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Commended for clean rooms and well-kept facilities.
Friendly, welcoming on-site management and prompt assistance.
Prime location with easy walk to universities and transit links.
Dedicated quiet study environments and vibrant common spaces.
I have lived in Gravity Co-Living Finsbury Park for almost 9 months. The house is in a great location, it's a short walk to Finsbury Park and also to the station, which has worked well for my journeys to work. My room is modern and comes with an ensuite bathroom and has views of the garden. The large garden and BBQ area is a real bonus, as a lot of the other rental properties I considered did not come with one. Security was one of my top priorities and this is securely gated. The social events are good and give you an opportunity to meet everyone.
We were looking for a safe, clean and central location for our son to stay while on a work placement in London. Gravity Co-Living Finsbury Park certainly met this criteria, and more. The accommodation offers modern ensuite rooms that are very clean and well kept. An additional bonus is the large garden and relaxation area, which is rare with accommodation in London. It’s a great space and has allowed him to relax and meet others in a gated and safe environment. The house itself is a beautiful and secure building, which, as parents gave us peace of mind which was important as we live many miles away. Also, having other young professionals sharing the same environment means that he has been able to socialise with others. The location is superb, just a short walk to Finsbury Park Station with all amenities on your doorstep, Finsbury Park is also just a 2 minute walk away. We also liked the fact that the tenancy term is more flexible than traditional contracts. We definitely made the right choice with Gravity Co-Living.
Don’t believe the marketing. I spent two months at Gravity and while the other residents were friendly and it had a real sense of community, what really brought us together was disappointment with Gravity. The lift didn’t work, my bed was extremely uncomfortable, the room was dirty, the walls were marked and the communal areas were not as advertised and really needed a good clean. See the communal fridge that I took a photo of - full of mouldy food and veggies. I raised all of these things, was promised remediation, but nothing ever came of it. I was also overcharged and whilst I got the money back, that was just one of a catalogue of mess-ups by the operations team; things don’t improve as their primary approach seems to be denying there’re any problems. Gravity also has a terrible habit of claiming people that have left a bad review don’t live there. Shame on you.
The agreement does not protect tenants and tenant’s money because Gravity calls it a “License to Occupy” agreement. In fact, you might not be labelled as a tenant because you are not legally protected as a tenant. Unfortunately unlike a normal tenancy agreement, Gravity does not protect your £1300 deposit (over 1300£ deposit for one room because it claims one room as a self-contained flat). Under Housing Act of 2004, Chapter 4, the landlord is required to give information of name, address and account of the scheme administrator but since the agreement is a License to Occupy, deposits are taken at any time it wishes for. At the end of the tenancy Gravity charged me a huge deduction from my deposit for unfair justifications. This may happen to you. The check-out report would look like it was generated by TDS and will look like that tenants are responsible for fixing damages. I realized that deposits wasn't protected by TDS or a government approved scheme. Since, Gravity agreement eliminates their liability as landlord or agent, I am warning everyone that this property does not run under legal terms, and that the agreement itself doesn’t constitute as a legal condition. I indeed stayed in Gravity and paid 10months upfront. See photos as evidence
Let me start off by saying that the community itself is absolutely great (and the only reason this review is 2 stars instead of 1). I've been living here for almost a year and I've met some truly wonderful people, and experienced some great times. Sadly, that's where the good news ends. The management of this place is a complete joke. Even the simplest technical issues take months to be fixed. There is a complete lack of communication and respect towards the tenants and not even a hint of professionalism from the people running Gravity. And for all this, you pay an outrageous amount of rent (don't believe the prices advertised on the website, that's not what you end up paying), for essentially not more than a shoebox. Gravity likes to talk about how they "enable community building" and how they care for their "Members". But don't let that fool you. The only people building the community are the people living here despite the mismanagement of Gravity, not because of it. And we're not Gravity "Members", we're the consumers in a business model that aims at squeezing out every last penny for as little service as possible. You have been warned.