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Advise - tenant below stopping me doing work to my flat ?
Hi, I recently purchased a flat. When we started work we discovered a whole lot of wet rot! My main concern is the wet rot in the bay window, my flat is on the first floor. We are having to replace 5 out of the 6 joist ends. I have informed the lessee in the property below in December and we have made to attempts to get…
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Second viewing - Covid considerations
Viewing a property to purchase for the second time. Want to have a more detailed look at the property - test lights, appliances, taps, check for mould, cracks etc as well as looking at the boiler. Question is, with wanting to have a more detailed look at the house, I'm not sure how best to approach it with the vendor. Am I…
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advice please
I don't have many to discuss this with so would appreciate some advice please. Been renting for about 5 years and thought of buying the house. AIP for £14000 with £30K deposit (ie house value £170K) Got house valued by local agent - very rough valuation of £160k which sounded reasonable to me. Similar house on opposite…
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Buying my fathers house
Hi there. Im looking for a bit of advice on what tax implications would be involved from the below: My father is entering his 60s and is not so well, I want him to be able to pack his manual labour job in early... I proposed buying his home from him and allowing him to live rent free with him covering the bills. He owns…
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Buyer pulled out after home survey from Countrywide surveyor
I'm beyond devastated today as our buyer pulled out. We have a beautiful bungalow that was purchased in 2019. And we still have the survey which shows the house can be made better but nothing major like damp or structural issues. So it came as a shock when our buyer was left devastated by his Home buyer Survey results from…
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Where to post for architect service?
Hi. We are taking on a house, that ad change of use to offices and now has change of use back to a house. I have done plans for planning in sketcup and also have at my disposal plans done by an architect in cad a few years back (available with consent). I don't know if I need actually need regs plans to be honest or if I…
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Lack of planning permission/building regs
Hi, We are buying a house that was built in the 1960s. We are close to exchange but have just found out that the sellers didn't get planning permissions and building regs for kitchen extension (built in 1978), first floor extension (in 1983) or conservstory ( built in 1996)- they say planning permissions were not needed…
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Next door neighbours house
I’ve had an offer accepted on a house but the next doors has moved SUMMARYHaving inspected the site, and considered the information currently available the engineer has formed the following conclusions:-The engineer is of the opinion that the cracking, both externally and internally, is representative of the movement that…
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Notice date
Hello All First of all thank you to all the regular contributors, lurking on this forum has been immensely helpful for our first time house purchase. My tenancy runs from the 24th of the month and rent is paid monthly. I realise under a SPT 1 months notice is required which should end on the last day of the tenancy month…
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Potential boiler issues
Hi All, I am a first time buyer in the very final stages of buying a house (contracts are signed and the solicitors are waiting to confirm an exchange date). The boiler in the house is around 12 years old so I had expected it may need replacing at some point within the next few years but the vendor had advised that it was…
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Buying a house in ROI while living in NI
I have seen a small house I would be interested in buying. Its about 14 miles away from me and in the same wee town as my wifes family. Its in the ROI , was always advised buying a house in south while living in the north is very hard to do as banks dont lend to non residents too much. the house price is 57k i currently…
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Stamp Duty on equity purchase?
My sister is divorcing her husband. She is looking to buy out her husbands 50% equity in the family home as part of the settlement, but needs to finance . I am prepared to Loan her the money to pay off the husband in the settlement, and in we will create a deed of trust as tenants in common assigning me % ownership share…
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Estate Agent Valuation and Market Competition
I've recently put my property (a 3 bed detached) on the market and used a local estate agent that valued the property between £190,000 and £200,000. The estate agent (an NAEA member ) is twice the price as others but sold us with their ethos of listing properties at offers over and their ability and evidence of getting…
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Lenders legal fees on purchase and sale invoice
Hello, quick question before I ask the conveyancer (in case it's something silly that I've missed). We've been sent the invoices for the legal work (again, the last ones were incorrect) and there's an item that says, 'Lenders legal fees (payable by you) - TSB Bank PLC £190+VAT=£228' I can understand that being on our…
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title plan amd parking
deeds show a dashed line within the garden im assuming is a parking space , although since house was built in the 80s has never been used for this purpose within the estate there are numerous shared and private parking spaces which we use instead, as does everyone else who has 2 cars part of the title plan states "to use…
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Survey results - not sure how to proceed.
Hey, Me and my partner have been in a long process to buy a house that we absolutely love and after 16 weeks in mortgage applications we finally also received our building survey back. (You may have seen my posts regarding the nightmare mortgage application). We were expecting it to have some things need doing as it is an…
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Capitol Gains Tax - Main residence will become a 2nd home for a few weeks at the most.
Hoping someone can help.I currently live in a house that i've owned and lived in for 27yrs.I have an opportunity to buy a "To die for house" cheaply cash to become my main residence on purchase.The solicitor has informed me that i will be liable for the payment of Stamp Duty at a higher mandatory rate even if contracts…
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Tree preservation Order on Poor tree
I recently inherited a house that had large tree growing
close to busy main roadd that is subject to a T.P.O. and has not been pruned
for twenty years+ I had a tree surgeon have a look and he stated in poor
condition and to get a horticultural report on the tree. This I did, which due
to many issues to the tree,…
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Quandary - any advice gratefully received
My partner's father has recently died and my partner and his brother will inherit his father's flat which he owned outright. My partner claims ESA. We assume that his inheritance will end his entitlement to this benefit. Can anyone offer any advice as to his situation: he and his brother cannot decide whether to rent the…
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best way to negotiate a lower offer when purchasing as FTB
So I've had a building survey report coming back with about £10k of repairs needed, the main one being a £4-5k job needed to fix an external wall (which is cracked and creating a noticeable damp+mold issue) and a bit of flat roof that needs relevelling for about £6-700. There are some works around the chimney and…
