Journal

Notes for buyers, owners and businesses

Original writing from The Crest on homes, floor plans, shops and the Siliguri market.

Featured

Home buying · 5 min read

How to choose the right 3 BHK home

Seven flats to a floor, two layouts, one decision. A practical way to compare 3 BHK options before you book.

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Buying guide · 6 min read

Registration, area schedule, parking, handover terms and the neighbourhood at night — the five checks worth making first.

Buying guide · 5 min read

Carpet, built-up, proportionate common, super built-up — what each column means and why your rate is quoted against the last one.

Location · 4 min read

Distance to the station, the school run and the hospital shape daily life more than any single specification inside the flat.

Investment · 5 min read

The same flat is a different purchase depending on whether you will live in it, let it, or hold it. Decide before you shortlist.

Siliguri · 4 min read

Siliguri is a junction city. Property that sits close to its arteries behaves differently from property that does not.

Floor plans · 6 min read

Scale, orientation, door swings, shafts and dimension strings — a plan gives up its secrets once you know where to look.

Commercial · 6 min read

Frontage, depth, footfall, parking and the passage in front — what actually decides whether a shop performs.