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Hip Help Please
Hi All, Im new here and was wondering if someone could help me. I have had my house up for sale for the past few years and to date had no success in selling it. It is a new build and at the time of putting it on the market the estate agent - William Brown stated I needed to have a HIP at the cost of £300, with this now…
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estate agent's use of the word "garden"
I'm looking at renting a property that has outdoor space that is not enclosed at all, there's no soil, or grass - just bricks and flagstones that are in a dangerous state. The area amounts to about 3ft wide to 8ft length. The estate agents are calling this a 'garden' in the paper, and a 'yard garden' on the internet. I'm…
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Yet another why does no one want to view....
Still not convinced we want to sell, but also annoyed my agent has arranged few viewings of our property. It may be down to price (our house is up for £10k more than recent sold of the same type, but has a conservatory, and I assumed buyers would negotiate down anyway). We are also the other side of the metro line from…
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Shared ownership-LHA?
Hi all :beer: I have a hypothetical question. Miss A buys a shared ownership house valued at £200K with a £75K gift/loan from parents. Can Miss A claim LHA on the rent payments for the £125K? Is this even a possible situation?
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Sitting Tenant of nearly 40 years - harassment advice
My parents have held a private tenancy at their property since 1973 (39 years). In line with The Rent Act, I believe their tenancy is therefore protected. Over the years, their landlord has tried every trick in the book to get them to leave, a number of which would be considered harassment in a court of law. However the…
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Useless letting agent
Recently moved into my new student house and am having problems with the letting agent. When we signed up it was with a family run agent who had according to the University housing office been around for years and seemed excellent. However over summer, out of the blue, we had a letter saying they had sold up to another…
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what does 'sole conduct of sale' mean?
Hello, In the divorce final settlement court order my ex has been given 'sole conduct of sale' of our jointly owned house. Does anyone know if this means she can sell the house without my signature on the documents? Thanks Mack
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Bank mortgage frustration!
Hi, My husband and I are trying to purchase a BTL property. With a 40% deposit. My husband is a UK born resident. He works overseas, off shore. Equal time 30/30. He doesn't pay UK tax, only Australian where his company is based. He has this year set up a self employed UK business, and has/is submitting a tax return this…
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Property Misdescription Advice
[FONT="]Hi All, I was hoping if someone had any experience or advice of our current situation. We are in the process of purchasing our first house. The offer was accepted around two months ago and we ran into a issue once our solicitor received the deeds. Basically the property is a semi detached and was advertised…
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A house here is up for 25% more than 2009, what should I expect/demand?
A house I'm looking at around here is listed for 125k, which seems to be a common listing price for similar properties in the area. It's a smallish terraced house in a smallish city. In August 2009, when it last changed hands, it sold for 100k. From the pictures of back then (on Rightmove) and now all I can see is that the…
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Carpets
We are looking to sell up in next year or possibly the next. Anyway I know we need to do some smartening up of our place prior to going on the market but I am unsure about the carpets. They are in fairly good conditon and not stained or anything but havent been cleaned for 8 years ( that sounds yuck now I think about it !…
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Extension built with no planning permission
The house we are about to exchange on has been flagged up on our solicitor's searches that the extension had not been granted planning permission. The current seller who has owned the house since 1993 says the extension was done around the 80's, which matches up with our surveyor's estimate of 1975. The seller has no…
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Utility Bills and Deposit
Hi, I moved out of a rental property yesterday and gave keys back to the landlord. Rent was up to date and landlord agreed that the place was spotless and he saw no reason why we would be refunded the full deposit (£550). However before I left he told me to email him the account numbers for the energy bills so that he can…
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Advice on Assured shorthold tenancy
In May, I signed an Assured shorthold tenancy agreement which states: You will have the property and the furniture for 6 months from 19th May 2012 to 11 am on 18th November 2012. If, at the end of this time, you want to continue the tenancy and you have not already received from us two months' notice to end the tenancy, it…
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Conveyancer in the St Albans area?
I am looking for recommendations for a conveyancing solicitor to sell a house near St Albans Any names of someone cheap and good would be welcome
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Utility bills in new property
We are moving from shared accommodation into a 3 bedroom house on 1st October. How will the energy companies know what to charge us and when will we need to make our first payment?
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About the council tax
Hi smart guys, My wife and I recently moved into a new house, which we bought in August. Soon after that we have got letters from the council asking us to pay the council tax. As we are new to the country and we are NOT originally from the European Union. May I ask some questions about the council tax please? 1. We are a…
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Homebuyer survey came back with 3s. Help!
Hi all, the homebuyer survey came back (first floor flat, victorian property). It's very detailed and it has some reds for roof/chimney/roof light recommending remedial repairs (see below). They phoned me up to ask if I wanted something looked at and I mentioned an old leak in the bedroom. Gas/heating/electricity all got…
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MSE News: Rents rise for fifth month in a row
"Typical monthly rents increased by 2.9% year-on-year to reach £734 in August, according to a lettings network ..." Read the full story: Rents rise for fifth month in a row
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Moving house with no savings
Having lived in our house now for 8 years we are looking to move on. Unfortunately, with the downturn in the property market we are left with very little equity in our property but are in a much better financial position (income wise). We are concerned that with no major savings and approximately £5k equity in our property…
