-
Queen of naive but what do you expect from a valuation?
Just in case I am just really stupid I thought id come here. I have booked valuations in this week. They dont even look at my flat they just show me other listings on rightmove? And say there's no way we can know what it'll go for. Now I never expected them to pin point what buyers will pay on the dot but I expected 'local…
-
Tenancy Agreement+Housing Act 1988
Hi, My girlfriend and I are looking to move in together and we've found a nice flat. Everything is great except now we have the contract from the agents. One of the clauses states: 'If in whole or in part any term provision or obligation of this Agreement shall be held by a court to be invalid, void or unenforceable or…
-
Rejected offer but property on for auction.
I made a starting offer of £185k for a house with "Offers over £200k" and this was rejected within 10 mins. The EA said vendor wants over £200k are you prepared to pay £200k? I said no, it's not worth £200k it needs re-wiring and central heating (doesn't even have a gas supply). There are other issues as well, but won't…
-
HELP! Antagonistic Freeholder or Got a point? Or both?
Three years ago the residents of our flat set up a Ltd company to purchase manage the freehold of our properties. For a few years our de facto Chairperson did very little. At a meeting I was elected Chairperson and started to make a plan for monthly payments, cyclical works, and major works. We held what appeared to be a…
-
Buyers Solicitors want info we don't have
Hi, we have had a few queries from our potential buyers solicitors and we are a bit confused, as some of the information we never received when we moved into the house (only 6 years ago). They are asking for documentation of work (planning permission/building regulations approval) for our neighbours loft conversion, which…
-
Deposit Protection Scheme - paperwork bit
Hi I have put a tenants deposit in a Deposit Protection Scheme. I undertstand that i am required to provide the Prescribed Info. I have printed a copy but would it suffice to send it to them by email or is there an imortance that they sign it. The form has a section for signatures from both tenant and landlord. But it is a…
-
Estate Agent forcing us to use their recommended solicitor
Hi forum, I have had an offer accepted on a house purchase (I'm a first time buyer) and the estate agent has told me I must use a solicitor from their recommended panel. They say I must do this because the lady in buying the house from is now in a care home and has no access to a telephone (they say the care home phone…
-
Home improvements
Hi all, I am getting some home improvements done including chimney removal and wall removal etc The job quotes are between 5-10k?? I have picked companies from trusted trader but again I know how many cow boys are out there. I have done it properly by getting architect, structural calculation and party wall surveyor to…
-
Milton Keynes: Two Mile Ash vs Great Holm vs Loughton
Hi, Looking for local information on the above three areas please: Two Mile Ash/ Great Holm / Loughton. Are they much for muchness or is one better than the other? Two Mile Ash seems more reasonably priced? Our key factors are good schooling & easy walk to the station so we'd like to be in one of those three areas I think…
-
Error in conveyance plan/land registry?
Hi, Two year's ago I bought a property and asked the original builder where the boundary was (we were not the first owners). Builder confirmed it was the a hedge which is situated on the outerside of our fence. This matched what we had interpreted from our Conveyance Plan, and what we had been told by several other people…
-
Home-Buying Survey -- Grade 3's
Hello, I just wanted to see people's take on the Grade 3 issues which have come back on our survey. For background, the house was built in the 1940's and is a semi. We have looked round the property three times, and really, really love it. We are first time buyers, so obviously are a little anxious as money is tight if any…
-
Luton Where to buy?
Hi, I am posting this on behalf of a friend who is looking to buy something in Luton , she is after a 2bed home (flat / house) anything under 170k. she has a family with 1 kid so school needs to be in consideration. Why Luton ? because of close commute to London and budgetary issues. She wanted to move into MK but she…
-
New Build - surveying
Hi Guys, I have been given a move in date of the 30th of June. Should I hire an external Surveyor to check the property? Is it essential, or can I trust the developers (Persimmon)? Our budget is really tight now, an additional £500 for an external Surveyor could be painful. I know I should do it, but I just wanted other…
-
House Buying Timeline?
I'm sure this has been covered multiple times elsewhere but I'm struggling to find anything... Basically we have sold and bought before but for the life of me I can't remember how long anything took so I feel like I'm a total newbie to it all. Quick summary: First time buyer is buying our house, we're in a position to move…
-
Joint landlord
Hi Guys A quick question, assuming the property is under the wife’s name can she legally add her husband on the tenancy agreement (AST) as joint landlord? Appreciate your input. Cheers
-
Buying House With Movement
Just had our homebuyers report back on a property we want to buy and it states that whilst there is no significant movement to the original house, the single story rear extension is showing signs of movement possibly caused by insufficient foundations as it may have been built upon the existing retaining wall. We have been…
-
Buyer pulled out close to exchange
Hi All, I desperately need some advice. We were literally about a week from exchange and our buyer has suddenly decided to pull out due to 'uncertainty over the EU referendum'. The house we are purchased is vacant as it was being let by the owner, and I've been told by his estage agents that he's fairly laid back but I am…
-
Title deeds name change
I have just inherited a property from my late mother. Solicitor is dealing with probate but he has told me that it will cost around £600 to change the property into my name. This is in addition to the probate work. He says I need a valuation and a survey. Is this correct? the house is registered with land registry and…
-
Capital gains exemption period??
Hi, I have recently got married and we both own our own properties (each currently in our sole names). We are looking to buy a new home together and sell one, or both, properties to fund this. I understand that we both have to nominate the same property as our main residence, so if we say my property is our main residence…
-
Help covenants & extension
We built a single storey extension on our home. Work was started in 2010 but due to one reason and another we've only had it signed off by the local council in February this year. The house has just sold and we're currently dealing with solicitors. The purchasers solicitors have pointed out that we have a covenant stating…
