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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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Landlord asked us to leave 4 months into tenancy agreement....can we do anything legally?
Hello, in March 2022 we moved into a rental advertised as "long term". 4 months in and the landlord asked the estate agent to tell us she wanted to move back in. Cut a long story short, in December 2022 we found a new rental and moved out. During that period we were harassed by the landlord to move out and they also gave…
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Buyer asking for us to fix things following survey
Hi, we’ve recently accepted an offer on our 1930s house, and the buyers have had their survey done. We’ve just received an email with some issues the survey has found, with the buyers saying “Ideally the vendors will fix these before exchange, but we can have a discussion regarding price if preferred.” I think they are all…
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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…
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Bath only, no shower in concil property
Hello all I viewed the property today and there is only a mixer tap, no shower in the bathroom (even though on the advert it says shower over bath). I wasn't going to turn it down over that because you only get 1 offer and if you reject it, you are suspended for 6 months My question is, do I have to wait 12 months before…
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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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Buying another house/flat for the in-laws to be able to move closer
We live about 150miles/3 hours from my in-laws. They are in their 70s, and although have some health issues (which will only get worse as they age), they are just starting to slow down with being able to do everything themselves. As a result we're going to visit them more and more frequently, which we are doing at weekends…
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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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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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Sellers/Sellers solicitors not being honest about progress
Hello, I'm looking for some advice or guidance on, if anything, I can do about the current situation we're in. We're currently in the process of buying a property (£350k). The offer was accepted at the start of November last year, and the seller who did the viewing told us that they were in a rush to move. Our mortgate…
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Budgeted Service Charge issues
I purchased share of freehold flat in December 2023. I have just been issued with a Service Charge Budget identifying a cost of c£2k for communal electric for the year. This would be shared between 6 flats. We are a 3 storey building with 6 flats. This is an extortionate amount of money . Where I lived before it was…
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Delaying viewings or delaying listing going live?
Hi there, Me and my husband are going to be putting our house on the market soon, we have selected an agent who came to do photos yesterday. We realised though last night that the field opposite our property is hosting a circus for a week in about a week's time. We are concerned how this would come across to potential…
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Blended family splitting bills
My partner of 2 years and I have purchased a house and are blending a family. We both have 2 children who live with us full time. Our relationship is very good but we are unable to agree on finances. By moving into this house my partner will lose tax credits and child benifit due to my earnings. We are deciding how to…
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Should I ask for a house price discount
Hi all, I put in an offer of 330K on a house back in June. Myself and my partner are currently renting so are at the bottom of the chain. We were told in early September probate was completed on the house the seller is buying and exchange will likely be mid October. Then I found out last week that the seller pulled out of…
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Why would someone accept an offer when another viewing was booked?
I got a call today from an estate agent I was due to view a house through on Monday. They called to cancel the viewing because the vendor had accepted an offer. I’m a first time buyer who doesn’t need a mortgage and the estate agent knew that. So my question is, why would the vendor accept the offer on the table and cancel…
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Halifax mortgage application timelines
Hi, Just being impatient! Following our AIP, we submitted our mortgage application through our broker with Halifax last week Thursday (18/04), hard credit checks were completed same day and valuation was booked in for today (24/04). We haven't hear anything to suggest otherwise so assuming the valuation is going ahead…
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Delaying viewings when house listing goes live or delaying listing going live?
Hi there, Me and my husband are going to be putting our house on the market soon, we have selected an agent who came to do photos yesterday. We realised though last night that the field opposite our property is hosting a circus for a week in about a week's time. We are concerned how this would come across to potential…
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What counts as reception rooms?
In my house the rooms are arranged in a circuit. You come through the front door into the entrance hall. Then it goes: Kitchen, utility room, playroom (large), study (small), living/dining (large) and back to the hall. How many "reception" rooms is this? Someone told me once that only a room opening off the hall is a…
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Transfer of Equity & re mortgage question
I have a property with my sole name on the title & mortgage free. I am planning to transfer 100% of the equity to the wife (low income tax payer) and she then plan to get a buy to let mortgage to release the equity. Spoke to a mortgage advisor and he thinks the transfer of equity has to take place first before applying for…
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Link Detached
I am considering a link detached property which is linked by 2 garages (house-garage-garage-house). I am guessing that the risk of sound travelling is fairly minimal considering it would have to go through my garage, but wondered if anyone had any experience. It’s a new build and I haven’t seen the covenants yet so I’m not…
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Re-issued tenancy
hi, complicated question but a bit of background first, moved into property in 2017 on a years tenancy, since then the tenancy has been rolling, no new contract issued, numerous rent increases through a s13 there has been a change of owner twice, same management company. The properties now have another new owner who want…