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Buy to Let via Company?
So the OH and I have managed to get ourselves in the position of being Mortgage Free at the end of our current contract (thanks to lots of savings etc over the last 5 years) That being said I have paid the majority so that the OH has been able to save a decent amount. Someone mentioned that perhaps it would be beneficial…
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Help with end of tenancy
We're looking at not continuing with our tenancy at the end of our contract. The problem is we're not sure if the new place we're moving too will be ready by the end of our contract or sometime afterwards. Looking through the contract, it says: "Notwithstanding the fixed term stated in Clause 1 Of the Main Terms of the…
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Inherited property split 5 ways - what if SIL refuses to sell to me
Morning all I am the Executor of my late mother-in-law's will. My late MIL left the property to her 5 grown up children. My husband and I are considering buying out the other 4 (or if one of them joins us we might buy out the other 3) - funds permitting, of course. However, my sister-in-law does not get on with my hubby at…
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changing buyer name before/after exchange
Partner and I are buying a flat together and it's due to exchange contract this or next week. The flat we are buying has became a "second home" which is now subject to additional 3% stamp duty because I have inherited a property during the conveyancing process. I can't sell it because my aunt still lives there and it…
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Humour me please - solicitors question
So humour me please, Our solicitors have been absolute crap to say the least and I am beginning to doubt my own expectations now they are that bad. We were meant to exchange on Wednesday - a one house chain (us buying) - solicitors had suggested the date, and the two parties agreed. Now it is Monday and we are on the 4th…
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Self Build Warranty Issue
Hi, We are currently nearing the final stage of buying a self build house, however issues have arisen with regards to the warranty taken out on the property and has put the buy at risk of falling through. The build we have been told was completed in 2011 but sign off was in 2017. We thought a warranty was in place when we…
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Buying a house - concerned about neighbours
Hi All We have found a lovely house that seems so perfect for us in every way. However, the 100ft gardens on either side of the property are seriously overgrown (years of neglect). This is owing to the fact that the neighboring properties, and a few others on the street, are large houses that have been carved up and…
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Buying a flat as a singleton on average salary
Hi everyone. I'm 28 years old, single and currently working in the South East. I'm on a £25k salary but recently moved back in with parents in order to save quicker for a place of my own one day. This seems like an impossible task buying even the smallest 1 bed flat where I live but at the moment I know I just need to get…
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Council Tax Rebanding advice needed please
I don't know if I'm posting in the correct place, so I apologise if I have this wrong already (this is my first forum thread ever, not just on here) I need some advice on how to proceed with my quest in having our council tax banding changed, please. We bought our first home about a year and a half ago, a bungalow that…
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Dispute over communal land for freehold properties
Advice needed please:- 9 years ago we bought a property that was part of a converted coaching inn and stables - the whole property had been converted 6 years before we bought and split into 6 separate properties, however there is a shared drive and water treatment plant that was retained by the original developer. For…
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Court action only option 're title deeds?
Hi My partner has a signed separation deed from before his divorce with his ex wife agreeing to sign the house over to him when he can afford to take the mortgage on himself. We are buying a property together and need her name off the deeds before hand but she now says she wont. We have spoke to a solicitor, we will go to…
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End of 12 Month Tenancy contract/ notice period?
Hi all, I am currently in a discussion with my landlord about the following. I have signed a Assured Shorthold Tenancy over a 12 month term, the exact wording is: There is no mention of a rolling tenancy anywhere in the contract. There is also no mention of any specific notice period regarding renewal/ not renewing the…
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Moving abroad - sell or rent out our house?
We're considering moving abroad and I'm wondering if it would make more sense to sell or rent out our house. We would have to pay an early repayment charge if we sold up (around £2k). Also cash in savings isn't the best as it's taxed in the other country (the full savings, not just not the interest!) In the other country…
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Buying House - Potential to demolish party wall?
Hi there, Currently considering buying a property which is mid-terraced forming a row of 4 houses. The property is joined to one of the neighbouring houses (see link for pics) by a single storey part of the property, currently used as a small kitchen. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-67001926.html…
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developer buys new build back
We are looking to buy a property and found one which the developer bough back from the owners after a few years. Do you think this is a good or bad sign? Why would they do that?
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Finally want to put an offer: how much?
Hi everyone, FINALLY after viewing 15-20 properties hubby and I would like to put an offer on one that we both like (not an easy task). FTB, agreement in principle in place, no property to sell. Property has been on the market for 2 months and price reduced. Advertised for £200-£220k, vendor verbally advised during viewing…
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Over 50, renting - any hope??
Hi there! I wonder if there are any options for myself and husband to alter our situation? Renting because I was divorced, then remarried, and 2nd husband renting (both of us due to circumstances, not choice). Little money between us. So currently we live in greater London and pay £1100 per month for a ground floor…
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Buying a house backing into allotments
I have had an offer accepted on a house. It’s in London but is in a very quiet location partly because there are a lot of allotments at the end of the back garden. Would any plans to build on the allotments show up in the searches? How likely is it, that any time in the future planning would be given to develop on the…
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Tenants in Common agreement - buying with a friend
Hi there I’ve done some Googling but wondering if anybody can offer some help regarding a tenants in common / declaration of trust agreement. For context, me and a friend are looking at buying a house in London together. We have uneven deposits: she has £50,000 and I have £25,000 so we’ll be going in with a 70/30 split.…
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Best location for toilet
We want to create a second toilet and ideally would have done it by extending to the rear, however the access path is a bit tricky which makes it difficult to do rear extension. Second option would be to convert a cupboard in the bedroom (which is towards front, so no easy access to soil pipe at the rear). For option 1, we…
