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Redecorating rented flat
My son has lived in the rented flat for nearly three years. He is now looking for another flat as he really wants a ground floor one. The letting agent has said that the landlord feels that my son should completely redecorate the flat before he leaves as there is some evidence of damp arpund the windows from condensation.…
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Timeline - Vendor finding property (Inchain)
For the buyers who are in chain, thought I would start this thread to see how long is it taking for the vendor to find his/her dream house. Its painful and slow wait and you cant (shouldnt) start any process at your end (mortgage etc.) unless the chain complete. Offer accepted: 09/04/2018 Vendor Started Looking: 09/04/2018…
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Vendor taking forever - any similar experiences ? What would / did you do?
Hiya, We (FTBs) had a (full asking price) offer accepted on a property on 2nd Jan. Our Vendor still hasn't found their onward purchase. :( I finally received an email from the Vendor yesterday in response to my last request for an update (which was a fortnight ago - i've chased him 3 times all in as didn't want to be too…
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Buying property time frame
Hi all, We made an offer on the house (verbally) about 3 weeks ago and it was accepted next day (confirmed verbally by the EA) Since than we have no proper news. I have called EA on numerous occasions, each time I was told that they will contact our solicitors. We were told that our vendors are looking for property. Is…
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Share of Freehold - Help Please
Hi, I'm looking to purchase a leasehold flat. This property is a Victorian conversion that has been recently completed by a developer by converting a large house into three flats, each being leasehold at 125 years. I will almost certainly be looking to purchase a share of the freehold in the future. The freehold is…
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Ground Rent Leasehold, Please help
Hi, I'm in the process of purchasing (not yet exchanged contracts) a two bedroom flat in London (at £425,000). This is a new Victorian conversion that has been refurbished by a developer after purchasing an old property and carrying out a complete renovation and converting it into three flats. This purchase is subject to…
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Nationwide taking ages!
Hi We had our survey on 28th March and the same day Nationwide text to say they have received the report and will review it. Then a minute later we received the mortgage offer text which was great! Nearly been 2 weeks but still haven't received the official offer in the post which is really frustrating! What's everyone…
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Government to professionalise the estate agent market
All in here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-professionalise-the-estate-agent-market I think it is great news !
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Waiting to reserve new buld
Hello We are interested in buying a new build property and have found the development we like and the house we like. However, the houses are being released in stages (1 or 2 every few weeks, depending on when head office have priced them up and are ready to release). We have got our mortgage agreed, and have solicitors…
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Unusual low price for the house?
Hi We are interested in a 3-bed house but the price (180k) appears to be about 20-30k lower than what you would pay for properties of similar size available nearby (200-220k). I checked Zoopla estimated prices and most houses on that road appear to be similarly priced (i.e. lower) and the estimate for this particular…
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Help with outstanding enquiry please
Hi, Hope someone can help please. Our buyers are ready to move into our property, the property we're buying is empty and it appears we're ready to rock n roll apart from the following outstanding enquiry. Our vendors solicitor "works as he pleases" as he owns the business, and the only update we've had so far regarding the…
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Retirement Flat Purchase, Renting current home and CGT
Apologies if this should be posted elsewhere or has been covered previously but I cannot find anything. I really hope someone can just help with this for my elderly parents. My parents are in the process of purchasing a retirement flat in an Extracare Retirement Village development. This is an outright purchase and based…
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Can We Swap Houses?
Hi all, My query is can my partner and I swap houses? Background is we are not married, had lived in house 1 for 20+ years which is in partners sole name. 6 years ago I bought house 2 in my sole name which we’ve been living in for the past 2 years leaving house 1 empty. We live off partners pension which he pays tax on.…
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certificate of compliance with the Arboricultural Method Statement - Help
Hi, I am very close to exchange and complete on buying a new build house, and I hope you can help me to understand a potential issue with a required certificate. I've received the "Property Title Report" and after analysing it everything seems ok to me, except one point. There is the following paragraph: "We are currently…
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buying house outright with parent and stamp duty
looking for some advice, currenty i have a mortgage on a property which i am going to put on the market to sell, my parents are going to help me buy a property outright.....so the property would be half owned by my mother and half by myself, there will be no mortgage. My mother already jointly owns a property with my…
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Nightmare Landlord Withholding Deposit
I am posting this on behalf of my brother who is at his whits end. He moved out of a rented flat about 4 months ago now and this is still ongoing. He moved out of this flat leaving it in spotless condition, photographs on his phone showing everything spic & span including the oven, cupboards etc & the letting agent was…
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Buying land from a developer
I am looking for a plot for a self build, I have been on the lookout for some time but have been unable to find anything in the right location. About a year ago a site just a few doors away was sold to a retirement homes developer. They are still in the process of acquiring planning permission. I am wondering if…
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Buying use LISA May 2018 - Solicitor do not know the process!
Hi, Skipton who are my LISA provider advised have advised the first bonus will be paid on or before 4th May 2018 and we will be aiming to complete on or after the 11th May. My conveyancer previously advised there is nothing they need to do and I took their word at first but on researching this further I see this is…
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Monthly £1 help to buy payment
We have lived in our property for 3 months now and not had anything from help to buy, we were told when buying our property we would have £1 a month come out of our bank and go to help to buy but this hasn’t happened yet and we haven’t heard anything. If anyone has been in this position and can let us know if they wait a…
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Chief rent / Rentcharge issue - UPDATED please help
I bought a property around 14 years ago with a business partner. Around a year later I bought the other half from my partner. During this 2nd purchase I also paid for !!!8220;absent landlord indemnity policy!!!8221;, but have no paperwork other than it being listed on the solicitor invoice. A couple of years later my ex…
