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Council Tax Help.
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone can help me. If a property is now vacant and up for sale, who is responsible for paying the Council Tax, is it the person that lived there or the deed owner. Cheers
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Estate Agents - bad practice
I've been looking to buy a cheapie for the last few months. Quite a few times, I've been told by Estate Agents that I can't view or even make an offer, because someone else has 'already offered'. Note that I am NOT referring to a situation where a firm offer has been made and equally firmly accepted, merely to a situation…
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Advice Needed.
Hi All After being let down in August by seller pulling out on day of exchange, we had to go forward with our sale, and subsequantly are now renting. We kept looking in the location we wanted to buy for our "forever home". And found a lovely house that needed work, it was on the market for £179.950. The estate agent siad…
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Out of date HIP
Hello, we have just had an offer accepted on a house. The HIP is dated 27th May, and although our solicitor (Beaumont Legal) only advises having new searches done if it is 12 months out of date, other people seem to say 6 months. Can anyone advise? Should we get a new search done anyway? Thanks
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Land for car boot sale?
Hi everyone, Im a young girl, very ambitious and always trying to come up with new ideas to make money and better myself but also generally do something great and useful. As we have all heard of car boot sales all over the place.. i really want some advice on how to own my own land to host car boot sales for buyers and…
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strip of land
I have a strip of land which a builder wants to buy off me to gain access to an adjacent plot of land. On this land he wants to build 22 houses, ranging in value between 160k and 260k, the development will have a value of approx 5 million. The builder has an agreement with the landowner of the development site to purchase…
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Building regs process started around five years ago, but never completed
I'm currently selling my house, have accepted an offer and the legal process has got to the point where my buyer has been presented with a contract. Now around five years ago (somewhere between five and six) my father in law, who's been a builder for many years and is a damned good one, infilled our porch to effectively…
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Freehold flat, is it a wise buy???
Hi, Im new to this forum so here goes... I have seen a freehold flat that I would like to buy. The flat below is leasehold. I have read many comments with conflicting information. What is the best way forward regarding the leasehold and freehold with respect of new contacts to benefit both parties equally and keeping both…
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Capital Gains Tax (how can I avoid it?)
I want to invest an inheritance in a house that my son will live in whilst he is at university. My son will only need the house for three years, after which he will doubtless get work somewhere else in the country, and so I would then want to sell-up and re-invest in property in my home town. My question is this: if…
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Agency wants payment for cleaning services FOUR months after we left the property!
Hi Wondering if anyonce can give me some advice... My boyfriend and I had a bit of an odd tenancy agreement in last property, where they didn't hold our deposit in a safety account (or whatever it's called) but did the following when we left: * Took our last months rent from the deposit when we gave our months notice *…
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Right to buy general advice
Hi folks Im looking for some first time buyer advice here...My situation is as follows.. 30 yr old male No debts Apprx 1k in savings Lived in a council propert for 7 years (Scotland) Full time earnings of 15k a year I decided the other day to apply to buy my falt (I figure it doesn't affect your rtb if i dont this time…
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Renting - Water pressure commonly too low for electric shower
In my flat I have an electric shower. When the water pressure in the flat goes too low, the shower will refuse to heat up the water and will become freezing (and if the pressure is in between "OK" and "too low", the shower will become very very hot). The problem is not the shower; when this happens the pressure in ALL taps…
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Nightmare property deal in Dubai-help needed
Hi, My first time on this sight & trying to see if anyone out there can help or offer advice. I bought a property off plan in 2006 in International City Dubai, supposed to be complete in 2007 & to date still looks like a shell. Been out many times to try & get my money back as already paid half the purchase price, but no…
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Can I apply for a loan to help secure a mortgage?
Hi all My husband is the sole name on the mortgage we have applied for and I wanted to know if I could apply for a loan in my name to cover the shortfall. We had been promised this money by a family member (10K) but this is now not possible. Could we do this? We have the money to pay it back so that's not an issue, but…
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Rental Inspection - right to specific time?
(sorry couldn't think of a more apt title...) I have just had notice of our "quarterly" rental inspection (funny we have been renting the place since mid-April, this is the first inspection) and have been told it will be on 25th November between the hours of 9am and 5pm As a tenant, do you have any right to ask them for a…
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Lack of building regs - a few questions .....
I'm interested in a house which has a loft conversion without building regs. The house is a repossession and for sale by the mortgagees in possession. I have a few questions regarding this: a) Once I inform the estate agent do they have to alter the house description and remove the loft as a room from the sales details ?…
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Estate Agency Letting (Admin) Fees
My daughter, her boyfriend and I recently viewed an appartment and the agency asked for £175 - this was for, as she advised, a holding fee on the appartment and admin fees (for references and contract). She advised if the references were declined, she would get the money back or could use a guarantor (moi!). So, the…
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Dodgy extension???
I have had a survey done on a house I want to purchase. It has highlighted that the extension (which is the kitchen and bathroom, ground floor) is 100mm thick rendered masonry. I have been told verbally that it is also dry lined but it's not in the written report. The extension is roughly 30 years old, if not more and the…
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new tenancy - big mistake HELP
I am currently on hold to shelter to get some advice but thought I might post on here as well. My husband and i seperated in june - we are in a rented property and the tenancy is up next weekend, so we have both had to find places to live. My husband has found a bedsit and paid his money and signed his agreement yesterday.…
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property exchange
Hi,i tried to exchange my rented property namely a 2 bed maisonette, im with a housing association,a person wanted to swap with me,but a north somerset council said i couldnt swap her 2 bed house because im a single person,does anyone know if it would be worth me appealing,as im already in a 2 bed property, and ive had 2…
