Regent Court, Bradfield Road

[nickmunich 10]

I like the look of the place, especially the flats higher up. I spoke with an estate agent a couple of years ago and he said it is sometimes tricky getting a mortgage because they are made of concrete !! That's what he told me.

[beansforyou 10]

I had a look round ages ago witht he view of renting, the flat was nice, I liked the Art Deco feel of the place, but the very loud noise coming from the buildings nearby all day put me off.

[RazorSHarp 10]

I like the look of the place, especially the flats higher up. I spoke with an estate agent a couple of years ago and he said it is sometimes tricky getting a mortgage because they are made of concrete !! That's what he told me.

 

I think the trouble with getting a mortgage for them years ago used to be the subsidence, this was sorted by a massive underpinning project and the price of the flats has since risen quite nicely.

 

They are very sought after.

[retep 68]

My nephew had one of these flats, you could have grown mushrooms in it it was so damp, think they had a problem with the roof leaking and lack of maintenance.

[DaFoot 10]

I have a flat there.

Was a bit of a search for a mortgage, had we been on a higher floor we probably wouldn't have been able to at all.

 

There used to be noise from metal works next to 'The Hillsborough Club' but that has stopped working.

 

We may be looking to sell at some point in the next few months.... 2 bed flat...

[DaFoot 10]

Depends what you mean by huge.

Seem high to me... but then we are actually seeing where the money is going now, ie seeing improvements rather than it just disappearing for no apparent benefit.

[DaFoot 10]

Recently the car park got tarmac (so dont need to worry about loosing a wheel any more!), east wing wall re-sufaced/painted, clock repaired, new central heating boiler going in atm.

[jaime 10]

My husband just did a remortgage on one of these and had no problems at all.

[Plain Talker 11]

Recently the car park got tarmac (so dont need to worry about loosing a wheel any more!), east wing wall re-sufaced/painted, clock repaired, new central heating boiler going in atm.

 

So, RC is on a communal heating system, then, DaFoot? Didn't realise that.

[DaFoot 10]

Yup... couple of big boilers for radiators and hot water in taps.

[Plain Talker 11]

gosh ! * * I thought Park hill was innovative, with the communal heating system. I didn't realise RC had got it from twenty/ thirty years before PHF was built.

[hillsbro 28]

My aunt lived in Regent Court from the early 1950s until she died in 1995, and she loved it there. She was on the 3rd floor of the right-hand wing (her living-room window looked towards Hillsborough Corner). A keen sportwoman, her only regret was when the tennis courts were replaced by a car park, but otherwise she was very happy in her flat with its big rooms, central heating and nice neighbours. Very handy for shops, buses and the dogs...