Anyone here live in a flat ?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Anyone here live in a flat ?

Same in Barcelona, but we are 1 apartment 1 vote.

I'm 1st floor so lift maintenance isn't my top priority , but hundreds of other issues and agree some people here seem to have bottomless pockets, constantly wanting to reform and changes shit. We had a fire/arson attack new years day 2021 luckily nobody hurt but it actually brought the small community closer together as we all stood on the street in our PJ's.

Germany , France , Holland , Spain ....seems far more people live in apartments and also rent than they do here .....

I think that's great personally , I don't need a family home but very few two bed houses seem to be built these days so it's flats or apartments

How hot does it get in Spain in those flats in high summer ?

[Rjk]

Re: Anyone here live in a flat ?

Germany , France , Holland , Spain ....seems far more people live in apartments and also rent than they do here .....

I think that's great personally , I don't need a family home but very few two bed houses seem to be built these days so it's flats or apartments

How hot does it get in Spain in those flats in high summer ?

flats and apartments here tend to be very small as well

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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flats and apartments here tend to be very small as well

That's very true

I need somewhere to store my fishing tackle and metal t shirts

You have to know what's important

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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When I was buying a flat in Cardiff many years ago, apart from having to pay ground rent (wasn't much) I also had to pay maintenance costs to the management company.

The flats were built in 1965 and had a problematic flat roof (damp).
The management company had contractors build a pitched roof. At the same time, the area around the basement garages was in need of repair... all of this work (roof & tarmac) came out of a reserve fund that had accrued over the years.
All the maintenance costs each year were audited and sent to each resident. It was as transparent as could have reasonably been hoped for, therefore we weren't faced with a sudden huge bill.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Anyone here live in a flat ?

When I was buying a flat in Cardiff many years ago, apart from having to pay ground rent (wasn't much) I also had to pay maintenance costs to the management company.

The flats were built in 1965 and had a problematic flat roof (damp).
The management company had contractors build a pitched roof. At the same time, the area around the basement garages was in need of repair... all of this work (roof & tarmac) came out of a reserve fund that had accrued over the years.
All the maintenance costs each year were audited and sent to each resident. It was as transparent as could have reasonably been hoped for, therefore we weren't faced with a sudden huge bill.

You can't ask for anything more than that really

[2b2bdoo]

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Obviously ground rent and service charge are the first things to be considered as additional costs.

I think my biggest concern would be nuisance “neighbours” in a house you may have none, 1 or 2 but it only takes one idiot living either side of you or above you to make it hell.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Anyone here live in a flat ?

Obviously ground rent and service charge are the first things to be considered as additional costs.

I think my biggest concern would be nuisance “neighbours” in a house you may have none, 1 or 2 but it only takes one idiot living either side of you or above you to make it hell.

Some elderly folks have the TV on very loud , it's not their awkwardness they just struggle with hearing

[OurManFlint II]

Re: Anyone here live in a flat ?

Germany , France , Holland , Spain ....seems far more people live in apartments and also rent than they do here .....

I think that's great personally , I don't need a family home but very few two bed houses seem to be built these days so it's flats or apartments

How hot does it get in Spain in those flats in high summer ?

Germany is much better than Spain for the rental agreement, nobody owns a home in Germany.

Too hot, and what i was amazed at, is how cold it gets in winter as well lol. We have direct sun from about 2pm till 6pm, so not so bad. Keep the windows closed so the warm air doesn't come in and shutters down for those hours to totally block it out.

We are a small building so only 17 apartments.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Germany is much better than Spain for the rental agreement, nobody owns a home in Germany.

Too hot, and what i was amazed at, is how cold it gets in winter as well lol. We have direct sun from about 2pm till 6pm, so not so bad. Keep the windows closed so the warm air doesn't come in and shutters down for those hours to totally block it out.

We are a small building so only 17 apartments.

Sounds lovely

[OurManFlint II]

Re: Anyone here live in a flat ?

When I was buying a flat in Cardiff many years ago, apart from having to pay ground rent (wasn't much) I also had to pay maintenance costs to the management company.

The flats were built in 1965 and had a problematic flat roof (damp).
The management company had contractors build a pitched roof. At the same time, the area around the basement garages was in need of repair... all of this work (roof & tarmac) came out of a reserve fund that had accrued over the years.
All the maintenance costs each year were audited and sent to each resident. It was as transparent as could have reasonably been hoped for, therefore we weren't faced with a sudden huge bill.

Same as ours, company manages everything, we have meetings and vote on decisions, but most of the hardcore maintenance is driven by the building inspections you get. They take care of the cleaning, insurance, inspections etc. I think all property management companies in Barcelona are registered lawyers but not all building need to have a company. I've seen horror stories of people running off with the money when people were self organized.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Same as ours, company manages everything, we have meetings and vote on decisions, but most of the hardcore maintenance is driven by the building inspections you get. They take care of the cleaning, insurance, inspections etc. I think all property management companies in Barcelona are registered lawyers but not all building need to have a company. I've seen horror stories of people running off with the money when people were self organized.

Crikey

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Some elderly folks have the TV on very loud , it's not their awkwardness they just struggle with hearing

They will be glad of that when you move in and crank up Iron Man.....

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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They will be glad of that when you move in and crank up Iron Man.....

I have mellowed with regard to my volume controls to be fair

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: Anyone here live in a flat ?

Obviously ground rent and service charge are the first things to be considered as additional costs.

I think my biggest concern would be nuisance “neighbours” in a house you may have none, 1 or 2 but it only takes one idiot living either side of you or above you to make it hell.

And how much they are allowed to rise year by year.

[the other bob wilson]

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And how much they are allowed to rise year by year.

A very good point - it was frightening when I got to see some of the rises there’d been in the previous two or three years.