Recent content by Benny1

Thanks again. Dominic

Many thanks, earlyretirement - this listing looks like good value and I will be contacting the owner for verification. The bathroom in photo number 21 might however pose a bit of a challenge for someone with wide hips!

Remarkable. Reminds me of the archetypal image of a spiv who flies from London to Zurich to make a 'deposit', hoping to God that he isn't mugged or otherwise relieved of his briefcase along the way...

Paying for an apartment in 100 dollar bills? The bodyguarding sector must be booming, either that or people are handcuffing briefcases full of cash to their wrists.

I take your point. I'm just looking for an inoffensive space to cook pasta in, but there are many in Battersea who think that a kitchen is just not a kitchen without a £50K refit, an Aga and an artisan bread maker. Somewhere along the way, values have become distorted.

What really irritates me is those bathrooms that have pretentious 'free-standing' wash basins where the water splashes all over you - oh and 'gold' bath taps - I've seen plenty of those in my Buenos Aires apartment search. It would be refreshing to see herds of savvy bathroom and kitchen...

As a comparator, take a look at this 3 bed, 2 bath 100m squared centrally air-conditioned apartment in a good area of Barcelona, which is considered to be an expensive City to live in. https://www.idealista.com/en/inmueble/101980770/ Pristine condition with an enviable kitchen/bathroom set up -...

Thank you for all of your informative comments. It looks like although Buenos Aires is a veritable bargain for the day-to-day stuff e.g. restaurants (especially when using Western Union for currency transfers), it falls behind for property rentals. My budget is $US 2000 - 2500 monthly for a 3...

Hi all, I'm looking to move to Buenos Aires with my family (4 people in all) and I'm looking for a 3-4 bedroom apartment to rent. I have a (fairly) generous budget. After looking online, what occurs to me is that there is no comprehensive database of apartments in the way that you might find...