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Rules about insulation in flats?
travel_freak
Posts: 879 Forumite
Hi there,
I hope someone knows more about this than me and can offer some advice.
I've seen a property I'd really like to buy as an investment to let out. It is a first floor purpose built maisonette. The garden at the front is very overgrown and I was worried about this because the estate agents told me it belongs to the downstairs owner and I thought that if the downstairs owner had no plans to maintain it that might put off my prospective tenants.
Anyway, I thought it would be a good idea to introduce myself to the downstairs owner and I finally managed to catch her in today. She seemed friendly and in fact is renting but said that to her knowledge the front garden belongs to the upstairs flat and that's why she has never maintained it. I think this is fine and even if it doesn't belong to my flat I could probably safely go as far as killing the weeds and putting a couple of nice pots out there.
However, she went on to say that she can hear everything that goes on upstairs and that she recommended I put carpets down and "insulation" if I do buy it. This got me thinking that there might be complaints down the road. There are currently bare floorboards but I do plan to carpet and the lease may well stipulate this anyway.
What concerns me is I can very vaguely remember reading something about new sound insulation requirements applying to flats/landlords.
Does anyone know what the rules are and if they would affect a purpose built maisonette? If so, what is involved in installing suitable sound insulation and would it be a costly exercise? (Possibly one more thing to factor in to my offer/sums.)
Thanks in advance for any advice on this.
Regards,
I hope someone knows more about this than me and can offer some advice.
I've seen a property I'd really like to buy as an investment to let out. It is a first floor purpose built maisonette. The garden at the front is very overgrown and I was worried about this because the estate agents told me it belongs to the downstairs owner and I thought that if the downstairs owner had no plans to maintain it that might put off my prospective tenants.
Anyway, I thought it would be a good idea to introduce myself to the downstairs owner and I finally managed to catch her in today. She seemed friendly and in fact is renting but said that to her knowledge the front garden belongs to the upstairs flat and that's why she has never maintained it. I think this is fine and even if it doesn't belong to my flat I could probably safely go as far as killing the weeds and putting a couple of nice pots out there.
However, she went on to say that she can hear everything that goes on upstairs and that she recommended I put carpets down and "insulation" if I do buy it. This got me thinking that there might be complaints down the road. There are currently bare floorboards but I do plan to carpet and the lease may well stipulate this anyway.
What concerns me is I can very vaguely remember reading something about new sound insulation requirements applying to flats/landlords.
Does anyone know what the rules are and if they would affect a purpose built maisonette? If so, what is involved in installing suitable sound insulation and would it be a costly exercise? (Possibly one more thing to factor in to my offer/sums.)
Thanks in advance for any advice on this.
Regards,
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Hi there,
Does anyone have any thoughts on this (sound insulation) please as I'm looking to make decisions quite soon.
Many thanks.
Regards,0 -
check out on HHSRS website - these are the new Health and Safety regulations - i have posted about this somewhere else, but cannot remember where !! sorry0
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