Anyone here live in a flat ?

It’s the body of water to the side and rear of the County Hall and the Queens Gate roundabout at the end of the Bute town tunnel follows the water all along the Central Link to the prison
I think the one fisherman told me it was 32 football pitches in area
You’re probably right in saying the East Dock RFG

its an apartment or a condo...nobody lives in a fecking flat Ffs

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Originally Posted by Sunnysideup

It’s the body of water to the side and rear of the County Hall and the Queens Gate roundabout at the end of the Bute town tunnel follows the water all along the Central Link to the prison
I think the one fisherman told me it was 32 football pitches in area
You’re probably right in saying the East Dock RFG

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Yep , bute east dock

Steel rolling mill the other side

Also known as Atlantic Wharf ....the first area developed in Cardiff Bay

The lake was first stocked by glamorgan anglers club from the disused glamorgan canal up at Whitchurch

Loads of natural food in that water

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

That's where I think he means

It most certainly is a catch and return water

Carp , pike , bream , tench , roach , rudd etc all grow to huge sizes in there

I am surprised anyone is getting away with catching and killing fish there as it covered with cctv and the anglers themselves come from all over the UK to fish it and pay good money to do so

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They are frequently there all nights in their tents. Great bunch. They often do litter picks, etc.

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Yep , bute east dock

Steel rolling mill the other side

Also known as Atlantic Wharf ....the first area developed in Cardiff Bay

The lake was first stocked by glamorgan anglers club from the disused glamorgan canal up at Whitchurch

Loads of natural food in that water

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Lots of algae too so I definitely wouldn't fancy eating anything that came out of there.

Surprisingly there’s signs saying not to swim in there as the water contains algae’s that could irritate the skin 🦠🦠

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Originally Posted by Sunnysideup

Surprisingly there’s signs saying not to swim in there as the water contains algae’s that could irritate the skin 🦠🦠

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I think you'd irritate the fishermen too 😂

I used to own a flat in Llanederyn. Used to pay £50 per year Ground Rent and £50 a month maintenance, which I thought was reasonable. The exterior of the flats were updated a few years ago and every flat owner had to pay an equal share of the cost, which they let us pay monthly over a couple of years.
The only thing which I found a bit of a ball ache, was when I sold the place. Had to deal with three sets of solicitors. Mine, the buyer and the leaseholder. Took far longer to complete because of this, than it would with a freehold.

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Originally Posted by Mario Miethig

I used to own a flat in Llanederyn. Used to pay £50 per year Ground Rent and £50 a month maintenance, which I thought was reasonable. The exterior of the flats were updated a few years ago and every flat owner had to pay an equal share of the cost, which they let us pay monthly over a couple of years.
The only thing which I found a bit of a ball ache, was when I sold the place. Had to deal with three sets of solicitors. Mine, the buyer and the leaseholder. Took far longer to complete because of this, than it would with a freehold.

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Hi Sludge I recently bought a flat in Bridgend, near the hospital.

Been a good experience in all honestly. Everyone warned me about services charges and leases, but having a management company has been great. They make sure the building and grounds are kept tidy and presentable. enforce rules such as no pets in building, and essentially make it a pleasant place to live.

They actually dropped my service charge from £120 a month to £55 a month this year as our 'reserve fund' had grown to 350k!! and our building is in good condition as is.

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Have you looked at Glanogwr House ? it is flats for over 55's (assuming your age sorry) right next to Newbridge. fields. fantastic building and location. you just join a waiting list and pay very affordable rent to live there. I am certain it is not means tested, meaning you could sell and invest your current equity

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Originally Posted by chris lee

Hi Sludge I recently bought a flat in Bridgend, near the hospital.

Been a good experience in all honestly. Everyone warned me about services charges and leases, but having a management company has been great. They make sure the building and grounds are kept tidy and presentable. enforce rules such as no pets in building, and essentially make it a pleasant place to live.

