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gas safety check
my land lord has said gas safety check is due and i have to pay £35 for it is this right, do i have to pay for it? thanks for any advice
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One bedroom missing from Title...
Hi All, My wife and I are currently in the process of purchasing our first house. Having spent a lot of time investigating I know that there is an element of a flying freehold with the property. The said area is a bedroom that “flys” over what I understand to be a communal drive to a shared parking area and garages. I have…
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Is it still possible to find a manual mortgage underwriter?
As in the title really, do manual mortgage underwriters still exist or is it all now computer and credit score driven?
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Putting in a low offer I exchange for flexibility - worth trying?
We viewed a house yesterday which we liked a lot, and it has been on the market for 6 months at £299k. The owners want to move south but haven't started viewing properties yet. We are in rented and had hoped to find something and move quickly. However with this house, we would be willing to be flexible on our dates so that…
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Landlord giving incorrect notice?
I have been living in my rental property for a number of years on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. After the initial 6 months the contract has become a rolling month by month one. My landlord has served me notice today, the first written contact received from him. He has asked is to vacate by the 14th January as he says he is…
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Rented property damaged twice in couple of months.
Hello! As this is my first post on MSE I would like to greet you all. My question is about tenant rights. If a tenant (me) believe that the property is in dangerous neighbourhood, (which I did not know when I was renting it), do I have any rights to claim some help form Estate Agents/Landlord regarding this matter ? Like…
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Problem lodger damaged room - help required
Hello, Please can you help with a problem lodger. My lodger has been living in my flat for a year and 9 months. He signed a Lodger Agreement on a 6 month term, which I then said would turn into a rolling contract, asking for 2 months notice should he want to leave. I received one month rent as a deposit. My lodger is…
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Subletting a flat
Hi, apologies if this has been covered in another topic. I own a flat in a block. It is a leasehold flat but I own a share of the freehold. I'm unsure whether renting out the flat is allowed. With in the lease there is the following statement:- 'Not to assign sub-let or part with possession of part only of the demised…
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Tenants in Common Unequal Percentage - help please!
Looking for some advice on the following situation: I live with my mother in her house. The house is currently mortgage free and worth around £850k. We are going to do some building work (garage conversion/internal renovations) which will be paid for by taking out a mortgage of £100k. this will be a joint mortgage although…
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Apartment renting hell
In July I went viewing apartments in Manchester. Eventually I found one that seemed perfect. I moved in at the beginning of August. Ever since it has been problem after problem. One of the showers leaked very badly and after pestering the estate agents it has only just been fixed. However it has left behand rotten floor…
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Buying a house with bad credit rating
Hi Please dont judge me. I would like to buy a house, i have my deposit secured but.... 18 months ago when i was expecting my first baby I was financially worried as i had a credit card and a loan outstanding and the repayments together were quite high and would have been impossible for me on Statutory Maternity Pay and so…
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best way to sue LL
am getting out of the house I am in, and am going to sue the LL, as I can prove he rented me a house that he knew was unfit for humans, evidence, reports from before I moved in and report from EH with what he needs to fix Plus too him 10 months to put bond in scheme what is the best way to sue him cheers
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Asking price seems high
I viewed this property recently: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-41999686.html. I am struggling with the asking price of 155K. Zoopla tells me that this property last sold for 145K on 19/02/2009. I have looked at the following webpage showing average prices over time by postcode:…
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House renting advice
Hello, just wanted to get some advice for a friend of mine. Him and his brother live with his parents currently and are looking to move out after new year and rent a flat or house, the only problem is my friend is not registered on the electoral rolls, however his younger brother is, would this be a problem when trying to…
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Why are some councils refusing to sell to FTBs
My old man loves homes under the hammer and I admit sometimes I watch with him Lately I have seen two properties on the show where the presenters have said the council have made it a condition of the sale that the purchaser is not allowed to live in the property, they have to do up and sell on and then the new purchasers…
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No ties so where to live in Scottish Borders?
We are seriously considering moving to border area and would like to be within 3/4 hour travelling distance of either Glasgow or Edinburgh. Like coastal and country views, both drive in 55/65 age bracket ,prefer access to range of shopping facilities. Might consider living north of either city with similar access times…
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Seller offers no warranty for a recently converted flat
Hello there, As the title says I am in a process of buying a 1 bed top floor converted flat. It has been converted recently adhering to building regulations. However, the seller is offering no building warranty such as NHBC or Zurich cover. The property management will be transferred from sellers to a newly registered…
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Withholding Rent
There is a post in the consumer rights board which started off asking about small claims over LL damage. The op is withholding rent over this claim and has now been issued with a S8 and S21. It might be worth some of you tenancy experts to have a look in and give the op some advice as I see him heading for a fall.…
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shed in parking space
if I have allocated parking on a property, the parking will be at the back of the house, not on main road, can I put a shed in it?
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Survey failed to find major fault. What can I do?
I bought a buy to let a couple of years back and opted for the more detailed survey just to be cautious. The survey failed to find that part of an external wall (downstairs too, therefore retaining the house's structure) had been taken away when a lean-to outbuilding was erected. This is going to cost a fortune, but had…
