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Bellway part-ex, unsure.
Hey guys. Long story short we've found a wonderful new build plot on a Bellway estate and looked at going down the part-ex route. The part-ex manager came to our house and explained that they get 2 estate agents to do valuations, they don't look to make a profit on the property and will give a fair offer. We have had the…
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DPC Issues on Potential House Purchase
I've seen a house I want to make an offer on. Bought a friend along whose quite good at DIY. He was impressed with the property apart from mentioning someone has partly buried the DPC all along the gable wall, with the driveway. Does anyone know how expensive an issue this will be to resolve? Also, if I make an offer and…
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Advice needed
We are in the process of buying a park home we have picked our site and the home we are wanting even put deposit down and signed all the spec off so now it is in production , we agreed a part exchange price with the site owners price agreed at time of selling leaving us without the worry of selling , have just received an…
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Best/cheapest way of partial transfer of ownership of a house
Hi, I’m sure I haven’t used the correct term, but I’ll explain what I mean instead! My sons dad and his brother own a house (tenants in common), which they let for a small rental income. The one brother now wants to take early retirement & the rental income is not enough to see him through until he can start claiming his…
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Estate Agent and inaccurate listing for flat
Recently I made a phone call about a flat I was interested in - not sure now because the EA has not only put an inaccurate/dishonest listing, but they also want to view my flat (which I would have to sell) before starting the process. I think sometimes they can be a bit bullish and pile the pressure on for me to do what…
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Holiday Let Investment
Hi MSE forum folks, Can I borrow your collective ear? I'm acting as POA for my father, who is in long term care currently funded by CHC. I have been letting out his property as an Airbnb and it's doing really well, not making masses of money but enough to pay for modernising it a bit in case dad loses his funding and we…
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Shared Freehold extending lease
I am several years into my mortgage on a flat. I have a share of the freehold. It is a converted house with just our flat upstairs and the ground floor flat. My dilema is, the other flatholder wishes to remortgage, but as there is less than 75 years on lease left, the lender states she has to extend her lease. So, she has…
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Section 21 help
Hi I'm new here so hope this is the right place! Last Sunday myself and my family were served with a s21 on our rented property. We've been here nearly 5 years - been good tenants but recently there was a leak caused by faulty shower part (landlord took responsibility and tried to fix) however we've still been without hot…
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Buying flat with tiber cladding
Hi I am just starting to look at the my first flat in London. I was recommended one 10 year old 2 bed flat with timber cladding on it in north London.But it is much cheaper( 80k-100k cheaper )than the new built around it. Should I buy the new one with HTB or I just buy the old one without the HTB London scheme? What do you…
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Paying mortgage with interest?
Say you had £300k savings. You didn't buy the house outright. Instead you decided to get a mortgage and pay it using the interest from the savings .. About £500 every month. Is this possible? I'm not in this situation, but theoretically speaking, is it possible? Thinking more about a BTL mortgage here. Would the mortgage…
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Maintainance covenant
Hi all A couple of years ago myself and the family bought a new build. As many new/all newbuilds do nowadays, i'm tied into a covenant on my deed to contribute to the upkeep of the local area as the roads are not adopted by the council. This is currently run by a company called Chamonix. So far this has averaged at about…
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Gas meter in the bedroom
Hello everyone, yesterday I rented a room that has a gas meter in it. At first I wasn't really concerned about it, but this morning I think I'm smelling gas and I am freaking out. I've been reading the regulations about gas meters for the whole morning and I fund out that landlords are not allowed to rent a room with a gas…
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Complaint from next door neighbour
this is the letter https: //i.ibb.co/c2GLCwR/page1.jpg https: //i.ibb.co/r5cbvDj/page2.jpg Dear fellow MSE members, I got this message from my next door neighbour yesterday. I have been stayed here for >4 years, if I am a noisy person, I am sure this complaint will come from day 1. television sound? I sometimes watch…
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Buying first house under £300K
Hi there, After years of renting we are finally looking for a house to buy. So being FTBs, we really need a second opinion. The property will only be for myself and my partner and will need to commute into London - Shoreditch area (Liverpool St / Shoreditch High Street) daily with a max journey time 1h 30min. In terms of a…
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Viewings after previous sale fell through
My husband and I were in the process of buying a house but shortly before exchange the sellers decided not to proceed with their purchase and eventually decided to stay put. Is any of this something you would reveal when doing new viewings? I want to make sure we sound like serious buyers and as long as we find something…
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Advice about contact breach by estateagents
Background Estate agents instructed to market property for disabled spinster. All visits coordinated and attended by EA using keys in key safe on outer wall of property accessed by home nursing attendants. Owner secures sheltered accommodation as unable to cope. Keys removed as nursing input bo longer required. Subsequent…
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Best Solicitors on the Market
I have dreams when it comes to buying property in the future. Not to become a mogul or anything. But I'm determined to live in a period house in South London (yup that's gonna be expensive) at some point in the next 5-10 years. The next dream is to have a great solicitor! Y'know - one that you can talk to and feel like…
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Solicitors - What do you all think?
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Want to buy, but is the timing right?
Hi Moneysavers. I'm in a bit of a quandary. After lots of scrimping and saving (and a couple of pay bumps) I am finally in the position of being able to buy a house. I currently live in London and am mostly looking at flats in the £250-280k range. (Pricey, I know). I currently rent a very cheap flat (with bills about £800…
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Buying out my ex - disagreeing over Declaration of Trust
Hello, I am a first-time poster, but I have been a long-time reader of the advice in these forums. I hope this is the right place to post this to get some help! Four years ago I bought a house with my partner for £310,000. I contributed all of the deposit, and we agreed to split other costs and the mortgage. We had a…
