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Husband of tenants died, wife was given time to pay - now she is refusing to communicate
Tricky one this. I rent out my late mother's bungelow and it was rented to the nephew of her neighbour. He was diagnosed with lung cancer, which was successfully treated, but then had a brain tumour to which he was responding well to treatment before declining rapidly and passing away before Christmas. In September, he…
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Unoccupied home insurance
My Father is going into a care home shortly. His house is not in a good state of repair although the roof looks fine and there are no leaks. It’s in West London. We will sell the house probably using an open tender. It’s in a very nice road but will need complete refurbishment. We don’t live locally. What unoccupied…
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Family House Swap/Inheritance Advice
Hi All, Apologies for the thread title but I really had to idea what to call it or even if it was to go in this section. Hopefully someone can help or at least point me in the right direction. It’s all a bit complicated but here goes... So, our current situation is I have my own mortgage on a house I paid £78.5k on and…
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Completion fallen through - where do we stand?
Today was supppsed to be completion day and that hasn't happened...we are a short chain. First time buyer moved in this morning as he transferred his money. Then our buyers selling solicitors processed payment but my fast track and because of the issues with lloyds today this didn't process quick enough. On the contract…
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Unadopted road incorrect?
Dear All I suspect this will come out in the wash next week. But with the weekend, I was hoping for a head start in trying to understand the issue. Basically the house we are buying is apparently on a road not publicly maintained, according to the searches. The thing is according to the seller this is the first he’s heard…
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Conveyancing - LPL? Recommendations?
I'm having difficulty choosing a conveyancer for a property sale - looking for recommendations or reviews. I would like reasonable value for money ie cheap-ish as long as they are competent, efficent and contactable, rather than the absolute cheapest. Anyone used LPL in Manchester? I can't find any genuine-looking online…
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How best to sell half a property for inheritance
Hi all , I'd like some help please with the following questions if possible thanks. Basically my mum and sister live together following my dad's death. They jointly bought property and it is now mortgage free all paid off. Both names are on property deeds etc. My mum wants some money to spend for her retirement and also to…
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Sewage survey after mortgage offer???
Hi, We are in the process of selling. Our buyers have had many problems getting a mortgage approved but 6 months after they made us an offer on the property they finally have an offer. The property was surveyed about 2 months ago, the solicitors have received what they need and were only waiting for one document from the…
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Completion Funds To Be Put In Queue Day Before Completion Day or ....
Previously my Solicitor said that completion funds would be put in CHAPS queue the day before Completion day, and pointed out that official contract completion time is by 2pm Being as have to travel 200 miles, no chain, vendor indicates moving out day before completion I put it to my Solicitor that I will have completion…
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New house Radiator
My fiancee and me recently got our new build house, after 5 months long delays we were happy to get in. We do have a snagging list, as you'd imagine, and one of the issues is that a radiator in the living room is in a really awkward place, which would be where you would naturally put a TV cabinet etc (makes the most sense…
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Deposit Issue with Agency/Landlord
Dear all, I have a question regarding on how to get back the deposit. Ok so I left the property on the 28th of December. On the 3rd of January after the checkout report was completed, I received an email from the agent simply stating "the landlord has communicated the intention to make some deductions, we will keep you…
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Rent a roof Solar panels and selling property
Hi, Hopefully someone can give me some advice... I had solar panels fitted in 2012 under the rent a roof scheme. I've just marketed my property to be sold and thought I'd double check with the company 'Free solar 4 U' (Parent company Ideal home group PLC) that everything is straight forward to transfer the lease to the new…
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Help and advice needed!
Hi guys, new here! Myself and my partner have recently been told that our long term landlord is selling the property and therefore we started looking at a mortgage. I was declined for a decision in principle on the terms of having adverse credit. I had a dispute a few years ago with a catalogue company and I subsequently…
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No deposit rentals
Im looking to move rented home soon and a lot of the propetys ive seen advertised recently are marketed as neading no deposit on discussing this with some of the agents it appears to be some sourt of insurance policy (you pay 1 weeks rent as an insurance premium then dont need a deposit). The agents ive spoke to seem to be…
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Brexit, the market and renting.
Talking about issues in todays market is one thing I have personally considered to be something only the brave talk about. It is a scary time for people and especially people who rent. Myself I have now seen an ever-growing rise in the rent prices for multiple developments, apartments, houses even the prices of hotels in…
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Can a landlord enforce that the issues can only be fixed by the handyman he appoints?
I am having a tough time with the ex-landlord of mine who is asking me to fix some of the issues that we are not agreeing to. That aside, he has now told me that, I cannot bring my own handyman to fix the issues. Only the handyman appointed by him will fix the issue and he will send me the final bill. Can he do that…
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Buying a new build...no extras.
Hi everyone, we are currently in the process of buying a new build house with a smaller local builder, due to exchange next week. I asked the sales lady for a copy of the extras list. We wanted the plumbing for a dishwasher putting and possibly a few extra sockets so we don’t have to mess around once we moved in. Flooring…
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HELP!! Advice please on renting lower floor of house, self contained annex
Hi all, We’re thinking of renting the lower floor of our house. It currently has 2 rooms and a bathroom. But we have a few questions: 1) What steps would we have to take (planning permission etc) 2) would we need to add a kitchen or anything else 3) would we need to split the gas water etc and 4) what would the costs be?…
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Solicitor Question before exchange
Hello I'm very close to exchange and today my solicitor emailed asking: The buyers’ Solicitors have asked us to confirm whether or not you are aware of any items that are in need of repair/maintenance When I bought my property (mortgage free) I paid for a survey, the surveyor only found one problem which he felt should be…
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Capital Gains Tax if Letting Rooms
Apologies if this has been asked before but I'm struggling to find a definitive answer here or elsewhere. Myself and a friend are considering buying a four bed property and would like to let the two spare rooms. As I understand it this means we would be liable for capital gains tax on sale. I also understand that we'd…
