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My son has just signed a tenancy! I have a few questions
Hiya, my son is moving into a rented house next week and we have a few questions. He went into the letting agents office today to sign the contract to save time next week and he was given a copy unfortunately, as he let me and his father read it once he got back, we have raised a few issues. 1) The copy he has is only…
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Estate agent wont provide information
After exchanging several emails with my estate agent regarding renewal fees versus a statutory periodic tenancy (while been threatened with eviction and ignored when I quoted legislation) they've finally agreed to ask the landlord of they'll allow this. I've informally requested the landlords details by email to be…
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leasehold house.
Hi I have a lease hold house and would like to know what I can and can't do on my land. What does my service charge cover I pay £80 every 6 months. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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New personal loan and mortgage application
Hi there, My wife and I are in the process of buying a house. We've passed credit file and affordability checks, have been offered a mortgage and hopefully we can exchange contracts mid-September. Originally, we were going to take out a loan for c.£8k after the house purchase is complete to but a new car. We can…
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Survey - roof remarks
Some quotes from the paperwork from the survey..... this is a house that was built around 1970. The roof tiling shows signs of weathering, with a number of cracked tiles. The roof is approaching the latter part of its useful economic life before consideration will require to be given to more major overhaul or stripping and…
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Renting a property for a short time
Hi I have my current tenants leaving by the end of August and the new tenant moving in on the 4th of October so the house will stay empty for more than a month. In order to cover this month I heard that i can rent it out as a holiday house in order to make sure that if I rent the house this month the tennants can not stay…
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Taking one name off, adding another - Stamp Duty?
My daughter and her partner wanted to buy a house a couple of years ago but couldn't raise the required mortgage because their joint income was insufficient, in the eyes of the Building Society. So I effectively bought the house with my daughter, as when my salary was taken into account, the lender didn't have an issue.…
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buying mother's house
My mother has terminal cancer (dr's have not said how long she has to live) and the council will not install a downstars shower for her.My sister his thinking of buy the house so she can have a shower installed. My question is,if my sister was left the house in my mother's will,would she have to pay capital gains tax on…
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'If necessary' - professional
What does 'If necessary' mean in the body of a contract. In particular the phrase , The landlord has given permission for the tenants to decorate throughout, providing it is done to a proffesional standard and 'if necessary' returned to its original colours at the end of the tenancy. Also in this context what does or how…
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estate agents demanding private information
I'm looking to purchase a home and the estate agents have said they want to see proof of my deposit, with copies of the accounts, numbers and my address. They claim the vendor, a bank selling the repossesion wants to see it. I have my mortgage ready and an agreement in principal and no chain, but the estate agents, who are…
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Claiming or buying land attatched to my property
Hope someone can point me in the right direction, I am looking to claim or buy a small area of land which joins our front drive to our back garden. The land is currently maintained by the council, and by maintained I mean someone comes to cut the grass every now and then and in doing so covers our cars in the cut grass!…
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What to offer?
House originally up for 245k and has been on the market for nearly 4 months. Nearly 2 months ago the vendors had lowered the house to 235k. The house has been considerably extended to a very good standard from a 3 bedroom to 4 plus separate dining area. However a purpose built 4 bedroom that is slightly larger in floor…
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Seller lied on form
Hi new to this :D We purchased a house a couple of months ago. Foolishly I believed the sellers when they said that they had planning permission for the extension to the rear of the property and also that they had boarded the loft and strengthened the rafters. They had thrown all the paperwork away as they had intended to…
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Bungalow loft conversion- How much space
Hi, I am about to buy a bungalow on a good size plot, the bungalow is currently 51ft across (with garage) and 25ft deep. My plan is to take the garage out with another room and go out at the back 15ft bringing the downstairs to approx 51ft X 40ft. I am trying to work out whether I could get 4 decent sized bedrooms upstairs…
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Royal Mail redirection without permission
Hi A bit of an odd one. We have been 'selling' our house to a couple for almost 5 months now. I won't bore you with the details, but we still haven't exchanged contracts and the last information we had is that exchange is at least 3 weeks away, if it happens at all. Last Thursday we got a letter from Royal Mail addressed…
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Solicitor - drawdown too soon - should I complain?
I am in the process of purchasing a house won at auction that is being partly funded with a mortgage against another property. I won the property on the 6th of August and I asked my solicitor when I should drawdown the funds and she said straightaway. I assumed that this meant I would have to pay the remaining balance…
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Tipping removal men?
Do you? And if so, how much?
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Thinking of moving.. what fees/costs are involved?
Hi there. We bought our first house in 2007 and we are now thinking of moving. What sort of costs/fees are involved in the buying/selling process? Its a bit of a spur of the moment thing as a house we really like has come up for sale and as such we havent got any money set aside for the fees etc. Is it possible to use…
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Recommended Charter Surveyor Bristol
Does anyone have any recommedations for a structural survey in the above area please - ideally someone who is used to dealing with BISF houses. Thanks.
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Survey finds issues
A family member is looking to buy an old Edwardian house She has made an offer subject to survey which has been accepted. The survey has been completed and although she has not received the report yet, after a brief conversation with the surveyor there are some issues that will need addressing. They include minor damp,…
