-
Good value Conveyancing in Oxford area
I am about to put my flat on the market. As a single, working mum, I have to be careful how much money I spend on conveyancing. Can anyone recommend a reliable solicitor, that is also a good value (if this is possible?). Thanks
-
Does anyone else hate those wide angle lens photos?
I hate the use of wide angle lens on photos on EA websites.. I saw what I thought was a lovely house with big rooms. When I got to the viewing I found the big rooms were infact normal size, and therefore nothing special. The use of these photos decieves the buyer, so the onoly natural reaction when arriving at the house is…
-
Fishy solicitor?
Hi! I'm reading in internet that a solicitor must send to me a Letter of Engagement or Confirmation of Terms of Business with a detail of all his fees and the services he will provide. I don't have anything like that from my solicitor.. Just a mere email which says I'll pay a fixed fee. I've also read that when you…
-
Estate Agent dirty tricks!!!
Hi, I've lived in my house for 20 years and put my house up last year. Firstly I went with a usual estate agent charging 1800 + VAT for home under 80k which is a lot, so they didn't bring in any viewings so went with Emoov and paid the £475 upfront. They haven't hardly brought viewers in, and now I'm approaching the end of…
-
6 weeks on market no viewers
Hi Im new to the forum so bare with me! And it's our first house sale so complete novice at it akl! Our house has been on the market since mid august and we haven't had a single viewer. We have dropped the price and it's now been another 2 weeks with no interest. Same house 2 doors up sold within 4 weeks earlier in the…
-
Land Registry
I was supposed to exchange contracts on a house today but wasn't able to as I found out I couldn't complete my BTL remortgage as the land registry hadn't been updated removing my ex husbands name despite believing my solicitor had done this months ago. My solicitor has submitted the necessary documents earlier this week,…
-
Completing and taking possession on different days.
We are hoping to exchange and complete on our house very soon. I spoke to the daughter of the vendor and she has asked that we complete one day but not take possession until the following day as their parents are very elderly and not in good health. This would give them time for the daughter to move on the Friday,then move…
-
Tree
Hi I was in a pretty good situation with having found a house to buy and my offer accepted and a buyer found for my house. We were pretty close to exchanging contracts when this morning I received the dreaded phone call from my estate agent telling me that my buyers had pulled out because of the big tree in my front…
-
Credit card debt and new mortgage.
Hi all. Just a quick one. We have 0*% interest credit card with 5k on at the moment. My husband works full time and is on an income of 40k per annum. We already have a mortgage on a two bed terrace but are wanting to purchase a 3bed New build in the next few year . We are currently paying over the minimum so should have it…
-
official receiver - crown - then where?
I live in a building of leasehold flats (bought mine 2007) above a pub. I and 6 other owners were lessee's and the lessor was the company who did the development/conversion of the building into flats who were also managing the property at the time. The freehold is held by a separate company. In around 2008/9 the dev…
-
Service charges from Freeholder seem unfair. Help!
Hi I really hope someone out there can give us some advice on the following ;) My daughter bought a flat last year, it is a 1st floor flat, with one other flat on the ground floor of a street property house. When she bought the flat it was owned and managed by the same person/company. They have since sold hers and the…
-
2 month eviction notice!!!? Advice needed
Hi, I was just wondering on how to work out the dates on eviction notice, I am no longer on a fixed term contract and am on a rolling contract I was just wondering the rules behind dates? Yesterday we received this e-mail "I have accepted an offer on the house and so have to serve you with two months notice, If you find…
-
Buying a property from a deceased estate
Thanks for viewing. I've seen a ground floor flat that I wish to purchase. It is in extremely poor state of repair (been burgled for the copper piping etc), and needs a full renovation. I've researched the property (which has been vacant for at least 7 years) and found that the owned died in 2007. If purchased the land…
-
Buying a house with a loft conversion
Hi Everyone I need some advice on buying a house with a loft conversion. We're first time buyers and have found a 3 bed house we love but one of the bedrooms is a loft conversion. We queried with the EA if the loft conversion had all the relevant building regs certificates when we made an offer and were ensured by them it…
-
EA 'bumping' their listings on RM and Zoopla..
I'm just curious as to how they've managed to do this really... This morning I've received 19 Zoopla alerts and 21 Rightmove alerts for 'new' properties in my search area (I usually get 1 or 2 a day!) Great I thought.. the crash is finally here! (That's a joke before all the HPI happy clappers start foaming at the mouth)…
-
New Boiler but radiators getting hot when Hot Water comes on
Hi I'm looking for some advice. I had my boiler replaced at the beginning of the month, the old one was 20+ years old but a few problems here and there in the 2 years we've been at the property, but overall was working fine and had not caused an issue in at least 12 months. We replaced it though as it was in the kitchen…
-
How far to compromise?
Morning all, The first viewing on my house led to the first offer being received. It was marketed at £129,500, and offer was made of £122k - my partner and I didnt want to accept less than £125k - and managed to compromise at £123,750. I have rented it out for a year to someone who has a) looked after it and invested her…
-
When to put house up for sale
Hello, we are currently thinking of moving from our starter home and have only ever moved out of our parents previously so are new at the sale and purchase side of things. We have a rough idea of the value of our home and so know what we can afford to buy. We are fortunate that we dont have or need a mortgage as my partner…
