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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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Another buying a share in parents house thread
I'm looking to purchase at least a 50% share in my mid 80 year old mothers house, in view of purchasing the other 50% on her passing. I live with my mother, the only attorney for both POA's, and only executor of her will, in which we all have an equal share, with the exception that I have been given the house for up to 24…
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Bought an apartment, found after 1 year there was an £800 bill comming
Hi all I bought an apartment end June 22, and as normal there were £300 left during 1 year to cover for unexpected bills coming after the sell. I am a first time buyer, so please bear with me but my solicitors, PCS legal (I would recommend to avoid them), explained this process which sounds very reasonable. I was passed a…
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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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Bank of parent capital gain worry.
So, 5 years ago we, civil partner and I bought a house for partner's son to live in, on the basis that he would buy it from us in a couple of years at our purchase price. We were, in effect, holding it for him. No rent expected or paid. Then Covid intervened and a couple of years have turned to 5. His income still limits…
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Negotiating price after survey
Hello, New to the forum and would appreciate feedback on this. My wife and I are in a completed chain and agreed a price of 375000 for a house with off road parking in a very busy area close to the city centre. The estate agents and vendor said, and I have in wrting, that the whole driveway belonged to the house. After…
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2 weeks and noone has viewed the house
We have had our house up for sale for 13 days now and not one viewing, is it the house, the estate agent, or just the uncertainty of the housing market at the moment. Our estate agent was full of promises when she came around to value, saying she already had a cash buyer and another buyer who was extremely interested in a…
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Share of freehold: 3 flats, 5 people
We found ourselves in a pretty weird situation. We live in a flat in a converted Victorian house; There are 3 flats in total - ground, first and top floors. It's Share of freehold. In 2022 there was 1 person in the top floor flat, 1 person on the first floor and 2 people on the ground floor (4 in total). We (me and my…
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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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Buying with tenants in situ BUT leaving prepaid rent to previous owner to boost offer
My brother and I are working in London and have found a nice flat we would like to buy. The flat asking price is 675, we have offered 620 which was rejected. The flat is currently being rented with the tenancy expiring end of September. We are happy to wait until Sep to move in. As we are FTB we do not want to go above…
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General tips for improving a house's saleability (or even value)
Hello. I have very limited experience of moving house and would be really grateful for any advice on what can make or break a sale (and perhaps anything worth doing to improve a house's value). I am looking to try and be in a new property within the next 18 months and any personal pointers would be appreciated. One example…
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Window opening on to our property
We are the landlords of a commercial property which has a drive at the back for vans to access to deliver supplies to the shop. The property at the back of the drive have now installed new windows that open on to our land, we have told the owner that its not acceptable as the vans cars etc going up the drive will break his…
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Land registry Search
i looked up the title register for a property owned by my parents on the land registry. It was inherited from my grandparents and kept in the family. I paid £3 for the title register so assumed it will be up to date. Lo and behold the named owners on the title register are still my grandparents, one of whom, my grandad…
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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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Date of contracts exchange and date of offer acceptance?
Hi all I have made a claim on our home insurance but they insurance company just wrote to us the below. I'm in Scotland. "We have contacted *** Bank who have confirmed that your Legal Expenses Insurance policy incepted on 25 March 2024. From the documents provided, it is clear that contracts were exchanged between yourself…
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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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Land registry
During the conveyancing of the sale of my property I discover that an application to the title deeds was placed in my property 5 months ago by an ex partner . I was not informed of this and had resulted in the sale falling through . It’s proving difficult to get moved , is there any help out there
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Management agent informed solicitor about leak
Hi all, I'm just trying to understand our position legally. We are in to process of selling a leasehold conversion flat (not exchanged yet but close). We have had a leak from a mains pipe supplying the flat above that is buried into an external wall. This has caused part of the ceiling to collapse. We have located the leak…
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Gas mains running along property - devalues?
Would like to get general opinion of you lovely people here. As it stands the mains gas runs through property boundary and runs all along from drive way, gap between house and fence and along the garden end. It is connected to at least 40 other properties behind this property. My question is does it devalues the value of…
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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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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…