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Joint Owners
Hi. Regarding buying a house as Joint Tennants can one buyer put up the whole money (100%) to buy a property first and then the other be added at a later date (when they have the money) or must both people be involved in the original sale (with both persons names put on the deed as Joint Tennants). And to clarify it will…
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Due to Complete Next Friday but still haven't exchanged - Very Concerned. Need Help
Hello, We're in a chain of 4, we are FTB at the bottom on the chain and we are still waiting to exchange. To give you a bit of background our purchase has been far from easy and our vendors have been difficult and unpleasant. Throw in their conveyancer who is the rudest, most unprofessional piece of work i have ever had…
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6 months break clause on 12 months AST: is it really 6 months or 8 months break?
Hello people, I am about to move out from a room I am renting here, which I am renting under the condition that I can break the tenancy 6 months into the tenancy if I give 2 months notice. So I assumed if I give a notice at the end of the 4th month, I can move out at the end of the 6th month. But the agent just told me…
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No Money For New Deposit - Edinburgh, Scotland
Hello all! This is my first post so please be kind! I currently live in a flat in Edinburgh with my friend, but at the start of January we were told to vacate by the 1st of April so he could sell the property. I was already low on funds (right after Christmas, who isn't?!) and I had just spent my small amount of savings on…
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Rent - 12mth ends - rolling contract ?
Hi all, Hoping some of you can shed some light, in a bizarre position ! I rented a house with a USELESS letting agent on the 2nd feb last year, and signed a 12mth lease... Its a managed property (ok, i deal direct with the landlord due to the letting agents being the most useless agents in the UK), so i pay the letting…
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Prople who rent out a second home/property - share your experience!
Hello, My husband and I are toying with the idea of buying a flat in London, before moving abroad in a few (3-4) years and renting it out. We have very different opinions about how easy and financially viable this will be to do. Our deposit would be somewhere around the £70K mark, for a £350K property. I know we have to do…
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Gazumping by original accepted offer
Hey! I’ll try keep this short but we’re having a gut feeling of somethings not quite right with a property we’ve found and really want to buy, we’re thinking a little irrationally and so need some advice, some rational thinking as to what’s going on and what to do... 1. House was sold to a buyer for asking price £210,000…
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Maybe buying next to a very close side extension...
We've just had our homebuyer report back on a possible purchase. The house itself looks to be in good condition, but it's extended (2 storey) at the side - and the next-door neighbour's also had a full-height side extension. The extensions are so close to the boundary that there's only a few inches between the walls - the…
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I am trapped and I don't know what to do
Ignore pls
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What document would state if there is a pre exemption on an ex shared ownership house
Hi there, I’m just looking through paperwork with my sister. She lives in a property, which she initially bought as shared ownership but staircased to 100% and acquired the freehold in 2015. We’re currently looking through documents to try and identify if a pre exemption is recorded anywhere that gives the housing…
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Moving to Ireland
Hi, My family and I will be moving to Ireland in the not too distant future. I was just wondering whether this is a complete checklist of thing that I need to do/consider before we move e.g. contacting utility companies, council tax, etc. Thanks in advance Gavin
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Should I use company to claim for wayleave on electrical wires
A company Langford Marsh are suggesting I can get a small amount of money as wayleave payment for electrical lines that run across the back of my house.It is claimed no cost to myself and I keep 100%. Seems like nothing to lose but is there more to it? Thanks.
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Need advice on exterior wall crack
Hello I'm interested in a property that has a concerning crack on the exterior wall, it's an auction property so I can't get a survey done beforehand There's no evidence of damp from the crack on the inside, Please could give advice as to what the crack could be and potential repairs/costs? Many thanks! Here is the imgur…
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Part of building may not be on our land
OK, scenario is this. To the side of our house was originally a car port with a brick storage. The neighbour also has a similar brick storage building, but no car port as they have no vehicular access to their house. Shortly after the houses were built, it appears the owners of my house built a wooden workshop which now…
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6 month break clause and notice - agent wants me to sign even though the wording doesn't match up
I'm hoping to get into a new flat next week. The contract says below about a break clause, but it says two month's notice. The agent says the two months notice is only for giving notice at month 4 to leave at month 6 and that it's actually 1 months notice after 6 months. But the contract doesn't say this anywhere. Is this…
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Lifetime ISA Question
Hi, I am currently depositing £4,000 into my lifetime isa per tax year in order to get the full government bonus. I am looking to buy a house in July 2021 using this deposit and government bonus and therefore getting a residential mortgage. However, my question is if i was to i try and flip this residential mortgage to a…
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Selling via auction
A relative has died and left a lovely bungalow, on a large plot. The interior is smart and a purchaser could move in immediately. To our surprise, the agent has suggested using 'the modern method' (according to him) of selling via a property auction. Does anyone have knowledge or advice to offer? Anything we should be wary…
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What is essential maintenance?
I own a property in a development of 109 freehold properties, comprising 6 blocks of flats. Each block has a lift. We do have a Management Agent. One block required a replacement door operator. It took quite a while for the agent to contact and get approval from 50+% of the owners per deed of conditions. Agent was in no…
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Recommendations for a conveyancing solicitor in SE London?
Hi Everyone, I'm looking for a good conveyancing solicitor in SE London for my home purchase and need recommendations. Please post your experiences and if possible specific names of the solicitor if you got a particularly good service. Thanks in advance.
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Section 13 rent increase - goes against contract
We signed a 6 month rental contract on 30 May 2019 that promised no rent rises for 363 days. The contract states that at the end of the 6 months, the contract converts to a shorthold assured tenancy agreement and is on a rolling basis and it includes info of notice periods etc... We have now received (or been told we will…
