Ground Floor Flat: Need to know

Explorer87

So looking at the place it's ideal for now and yes I'll take on board whats been said, maybe I am rushing in just to get on the ladder. I want a place that's a bit of a stop gap, in that should I need to move in with someone or them to me we can then look for something bigger, granted it's an ambitious plan but that was the idea. 

AdrianC

Explorer87 said:

I want a place that's a bit of a stop gap, in that should I need to move in with someone or them to me we can then look for something bigger...

By "someone", I presume you don't currently have anybody in mind...?
In a year or two...? That's not hanging about!

bouicca21

I have a ground floor flat. I have a burglar alarm because I was once burgled and never wish to repeat the experience, but the only flat that has actually been burgled is on the top floor.  The police say that upper floor flats are actually more vulnerable, since once a burglar is in they hide in stairwells.

Stuffy bedroom at night? Not really as my windows have transoms that I can open.  Noise levels about the same as in a terrace house, though clearly that actually depends on what sort of neighbours you have.  No one stands under my windows as I have a small garden front and back.  They do walk past my front garden on the way to the station/high street, and as I have huge windows I felt a bit on show, so installed privacy film.  Problem solved.

Racky_Roo

Have you been and visited when the upstairs residents are in? Some flats have sprung floors or poor soundproofing making it sound like you have a heard of elephants living above you when the poor person is tiny and just walking normally.