Would you buy or rent an apt without a balcony?

fear_factory84

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I do realise that this is probably an age thing. Younger people can be studying or go out mainly to socialise.

You are right! My apartment in Italy have 50 sq meters balcony and I barely used that, my cat enjoyed it!

Probably if and when I'll come back I'll appreciate it a lot more..

Spanish Eyes

fear_factory84 wrote: »

You are right! My apartment in Italy have 50 sq meters balcony and I barely used that, my cat enjoyed it!

Probably if and when I'll come back I'll appreciate it a lot more..

Are you joking me?

50sqm is a bigger balcony than many apartment's floor areas in Dublin anyway.

fear_factory84

It is! It was larger than apartment itself... I'm not joking, see attachment.

I'm used to a whole different standard of buildings.. and I need to adapt to this change..

Perhaps there are also problems also there.. neighbours always complained when I used BBQ, because they were envy!

Spanish Eyes

fear_factory84 wrote: »

It is! It was larger than apartment itself... I'm not joking, see attachment.

I'm used to a whole different standard of buildings.. and I need to adapt to this change..

Perhaps there are also problems also there.. neighbours always complained when I used BBQ, because they were envy!

That is what I would really love. No maintenance and a big outside space also. Dream for me.

But balconies/terraces that size are never built here. I have seen them in sunny countries like your own, Italy, Spain, Portugal etc. But never here. Many are "solariums" like a roof terrace, very big and wonderful.

I would definitely need some outside space though. But 50sq M? That is seriously large! Great though, if I could get it here.

fear_factory84

I was so mad, that I left it (and a lot of other things) only for work and career...
On the negative side, the only time it snowed a lot it was very but very difficult to get rid of it!

I never seen anything like this in Dublin, maybe you can find something on very expensive penthouse apartments.

InvisibleWoman

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

That is worrying too isn't it?

But then again, there has to be live and let live in an apartment block. There will be some noise, that is inevitable.

But I would absolutely detest having to tolerate (through gritted teeth and rage) an inconsiderate totally noisy neighbour. Why do people do this?

(I should probably visit the thread you mention now!)

We are the subject of the thread. We chose our apartment as it included a small private courtyard, and we understood from our 'Head Lease' (ie the rules) that we have responsibilities and rights on behaviour, materials etc Unfortunately the apartment above us was brought by a social housing provider who ignored the floor covering rules and rented it to a family who behave like a herd of elephants until 2am most nights. The icing on the cake was being told we shouldn't have brought a three bedroom home as we are 'only a couple'. We are dragging our way through the processes but as the housing crisis is a bit of a hot potato politically, it's hard to get any action or even support.

I can see the appeal of an apartment, and aside from the <insert curse word of your choice here> upstairs, we do love our home. However, we would never, ever buy an apartment again unless we were the top floor occupiers.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057401723&page=29

Spanish Eyes

InvisibleWoman wrote: »

We are the subject of the thread. We chose our apartment as it included a small private courtyard, and we understood from our 'Head Lease' (ie the rules) that we have responsibilities and rights on behaviour, materials etc Unfortunately the apartment above us was brought by a social housing provider who ignored the floor covering rules and rented it to a family who behave like a herd of elephants until 2am most nights. The icing on the cake was being told we shouldn't have brought a three bedroom home as we are 'only a couple'. We are dragging our way through the processes but as the housing crisis is a bit of a hot potato politically, it's hard to get any action or even support.

I can see the appeal of an apartment, and aside from the <insert curse word of your choice here> upstairs, we do love our home. However, we would never, ever buy an apartment again unless we were the top floor occupiers.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057401723&page=29

Thanks for the link. I may have posted on it before, it sounds a bit familiar, but anyway I wish you the very best of luck in your endeavours to have peaceful enjoyment of your home.

And yes, if I do decide to move to an apartment it will be the top floor without a doubt!

Good luck and hope it works out. Must be so annoying and soul destroying for you right now.

Chloris

I live a five minute walk from Patrick St in Cork. We have a ground floor of a newly renovated house with a garden about twenty by fifty feet. We keep nice garden furniture, a rabbit mansion and a big barrel barbecue outside. The best thing about it is the thigh-height planting box along the width at the top of it. I've had about three different lots of flowers in it but I've just started growing vegetables. It's among the most enjoyable hobbies I've ever had.

We reckon we'll stay here for at least a decade. We couldn't possibly find anywhere this convenient to the city and right next to the Link road too, so cheaply and with a garden. It's so great.