The Astley, Manchester Manchester M1

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

Everything useful is within a 5 minute walking distance, with an Aldi, gym, bars, restaurants etc. Also public transport is close by, and taxis are readily available.

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

Yes, and resolved them very quickly, with their own on-site maintenance team.

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

That the team would go above and beyond to fix any and all issues.

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

Living in NQ especially on the specific area where the Astley is located is great. Walking distance to all major restaurants and bars allows you to choose between a more calm environment like Ancoats but also the very lively NQ on a weekend. Big affordable supermarkets and gyms in the area make it very easy to live in the city. The only issue in the area is probably the constant construction of new developments however the double glazed windows do a good job keeping the noise down.

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

Very quickly and any issues that were more difficult to repair they were always trying to find a good temporary solution until the contractor could fix the issue. Everything was usually dealt with in a few days

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

I wish I knew that flat would get so warm in the summer. I chose the flat with the best view out of the two I viewed in the building but I believe if I knew that it would be warmer during the summer maybe I would have chosen the other flat.

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

Very good area surrounded by shops, restaurants and a gym. Couldn’t ask for a better location. Everything is a walking distance so no transport needed.

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

Haginson has kindly taken his time to note down a couple wear and tear things about the flat.

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

Nothing. I feel like I have been made aware about everytbing

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

We have been living here for 5 years now, signed up for another one, so is clear that we do love this building :) The location is impecable. Since grainger took the building, things have improved considerably and I think we have to thank Hag for that. He is always there to fix whatever needs to be fixing, always a nice welcome and pleasant. Thanks!

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

Yes, all of them and also to the changes I wanted to make in the apartment, impecable.

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

We did have a moth issue for a while but has been now controlled thanks to Hag and his efforts to improve the building.

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

Access to the town centre is a massive perk of living here. Everything is on our doorstop. The only downside would be that it can get quite noisy

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

Problems have been sorted efficiently and without too much hassle at all

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

I wish we knew we had to pay a separate hot water bill