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Five Most Common Home Types You Can Find In Lagos
Flats come in all shapes and sizes and are more or less a segregated unit of accommodation that is apportioned to each owner. They can be on the ground in a series of separate buildings with similar designs or they could make up the multiple floors of a high-rise building. The flat is most times considered the starter house type due to it being already created to give each of its rooms a function. This makes it difficult for expansion and most owners can only perform limited renovations that adhere to their landlords’ guidelines. Flats are great for people looking for a comfortable and usually serviced mode of living but there is this jarring lack of freedom and an even greater need in its occupants to upscale their living arrangements. They're great for tertiary level students, young professionals, foreign businessmen or expatriates, and newly married couples with plans to upscale later on and start a family.
Duplexes have quickly over the years in Lagos become the symbol of family living and represent the final stage of homeownership and this is due to the segregated nature of duplexes. A duplex is simply a two-story house.However, there can still be some variation to the regular duplex with the addition of a couple of floors. If one floor is added to a duplex, it is considered a triplex. If a duplex has two extra floors, then by the obvious patterns here, it is considered a quadplex.at for of to we Most people quickly tend to forget that the duplex comes in two forms. We have the semi-detached duplex and the detached duplex. A semi-detached duplex although not as commonplace as its counterpart iswhen a pair of duplexes with practically the same design and layout is built with no space between them and are separated by a thick wall right in the middle. They would have their separate compounds out in the front andusually at the back and their separate gates but they would still be conjoined right smack in the middle. A detached house is the dream house in Lagos as it’s a standalone unit that gives that privacy, independence, and general freedom that is part and parcel of the Nigerian dream. As previously mentioned, they’re great for large families particularly one with kids as well as anyone looked for something more secluded from nosy neighbors.
Terraced houses are commonly two- or three-story buildings which stand connected at certain points to make it look like a long row of closely similar houses. Although they seem a bit impersonal, terraced houses are some of the best houses for anyone looking for a sense of community and a shared experience with your neighbors while maintaining the private living experience that comes with having the entire house belonging to a single occupant. High-quality terraced houses come serviced with arrangements made for a pool, gym, and other high tier amenities quickly turn a block of terrace houses into something of a mini housing estate.
Bungalows are another common house type in Lagos as they are one of the most economically feasible to build considering they’re only a single floor. Yet this shouldn’t trump the appeal of a bungalow. Bungalows tend to make the most of a large amount of land size where the alternatives would have trouble since they don’t have to deal with extending upwards. Bungalows are smaller than most house types but that also makes them easier to maintain. Bungalows are for anyone looking for a cost-efficient form of accommodation with more room for modification and style changes since they are more inclined to be in a compound that belongs to a single occupant. They are best for medium to large families depending on space requirements per family member, retirees, people with physical challenges, and professionals looking for an easily securable property type.
The penthouse is the upper echelon of home living due to its usually extravagant costs. The penthouse is the highest floor in a high-rise housing property and almost always the one with the best view but now a penthouse can be said to be any unit that has a different layout, and different amenities to the rest of the units in the property. It also comes with a myriad of exclusive benefits that make it the most sought-after unit in the entire development. With its major form of security being a private elevator floor that can only be accessed by a keycard or code, the penthouse is easily the most secure unit. They’re great for professionals looking for a segregated living quarter that gives them room for productivity and peace of mind with theability to have a great view of their chosen city.
Foluso Oyebanjo is a realtor, digital marketer and well-versed writer. His extensive experience in the world of marketing allows him to serve as a creative supervisor and assistant to clients from all walks of life and nationalities.He currently resides in Lagos, Nigeria where he works as a realtor and provides marketing solutions to developersand homeowners while providing real estate advice and consultation to anyone interested in investing in his home city.
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