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Uncertainty of moving into a new rental property
Hey there, I have had a look online and on the boards here, and the majority of the information seems to be surrounding exchanging/buying/selling, so I thought I would post a thread here with my situation. I know everything is all up in the air at the moment, and I apologise if I shouldn't be asking the question here. I am…
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Coronavirus- First time buyer, uncertain on my house process
Hi all first time buyer here! In light of the current situation in our country I feel so
uncertain of what to do and how to proceed with things…I am sure there are
millions of others in this boat too. I am waiting for Government guidelines but I wanted to ask advice
on what I should do on here because so many people have…
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Has anyone ever bought or sold a house in France with £'s?
My parents live in France and they're trying to sell their house and move back to the UK. They found a English buyer, accepted an offer and it was all going ahead merrily until the £ collapsed with the coronavirus. !!!!!!. The buyer is still super keen to buy the house but they can't afford it with the new exchange rate…
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MY PLANS HAVE BEEN RUINED!
I was planning to view houses to buy/let so that i can steal their toilet paper. Now, because of lockdown, i cant!Im absoluteley furious!
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Static Caravan Ground Rent Refund
Hi, this is just a query. We have a static caravan holiday home. At the start of the year, we paid the ground rent in full for the 2020-21 season. We have yet to visit the caravan site as it had only just opened for the season. However, the caravan park has now been closed by the government due to the ongoing coronavirus,…
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Landlords can't give notice for 3 months?
Hi people, I have heard that landlords can not give notice to tenants for the next 3 months..... is this official?, what if the landlord gave notice before this rule came in? or landlord probably saw that the government were thinking about introducing it, text us to tell us we should all leave by end of April, and I think…
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Please help - current account
Hello, my mum and dad have sold the family home and the deposit is currently held with the solicitor. They are not together and the house is sold on a 50/50 basis split. My father who has signed over His half of the house to me has a crap credit score and the banks will not even open him a current account. The solicitor…
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Student Accomodation cancellation of tennancy
My daughter has an assured short-hold tenancy agreement for her halls of residence at university. Due to the current situation with coronavirus and travel restrictions she is at home and will not be returning to halls to take up the room for the final term. The university are completing all lectures online. Her agreement…
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Registers of Scotland partial shutdown
Just announced that the Registers of Scotland are sending their remaining office-based staff home at close of business today, so won't be accepting any more paper applications. Online applications in the Land Register are still being accepted, but that's going to be of limited use for most purchases/sales, so I think this…
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Exchange of Contract / Completion deadlines.
First time, unknowledgeable idiot here, needing help..... The exchange of contract and completion dates..... how strict are these adhered to and is it just the seller that may religiously stick with these deadlines? I am just wondering if it matters if things are delayed at the last minute/days due to this coronavirus…
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New build exchange / completion delay - CV
Hello. We are due to exchange on a new build in two weeks with a “current” completion date of week 29. Given what is going on right now I am certain it will be delayed. We are happy to proceed at the moment, however my concern is liability for the 10% exchange deposit - if for some reason our mortgage is pulled / expires…
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Should I continue with house purchase?
Hello, I really hope you can help with my predicament as there’s (understandably) not been much discussion re this so far. I’m a first time buyer and am in the process of buying my first property. I’m about a week away from contracts being exchanged. I’m currently self isolating as being asthmatic and having beaten cancer…
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I guess I can't snag my new build now.
Tomorrow I am due to snag a new build property I am in process of buying. Anyone also need to snag theirs in upcoming days/weeks? Is this still going ahead? Obviously the rules don't allow it. The rules don't even allow house moves which is plain ridiculous, especially if it's just you moving your stuff in your own car. I…
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Are estate agents still showing properties?
We are due to put the house on the market this week. However, with the latest news coming from the PM, should we go ahead and will estate agents even be working? I guess it will be a supply and demand thing but we are so unsure like many what we should do, we are end of chain. On the one had we want to get on with it and…
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Contacting the seller/buyer directly
Given everything that is going on with Covid-19, is it a bad idea to contact the seller/buyer directly to assuage any fears either side has with the ongoing sale of a property?
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Will lockdown affect house move?
We're due to move house in 2-3 weeks. I would class that as essential travel but what do I know. Will it be affected? There must be thousands in the same boat as March/April is one of the busiest periods for people to move home. Would be very grateful if somone could clarify if estate agents will remain open and removal /…
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Building control before planning permission
We have an integrated garage which was part converted by the previous owner 6 years ago, and this work received building control sign off by the council. The conversion left the garage door in place with a 1 metre space between it and the converted space, therefore we investigated what was required to replace the door with…
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Gifting property
I currently have a house which has got a 20% mortgage remaining. I want to transfer this house to my mum but want to continue paying for the mortgage. Can this be done easily? Or will my mortgage provider do affordability checks on my mum? I hope not as I still be responsible for the mortgage .
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FTB, various issues arising...
I'm an FTB (please be gentle) and due to my parents' generosity, I am in the position of being able to pay cash. At the end of January I had an offer accepted on a 1 bedroom near the centre of London. Up to a point things seemed to be progressing well but here are the issues I am now encountering... -I paid for a home…
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Moving in date and covid 19 lockdown.
Hi, my partner and I are due to move into new rented accommodation this weekend (28th March). If the country is put in lockdown will we still be able to move? Is moving classed as essential travel? I have asked the estate agent and they do not know. We have signed the paperwork but not transferred any money yet. We are…
