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Offers Over - What do you think about this house?
Can't post links as a new user but if you copy and paste: zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/46729501 Last sale record was 2006 for £134,995 In 2016 it was listed for £150k In Nov 2017 it was put on auction for £115k It is now listed for "offers over" £130k It ticks the boxes but the prices are all over the place and not a lot…
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leasehold and garage conversion
Hi all, we would really appreciate some help with a problem we have got ourselves into. My wife and I bought a house which is leasehold and we converted the garage into another room. We have subsequently found out that there is a clause in the lease saying that the garage can only be used a garage. We are now in a position…
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Rightmove/Zoopla query
We went to view a house yesterday (which suited us perfectly). It's on the market only 1 year after it was last sold, due to divorce. Is there anyway I can see on Zoopla/Rightmove how long it took to sell last time, as we aren't in a position to put an offer in at the moment, but hope to put ours on the market very…
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buyers remorse, fear of change!
has anyone else experienced these when moving from an apartment to a house? I live in a decent 3 bed apartment in NW london, and my wife and I have a 2 year old daughter. We recently sold another 2 bed apartment which used to be a main residence 2 years ago and hence have a window of opportunity to buy a new main residence…
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Extending lease on my flat
I have a question on whether it is suitable for me to extend the lease on my flat. My mortgage is paid off but I am a leaseholder, with 57 years left before it returns to the freeholder. We have the option to buy the freehold & I've been offered the option to extend my lease for around £14-£15k. However I don't have access…
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Advice buying a house outright.
My father wants to buy a property outright for me and my family. We live in scotland and my father lives in england. He is looking to give me the money to buy a house. It will be around 200,000 Im looking for any advice as i don't know where to start. I am not sure if its even possible"legally etc". Is it classed as a…
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restrictive covenant TP1 help
Hi there - I am buying a property and there is a transfer recorded in the title of the property. I have seen the transfer of part and it states that when the previous owner bought the property she entered into the transfer of part and the person who she bought the property from retained some land and the transfer of part…
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already own a property but want to let it
Hi all i already own a property in Scotland but i now want to let it. My question is should i set up a company to do this through, i am looking at the tax benefits or not to selling this property to my own company and then having the company repay the debt as opposed to taking an income or drawings until the debt is repaid…
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Developers want to buy our house..
Hi, any advice on this would be fantastic! My parents own a 3 bed semi in a bromley borough and were approached nearly 4 years ago now by developers wanting to build up the whole road (a total of 10 properties, 4 of which are council owned). Their plans included 103 flats spread out over 4 storeys and 4 separate buildings.…
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Estate agents
Here's an article of interest from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43688737 particularly this bit Require estate agents and freeholders to provide up-to-date lease information for a set fee and to an agreed timetable, which will end the current situation where leaseholders are "at the mercy" of freeholders and…
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Question re Specialist Home Insurance
Does anyone know about the technicalities of the home insurance industry and products? I bought a house that the surveyor deemed showed some signs of subsidence and recommended the line across the wall be dealt with, which was duly done; the surveyor also noted that the property was on land that is at risk of subsidence.…
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Moving Out -Deposit Not Protected
Hi all, I'm hoping someone can give me a little advice. At the beginning of February I received a call from the estate agents who manage the home I'd been renting since 2010 to tell me that the landlord wanted to sell the property and I had 8 weeks to vacate the house. I rushed to find a new home as I didn't want to breach…
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Joint tenancy relationship breakdown
My ex partner and I split after just signing a joint tenancy long term. I want to stay but my partner also wants to fight to stay. What are the options, we can!!!8217;t live together because I don!!!8217;t feel safe to live with my partner but they have rights too. Even if I choose to leave because the constant goading and…
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Lost job, need to find cheaper place...
Hi. Have been told I'm being made redundant as company is closing down and I've three months to find a new job. Well, that was two months ago, have found something to tide me over, but it's on a much reduced salary. Won't be able to afford current rent and bills and was thinking about moving into shared HMO accomodation to…
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Freeholder not paying communal electricity bill
Hello, I'm looking for some advice please. I've recently bought a leashold flat- it's in a block which was converted from a commercial property . There freeholder is also the developer and there is no management company. So far there have been many snags in most of the flats and the freeholder is slow to sort them. He is…
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Possible to house search nationally?
I'd like to be able to search all houses for sale in the UK using a specific set of search criteria. Most of the popular property sites insist on searching only within a postcode radius but I don't want to limit my search in this way. Any ideas for how to do this would be gratefully received. Ta!
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Request for Building regulations compliance cert?!?
Hi all I am in the process of selling my house and have not yet exchanged contracts. We have had further queries from our buyers solicitors and one of them was if we had the following: The building regulations compliance certificate for the boiler. Our house was built in 2005 and the boiler was installed then. When we…
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Leak in my flat going into flat below
Hello, I have a problem with a small leak in my flat which I need advice on and after looking through the available forums this seems the best one to post this question in - If there is a more appropriate forum please let me know and I will re-post this there. So my washing machine is on its last legs and has developed a…
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Land registry problem
When my father in law died Feb last year we contacted the land registry for advice.He was named as joint leaseholder for their marital flat and as a freeholder for the same property and the other flat in the building. The freehold was jointly owned with the owner of flat above. This was explained to the person on the…
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Moving into flat in future, leases
We are in our 80s, and love the house we live in, but sooner or later will need to move to smaller accommodation, likely a flat. This in mind, we've been perusing agents' ads, and noticed that a goodly number have under 80 years lease remaining. As an incomer, what should my plan be, should such a dwelling attract me?
