The Depot, M14

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

There’s a few bus stops within a 5 minute walking distance, all the shops you could ask for such a super stores, supermarkets and a vibe selection of take away places.

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

They respond very quickly, within hours or at least by the next day and the repair people come very quickly too.

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

The only thing I wish we knew before we moved, was that there’s no life to bring our stuff up to the 2nd floor but that’s really it.

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

Moss Side is quite a dangerous area, although this road is nice and usually fairly clean. Minimum traffic. Gets busy a few days a year for this carnival that happens in the nearby park. I've never used any of the local nearby stores bar a post office down the road. The ASDA is only a 3 min drive from here which is nice.

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

Usually very well and quickly. I needed a washer replaced for example and it's done instantly. They don't mess about really.

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

Perhaps I'd have lived on the top floor to save some issues with noisy footsteps. But I have saved some money by not doing this.

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

Very limited facilities in local area, no bars/restaurants. Close to local shops. Antisocial behaviour and violence in the area.

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

Building management have taken longer to respond when an issue has been raised than I would like

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

How busy the area gets during the carnival in Alexandra park

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

The area is fine if you know what to expect from it. It isn’t the city centre and it can be rough at times with people drinking in the streets etc. That being said, I have personally never been affected by this. Transport links are good via bus but unfortunately no tram. I would not park my car here if it were not for the private car park.

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

Problems do eventually get solved but chasing is nearly always required. We’ve had appointments cancelled on the day by agents that we’ve waited in for. We had an issue were the amount we were being charged was wrong and this took months to fix despite being told it was sorted on multiple occasions. We had to chase them in order to pay our full rent.

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

The flat itself is great and just be aware of issues regarding location before moving in. Expect the usual difficulties with getting things resolved within the building.

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

Parking is good, secure gated parking available. Free street parking is always available. Traffic noise is low and bin collections are good.

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

Yes however couldn’t all be resolved as I had issues with hot water and it took them a while to figure out it was because my tank was too small

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

Hot water tank is small so I struggled with having as much hot water as I would like