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Building regs on extension not yet signed off
Wasn't sure which sub forum to post this but a little advice would be greatful. Long story short, in the mid 00's I undertook an extension to my home. All above board with planning and building regs. Things went haywire and I haven't as yet got this signed off. Still have a few minor things to do Anyway, my question is do…
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Buying Second house to live in - Stamp Duty
Hi There, Short story is (and I’ve read other threads but mostly they are people wanting to do dodgy accounting to get around it) any way to legally avoid the 3% stamp duty if you buy a second home to move into and rent your original property out? Long story: I've owned a house worth £90k for 3 years, and exclusively lived…
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not live in landlord
My landlord is claiming that I am a lodger. He does not live in property but is claimimg that he does. He has some mail delivered and visits property almost daily but has never spent 1 night sleeping here for as long as I have rented here ( 18 months ) I need to find out how to prove that he doesn't actually live here, his…
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Valuation advice
Hello, My first post although been lurking for a while and would like to thank you all for invaluable contribution. I'm currently buying my first house and looking for advice. Offer has been accepted, survey done, mortgage offer received, searches etc underway. Where I am there are very few houses on the market and nice…
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Do you change the toothbrush holder?
So we've had the big discussion about changing the toilet seat when you move in to a new house, but the real question is: do you change the toothbrush holder? When I lived in different properties they had disgusting gunk in the bottom of the toothbrush holder and so I started changing them as a matter of course, when I buy…
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Ending a Periodic Tenancy on a specific date
Does anyone know if I am able to end a periodic tenancy on a specific date? Our fixed term contract expired and rolled over to a periodic and it doesn't state how much notice we have to give, so am assuming it's a month. I have a couple of questions... Can I ask for the move out date to be half way through a rental period…
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Unsure when to go on the market
Hello everyone, First post on here with my little dilemma. I currently own a property which I let out and I live in a rental property. I want to buy a house in the village I rent in so need to sell the other property. My question is regarding timing. My tenant is on a rolling tenancy currently. My tenancy (for where i…
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Snagging list surveyors for new build?
So our two years in our new build are almost up, id like to get a surveyor out to provide a report and issue to the developer. Can anyone recommend a good company? I live in Edinburgh.
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Ending tenancy early due to terminal illness
Hi, i was recently diagnosed with motor neurone disease which is terminal so my partner has had to quit her job to become my full-time carer. We cannot afford now to live in our private rented home so have to move out.Our tenancy agreement is not ending until jan2018.Although we have explained everything to the estate…
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Advice needed - Party Wall Surveyor fees - Loft Conversion
Hello, Just a quick overview of the situation: 1. Currently wanting to do a loft conversion on our house. 2. Planning Permission has been approved 3. Party Wall notice was served to our neighbour - which they have dissented to. I completely understand that our neighbour has every right to dispute this and that i would have…
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New Development Offer
If a brand new development was selling apartments at £135000 but other new developments in the same area at around the same size or larger Sq metre are selling for £106-£110000. What would the chances be of them accepting a lower offer? It does appear that as soon as there apartments are going up for sell they are selling…
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shared ownership dilemma
Hi I have been offered a SO property but not the one i originally applied for due to demand and eligibility. In phase 2 of the development there is another property i am interested in....would my application be transferable or would i have to go through a whole new application?. thanks
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Should I file a Complain?
I need some advice. I am a first time home buyer and I found a property sold by an Estate Agent, acting on behalf of a vendor and decided to put an offer down. The estate agent asked me to send my passport details and driver's license copy as well as proof of deposit and my mortgage decision in principle certificate. I…
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Buying shared ownership
Hi. I am hoping someone can help. We are 1st time buyers and have found a flat on shared ownership. We have had our mortgage offer approved which took ages and our solicitor has been a pain and caused huge delays & is still working on our file. We have a deadline for exchange from the housing association which if we cant…
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Right to manage advice
Hi, I currently live in a property with 3 flats, due to residuals charges for poor management we have formed a RTM company and are about to serve notice. We feel quite overwhelmed by this and would be grateful for some advice. The property is fairly small and doesn't require much management. I'm struggling to get insurance…
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86 year old dad facing eviction
He has a HA house which he has lived in for 30 years and has been falsely accused of subletting it, he had a letter (which I haven't seen yet) saying that he has breached the terms of his tenancy and the HA is seeking a possession order, we don't know why they think this they wont speak to the family about it, however we…
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Vendor won't exchange
Since March when our chain completed we have had 4 moving dates- all cancelled due to an investor buying on the bottom. Finally, on Tuesday evening all contracts were signed off and the top agreed to exchange the next day and 2nd Aug for completion. The investor then decided he wanted another report from a company (even…
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Would lack of BT line put you off buying?
We have the chance to remove the overhead line to our house as we have Virgin Media and all the line gets used for is a bird perch, resulting in bird cack all over the swing and climbing frame. Openreach will remove it for free. Would anyone think this would be a pain/negative for any future buyers?
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Loft and security
Might sound silly / paranoid but I live in a rented terrace. Technically could someone from a neighboring house go in their loft and wonder over our house? I'm scared of heights and not looked in the loft! Are loft spaces usually partitioned off?
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Ransom Strip
HELP PLEASE! I purchased a building plot with outline planning permission for a 3 bedroom single dwelling in Dec 2016. I found out today that there is a ransom strip at the front of the property stopping access to the land which is owned by the council. They said to gain access we have to purchase the ransom strip and they…
