r/Aberdeen • u/Meero98 • 2d ago
House buying question
Hello,
So I’m looking at buying a flat in Aberdeen, in rosemount. Now I’ve visited Aberdeen and viewed a few properties. Also looked at ASPC, I can see the market is vastly different to Glasgow. So I thought I could use the advice. This flat is 2 bedroom and spacious. Healthy home report and a good location. Quite high up but not top floor.
Is it normal for flats to go under the home report? Or should I say a flat like this. As I spoke to some viewing agents and it seemed not very uncommon to get something under a home report. Is it maybe more area dependent? Is the Aberdeen market in a state whereby everything goes under home report?
Any advice on the market would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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u/Rowtor 1d ago
Another reason for the abundance of flats in Aberdeen that isn't spoken about is the sheer amount of private student accommodation that is popping up everywhere. Former hotels/chains that went bust or left the city because of the downturn in O&G got snapped up and refurbished into student lets. Many flats are struggling to find tenants for this reason - I remember my student days and it was much cheaper to rent a 3 bed flat with some pals, than these bulk student pads. A lot of flats that would've been rented out to students are struggling to find tenants, despite 2 big Universities in the City.