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Martin Lewis Blog: 'House offer accepted, now they want £20,000 more! What should I do?'
A passer-by stopped Martin in the street recently to ask his opinion on her house buying dilemma. You can check out his view in a video he posted: Martin Lewis: 'House offer accepted, now they want £20,000 more! What should I do?' What would you do? Stand your ground? Walk away? Pay the extra? Negotiate? Tell us your…
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New to the House Buying, Selling & Renting board? Start here
✅ This board is for... * Questions about buying or selling a home * Questions about renting a home * Questions about being a landlord 🚫 This board is not for.. * Debating the state of the economy * Debating house prices in general * Political debates Note: In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place…
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Tenancies in Eng/Wales: Guides for landlords and tenants
post 1 This thread is intended to provide information to both landlords and tenants relating to Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs) in England and Wales. Updated April 2020 to include the Coronavirus Act 2020 and July 2020 to include the Electrical Safety Standards Regulations 2020. Topics covered: Post 2: Repairing…
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Property without off street parking and Electric cars
As electric cars are becoming more popular, the ability to charge them at home makes a property more desireable. What would you say would the lack of parking have on a property value as EV are becoming more popular and one day will be the only vehicle around? I mean in non ciy areas as most places in cities don't have…
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Solicitor Fees - Please help. I am a tenant that voluntarily left after section LBA & Section 21
Hi all, I’m trying to get some guidance on a tenancy/legal cost dispute with a letting agent’s solicitors and would really appreciate any advice. Background: I rented a property for around 3 years and had no major issues during the tenancy. In 2025 I began experiencing financial difficulties and was in contact with the…
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Are Letting Agents abiding by the Renters Rights Act?
Hi, my first time posting on here. I am currently looking for a property to rent and have contacted 3 agents about houses that were suitable. Two of them seem to be breaking the law, by a) inviting bids on a rental property - didn't think that was allowed now - they are creating a bidding war to drive up the rent. b)…
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New "Have a Look at This" thread
The other one has disappeared and any posts I have made are not listed in either my posts or thanks. This thread is for things like: . Spotting pets in properties . Anything awful - decor, extensions etc . Quirky properties . Timewarp properties . Properties in serious repair and anything which is different and of interest…
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Selling my house with cleared up rat problem
Ive recently dealt with a rat issue in the loft, I have a report from the pest controller that a rat gate has been put on sewer and so far no other issues. Ill fully mention this on a TA6 report to stop future problems with any seller so I'll be expected to lower the price but not sure by how much is reasonable. The house…
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Human grave in garden of house.
Listening to local radio and elderly gentleman on who's wife has recently died and is having her buried in their house's garden (he's having built some kind of mausoleum for them both) as they want to be with their pets also buried in the garden (they were/are animal rights activists he said) No family, so has willed the…
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Solicitor held my money for 20 years should I get interest on top of the capital amount
My solicitors who acted in conveyance for me in a sale of my property just contacted me. They found they had accidentally withheld a significant amount of money on my file/account - unbeknown to me. They rang me to ask for my details to pay me the amount. After confirming it was the solicitors and not a scam they took my…
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Buying an apartment in Spain these days???
I love Spain and speak the language reasonably well. I've just retired early at 58, haver a good pension and I find myself with a large amount of cash and tinkered with the thought of buying an apartment in the Mercia or Alicante area for me and my wife's sole use so we can stay there three or four months per year and can…
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Services charges on an over 55's flat
A friend is buying on these - how can they be sure that the service charges won't go increase a lot in 10-20 years?
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Query about neighbour fencing attached to our property...
Quick one, so my partner has a double garage and then there is another garage belonging to the neighbours, between the garages there was a double parking bay which was his parking area. A few years ago he approached my partner to ask if he could attach a fence to her garage so basically they could then extend their garden…
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Managed Freehold Property, Resisted as Both a Freehold & Leasehold
Hi everyone. I would be grateful for some property advice. I am currently looking at a one bedroom mews house property and on the HM Land Registry it is listed as both a Freehold and Leasehold. The Estate agent describes the property as a Managed Freehold. How does a Managed Freehold status affect your legal rights to the…
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Ribbon Rewards for Rent Payments
Hi there Life has kicked me where none of us want to be kicked. In 2010, My husband and I went bankrupt, lost our home and have been renting ever since - yes I manifest to buy again but he has mental health issues after a breakdown and an attempt to unalive himself. So its just me who is out there working and trying to…
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Renting more than one property
I currently rent a place with my partner but for various reasons I want to rent another smaller place closer to my job. This will be my main residence. My partner intends on staying in our current place. All the utilities are in her name but the council tax is in both our names. We've crunched some numbers and can afford…
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Rents increasing
Locally in Essex where we have rental properties we own and manage rents have, on average gone up by 10% and we have noticed fewer properties for rent. It looks to us as if the renters right act is having the opposite effect intended. Less homes to chose from and higher rents? Is it the same in your area?
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Land Registry questions
Hi everyone The Land Registry is here on our Forum to help answer its customers' questions. If you have a question pop it on here and it will do its best to help. Related on MSE: 50+ House Buying Tips Free First Time Buyers' Mortgage Booklet 2018 Remortgage Guide 2018 Ultimate Mortgage Calculator
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Buying my old house back after 3 years
hi I need advise on buying my old house back I sold it 3 years ago for 400k and now regret it but now it’s back on the market for 460k the new owner has done nothing to it and he’s let it go I’ve offered 425k cash and he won’t accept my offer he says wants 440k but I feel 40k in 3 years is delusional as other houses in my…
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Solicitor for buying property dropped us because of the age of the property
We instructed a solicitor to start the process of buying a flat. We paid an advance fee which they asked for and they started doing some of the standard checks. A week later we got an email saying the can't represent us due to their company policy because the flat is 5 years old. That's it. Can anyone explain why this age…
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Housing Association Bathroom Refit?
I am aged 72, my HA want to refit the bathroom, in what used to be an age related rental property, now it seems anyone considered "vulnerable" are allowed. They are coming to survey next week and I asked on the phone if they were replacing the current bath "like for like", or if a walk-in shower could be fitted due to my…
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Advice on notice periods and deposit
I’m seeking advice on tenancy notice periods please. I’m currently renting a property (assured shorthold tenancy started in November 2023). It states that I have to give one month’s notice to end the tenancy but can't see anything about the notice period from the landlord. The landlord is in the process of selling the…
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New lease issued but old lease not rescinded
A friend's purchase is held up over a problem I have not come across before. Apparently, a new lease was issued some time ago, but the previous lease was not cancelled. I'm not sure why this is such a problem, as it is obvious that the new lease was meant to replace the old one. Nevertheless, it has held everything up for…
