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Selling by instalments
We have been trying unsuccessfully to sell an apartment in Spain for a few years now. We have dropped the price considerably and have been contacted by at least 10 potential buyers who want to buy by instalments over a period of 5 years. We have declined all these offers but wonder now if it will be the only way to sell.…
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Change of rental payment date - week later than normal
hi, i have a question which I hope someone can help with! I have a great tenant who has been in the rental apartment for a year, never with a late payment in the past. I believe she's changed jobs and she has just requested if she can change her rental payment date now that the 12 months AST is over and has gone into a…
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Land Registry Error - Removal of Covenant
I’m looking for advice regarding my mother’s property which benefited from a restrictive covenant that has been mistakenly removed by the Land Registry. My mother bought her home around 1996. It is a country house surrounded by woods/farming land etc and the rear view looks onto a valley - key to its value. Behind the…
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Second Home (sort of) stamp duty question
Anyone out there who can help me see clearly on this one. Brought my first flat when I was young free and single and then mt now husband Mr B. We tried to sell and buy a family home together when we got married but failed to sell the flat (bad timing-was the middle of the big crash!) So brought our current home in his name…
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TA6 Form - Misrepresentation
Hi all, I have recently purchased and moved in a property that has private drainage. The TA6 form that was filled out by the vendor specifically states that the drainage system is a septic tank, which I am more than happy with living in a rural area. The problem we have is after living in the property for 3 months, we have…
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Helping a friend out - renting one of my rooms
I bought my first property in November 2018 and after a bit of renovation and decorating my house is where I want it to be, so much so that a friend of mine is struggling to find somewhere to live and would like to rent a room from me. Can I rent out one of my spare bedrooms to him? Are there any implications to do doing…
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Security camera in private rentals
Can anyone tell me what England law is on security cameras in rentals direct through a live-out landlord? Internal or external. Thanks! ---- Genuinely asking for a friend here, who's sat here with me!
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1 Bed Flat in London for less than £240k ?
Hi all, Excluding Edmonton, where could someone buy in London for under 240K for a descent 1 bed flat with good transport links to Camden ? Many thanks Yaman:money:
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Landlord selling & wants us out
Hi. I can't seem to find the answers to my questions despite spending several hours trawling Google, and I appreciate this is a house buying/selling forum, but I couldn't find one for commercial property. We current occupy a retail unit and have done for the last 4 years. When we moved in we didn't sign a lease, it was…
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Am i still considered a FTB if ..
Hi All, a question please. I have a 50% share in a Buy to Let property with my brother-in-Law ( we bought his Grand mothers house ) would I still be considered a first time buyer when buying a property to live in London? any help or advise is much appreciated . Many thanks Yaman :A
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Looking to rent for the first time and have a stupid question
How are energy costs calculated in a building that has multiple apartments? Is each individual apartment required to have its own usage meter? Or can the entire building have just one meter that is paid for by the landlord and split between tenants? The property I'm looking at would have originally been an entire single…
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Deposits unfairly taken
Hi there, I've recently discovered a friend who rented a property a couple of years ago, but was denied refund of their deposit when there was no damage and was fully cleaned. The reason cited was that "professional cleaning was needed". Unfortunately, my friend is not from UK and is not aware of deposit protection scheme,…
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24 Month Tenancy Break Clause
Hi all, I'm currently in rented accommodation and I am looking to buy my first house (exciting!!). I want to get out before the 24 months are up and move into an owned property. I'm currently in month 15 of 24 and I am baffled by the break clause. LL seems to read it differently: "Break Clause Notwithstanding the fixed…
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Help to Buy Funding Issue
Hello, I am currently buying a new-build property from Larkfleet. We paid a reservation fee in September for an off plan property due to be completed in May. We were told we'd exchange in October and then complete in May. Initially our solicitors weren't particularly quick but we had everything signed and done by November.…
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New build homes Persimmons - Cost & Offers
Hi All, We are looking at buying a new build house this year. We are first time buyers and will more than likely take advantage of the HTB loan, the house we are looking at has a price from persimmons of £249K. My question is, has anyone here ever bought a new house and put in an offer instead of accepting what they have…
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Rat problem in new house
Hi all, My first post following a grim discovery. My wife and I moved into our new house in October 2018 and found out we had a mouse problem. We live trapped about 20 and moved them a good couple of miles away into a hedgerow (they were wood mice). We've now discovered that we also have rats and they are creating such a…
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Christmas Lights
The house almost opposite ours has an extensive set of lights on thier lawn and front of their house, these start flashing away late afternoon and are extinguished around midnight save for Christmas Eve I understand yesterday was the twelfth night of Christmas - when would it be polite to share this observation with them?…
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One house two agents i don't want to loose it
Hi everyone I'm after some advice went to view a property and fell in love with it, it's being marketed with two agents my question is is it legal and OK for us to put the same offer in with both agents? The house has been part exchanged by the vendor and is being sold by the builder of there new home, my worry is that if…
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How much value do you think we have added?
Hi, We have a typical 3 bed semi and we have just completed a single storey wraparound extension which in total equates to adding 30 square metres (on top of the current kitchen which was 6 square metres. The kitchen is now approx 12 square metres, we've added a utility which measures 4 square metres, and have also added a…
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What to offer? (the billionth time asking on this board!)
Hello! Apologies in advance as I know this thread has been posted at least a trillion times :rotfl: After over a year of looking, we have finally found a home that we both like! I'm looking for suggestions of how much below asking price is acceptable at the moment, outside London, with the market being as it is. I…
