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Renting - leaving notice period
So I'm moving out and I need to give my landlord my leaving notice period. My tenancy agreement says 1 month, but 5 months later my landlord sent an email there has been 'a minor change' and either party would have to serve 6 weeks notice. I've been living here for a year and the initial 6 month period has passed and so…
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Waiting to exchange- excruciating !!
It's coming on the 17th week of the conveyancing process. I'm in a chain, I have a buyer who has a buyer. We have leasehold flats. Wow 17 weeks feels long... Is this normal?!?
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Let to rent
I own a maisonette i let out where the tenant is settled and i dont especially want to live in it myself. I dont really know what i want except my own place now as i live at my dads. I am considering just renting a small place and leaving my maisonette let out. Later on when i know exactly what i want i would then sell the…
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Damp survey
I'm in the process of buying a house built approx 1935, we have had a mortgage offer and a home buyers report which stated we should get in a damp and timber specialist as the house was showing signs of damp, surveyor specialist went in and has found rising damp all the way down the flank wall and in the dividing wall…
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Answering Solicitors Enquiries?!?
A year and a half ago, I replaced my wooden double doors and windows that were rotten and damp with upvc double glazing. Now I'm selling my property and the buyers solicitors are asking for an approval certificate from the freeholder as apparently the replacement needed the lease freeholders certificate of approval. I…
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Timeline
We are buying a new building. Our completion is dated for 15th November. However, we feel they are doing the progress really fast. This week they finished the first fix. Our mortgage offer expires on 31st October (before the completion). Would possible the completion be anticipated?
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Adoption of Roads and Management Company
We bought a new-build Persimmon house in April 2013. It is a freehold (not sure if that matters). We initially had a management company set up by Persimmon, but when they finished the development, the contract to manage the roads was sold to Remus. We tried to see if Remus had a legal right to force us to pay (and possibly…
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New build development - are the car parking areas 'private property'?
I live in a new build development in Scotland. Are the car parks on the development private property? Or can anyone park there? A car has been parked across from my house in one of the car parks for 2 weeks, but it doesn't belong to anyone in our area of the development (there are about 3/4 parking spaces per section of…
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House buying companies
My ex rented out flat has been on the market with an estate agent for 2 months. It is presented well , has a new 99 year lease and is vacant. As I have a mortgage and council tax to pay on it and with no offers to date I am considering other options to sell it. Looking at quick house buying companies I can only find…
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Tenant referencing question
Hi msexperts, I have just had the reference report back from https://homelet.co.uk The tenants have passed homelet's referencing procedure. I was quite surprised that their income had only been verified by reports provided by the tenants' accountant based on just one year's salary. If audited earnings have been provided by…
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Premier Property Lawyers
Hi Does anyone have a contact email address of someone at Premier Property Lawyers where I can direct my complaint that is likely to be read by someone who is bothered, cares and likly to act and do something about it. Thanks
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Ultimate GREED by top estate agent? Or perks of the job?
Wow!. I am amazed by a discovery that I have made. The Winners of the 'Best Estate Agency in the UK' Award, 2017, checks the development potential of properties that they are asked to market. They then put in an application for said development and when they have obtained approval, they purchase it from the seller, sell…
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Rent-a-Room Scheme - 2 rooms??
I am a 72 year old pensioner living in a mortgaged 2-bedroom maisonette which I am currently refurbishing/redeveloping to include a sizeable en-suite studio in the attic. Question: the government Rent-a-Room scheme advice page seems to refer to letting only one room - if I live in the studio in the attic, can I let both…
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Capital gains tax
Can someone please tell me, which forum to post a question about how much capital gains tax, we need to pay on selling our house, we used to live in and own to our son, he has lived thereall his life, but the last ten years on his own after we inherited another house and moved out ?
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moral question, what to charge girlfriend!
Well: a lodger in my HMO down the road was paying £500 a month, bills inc. Now she is my girlfriend, thinking of asking her to move in with me...haven't a clue what to charge her, if anything at all! I have money in the bank following a house sale, and I take her out for dinner 4 or 5 times a week, and a couple of…
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Strange offer received on flat
We are selling a flat with lovely views in desirable development and it is up for sale for £280k. It has been on the market for a few months but we recently changed agents. It is a family flat in name of myself, brother and sister so used mainly for family visiting us in Cornwall. I am local so dealing with sale. Last week…
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Seller lying on information form
I just received a copy of the seller information form which they filled in "no" to any electrical or building work having been completed. However, when we did a second viewing which was just with the owners, they told us they installed a new fuse board when they purchased it (and I think required but I can't be 100%…
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Post Office Mortgage Retention
Subsequent to the damp & timber report being demanded by the lender (the Post Office) we now believe thy are going to place a retention of £2200 on the property. Can somebody please help to clarify our options, please? Losing hope (and patience!)
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Expired tenancy my rights?
Ok so hi everyone I've looked here before but never joined, I really need help So I'm moving out my house private rented and into a new one. My tenancy with my current home expired last year and the landlady never bothered with a new one despite me saying it was in both our interests. I've written a 4 week notice letter…
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selling a house with solar panels fitted under rent a roof scheme
We had solar panels fitted in 2012 from Homesun under the free rent a roof scheme. They are now administered by Anesco we believe. We want to sell our house in the next couple of years and realise just how difficult it will be. Has anyone had similar problems - the cost of buying them out seems excessive now the feed in…
