gsc
06-11-2011, 13:30
Hi all
I intend to buy a property if Tenerife South this month and the one that's caught my interest is in Los Abrigos 25 metres from the sea front. It's a typical 'local build' tall and narrow townhouse style with nothing much to recomend it from the front and in dire need of 'tarting up'. It's spread over 3 or 4 floors with views over the sea from the top. It's part of a block of about 10 'houses' fronting 4 streets, some are made to look quite attractive, other somewhat 'dingy'. Streets around are a mix of modern, tatty and half built.
If anyone has any suggestions as to what to look out for in the way of potential pitfalls that would be really useful.
I think I should try and get the equivalent of a structural report - is that possible?
How do you feel about the locality? I've been toying with places with pools that are likely to be quite 'ex-pat' and one or two places in typical local residential blocks, but I must say I am drawn to the Los Abrigos property.
It's a family holiday home so I don't need to rent apart from the odd friend etc. Long term aim is to use it as a base for several holidays a year with a view to moving out permanently when we will probabaly rent it out on a long term let and buy something else.
I'd love to hear your views on Los Abrigos versus other places and also the pros and cons of buying something like this rather than a more typical apartment.
I intend to buy a property if Tenerife South this month and the one that's caught my interest is in Los Abrigos 25 metres from the sea front. It's a typical 'local build' tall and narrow townhouse style with nothing much to recomend it from the front and in dire need of 'tarting up'. It's spread over 3 or 4 floors with views over the sea from the top. It's part of a block of about 10 'houses' fronting 4 streets, some are made to look quite attractive, other somewhat 'dingy'. Streets around are a mix of modern, tatty and half built.
If anyone has any suggestions as to what to look out for in the way of potential pitfalls that would be really useful.
I think I should try and get the equivalent of a structural report - is that possible?
How do you feel about the locality? I've been toying with places with pools that are likely to be quite 'ex-pat' and one or two places in typical local residential blocks, but I must say I am drawn to the Los Abrigos property.
It's a family holiday home so I don't need to rent apart from the odd friend etc. Long term aim is to use it as a base for several holidays a year with a view to moving out permanently when we will probabaly rent it out on a long term let and buy something else.
I'd love to hear your views on Los Abrigos versus other places and also the pros and cons of buying something like this rather than a more typical apartment.