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Land Registry Form A Joint Proprietorship Restriction
Please can someone describe the purpose of this restriction in simple english, I do not understand the definition provided by the land registry in practice guide 24, 3.1. As I interpret it, this form simply means the legal title holder of a property cannot sell it without the permission of any beneficiaries holding trusts…
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Ending Tenacy Earlier
I took out a tenacy agreement with 2 other people back in November. I work aboard alot so the agreement was I would only pay rent when I was living at the house. Part of the tenacy was I could end it early in july, after 7 months of the 12 month contract. I am now told that in July I have to pay £100 to have the other two…
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Private tenant broke a freezer!
Hi, Somehow I have managed to break my freezer while defrosting it. Eager to get things done, I tried scraping the ice off at the bottom and I punctured the plastic leading to gas leaking out. I am happy to pay for replacing the unit, but as a private tenants am I obligated to meet whatever the landlord demands as his…
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FTB - Survey Issues - Re-Negotiate?
Hi, I am in process of buying my first house. I have the homebuyers report back and it has flagged a few issues which were not visible/known prior to having my offer accepted. (summarised from the report) - Attic room has been partially converted, carpeted and plaster boarded up floor to ceiling. Roof has been replaced in…
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neighbours extension, approved in 1986, built in 2013! help pls
Hi, Am hoping someone may be able to help me. My friend bought her bungalow a few years ago, the seller said there was no planning applications going through, and the solicitor didnt bring up any searches of nsighbours planning. They went ona long holiday and when they came back their neighbour had built a massive brick…
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Moving to Leicester - where to live?
I have been offered a new job with my employer in their Leicester head office with a start date of hopefully end of June/beginning of July. I had a 5 person grilling last week and I asked if they could help with moving expenses. They agreed to help with: - initial rent & deposit - moving cost - paying off my current…
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Crawley – Connells mortgage or no sale! Extreme Lying Caught Out!
I just want toshare my shocking experience with the estate agents Connells Crawley branch. Basically, myself and my husband viewed aproperty and put in an offer of the asking price. We were told by Connells that this was theprice the seller wanted, they would not take a lower offer and were notinterested in asking for a…
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Where to buy? South West London OR North East London
Everyone knows location location and location is more important than anything else when buying a property to live in. I wonder what people's thought are in terms choosing south west of london (e.g Epsom) or North east of london (e.g. Broxbourne) assuming both are affordable.
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Don't understand if CGT payable on 2nd property
I wonder if someone can help with what I hope is a relatively simple query, I have trawled the net including HMRC but still not 100% sure. Currently have a property that I have lived in for 3 years, another property that I wanted just before moving in has come up for sale at a knock-down price and I anticipate it will be…
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Selling privately: is it really that simple?
Okay so I am a complete beginner but looking to sell my house in a month or so. I have very little confidence in selling via an estate agent and so would rather sell privately. I would consider selling via auction (as I am looking for a quick sale) but still need to do more research. After doing some initial research it…
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Opinions wanted please...could you live there for a year...
Ok, im hoping some lovely people on here can share their opinions. I am posting it on here as I think people on here are more likely to have suggestions. There are 4 of us, 2 adults and 2 children (4 and 8). We have been given an 'opportunity' to rent a chalet type house. It is very run down but in a beautiful area. It is…
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How to check out NHBC warranty?
We live in a 9 year old house with one year left to run on the NHBC certificate. The house is on a busy road ( the noise does not bother us) However due to a number of storm drains running under the garden we suffer from severe vibrations to the structure of the house. The brickwork is fine at the moment but we are…
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Consent to let or don't bother telling the bank?
Hi all I'm seriously grappling with this issue: We are in the process of re-mortgaging on our only property, which is our home. 25% deposit and valuation was fine so re-mortgage should be complete within a few days. We haven't mentioned this to our new lender, but we are planning to go on a two year trip in two months and…
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No planning permission for WHOLE flat: is this grounds for renegotiation?
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deed of variation
I recently inherited a house after my Mothers death. This house was being rented out and the rental income was going to my parents. Once the property passes to me then I would receive the income. I'm in the fortunate position that I don't need the income and would prefer this to keep going to my father as it is a nice…
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Legal dispute with Landlord
I recently left a rental property and have now entered a dispute with the landlord who is threatening to take me to a small claims court. When we moved into the property we noticed a big damp patch on the wall and in the bathroom, we asked someone to take a look at it and a bloke came in and painted over it. About 8 months…
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Deposit back after months arreas cleared
Hi all, I moved in to a house in november last year on a 6 month AST (due up May 1st). The LL said the alarm engineers need to re program or something and they will be out, never happend despite chasing up. The fridge door has not been fixed despite me reporting it to letting agent over 2 months ago, I'm in two months…
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Replacement sealed unit for patio door. How long, how much?
I want to replace a sealed unit in a patio door in one of my rental properties it has broken down and has condensation in it. My husband looked at it yesterday and said it would depress him to live with it so we should change it for the new tenants who move in next weekend. How long does it take to get a new unit made and…
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Right to Buy
Hi Just looking for a bit of advice I have been told I will not get a mortgage on the right to buy because I have a poor credit score. I currently have no debts but I only cleared them all off a few months ago. I have 3 defaults on my score 2 in 2010 and one at the beginning if this year The house I would like to by is…
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Problems with sale of shared equity property
Hello everyone, My wife and I bought our apartment in April 2009 on a shared equity scheme. We own 75% and the developer owns the remaining 25%. The loan from the developer was for 10 years. We're now looking to move on... and that's where the problems start. We've had our property on the market for four months now but…
