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Yet another Timeline Query
Hi Everybody Really sorry that you've had to read yet another house buying timeline query, but I stand by my thoughts that they should be teaching this sort of thing in schools! Any advice from experiences would be appreciated and if I've done things in the wrong order... Well, hopefully it won't cause any delays! * My…
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Buying through Springbok properties
I have booked a viewing to see a flat advertised by Springbok properties. My initial impressions of Springbok aren't good and I would be much more comfortable with a traditional agent. The property did have an offer on it but it has fallen through. I am told this is because the buyer couldn't get the funds to purchase.…
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Worth paying extra for valuation as part of homebuyer survey?
We're FTB using cash from an inheritance so no mortgage or lender valuation. Quotes from various surveyors show that the majority charge an extra £75-£100 for a valuation as part of the survey. We plan to have this as we want to feel comfortable with the amount we're paying but just wanted opinions as to whether the…
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Stamp Duty Consideration Question
Hi there, Can someone please advise me on this, as i seem to have read conflicting information. My mother wants to downsize and is transferring her house to me, it is valued at £220,000 and I plan to raise a 'buy to let' ( or rather 'let to buy' to be precise ) I will then be buying a flat valued at £120,000 for my mother…
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Reasonable Time for Vendor to Put in an Offer
Hi, I am currently going through a divorce. My wife and I put our house on the market and have received an offer, which we have accepted. While the house was on the market, I was actively looking for houses to buy and to put an offer on. I had taken my children to see the houses, because I wanted them involved (it will be…
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Doubling Ground Rent clause on our property - first we knew about it!
We purchased our property at the beginning of 2018 and we're now in the process of selling again. Shockingly, we have received a letter from our buyer's solicitor stating that there is a doubling ground rent clause (every 25 years) on the lease of our flat, which included the official copy of the lease dated 2014. The…
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Right to buy - Deceased Mother
Background: My mother was settled into the council house that I was born and raised in over 25 years ago after arriving in the UK as a refugee. My brother and I sadly lost our mother in 2019, and the right to succession has been somewhat impeded due to COVID-19. As a single mother raising two children, my mother struggled…
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What to do on completion of homebuyers Survey
Hi there I’m in the process of buying a property. My homebuyers survey has been completed and thrown up a few issues. The bank will obviously be coming along later to do a valuation. My question is, should I send in the troops now to quote for the remedial works based on the survey and try to renegotiate (if necessary) the…
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Waiting for a building survey report
Hello, Would anyone know what is an unreasonable length of time to have to wait for a building report back. It’s been four and a half weeks now. I’m wondering if I have good ground to complain. I’m just so frustratingly disappointed and stressed about this. I was told by him last Friday I’ll have it by Monday, to be then…
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How to 'win' rental property with multiple offers?
Hi there, I am very very interested in a flat that has come up for rent in my ideal location. My partner and I are both young professionals, but have both taken a year out to study a masters programme at the local (prestigious) university. We are being funded by our companies. But this amount isn't enough to cover the…
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Too many views arranged for a property?
Good evening, I was wondering if anyone could help. My husband and myself saw a property on rightmove on Friday (before the bank holiday) I requested a viewing via the rightmove website and heard nothing. Then on Wednesday morning I requested a viewing through Hannells own website and again heard nothing so decided to ring…
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Landlord wanting to end tenancy to sell their property
Good evening. We've let out our house to the same tenants since 2018. After the first six months, we've renewed the tenancy annually. The tenancy's up at the end of Feb 2022, but our fixed rate mortgage is up in August 2022. We're in work-based accommodation at the moment but we'd like to buy our own house close to work…
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Conveyancing- who does what?
I Am buying and selling. Sale agreed on house I am buying for six weeks and house I am selling for four weeks. My purchasers haven’t had their mortgage valuation yet - it’s scheduled for Monday. My solicitor says they haven’t recurved any enquiries yet and assume the buyer is waiting until their mortgage offer come through…
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Who is correct - landlord or me?
Hey, so I rent in Scotland and we pay rent a month in advance. My landlord notified me that my rent would be going up from the 1st of May. I pay my rent on the 28th of every month. Having paid the rent at the end of April as normal, my landlord has just been in touch to say I haven't paid the increase. The way the increase…
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Seller's Solicitor Really Slow, Risking Sale of Property
I've been in the process of buying a house now since autumn 2020 - At first all seemed to be going along quite nicely, but then an issue of land registry cropped up and the sale has been stagnating since. I'm not at the point where my mortgage offer is due to expire in just under a week (I contacted my mortgage provider a…
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Upping offers
We viewed a house yesterday, really liked it and decided to go for it. The house is priced at £275,000. We were told during the viewing that the vendor had only received one offer and that was under £270,000 which the vendor had rejected. We decided to offer £277,000 as we really like the house. At the time we put in our…
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2003 value of home - Wales
How do you find the value of a home in Wales in 2003? I have moved home and due to an extension by previous owners my council tax is being increased from a band C to a band E. I plan to challenge this on the basis that several homes in the street that are significantly larger than mine are in a band D. I have a list of the…
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Problem with Purplebricks selling my propert
I advertised my flat with Purplebricks , they controlled the viewings ( though I could see them online ) they informed me that they had sold my flat lon 11th November 2020. I was instructed to use their conveyancer . This I did and paid upfront . It took over 6 weeks for a conveyancer to contact me ( even though I emailed…
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Getting property valued to buy out sister
Myself and my sister inherited out father’s property last year. Is it just a case of getting 3 estate agent valuations and going for the middle one? Or do I need to get a proper report? It could get messy as my sisters husband completely renovated the property 25 years ago for our parents. He did everything except the roof…
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Vendor pulled out at last minute
I know I posted a few weeks ago about the vendor of the house my daughter was buying pulling out at the last minute and then sold it e days later...Officially he can do that as no contract had been exchanged, However, at the time I was not aware my daughter had kept all correspondence between herself and solicitors and…
