moonwhistle

The flat is above a laundrette but only the front room is directly over the main street. Apparently the leaseholders of the other flats are jointly responsible for maintenance. It is expensive but the asking price is very close if not the same as a 550-650 sq ft half victorian terrace on one of the surrounding residential streets like the haringey ladder. When you say go a bit further out, how far do you mean? You can get a whole victorian terrace for that kind of money nearby in Tottenham but I wouldn't even consider the area.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35844085.html I've been looking around this area (N4, N8, N15) for a year and this one has caught my attention. It's top floor with a loft conversion (3rd and 4th floor), has sole access to an unofficial roof terrace and at 960 sq ft, it's considerably bigger than average for the area. The ground floor is a commercial premises and while green lanes is a very busy road, the majority of this flat lies along a quieter residential street. Only the 1st reception room looks on to green lanes. It also has a long lease and no service charges. My problem is that I am really struggling to find any sold properties prices for comparison. While there are 70 odd buildings in the grand parade terrace, there are only 12 top floor end of terrace flats including this one. Alot of the other flats are smaller than this one and would be mid terrace and not have all the large side windows. I have looked at many other flats in terraced period conversions in the surrounding area and ajoining streets and they seem to be alot easier to put a value on as there are plently on the market and plently of past sales to sift through. I have viewed the flat and it's certainly impressive but I am having alot of trouble deciding what's it's actual value is. Any input or advice would be much appreciated. Ideally I would like to get an impartial professional valuation but wouldn't know how to proceed. I'm presuming the valuation included in a home buyers report wouldn't be of much use? Thanks!

Apologies if this is the wrong forum, I didn't know where else to post. I am a cash buyer looking to buy a house or flat in North London. I've got a maximum budget of 300k but might be able to squeeze a *little* more. I currently rent in N4 and I've been looking around the area at properties for around 6 months. So far I've looked around the Harringey Green Lanes, the Ladder, Turnpike Lane, Hornsey and Crouch End. Mainly in the postcodes N4, N8, N15, N22 etc. I'm really having trouble deciding whether I should go for a half house / flat in a better area or go a little east towards Tottenham (N15 / N22) and buy a freehold house. I'm mainly attracted by victorian / period terraces and if a half house then the 1st floor rather than the ground floor. 2 Bed minimum. I'm not necessarily looking to move into it immediately, I may rent it out for a year or two as I like my current renting arrangement. I'm concerned about what areas will be a better / safer investment or what will produce better rental incomes. I don't commute so access to the tube isn't a necessity. I have looked at areas as expensive as Crouch End and as cheap as Wood Green. More spefically the last house I looked at was in the Noel Park Conservation area where I viewed a comparitively huge property. The avenues up there are very attractive but I suspect the area might be very dodgy and crime ridden. Any general advice would be greatly appreciated as I've only been living in London for a few years and still feel that I have little knowledge of the market and various areas. Thank you in advance.