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Mould - How to make sure it gets repaired properly
Hi, There is mould down the side of my bedroom in our rented house. It was due from a leak in the chimney - which has been fixed now. Now, the letting agency got one of their repairman to come and get a quote to give to the landlord to remove the mould. When I was talking to him about what he was going to do, all he said…
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Buying a house with subsidence - advice please
Hi, I would be grateful for some advice please. I recently viewed a house which I have been informed suffered from subsidence under the porch (not the rest of the house). Apparently the porch was built later as an add on to the house and has been underpinned. I am operating on the premise that this means that the entire…
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More deposit deduction Qs
The letting agent I was with who part-managed the property I've just left are proposing deposit deductions which I am disputing. They wrote in their letter which first set out the deductions that I must reply within 7 days if I disagree or they'll assume I'm fine with it. Is this time frame set out in law or is it…
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My neibours son wants to buy his council house,is this legal?
My elderly neighbour who is very ill lives in a council house with his daughter. His daughter is his carer. However his son, who hardly ever visits, says he will buy the house at the reduced rate offered by the council, and let his father live there. In 17 years I have only seen the son visit maybe a dozen times(usually…
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FTB: Council tax, water and TV Licence
Hey We should be moving into our first home in the next few weeks. What happens about setting up our Council Tax, water (meter) and TV Licence? Do they send letters or before we move in?
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land registry question
just looking at a property on the land registry site & its recorded twice. one with price details & one without. Does anyone know what this could mean before I spend money please? does it mean a second charge or repossession? Cheers:D
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Possible blacklisted address
Hi, I'm new to the forums, and thought I'd sign up to benefit from your wealth of experience! I'm a first time buyer, and if everything goes to plan should be exchanging contracts next week. The flat I'm buying is a repossession (no wait, come back!) and although I've heard the horror stories, things seem to have gone…
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FInding a solicitor/conveyancer.
I'm a noob when it comes to this subject so need a little help. Had a quote from a firm, shown below. Can anyone help to check it over, and help with what other fees I need to check will be payable? I know it says no hidden extras, but from what I've read, I should take that with a pinch of salt. Purchase conveyancing…
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House buying agencies
Hello we have been approached by a company offering to buy our house it's valued at £180,000 and they are offering £168,150 plus £1000 towards legal fees subject to a satisfactory surveyors report which they will organise - the company is G & H Property Buyers is this a genuine offer or a scam? Thanks
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mortgage application and impending redundancy
Can you give me some advice on how to handle the currentscenario that I have, I currently have a variable mortgage and am in theprocess of remortgaging with an application to another lender for a fixed ratemortgage to reduce my existing repayments. My current mortgage is part interest and part repayment, Ihave some money…
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Indemnity insurance.
Next Friday we complete the sale of our very old house, which has a tiny conservatory built twenty odd years ago so it doesn't need planning permission. The buyers have accepted this, but my partner says we should get indemnity insurance to cover ourselves in case they come back to us over this or anything else that people…
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Buying a house in south Manchester, but what areas to go for / avoid?
I'm thinking of buying a property in the whythenshaw/gatley border area of Manchester , particularly sharston. Can anyone provide a bit of advice on these areas and any areas I should definitely avoid? Thanks
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Work to be done between exchange and completion
I am purchasing a house in an area I really want. Structural issues have been found which do not appear too problematic but the Marsden Building society ( a very small restrictive one I have found wont lend). Basically, when the double glazed windows in the bay were installed, there was inadequate support which has led to…
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Purchased our first house, how do I deal with new neighbour? We viewed his house too!
We purchased our first house and we are completing next week on Friday when the funds are released. Contracts signed. Our house is a repossession and is a semi detached, the house its attached to is also up for sale so we viewed both. Due to one being a repossession however, the price difference was £10k. Same number of…
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Tenants Liability Cover + Contents Cover
HomeLet cancelled our policy for non-payment. Turns out the card they had on file was no longer valid and apparently they cannot reinstate a policy! Anyway I now have to declare a policy has been cancelled when asked (don't I?) so who would you recommend?
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Should I let out a property furnished or unfurnished?
Good Morning Folks I am in the process of buying my first buy to let property. Obviously, it would have no furniture or any type of storage units. Before letting it out to tenants, should I put some in some sort of furniture such as beds, settees, chairs, small cabinets etc.? Thanks in advance for your responses.
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Verbal acceptance of offer on my house
Hello I have received an offer on my house which is £6500 below the asking price which I have verbally accepted. Th asking price was for 'IN EXCESS OF £299, 995.' The buyer stepped up their offer three times, the original offer being £283,500. They are first time buyers which makes them attractive to me but I am left with…
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Taking house off the market
We have decided to do this and try to get planning permission for a two storey extension instead. We have been up for sale since 1st may and would need to reduce the asking price to stay up for sale like a lot of houses in the village have done. Any advice on extension would be gratefully received :D
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Side window in ground floor extension
I just purchased a house that has a 2 story side extension where the garage used to be and in place of the garage on the ground floor is a sitting room and a shower room with toilet and sink. The shower room is between the kitchen and sitting room and has no window, just an extractor fan. The extension is built about 6…
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Concerned about move - should we do it or not??
I know only I can make this decision but I just wanted some opinions. We live in a Herts village, a couple of mins from the M1 and M25 and a half hour commute into London. It's a lovely safe place but we're considering moving for several reasons. There's a planning application for lots of houses and flats directly behind…
