Flat converted mill. Any advise?

BridgetLo

Hello,

Can I ask you your honest opinion about this flat in a converted mill in Manchester?
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Service charges £1,311pa and £250pa for ground rent. 125 year lease length with 123 years remaining. Is the lenght a bit short?

Sorry, I am very lost!!! I love this type of flats but I do not know to what extend they are functional. Plus it just has two windows!
Thank you!

Owain_Moneysaver

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-78060713.html

I think it's hideous. There is no lounge. There's a windowless kitchen with space for lounge furniture. There are no period or any other features in the flat itself. Bland bland bland bland bland. I suppose it might be nice if you like spending your evenings in a windowless kitchen watching TV with the extractor fan in the middle of the ceiling masquerading as ventilation.

At least in a prison cell you'd get a window.

For £15k less you could get
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-77705600.html

And for £5k more you can get a 4-bedroom house
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69781765.html

hazyjo

Hard to give an opinion as people's tastes vary wildly.

Will point out the things I don't like:

- No window in kitchen/lounge/diner. That's why there's frosted glass between that and the bedroom.

- The bedroom being off the lounge - especially with frosted glass inbetween!

- The kitchen being in the lounge. I don't like that layout.

- Not much storage/cupboard space in the kitchen

- It's showing as under offer!

Lease length is good.

Would I buy it? No. Would someone else? Yes.

davidmcn

Probably no longer satanic, but certainly dark.

StaffieTerrier

The lack of light to the living areas would put me off straight away.

fairy_lights

It'll save you money on a TV licence at least, with the sofas positioned to watch the occupants of the master bedroom instead.

PDC

It does feel a little 'bunker-like', looking at those photos.

You would save money on not needing a window cleaner too!

hazyjo

Looks to be on top floor. No mention of a lift. Sod that...


If there are lifts (which I very much doubt), that might not be good for service charges - or certainly future service charges.


As for the window cleaning - that might well be lumped in with service charges so prob not even a saving there LOL.

housemoves

I rented a place like that for a few years a while back. I chose it because it was in a central location and I liked the period features and character. At the time, I didn't think that the lack of natural light would bother me.

It really really bothered me in the end. I found it a bit claustrophobic.

I also found that that type of building attracted a certain type of tenant and homeowner... one that was very noisy. As there were wooden floors everywhere the sound reverberated around and I would wake up several times per night

diggingdude

from the outside I would love to live in one, from the inside it bears no relation to the historic building it is and therefore I don't see the point of buying it I would rather have a house

3card

Hi


As others have said its a personal taste when it comes to properties but heres my thoughts.


Being as its a old converted building thats listed i would really take the service charge with a piece of salt. This charge could soon get out of hand with regards to the maintenance.


Again as pointed out if there is a lift that again can be high maintenance if its proves unreliable


I wouldnt be interested in buying it but i am sure others would