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Is it worth buying a studio flat, or is it better to save for a one-bed?

View of a studio flat with wood flooring and small kitchen area.<br>G2BAF0 Fordwych Road, West Hampstead. View of a studio flat with wood flooring and small kitchen area.
Are studio flats really liveable for a long time? Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.

This week’s question:

My daughter, 27, has asked our help in buying a studio flat in London for £250,000. My problem is not lending the money, but whether a 15ft by 12ft studio flat is really liveable for more than a very short time. How have other readers got on with studio flats? Should she wait and save for a one-bed flat?

Do you have a problem readers could solve? Email your suggestions tomoney@theguardian.com or write to us at Money, The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU

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