Mortgage on Flat where bedrooms separated by common landing

Running_Horse

Are you acquainted with barge poles? If so, don't touch this flat with one. Seriously, 99% of buyers will run a mile if you ever attempt to sell on this hovel. Sometimes people come here for advice and ignore it completely. If you are one of those, then good luck in your folly.

unfazed

davidmcn wrote: »

It's not likely to be a separate dwelling for council tax purposes, any more than your garden shed would merely because you had added a toilet to it.



Well, some of us are professionals and have given you advice on this thread. It's not likely to be valued as a 2 bed flat, it's going to send many buyers running for the hills, and as I said above, I'd have concerns about the planning/building regulations compliance side of things (would be useful to have some idea of the history of the building - does it look like a purpose-built block of flats? What size is the annexed bedroom?).

Thanks David, your advice is very much appreciated.

It's a large victorian house that was probably converted into flats many decades ago. The bedroom is 10'4 by 9'8, so not huge, but does have the en-suite wc. I'm guessing that in the past the space was originally a bathroom, with a new bathroom created in the main part of the flat more recently.

As suggested, perhaps the room should only be considered as a store or maybe home office.

AdrianC

unfazed wrote: »

As suggested, perhaps the room should only be considered as a store or maybe home office.

It's a room with a bog in one corner.

If you're daft enough to buy the flat, then whether you put a bed or a desk or a pile of boxes in it is entirely up to you. You could put some cane chairs in and call it a conservatory if you really want.

But... whatever you call it and whatever furniture you do or don't put in there won't change the fact that it's fundamentally a PITA that's the other side of a common area, and it won't change the fact that when you come to sell then everybody with any sense will run a mile from it.

C'mon, give us all a laugh and post up the RM link...

unfazed

Running_Horse wrote: »

Are you acquainted with barge poles? If so, don't touch this flat with one. Seriously, 99% of buyers will run a mile if you ever attempt to sell on this hovel. Sometimes people come here for advice and ignore it completely. If you are one of those, then good luck in your folly.

Certainly not ignoring the advice, just needed a wake up call and directions to the nearest exit! Thanks

HouseBuyer77

To add a counterpoint:

Ignore the second 'bedroom' and consider it a one bed flat. If it's a good one bed flat and priced appropriate compared to other similar one bed flats and you are happy with said one bed flat then maybe worth consideration. The extra 'bedroom' is then a nice extra (could work as an occasional guest room/office/storage).

If it's priced beyond what a similar one-bed flat is worth and/or you want a two bed place then definitely forget about it.

onlyroz

Anyone else really really want to see a link to this property?

melstar11

Of course - I've just been holding back.

always_sunny

are you considering living in such flat?
Few years back I went to see this flat advertised for rent and it was how similar to what you described. The entrance to the flat was through someone's living room!!!!!

I walked in and out as quickly as I could! I still think of that flat as '!!!!!!' someone was thinking!!!!!???

Rain_Shadow

Use the separate room as a home office.


http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-39121479.html


see pic.9

penguingirl

Sounds terrible, especially if it is average priced compared to 2 bed flats. My brother had a flat with a similar arrangement in a rented flat with their lounge and bedroom- both came off the main corridor. Like others have said, it frequently led to being locked out etc and was just weird.