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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…

I just saw this picture of a property and am wondering if it’s real or AI? It looks more like you know who than that house in Swansea publicised a few years back.

Having sold my house I have put in an offer on a new property. It is a cash purchase using the equity from the sale. I had to provide Estate agent with proof of funds which is fair enough. However, they require ID check using movebutler at £35. Not a massive sum but I resent having to pay this given I have already done ID…

Hi, My old estate agent just called me to say i never claimed back my deposit from my Ilford tennancy which finished a few years ago. Its £700. She gave me the deposit number for DPS However, i cant find any details of my Ilford tennancy in there. There is nowhere for me to click and claim the money. I have the Deposit ID,…

Hi, FTB with share of freehold over 900 years leasehold. Current stage is that my solicitor has finished reviewing draft contract paper and the management pack and made a list of enquiries. I reviewed the enquiries and asked some additions and amendments which were made. I am not a solicitor but I read leases and…

Hi , I have received a welcome pack from the solicitor I have engaged with to deal with my house sale. The pack contains the following list of questions that I just have no clue about. I telephoned the solicitors and after explaining my position I was advised to just tick the box .If non of the above ……And that if anything…

we are expecting a visit from countrywide surveyors next week who will carry out a level 2 survey on our property . Alarmingly there or quite a few negative comments online about this company but hey hoo. My question is as I intend to ask them what their survey has found good or bad do i have a right to know or will they…

Hi everyone, I’m a first-time buyer purchasing a freehold ex-council property and have encountered an issue with the 10-year Right-to-Buy restriction under Section 156A of the Housing Act 1985. The sellers purchased the property from the Council in September 2020, so the restriction remains on the Land Registry title until…

Completed on a property. TA10 states Fridge/ Freezer to be left. The seller has taken the Fridge/Freezer. The seller has offered a ‘nominal’ good will gesture and refusing to compensate me £680 the cost of replacing an almost idendical one she took. Both parties solicitors do not want to get involved, even though the TA10…

We’ve just received an Groundsure Avista survey back from our solicitors. The housing plan looked wrong and for a very good reason: it’s for an entirely different property! No reply from solicitors yet and honestly a bit flabbergasted. Can we trust them going forward?

I have completely fallen in love with a house… however, the owners (now passed away) built an annexe in their garden. Due to planning issues, they were forced to separate this into a separate address and plot, effectively taking around a quarter of the original home's plot and giving the annexe owners right of way across…

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice from anyone who has been in a similar situation. We’re in the process of buying a house, and we’ve discovered that the property has a small, single-storey rear extension built in 2020. The extension was built under permitted development, so planning permission wasn’t required.…

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We are considering moving next year and have an idea of which area we would like to move to. This will be the first time I have sold a house and I'm wondering how it all works. I wouldn't want to put ours on the market then we are scrambling to find a house we like, conversely, I wouldn't want to put an offer in on a house…

I have posted on Reddit but I thought I would try my luck here too. I dont wish to link to the reddit posts as I am not sure its allowed. Not working since last couple years. With net worth a healthy multiple of yearly expenses (including rent), you could say FIRE-d. Don't wish to drawdown my SIPP tho yet just to "show…

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…

Hi I am writing this as a bit of a daze really and was hoping for some words of wisdom. We have been trying to sell a probate property. Originally all went well and probate granted and buyer found within weeks. Now over a year later we have lost another buyer for third time. This is because again they lost their buyer and…

Hi all, Please I need your help and advice. We are considering buying a 4-bedroom new-build in the South West England (Swindon), with a headline price of £465,000. We are both first-time buyers. The developer has currently offered us: 5% contribution towards the purchase price Flooring through out (Amtico Spacia and 100%…

HI, we viewed a semi detached bungalow last week and have decided its The One . The only snag is its Leasehold with 934 years left on lease with a ground rent of £9 p.a. Are there any relevant questions to ask the agent to put our minds at ease before putting an offer in or is leasehold best avoided ?

Hi all, I'm after some advice please regarding a failed search for my London leasehold purchase. The search failed for former industrial land use within 25m of the property. This specifically was a small petrol station that closed in the very early 2000s and is now a retail unit. To be clear, the specific land my property…

Hi, I took a mortgage out in August 2012 on property 2, purely so I could keep property one as a rental. Normally I use the 1k property allowance on my tax bill. However, it's come to my attention that apparently HMRC say it doesn't matter where the money came through…the important thing is that it was borrowed to fund the…