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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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Burglar alarm and section 11
Hello all, this is my first post :) im coming for some advice as we’re not having a great time with out LA and LL. our burglar alarm went off last Sunday from around 6:50am and then sporadically in the day, to often in the evening. We have a newborn and a 2 yr old, so this needed sorting asap. As the LA was closed, I…
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Lack of build over indemnity insurance
We are selling our house and have a garage (built in the 1970s when the house was built) that is built over a sewer. There is a manhole in the garage where the water company can access the sewer. The buyers solicitors have insisted we get a lack of build over indemnity insurance in place. We have been quoted £450 to get…
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Delete please
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Neighbour extension over the boundary
We have lived in our house for 24 years. Our driveway has a border which is against the neighbours fence New neighbours moved in this year and have started build an extension. The have romoved the fence and are digging a foundation that is going onto our land. We have asked them to stop but they have continued and the…
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Question about buying a flat
Mum is buying a retirement flat. The vendors removed the free standing fridge freezer after we put offer in plus the other furniture. However where the FF was is a big hole in the kitchen flooring where it's either damaged when they were removing it or it was covering up the existing damage. Are we able to question this.…
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Build to rent vs build to sell planning
Do build to sell developments have the same planning permission as build to rent. There’s a developer in my area who builds a lot of built to rent apartments and has recently started building another in the area which I am quite interested in. In response to a local resident who commented on the planning that this builder…
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Shared ownership single applicant but married
Hi all, I have had a mortgage/decision in principle sent forward to a housing association for a shared ownership property with a 10% deposit and I applied the first day the applications opened. My wife is pregnant and will not be working and being a stay at home mum, so I will have two dependants on my salary which has…
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Buy to let mortgage - CGT?
Apologies if this is a stupid question, I have never come across CGT and now a bit worried - can it apply if you sell a second home which has BTL mortgage, even though that home was never let (it basically stood empty for couple of years)?
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Buying share of parents house
My parents who are in their late 70's have a property worth around £400k with no mortgage. Until recently they have been living off a combination of savings and pensions but their savings have now run out so face the dilemma of either cutting back outgoings drastically or unlocking some of the equity in their home. I am…
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Covenant interpretation
I have following covenant in the property I am finalising. Not to carry on any trade or business on the Property or in on or fromthe dwelling erected thereon Need advise on how does this impact my circumstances? I am into IT and work from home. Also thinking of contracting through a ltd company where I may have to register…
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Survey Back Negotiate some money off
Some advice please, so after the survey came back and historical issues due to damp, the survey stated that the two walls which are stained bubble plaster require stripping and replastering with lime. Had some costs back and it aint cheap. Is it worth me going back to see if i can get a small amount off my offer or halves…
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LANDLORD DEDUCTIONMS AT CHECK OUT
I rent out a house. I installed a new loo seat £35 2yrs ago at start of tenancy. On check out, theres a small chip from the loo seat. Can I seek to deduct £35 from the deposit? Going by TDS, it isnt "betterment" as was new at start of tenancy. And isn't wear & tear. But it doesn't deem it unuseable.
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Tenants Rights
Hi Can any one advise on a rental issue I currently have. A house I have rented for 15 years with the same tenant have been given a section 21 (I’m selling) There is a glass lean to side of the property which has been confirmed as unsafe. I want to remove so I’m not liable for anything, the tenant says this should be…
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Advice re withholding of deposit paid
My son left his rented house on 20 February and has not had his deposit back yet. The house was rented via an Estate Agent for a private landlord. 8 weeks after leaving he received an email detailing the cost of some things the landlord has paid for since he left, however, we disagree with the amount of money he is…
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First Time Buyer Getting Spooked - Daylight in Loft / Plaster cracks
Hello everyone. This forum seems really useful and hoping to get some of your opinions on a few things to do with a house I am looking to put an offer in on. I know things like these would come up on a survey but I want some informed opinions to see if I even want to get to that point as not looking for a project or a…
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Buying property with VERY short Lease & Section 42 Notice Assignment
Situation I am looking at a leasehold property with a VERY
short remaining lease of less than 12 months. The asking price reflects the very low lease. I dont need a mortgage. Section 42 Notice has been served by the
vendor, who has owned the property for more than 2 years, and the rights under
the notice will be assigned…
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Land Registry question - unregistered property
Hello We are in the process of purchasing a house that was built in the 60s and only had one owner. The property has never been registered to the land registry and therefore we would be taking the risk of registering it for the first time. We don't quite understand what these risks are and they haven't properly been…
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Approx costs for EICR, gas safe check and boiler service
Hi, I'm moving house in a couple of weeks and want to get the following done at the property: Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) Gas Safety Certificate Boiler Service It seems to make sense to have this all done by one person at the same time, rather than calling out different people, although I'm not entirely…
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Housing Co-operative questions
Hello everybody I hope I'm in the right forum to ask about housing co-operatives. It's something that a few friends and I are considering, but we're unsure of some of the ins and outs and are finding help hard to come by. The idea is that one of us, who owns a house on mortgage currently, sells up and we buy and live…
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Previous Coal Authority Subsidence Claim
Hi, We are first time buyers going through the motions of purchasing our first home which was built in the 1970s in South Wales which as majority know was notorious for coal mining. We have had the land searches back and it has been flagged by our solicitor that in May 1995 a claim was made for subsidence for £682.73…