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Tell me about social housing please?

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justlass · 26/07/2023 01:13

I've been offered a flat, but can't view it until it's vacated. I'm just wondering what it's likely to be like, whether there'll be appliances in the kitchen, carpet in the rooms, whether I'll need to decorate. Anything in particular I should pay look out for?

I have appliances, but my cooker is an electric one, and I know the property has has central heating, is that likely to mean I'll need a gas cooker as well?

Sorry if these are stupid questions, I just don't know what to expect.

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justlass · 28/07/2023 18:44

Nodramaatleasttoday · 28/07/2023 10:39

A first floor flat in a converted house might be floorboards ( they usually aren’t though because of noise and fire safely so will have been boarded over ) but in a block it will be concrete. Purpose built council properties often have heavy duty tiles in them which scrub up okay and are livable for a while. It’s much harder if you have health issues and very limited funds but if you can’t lift heavy things then look into the adhesive flooring tiles. They can look good and last relatively well and are very easy to fit.
if you have your heart set on carpets then maybe a pay weekly option would be good? You pay the fitter and then £10 a week or something.

Thanks for replying. They're somewhere in between 😆 so they look like terrace houses, each set slightly back, but were purpose built as flats. Just ground floor and first floor. I probably wouldn't mind lino, in fact I was thinking I might go for lino that looks like laminate if I can find it cheap. Not sure if that comes as adhesive floor tiles. I'm not at all set on carpet, although would probably need a rug beside the bed and sofa if I went with lino.

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