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Help required please with landlord
Hi all, thanks in advance for your help. My partner and I have recently vacated a private rented property. It was initially a 6 month lease which went to a rolling monthly term until we left. The first problem we have is the landlord did not reprotect our deposit when we went to a rolling term and has used this as an…
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Advice on purchasing a listed building
Hi, I'm looking for some advice - we are currently in the process of buying a grade II listed building in a conservation area. Our survey highlighted two uPVC windows at the front which didnt seem to be in keeping with the listed status. These windows are at least 25+ years old. The listing for the building describes it as…
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Made Homeless during house move due to negligence during solicitor payment
Hi All, I desperately need some help/advice on my options based on the following: I was in the process of moving with my family out of our sold property into our new property when I was told that we would not be given the keys. It was explained to me by my solicitor that the money had been paid into the wrong account. Me…
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Stamp duty payable?
I own a property which I have rented out. I now plan to buy a home to live in. Am I liable for stamp duty for the house I will live in?
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Things left in loft after completion
My buyer has sent me a letter threatening small claims court for items left in the loft of my old house after completion. She wants £600 for removal and skip hire costs for items I know nothing about. I never used the loft as it wasn't boarded and had no electricity. I'm very upset by this as it clearly wasn't intentional…
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Remove Hoard
How do I get step daughters belongings out of rented home legally. Background: My wife has recently passed away.She was 69 and I am 65 (retired early to care for my wife).We've lived in the same private rented 3 bedroom house for more than 10 years. My wife's daughter (my step daughter) has lived with us off and on for…
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FENSA
Hi we are in the process if selling our house and it's been fully double glazed in various stages over the years. Will this affect our FENSA application or would it make more sense to take out an indemnity insurance instead? The FENSA certificate application fee is £168.
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Eviction options
My step father has under the terms of my mother’s will been allowed to reside in the house on the condition that it is maintained and insured. He has caused significant damage to the house and land. Would that be enough to commence eviction proceedings?
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Illegal extension
Hello im looking for any help or advice I could get on the below. We bought our house 4 years ago and towards the end of the sale found out there was no planning permission for the kitchen extension. As I was due my first child in 4 weeks we stupidly accepted this and moved in. We had no advice from our solicitor regarding…
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Gift deposit and solicitors
Hi my mother in law is gifting some money towards our deposit this has already been passed by the mortgage company and the mortgage offer has been issued dead signed now the solicitor is saying that she has come back flagged as a politically exposed person she is 75 years old worked in a shoe shop and retired years ago do…
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Land Registry first registration processing time
I bought a house last year which completed in Feb 2020. The property wasn't registered with Land Registry prior and had to go through first registrtion. However, a year has passed and the property is still not registered online yet. I asked my solicitor and he said he said the application is still with Land Registry to…
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Being charged to take house off market
Hi all, would really appreciate advise on this matter. I am in the process of buying a house, however when our offer was accepted by the vendor we were charged a fee by their agent to ensure the property is taken off the market. I wasn’t happy with this at the time but as we really didn’t want to lose out on the house we…
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How much cost to run apartment?
How much per month does it cost to run a small 1 bed flat in Edinburgh? Council tax, internet, water, gas, electricity... Insurance?? Anything else? How much will these bills amount to on average?
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Purchasing with Girlfriend - agreement re division of ownership/costs
Hi All, I'm hoping you can provide some advice/point me in the right direction. My girlfriend and I are buying a property together. I'm putting in 75% with my girlfriend putting in the other 25%. We have stipulated this split within the transfer deed. I could have bought the house outright but GF was keen to put money in…
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House boundary/ownership right of access
Hi I am looking at buying a house but have a question regards right of access and land ownership. I have purchased the titles deeds from the land registry and I am struggling to understand them. It is a house that has been built on a small plot in the rear garden. I’ve attached a photo of the plot and the information…
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Does Landlord have to fix hot water / heating within 24 hours? Advice please!
My son and his young family (partner and two children aged 6 and 1 years old) have had problems with his boiler for around a year now. The engineer last came out to work on the boiler on Friday and said he needed to order more parts (again - last time was December 29th), and left the boiler working as it was. (Quick back…
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Move now or after stamp duty holiday? How long did you live in first (mortgaged) home?
Hello! We moved out of London (where we rented) to a town in Essex. We wanted to move to the countryside but didn’t want to miss being near things (shops, restaurants etc) so moved to a town rather than a village. Long story short, we think the town is too busy for us and would like to move to a village in the countryside…
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When to give landlord notice
I rent a furnished flat so don’t have much apart from clothing, microwave and TV. My landlord requires a two month notice period for me to leave. I’m a first time buyer. My bf lives alone and has a spare room in a flat he owns which I could move into short term if needed. When would you give notice as waiting till exchange…
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Roof terrace issues - help!
I own my ground floor flat ( leaseholder) and I also own 50% of freehold with owner flat upstairs. He has a roof terrace over my back bedroom ( it was established late 1980 when the building was converted into 2 flats) and it is demised on his lease, so there is no dispute as to who owns it. However. In 2015 it leaked very…
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Stamp Duty when owning a property you currently let
5 years ago I bought a flat where I lived until last year when I moved into a rental while we finished renovations. We have now decided to buy a house and have tenants in our flat. Will we pay the stamp duty as if we were buying a second home, or will this be considered our principal residence and therefore exempt of the…
