Ask for at least a small share so you can have a patio just off your bedroom or something.
Lower ground floor flat problems.
However i m wondering if anyone on the subreddit with experience living on a lgf could share pros cons of it.
My wife and i have begun the nightmare that is flat hunting and we ve been eyeing a few lower ground floor flats to rent as they seem good value for money.
I don t think there s a stigma as such but they can tend to be prone to damp and security is probably always going to be an issue unless you have bars on the windows.
More susceptible to damp in older buildings.
Often darker than a higher floor flat especially in basements.
I have read various advan lower ground floor flat.
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I have seen what appears to be an ideal investment flat purchase however it is a lower ground floor flat not basement.
Noisy neighbours upstairs could be a disturbance.
You can probably get more bang for your buck as real estate appraisers estimate that lobby level flats are worth 10 20 less than an equivalent on the second floor and 15 25 less than one on the third floor.
Basement flats give you more for your money says gwenda joyce brophy.
Potential of more footfall and less privacy.
We are living in a rented one at the moment also victorian very damp very dark and i have serious misgivings about the plumbing as all the water needs to be pumped away.
Potentially more vulnerable to burglaries.
You ve got to start somewhere.