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house buying negotiations
Hi, We had an offer accepted on a house a few months ago and have had the survey done and the house has basically been valued at what we offered. Our solicitor has just found an existing deed of grant that Western Power have for right of access to the land (there is an over head high power line crossing the property at the…
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Selling House - Help to buy scheme - creating huge headache and delays
Has anybody else had any issues trying to sell their house bought on Government Home Buy/Help to Buy? My husband's house was bought on that scheme 5years ago and the team (Housing Options Plus - HOP) who deal with getting the figures sorted to complete the sale of the house are causing nothing but problems and delays. In…
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At our wits end - house for sale
Hi, I would be incredibly grateful for any wisdom which may help us sell our house. When my husband and I bought our home together we put our old houses on the market. That was over 7 years ago and my old house still hasn't sold! As a brief history: 2007 - House sold but buyer pulled out day of sale (he'd split from…
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Problem as a tenant - mushrooms
Been a tenant for 7 years in a private let. Always got on well with the landlords. The main problem we have is that it takes them so long to fix anything. I think this is due to them being on a budget so they get several quotes for every single job. They do get around to fixing/improving the state of the house, but it…
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Is Re-Roofing allowable for CGT?
In order to obtain sign-off on a house extension, it was found that the lap on the existing tiles was insufficient. Therefore the existing tiles had to be removed and the whole roof re-done with additional tiles. My question is whether this would be an allowable expense in terms of calculating CGT, as technically it…
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AST notice period when beyond length of agreement
Hi everyone, Have started process of purchasing a house (very early stages still) and just making sure that I can put together expected timeframes, and get an idea of what needs to be done. I am currently in a rented property, that was a 12 months AST. The 12 months passed in September last year and no new agreement was…
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AST agreements
Hi all, I started renting out a property to friends back in 2008 and drew up an Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement now. There are three tenants; two have remained the same since 2008 to today and the third has changed a few times now. I'm a bit concerned because I have never updated the original agreement for the main two…
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A little tip for buyers...
When you see somewhere you like and come back home, go to google maps and put in your post code or address and find the house. You can normally spot it easy enough. Once you have found it, keep it on the top down perspective (not streetview). 12 o'clock / up in your web browser is north. You can see then if you have a…
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Help with pricing strategy and value of high st over online agent?
We have decided to sell our flat in London which we were letting out since moving away a few years ago. I have had several agents value the flat with most settling on a figure of £325k as expected market value. However one has indicated that they would seek to market more 'aggressively' at £350k and hope to get a figure…
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Stony Stratford/Newport Pagnell
Hello Anyone live in Stony or Newport Pagnell. What's it like? How do they compare? Many thanks
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'Secondary glazing'??
Hi, Anyone know what 'secondary glazing' is, and why it would be installed in a house only 20 years old? It can't be for noise control as its a very quiet road. A house built in 1998 would surely have been built with double glazing(?) - although the frames seem to be wood. I haven't seen it as the house is 200 miles away…
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House Selling Delays And Time Frames
Hi Guys, A long and complicated story so most will switch off lol but anyone who is an expert on house sales etc, please advise. My died died last year, beginning of November and me being the only child etc, I had to become executor and apply for probate. I did this and all has gone well etc. I put his house up for sale…
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Reinstalling a garden?
Hi. We've found a house which would suit us fine, but with one big problem.... The back garden (and the front, for that matter, but i'm less bothered about that) has been completely block-paved over. It's horrible, looks like a helicopter landing pad, a flat and featureless rectangle. Owner says he did it because he hates…
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Solicitor nightmares - unknown charges two months after sale...
Hi all, I'm delighted to say that, after first seeing my property in January, I finished the purchasing process in March and have been living here for two wonderful months. That is until today, when my solicitor wrote and informed me that she forgot to add a charge to my completition statement (which I paid in full in…
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Renovating house front- new window/ adding cladding
As I'm new to this it won't let me post a link or a picture, but if anyone would mind going on Rightmove and searching for the postcode NG15 9FF, (for sale) it's the only house that comes up. Looking at buying this property which is a good price for the location, mainly as bathrooms/kitchen/general decor need sprucing up.…
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Do I pay CGT?
Hi, Quick clarification please. If I built a second home on my corner plot but before it finished I sold my primary residence and went into rented. If I then sell the second home will I pay cgt although at the time it's no longer a second home? Maybe I would need to move into it for a bit from my rented but unsure. May be…
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Who sorts out the conveyancing solicitor?
I am intending to purchase a house for cash. I have seen a few properties come onto the market that have moved fast. I'd therefore like to put myself in a position to move as quickly as I can. Do I need to get a conveyancing solicitor ready in my "back pocket"?
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Buying: Sale by Tender property
Hi there, I'm a FTB and am due to view a property that is a 'Sale by Tender'. I've heard about this practice and am seeing an increasing amount of properties with this listed by Estate Agents. As I understand it, the fee is usually 2-3% of the purchase price the buyer needs to pay the EA on completion. Questions: 1. Can…
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Online Conveyancing
Im looking to sell and I have used NBM in the past, but not since 2007. I was reading on this forum several bad experiences so I am cautious to use now in 2015. Can someone recommend an online one or a north london solcitor to handle the sale?
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Advice needed on a business rental
Our group rent time in a school hall and have done for over 20 years (leaders of the group have changed over the years) but we have never signed a new contract with the school. Recently the school raised our rent to almost treble what we had been paying. They did this by letter stating the date of the raise was eight day…
