The Quarters, M1

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

The local area is excellent for shops, bars, restaurants, and transport. Really, there's anything you could possibly want on your doorstep. However, there is a higher than average amount of homeless people close by, which sometimes sleep right in front of the building door. They tend not to be bothersome but I have once had to step over them to get out of the building in the mornings. The street can get very busy from Thursday-Saturday, but I live facing away from the street and above street level so there hasn't been a lot of noise.

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

In general, any repairs we have needed have been seen to in a timely manner. I have however mentioned that the pilot light in our oven is not working during several visits and it's never been sorted, although I appreciate this is not the highest priority repair.

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

I wish I had known the amount of snags there would be before moving in. I wish I'd known that the windows in the bedrooms don't open very far and that the heaters would be quite expensive to run.

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

The night life, bars, shops and open spaces are great as it is in the center of manchester. There is no large branded supermarket nearby however it is very close to aldi and lidl. Parking is available with a fee. The bin room is good. There is a lot of anti social behaviour as it is on a back street in the Northern Quarter.

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

They have responded quickly, and always fixed the issue

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

To turn on the ventilation system. Parcels get delivered to other building and no concierge on weekend.

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

Lots of good local bars and restaurants. Would be useful to have a slightly closer convenient store for small purchases. Good transport links within the area. Given the busy area, there is a lot of anti social behaviour and multiple fresh piles of sick every weekend up the side of the building. Can also get noisy at the weekend during the night.

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

Building management always do there best to help and are usually very quick. We’ve had a few recurring issues but someone always comes to sort it and the issue has now fully been resolved.

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

You may experience so noise at night over the weekend.

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

The building is well located, central, a 15-minute walk from the train station and a few blocks from the tram stations and the bus station. Surrounded by restaurants and bars. The bad thing is that there are quite a few homeless people in the surrounding streets.

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

They respond immediately and depending upon the problem they take some time to have a person to fix it.

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

Sometimes you have people sleeping in the front of the building. It has improved by the action taken by the management.

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

Very central location No parking for the building Can sometimes be noisy Can be people lingering outside

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

They have responded to issues and attempted to rectify

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

Windows don’t open in all bedrooms There isn’t sufficient seating on the terraces for everyone