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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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Married Couple Seperating - Stamp Duty Exemption - what stage/legals?
(cross posted into Relationships, wasnt sure where it sat) I am in the early process of seperating from my Husband. I want to buy him out of our family home. I have had a mortgage appointment but due to the sums involved I am aware that Stamp Duty is liable unless you are a married couple who are seperating/divorcing. My…
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Landlord not following legal notice?
Hey all, I'm really sorry to be a bother but I'm very much struggling at the moment and I'm looking to anywhere I can for support and advice. My Landlord has decided to sell up this year. That's completely understandable and I've been very accommodating with viewings, EA visits etc. I wish it wasn't happening, but here we…
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New build parking space issue
Hi, I will try to keep this as brief as possible. We recently have recently discovered after putting our house on the market and almost finalising a sale that our parking space is not on our signed deeds. Our solicitor has gone to the house builder and they have said that a management company is now responsible for the…
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Deed of variation
Hi all I instructed my solicitor (10 weeks ago) to carry out a deed of variation to the leasehold flat that I'm purchasing - it's something linked to the ground rent..I done this to cover myself, as at the time they said my lender was not happy and that if I do come to sell the property down the line I might have issues..…
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How easy is it to put in a driveway?
Hi, we're interested in buying this house. All it's neighbours have drives but this house doesn't although there is a large front garden see picture. We would plan to get one put in but before we buy wanted to know if there could be a reason why it wouldn't be allowed? Obviously we'd need a dropped curb too. If anyone…
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Boundary dispute around bins and placement
Hi I recently purchased a property that shares a boundary with flats next door. There is around 8, and the freeholder owns these as well as the road leading to the property behind ours (through road). There is also a foot path that runs along the rear of the property that leads to this road and is gated. The flats have…
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Compton Group - Insurance - s164 Notice
Nearly a decade ago, a friends freehold was taken over by Compton group. Lease has hundreds of years remaining and a peppercorn ground rent. Compton's modus operandi is to buy up these leaseholds for negligible amounts and then bully legally unaware homeowners in to paying them consent fees, commission or just generally…
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Survey Before Buying.
Hi, we sent an offer for a property and stated it was subject to survey. We then had the offer accepted however the estate agent wrote “Unfortunately, the vendor has made it clear that they will not entertain renegotiation based on any survey results. The low pricing of the property reflects its evident need for a complete…
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How to work out deposit on house purchase
My son and his partner want to buy a house. Im giving my son £50,000 for his deposit. His partner has £3,000. The costs to buy will be shared equally from other monies. They are looking at £400,000 house Gay and no planned children. Obviously I want to ring fence the respective deposits However the mortgage to be paid…
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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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Wording in property deeds and rights it gives
We are still having ongoing issues with our neighbour and his broadband connection and the issue has raised it's ugly head again. Basically it all concerns a piece of our driveway that he has to cross to access the highway, in the deeds he has rights to cross and that is fine. However last year he decided to arrange for…
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Holiday home to permanent residence
I’ve used googled and really am coming to a loose end… I know the CORRECT answer but I’m looking for the BEST answer. My mums partner needs to get out of the house as she has passed away and we (the children) want to sell. He doesn’t have a lot of funds to buy a house. He doesn’t want to rent as it’s a waste of money. We…
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Joint Staircasing
Hello everyone, I hope you're all doing well. I'm reaching out to seek some advice and insights regarding shared ownership properties and the process of staircasing. My situation is as follows: I currently own 40% of a shared ownership property , and I'm considering purchasing the remaining 60% to eventually own the…
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Land Registry Transfer TR1, AP1, etc
My partner and her brother had their mothers property transferred into their name over a decade ago as part of probate. They are wanting to transfer the property to her son, which will require a TR1, an AP1 and ID3. It seems to be confusing who is required to complete an ID3. Whether one person just needs to provide it or…
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House Selling - Completed 3 days ago, still no money??
Hi, We completed in our house sell on Friday. Our solicitors received the money from the buyers on Friday 09:20 in the morning. We were told the mortgage was being sorted out and they asked for our account to transfer the rest of the money. We handed over the keys. We only have a small mortgage against the company (the…
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Leasehold with Ground Rent over £250p/a - General Question - No specific problem right now.
First: Please note that I don't have a property with a ground rent over £250p/a. Nor am I serious about buying one right now. This question is just to fill in gaps in my knowledge. What are the practical consequences of owning a property with a ground rent of over £250p/a, and that becoming an AST? I've seen discussion of…
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Moving into renting short term
Hi Everyone. New to this Board as MSE didn't exist last time we moved house!! We've sold ours (Subject to contract 🤞 ) and have just secured a new build but we are likely to have to rent for about six months. Any suggestions how best to manage things like mail redirection and telling banks? Don't really want to have to pay…
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Air BnB next door - do we have any rights?
We live in a semi-detached house - have lived here for close to 20 years, no issues. However, the adjoining semi to ours was sold in the last few years and the new owner: male in late fifties, did it up extensively to live in - he's single no dependents. I've now become aware he's done this with other properties and let…
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Need help understanding clause in commercial property lease agreement...
I am planning on selling a commercial property where the long term tenant is a restaurant. The buyer's mortgage provider has asked for (among other things) the electrical system to be checked to ensure it is safe. I am unsure who is responsible for paying for this check (the landlord or the tenant). The lease with the…
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Death of a tenant in common
Nine years ago, my MiL gifted her property to my wife and her two brothers. The older brother passed away recently. When my MiL arranged the transfer, she stipulated to her solicitors that the transfer was to be for the benefit of her children - something which the solicitors concerned agree upon. Following the death of…