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Best way to add value when selling a house
Hello! I'm currently attempting to sell my property due to divorce, of which my ex partner is still living in. Unfortunately he hasn't particularly maintained the property over the past 18 months since I left and now we're struggling to get anyone interested in it. Any suggestions of what I can do to improve its value,…
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Second mortgage advice please
I was wondering if anyone knows about jn what circumstances its possible to take out a second mortgage on a separate property. My Mums flat is due to be demolished as part of redevelopment plans and the likelihood looks like the money she will get from the council will not be enough for her to buy somewhere else to live,…
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Protection for deposit between exchange and completion
Hello MSE forum,newbie here. We are trying to sell our flat and it turns out our buyer is a buy-to-let landlord. We are trying to upgrade from our flat to house :-), so we are in a chain (buyer>our flat>house we want). There is a big difference in price as we are scaling up. Our buyer has been very slow and their solicitor…
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Just after some advice really
Hi allI will try to make this quick and thanks for taking the time to readSo ....Yes I am a first time buyer and I think I could be rightly classed as a bit nervy about the whole processUpon reading my Survey this is the thing that sort of scares me,The dreaded DAMP word, I am trying to digest it but am unsure of what to…
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Mould - not your standard issue
Hi, looking for some help and advice please. I currently rent a property and over the course of the winter mould has started to form on the walls in specific places and more so around the windows. This is getting worse, but hopefully should slow down providing the weather warms. The issue is that unlike other mould where…
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New valuation heebie-jeebies!
Hello, I'm new on here, and this is my first post, so I hope I strike lucky! I'm in the advanced stages of selling my shared ownership flat and buying a property outside of London. But my housing association has rather belatedly told me I need a new valuation because the old one has expired. I don't mind doing this,…
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Planning Permission Consent - who is reflected in Title Deeds?
I have recently been given consent from planning to convert my garage into a room, the issue is the wall we need to use is adjoined to our neighbours who raised an objection. At present on my title deeds it states the following:Together with a servitude right to support the beams and roof of the carport forming part of the…
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Adverse possession
Today at 2:27PMI'm thinking of taking over a neighbouring property...adverse possesion. It has been abandoned for the last 3 years and is being vandalised and left to the elements.The owner died but her name is on the land registry as owned out right. She did leave a will..everything going to a chinese gentleman who does…
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MSE Help! Help to decide: Patio with direct access or big garden with no direct access
Help! we are family with 2 kids (under 5) looking to buy in London. In the area we are looking we found (and acn just about afford): 1. upper floor top floor flat ( 3beds) in a small private block of flats, 6 flats in total, we would have our own section of the garden - 53' by 18'. There is no direct access so in order to…
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Family home after death.
I was after some general advice. This issue seems a complete minefield! My dad passed away recently. In his will he left his wife £30,000 (some of which will come from the sale of the house). The house was then to be split between his three children equally. He wanted his wife to stay in the house for 2 years (nothing…
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Advice on settlement when selling
Can anyone help? Friend bough house 8 years ago with partner. Friend put 200k down. They took a joint mortgage out of around 100k. Relationship is now failing. Friend wants out. Property is now worth over 400k. Friends partner won’t discuss any aspect of it although doesn’t want to be with friend and agrees relationship is…
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Neighbour building on land.
Hi, I am after some advice. Following several parties over the lock down period, we decided to have a calm quiet word with our neighbour about the effect on our family and the risks, we were very polite. A few weeks later our neighbour erected a 6ft fence right next to our fence on our land which was already in situ, our…
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HMO or not?
Looking for advice here on whether or not to make my house into a small HMO. I have had my property on the market for a few months, and shortly after putting on market neighbour applied for planning permission for a wrap around extension. Had a few interested parties come in with offers, and before accepting asked them to…
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Secured loan options? bridging loan other??
I'm selling my current property at 195k and buying one at £165k my current mortgage is £53k so once the house is sold and the mortgage is paid i'll be left with £142k (forget solicitor and estate agent fee's for the time being) so i'm £23k short on buying the new house My buyer has said they will only pay the current…
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Council Tax banding appeal
Hi, asking for a friend (well, relative). My Sister asked me to help them with looking into an appeal on their council tax as their house is rated in the same band as one next door that is much larger and on a larger plot of land. Other surrounding houses in the same road are much more similar in size to theirs but rated…
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Moving into rented house/flat for first time! HELP NEEDED!
Hello all, Forgive my (probably) ridiculous questions, I have never lived on my own before so just want to check somethings with you guys, I'm sure you will help my fears! When I move in, I know that I will need to set up new accounts for:- *Council Tax *Water *Electric (I don't think there is gas) *TV Licence *Broadband…
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Getting a new house via Part Ex
Hi, I am just wondering has anyone been in a situation where you are selling a house via part ex but it is not signed it off yet? We are currently selling a house and came across this housing estate and went into the sales office to request more information. We were allowed to go in and see the showhome and once we walking…
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Care costs and a house.
I'll keep this as short as possible. My friend was always told that she would be left her aunties house when she died. There was the caveat that any of her sisters - the aunties not my friends - who were living there could stay as long as they wanted. Her auntie died last year so my friend is now the owner of the house.…
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High Brooms TW - anyone lives/moved into the area?
Hi All We live on the outskirts of south London and are looking at houses around Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge area hoping to buy 2-3 bed. Nicest houses for our budget are in High Brooms but it doesn’t have a great reputation... Having said that all the comments I could find online are quite old. Is it still a rough area?…
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Seriously - whats is actually involved
For anyone who knows the inner workings of solicitors............just a question on how long something SHOULD take..... Had an enquiry from buyers solicitor asking for building reg certificate for a wall removal we did in 2016. I had to get the chase from the buyer about this - not my solicitor. So i forwarded this to my…
