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Massionate : is it possible to convert to share of freehold
Hello, I am a FTB. Is it possible to convert leasehold Massionate into share of freehold ? Lets say I buy a ground floor and interest in converting the leasehold to a share of freehold. However the owner above me isn't interested . Does it comes with a lot of complication ? or is it rather a swift process? I have liked…
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Countrywide - Referencing Fee
Hi All, I was hoping someone could help determine whether this is allowed or not, and how I would go about circumventing their charge. Basically, I have been a tenant (private) with my Estate Agents for over two and a half years, and have had no problems. However, they were recently bought by CountryWide. My current…
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What after completion?
We bought our house last month, renovated it and moved in now :) Since the day we got our keys, we didnt hear a word from our solicitor. We paid their fee, stamp duty etc in full. Is that a done deal or should I be getting stamp duty reciepts, property documents (???) or anything else from them?
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How can I own my dads Home?
My dad has and interest only 80k mortgage on our family home, it is currently not being lived in and undergoing work. He has no time or money to complete the work so he is just paying the mortgage for it to sit there losing him money..... Pointless! My dad has offered to give it to us so my brother and I would like to take…
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MSE News: House prices continue to rise, says Halifax
"House prices rose at their fastest rate for almost three years in June, says Halifax..." Read the full story: House prices continue to rise, says Halifax This thread is not in the 'discuss house prices and economy board' as that is only open to those logged into the forum so anyone coming from the news story may not be…
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Help with interpreting a homebuyer report
Its many years since I bought a house and I have just got a homebuyer report back....I havent a clue how I would interpret the report and who would help me if I wanted to get money off what I have offered to pay for any repairs. Would the conveyancing solicitor be able to advise? ita a 1930's ex council house (brick built)…
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Can I go back in?
Hi everyone, I moved about a month ago but had a month overlap with my old flat (contact ends 8th July) We gave back our keys this weekend but I was just wondering whether its ok to pop back and check for post/ make sure we didn't leave anything (have spare key). It's on a convinient point on the long walk to town! As our…
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House with issues about the plot/Land Registry
Considering a house, but some digging on the Land Registry site has uncovered some potential deal-breakers. Instead of trying to explain, I've drawn a picture: http://postimg.org/image/hpcimi829/ First problem is that the plot is unregistered; the address is listed in the Land Registry database but they don't hold title…
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Survey done for possible new house... Should we be worried?
Hi all Had an offer accepted on a 3 bed semi subject to survey - just got the survey back as the following points were highlighted The principal issues found were: · Roof coverings – past serviceable life and require replacement, this is generally around £10,000. · The bay to the front elevation shows minor signs of…
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Buying house currently unoccupied and possibly not insured
Hello, first time poster here.. I am in the process of buying a house (I'm currently renting) and hope to exchange in the next week or two. I have just received the seller's questionnaire from my solicitor and was a little alarmed when the question 'Does the seller insure the property?' was answered 'No'. The house is…
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Can't cope in this house...please help!
Hi All, I having been in a rental property for 18 months. I recently had another baby and I can't cope here any more. One of the neighbours came by to say that there was mice in the attics. Poison has been put down but I can't cope with the thought that there could be mice now down in the house. I can't let my newborn lay…
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Tenant credit check question
Hi Can anyone tell me please what a non disclosed information check is please? And also a cross information check? Both are listed on let alliance as part of the checks they do on potential tenants as well as credit/employment/affordability but I be never heard of the these , wondered if someone could enlighten me please?…
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Boiler in lodgers room
Hi all, Sitting in my new home of two weeks - I've had loads of advice off here, so thought I would see what people think to my small dilemma.... I'm considering doing short term lets to boost my income. Where I work we have a lot of visitors from overseas who need a place to stay for a couple of weeks, so I think this…
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Mortgage TR1 Witness Mistake? Help!
Hi, This is my first post so apologies if this question has previously been covered... I am currently in the process of buying my first new build house, and am at the stage of exchanging contracts. I received a letter today from the Solicitors containing a couple of forms which needed signing and witnessing. One of the…
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Have we got ourselves in a mess already? Two bed flatshare - one name on contract
Hi there, I am a recent law graduate and am moving to London for work. My friend and I buddied up to find a place and we found a nice two bedroom flat. The viewing was arranged by an agent of the landlord and this company manages the property. We liked it so much that we contacted the agent and went in this morning to pay…
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house purchase: borrowing money from family - contract options ?
I’m purchasing a property with 50% deposit, the remainder 50% is coming from family as a short term loan until I remortgage in a year. They want a guarantee that either I'll remortgage in a year or they can get the money back by forcing a sale. Is this possible? What kind of contract needs to be drawn up? And what would be…
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Landlord and deposit
We will be leaving our rented accommodation in the next couple of months due to buying a house. We had an inventory before we moved in and it said about redecorating part of the house ,and replacing carpets. There are things noted down on the inventory and the landlord has not done any of the work since we moved in. What…
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house valuation /house report
hi We are currently looking at property. Our Mortgage adviser doesnt think we need a survey on it as the home report did not bring anything of major up. so my q's are: do we really need a report done by ourselves or can we just go with the homebuyers report. And is the homebuyers report usually accurate in the value of the…
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Can anyone advise me on disputing deposit deductions?
I've just received a letter from my old letting agent with their proposal to take some of my deposit plus an admin fee (to both myself and my partner, the other tenant - they want to charge an admin fee to each of us). I'm going to dispute this. How do I go about doing this, what are the time frames I need to abide by?…
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Negotiating with Estate Agent
So found a flat we like - was on for 295k got lowered to 275k and estate agent says vendor will take 260k. They bought it in 2009 for 205k but we do think it's worth 260k and happy to go to this price but not above. Have a second viewing tomorrow then keen to make an offer on Friday but what at?! Family recommending 255k…
