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Ground versus upper floor flat?
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With crime spiralling out of control I'de go for the upstairs flat, it's easier to defend... only 1 door to re-inforce, and better visibility.Bankruptcy isn't the worst that can happen to you. The worst that can happen is your forced to live the rest of your life in abject poverty trying to repay the debts.0
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Contents is higher in a ground floor flat.
Mine isn't
We have a door straight out on to the garden, we have a great view and can't hear upstairs. It also means we can grow plants and veggies in the ground around us. Where I am, I would rather have the ground then a higher level flat, this may not be the case everywhere!! We don't have bars on our windows, nor do any of the flats I looked at before getting this either.0 -
Margaret_Clark wrote: »Could you all just come and view it with me then let me know?? Would be really helpful ........
If you're in Wales, then yes
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I thought that with respect to buildings repair, each flat in the building is responsible for an equal share of the repair regardless if you are on the ground floor and the roof is leaking or if you are on the upper floor and there is pointing missing on the ground floor wallIt could be upstairs is responsible for roof and downstairs for foundations.
Does the roof look a bit worn or the house a bit wonky:wall:
What we've got here is....... failure to communicate.
Some men you just can't reach.
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IveSeenTheLight wrote: »I thought that with respect to buildings repair, each flat in the building is responsible for an equal share of the repair regardless if you are on the ground floor and the roof is leaking or if you are on the upper floor and there is pointing missing on the ground floor wall
It depends on the terms of your lease.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Well it's just up the road ........ sort of. I'm sure you could get a train from Wales to em .......... Aberdeen ........PasturesNew wrote: »If you're in Wales, then yesMarg0 -
Is there any way you can find out what insulation is like in a property short of knocking on other people's doors down the road and asking them?? (Actually that's not a bad idea .......)Marg0
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Margaret_Clark wrote: »Well it's just up the road ........ sort of. I'm sure you could get a train from Wales to em .......... Aberdeen ........
Hang on, I'll just block out 3 days in my diary for that then.
Flat viewing shouldn't take more than 30 minutes, so it's no bother to just pop up there for that!0 -
Of course, in an ideal world, you'd get the neighbour up above to turn on their stereo loudly and do some dance-aerobicsMargaret_Clark wrote: »Is there any way you can find out what insulation is like in a property short of knocking on other people's doors down the road and asking them?? (Actually that's not a bad idea .......) 0 -
Sorry, but I stand by my statement. Choose the property that's easiest to defend.
If I'm wrong you get bord of stairs.
If I'm right and you ignore me, you get raped, robbed and disembowled.
Take your pick.
I'm upstairs in a flat above the garage behind 2 locked doors BTW. And I'm planning to re-enforce both doors.Bankruptcy isn't the worst that can happen to you. The worst that can happen is your forced to live the rest of your life in abject poverty trying to repay the debts.0
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