Subscribe Feed (RSS)Flat-dwellers in need of a garden should negotiate hard
July 15th, 2009 by Karelia | Filed under London Buyer's Agents.Musings of a London Buyers Agent
Am I the only one to have noticed that across London the only ‘good’ flats which stay on the market for any length of time these days are ‘garden flats’, be that basement, sorry, ‘lower ground’ or ‘garden’ level, ground or upper ground floors? Well maybe so, but if any readers are seeking outside space this summer and don’t mind or even relish the thought of living ‘below stairs’, then you should be negotiating very hard indeed!
At this time of year, estate agents talk up any outside space at all, or at least most of the good ones do. That said, I recently showed some Clients a top floor flat with a fabulous balcony, conveniently off the open plan kitchen/lounge diner and big enough for a table and chairs for 2 - or 4 with a small table. And when we arrived the doors were wide open. After all, who is going to burgle you if you are 3 floors up?
A downside of the flat was it was built for the vertically challenged, possibly a little harsh, but with the existing configuration, a shower would be a struggle for anyone over 5′6. But I digress.
Most well-priced flats on the first floor or above are selling quickly. It is only the burglary-sensitive ones which are lingering and a lingering flat essentially means a bargain - garden or not! And there are loads of them, in every corner of London and Brighton at the moment. So forget the estate agents guff and get bargaining, or leave it to the experts and hire a fabulous London Buyers Agent instead!
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