They actually dropped my service charge from £120 a month to £55 a month this year as our 'reserve fund' had grown to 350k!! and our building is in good condition as is.

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Have you looked at Glanogwr House ? it is flats for over 55's (assuming your age sorry) right next to Newbridge. fields. fantastic building and location. you just join a waiting list and pay very affordable rent to live there. I am certain it is not means tested, meaning you could sell and invest your current equity

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Fallen on your feet there mate

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Fallen on your feet there mate

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I am in a position to buy

I believe that the scheme you refer to is to help people who are less fortunate than myself

But I love Newbridge Fields

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Originally Posted by Robin Friday's Ghost

Most modern blocks have a management company. Decisions are made are made and residents have to comply. Much, much easier in the case of repairs, anti-social behaviour, etc. My son lives in a converted house and basically paid for some repairs to the roof himself as it was so hard to get the others to agree.

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I deal with a fair few management companies doing my window cleaning / property maintenance, you usually find that the residents board have a big say in what the MC does, I have taken a few contracts from MC's by just getting to know the main people on the residents board, they save themselves a fair bit of money by just cutting out the MC's, I find someone to cut the grass and do the landscaping and I tend to do the rest, its win win for both parties

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Originally Posted by blue matt

I deal with a fair few management companies doing my window cleaning / property maintenance, you usually find that the residents board have a big say in what the MC does, I have taken a few contracts from MC's by just getting to know the main people on the residents board, they save themselves a fair bit of money by just cutting out the MC's, I find someone to cut the grass and do the landscaping and I tend to do the rest, its win win for both parties

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It definitely can work and, as you say, it can save you a lot of money. But if you have any awkward residents or if the properties are being rented out by the owners it can become a real headache. If you're in a big development there's a greater chance of that happening. Yes, residents effectively tell the management company what to do. They just offload the difficult stuff.

Going off the housing maintenance a mate of mine owns a landscaping company
He’s got contracts all over with local authorities and private companies
The Cardiff Bay retail park where Asda and Argos is pay him eighty thousand a year to trim all the hedges etc
Good work if you can get it especially as they don’t need trimming in the winter ❄️

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Originally Posted by Robin Friday's Ghost

It definitely can work and, as you say, it can save you a lot of money. But if you have any awkward residents or if the properties are being rented out by the owners it can become a real headache. If you're in a big development there's a greater chance of that happening. Yes, residents effectively tell the management company what to do. They just offload the difficult stuff.

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I spoke to one of the ex flat owners the other day and he said that the noise comes up from the ground floor

I can't be doing with that

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Originally Posted by Sunnysideup

Going off the housing maintenance a mate of mine owns a landscaping company
He’s got contracts all over with local authorities and private companies
The Cardiff Bay retail park where Asda and Argos is pay him eighty thousand a year to trim all the hedges etc
Good work if you can get it especially as they don’t need trimming in the winter ❄️

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That's very true

You don't need to trim your Bush all year round

😂😂😂😂😂😂 ✂️

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I am in a position to buy

I believe that the scheme you refer to is to help people who are less fortunate than myself

But I love Newbridge Fields

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You could opt to use your fortunate position and be a little less capitalistic by renting and maybe then paying a proportion (or all) of the rent for those less fortunate 😜

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I am downsizing

I really don't have any interest in gardens or feeding the birds

I will have to turn down the volume on the sabbath for old Bert downstairs in number 4 but apart from that I can't see any big drawbacks ?

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How will you cope without a basement or cellar where you can chain up your victims, sorry, I mean your girlfriends?

Lets hope theres no schools near this new flat

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Originally Posted by StraightOuttaCanton

You could opt to use your fortunate position and be a little less capitalistic by renting and maybe then paying a proportion (or all) of the rent for those less fortunate 😜

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I am fortunate not rich

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

How will you cope without a basement or cellar where you can chain up your victims, sorry, I mean your girlfriends?

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Chop them into bits , stick em in the fridge freezer

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I am fortunate not rich

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Just messing. Good Luck