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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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Buying New Home + Converting to Buy-To-Let in future
Hi all, This thread is really just me looking for thoughts and advice. Myself and my ex girlfriend are going to be selling our house in the near future and I will have a decent chunk of money after it (if it sells at the valuation, which I think it should, I'll make about £30,000-35,000)*. Following the split, I have been…
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Estate agent saying I have to buy through them
I am currently moving house and a while ago I found a property on Rightmove which was listed with two agencies (agent A and agent B) . I didn't care which I used so I picked at random agent A and booked a viewing. I did the viewing, liked the place and then booked a second viewing. At this point I put my house on the…
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Whats the difference
Please explain 'Sole Selling Rights' and 'Sole Agency' contract.
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Share of Freehold Issues
I am seeking advice for an issue I am facing with the management of the buildingTerrace property that has been converted into four separate flats. The freehold is owned by three of these flats, while one is a leasehold. There is no clear structure for managing the building, and essential repairs are notut. Furthermore, the…
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Stamp duty
Hi I need some advice on stamp duty. I want to buy a property valued at £740,000. The vendor is willing to part exchange and the value of my house is £180,000. Would I pay stamp duty on the market value of £740,000 or the balance that I will be paying £560,000? Thanks
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Right to manage
Anybody owns a leasehold flat under right to manage? Do you need to be a director, can one asked not to be included as a member? Three flats, there are already two directors, would prefer not to be involved, do not want personal details for everybody to see. These can be raised with solicitor during the conveyancing but…
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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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Tennancy Rejection Lie ?
Hi all ! For some context to this.. Me and my partner are a professional couple who earn over 110k annually, were very fortunate ! I own a property which I'm selling and partner is currently renting. We also have x1 dog, no kids and very good credit. We've been viewing properties closer to my partners work (i WFH full…
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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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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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Anybody had issues with stamp duty refund process?
I bought a second property in June 2021 that then became my main residence I am confident that I am entitled to a stamp duty refund on that purchase, IF I sell my original property within three years, i.e. June 2024 I am currently considering an offer that will leave me little time to complete the purchase but, as it is…
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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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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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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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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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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…