Reply With QuoteThey will be glad of that when you move in and crank up Iron Man.....Originally Posted by 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
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.
Most of my German friends do. As do aroung 45% of the population, I understand.
Sure I was being flippant, very very low in comparison to the top end though.
Spent some time between Mannheim and Basel for a few years whilst working, was surprised to learn of the low appetite from professional people interested in getting on the property ladder in those countries.
How dare you be flippant on a message board, old fruit! Perish the thought! Heaven forfend!
By the way, a lot of German houses are more expensive than they need to be due to their having cellars.
I’ve mentioned on here before that my daughter bought a new build on the site of the former Wharf pub over the bay.
She’s got to pay a monthly management fee on top of all her usual bills but if she wanted a parking space she would have to pay an additional £6000 a year
That’s £115 per week
If ever she wants the use of a car she borrows mine
Visitors are allowed parking and there’s a One Stop shop (Tesco) opened up in the opposite block about five months ago.
There’s lift access to all floors and she’s got a lovely wrap around balcony overlooking the water on the front
It’s in the perfect spot about ten minutes walk away from town or the bay.
We’ve already said if ever she wants a bigger place (hers is two bedrooms) we’ll happily do a swap 😀
I couldn't live without a car
Fishing , going to west Wales outside of the main towns
I think if you could find a way of chilling down the bay 365 , 247 it might work
She only needs the car when she takes my little grandson to soft play or if she’s visiting friends or family.
Online shopping gets delivered or I’ll pick her up bits and pieces when I go if she needs anything.
There’s always fishermen all around the water outside hers - I think it’s called the old Roath dock?
I’ve chatted to a few
Private angling club
There’s some really big fish in there
Between hers and the Holiday inn there’s a shallow square of water they’re not allowed to fish
Looking down and with the sun shining you can see them just gathering together
Some of them spiral up and out of the water and they make a hell of a splash
Lots I’ve been told are upwards of thirty to forty pounds but the one fish everyone wants to catch is nicknamed “Ebenezer”
He’s weighing in at eighty pounds
I’ve spent many an hour chilling on her balcony with a glass of red watching the world go by 🍷
my brother lives down by there, he says there's a Chinese guy who's always fishing there at like 4am, who takes the fish home to eat
The fishermen are out there day and night
Some don’t go home for several days
Rain wind freezing cold
I think they’re all mad but they’re obviously doing something they love
I haven’t seen a Chinese guy but they’ll eat anything
Supposed to be catch and release fishing 🎣
Do you mean the East dock where the Wharf Fishing Club operates? We have a flat down there.
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
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
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
They are frequently there all nights in their tents. Great bunch. They often do litter picks, etc.
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 🦠🦠
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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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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