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Legal fees and disbursements
I am buying a property for £230,000 (freehold) and have been quoted £1,372 by a solicitor for legal fees and disbursements. This includes searches and VAT. Can anyone tell me if this is reasonable please. Thanks
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Are we in a sellers market?
I appreciate this will raise conflicting opinions, but I'd love an answer. Yesterday morning I looked round 2 wee houses on Hereford road in Shrewsbury. Walking back in to town I saw a for sale board up on another one that looked promising, so I rang the number and asked if I could view it. I'll get in touch with the…
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Conveyancer Fees
Hi all Thanks for any advice I had an awful time selling my house with premierpropertylawyers/purplebricks, however the sale finally went through, everything was completed, I received an itemised final bill from the sale and that was that. 3 and maybe 5 months later I have received a letter from the conveyancers saying…
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Renting newbie - deposit protection?
As a new renter, I feel a bit like a lamb to the slaughter in terms of the fees, deposits etc. Question is, how can I protect my deposit if I'm renting from a private land lord directly? I've been looking at non-agency ads and all want many 100's up front. But if they're private individuals and I'm meant to send them my…
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Possible forced sale sale of apartment!
I need advice... My mother owns a property in London. Now she has failed to pay her contribution towards the maintenance on time. I believe there is £12k outstanding. Now I've been told that the council are trying to force the sale of the flat. I believe the solicitors have actioned a court order. Now I'm wondering what…
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Lodger and Mortgage
We have a Mortgage and I am pretty sure that when we took it out, I asked if we could have a lodger. However I just looked at it and it does not say yes or no (it says nothing about it). So does this mean that we can? (I will phone tomorrow to make sure). What should we put in the contract to make sure that they have no…
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Dispute regarding carpets
We've just moved out of our rental property and handed the keys back. The agent is proposing the landlord keeps the entire deposit of around £1200 as the wool carpets were damaged, which we do not dispute. Our dog lived in the property which was agreed by landlord but due to serious illness which our dog sadly died from,…
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Vermin Under Decking
Hi All, I moved into a property with decking and it is very old. I’m in the process of taking the old decking up and replacing with slats ect. Fast forward to today I was taking up the decking and heard scurrying. I am pretty sure I have rats or mice underneath it. I’ve never ran so fast in my life. I’m now going to pay…
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Critique my house please
Hi our house has been up on the market for nearly 5 weeks and only 2 viewings. The first viewers wanted it but they had a house to sell and to cut a long story short they have now decided not to sell. Plenty of hits on Zoopla etc but feedback from second viewer was they didn’t like the location but liked the house and a…
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Are solicitors always so slow?!
Hi all, My partner and I are first time buyers buying new build property, we’ve reserved the plot with the builders, met with a mortgage advisor and have been given a mortgage in principle (yey!) and have spoken with a solicitor to get the ball rolling with our contracts. However, I spoke to the solicitor over a week ago…
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Moving out - issues
I have moved out of my rented house recently and having issues with the LLs re: some stuff on my chrck ou inventory. I moved out early (with their agreement so long as rent was paid up and all bills, which have been). Did my professional clean on the 26th, handed keys back on the 28th. Check out wasn’t done until the 14th…
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Buying new home after separation.
I’ve been separated from my wife for 3 years. I want to buy a new home now. My wife and her mother are the only person named on the mortgage and always has been. We have a separation agreement which states I have no legal interest in the house. My question is as I wasn’t on the legal paperwork for the house so will I be…
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Advice on buying with underpinning
Hi, we would really appriciate some advice, We have put an offer on a 1960's ground floor masonette, that had to have underpinning 3 years ago due to a tree damaging the concrete floor and partition wall in one of the bedrooms. The tree has now been removed, and the hole filled in and a shed put in it's place. We've…
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Estate Agent Selling Fees - No work, breach of faith
Hello all, I was recently harassed by an estate agent into signing them on as a secondary seller of my property, with multiple calls and house visits, insisting they could get more money than my other estate agent. Eventually I signed with them on the proviso that they get at least £5,000 more than my other estate agent to…
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Can you use help to buy isa to build your own home?
Wondering if you can use help to buy isa to build your own home? And can you use it to buy a house even if your partner already owns a house but I don’t?
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Fire Safety - Communal Areas
Hi all, I am the director of a company that owns the freehold for a building with 3 flats in it. I am one of the flat owners and I have recently appointed the owners of the other 2 flat owners as directors. One owner has said she thinks we need to have a fire risk assessment for the communal areas (stairs, hallway and…
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Can Millenials Buy A House?
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Shared ownership and section 442...help!!!
So we are in the process of selling our SO (45%). Our buyers mortgage provider (Halifax) is stipulating a section 442 is required in the lease. This was never a required when we bought 4 years ago and was never in the original lease. The landlords (local council) are refusing. Our solicitors are suggesting an indemnity…
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Disabled mortgage with 50% deposit? Help please xxx
Hi there I am looking for advice, I'm in such a mess at the min. Okay so I am long term disabled and just been awarded PIP standard in both care and mobility for 3 years. My son is 18 and also has a disability which he receives PIP but enhanced on both for 3 years (since September). I am on a mortgage with my ex husband…
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Need help with potentially Illegal Eviction
Hi all, I’m new here so take it easy. I’m a fateher of two girls aged 8 & 3. My wife and I were renting a privately rented unfinished flat. Initially we’ve had 6 months tenancy agreement and never got renewed however, we’ve lived in the same property for over 18 months before we’ve had to go to India to attend a medical…
