I'm looking at flats in communal buildings to rent and live /work


What's your home/work set up?

In a block of flats?
Ever had trouble with neighbours?


Thanks

I find blocks of flats with more then one exit are generally better, also free parking nearby rather then designated parking space assigned to your flat, so that neighbours don't clock different cars coming/going 

Depends on your location, blocks of flats locally were not discrete even with visitor parking. Many got the flat number wrong, would park in allocated bays, phoned outside shouting into their phones.

Since then I've found terraces better, and clients have been fine with paid parking at a distance. In many ways it's more discrete for many, and feels safer.

Good checklist. I had some of those on mine. Although I have a dog. And really wanting ground floor little own patio garden area with the flat. But within a large block where client has to come in main door and buzz in to access coming to me for in call. I know there's a small risk of a mad stalker trying things. But when I speak to girls who work from houses and someone said they work from a cottage I feel less wary of a ground floor flat. As there's lots of others about which would scare off any of those weird stalker types I imagine.

Aafter living in a place (that I dont work out of) currently, thats on an upper floor. It's a chore to always go down and out to walk my dog every other hour like I do. Whereas on a ground floor can just open my back door. Plus I get cabin fever not being able to sit and have a coffee looking out at a garden back door open etc rather than only looking out of windows. Espresso in summer. It's only thing that gives me sanity between clients. Little thing I know. But big deal for me. So I'm not sure..

How do you go about asking the landlord if he lives close by without raising suspicions?

Even if I wasn’t a hooker I still wouldn’t want landlord near.

I remember one place I had and it turned out the landlord brother lived next door.

I would just ask if they're nearby for any emergencies or repairs or what would happen in that situation then you will know if they're local, I guess.

In addition- An intercom system where you can see the client or failing that windows looking out onto where they arrive so you can see not more than 1 person or someone you have banned.