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House selling conservatory question !!!!
I am selling my property & we have a conservatory on the reae. The buyers solicitor is asking if it required consent or was it a permitted development. The conservatory was already here when we purchased in 2008. We have no information to give the solicitor other than the fact it was built pre 2008. It looked quite old…
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first time buyer cold feet
Hi All, I am just looking for a bit of advice. I am currently buying my first property but I am starting to have second thoughts about the purchase. Its not in an area I particularly like, its a newish build which again isn't something I really wanted and the service charge seems fairly high and its about a mile from the…
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AST Coming to an end, monthly rolling and TDS costs
I'm part of an AST which ends at the end of July. The agency (they are awful) have been pressuring us since January to let them know if we're staying or not. I caved the other week, sick of the calls and emails, to confirm we would stay. I assumed that if nothing is done, an AST becomes a monthly rolling contract. The…
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FTB process of buying, what happens if job offer is abroad?
if say it got mortgage and finally moved into new pad but then job offer abroad what happens to mortgage would I have to change it as would want to keep. Nothing has happened yet but possible
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What constitutes bad service from estate agent
About 3 weeks ago we agreed that a recommended estate agent would market our property. We are extremely unhappy with the way the house has been represented and there have been many errors made by the estate agent. Initially, I was sent an e-mail copy of the details which would go onto Rightmove which were full of typing…
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Massive dilema what would you do???
Ok we moved out of our current house and put our stuff into storage (stupid decision now) on the basis an issue with a management company would sort itself out in 2-3 weeks and then we could exchange and complete and move into our new house. We are still no further forward with selling ours due to a piece of paperwork from…
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Petition to stabilise house prices
Please sign this petition if you have been priced out by the current scenario. http://www.pricedout.org.uk/prices_petition
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Petition to stabilise house prices
Please sign this petition if you have been priced out by the current scenario. http://www.pricedout.org.uk/prices_petition
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How to price fixtures & fittings
We are moving house & would like to offer our buyer the chance to buy curtains & some appliances (cooker, dishwasher, washing machine) - they are moving from rented property so may well need them). But how do I price them? If possible we'd like to get some money for them but don't want them to be so expensive that they'd…
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Surveyor advice
Hello all, In the process of picking a surveyor for first time property purchase. The mortgage company will want a valuation carried out, which I'll have done when the time comes. But for piece of mind I would also like a full building survey (rather then a homebuyer report) so have been getting quotes. One of the…
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Shared ownership selling...
My family and I are at our wits end and I suddenly wondered if this forum could help! I'll give a brief description of my current situation... We own 80% of a shared ownership home. We are selling it to a guy buying 100%, ie our 80% and also purchasing the remaining 20% from the housing association. Everything after months…
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renting forever
Hi there, I was just wondering what would happen if you rent for the rest of your life until you retire. What happens when you retire and you can no longer afford your rent are you just thrown out on the street?
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Maintenance Charges Leasehold Flat
Hi All, I was hoping some of you could give me some advice regarding maintenance charges on leasehold properties. I am currently considering placing an offer on a 1 bedroom leasehold apartment. There are two other flats in the building. When I inquired about the service charges I was told that rather than a fixed annual…
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advice on capital gains tax
Hi. I don't know if people can advise. My partner has owned a house for 24 years ish and is now looking at possibly selling this. He has at times rented this out to others so I know he can get the letting tax refund for whilst it was rented. he has also lived there and at times the house has been empty as he has lived at…
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Service charges, maintenance
Hi The building I'm in needed the intercom system replaced last April (2013). I refused to pay any more service charges until it was fixed in August (they hadn't even looked at it). This April, a year after it was broken and the main door didn't lock, it was fixed. I now have a bill for the service charges going back to…
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Solicitor woes
I've had three lots of correspondence from my solicitor this week. The covering letter with the first was poorly worded and full of mistakes. It also had my title as Miss instead of Mrs and my surname was wrong. I emailed to politely point out the mistake, given that this guy will be drawing up legal documents for me soon…
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Rental Advice/Arbitration Service
Hi All We're having some problems with my stepdaughters joint tenancy at the moment. I'll expound a bit more when I have a little more time later but is there an arbitration service that anyone can recommend for use in these matters? Thanks very much.
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Rental Guarantee Schemes (Rent to Rent)
Rental Guarantee Schemes (Rent to Rent) What are the views about Rental Guarantee Schemes, im looking at one with alocal letting agency who are offering a guaranteed £925 a month (net). Standard let would return approx. £1200 gross(less letting agent fees, potential voids it’s a similar return?) Havnt seen a contract yet…
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Freehold responsibilities question
Hi 3 years ago I bought a flat under leasehold agreement from a shared freeholder arrangement. The building itself is a London town terrace where the basements were gutted (myself and neighbour) and sold. The freeholders live/d above (There are 3 of them). The one who managed the rebuilding of the basement properties and…
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Enforcement notice on Victorian house - trouble?
Hi all I posted another thread about how I'm buying a 3-bed Victorian house in London. Surveyor flagged unsupported walls, chimney and somewhat sagging roof due to some cowboy building, and subsequent lack of building reg compliance. Having taken advice from a couple of people I trust re remedial works, I decided to…
