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Struggling to get consistent legal advice
Hi don’t know if I’ve posted in the right part but hoping someone who has experienced similar can advise as I’m getting told different things and not sure if it’s just solicitors trying to rip me off. Basically I have a mortgage on a property in my name and my partner will be moving in and I’ve been told even if they pay…
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disabled facility grant
selling mums flat as she has had to go in a carehome. permanently as her health got worse & she no longer could manage in flat . 2 years ago she had a disabled facility grant to have her bathroom changed into a wet room .do will we have to pay any of it back to her local council
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Estate Parking Proposed Parking Enforcement - how to respond
Like many who have bought a house built in the last ten years or so my roads and landscaping have not been adopted by the local council and are managed by others which we pay a yearly fee for them to carry out maintenance and the like. Subject to not causing an obstruction, my property's deeds permit any car sized vehicle…
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Content Insurance ?
Hi guys finally got a tenancy and the next thing we need to do according to the estate agents is arranging " content insurance " Is it quick and easy to arrange, is it all done online ? Thanks:j
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Advice Please: Moving in together (new house) when 1 all ready has a mortgage.
Hi I'm looking for advice please, hopefully from people who have done this sort of thing all ready, or currently going through the same (or perhaps want to in the future) on the following scenario. Back story first...... I have children from a previous relationship. When my ex left, I took over the house and took her off…
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Boundary Query
If my house documents don't say who is responsible for a boundary, is it a 50/50 thing? I assume if my neighbours documents state I am responsible, then my documents should also say the same thing? Also, if a fence that looks like it is within my neighbours boundary has fallen over and damaged things on my side, is there…
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Estate Agent won't accept our offer?
We viewed a property and liked it, we were told yesterday that although marketed as the same estate agents there were 2 branches working independently under the same name and another first time buyer had offered through the other branch of the company. Our agent says they offered £650,000 which was rejected so had given…
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Buy a house with ISA S&S money?
As the title says, should I buy my home using my ISA S&S money? I've been saving for quite a while and have around 80k, location is London, so I'll need around 500k. Or should I start saving for a deposit and keep the ISA S&S? Thoughts?
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Landlord charging to "register" Tenancy Agmt
Hi I've owned a Buy to Let purpose built flat for more than 10 years.! When I first owned it the Landlords tried to charge me for permission to let my flat. A group of tenants took collective legal action against the landlord and won: they had to refund charges they had made to tenants for permission to let and weren't…
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Certificated Copy of Original Lease enough?
Hi I purchased a property in 2011 which was built in 2007. The property has a leasehold garage attached to it with flat above. On reviewing the papers I had received from the solicitor when I bought the property it seems they have only given me a photocopy of the garage lease. I called the solicitor in question and they…
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Landlord refusing to return full deposit (not protected)
First off, my apologies for such a long post and a truly heartfelt Thank You to any advice given as this is causing me and my girlfriend a great deal of stress since we just purchased a flat and money is extremely tight at the moment. I just want to highlight all the big points in case it has an affect on the outcome. I…
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Impact of Neighbour's Garden Being Developed?
We had our offer accepted on a property and have now found out that the neighbours received planning permission to build a 3 bed bungalow in their back garden. They are knocking down the current side extension to allow for a driveway to the back of the property. The new driveway will be right next to the fence and will…
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What caused the Crack on the inside pane of double glazing
Hello, I'm hoping to get some guidance - In the summer on a particularly hot day I went to work and when I came back there was a crack on the inside pane of glass of my double glazed window. See link to photo below I've explained this to the letting agent/ landlord but the landlord doesn't believe the window cracked by…
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Buildings Insurance - Freeholder dissolved
Hi, I hoping someone can give me their thoughts on this. Im in the process of buying a small flat. It's a house converted into 4 flats. I think the conversion was done around 50 years ago as the lease has less than 70 years remaining. It turns out that the freeholder has dissolved and that currently the owner of the flat…
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Help writing letter to Housing Association
Hi there, I recently bought a shared ownership property from what feels like the worst housing association in the country. I have purchased a property surrounded by council tenants - I have no prejudices against them, I was one with my mum for most of my life, however, the general condition of our new build street is…
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Putting in lower offer after survey
I'm a regular poster from another account but would prefer not to be identified in case my agent / seller is reading this. I had an offer accepted on a house a while back and after the survey threw up some issues I got in a builder, plumber and electrician to look at some stuff. The seller and agent have bene very…
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Bought a house with subsidence
Well I haven't but a friend has, A few of months ago a friend bought a completely refurbished terraced house, after a few weeks he noticed cracking on the ceilings which he filled, but they started cracking again. He asked me to have a look, I noticed that the windows were not square but nothing that worried me (120+ year…
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Forcing house sale
Here is my story. We jointly purchased the house in scotland in 2006 by putting 50% deposit each. In 2010 we separated and decree nisi was granted in UK in 2015. We jointly have a 5 bedroom house in scotland on which we have a mortgage. I paid the mortgage from the beginning and continue to do so since not paying it will…
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What are my rights with letting agent?
Hi all! I have recently been to view a flat with my girlfriend, everything had gone perfectly, we had applied for it, had all references done, been accepted and PAID DEPOSIT, AGENCY FEES + FIRST MONTHS RENT and any other fees to a total of roughly £1600. We have now been told that we may not be able to move into the flat…
