-
How to configure this arrangement?
Hi My mum wants to sell her house and move to North Wales. She has a 30k mortgage and her house will sell for around 80k. She has around 20k in savings. That leaves her about 70k. She's looking to buy a house for around 120k in wales but the bank won't play ball as she's a bit too old! So she wants me to use my credit to…
-
Earth bonding(gas)
Ok so I am going through the process of buying a house, went to see the solicitor today and she said "Do you know any plumbers who could take a look at this, it's not going to end the sale but you might want it looked at and priced" And showed me a piece of paper from the surveyor report which read, "No earth bonding at…
-
Anyone ever used one of those Removal services that does the packing for you?
Looking to move but it will be tight on time before I have to go back to work in China so thinking about using one of those companies that does all the packing and transportation and unpacking for you in case I am away and my wife has to do it alone. Has anyone every used this type of service?
-
Advice needed - Asbestos (pictures added)
Hi all, My sister has just bought a house and thinks that she may have found some asbestos in a wall. A significant portion of the ceilings are also made from artex. What should she do? They've put all of their money into this.
-
help please with renting situation
hi all, in hoping someone could help me with what to do about the situation in in. i went to look at a house to rent on 24th feb, it was listed on the web with one pic and not too much info, through a local letting agent. The price per month was listed as £725 and we told the agent on viewing we wanted it as there were…
-
missed problem in rics Full Structural Survey
Last weekend I visited an old friend who 18 months ago brought a Victorian semi. They had a rics .Full Structural Survey done that missed a cast iron 4 feet x 3 inch under floor original air vent under a door way. This vent came into a kitchen extension built I believe about 20 - 40 years ago. I’ve checked with local…
-
SellQuickOffer.co.uk - they want to buy our house!
Our house has been on the market a fair while, but we're hoping for some viewers in April and May (the usual time for people to start looking at houses in earnest, we understand). If we've had no offers by the end of May we'll be lowering the price. (At the moment the price we're asking is exactly the market value, as…
-
Double Glazing
We are soon to sell our 2 bedroom house, and realise that the doors and windows need replacing. There are 2 doors and 6 windows in total. I am of the school of thought, that we should replace them before we put the house on the market, but other people have said we must be mad - don't spend the money! So, now I am confused…
-
New House Appliances
I bought a new build house about 18 months ago. The kitchen appliances were all included. The hob had a hood with an integrated fan. The fan has only been used about a dozen times. Last night the fan stopped working. The appliances all had a years warranty, which have since expired. I want to know should I be contacting…
-
Special purchase price for existing tenant?
When we were marketing our house for rent we had one couple ask about whether we could do a deal where they could buy the house at some point in the future at a discounted rate because of being tenants. This has got me thinking. Is this something that's doable? Where would I stand if say I had tenants paying me £600 per…
-
Selling after break-up
Hi all, Just after some advice really. I bought my current house in September 2003 for £135,000, putting down £6000 deposit. I then got together with my partner who lived with me, along with 3 tenants as I was a live-in landlord. We never married, although that was looking on the cards in the future. We reduced to two…
-
Housing Association want an extra months' rent!
I have recently received a DD instruction letter from the agent who my HA uses to administer their DDs. It stated that my DD payment from the 01/04/14 would be £100.00 more that last year's rent (!!). The tenancy commenced in November 2012 - so this is the second time the HA have reviewed the rent. However, this time I did…
-
Rechargeable repairs
Hi, I moved house recently (from a council house to another empty council house) and then started to receive letters about rechargeable repairs which accused me of damaging the old property (which I didn't, I might add). I appealed and got some of the "debt" scrapped but they refused to remove all of it, still saying that…
-
somebody please help!
Okay.... long story So we put an offer in on a maisonette back on the 16th of November - all was well, things were going through it all looked good. Then our solicitor went sick so they hired a locum in replacement and to put it mildly he is the most despicable person i have ever had to deal with. We exchange 6 weeks ago…
-
Homebuyers Report and Vendor response
Hi All, I am a FTB purchasing a 2 bed Victorian terrace. I had theHomebuyers report back last week and these were the highlighted condition rated 3 issues: Roof onextension – small utility room The single storey extension to the rear of the house has a mono pitched roof with concrete tile cover. We would suggest that the…
-
Notice dates at end of AST from landlord
We are in a 6 mth lease until the middle of April. We are looking to buy a house, and the house we are renting has just been sold (albeit the purchasers allegedly don't want to move until August). I have tried to find the answer to this elsewhere but can't for some reason. Basically we are happy to go onto a rolling…
-
Good propery lawyer? Joint ownership problems.
I was hoping someone with a similar experiance could advise me a good lawyer in London that deals with joint ownership issues. Basicaly I brought a propery in the 80's with my friend and moved out after an insident at the house. FI own 3/4 of the property for the last few years the other party has been trying to buy me out…
-
Housing/Notice advice and help please
I wonder if anyone can give me some advice please My mum passed away yesterday. We (me and my two children) have lived in her council house with her for the last 20 years The house had been in my dads now and has now transferred to my mum - the council say this cannot now pass to me so in effect 4 weeks after her funeral…
-
Tenant not giving enough notice
Hi I let my property out 18 months ago for the first time when I had to relocate for business and have managed it myself. My tenant was fine until she split with her partner and had to go onto benefits to pay the rent. I was happy with this as she agreed to have her father as guarantor and all went smoothly. November and…
-
Stamp duty
I bought a house 42 days ago and I haven't been asked by my solicitor to pay the £1650 stamp duty. Should I contact them or keep quiet !?
