I looked into buying a flat in Forest Croft a couple of months ago but was also concerned with the internal up keep. I enquired with the owner and he stated a re-furb was going to be completed, however seeing as this thread goes go back to 2008, no work has been completed.

Additionally the communal door is extremely insecure, anyone can just walk in (no entry phone system) and it does not even lock! Easy picking for our local burglars.

These factors really put me off a otherwise perfect first time buy.