Quintain Living takes an active approach to combatting loneliness. Already this year, the resident team has arranged more than a dozen community events, designed to support residents to engage with one another over common interests.

For the artistically minded, Quintain Living runs a popular ‘paint and prosecco’ art club, while younger creative types are welcomed to the children’s art club held on the rooftop of the serene and stylish Alameda apartment building in the heart of Wembley Park. The same rooftop also hosts film nights every Monday. There’s a cooking club in partnership with Bread Ahead Wembley Park, along with Zumba classes, spin classes and outdoor HIIT classes for those looking to exercise and have fun.

Sustainability-focussed activities have included an upcycling event and an allotment event at Canada Gardens, to encourage families to grow their own vegetables. The allotments provide plenty of opportunity for connection, with residents coming together to share growing tips as well as helping to water each other’s plants during holidays.

Other activities have ranged from a summer solstice neighbour meet and greet, to sessions on fixing your bicycle. The latest event – a new volunteering group – meets for the first time during Loneliness Awareness Week, with volunteers set to build planters for a local community-run edible garden in connection with a Brent food bank organisation.

“Here at Quintain Living we put our residents at the heart of our community, providing them with opportunities to connect with one another and to form friendships.”

Danielle Bayless, Chief Operating Officer, Quintain Living

The outstanding social spaces in Quintain Living’s buildings also serve to combat loneliness. At Canada Gardens, for example, youngsters can bond in the pirate ship playpark or the magical indoor ‘Emily’s Playhouse’, while dog owners can enjoy a natter at the dedicated ‘bark park’. All apartments are pet-friendly, so that furry companions can play their part in fighting loneliness too. In the acre of podium gardens, places to cook and eat promote socialisation on sunny days, while the clubhouse offers the perfect retreat when the weather is less kind.

Over at The Robinson, where the bold and eclectic apartments have struck a chord with students and recent graduates, the social spaces are key spots for residents to come together and connect. According to the Higher Education Policy Institute, nearly one in four students are lonely most or all of the time.

The Robinson does much to combat that, with a vast residents’ lounge connected by a 7m-slide to a stunning roof terrace. There’s a spa caravan and a Festival Garden that incorporates a John Lennon-inspired Peace Garden, a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Garden and a bark parka. There’s even a work-from-home community on the 14^th floor rooftop, with three bespoke campervans to work in, clustered around a lawned area with picnic tables, benches and deckchairs to socialise in. Every element of the quirky design promotes interaction, encouraging residents to engage with their home and with one another.

Build to Rent homes are in a unique position to address post-pandemic loneliness. From the community vibe to the friendly faces of the concierge and helpful resident team to the social spaces and events, there are myriad opportunities to make connections and become a part of something.

The Quintain Living Residents’ App provides a further opportunity for residents to connect. As well as booking events, residents can access a number of private groups. There’s a film club, a parent and baby group, an allotment group, a book club with 1,500 members and much more.

The wider Wembley Park neighbourhood also promotes neighbourly interaction. The Yellow is a popular community hub that hosts everything from parent/toddler sessions to fitness classes. Running clubs, an art trail, regular free live music events from April to September… there’s something to suit every taste, the vast majority of activities are entirely free and the rest at a low cost.

For more information on Quintain Living or to book a viewing, visit www.quintainliving.com, @quintainliving on Instagram or call 020 3151 1927.

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Notes to editors

Quintain Living is on a mission to help all residents love where they rent. Managing what will be the UK’s largest BtR campus, delivered by Quintain, the award-winning developer of Wembley Park, the team seeks to raise the bar every day. In 2022 Quintain Living were awarded Property Manager of the Year at the RESI Awards.

Offering studios to four-bed apartments in one of ten super stylish apartment blocks – Montana, Dakota, Alto, Landsby, Alameda, Ferrum, Beton, Canada Gardens, The Robinson and Madison– rental is hassle-free, with state-of-the-art contactless viewings, speedy removals, no deposit or hidden fees and access to money-can’t-buy lifestyle amenities. These include cinema rooms, rooftop gardens, private club houses, climbing walls and even a concierge. This is the future of renting. All just 12 minutes from central London.

For more information on Quintain Living or to book a viewing, visit www.quintainliving.com, @quintainliving on Instagram or call 020 3151 1927.

For more information please contact:

Charlotte Ashton: [email protected] Tel: 07968 779 663