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Young couple moving out
Hello, I was just wondering if i gave you my circumstance at the moment it would be possible to tell me a few figures regards to costs that i am un aware of at the moment and if there is any ways to gain/save extra cash. Me and my girlfriend are moving out. My girlfriend is pregnant ( 2months at the moment ). I have about…
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Bringing legal action against a house builder for mis-selling a property
Hi, I was hoping somebody could help with this. I would like to receive advice about whether the above is possible, or whether there are any previous cases that anyone knows about where this has happened. I purchased my new property in March 2007. Behind it there is a working mens club, and while looking around the…
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Samuel Tak Lee, Billionaire, and his mistress Fuk Fei Wu, gift of £3m property
Well I guess this just fits within the forums area of interest.. This case may provide guidance for MSE'ers regarding gifts of property between "Friends".. Samuel Tak Lee, Billionaire, and his mistress Fuk Fei Wu One of the world's richest men was branded a liar as he lost a High Court battle with his former mistress over…
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Full Planning Permission
If outline planning has been approved for 2 bed, can a 3 bed with other potential bedrooms be approved on full planning? Also how do you go about removing permissive rights? Thanks
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rental deposit
A friend of mine rented a property through a lettings agent. The contract has finished and they will not return the deposit even though there is no dispute with the property. The contract says that the deposit is held by the The Deposit Protection scheme but they have no record of it. Where can they go for advice? Thankyou
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Exchanging this week but riots near flat!
Absolutely bricking it....! What would you do? I'm checking out the area to see how badly its been affected later this week... any other precautions?
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Renting help
Hi I am in the process of renting my house out at £400 per month the rental value of the property. I do not want to sell the property yet as we wouldnt get the money back fot it as of yet and would like to keep it for a few years at least. I have spoken to my mortgage company today and they are sending out the forms for…
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Right to buy - adapted property.
Please could someone help me with something that is bothering me. I live in an adapted home - it has a downstairs extension which was turned into a bedroom and bathroom, plus level and rear access for my son's wheelchair. I've been under the assumption that I cannot purchase this home because of it's adaptations. However,…
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House indemnity insurance???
I’ve recently separated from my partner and am going through a transfer of equity with nationwide and have instructed a local solicitor, who is my ex partners friend, to register the transfer deed. Her friend said she could do this in her dinner hour and would be no charge. They’ve since rang my ex partner, as I was away…
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help with tenancy
could someone please help me with my sisters tenancy. A lot of things don't work, eg had to get her own plumber to fix toilet and the sink, the electric doesn't work right eg the lights in the bedrooms don't work. A lot of other things she has been promised will be fixed, including the back door which isn't very secure,…
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please help me to decide !!
we are in a big dilemma. To cut the story short, we are planning to buy a property as investment (Money is not a problem) Will I be ok buying a house for around £75000, which will give me £425pcm as rent or should I go for an expensive option ie. buy for £165000 which will give me a rent of about £750-800pcm. In the long…
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Girlfriends parents losing house. Need Help!
Hey folks, looking for a bit of help and advice. My girlfriends parents have two weeks to get out their house as it's being repossessed from the bank. The house is actually very big and was build by my girlfriends dad (He's a builder). They hit some difficulties during the past couple of years (who hasn't) and with not…
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unable to sell shared ownership house
to cut a long story short we bought a shared ownership 2 bed house 5 years ago,our family has now grown to 5 of us and the house has become way to small,and we have had to live elsewhere,we have had a few ups and downs including our business closed down a couple of years ago which left us with a poor credit rating ,we have…
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Tenant reference check - advice please!
I have just (2 weeks ago) moved house. The electoral roll forms have been sent to get changed to my new address, but on Experian CreditExpert I am still showing at my old address (not just for the electoral roll but ALL my accounts still list my old address too). What should I do? Surely the credit/reference checks will…
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BTL Numpty needing basic maths help
Hi, This will probably be ample evidence that folk without a brain are getting involved in Buy to Let etc (and shouldn't), but I've been struggling for a while on some basic maths - and could use some help (and will probably cheer folk up at same time with my incompetence) Today: Current House (A) Value 320K. Mortgage 80K.…
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Is Nelson,Lancashire a good place to live?
I have visited Nelson,lancashire quiet a few times. It seems like a good place to move into. The majority of people there are Pakistanies. They are building a mosque and a islamic community centre there. Just if anyone knows anything about Nelson,Lancashire. How is it? Thanks help will be appreciated :D
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Peverel. TTAS have set-up an Downing Street ePetition.
TTAS have set-up an ePetition titled 'Regulation of Freehold/Leasehold Property Management'. 100,000 signatures are required so please sign and spread the word !! I am not allowed to give full website address but go to Downing Street ePetition (epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/2127)
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Is there a maximum water temp for rented property?
We have been in our rented property for a year. The boiler is not due for service just yet, but, when it was done last year we had a repair done at the same time because the tap water would literally scald your skin even through washing up gloves. The repair has obviously not lasted as the water is scalding again, despite…
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Exchange off contracts
I was under impression that i was exchanging contracts on a property on friday, solicitor has called me today to say that the vendor wishes to exhange contracts tomorrow and conclude on friday. i was always under impression you exchanged and then concluded 4ish weeks later? i need week or so to get all my funds together,…
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london area recommendation please for new family
Hello everyone, After 4-years teaching english and volunteering in India, Mali and South Africa we are planning on returning to the UK as we are expecting our first baby! I have a new teaching job starting in central london and we would like to rent first in an area that we are keen to make our home. I am interested to…
