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TR1 form after death of tenant in common
Hello, am after some advice please The situation is as follows. My parents owned their home as tenants in common 50% each. My mother died last year and via her will she left me her share of the property. I will therefore now own the property with my father. I have got forms AP1 and TR1 from the Land Registry to transfer…
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Share of freehold: How to extend Lease?
Our flat is part of 8 (2 blocks of 4) who own a share of the freehold and each flat owner is a director of the non-profit making management company that 'holds' the freehold. I am the nominated company secretary who files the annual accounts (zero balance), etc. with companies house each year. The lease has 73 years left…
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When to Chase Our Solicitor on House Purchase Inquiries
Hi All, We are FTB going through a straight forward mortgaged purchase. Our solicitor received the draft contract from the vendors on the 16th April and no inquiries to vendor’s solicitor have been raised yet. That makes it about 10 working days. All searches have been completed and on reading the lot nothing has stuck out…
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Renting and Moving - deposit question
I am looking at moving and I am renting. What happens with the deposit I paid on my current home? Will it be paid back in time to use it as a deposit on my new place or will I have to find that?
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Buying a probate house
Hello I was hoping for some advice; ive seen a house i like and put in an offer which is currently being considered by the vendor. It is a probate property and I just wondered, how long probate sales can take? Ive sold my property so am currently in a first time buyer position, and the property is vacant with no ongoing…
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Joint Tenancy Split
My partners ex is still named on the mortgage, they purchased a house together as joint tenants approx. 15 years ago, using my partners large council discount in her name. Her ex paid the mortgage for no longer than 2 years before they split up, they were never married. They have 2 kids together who have now grown up and…
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Can conveyancing solicitor charge extra for raising issues in a survey?
Hello, I was wondering if it is usual practice for a solicitor to charge extra to speak to a sellers solicitor regarding issues that have arisen from a building survey? Eg building problems or valuation being less? My solicitors fee is already very high in comparison to others I could have chosen but he seemed to be very…
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I need to Sell up what to do with proceeds?
I was wondering if any of you lovely people have some advice? I live alone with my young son, I have a mortgage and some equity. I don't really like where I live. I constantly have to spend money on the house and I only bought it so me and my (then) partner could live together, be near his family and start our own family.…
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Need help with home insurance (renting)!
Hi all, Myself and partner are renting a property and have home insurance with accidental contents - we do not have accidental buildings cover as I think the agency cover this. Unfortunately, I accidentally placed a hot pan on one of the kitchen work tops (which were part of the property) and it has burned it leaving a…
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Buying Freehold
I am in the process of selling my bungalow "up north" it is currently leasehold and the lease has 56 years left on it, I have told this is a problem should anyone want to raise a mortgage on it, so I have pursued my leaseholder and they are offering me the freehold for a scant £5K all in. It then appears this is via a Post…
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selling house & going into private rental
Hi all I'm looking for some advice on my situation with regards to selling our 2 bed house & moving into a 3 bed private rent property. We are now out growing our home & are unable to move up the property ladder to buy a 3 bed as this would be an increase of around 40k on top of our mortgage, which would be unsustainable…
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Renting a room. Problems with lodgers
I ran into financial problems when my partner moved out. I have since rented a room out. We only had a verbal agreement. It was agreed that a rent of £75 for a single person, £100 for two people and they have access to the rest of the house. This includes the bills. On the day he moved in, we had agreed a months rent in…
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How do I get rid of this
This is not dampnedd as it is only in one corner of my bedroom on top. How do I get rid of this.
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Newbury surveyor recommendation?
Morning, all First post alert! We've had an offer accepted on a property and need to get a surveyor in to do a building survey (it's a Victorian terrace, so we're not taking any chances). We're being recommended to use Countrywide Surveyors, but the reviews I've read are universally awful. Does anyone on here have a…
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Landlords Right to Access to property.
Hi and this is my first post, so I hope I am getting it right. It's a simple question. Our landlord posted a note through our door saying that he will be carrying out inspections and gas tests in the next few. The letter reads. "Your annual gas test is due shortly and we propose to undertake this work over the next couple…
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Solicitor charging £90 for SDLT, house price is £100k
Hello, My solicitor is charging me £90 which seems to be for filling in a SDLT form. The purchase price is £100k which is no where near the threshold. Does this seem a bit excessive? I'm going to phone the solicitor today about it, just thought I would ask for some advice first.
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What solicitor involvement do i need at a property auction ?
I'm attending my 1st property auction this week and am hoping to secure a purchase. I've done plenty of work on researching / visiting the property and have arranged a deposit and funding for the purchase. I know my ceiling and budget for renovation. The only area i'm a little unclear on still is how much involvement i…
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Homes Under The Hammer - My House!
Apparently the house I've just bought was on Homes Under The Hammer once (elderly next door neighbour told me)! I think it might be series 5, episode 16 (from my google searching), but I can't find a copy of the episode online anywhere. Thought I was a google/youtube-freak and could find absolutely anything, but I'm…
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Noisy Downstairs Neighbours
Hi everyone, At the end of January we bought a 2 bed first floor maisonette. On both viewings prior to buying the property we asked the vendors if they could hear any of the neighbours and their reply was that you can't hear the neighbours to the side (which is true) and you can 'occasionally' hear the downstairs…
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Landlady from hell
Hi i'm new here so apologies in advance if I miss out important info but I will try to give as much as I can (If I remember it all in my first post) We moved into this house 2.5 years ago, which we found through a letting agency. AST for 6 months. Landlady happy with us so since the initial agreement, we have been on a…
