Scholars View, Houghton Le Spring, County Durham, DH5

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

Vide range of clubs, restaurants, shops available around. This development is located in the city centre so accessibility could not have been better. All neighbours I've met by now have been very nice, along with the staff working on the premises. No noise from surrounding flats.

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

There's been no problems for now, prompt answers to any extra questions.

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

Maybe random, but was relevant to our situation - when choosing whether the flat would be left furnished or not, it's all or nothing - we couldn't have kept the beds but have our own table for example. But no big issues here, as the furniture provided has a nice quality and is easy to rearrange around the flat. You can always switch it when renewing the contract if you change your mind.

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

Living in The Oaks is generally pleasant due to its nice location and spacious rooms. However, the area lacks large supermarkets such as Tesco, ASDA, Aldi, or B&M, which means you need to travel to nearby towns for bigger shopping trips. Similarly, there are no popular coffee chains like Starbucks or Costa in Esh Winning, so options for cafés are limited. Another drawback is that The Oaks does not have a dedicated play area or community space for children, which could be a consideration for families. Overall, it’s a quiet and comfortable place to live, but amenities are limited, so a car is almost essential.

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

Yes, they respond to the problems however the stay is just few days and not experienced any big problem.

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

the place for kids playing area must be near or any indoor space.

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

It is really pleasant to live here. Communication is really good from here. Rent is quite higher other than this nothing to complain.

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

Nothing to complaint about the landlord. They are really nice.

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

It is really great place to live in Elevate building.

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

The local area has lots of amenities- Aldi, a very good local doctors and there are lots of local events in the near area for young children (hetton carnival).

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

We’ve had no issues with management issues to date

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

The inaccuracy of gas reading, it’s taking a lot of time to get accurate readings on the meters so worrying about over paying

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

It’s a calm area,good for families, young couples and even elderly. It’s a quiet neighbourhood and everybody is friendly around. Good access to some shops and bus stations.

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

They have been really quick every time we had an issue.

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

I wish that the neighbours would close the garden doors properly. I wish that the kids toys wouldn’t be left around the communal areas. I wish there was a bigger green area to walk around.