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Valuation Backlog?
We accepted an offer on our house a month ago, memorandum of sale issued on 4th May. Buyers dont have anything to sell so only a small chain and they said they were keen to move quickly. We still havent been contacted for a valuation by the buyers lender. EA told us last week its with Santander and they have a backlog,…
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Lunch break during refurbishment
Hey - has there to be a lunch break by law during a refurbishment so other residents are not disturbed? Thanks
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Can I buy my nanas council house?
Hi there, my nana has lived in her council house for over 40 years now but she's recently had a stroke and has to live in temporary rehabilitation in a care home. She's over 80 years old. The council have given her 6 weeks to get better or they'll take the house back. I was wondering if theres anything I can do? Can we buy…
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Strange entry in land registry of house we want to buy
We were just about to put an offer in on a house but thought the seller's agent has been behaving a bit oddly (withholding information) so we did a bit more looking around and found some strange info. The house is advertised at £325K which seems normal for what it is, but the land registry appears to say that it was last…
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Management company dispute
Apologies in advance if the thread sounds a bit random, this is a situation that neither my wife nor I have come across before. Brief description: Second home, new build (If you can call it so), development only planned to be X number of properties, our property is an afterthought, therefore it’s X+1 now. We only share 1…
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Can neighbour complaints get us thrown out?
Hi My Husband and I recently moved into a rented terraced house. We are (unfortunately both smokers). A month after moving in one of our neighbours asked us to move our ashtray (upturned flowerpot with a hole in) as it stunk, she could not abide the smell and it made her not able to sit out in her back garden. She then…
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Small question on Mortgage offer
Hi All, We've just exchanged contracts and are due to complete and get keys for our first home on the 31st! In the Mortgage application it states the following and i've been trying to figure out what it means for a while. We bought the house for £210,000 but we think we've done well to get it at that price and the EA (I…
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Right of way
Trying to sell my parents house, however there appears to be a right of way. Nobody knows what this right of way is about, and hasn’t been used since the house built in 1962. The council records do not go that far back. To remove it would cost thousands and take rather a long time. Is their a quicker way to nullify the…
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Need a way to afford rent but private too high
Hi I'm having a few issues lately with my housing situation. I used to rent with my wife but when she left me I could no longer afford the rent and other bills on my own, so I ended up moving into a shared house that my cousin was the lead tenet of. Whilst I was there I have been suffering severe depression and anxiety…
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Right to Manage Notice - Any Templates
Hi There, Myself and the other tenants of the leasehold block have recently had a successful mediation whereby we have reclaimed 50% of our service charges going back 5 years as we felt they weren't providing value for money. They have also agreed to allow us the right to manage our block and we have set up our RTM…
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Can I get the mortgage I want
Hi we are currently in process of buying our housing association house under right to buy, we’re getting it at roughly 50% discount so only want a 10 year mortgage of around 40k what’s the best route to go down and do we go with a broker? I’ve been told bigger companies won’t go near us as they won’t make as much money off…
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First time renter.. utility bills?
Hi! I'm moving into my first rented flat next weekend. It's a cosy little 1 bed apartment in my local area that I quite like and I cannot wait to be independant. I've budgeted and everything but since meeting the landlord i'm scared i'm going to let them and myself down. I've met the landlord and they're happy to rent to…
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Strata homes
Hi I am looking at buying a house from strata homes. Since they are one of the lesser known house builders, I certainly hadn’t heard of them until recently, I was wondering if any other forum members had bought from them or had dealings with them. The house type I am interested in is a 5 bed detached. What I am wondering…
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Wish I'd done more research first! Advice for next move..?
Myself and my partner offered 180k on a house Tuesday morning (asking is 190k). Been looking a while and not found anything we like, but both like this one! Were told before making an offer that they'd had one offer but it was too low. We had a viewing on similar house size in same area (2 streets away) today so emailed EA…
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New build problems
Good evening everyone. I'm writing here seeking advice regarding some problems of a new build flat that my partner and I recently purchased. Floating floor problem: the flat use a floating floor system with an acoustic absorber layer underneath. The main issue is that the floor is really bouncy and uneven! When we walk…
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Buyer's "second viewing"
In our never-ending saga of trying to sell our house (previous sale fell through due to our buyer's buyer pulling out), we had an offer last week for slightly less than we wanted but they were in a good position in that they had nothing to sell. We accepted the offer Saturday. Today, they wanted to pop round with their…
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Anti Money Laundering Problems
Hi all, So I have found a house that I live that costs circa 750k. I was planning on buying it, cash, with money that I received from selling Bitcoin. The problem I am finding is that solicitors won't touch me because the money came from Bitcoin even though there is nothing illegal going on and I am happy to divulge all…
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Survey essential on a 12y/o property?
[FONT="](I've had a quick look to see if a similar question has been asked before and can't see one, but apologies if it has!)[/FONT] [FONT="] [/FONT] [FONT="]I'm in the process of buying a 12 year old 1st floor apartment (it's an extension to a 1930s house, has one bedroom, small open-plan kitchen/living room)…
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Rent4Sure referencing and credit score
Hi all, I (with my wife) are currently undergoing credit checks with Rent4Sure via an Estate Agent in our area for a property we hope t move to. I was doing some research into the company, and noticed (along with some less than favourable reviews from tenants) a sample report (cannot work out how to show an image sorry!) -…
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Insurance for windows in Leasehold Flat
Hi, long time lurker, first time poster and all that, Asking for a non internet savvy friend. She's buying a new build flat in a block and according to the Lease one of her responsibilities is to repair or replace the windows if necessary. Her solicitor has confirmed that it is the frames and the glass she is to be…
