Mansard roof flat - a bad idea?

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Dear community,

Please help!!!

I am considering buying an apartment on the top floor inside the flat-top mansard roof of a Victorian mansion block. (the link to building photo is below).

It has timber frame walls and EPC E 40 with improvement potential to D 56.

It's a very expensive purchase overall but some 25% discount to "normal" flats in that building.

Will we be freezing living there even after changing the windows and boiler/radiators/termostat, etc. and/or have astronomic heating bills? (It's >1,000sq.ft.)

The internal wall insulation firms said that one can not insulate timber frame walls.

Please advise if I should just forget about it or what can be done to make it a comfortable home for family with small child.

Many thanks!!!

www.google.co.uk/search?q=avenue+mansions+finchley+road&espv=2&biw=1242&bih=545&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAmoVChMI_NaanaeUxwIVRjgUCh3rhwhW#imgrc=lnix7G9uLZVkbM%3A)

me and DH lived in his top floor flat years ago and it was very cold despite good radiators and new windows being put in - I would worry it will be cold. Can you speak to anyone in the block, or next door that lives in similar area and see what they say?

I'd be reluctant to spend that much on a Mansard flat. The floor plan suggests it is a strange shape and I don't know how many cold external walls there will be, but the roof may also be badly insulated with not much space.

I presume the price means it is in walking distance of an important local amenity but population patterns may change.

I think it's gorgeous!! You'll benefit from the heat of the flats below I should think?