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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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Boundary fence problem
I org posted elsewhere and was told to place it here……..we have no idea what’s going on here with the neighbour, this is the first time we have heard of this. My son inherited his grandmother's house after her passing. After completing a year of renovations, the driveway was finished, but the builder identified a concrete…
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FTB: What would you offer for this flat?
I'm a first-time buyer and I've found a flat I really like, in an area where there are slim pickings in my price bracket. The location is ideal for work and the flat is in tip-top condition, which is a real bonus for me. Current asking price is £285,000 and it was already reduced in price a couple of months ago. I think…
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Chased for flat service charge when already paid
Hi all I am being sued for payment of service charge on a BTL flat even though I have already paid it and then some. I own a mortgaged BTL flat, no 3 in a block of 10 (named ABC Manor for these purposes), that I have rented out since buying it in 2017. I am a 1/10th shareholder in the ABC Manor Management Company (AMC) and…
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"Natural Ground Stability"
The homebuyer’s report for our property identifies that the house sits within 50 metres of an area described as having a “moderate to high potential for natural ground subsidence”. I understand that this type of wording can appear in Homebuyer reports where there is a geological feature or susceptibility identified in the…
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High Party Wall fees
Hi I have a project to demolish & reconstruct an old, falling down, outbuilding which borders 1 neighbour. The cost for the Party Wall surveyors (we have to pay for 3 as a leasehold property) has come in at over £9000 ! The expected costs were originally less than £3k - assuming that we would have to pay for 2 surveyors.…
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Being sued for non-payment of service charge on a flat even though have paid
Hi all I am being sued for payment of service charge on a BTL flat even though I have already paid it and then some. I own a mortgaged BTL flat in a block of 10 named Alverton Manor, that I have rented out since buying it in 2017. I am a 1/10th shareholder in the Alverton Manor Management Company (AMMC) and I also own…
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land registry - our own garden?
I am helping to sell a house that was purchased as a new build in about 1972, and has not sold since. There used to be a footpath (not a right of way) at the rear of the properties, left over by the developer. A few years after purchase, the developer offered the land to the adjoining houses, for the legal fee, and I have…
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Rent with no income but large savings - Renters rights laws ?
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…
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we buy any house companies
Has anyone had dealings with these sort of companies ? just interested in any feedback as it may become an option for me . my situation is old terrace house in good repair for sale but neighbouring property is in poor state of repair which i can see putting buyers off . Also I will need to declare i have approached…
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Buying a probate property
We are in the process of buying a probate property. The sellers haven't answered all the questions on the TA6 and TA10 forms. We have received a letter from their solicitors stating that the buyer purchases the property as seen and no guarantees/warranties can be implied. The utilities gas, electric and water have been…
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Bought building's Freehold, incidentally becoming flat below's landlord.
2 converted flats in a Victorian building owned by the Council. Hoping to avoid future overpriced major works, I asked to buy the freehold. I thought it would be 50%, then the other leaseholder chose not to participate, yet encouraged me to buy 100% (also wishing to avoid the dreaded council's overpriced major works).…
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Reservations about house purchase
My daughter is in the process of buying a 3 bed terrace with a JBSP mortgage (with myself as the supporting party.) The house is nice, albeit dated, looks well maintained (survey booked), is in a quiet part of a popular area, with a park at the back and is edging a nature reserve, so not uncommon to see deer, squirrels,…
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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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Mid-Terraced Ex-Council House - "Shared" Passageway
So a few years ago I bought a house, freehold mid-terrace in a block of 4, the middle 2 have an enclosed passageway inbetween which services me and my neighbours back gardens via our own back gates at the end. From the moving information i received from my solicitor at the time, the Land Registry Title Plan shows my…
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Consent Share of Freehold Moving a kitchen
My co freeholder wants to move the existing kitchen to above my bedroom. The property is divided into 1 flat and above a maisonette. It is a 3-storey Victorian building. He has a 70% share i have 30%. Does he need my consent. The existing kitchen is on the top floor. If moved it would be on the ground floor at the back…
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Stuck in a shared ownership nightmare
Hi My late aunt died more than three years ago and left her flat to myself and 5 other beneficiaries. I was designated executor, along with my brother and mum. The flat is a two bed in a retirement block and is shared ownership (75/25 in our favour). We have had no luck with selling the property for more than three years…
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Surveyors declined Level 3 – Unfinished flip red flags (St Helens)
Hi everyone, We are looking to buy a 1930s property in the St Helens area, but we are extremely suspicious of the seller's situation and need advice on how to proceed after being rejected by two surveyors. The Context & Red Flags: Unfinished Flip: The seller bought this house just 1.5 years ago and started a renovation,…
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Debt Collection - rent arrears
Have any landlords on here chased previous tenants for rent arrears? Which company did you use? Were they any good? Just for background my previous tenants left in 2022 but they were in about £20k rent arrears. I don't have any current address for them. But I heard that it's possible to chase rent arrears as long as it's…
