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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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How long would you wait before considering pulling out of a sale?
Got an offer on my house, now it's 4 months down the line from the memorandum of sale and estate agent is still apparently chasing every day, but my buyers' solicitors and their buyers' solicitors are still "dealing with enquiries" with no end in sight. How long would you wait until just saying "the sale's off"? Because…
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House buying and redundancy
Hi all, hope you are all well, and sorry for the wall of text below, but I am looking for some perspective. Last week we learned that my wife will most likely be made redundant within the next 2 months. At the same time, our landlord (who have been excellent throughout the whole tenancy) got in touch to let us know they’re…
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CGT on Rental Property
Hi all. When I met my now-wife four years ago her son, wife and their child had moved in with her in an attempt to cut their costs in order to help them to pay off debts that they had accrued. In 2024 my wife moved in with me and charged her son rent - all of which has been declared to HMRC and tax paid accordingly. In May…
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Moving House and Council Tax
Hello, Just wanting thoughts and if I'm worrying unnecessarily! I'm selling my new build (well 6 years old so not that new!) and buying a much older house. My current house is a semi, small, typical new build and in council tax band C (2.2k per year). New house that we've offered on is much more expensive (175k more) and…
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Buying separate items during house sale
Can someone please settle an argument.. As example , you buy a house at an accepted price of 500k and then the owner says they would include/leave a sit on lawnmower, hedge trimmer and some garden furniture for a agreed price. Does the amount for the lawnmower etc get added onto the house price or is it paid for…
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Noisy upstairs renter.
Hi All, could you help me. I own my apartment but the guy upstairs rents. I've spoken to him a few times just after i moved in one year ago, he seems ok, his 8 yr old son comes to visit every other weekend. The issue - he's always clattering about at 1am 2am 3am most nights which often wakes me up. I have to be up for work…
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Advice sought about putting on offer in for a flat
I have recently agreed the sale of my house but we won’t exchange until December. I found a new flat and have had my offer accepted. The seller is aware and happy that I can’t exchange until December, according to the estate agent. My worry is that if I instruct a solicitor and purchase a new mortgage product and the…
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Shared water supply
My FIL bought a flat that appears to have a shared water supply with the one upstairs as it is a converted maisonette. We were not told about this and only found out from the neighbour upstairs, who said they had a water meter fitted to their property. I am still waiting for more information from the neighbour and also…
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Illegal eviction, what can I claim for?
When I was remanded into custody, a new landlord took over my property, and illegally evicted me by changing the locks without notice and disposed of all my property. They claimed they didn't know how to contact me despite having my NOK details and knowing I was in custody, I had an email sent of by behalf demonstrating my…
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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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Wales land tax higher rate question
Can someone please explain the Wales Land tax as we have found a house in Wales we like. We have been onto the Wales Land tax website and worked out our Land tax bill but we have just read that if we own another property we will fall under the Higher Land tax charge. Can someone please explain this as we are now worried as…
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Mears Failure to Deliver Vacant Possession
I'm having issues getting my property back after giving them the required notice. 17 January 2024 • Lease entered into between the Claimants and Mears Housing Management Ltd. • Lease term: 2 years plus 14 days. 1 December 2024 • Glenroe Living Ltd subsequently stated that the lease had been assigned/transferred from Mears…
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Garden sold off.
Really nice house for sale in nearby village. Went on the market 2 weeks ago for offers over £650,000. Today, reduced by £50,000 to £600,000 We really like the house, BUT, 3yrs ago they sold off three quarters of the garden for £175,000, and 18 months ago a very large 4/5 bed executive house was built. PP was initially…
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Selling and renting back
An acquaintance of mine ( friend of a friend) is in dire financial straits and is planning to sell her mortgaged flat to someone she barely knows with the promise that she can remain living in it and rent it. Obviously she loses her 'security' but I gather she's running very close to risk of repossession anyway. I'm just…
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First Time Buyer
Hello, I currently have a Help to Buy ISA l. I am looking to buy my first property next year with my partner. However, my partner already has a mortgage so would not qualify as a first time buyer. I am wanting to know whether I would still be classed as a first time buyer if we were to purchase a property together? I am…
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Tyre puncture caused by Gravel area..??
Just moved to new place already twice had car tyre slow puncture in 1 month though car is driven rarely only. Only difference from last house was a long Gravel area where cars are parked normally . about 5m gravel area driving over it while taking car out and coming in and parked over night over Gravel area. Gravel looks…
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Barrett–Redrow freehold property on land maintained by FirstPort: what rights do homeowners have?
I have lived in a freehold Redrow house for about eight years. Around six years ago, once the housing development was completed, we received a letter informing us that FirstPort would be taking over the maintenance of the estate. This included the roads, pavements, green spaces and the small park. When we bought the…
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Wood Burner Query, Please Help. (Auckland model?)
I'm looking at this wood burner, which I haven't used yet, and I'm trying to determine if only the fire bricks are missing or if there are other internal components as well, such as trays or a mechanism for the ash to fall into the tray. I can easily replace the fire bricks, but I'm unsure how to check if any other…
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Buyer's lender raising Section 38 / road adoption issues – anyone experienced this?
Hi all, I'm hoping someone has been through something similar and can share their experience. We're currently selling our house on a relatively new-build development (less than 5 years old). The estate roads have not yet been adopted by the local authority and the Section 38 Agreement has not been completed. The council…
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Lease has ended but company not leaving
Hi All, please advice I have leased my flat to a company
for 6 years. The lease ended April 2022 but we are now in
January 2023 and I have still not gotten my flat back. The rent been paid has been the agreed rate
since 2016 and as interest rate, service charge etc have all increased I am
running at a loss currently. I…
