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26 Princess Road West, Castle, Leicester, LE1 6TH
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26 Princess Road West, Castle, Leicester
Reviewed 24 December 2023
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Some of these issues were to do with the building I lived with rather than my flat. So I asked Reign if there is a number for the building manager. They said no such number exists and I found myself that was a lie. So I think it's only fair to mention those issues here too since they didn't direct me to anyone who could fix them.
There is no review page for the building owners but that would be B.hive property/APW who are also partially responsible for this. The state and neglect of the building they own is enough to warrant their own review.
The bathroom sink and shower are incredibly claustrophobic and nearing inaccessible levels and would be absolutely impossible to access if you are a bigger person.
Everytime I would wash my face/take a shower water would splash everywhere due to the miniture size.
There were ample problems in the flat and building. Far too many to list here but some were:
Sinks that were constantly blocked no matter how many times I unblocked it, all lights in the building corridors going off so it was pitch black and nothing done about it, spider infestation in the building, smashed glass on the window upon moving in, windows permanently jammed so I could not move them to open/close, appliances that broke within 2 years including radiator/washer (electrician and repair people confirmed the shoddy workmanship.)
Broken trip breaker in lift in building making loud noises constantly that can be heard from flat, (took over a year of correspondence to them and eventual escalation to council before it was fixed. And the noise came back a few months later. This goes without saying is VERY dangerous.), door came off washing machine that was ignored when brought to their attention, I had to message them over and over again until something was done.
Of course, I always lived in fear of complaining too much and being evicted so I'd often overlook many things.
To add more to the washer situation, it took them FOURTY DAYS of complaining to finally get their finger out and do something.
Multiple types of alarms going off constantly in the building, fire alarm sounding constantly, my entire flat would SHAKE every time someone outside closed a door, I'm guessing it's due to there being no insulation and the paper thin walls.
Tenants upstairs would also make banging, crashing, thumping, dragging heavy objects upstairs, slamming doors. Hammering. All through the night. The walls are so thin I could hear someone sneezing/coughing from down the hall constantly. And all noises from neighbours. There is no privacy.
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There is no review page for the building owners but that would be B.hive property/APW who are also partially responsible for this. The state and neglect of the building they own is enough to warrant their own review.
The bathroom sink and shower are incredibly claustrophobic and nearing inaccessible levels and would be absolutely impossible to access if you are a bigger person.
Everytime I would wash my face/take a shower water would splash everywhere due to the miniture size.
There were ample problems in the flat and building. Far too many to list here but some were:
Sinks that were constantly blocked no matter how many times I unblocked it, all lights in the building corridors going off so it was pitch black and nothing done about it, spider infestation in the building, smashed glass on the window upon moving in, windows permanently jammed so I could not move them to open/close, appliances that broke within 2 years including radiator/washer (electrician and repair people confirmed the shoddy workmanship.)
Broken trip breaker in lift in building making loud noises constantly that can be heard from flat, (took over a year of correspondence to them and eventual escalation to council before it was fixed. And the noise came back a few months later. This goes without saying is VERY dangerous.), door came off washing machine that was ignored when brought to their attention, I had to message them over and over again until something was done.
Of course, I always lived in fear of complaining too much and being evicted so I'd often overlook many things.
To add more to the washer situation, it took them FOURTY DAYS of complaining to finally get their finger out and do something.
Multiple types of alarms going off constantly in the building, fire alarm sounding constantly, my entire flat would SHAKE every time someone outside closed a door, I'm guessing it's due to there being no insulation and the paper thin walls.
Tenants upstairs would also make banging, crashing, thumping, dragging heavy objects upstairs, slamming doors. Hammering. All through the night. The walls are so thin I could hear someone sneezing/coughing from down the hall constantly. And all noises from neighbours. There is no privacy.
