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723 points farslan | 2 comments | 12 May 25 15:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.525s | source
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frereubu ◴[12 May 25 20:21 UTC] No.43967068[source]▶
The apartments are lovely, but the service charges are eye-watering, ranging from around £6,000 per year for a two-bedroom, to £14,400 for the more expensive ones:

https://themodernhouse.com/sales-list/thomas-more-house-ii

https://themodernhouse.com/sales-list/Lauderdale-Tower-II

https://themodernhouse.com/sales-list/willoughby-house

https://themodernhouse.com/sales-list/ben-jonson-house-iii

And all are sold on that weird UK feudal relic, leaseholds, so you're just buying for a certain number of years - a couple of the ones above only have ~80 years remaining.

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nbevans ◴[12 May 25 20:34 UTC] No.43967171[source]▶
6k is pretty typical for any premium apartments in London. That's actually pretty cheap for that location.
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1. lozenge ◴[13 May 25 07:28 UTC] No.43970438[source]▶
Half of the population of the City of London (aka the square mile) is in the Barbican. There is hardly any location to compare it to.
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2. walthamstow ◴[13 May 25 09:33 UTC] No.43971165[source]▶
There's quite a lot of housing just outside the City boundary in Shoreditch and Farringdon, the latter being easily comparable to Barbican as it's the next stop on the tube.