When a “funky” Shoreditch-style container village opened on Lodge Lane in Toxteth in June 2021, the development was seen as a landmark investment in the L8 community and the first of its kind in the city.
Now a number of current and former tenants who took up plots in the village say the development has “left a sour taste” after its initial promise has failed to materialise. Rents of over £1,000 a month have been called into question, with tenants citing issues with poorly maintained toilets, failing Wi-Fi and large marketing screens that are permanently switched off.
A lack of care for the grounds of the development was also highlighted by some, with areas of paving already deteriorating in places. A year on from opening, as few as three out of the 14 units could be occupied in the coming weeks, with the development largely shuttered up toward the top end of a bustling Lodge Lane.
