The challenges facing for renting row house In Bangalore

Bangalore has become one of the largest residential real estate markets in the country thanks to the ever growing IT sector in the city. The flow of employees and career aspirants to Bangalore has led to an astounding upward movement in the demand for rented houses and apartments. This rental residential sector has seen booming business in the past couple of decades. There are always tenants looking for affordable and comfortable modes of stay closer to their working places. Electronic City is one such location which is a favourite among the employees working in the companies nearby. Properties inElectronic City range from luxury houses to low budget flats. Row houses fall in between the luxury of villas and the affordability of flats. Since they cost less than independent houses, there is great demand for row houses among tenants looking for the comforts of a house at a low price. However, row houses present their own challenges to renters.

They all look the same

One unique feature of the row houses is that all the individual units are cast in the same mould. The same design and specifications are shared by all the houses. Since tenants are not allowed to make changes to the interior structure, the house will look the same as your neighbour’s, both from inside and outside.

Common wall – less privacy

Since row houses are situated side by side, they share one or two common walls. This often causes privacy concerns for the residents. When you have two houses on either side of your house with their walls attached to your rooms, it is more like living in an open space. Such proximity can invade the personal space of each family living in the row houses. There are problems like loudness of TV, noise of children, the smell of cooking fish or meat that wafts into a vegetarian household, and many such issues that put neighbours at war with each other.

Space constraints for parking

Most row houses have limited parking spaces. In fact, a lot of residents park their vehicles on the road in front of the row houses as the parking area is not big enough for larger vehicles. When a small car is parked in the allotted lot, there is scarcely any space even for a two-wheeler. So, those with more than one vehicle will have to park at least one of them outside.

Ventilation concerns

The longitudinal alignment of row houses often leads to improper ventilation inside the houses, except for those at both ends. As the first and last houses do not have common walls shared by other houses on three sides, they get more light and air. However, those in between usually suffer from ventilation issues unless the construction is innovative enough to tackle the air circulation. Windows and doors are present only at the front and back of the house. There are no windows on the sides for the free flow of air. If it is a single story house, the problem becomes more acute, especially in summers.