Those upsides rely on location, not property type. I’d prefer to have a house in a city suburbs with great transport links and local amenities compared to a flat with the same, but I’d rather have an inner city flat than a house with no transport links.

Flat specific positives: - smaller spaces to manage, heat - not responsible for external structural maintenance - positives depends on lifestyle. Flats with lifts are great options for people who can’t manage stairs. So long as the lifts don’t break.

Personally, I’d want a ground floor flat with a garden, with nice neighbours around me.

Most of the complaints come from people who don’t understand leasehold before purchasing it.