-
Helping son get on the property ladder
Hi all, we have a house in Spain that we stay around 5 months a year, we own a home in the U.K. now we are thinking to sell our U.K. property and give our 2 boys a chunk of their inheritance now, first son is already on the property ladder so the other sons money would be used as a sis able deposit on a buy to let property…
-
need some help regarding renting with CCj
Hi Everyone, could really do with some advice - a few weeks back we viewed a property to rent in Kidderminster, we are relocating there from portishead and we have been renting her for well over 5 years now. we did
-
Flying freehold
I purchased my property a year ago with a flying freehold ie my lounge is above what was at the time of purchase offices adjoined to and belonging to a residential property. The property has since been sold and the new owners want to turn the offices into a double garage below my lounge. Originally the local planning…
-
Can switching utility bills wait?
Hi, sorry for the long winded question. Me and my partner have found a new house that we would like to rent. It's all in progress at the moment and we should be getting the keys on 28th August. (although that can be changed) The next rent payment at our current house is 7th September and there's no way we will move in by…
-
Tenant eviction action halted until 20th September, at the earliest.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/evictions-ban-extended-coronavirus-renters-homelessness-a9682151.html
-
Buying Near Proposed New Road
Hi Everyone, I'm interested to see peoples views on this and I know similar questions have been posted previously. I've recently had an offer accepted on a house that ticks all the boxes for us and is at the top end of our budget. The house has allotments at the rear, a bank of trees and then a country park. It's came to…
-
Possible Subsidence: to buy or not to buy
Hello, We are about to exchange on a house. The building survey flagged potential subsidence, Cracks and potential movement which could be linked to a tree outside the property. It is a Victorian terrace house and the issues are not uncommon for properties of this age. With this finding our solicitor has advised it will be…
-
Garage Roof Contains Asbestos
Hi,I'm selling my house, the buyer has agreed price etc but now survey has come back sying the garage roof contains asbestos. They want to knock the price of the house down due to this.My understanding is that the type of asbestos used in the roof isn't dangerous, I remember vaguely being told this by a builder who did…
-
House on for sale today
Hi all, Put our house on for sale today and have set aside Saturday next week for viewings so we can leave the house for the day and I have had ankle surgery so on crutches and also have a one year old. Makes sense to have one day where we clear everything away and make it look perfect! We are happy for any mop up viewings…
-
Shared Ownership Staircasing to from 50% to 100% timescales
I am curious to know the legal timescale on staircasing to 100%. Natwest has issued me a remortgage offer on the 14th July. I have decided to use their appointed solicitors to assist in the remortgage completion and perform the staircasing to 100%. I have informed my solicitors on the same day that my property is a shared…
-
Urgent advice please, Carbon monoxide alarms
Hi everyone, Some advice appreciated please - we have moved out of a rented property. Throughout there have been issues with the state of the property (as detailed exhaustively in the check in inventory), and now that we are moving out we have predictably been hit with £100s worth of spurious deductions which we need to…
-
Another question about properties for sale that are currently tenanted
There is a thread about someone trying to buy a house that has current tenants and lots of advice not to. I don't want to highjack someone else's thread. I hadn't even considered this as an issue as I'm looking to buy somewhere and I particularly like 'chain free' properties for obvious reasons. A few times I have been to…
-
Removing electricity pole from garden
Hello, can anyone recommend a template I can use to write to utility company to remove pole from my garden ? I checked deeds and there is no wayleaves or easement for the pole. thank you for helping
-
Chancel Repair Liability
I'm looking to buy a house that was last sold in 1992. There is Chancel Repair Liability registered on the deed. As I understand, if the liability was not registered on the deed from 2013, and the property changes hands, any liability is waived. My question is, does the property changing hands to me count?
-
Problems came up in survey -help
I had a full survey and received the report yesterday. Some problems arose that I was expecting, as well as a couple that came up as a surprise. Two of them may cost a significant bunch of money. First, the roof felting has deteriorated and needs full replacement. The roof tiles are 50+ years old and so the surveyor…
-
Lack of building regs- will the local authority search throw this up?
Hi everyoneCurrently in the process of selling my house with associated garage conversion carried out 5 years ago by the previous owner. I was made aware of lack of building regs for the conversion when i purchased and accepted an indemnity insurance after having the electrics tested. I declared the garage conversion and…
-
Solicitor asking for fee when transaction fell through
Hello, I am a first time buyer. I offered on a property which got accepted, however, the transaction finally didn't go thru because of missing leasehold documents from the seller. I was using services of a soliciting firm who advertise 'No sale No fee'. They charged me £300 in advance which I duly paid for carrying out…
-
Why is everyone buying houses at the moment?
Hi guys Considering there is a global pandemic, and money has become very tight, why are so many people buying houses at the moment? Talking to friends, looking online and speaking with estate agents, they are all saying there is a massive surge, can anyone explain why this is and how it possible? I just don't get it, why…
-
Considering buying a new build house/flat over garages. Need your guidance & thoughts!
Hi All, Considering buying a "flat over garage" type house. Sort of in between a flat and a house. Image of the house: https://ibb.co/MDHhqLF Me and my partner would own the garage next to the entrance + all the above space (695 square feet/64.5 square meters) List of my pros/cons below, want to know what you guys think.…
-
Question on solicitor anti money laundering checks
So I'm in the process of buying my first property. My mum is gifting me 10,000 towards it. The solicitor wants six months of bank statements, I.D, etc to check for money laundering. So mum will send it all in, however, the 10,000 has only recently been paid into her account. Some of the money has been saved from rent I've…
