Mezzanine cave

We are a weirdly sociable flat-share. We love cups of tea and banter, and occasionally share meals, or go on hikes or to gigs together. We are looking for someone who would enjoy this and who shares common interests. Please send me a message about your interests and if there is a good match I will arrange a Whatsapp call. If you send an automated or generic message then you’ll not make our shortlist – sorry!

The rent is £470 pcm for the room and we split the bills three ways. At the moment £130 pcm covers the bills (council tax [band E], gas, electricity, broadband), but many of the items are due an increase in the first half of the year.

Your room:
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* Comfy raised platform double bed with sitting room only.
* Underneath is a bureau (desk that can be folded away), a walk-in wardrobe, and bookshelves (headroom 1.75m).
* Staircase up to mezzanine contains shelving.
* A pleasant view out the window of trees and stone cottages.
* There is wifi, but it is not as good as it could be; if Virgin doesn’t fix this then we will change provider.
* Room has just been draft-proofed.

Inside the flat:
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* Kitchen with dishwasher, coffee grinder, magimix, microwave etc. Window seat around breakfast table. Dedicated space for you: 3 cupboards, 1 shelf in fridge, 1 shelf in freezer.
* Living room: Small sofa, dining room table, a window seat, and a piano.
* Tumble dryer available and also drying space in the garden.
* Small bathroom with shower over bath.
* Heating: gas central heating; temperature agreed by consensus. The kitchen gets cosy when we are cooking. Apart from double-glazing, the energy performance is low, and we are in the process of insulating.

Step outside the flat:
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* Herb planter with seating outside the front door for morning sun.
* Gorgeous garden right next to the water of Leith; great for spotting herons and kingfishers, and enjoying afternoon sun or the sound of the river. Food-forest garden in the process of being built. Space for 1 bicycle in shed.
* Situated in picturesque old Colinton village; access to Pentland Hills, Colinton Tunnel, Spylaw Park, river walks.
* Close to bus routes 10, 16, 44, 45 and 400. Easy access to Water of Leith cycleway, which connects to the canal cycle path.
* Free car parking; close to city bypass.
* The village has a Co-op, chippy, post office, pharmacy, barbershop, a couple of fancy Italian restaurants and two pubs.

You will share with a professional bag-piper (male) and an engineer (female). You will have to put up with the engineer doing DIY, and the musician giving occasional small-pipe lessons in the living room, and playing piano in the evenings. Due to allergies we can't host smokers or fluffy non-human friends. Available to single people only to avoid bathroom queues. We share cleaning and assign chores based on consensus. We are a bit on the woke-spectrum and welcome all-sorts.