones. There are still a lot of lower class residents in the area meaning there is fly tipping and graffiti in the parks and school ratings are not great. Bus links are good with frequent buses to the hospital and retail areas.

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

They have responded promptly but struggled to resolve issues completely or in a reasonable time frame..

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

You will need to purchase your own key for the meter boxes. The property doesn't come with one and they are locked. Also my property came with 'fibre to the property'- FTTP, as oppose to 'fibre to the cabinet' FTTC, which meant I could only go with one internet provider- BT. It took a lot of searching to find this out. The best thing to do is to go to your WiFi settings and see who your neighbours have as their provider on the drop down list. This would have save me a lot of ringing around and disappointment when companies explained to me that they don't offer fibre to the property broadband.

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

Transport links are quite decent. There are no supermarkets or larger shops in the area (within walking distance) aside from a corner shop where someone got stabbed recently and have youths hanging out outside it every evening. There are no restaurants in the near vicinity, again, walking distance. Of course you can drive about 2 miles to a restaurant. There are plenty of dog walking areas though, could be more trees. The development itself is very bare. Everything in terms of parking, bin collections and traffic is generally fine. The allocated parking spots definitely are very good to have. There is plenty of anti-social behaviour on the street as it borders homes with tenants that don't work. Most of the time it's fine, but the noise levels on the weekends can be a bit much. Plus someone tried to break into one of the houses as well as our own. Generally I feel I have to constantly be aware of how I present my house to not invite unwanted guests. For example, making sure I don't make it obvious when no ones home, keeping the blinds up, leaving the porch light on, not putting the bins outside and collecting them promptly so that they can't be used to climb the fence.

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

Again, that we don't have access to the loft. This was confirmed to be accessible by the estate agent, yet when it was too late to back out (after giving notice on my previous property) the landlord stated that this is not the case. That we wouldn't be able to lay down more slabs or add a shed in the garden. This, again, was confirmed by the estate agent to be absolutely fine. Yet when we moved in and rang the landlord they said we'd have to remove everything and put it back as it was, which is an impossible task, so basically no you can't do anything to the property to make it more liveable.

Please share one thing (or more) which you would change about your development:

More storage, better quality lawn and a shed to store garden equipment in. Not sure how we're expected to mow the lawn when there's nowhere to store a lawnmower.

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

There are few shops around. Accessible to bus stops. Regular bin collection Parking garage in front of building And away from traffic

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

So far, there hasn't been any issues relating to building management.

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

That only one key will be used to access the property. This is challenging for a family.