Hi everyone.
I've found an interesting 2 storey 1BR apartment, with courtyard and lock-up garage. However, after measuring it all up, I'm still a little unsure as to whether it hits the 50m2 mark necessary for finance.
What I'm unsure about is what to include in my measurements to make sure the property is definitely seen to be above 50m2?
eg. I'm pretty sure that I can't include the courtyard, and haven't included the garage (although it is attached to the living room, and theoretically could be used as a 2nd bedroom).
Probably my main concern is the stairs and stairwells. If I subtract the space taken up by the stairs on the ground floor (approximately 3m2) and the stairwell on the upperfloor (approx 4m2) then the apartment floorspace only comes to about 46m2. But if I include them in my measurements then the apartment comes to a whopping 53m2!
Also, is it usually the case that the lender will send someone out to measure up a property prior to providing finance?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Kind Regards,
Adam.
I've found an interesting 2 storey 1BR apartment, with courtyard and lock-up garage. However, after measuring it all up, I'm still a little unsure as to whether it hits the 50m2 mark necessary for finance.
What I'm unsure about is what to include in my measurements to make sure the property is definitely seen to be above 50m2?
eg. I'm pretty sure that I can't include the courtyard, and haven't included the garage (although it is attached to the living room, and theoretically could be used as a 2nd bedroom).
Probably my main concern is the stairs and stairwells. If I subtract the space taken up by the stairs on the ground floor (approximately 3m2) and the stairwell on the upperfloor (approx 4m2) then the apartment floorspace only comes to about 46m2. But if I include them in my measurements then the apartment comes to a whopping 53m2!
Also, is it usually the case that the lender will send someone out to measure up a property prior to providing finance?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Kind Regards,
Adam.