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Ground floor first floor of top floor

rebin123
rebin123 Posts: 98 Forumite
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edited 5 January 2019 at 1:05AM in House buying, renting & selling
Hi
I have ground floor and there is someone interested swapping In top floor 13th the only reason I want the swap it has one extra double bedroom
And bigger leaving room.

Is there any advantages and Disadvantage top floor
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  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    Better view?
    Heat rises - might be warmer?
    Good excercise walking up....
    Away from street level - quieter?
    No one above walking across your ceiling noisily.
    Better security - only cat-burgalrs can get in.
  • rebin123
    rebin123 Posts: 98 Forumite
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    G_M wrote: »
    Better view?
    Heat rises - might be warmer?
    Good excercise walking up....
    Away from street level - quieter?
    No one above walking across your ceiling noisily.
    Better security - only cat-burgalrs can get in.


    Well there is 14th floor
    Plus it has lift you right good exercise but I’m already going to gym
    You right better security
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    G_M wrote: »
    No one above walking across your ceiling noisily.
    rebin123 wrote: »
    Well there is 14th floor
    :rotfl:
    You were warned: it's " first floor of top floor."
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    rebin123 wrote: »
    And bigger leaving room.


    Let's hope the exit from the leaving room isn't to the outside of the building, that might be OK on the ground floor but a bigger problem on the 13th floor!
  • lisyloo
    lisyloo Posts: 30,094 Forumite
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    Is this owned or rented?

    I thought it was hard to get mortgages above a certain height?
    Which would be a major disadvantage if owned.

    Another disadvantage is that it’s a pain of the lift breaks which at happen when you have a large suitcase.
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    edited 5 January 2019 at 12:55PM
    lisyloo wrote: »
    Another disadvantage is that it’s a pain of the lift breaks which at happen when you have a large suitcase.
    Indeed.

    Suitcases frequently cause lifts to break. I understand it's connected to the electro-magnetic hypo-burble that is incorporated into the locks of most suitcases these days.
  • rebin123
    rebin123 Posts: 98 Forumite
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    Davesnave wrote: »
    :rotfl:
    You were warned: it's " first floor of top floor."
    Sorry I know I should put or not of funny me.
  • rebin123
    rebin123 Posts: 98 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    lisyloo wrote: »
    Is this owned or rented?

    I thought it was hard to get mortgages above a certain height?
    Which would be a major disadvantage if owned.

    Another disadvantage is that it’s a pain of the lift breaks which at happen when you have a large suitcase.

    It’s rented
  • Red-Squirrel_2
    Red-Squirrel_2 Posts: 4,341 Forumite
    Is it council or HA? Why does the person on the 13th floor want to swap?

    Will the extra bedroom mean bedroom tax?
  • davidwood681
    davidwood681 Posts: 881 Forumite
    In my area ground floor flats are worth more than the ones above it due to the average age of the local population.
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