Owning your own home

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Howard in reply to @princeperch

Where would I park my camper van that doesn't exist yet but might?

Leytonestone is full of crazies. Wanstead flats is nice though.

Fully prepared to learn about gouging 'service' charges and would use that to negotiate heavily on price. If it ever got anywhere near that stage. The place might be shit.

I'd also be worried about the service charges applicable to that house. I work with someone who has one of the flats in the Olympic village and he was complaining the other day about his service charge and the additional charge everyone has to pay to contribute towards the upkeep of the Olympic park too. It sounded pretty painful but I can't recall the exact figures he was discussing.

Presumably he read his fucking lease before putting the money down on the flat? Or did these charges just appear out of nowhere?

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princeperch in reply to @Howard

Oh he read his lease (he's a barrister as it happens) but the charges from what he has said have spiked quite significantly over the last couple of years. I've no idea what the figures are, but if it's done on square footage basis then the park contribution he's referring to might mean you're in for a reaming on a house of that size.

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