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Conveyancer/Solicitor Recommendations for Buying House?
Hi all, I keep seeing nightmare stories of conveyances/solicitors to avoid, with all of them seemingly having someone complaining about poor communication/slow service/incompetence. So I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for actually good conveyances or solicitors? This is for buying a house - first-time buyers,…
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FTB- in chain with someone buying new build...
Right here goes! So I found my dream home in July, placed offer and accepted few days later. Applied with broker to one lender.. they took almost 40 working days to inform me I had being declined. Applied to second lender and was approved last Wednesday. Paid for searches the following day and these were instructed. Now…
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Council tax
Does anyone know the best agency to go to for council tax advice? I’ve had several different bills in the same year and I’m still no nearer resolving the issues.
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Capital Gains Tax
I have recently achieved a divorse ( decree absolute ) the financial agreement included buying 50% value of the house from my X..She has not lived at the former matrimonial home for over three years. My question is: Is she liable for capital gains tax on the amount I am having to buy her out for (£160,000)?
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Self building, family and retirement!
Hi, Slightly complicated scenario, so bear with me. My sister and her boyfriend have been gifted a piece of land to build on by his mother. They (a) cannot afford to build on it yet and (b) aren’t sure they want to live there. My parents have not got a large enough pension, so may end up selling their house to fund their…
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Leaseholder Service Charge doubled - questionable items?
I'm asking this on behalf of an elderly friend who bought a flat in a 50+ units local authority/housing association block under Right to Buy. The service charge for this year has without warning doubled. My friend literally just received a huge bill, no explanation or anything. We suspected it was likely for fire-safety…
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House with no guarantees/warranties
Hi I've just had the property information form back on the house I am buying, and in the section on guarantees and warranties, the house doesn't have any. So no damp proofing, timber treatment, electrical work, roofing or central heating warranties/guarantees. As a first-time buyer, I am not really sure what to do with…
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Property upgrades
If I have upgraded inside my council home bathroom, kitchen etc and outside area installed a patio, new fence, pergola etc. Can I get money off the price of the house for the upgrades if I purchase it from the council?
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Rent protection insurance
Has anyone taken rent protection insurance recently. I have jut been quoted £299 for the same protection as I took our 2 years ago and paid £85.50 for! I realise that the present situation is going to have an effect on premiums but this increase seems excessive. I have not got around to looking at other insurance companies…
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counter claim for failing to protect deposit at all times
Hope you all are fine and I am looking for some advice and guidance on this issue. I fell out with my landlord as he, incorrectly, did not acknowledge on of my rental payment and after realising my deposit is not protected, I did not make rent payment for the last month of the tenancy. 1)Landlord has made a money claim to…
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Block Management disputes
Hello, anybody who has experienced big issues with their building management or has even ended up suing them and can help me with some advise?
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Conveyancer made error on completion statement and now says we owe them money!!!!
Hi all, Bit of a strange one that I am after a bit of advice on please. We completed on our sale and purchase a month ago, we received the proceeds from the sale with completion statement as usual. I have this morning received an email from our solicitors advising that they have made an error on the statement…
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Wanting to know where I stand with landlord
Hello, I’ve had ongoing issues with my landlord since February which resulted in an invalid section 21 being served (missing PI from deposit). When this expired almost two months ago, the letting agent contacted me wanting to know what it would take to get me to move out. I responded with a reasonable request and I was…
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Wait for the dream house or move on?
My partner and I are in a bit of a dilemma about which house to potentially choose, so I am curious for opinions. We had an offer accepted on our dream house in mid-July and we are still at square 1 with our vendor trying to find somewhere to move to. - Initially vendor was moving into a new build and asked for a 28-day…
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Leasehold query
I've just had offer on house accepted but a bit concerned as it is leasehold. When I viewed the property, the seller informed me she's lived in the house for 5 years and never heard anything from any management company, and therefore never paid anything. She also said she checked with the neighbours and that they have…
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Diy convenyancing to pay ownhome scheme
We are in the process of paying in full the loan we got through ownhome scheme. So need a solicitor to take the loan provider's name off the land register. I called so many solicitors but couldnt find one that understand the process or that willing to take the job. I dont understand why! One said they could help if…
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From lodger to first time buyer - timeline? A bit lost...
I was living overseas for over a decade and moved back to the UK in the summer. I am currently working part time and have a very low income. Fingers crossed, I'll be starting a new job in the new year, if all the paperwork goes through. (It's only a seven month contract though - feel lucky to even have got that in the…
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insurance claim help
I have purchased a flat which had damage to the roof in the kitchen from the upstairs flat. I went ahead with the sale with the plan to claim from the upstairs flats insurance. I now own the flat and the insurance company from upstairs states that the claim is with the previous owner as the damage was done when they owned…
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Does landlord have any grounds to chase me for 1 year of electric if they never bothered billing me?
The setup is that the electric is delivered to the site which has mostly 'package' tenancies where everyones utilities are paid however they also offered self managed apartments for a cheaper price. Little did I know before move in that they had really not thought out or properly arranged the self-managed instances so it…
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Newly built eldery care home using my adress
A care home for eldery people has being constructed across the road from us and we have been getting their mail. Their website also has our adress and postcode as ours. We have contacted them but they seem to be dragging their feet about doing anything, despite the fact we have been receiving mail for multiple residents,…
