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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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Parking space problems
Hi Not sure if this is the best place for this question and whether anyone will even be able to help. I purchased a house in a 20 yr old estate over 3 years ago. It is an end terrace in a small courtyard which has 4 car parking spaces and 2 of those are marked in red on my title deeds. After lots of reading I now realise a…
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Friend to enter into a joint venture, do up my house, split profits
I have a mortgage-free second home, it has been a rental for 20 years, is distinctly 'tired'. JT (friend of mine) said "I like it, I'd like a project, sell it to me for half price, I'll renovate it, sell it, give you back your half, plus half of any further profit." I was happy with that, I have a very high-risk attitude,…
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‘Defective’ lease (possibly) and should I pull out?
Hi I am several months into purchase of a two-bed leasehold flat in an area I like. My solicitor contacted me to say there is a clause in the lease relating to Section 121 Law of properties Act 1925 effectively meaning the freeholder can re-possess the property if estate charges go into arrears. This is unlikely to happen…
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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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Estate agent ID Check charge for House purchase
Having sold my house I have put in an offer on a new property. It is a cash purchase using the equity from the sale. I had to provide Estate agent with proof of funds which is fair enough. However, they require ID check using movebutler at £35. Not a massive sum but I resent having to pay this given I have already done ID…
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Bought a flat, very bad smell please help im struggling
Hi My Daughter lives at the other side of the country and she recently bought her first property which is a massive thing for her as prices where she lives are great. She made her offer in late March and it completed a few days ago. Two friends viewed the flat with her as me and her Dad are at the other side of the country…
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Another thread about foam insulation
My Son is a FTB & found a 2 bed semi bungalow, his deposit is approx 20% of the property price. The seller has already advised the loft has spray foam insulation, this was already in situ when they purchased the property 20+ years ago & they have no paperwork pertaining to the insulation. I gather that a mortgage is not…
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tenant notice -RRA connotations
somewhat unexpectedly-our tenant has just given us one months notice (6 months into what was originally a 12 month ast . that given -unfortunately-i think that under the RRA -she is perfectly entitled to do so as from 1 may -it becames a rolling contract -entitling her to give one month notice regardless . can someone 'in…
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Landlord trying to deal with tenants' problem neighbours
Hi My tenant is having issues with his neighbours. (the neighbours are property owners). Tenant just wants a quiet life and has been a perfect tenant, but the neighbours are making lots of noise and using passive/aggressive actions. (nuisance phonecalls, letting their dogs toilet in tenants garden, very loud music at night…
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TA6 form
Our house is going on the market soon .I've just hear about the ta6 form and i am wondering how I should answer a question on house electrics considering as the owner for 25years I have added extra lights and replaced a shower extractor fan during that time, I am a DIY er and not a qualified electrician .
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First registration-Land Registry- Help
Hi I would be so grateful if anyone has legal knowledge or personal experience re this topic. My dad died a few months ago and we are just getting round to putting his property on the market. Awaiting probate and know we can't proceed without it, but market is so slow I'm sure we'll have it by the time anyone makes an…
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Got a Homebuy Keyworker Loan in 2004 - who do I owe??
Hi, wondering if anyone can help direct me. I was lucky enough to get a Homebuy keyworker loan in 2003 that purchased 25% of my property, a small flat. In 2011, I managed to port the loan to a bigger property, where it then equated to 13% of the value of the property. We did some home improvements (it was a fixer upper)…
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Tenants in common % percentage split ??
We cant work out the % split to put on the forms for the solicitor Son and partner buying a house £285K Son putting in £80000k Partner £8k Paying mortgage etc 50:50 We can work out if they split up he would take £80k and her £8k and split the difference 50:50 But how can they put that as a % percentage on a form …We've…
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Tenant ignoring messages to set up EICR
Hi all, background, my tenant can be hard to get hold of, for the most part he pays rent, albeit sometimes late, after lots of chasing, he is the same with Gas Safety etc. We get there in the end but it's really frustrating for both myself and whoever is involved. I do not live near the property so it's not like I can give…
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Has Estate Agent made a boob
hi looking for advise on whether I can trust my estate agent or move onto another one. House has been up for sale since January after putting in an offer for a bungalow which has been accepted. Had a person interested in our house in April who said they were a first time buyer. My solicitors got everything all sorted, all…
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Completing ID1 Form for transfer of property.
Can anyone please tell me if there is anywhere I can go and take correct documentation and get this form completed for free? Many thanks
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Sell and buy a year later?
Hello, I’m a single mother to an 18 month old, living in my one-bed garden maisonette in Kent. I want to move into a 2-bed house in West Sussex where I’ve got more family around- and I love to be by the sea. I’m trying to figure out a plan of how to do this. I’d love to get thoughts on my plan.. if there’s anything I’m…
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New resident company, backdated fees
Feel free to tell me i'm being unreasonable but money is tight at the moment and this is a big unexpected cost. We moved into a nice new estate in Dec 2023. Paid the small requested estate management fee to the builder and have been waiting since then for the management company run by residents to be set up. Eventually…
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Buying in current market London or near
Hi I'm looking at getting back into the market after some bad experiences buying a couple years ago. I will be looking south London or north west but outside of London. Plan is to commute to Euston / London Bridge or Blackfriars Problem is I'm terrified of buying as a.) job market is dreadfull so if lose job then what if I…
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Would you take the leap in my situation?
So I am fortunate enough to of inherited a large sum of money (£160k). Me and my partner have lived in our first home for just over 4 years now and a second house opportunity has come up in the same village we want to stay in. The house is quite a jump up from what we have now with it being on the market for £425k, we have…
