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Property problems
Hi guys, I have seen a house which I like . It is in london and upon prompting seller and saying I am going to carry out a full survey , they reveiled the following issues: Apparently another buyer has pulled out because he couldn't complete by 31st and pushing further vendor told me the buyers solicitor had insisted…
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Converting my house into 2 flats for ex partner and myself
Hi all, My partner and I have split up. Our options are: 1) Sell our 4 bedroom house 2) Extend and convert into 2 flats. I would stay in one with my kids and put it in my name , and the other one would be in his name and he would sell it Is option 2 the better option financially? the house has a mortgage in both of our…
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First time buyer - survey renegotiation help
Hi All, First time posting here. We are currently in process of buying a house and have had our survey come back. We are trying to figure out how serious issues are, how much we can realistically negotiate on the price based on findings. We've had an offer accepted or a townhouse with garden built in the 60's. Prior to the…
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London Investment - how long is too short?
I have been renting in London for 5 years now and am considering buying. I am 34 now but cannot see myself being here when I'm 40. My question is, is it worth buying a one bedroom flat (all I can afford) and selling it in such a short time period (5 years)? Bear in mind, my rent (£1400 per month) is usually just slightly…
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She'd on my property
I have recently leased a piece of land which my old neighbours used to lease. New people have moved in and claim they bought the sheds as part of the deal which are on my land. Do I have the right to get them to move them and block off the access they currently have?
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Solicitors fees more than quoted - is this normal?
Looking for a bit of advice whether to query the fees sent with our solicitor contract today for buying our first home. I initially contacted them via phone and they took the information about us and the house we are buying and emailed us a quote - stating 'our fees for your purchase will be £500 legal fees plus £100 VAT'…
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New Build - Using Homemover Express?
Hi, We're thinking of buying a new build from Bellway homes. They've offered us HomeMover Express, where they pay the estate agent fees if we sell through them for a particular plot. I'm wondering if it's better to get our own estate agent? Will using the homemover incentive make us less likely to negotiate deals on the…
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full building survey
hi guys, I finally had an offer accepted and want to do a detailed building survey including structure. Any reputable firm ? I have read online that some of them are not good and write so little and leave it open ended to protect themselves i don't need that. I need someone to 100% examine everywhere and it seems below…
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Paying more than someone with a en suite (Renting)
Hi, I live in a house share. There are 5 of us living here. We all know what each other pay in rent. 4 of us have double rooms which are more or less the same size. We all moved in at different times, even different years over the past 5 years. The rents on these are: £500 (Moved in 1st) £505 (Moved in 2nd) £510 (Moved in…
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What on earth happened here?
Bathroom and kitchen decimated. On the market for £80,000 but there's a Notice of Offer of, get this, £101,000. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-57931367.html :huh:
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Why are Barclays appointed surveyors under valuing houses?
My house was valued by countrywide surveyors (appointed by Barclays) at 250k in April 2015 for my Barclays Mortgage when I moved across to them from HSBC, then when I asked for a further advance 12 months later in March 2016, a different surveyor appointed by Barclays valued it at a staggering 220k, some 30k less despite…
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council house question
Evening everyone my brain seem a to be a little mushy so perhaps someone can answer my question.looking on property websites it gives prices paid in the past, with council houses is the price quoted on the website the price paid with or without the discount that was given, hope I've explained myself thanks.
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FTB - lease question
Hi, I have recently had an offer of £275k accepted on a flat. The lease currently has 82.5 years remaining. This is obviously a problem for us as we know we have no legal right to extend until we have owned it for two years at which point there will be 80.5 years left. The agent advises it is likely the freehold will be…
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Structural survey or Homebuyer report? - photo of problem included
Hi, I am about to buy a house and I found this damp and crack in the corner of one room on 1st floor and not sure if Homebuyer report would be sufficient to evaluate how serious it is. Crack is along the wall from floor to ceiling. House is I guess from 60's -70's and it looks like that: apart of that 1 issue everything…
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Solicitor anger!!
Does anyone have any tips on how to speed up solicitors? Our solicitors are shockingly rubbish I am so angry with them. They are incompetent and slow and don't ever respond to my calls or emails. We were supposed to be moving last Thursday which never happened due to an issue on the buyers side (now resolved). Found out…
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Is this a Worthwile project ?
Hi , can anyone with some experience on property developing pass on some advice. I went to view the property below today . http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-58120232.html As you can see from the pictures it needs a lot of work, the previous owner ripped out everything Kitchen - boiler - Firelplaces -…
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New build snagging not being done. Advice??
Hi all. I am wondering if anyone has any advice on what we should do as im losing patience and fast at the minute. We bought a new build in Dec 15 amd were one of the first ones in. Not many have sold on the estate as it still looks like a building site. Anyway... Like any new build we have a long list of snags that need…
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Surveyors fault?
Hello All, Sorry for the long description... I bought a 3 bed semi detached house in Nov 2015 and had a full "Buildings Survey" done by a RICS approoved surveyor(FRICS), and the survey report dint mention anything obvious. However now we see a rising damp in living and garage room(converted) and we are wondering why this…
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Energy Performance Certificate
Can anyone recommend a company to supply an energy performance certificate for a property for sale in Cardiff. Thanks
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northampton hmo landlords take note
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/stark-warning-issued-to-landlords-who-fail-to-register-shared-houses-in-northampton-1-7307194 Not sure if this should be in a discussion section so please move thread if in wrong place. Even if you're not in northampton and are considering a hmo, it is worth checking if you need…
