What do yoi think of this flat (with link) episode 5 or 6

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https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141107081#/?channel=RES_BUY

For a family of 3 in the London suburbs. I quite like the living space and we could comfortably afford it. Still wonder whether we should just wait and stretch for a house or buy something we can afford now and that will suit us for a few years

Where are you now? If this is a substantial improvement I would do it. It's a lovely flat: if a little limited by only having 3 rooms.
How old is your child (presumably child is third person).
Communal gardens - how do you feel about that?

Jesus That's a lot of money for a little flat.
It's lovely but wow.
In my little corner of South Wales you'd get a massive stunner for that.

Old houses are usually cold ime.

@whoscoatsthatjacket2012 well yeah but this is London not South Wales so what can you do😅

Honestly, even just with 1 child I would say that’s too small if you’ve got that budget. No separate kitchen, tiny bathroom, bedrooms on top of each other, no storage in the flat and nowhere to dry clothes etc. I think you’re paying a lot for a period building which has been nicely renovated, when if fact you’d be better off going for something bigger but less beautiful and less done up.

Id also be put off by the potential noise issues in a conversion (as this is the middle flat either someone will complain about you or you’ll have issues with noise yourself). If you’re going for a flat get one which is purpose built without wooden floors! Also I’d be a bit wary of the communal garden- especially if you think you want your DC to play in it, there is also the potential for people to complain about noise and refuse to let you have parties there, let alone a swing set/ trampoline/ paddling pool.

Look for ground floor flat with private garden so you can store kid stuff in a shed . Like bike or play stuff .
Open plan , no where to store stuff , washing machine noise etc

It’s too small. Is the child still a baby? If so, it might be hard for you to picture day-to-day life with a toddler. You’d feel cramped in this place.

Why does the thread say episode 5 or 6?

Everyone living there would have to be very friendly. And quiet. And tidy.

Nope. Only one living space (why do you like that living space?) If someone is watching the telly, or playing the piano, or cooking something smelly, you can't get away except by sitting in a bedroom.

It feels very claustrophobic. I liked the 1920s one. The three bed. I didn't like the 2 bed nearly as much.

We are used to apartment living and are currently renting an even smaller flat with DC since a baby so this would actually give us a bit of extra space🤣 tbh with this budget, even further out, you can only just get a tiny 2 bed house smaller than this flat unless you move somewhere much further out which isn’t an option for us.

@KievLoverTwo yes me too. This is much cheaper though and in a better location which is why I was open to consider

@Heronwatcher I would never have carpet on the floor, hate it deeply so would keep wooden floors wherever I go. Child playing in puddling pool would be lovely but isn’t n1 priority. We are used to aprrment living

If it's what you can afford then go for it. He communal garden is presumably only shared with the flat below?

Off topic but in pic 6 have they done that thing of putting their books on the shelf back to front so it all looks neutral? 🤔

I like it! Having lived in a Victorian conversion though I would be very wary of noise issues. In our flat noise travelled between flats up and down a lot.

Mad isn't it. I love Wales but sometimes it feels like it's a little poor country stuck next to England with everyone living in old mining cottages. Which we don't of course.
The prices in other parts of Britain blow my mind. You can get a really decent sized house here for £200k. Ever thought about moving. It's quite lovely. 🥰

I would never have carpet on the floor, hate it deeply so would keep wooden floors wherever I go.

In that case sorry but you need a ground floor flat, or one which is purpose built or you will make your downstairs neighbours’ lives a living hell. In a conversion like this every last sound will be amplified and they will hear every single step, wee, alarm, phone call and conversation let alone sex, washing machines and DIY.

It might help if you are able to say how old your DC is and what your priorities are. For most people with younger kids having a bit more space (especially living space), places to store family essentials, a place to wash and dry clothes and easily accessible outside space that the DC can play in make life much easier but it sounds as though that’s not the case with your family, so what are you really looking for?

It is very small, I'd go for a house, this flat has been reduced likely as it's a lot of £ for not so much house.

I am also a family of 3 used to apartment living. This is a nice flat and you could live there happily, but the noise will always be an issue in a conversion so if you have to have wooden floors then you have to be on the ground floor

Have you viewed it? I am suspicious of the wide angled lens used for the photos, look how stretched the fridge is.

The flat is lovely, but it doesn't appear to be in the ground floor, so I'd be concerned about not having private outside space, especially with a child.

thefreeholdcollective.co.uk/the-4-hidden-problems-with-share-of-freehold/

Hmm. It looks big but only because there is no separate kitchen, which is always a no for me. Also as people have said conversions often suffer from noise as they are not intended to be flats, unlike purpose built blocks.

Are you set on suburban SW London? You could get better value in other areas of London.

It’s a beautiful building and the flat looks nicely decorated. That second bedroom is so narrow! Bathroom doesn’t have a bath only a shower as is very small.
It would be a comfortable flat for a single person who uses the second small room as an office.
No mention of service charge which is suspicious as converted houses normally don’t have a huge service charge but the upkeep of the communal garden will add a substantial amount to it.
No previous sale history- which is good. Either someone’d lived there a long time and was presumably happy enough to stay for many years, or has been rented for a very long time, but doesn’t REALLY look like a typical rental (not many people keep a piano in a rental… and are allowed to hang paintings on the wall).