Purchasing ground floor rent - what to ask?

sync94

I am going to view the following flat: ww    w.   dropbox            .          com/sh/rro05uow7b8fqf3/AABvSgM5X06n21UxC3wxTaJVa?dl=0&preview=DSC_3661-2.jpg
It meets my criteria in terms of location and size etc. The only downside is that it is on the ground floor. I am really worried about noise from neighbours upstairs keeping me up at night and obviously will have no way of knowing what it will be like at night etc. Is there anything I should ask/look for? Alternative is to just wait until a top floor flat becomes available, but who knows when that will be.

BrassicWoman

if the roof leaks on a top floor flat you're the one with a problem short term. In the middle, there's too much noise. And what if you break a leg? They all have problems. Pick the problem you mind least.
I'd usually have a look at 11pm on a friday to see what the noise is, but this is not a typical week for doing that.

davidmcn

sync94 said:

I am going to view the following flat: ww    w.   dropbox            .          com/sh/rro05uow7b8fqf3/AABvSgM5X06n21UxC3wxTaJVa?dl=0&preview=DSC_3661-2.jpg
It meets my criteria in terms of location and size etc. The only downside is that it is on the ground floor. I am really worried about noise from neighbours upstairs keeping me up at night and obviously will have no way of knowing what it will be like at night etc. Is there anything I should ask/look for? Alternative is to just wait until a top floor flat becomes available, but who knows when that will be.

That link appears to just be a photo of the bathroom. 
If you're really worried about noise from upstairs, don't buy something with another property above you.
Nothing you can really ask other than (assuming the vendor is doing the viewings) ask about their experience and gauge how much they seem to be lying. 
People might have other hints if we knew more about the type of construction /age / location of the property, though those are likely to be generalisations and I dont think there's any way of being certain of the answer.
Also bear in mind that ground floor tends to mean all the neighbours going past your door whenever they go in or out, closest to the door intercom, binmen, etc. 

sync94

Sorry try: ww      w.dropbox.        com/sh/rro05uow7b8fqf3/AABvSgM5X06n21UxC3wxTaJVa?dl=0

bouicca21

I’m on ground floor, no noise problem. Top floor flat says the noise travels up and that they find it irritating.  Just go and look/listen at different times of the day.  Judge the building on its own merits.

greatcrested

This obviously worries you, so don't buy a ground floor flat.

MCI

The rental flat we're about to move out of does have some noise from above but has significantly more noise from below. It depends on the neighbours in a lot of cases.