I am looking to purchase an apartment in South Yarra, Victoria, and am keen to get your opinion on one aspect of its design.
I am not sure of the correct terminology, but the apartment block does not have security access. Anybody off the street can enter the block and walk up the open stairs to the 18 or so apartments within the 3 storey complex. Other similar apartments I have looked at have had security access. In that they have required 2 sets of keys to enter an individual apartment, one for the common entrance and the second for the individual apartment entry door.
I have talked this through with friends and I see the two main issues being:
-personal security (how safe you feel in the block), and
-property security (how safe are your assets and what is the likelihood of theft).
Are there any other issues that I am missing? Are there noticeable differences in the prices of properties with or without security access? Should I avoid one without security access?
Your advice is greatly appreciated.
I am not sure of the correct terminology, but the apartment block does not have security access. Anybody off the street can enter the block and walk up the open stairs to the 18 or so apartments within the 3 storey complex. Other similar apartments I have looked at have had security access. In that they have required 2 sets of keys to enter an individual apartment, one for the common entrance and the second for the individual apartment entry door.
I have talked this through with friends and I see the two main issues being:
-personal security (how safe you feel in the block), and
-property security (how safe are your assets and what is the likelihood of theft).
Are there any other issues that I am missing? Are there noticeable differences in the prices of properties with or without security access? Should I avoid one without security access?
Your advice is greatly appreciated.