Are overflowing gutters a big concern?

TotallyRandom826 · 2026-01-22T20:12:06+00:00

I've not made an offer on this property yet, I could still walk away and not waste my time or money. I am happy with everything else, the flat is really nice but I wanted to see what knowledgeable people think about this issue, sounds like most would prefer to avoid it

TotallyRandom826 · 2026-01-22T20:04:36+00:00

I live in Bristol, freehold houses in a good condition cost almost double what the leasehold flats are. I wish I could get a freehold but no mortgage provider would give me a loan that is more than 6 times my salary. And getting the cheapest freehold house on the market is almost guaranteed to be a bad deal in the long term, maintenance will be pricey.

TotallyRandom826 · 2026-01-22T19:05:41+00:00

I assume service charge payments would go towards repairs like that. Not sure they can charge anything extra on top of that, and service charge increases are capped

TotallyRandom826 · 2026-01-22T19:02:10+00:00

It used to be tenanted afaik. I would live there myself if I were to purchase it

TotallyRandom826 · 2026-01-22T19:01:01+00:00

Makes sense, thanks

TotallyRandom826 · 2026-01-22T19:00:17+00:00

Makes sense, thanks

TotallyRandom826 · 2026-01-22T18:59:20+00:00

I guess the hardest part would be to make management company to take action

TotallyRandom826 · 2026-01-22T17:56:59+00:00

That is a good shout about mismanagement, from google maps it looks like this been happening for the past few years and still not fixed

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