-
Should we have moved faster?
I had my eye on a house for about 3 weeks, viewed it and loved it. My partner and I put our house on the market a just under 2 weeks ago and were given some friendly advice by our EA not to put any offers in until we had an offer on our place. Well today we got an offer but also found out our dream house had had an offer…
-
Is this normal???
Mod - Please delete no longer relevent
-
Bankruptcy Mortgage
Dear All I was made Bankrupt 3 years ago and would now like to buy our council house, what would be the best way of setting our plans in motion? Many thanks Andrew
-
EA sent bills to us without asking us if we were happy to pay!
Our mortgage company wanted us to get some quotes on work mentioned in the survey. We didn't know what to start with so popped into the EA. He said 'Don't worry, we will sort that'. So we recieved them and sent them off. All fine. Except today we get sent 2 invoices totalling £150 for these quotes from the trades people.…
-
Why are downstairs bathrooms THAT bad?!?
We're trying to sell our 3 bed house at present and the single most consistent piece of feedback we get is there's only a downstairs bathroom and no toilet etc upstairs. With a young family (which you'd expect in a 3 bed house) we find having a downstairs bathroom is great as the kids come straight in from outside and into…
-
Building Works
Hi All, I have scaffolding that has been outside my rented property for over a year im on the third floor and there are no locks on the windows ive just discovered Im not covered for my contents insurance due to this, now the builders need to start work and gain access to my kitchen to do damp works which is fine if im…
-
Buying a council house
Hello everyone. I live with my parents and we received a council house while I was still at school. Now I am in my last year of uni and currently working. My parents are now on benefits. Can I buy this council house we live in? How does this process work? All answers are highly appreciated. Thank You
-
Flat To Rent In Tewkesbury (Help!)
Where can I search for flats to rent that aren't through an estate agent? There don't seem to be any where I live and I'm geting desperate due to eviction notice from current landlord (please, no suggestions of council as I'm already on the list but as I'm not priority, I'm not likely to get) I'm in Tewkesbury if anybody…
-
How dare they!
Some of you may or may not remember my last thread. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2526715 To sum that up, I am still awaiting repairs on the bed. No sign of it happening at this stage, especially after today. Alright so let me give you a run down. October 09, lost my job. Month later, found temporary work…
-
Question to any Landlords.
Just a general enquiry really. Is it possible for tennats to decorate a room within a rented property themselves? Or is it something the landlord has to do? I'm only talking a lick of paint, nothing major. I'm assuming I will need to ask the landlord first but just wondered if its something they will have to do themselves…
-
Self-removals i.e. hiring a van ADVICE
Hi there Bit of a loss for advice here. Have moved before from one city to another (I'm a flatsharer so don't have lots of furniture) However, am appaled at the cost of one way van hire these days- about £150 on top of normal hire. Can anyone recommend a better (cheaper) way of doing this? Am relocating from Brighton to…
-
genuine referee
Hi Can anyone advise me on how I know if a person given as a referee is genuine. Basically I am trying to get references for a prospective tenant and I have been given names and numbers but how do I know these are genuine ex landlords and not just a mate of the prospective tenant.
-
Home-made lease extensions
I have finally understood the reasons why i have to extend the lease on my share of freehold property. Does anyone know whether i can do a home-made lease extension rather than paying the solicitors £400?
-
Restriction on Title?
Hi, I bought my house on an auction, after nearly 7 months of wait, the land registry document finally came through, but I found on the title deed, it has a restriction showing on title absolute: (Date) RESTRICTION: No disposition (except a charge dated contemporaneously with a transfer)of the registered estate by the…
-
How long... solicitor?
Hello - this is probably another one of those annoying "how long is a piece of string" questions, but I type in hope! So - How long should it take for a solicitor to send the local authroity searches through to me - I can see from the conveyancelink.com that he received them on 22nd June, but I've not received them - my…
-
Lack of planning permission/building reg/completion certificate
I am thinking of put my house on market for sale, but bit tricky with the above as subject, hoping to get some advice from here. It was built in 2005 and it comes with a NHBC warranty for 10 years from 2005, however on the local search regarding 'Planning and building regulations ' (f) building regulation approval, (g)…
-
Valuation less than asking price
Hi everyone We are in the process of buying a 4 bed semi for £249,995. Our valuation has only come back at £240,000. There doesn't appear to be any major work that needs to be done so it seems like it will be hard to re-negociate the price. My question is should we allow/are we allowed to let the EA/Sellers see the…
-
working tenant claiming LHA??
hi i am looking to rent a property for myself and 2 children the rents i am looking at are araound £750 pcm and i earn £13000 a year - according to entitled.com i would be able to get help with my rent. i have £5000 to set me up with deposits/1st month rent etc aswell as any furnishings required. do i have to apply for dss…
-
House Buying - "Tenants in common" - how to calculate % share?
I am buying a house with my boyfriend for the first time. We are not married and we will be applying to own the house as "tenants in common". This will set out exactly what share of the property each of us owns. I need some advice on how to calculate what share each of us own. With our money pooled together we have a 25%…
-
House in multiple occupation
can anyone help me by telling me about what a HMO is and what it means and what the penalty's are if it is broken Thank you in advance Callum
