Offered a ground floor flat?

Same, I was too floor and the lawyer under me threatened litigation because of the noise I made apparently walking around my own flat at night.

I don’t think they’ll accept security and privacy as reasons… considering you’re implying that nobody can live there without having security and privacy issues.

😲That's terrible, they're supposed to be better, not worse! I'm sorry she had to go through that, I hope that wherever she's living now is much quieter.

Ground floor flats are safer if there are fires! 🔥

My dd was in a new build first person to move in she was on 2nd floor. The sound proofing was absolutely awful. It caused massive issues. Stress police, Threats etc

I bought a ground floor flat and never wanted anything higher

In what way is a ground floor flat more of a security risk than a house which is also “ground floor”? Of course it isn’t an issue unless it’s in a terrible area with a high crime rate so you’re worried about windows getting smashed and such.

I’ve never lived in a flat but would imagine bottom floor would be best, easier to get the furniture in and out of for starters and things like food shops.

My block is fully soundproofed so there is no neighbour noise at all. The block is 18 three bedroom flats so mostly families with kids and I never hear anything. There are three kids in the flat above me.

I could hear the front door closing if it was slammed and I was in one specific room (the bathroom) that shares a wall with the corridor. But the housing association replaced the front door with a new door that can't be slammed (it uses magnets to catch the door on the last couple of inches and then slowly pull it closed).

Full disclosure, I am deaf, but my late OH wasn't and he also said he never heard anything.

New build apartments should have a higher level of soundproofing in comparison to many older homes. So hopefully any noise heard from the upstairs neighbours won't have much of an impact on your lives.

Thanks to improved building standards, a new home will retain heat so heating costs will be lower in the winter. I would hate to live on the upper floors of a new build apartment block in the summer, the heat could be unbearable. The ground level will be much cooler and more comfortable in the summer.

The noise living under someone is much worse than the noise living below someone! Ive lived in both. I hear footsteps, jumping, running, throwing things, dropping things, toys being played on the floor (cars) up and down, you really telling me that sound doesnt travel differently if it’s above you than below? 🤣 directly on your ceiling 🤔

Personally I always though ground floor flats were like gold dust to get hold of because so many people want them. Disabled, people with pushchairs etc.

Can you look at google street view to give you an idea of what it might be like?

OK, but if you lived in a first floor flat, you might have horrific noise from the upstairs neighbours AND the ground floor ones, so being on the ground floor halves the chances of noise from neighbours.

Any flat can have noise from above or below. Being on the top or the bottom means you'll only get noise from one of those directions, not both.

My gff is very close to the communal door so I do hear it, not helped by someone having the inability to shut the door quietly

The council here, and the neighbouring one, won't allow "swaps" of bungalows, as they have so many people waiting for them.

Happy new home @lookin4advice !

I get where you are coming from so I’d be making sure I have window locks, door chain and a ring doorbell, and you’ll be all set x

@lookin4advice Just check it's not a flood zone. (HA's get the land cheap as commercial developers are more cautious about building on them) If it is, be aware you'll struggle with being able to insure, and new build materials don't cope well with extremes.
But other than that, there is always a steady stream of disabled and ageing people needing ground floor accommodation, and always will be.
Many will also accept a downgrade in a swap, out of desperation to get ground floor, because stairs are now trapping them indoors.

HA accommodation isn't subsidized.

Rents are cheaper because HA's don't make as much profit from rents as commercial landlords.

They call the profits they make 'surplasses' and reinvest them in new builds for new tenants.
Mine raised £117 million profit after taxes, and write offs from tenants rents, two years ago.

Many have become property developers above being landlords.

But it's not enough profit for many to not have to live with damp and rot.
The myth that tenants are being subsidized by other tax payers is often spread by people jealous that someone is paying less rent than them. It helps allow HA landlords to carry on poorly maintaining many of their properties.

I'm sorry you're being ruined by your rent, but remember others get their health ruined by their cheaper, un - subsidized living conditions and nightmare neighbors that HA's don't care about.

The grass always looks greener the other side of the fence because you can't see what else is going on.

YANBU at all. When looking at flats with/for dd2, we immediately discounted any on the ground floor, due to general security, esp. since unless it’s really freezing she likes her bedroom window open!

My Dd lived in a "fancy" ground floor apartment and the flats had no issues with break ins or any kind of bother.

My sister lives in a ground floor new build flat in London. It’s lovely and very secure. They are usually really well glazed and she hardly needs to put the heating on.

My dd is disabled and is desperate for a ground floor flat.

in Newcastle where she is ground floor flats sell for more than upper floor ones as so many people want them.

So unreasonable.