Central Developments is the pits of hell…

Woodlands Place is the pits of hell…

So many contradictions to the rules. I barely sleep due to high levels of noise from neighbours fighting, loud music at odd hours of the night or from cars, and the damn stray cats everywhere… What happened to the “no pets allowed” rule? I’ve seen HOUSE CATS, a dog and rabbits.

Beer bottles everywhere, dirty corridors FOR DAYS on end, the person who cleans only comes by every other week and the owner(s) is/are quick to respond that a cleaner comes by every week. It’s filthy. This place feels more like a student accommodation.

The building lights are barely on, during load shedding it’s a torch game to just walk into the building, the stairway is DARK!!! Although some buildings have lighting. When I asked the maintenance team about it, I was instructed to report it. How is it my responsibility to make sure that the OUTSIDE lights are on?

With multiple play grounds included in the complex, you still find children running into the road with a moving car approaching. It makes driving in the complex an unpleasant feeling because they appear out of nowhere. Some children play in the corridors, by the parking lot with a soccer ball and that puts our cars at risk for a broken window and more.

Speaking of cars… I’ve seen people washing cars in the parking lot yet we have a designated car washing area. You have to pay somebody to wash the car for you, why are we not allowed to wash our own cars there?

With my line of work (Media) Woodlands Place has been in my ears for a few months now, with drug dealers being spotted there. Yet we go through the “vetting” process. Too many loopholes here.

My neighbour’s car headlamps were ****** while it was parked at the visitor’s parking, and according to my investigation, nothing was done because the ******** managed to avoid cameras, why do we have “blind spots” in a SECURE COMPLEX?

The rent was increased literally a month after I moved in, the following year which is now (2023) it increased with a THOUSAND RAND😂, I REGRET renewing my contract because when I moved in here it wasn’t this bad. Once you sign that contract it’s game over…

It’s like a prison here, you can’t move out before your contract ends because you’re liable to pay extra fees and the loss of deposit which most people never get back anyway according to my neighbours who left, I won’t hold my breath. Initially as a marketing strategy, they said we wouldn’t pay for deposit.

The rent was reasonable but due to new walls they put up to create a yard space for ground units, we must pay for that. Blue Stream lifestyle estate and other neighbouring estates charge the same price and slightly more but you get way more. I can not wait to move out.

I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE. Do your research, do not ignore the reviews, good and bad, if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t be living this nightmare.

To the owner, (or whomever responds) Please do not patronise me with your response, I know what’s stated in the contract, this review is solely for people who deserve to know the truth, I have no intentions of lambasting this complex but the management is inhumane.