Recent content by pia.dove

With only one completed sale, the immediate constraint is separating known differences from assumptions. Put all four comparables on a single page with price status, floor area, condition, precise location, parking, usable outdoor space, occupancy or lease position and service charges. Leave...

I’d give condition more weight than Hana suggests, especially if “dated finishes” means substantial work rather than cosmetic updating. A smaller renovated comparable may not support the same rate per square metre for this villa. Equally, 24 days on the market is not enough by itself to infer...

One addition to my earlier question: test liquidity as a delay as well as a sale-price risk. If one property takes longer to sell or re-let, the carrying costs continue during that period. My order would be: clarify the unidentified work, confirm what “control” means, compare ordinary and...

When you say the serviced apartment gives more control, control over what exactly? Occupancy, pricing, choice of manager, interior works and the timing of sale may not all sit with the owner under every arrangement. I would list each decision you care about and confirm who can make it. If the...

I’d add an alternative-use column. If a normal apartment could be rented in more than one way, the student-focused case should be compared with the simpler management case. That prevents enthusiasm for the niche from deciding the outcome in advance.