Faith M

1 star falsely advertised slum with only views to offer.

I have been staying here for over a year and I really love the view and the people(more especially Thabiso) But: 1. Lifts- there is a generator but it breaks down daily, or runs out of fuel for ages, or they make up some excuse to not switch it on. And oh, if there is no electricity at 2pm, they won’t switch on the lift. I had a medical incident one Saturday at 3pm and there was no electricity but nobody cared. I had to get a friend to bring an asthma pump using steps, I nearly died!!!! And nobody cared! 2. Water- When there is no electricity, there is no water. And also, during winter there is no hot water because the building uses electric pumps and not generators. Another one, the water bill is tempered with and it’s so lousy because it’s obvious I’m in a 2 bedroom apartment and I paid R9400 one month and I didn’t understand how my rent went for R7900 to R9400 without changing any pattern or no explanation on price hikes. 3. False advertising: the R6500 is false, I end up paying R8600 after water and I pay for Parking so that’s R9000!!!! And it’s definitely not worth the price because it’s literally a slum of a building. 4. WiFi: their WiFi never works. 5. Noise!!! At 3 am people will be partying and making noise and nobody can help with this. 6. Theft!!! They told me we had cameras when I moved in but when they stole from me, suddenly they didn’t have cameras. I found out that they **** about a lot just to make me sign the lease. I regret it because I did my viewing like 3 times just to make sure and they were so annoyed at me for being thorough and now I know why. I’m not happy with this building and I don’t know anyone who stays here and doesn’t regret the decision, if you are trying to decide on where to go stay, don’t choose BraamGate. Might I suggest you check some affordable 5 star student accommodations at Urban Circle or even South Point, even South Point, a government run accommodation is better than this, I promise you. And if you are working, you have more options, keep searching. You are welcome.