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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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What can home owners do about noisy tenants?
Hello - I have finally purchased my first property and now on the property ladder. I moved in only a few days ago and already have neighbour problems. There are tenants upstairs, with a young son running and jumping around and it’s so loud! Is there anything home buyers can do about this? (I know tenants have their own…
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Help required with questions from buyers
We’ve accepted an offer on my late MIL’s property and had several questions/issues raised by the buyers, can anyone please help with any answers or how to respond. Here are the 9 points raised, I know some are pretty obvious: (I’ve added notes under each) 1. Cavity wall insulation has been retrospectively installed. This…
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Building Safety Act 2022 - A "qualifying leaseholder" if more than 3 properties in UK?
Hi - the Building Safety Act 2022 came out in the past few months aimed at protecting leaseholders from being charged the costs fire safety / recladding costs by the freeholder. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-safety-leaseholder-protections-guidance-for-leaseholders There is a good online checker to see if you…
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How to recognise properties which need a quick sale? Hoping for a quick sale and a good deal!
Hi all, I'm after advice once again! I was involved in a house purchase for the last 9 months where the seller was very complicated, to say the least. The property was on the market for 6 months before I saw it, having been reduced 330 -> 320 -> 310 -> 300k. It went to best and final offers, and whilst I liked the…
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Depressed our chain broke and now house not selling
Hi all. I really hope to receive a response because I need to know if there is hope. We had our house on the market last year. It sold fairly quickly. We found a house and was all good to go even with a completion date , but then our buyers buyer chain fell. Then they found a new buyer. Again all seemed well but they found…
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Loss of FTB status due to inheriting the proceeds of an estate (not a named property)?
My husband owned a property in his sole name since before we were married. I never lived there. Since before we were married it has been rented out and has always remained in his sole name. We have always lived in accommodation that was provided with his job and I can stay here until I find somewhere else to live. He died…
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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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As a landlord can I run something past you guys.......
I have just had an inspection report from my agents for a flat I rent out. The tenants are good and have been there 4 years. On the latest report the agent has said that 2 floor tiles have cracked in front of the toilet in the bathroom and the tenant would like these replaced by me. Now I'm not sure if this is down to me.…
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For those wondering why many want S21 banned.
Here is a situation I have come across today. Tenant been tenant for 19 years 7 months. No missed rent payments, no late rent payments, no pets, quiet, pretty much perfect tenant. However during this time the landlord has insisted on a guarantor every single year, and last year they wanted the guarantor to also send photo…
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Scaffolding on Right of Way
We own and live at the end of a private access road. Driving onto the
private road from the busy main road the entrance is very narrow with
no splay area and buildings on both sides. On the right you pass two old
cottages (one after the other) and on the left a single storey old stone building (gable
end on the main road…
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Rental deposit over new rental regulations
Hi Everyone, We moved to our house in 2015 and there was a 8 week deposit asked of us, plus a blanket ban for pets. The government rules changed in 2018, that not more than 5 weeks of rent can be asked from renters. Now our letting agent has never contacted us to say that they will refund us the 3 weeks of rent because of…
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Offers over versus Guide price
We are selling a house in London in Tottenham and we have had 2 estate agents round to value the property. Filtering all the garbage sales talk, the realistic price for the property is £515k - £525k. One agent has recommended we go to market with guide price £525k and the other says he doesn't think this is a good idea as…
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Public foul gravity sewer directly under house help please
Hi looking for some advice if possible. the property we are buying I have found out today has a public foul gravity sewer directly under it. I'm aware they are often running through gardens but have read is much more rare under the house itself. I'm now concerned as what if it cracks under the house? will it effect my…
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Damage between exchange and completion
We've exchanged on our house
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Nationwide Undervaluation
Good morning, I have had continuous back and forth between myself and the valuation team at Nationwide. I have had an offer accepted on a flat for £285k. The vendor is set on this price and will not negotiate further. However, the property has been valued at £260K, making Nationwide unable to offer any higher than £260k.…
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Can I approach a seller directly?
Hoping someone will be able to help. i had an offer accepted on a property. Took all the appropriate steps to get a mortgage in place. Keenans asked if I would like to see what their mortgage broker has to offer. So I agreed to have a conversation despite having told them I have already spoken to someone. As I was shopping…
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First time buyer land tax relief form
Hi, there is a common form to compile when declaring the land tax during the house purchase, solicitors don't provide consultations about that, so I wonder how it works. I'm purchasing an house less than 250k in England, I satisfy all the requirements to avoid the Land Tax, but does this mean that I can claim relief (FTB…
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First Time Buyer
What Would You Do I have an offer on a house which has just been accepted. Therefore I now have moved to sales agreed status. This is on the condition that I must wait on the existing home owners finding a property. I was told that they had bid on a bigger property but last minute were out bid slightly and so there search…
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Is a contribution towards rent and bills income
I have lived alone for over 10 years so a little out the loop my partner is due to move in, we intend to split all bills and rent (obviously all in my name) I am both employed full time and self employed part time and I do not claim any benefits does his split of the bills and rent count as income ? I have done a google…
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tenants in common - when owners don't agree about selling
I'm really struggling to get an answer about what would happen when two people own and live in a house but only one wants to sell up, for whatever reason. Even more complicated, one dies and so others inherit but are not so interested in living there and would rather the money. What happens in these situations?