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no central heating
Would anyone these days rent a house with no ch and double glazing baring in mind its a cold old house? How likely is it the LL would get someone in?
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Offer expectations - ignore EA?
Having seen few properties I try to get some idea on whether any offers have been placed whereby the EA then gives me an idea as to what the offers were 'whereas the vendor are looking more around this offer'...in those circumstances is it worth still going with my opening offer despite what EA says as I do wonder whether…
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withholding rent
Is it legal to with hold rent if work isnt done on the home that needs it? has anyone does this?
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Reference checks for new tenancy
I'm about to start a new tenancy and have been going through the process of giving references etc. However, the estate agents have got back to me and said that I have failed my reference checks because I am a contractor and my contract officially ends before my tenancy does (my contract is a yearly one, and is expected to…
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First time buyer –rent it for short term.
Hi all, We are first time buyer. We are currently renting now. We had been looking for house for very long time. Reason why it took long time because of our preference location/specification in house etc. At last we found our house and contracts have been exchanged now. This new house is about 100 miles away from where we…
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Buying a house with no building regs
Hi, I am in the process of buying a house which was has a single storey rear extension built around 1992. I have spoken to the local council and they say that they have details of the extension but final building regs sign-off wasn't given because of a couple of outstanding things. They are 1) Extractor in the kitchen not…
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Gas and electric account
Hello So, myself and my partner live with her mum. Due to her mums bad credit history when i moved in she was on prepayment. I then decided to take over that responsibility. We are in the process of buying a house. So when we move out, do i need to cancel the account and get her mum to sign up with a supplier? If so,…
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name change on property deeds
Hi I hope someone will be able to help me with this. I've recently changed back to my maiden name by Deed Poll. Do I need to change the name on the deeds of my leasehold maisonette with Land Registry, or will it be enough to keep a copy of my Deed Poll document with my copy of the property deeds?
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insurance for an empty flat
I bought a flat recently to let out but am short on the money needed to get it up to a good rental standard. My bank will loan the difference but I would rather save up which I've worked out will take me about 4 months. In the meantime, my flat will remain empty and yes I've thought about the lost rental income but in the…
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Notice Requiring Position Expiry?
Position in title = Possession Hello, we originally had a six month AST and then renewed with a 12 month AST from November 2011 to November 2012. We have not renewed so we are now in the periodic AST. One of the documents we signed along with the 12 month renewal was titled "Notice Requiring Possession" and contains "I…
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Renting a room to a friend: insurance?
Hi all, I'm in the process of buying my first home, and intend to rent the spare room to my best friend who's also been my housemate for the past seven years. Looking at combined buildings/contents insurance, adding a lodger seems to increase the policy cost by about £100 per year. My brother (who rented his spare room to…
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LL insurance, unoccupied flat
We moved out of our flat but are still paying rent until the tenancy ends in a few months. We retained keys and check the flat once a week or so but are not living there. We told LL this and gave him the date we were moving out. LL has now emailed saying that his contents insurance has something to do with the flat being…
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Duchy of cornwall lease
Hi :j I have found a fab property within my mortgage capabilities but it has a duchy of cornwall lease as well and I have been told I can not get a mortgage for this. I really don't understand - seems a bit unfair, especially as the lease is for 43 years. Any advice?
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Tenant wanting to ensure deposit is refunded
Hi, I am currently looking at moving out of my current rental flat into a different area but want to ensure that I receive my full deposit back. Other than this one area I have no doubt that I will receive it. About 3 months ago there was a water leak in the flat above me. This has now been fixed but has left large…
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BTL survey while ripping down conservatory?
So we are currently applying for a btl mortgage and survey for this is being done tomorrow but we are in process of ripping down our conservatory which is falling apart, as it would not increase rental price....will this be a problem???? am worried about survey ....to be honest I am not sure what the survey is for...help!
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Offers, how to handle a situation.
Recently we have been out offered for a home I loved so am nervous about under offering on another one. I put an offer of £195 on a £210 valuation for the following reasons 1) it needs severely updating and other houses in the street go for £200-£210 max modernised. 2) the extension looks like it will need rebuilding,…
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Solicitor requires additional documents signed at short notice
I have exchanged contracts and completion date was set for this Friday. Contacted solicitors at time of exchange and was told that was it apart from confirmation of mortgage money being sent on completion date. I therefore decided it be best if my partner left the country and went to her native country in Europe with our…
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Why not buy to let with help to buy!
Madness, and of course not allowed under the rules, but this popped up on Google as part of Barratt's adwords campaign. Misleading? Barratt Buy To Let Homes - Barratthomes.co.uk .......Barrratthomes.co.uk/Buy_To_Let 5% Deposit, 20% Government Loan Just 75% Mortgage with Help to Buy ^^^^^^^^^^ errrrm...
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Solicitors fees advice
any comments appreciated, ive just sold my property & this is the quote for solicitors fees: upfront set up fee £99 legal fee £299 vat £79.60 official copies £33 total £558.60 is this value for money? thanks in advance x
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property inheritance question
My father in law passed away last xmas time, my wife was the sole beneficiary of the entire estate. we have gone through the probate process ourselves wwithout the use of a solicitor we are nearing completion of the renovation of his house and we will be putting it on the market soon. there was no mortgage on the property…
