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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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Lodger agreement landlord moving out
I moved into a property and became a lodger in February this year 2024. The landlord has now told me she's lost her business and to keep the house she's moving out and will rent out her room. I have a 1 year lodgers agreement contract with a 6 month break clause (which will be Aug 28th). If my landlord leaves the property…
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Measuring up?
Is it normal for a buyer to want to measure up after offering on a property?
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Variation of Deed
Guys , I feel 'm maybe being held a s prisoner in my own flat my my freeholder. I purchased the property in 2018 and Skipton my then and now mortgage lender didn't have an issue with lending me 80% LTV or any issue with ground rent. This has now changed in the industry. I have tried over the last 2 years to sell and 2…
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Tenancy deposit return
Hi, I will be moving out of the flat I have been renting for the last 14 years as the landlady is selling the flat. Can anyone advise if I will entitled to ask for return of my deposit? thanks
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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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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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New build undervalued by 85,000
My husband and I were advised that our shared ownership mortgage was approved subject to valuation. Valuation was 2 weeks ago...and there was a significant undervaluation. Another plot on the same development has been valued in keeping with the developers asking price. This was a smaller two bedroom flat than ours. My…
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Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition – 2018 revision)
Hi I'm wondering if anyone knows where I can download this form for free, preferably in Word document format. I'm selling a single garage and would like to handle the process myself to save some money, as the garage is valued at less than 10K. The buyer's solicitor has requested a contract to be made
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Can planning permission be revoked?
Not a money saving question, but wondering if anyone is able to point me in the right direction for further information, or has experienced a similar situation themselves. This relates to law in Wales. Approximately 28 years ago, I was granted planning permission to extend a commercial unit I own. My premises is at the end…
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Building control
We have spent the last five years renovating a property which was so bad we ended up moving into our summer house that we built. This involved installing a shower room and toilet (on a mascerator) a wall diving the place in half to create a bedroom and kitchen cabinets along the back wall of the other room. We had already…
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Buying an untouched 60s house - ASBESTOS?
Hi all, I’d like to buy a house that was built in the very late 60’s or early 70’s. I understand that due to the time it was built and that it’s been largely untouched since that it’s likely to contain Asbestos. The house will need complete modernisation but I planned to save up and tackle it room by room as I live in it…
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Communal access issue
More issues with the place I'm renting. The house in which we live is split into 8 flats. 3 ground floor the rest on 1st and 2nd floor. The parking is to the front of the property, the ground floor flats gardens and communal gardens to the rear along with a well used tarmac pathway linking the towns either side and beyond.…
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The case of the missing deposit
Trying to find my deposit and having no luck, any advice would be helpful. Last known whereabouts of the deposit were March 2018 when the landlord unprotected it from MyDeposits - only found this month when trying to locate it. Background: My husband and I rented a flat from August 2013 - Feb 2024. It was an AST, renewing…
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Conveyancing solicitors in North West Glasgow
Any advice on conveyancing solicitors? Good experiences, bad experiences, company names and individual names please. Thank you!
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Combined Freehold & Leasehold - Boundaries don't match
Hi, I hope this is OK to post, I tried searching but couldn't find anything that matched my query and solicitors on both sides are being a bit unhelpful. We're buying a 1940's semi-detached property, where the freehold was purchased by the owners some time in the 80's and is now being sold alongside the leasehold. There is…
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Paying off dad's mortgage before he loses his home?
Hi, I'm not sure if I'm putting this in the right forum so apologies if it's wrong but need some advice, my dad is approaching retirement age and has no savings and very little income, he is also terrible when it comes to finances and has buried his head in the sand for far too long. He can no longer afford his mortgage…
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First mortgage lender refused to lend due to proximity to commercial premises - should we pull out?
Hi, My partner and I are in the process of buying a ground floor 1 bed flat in a popular area of south London (West Dulwich) where the property market is usually pretty healthy. Our first mortgage application (with Halifax) has resulted in them refusing to lend due to the property being in close proximity to a cafe and a…
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How long will new build warranty provider issue the insurance policy to the developer?
Hi there, I'm new here and want to get some advice on new house purchase delays. We are buying a new build house and now expecting a completion to happen. The completion was expected to happen by the end of August but was delayed because of one utility connection failure. We were then told to expect the completion notice…
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Buying out siblings- is stamp duty payable?
Good afternoon everyone, I wanted to get your advice re- whether stamp duty is payable when a sibling is buying out their other siblings from a property (the family home). If stamp duty is payable is it on the value of the property as a whole or just the portion from the siblings that is being purchased. Background: -…
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Land Registry questions
Hi everyone The Land Registry is here on our Forum to help answer its customers' questions. If you have a question pop it on here and it will do its best to help. Related on MSE: 50+ House Buying Tips Free First Time Buyers' Mortgage Booklet 2018 Remortgage Guide 2018 Ultimate Mortgage Calculator