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Viewer wants to meet us, is this strange?
We've had our house on the market since April and are desperate to sell and relocate. We had a viewing earlier this week that the estate agent accompanied (it's the only viewing we've had in 2 months). When I spoke to the EA yesterday they said that the gentleman that viewed our house wanted to meet us and we've arranged…
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Deposit not protected, is this sensible?
Hi all Hopefully someone can confirm or correct my thinking here. Have lived in this property as a tenant for some time (tenancy started after the deposit regulations) and I do not believe the deposit is protected. Not had any notification from any of the companies or any details of such a scheme supplied by landlord (I…
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buying property abroad
Hi, i am trying to buy property in galway ireland, i live in the uk. I need to know how to receive the best euro rate. All my bank accounts are in the uk i will be making a cash offer in excess of £100,000 the banks tell me i will get the rate on the day of exchange, this could mean i could lose 2/3/4000 euros depending on…
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Letting agent admin fees
Hello all, Just wondered if anyone could clear this up; We are viewing a potential rental property this morning and the letting agent has told us that if we like it we can go to the office and reserve it. However, they have also told me that myself and my wife will be subject to admin fees / credit checks totalling £117.50…
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Conveyancing advice
Just accepted an offer on our house and do not think the time is right to buy again at the moment (main reason we are selling as I cannot see the market improving), so I just need a solicitor to accept the cash and pay off the mortgage with Nationwide. Have been quoted £590+ vat on a £468k sale by a local solicitor which…
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Address dispute
Hi Who is the definitive authority to absolutely confirm your EXACT postal address? The Post Office, Land Registry or Council Building Control? We are in dispute with our neighbours over our address which they claim is theirs. We have recently moved to a tiny village of only 6 addresses and none of us have house numbers or…
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Landlord right of entry?
Apologies in advance this is going to be a long one. My (sort of) Father in law has been renting a "hovel" (social workers words) for the last three years. He has a terminal brain tumour and is now on borrowed time. Because the brain tumour makes him forgetful he pays his rent six monthly but is now on a rolling contract…
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Selling Parents House/Tax
Hello, Can anyone help in answering my query regarding my issue in relation to selling my late fathers house. The story being that my fathers house has been left equally between myself and sister.We have agreed to sell the house which has a value of aaround 60 -70k are we liable to pay any form of tax on this purchase? Or…
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Tenant Damaging Property
Hi I have a couple who are renting a room, I have given them a 2 month notice to to leave the property, which has expired. And they are not leaving saying that the council has not given them another property so they are not leaving. They have 2 babies. All the other tenants have left when I gave them the notice as I want…
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burglary in rented flat
our 12 mth tenancy agreement runs until apr 11, but the flat got burgled recently, we feel volunrable to live in there at the mo. where do we stand, as a tenant, if we want to move out in a month time? (allowing us to find somewhere safe & allowing the landlord to find another tenant). we're not willing to lose £550 bond.…
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Anybody from Muswell Hill?
Hi, first poster, long time lurker... Basically, the situation is the following: I have seen a house I really like in Dukes Avenue, N10. However, I read in an old article that the traffic is really horrendous and there can be antisocial behaviour from people leaving the pubs around the Broadway, etc... I have tried to call…
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declined offer
Hi, I asked for a reduction on four bed house of about 7.5%. The offer was declined. As we are in no chain I am not going to budge for at least two weeks on the price. Any tips? we are convinced they are very keen to move
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BARCLAYS mistake cost us 5.000 pounds!!!!
After 1 year looking for a house to buy, we found the perfect one. Made an offer after 1st viewing then called Barclays Morgage guy to book the survey (essential to take the property out of the market). Our Barclays guy was on holiday: it took Barclays 2 weeks to arrange a survey. In the meantime there were (apparently) 2…
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Quick Wheelie Bin Question
We're lucky enough to have a 'bin cupboard' section to house our wheelie bin off the street (as well as being 200 meters from a recycling centre) Unfortunately our neighbours do not and, with our house being at the end of the street, they (4-5 neighbours) are prone to leaving their wheelie bins outside our property. And…
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To buy or not to buy?!
Hello everyone, I am currently living with my fiance in a flat and we have been wanting to buy a house for a while. We want to do things sensibly so are thinking of moving back home to my parents and save a deposit for a house and extras then look for a mortgage and house. I just feel worried about everything. I am 24,…
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Buying a Scottish Property with an Inhibition Order
Hi there I wonder if anyone can offer me some advice. My offer was accepted on a property in Scotland which I am due to move into this week. However I have just found out that there is an inhibition order on the property meaning that the sale may not progress as the outstanding debts of the vendor are significantly higher…
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Scapegoating Landlords ?
Scapegoating landlords In recent weeks/months this forum seems to be taking an utter delight in finding prolonging stories (sometimes beyond all reason) about a tiny number of landlords who are behaving badly. There seems to be almost a sense of gleeful hysteria… “” lets find another one…. Lets REALLY have a got at this…
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Update - maybe I won't be pulling out - could surveyor be wrong??
Me again, I had my surveyor call me a few days ago and warn me off the house I am trying to buy saying it has an asbestos roof and almost certain progressive movement. After telling the agent I'm pulling out, she came back to me today to say vendor is adamant the roof is not asbestos, and that the cracking is only thermal…
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Mortgage valuations less than agreed sale price
Hi - we had our offer of £197k accepted on a 3 bed ex-council maisonette with garden in SE London...only to hear that the mortgage co - Nationwide - has valued it at £185k. We thought we were getting a bargain! What do we do now?! Advice/help appreciated. :(
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boiler in rented house
my wife smelled a strange smell coming from the boiler this morning so we switched if off and called the letting agent who sent someone round to have a look. as a result the gas supply has been capped and we cant use the boiler so no hot water or heating :( spoke to the letting agent today and they have contacted the…
