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House buying, renting & selling
Archives for August 2020
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Right of use?
Hi all, I am in the process of purchasing a semi- detached property which has an outside toilet. I was informed by the estate agent that " The owner and a salon one door down have an agreement where the salon's customers can use the toilet". This didn't bother me as I would be the new owner putting an end to this and would…
LBTT (Scotland) payment options?
We’re moving into a new property in the next couple of months (dates being agreed at the moment) and I’ve been looking at how much and how I pay LBTT. Thankfully, we’re paying much less than usual due to current changes. However, I’m not clear on what our payment options are. I‘ve google but still confused to my options.…
Last minute lending decision!?
Hi all Currently selling my flat. I accepted a offer 5 months ago, then lockdown happened so understandable things slowed down. The buyers had the flat surveyed and we was told this came back good and the lender agreed with the value. We was supposed to exchange and the buyer decided she wanted the lease of the flat…
I think I'm overpaying on the house, need advice
Hi, We are in the process of buying a detached house which was on rent for last 6-7 years by the owner. Both us and seller are not in chain. We were looking for a house for very long time and my wife just wanted to buy one, whatever it takes. In my opinion we offered more than what was advertised. We are OK with the price…
Seller will only accept offer subject to them getting house they want
Looking for some advice please! I’m currently in a situation where I’ve offered very close to the asking price on a property that has only been on the market for a week (there were two other offers so we upped our initial offer significantly as things are currently really competitive in the area we’re looking to buy in).…
How to get my deposit back as a lodger?
Hello, I found myself in a difficult situation. Context I moved into a house with two-person a few months ago. I did not sign a formal agreement, However, by email, it was agreed that to save a spot in the house, I would have to transfer one month rent in advance, plus a 5-week deposit. It was specified that my deposit…
Unadopted road question
I recently bought a house on an unadopted road and I was aware that I was responsible for the upkeep of my road frontage. However, the council granted permission for around 170 new homes to be built right next to our road. The issue we face is that the new home owners are now using our road as a cut through to the new…
House Purchase documents
Hiwhen we buy a house with mortgage and using services of a conveyance solicitors,what happens to the house purchase documents?Or are there any documents?And do we have to use the services of same conveyancing solicitors when it comes to selling?Many thanks
Cost of garden room
Thinking of a garden room for gym and office about 6m x 4m. Studio style cabins quickly add up to 25k How much would an equivalent brick version cost?
Tenant Took White Goods
Hi, I tenant left my rented property and took the washing machine, I think that they have sold it, it was owned by me, the washing machine was a few years old and the agent for the property does not think that it is reasonable to take the full amount to cover a replacement from the deposit and I sold consider the wear and…
No Sale No Fee Conveyancers
Has anybody used a no sale no fee conveyancer and had the sale fall through? Was the no sale no fee part of the agreement honoured or was there dificulty? I thought I'd ask as i'm seeing a fair number of sales fall through in my area (the properties are back for sale on RM long after being marked as sold). I guess that if…
Selling Advice - True House Value?
Hi All After some advice and your experience on the best way to interpret Estate Agent valuations to work out the best price to list a property. I currently have an extended three bed detatched in DE72 postcode that we are looking to sell. We are in absolutely no rush but figure now is a good time to move up the property…
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