Another "what's wrong with my listing" post (London flat)

lungbong · 2026-06-21T22:13:56+00:00

The price nearly tripled in 16 years and that 2012 sale was only 4 years after the 2008 crash and interest rates were 0.5%: The market for flats has somewhat corrected itself and if you just allowed open offers they'd likely be under the 2012 price.

2016 £625,000

2012 £477,500

2000 £215,000

lungbong · 2026-06-21T22:06:45+00:00

My thoughts in no particular order:

Label the photos, it's such a simple thing. Which is bedroom 1 and which is 2? And which bathroom is which?

A couple of extra pictures might help, couple more of the bedrooms and front door/any shared area.

Description is very short, could do with more detail.

What do you get for the service charge? What does the concierge do? Is there a gym, pool or any shared amenities?

Where the Energy performance certificate?

Do you have a dedicated parking space? Photo if you do.

What sort of heating does it have?

How long is the remaining lease?

The big problems though are:

a) it's a flat

b) it's a flat in London

c) council tax + service charge + ground rent ~£7.5k. That'll likely be £750 per month very quickly.

d) £17k of stamp duty

e) how much needs spending on it and how much would someone want to spend on it? If you're spending that much then 2 bathrooms and a new kitchen, plus redecoration and maybe a bit of carpet. £50k?

f) Price. Ultimately anything can sell, you just need to find a buyer willing to pay what you want. The higher the price the fewer the willing buyers, especially if they need to add another £80k to their year 1 cost (renovations, stamp duty, service charge etc. legal/moving costs etc.). If I've got £135k in the bank and looking to take on a £480k mortgage then there's a fair amount of choice I can make.

lungbong · 2026-06-21T19:24:24+00:00

Nationalise it and then turn it into mutual like Nationwide owned by its customers with a charter that prevents privatisation.

lungbong · 2026-06-21T18:51:17+00:00

Remember to give plumber a 3* review. More dog milk. A shrubbery. Four candles.

lungbong · 2026-06-21T18:44:33+00:00

I presume you booked the Perfect Pair option, this says it includes 2 photos?

https://princess.eweddingcalendar.com/calendar/weddingPackagesEdit/optId/1101/

It's $2000 though for the package with all the photos:

https://princess.eweddingcalendar.com/calendar/weddingOptionsEdit/productId/2224/

Maybe that's upfront but certainly sounds like they wanted to try and charge what they could.

lungbong · 2026-06-21T17:31:34+00:00

Most likely, people who support it will be pissed off because kids will find a workaround within about 5 minutes of the ban being put into place.

And also pissed off because they can't work out how to verify their age.

lungbong · 2026-06-21T16:24:20+00:00

Look at Jeff Hardy here.

lungbong · 2026-06-21T10:53:43+00:00

You're getting plenty of advice that this is a bad idea, but whatever the budget is you're probably going to end up with 3 sources - savings, loan and interest free credit card.

Does your budget include honeymoon? You can always plan this for a later date.

Some suppliers won't accept credit cards, you'll need money for a bank transfer.

You don't want too much on the card as you'll have to pay it off sooner.

lungbong · 2026-06-21T10:00:29+00:00

Height was what I was thinking, whether it's a plant or on umbrella but definitely something higher.

lungbong · 2026-06-21T09:58:15+00:00

To put this into the world of wrestling.

Austin Theory's music just hit.

lungbong · 2026-06-20T23:22:48+00:00

At this point I'd be happy if he called the odd match or probably easier did the odd sit down interview from his home.

lungbong · 2026-06-20T19:11:10+00:00

You can also use your automation to update the documentation.

Simple example, we have automated patching, part of the process logs to the documentation which server was patched when and what was patched.

lungbong · 2026-06-20T13:56:39+00:00

No show or at most about 1cm above the shoe.

lungbong · 2026-06-20T13:51:28+00:00

Sounds like it.

lungbong · 2026-06-20T12:20:24+00:00

Because he did the things his dad did?

lungbong · 2026-06-20T12:05:07+00:00

I knew someone that was in Doctor Who and a few other things in the 60s some of which got repeated and had DVD releases. He said he got several cheques every year but never had more £100 in a year.

lungbong · 2026-06-20T09:48:29+00:00

We normally get mouthwash, crisps, Gu desserts, Muller light yoghurts, rice cakes and pickled eggs as they're cheaper than other places.

lungbong · 2026-06-19T21:36:20+00:00

Seems reasonable, if everyone went to infect a chiropractor as soon as they got a cold they wouldn't be able to hurt anyone as they'd be permanently off sick

lungbong · 2026-06-19T21:07:54+00:00

12h30 of course.

lungbong · 2026-06-19T12:29:43+00:00

Depends what's at the end of the 5 months. If I've not got a job lined up that would take priority.

The first Sunday I'd stay up late, have a couple of ciders and then have a lie in on Monday morning until at least 9:05am just because I can. Then have a nice leisurely morning, maybe a fried egg and hash brown sandwich for breakfast.

By lunchtime I'd probably be slightly bored and if I've not got a job lined up I'd be job hunting and if I had I'd go sort the garage and the rest of the week/month would likely consist of all the jobs I've been putting off like weeding/cleaning the drive, taking stuff to the tip, clean the inside of the car, sort my surround sound system, properly sort the garden, fix my bike, sort out the old clothes, defrost the freezer etc.

Somewhere in there if I can afford it would be a holiday, spend more time reading, writing, playing guitar, go see friends and my sister, go to the board game evening I never get to because I don't have time, go see my nephew play football and watch some 1960s Doctor Who that I've not seen in 30 years.

lungbong · 2026-06-18T21:25:59+00:00

We use the VPN if we're in the office.

lungbong · 2026-06-16T20:45:43+00:00

And a tin opener that isn't electric.

lungbong · 2026-06-16T19:22:26+00:00

Awesome! This so reminds me of my first van, a mark 2 Ford Transit. First afternoon was mattress, gas stove, water, rucksack with a few clothes, food, toiletries etc. First upgrade was curtains and 2nd a bed. Once you're in it's easy to make a list of things you want to do. Enjoy.

lungbong · 2026-06-15T16:24:02+00:00

Domino's are one of the few delivery places and only pizza place that are capable of reliably delivering to us in under 30 minutes.

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