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extend lease or jointly buy freehold?
As the owner of a maisonette with only 50 years remaining on the lease I am now seriously looking to get it extended.... for obvious reasons. Very generally the price will be 40 to 50K ..... so heavy duty cost!! As the ground floor maisonette owner, I am aware that the upper maisonette owners have about 115yrs remaining on…
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Tenant hasn't paid electric bill in 15 months
I rent out an all electric house which I used to live in myself. My tenant is my brothers best friend and a single mother on benefits. She has lived there 15 months without any problems. A few months ago we were in the pub and talking about energy prices and I asked her how she found the electricity bills over winter. She…
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Successful Reduction in Council Tax for Unadopted Road?
Hi Everyone Does anyone have any experience of getting a reduction in council tax due to an unadopted road? Thanks
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FTB - Problems with flat and noise
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Short term rent of house that we are purchasing?
The purchase of our house is dragging on and we are in a position where we need to move out of our current place as our buyer is getting twitchy. Is it possible to rent the house the house we are going through the motions of purchasing? Have thought about negotiating on the rental price being knocked off the final purchase…
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Cost of Buildings Plans Drawings for Loft Conversion
hi there hope someone can help me we're trying to get building plans drawn asap to put forward to the council for a loft conversion (quite straightforward). I'm getting quoted anywhere from 800 to 2k+ The £800 cannot fit me in until mid February which is an issue I need to submit to the council asap. Any suggestion where…
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Long delay between offer and exchange/completion
Hello All, After a little bit of advice/clarification on a situation: - We saw a house that we like come on the market over Christmas, and visited a couple of times fairly quickly (we are first time buyers, so no chain). - We put an offer in on a house, just below asking price. - The vendors considered the offer, however…
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Finding new lodgers
Hi all, I just wondered whether anyone has any advice on how to find suitable lodgers? I've had two different lodgers before and they've both been friends so it's been 'easy' living with them. I'll be moving into a new hour bedroom house soon and my current lodgers (a couple) have decided they want to move into London…
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Best way to establish fair price
First time buyers in a somewhat expensive area (west oxfordshire) getting frustrated at (seemingly) over priced houses and little else priced sensibly. I am using previous sales as a guide to market value in general, and also more specifically cost per sq ft. This comes in at around £250 on average and nearly all the…
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Renting - Misrepresentation?
Myself and my flatmate have just moved into a new place in London. One of the reasons we loved the place so much, besides it being spacious and in a nice area, was that it had an amazing bathroom with fitted sauna. The estate agents advertised the sauna as one of the properties' features online and we even mentioned to the…
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Selling house with unapproved alterations in Scotland
Hi, Could anyone advise me or direct me to where I could find help on this subject: In 2011 I made my loft into a bedroom without the local authorities approval including a staircase, velux window, radiator, power points plasterboard walls etc. I now need to move house now and wonder what I need to do to be able to sell my…
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Surveyor failed to notice Asbestos.
Hello, We've eventually purchased our first family home after months of back and forth between mortgage providers and land surveys and retrospective planning issues! After having the keys for 3 days we've now after some investigation found the underside of the stairs is cladded in asbestos and this wasn't noticed by the…
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Can searches be used for another property close by?
Hi all So the saga of buying a house continues. We offered on a property in September and were meant to complete before Christmas. Now, 17 weeks since making our offer, we have been told that our vendors onwards purchase isn't ready! We are ready to exchange skce December 15th when we signed all papers. If we were to pull…
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Does wife own half of everything
Guys I brought a property myself (mortgage) two months before I got married. I have now been in the property 9 months. Wife has never paid for anything, only married 6 months and I left for a short time as we argued a lot. She now registered matrimonial rights on my property so now I can't sell unless she agrees I think.…
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Renting with a partner. Can I rent in my name only?
Hi everyone, My girlfriend and I are looking for a place to rent. We have a concern that she will not pass the credit check and we will be refused. Last month she applied for a new bank account. It was one of those deals that gives you £100 for switching. She was turned down as she failed the credit check. Can I legally…
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Do I need another EPC
I understand that an EPC is validated for 10 years. However, do I need a new one if selling within that time? I have probably 'bettered' the EPC on my place as I have installed double glazing and new lighting. My current EPC is dated January 2013. Thanks
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Garage conversion worries
We converted our integral garage into living accommodation over 10 years ago when times were tight and planning permission was not needed at that time. However, as I have been thinking about selling up I wanted to check that all was in order for a smooth sale before I put the house on the market .In my ignorance I applied…
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Has Ex got a claim on my house
Long story but I'll try to make it as short as possible. I bought my house 8 years ago and it remains solely in my name. My partner moved in 6 years ago and paid me money each week towards bills/food/housekeep etc. He also undertook works in the house which we jointly paid for and did together. He is a builder by trade and…
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Increasing property management charges
Hello, First of all apologies for the new thread, I couldn't find anything relevant to my situation. I would really appreciate any help / advice as the CAB don't seem to offer much advice on this matter. I live in a house on a newish property development, a management company was set up and when I purchased the property I…
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How quick can I rent a property after purchase?
Hey, I desperately want to get on the property ladder however due to not having a mortgage I cannot get a 'buy to let' mortgage. Would it be possible for me to buy a flat, then rent out after a few months? Is this mainly down to the lender and there policies? Would I have to switch to a buy to let mortgage given I want to…
